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The Grand Chief of Treaty 8 is lobbying the provincial government for an Indigenous police service for First Nations covered by the treaty. Treaty 8 includes all First Nations in the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo area. Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey said in an interview he pitched the northern First Nation police service in March. The idea is a response to the Rural Alberta Provincial Integrated Defence (RAPID) Response initiative, which is opposed by Treaty 8 leaders. The RAPID Response initiative allows Alberta Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Service (FWES) officers to help the RCMP during emergency and high-priority calls. Treaty 8 leaders have accused FWES officers of harassing Indigenous people when practicing treaty-protected hunting or fishing.
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The Grand Chief of Treaty 8 is lobbying the provincial government for an Indigenous police service for First Nations covered by the treaty. Treaty 8 includes all First Nations in the Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo area.
Treaty 8 Grand Chief Arthur Noskey said in an interview he pitched the northern First Nation police service in March. The idea is a response to the Rural Alberta Provincial Integrated Defence (RAPID) Response initiative, which is opposed by Treaty 8 leaders.
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EDMONTON A new provincial government initiative launched Thursday that they say will help reduce rural crime and decrease law enforcement response time to emergencies. Under the Rural Alberta Provincial Integrated Defence (RAPID) Response initiative, Alberta fish and wildlife officers and Alberta Sheriffs will be able to help RCMP answer emergency and high-priority calls when requested. Effective Thursday, the government says the RAPID program will help authorities arrive at emergencies more promptly because fish and wildlife officers will be able to respond to requests from the RCMP to be first at the scene of an emergency in cases where they are closer.