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Pikangikum First Nation /CKDR Staff Files
Nursing staff have been reinstated in Pikangikum First Nation, as talks with the government regarding the removal of Ontario Provincial Police continue.
Health care staff returned and resumed regular service the night of Saturday April 10th, after being pulled from the community not long after the OPP were expelled by the Chief and Council.
According Mathew Hoppe, Chief Executive Officer of the Independent First Nations Alliance, “Chief and Council met with Indigenous Services Canada Minister Miller and key staff on Saturday afternoon. Although the overall Policing issue is still unanswered, the return of regular nursing service to the community is much appreciated news.”
Provincial Police in Ignace are looking for public assistance in relation to a pair of suspicious fires.
OPP say they responded to reports of vehicle fires on Main Street on April 3rd and 10th.
It’s not known if the two incidents are related.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Ignace OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Meantime, OPP in Dryden and Ignace responded to 97 calls for service over a six day period last week.
OPP laid 27 charges under the Highway Traffic Act and Criminal Code.
Calls for service included: