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Many in Kenora think addictions and mental health issues are driving crime in the city if responses to a recent survey conducted by the local Ontario Provincial Police detachment stand to reason.
But the executive director of the Canadian Mental Health Association’s local branch said that’s just not true.
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“I just want to reiterate that mental health issues are not what’s driving crime, there’s no correlation in regards to violence, etc.,” Sara Dias said during a Feb. 3 virtual news conference.