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The Government of Saskatchewan and the federal government have committed to completing the transition to a provincial Chief Firearms Office by the end of September. The province has been working with the federal government to transition the program since the spring of 2020. The proposed timeline outlines the work to take place in the coming months by the province, the federal government and the RCMP to establish provincial oversight on firearms legislation. That work includes finalizing contracts and agreements, making logistical arrangements such as preparing office space, and hiring and training staff. When
The Firearms Act was introduced in 1998, five provinces chose to manage the Canadian Firearms Program provincially, Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell said. Saskatchewan is the first province to join them and transition from federal to provincial management.
Government partners with police agencies around the province to deliver a number of programs and services to our communities. These programs keep citizens safe, support victims through police-based victims services, protect the most vulnerable, and assist those in need. Police services keep our highways and roads safe, support victims of crime, assist those in mental health crisis, and much more - and this year they have done all this under extraordinarily challenging circumstances, Tell said. Recent partnerships between government and police include initiatives such as the Saskatchewan Crime Watch Advisory Network, the provincial Protection and Response Team, and the Saskatchewan Gang Violence Reduction Strategy.
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On Monday the province announced their pride in celebrating National Police Week which is from May 9 to 15.
“We are proud to work in partnership with police agencies to serve and strengthen our communities, and we take this opportunity on National Police Week to thank Saskatchewan’s police officers and recognize all their hard work,” Corrections, Policing and Public Safety Minister Christine Tell said in a release.
Government partners with police agencies around the province to deliver a number of programs and services to our communities. These programs keep citizens safe, support victims through police-based victims services, protect the most vulnerable, and assist those in need.
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Within the span of five months, Kimberly Squirrel’s siblings have lost her and both their parents.
Kimberly, 34, a mother of six children, was found dead in Saskatoon on Jan. 23, three days after she was released from the Pine Grove provincial jail for women near Prince Albert.
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She was found frozen near Avenue Q South and 18th Street West in Saskatoon, an intersection that sits on the border between the Pleasant Hill and West Industrial neighbourhoods.