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Opaskwayak Cree Nation shifts police service from RCMP to Manitoba First Nations Police Service
Opaskwayak Cree Nation is transferring its policing services from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to the Manitoba First Nations Police Service.
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Posted: Apr 08, 2021 5:01 PM CT | Last Updated: April 8
The Manitoba First Nations Police Service will take over policing in Opaskwayak Cree Nation, effective April 12.(Manitoba First Nations Police)
Opaskwayak Cree Nation is transferring its policing services from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to the Manitoba First Nations Police Service.
The change will take effect at 8 a.m. April 12.
The First Nations police service will be the investigating police service for all calls for service once the change takes effect.
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