The Burns Lake detachment of the RCMP is planning a series of events this summer intended to improve relationships between the detachment and the six local First Nations communities.
“This is about being proactive rather than reactive,” explained staff sergeant Charlotte Peters with the Burns Lake RCMP.
The events planned include a “tea for elders,” a “bike rodeo,” a tour of the police detachment for First Nations youth, a presentation about the risks and alternatives to hitchhiking by a University of Northern British Columbia professor, and the “big canoe journey,” which involves taking First Nations youth on a 17-feet canoe journey along Burns Lake.
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