Lynn Lake Detachment

Contact Information:
Box 1120
Lynn Lake, MB
R0B 0W0
Ph: (204) 356-8862
Fax: (204) 356-2316

Location:
This detachment polices an area of 79,000 square kilometres, from 25 km north of Pukatawagan all the way to the Nunavut/Manitoba/Saskatchewan border, making it a north-south patrol distance of 450 km and an east-west distance of 230 km. In addition, Lynn Lake members patrol two fly-in communities in northern Manitoba: Brochet (Barren Lands First Nation) and Lac Brochet (Northlands Denesuline First Nation).

Local Population:
The total population of all three communities is approximately 2,200 people. Brochet is a Cree community while Lac Brochet is primarily Dene Inuit. In Lynn Lake there is mostly Cree people who have moved in from the surrounding communities. Another community in the detachment area, the Marcel Colomb First Nation, is located on land 30 km outside of Lynn Lake which is under development. The band members currently live in Lynn Lake.

RCMP Detachment:
The detachment has a work force of eight members, including one sergeant, one corporal, and six constables. We also have one full-time Public Service Employee. The Lynn Lake detachment has a total of 15 buildings to maintain, four Suburbans, two Expeditions, six trucks, six snow machines, six quads, and two boats.

Community-based problem solving:

Often, groups are already in place to deal with ongoing concerns or community projects. The following details what community challenges are being addressed by the members of the RCMP in partnership with their community. The major working groups include:

Lynn Lake Community: Eight different organizations (Child and Family Services, Probation Services, school principal/counsellor, Public Health, Lynn Lake Friendship Center and Marcel Colomb First Nation) participate in a yearly meeting. The focus of this meeting is to share information and to address concerns of the community and to develop action plans.

Lynn Lake Town Council: Members of the detachment meet monthly with the Lynn Lake town council. The purpose of these meetings is to bring forward and address any policing concerns that may arise. Action plans to address issues of concern and to improve service to the community are developed and implemented.

Lynn Lake West Lynn Heights School: Child and Family Services, school officials and members of the RCMP meet to discuss issues regarding school safety, bullying, substance abuse, and difficult students. These meetings provide an opportunity for us to formulate action plans.

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Restorative and alternative justice:

Nationwide, members of the RCMP are involved in alternative justice processes, whether volunteering as facilitators or sitting on steering committees. Each community may embrace a different form of restorative justice, be it community justice forums, circle sentencing, or mediation.

Community Justice Forums: The North Lands First Nation in Lac Brochet has one facilitator to help resolve offences outside the court room. This facilitator meets with the offenders and victims and come to an agreement on how to repair or bring restitution to the damage done.

Alternative Justice: Members of the Lynn Lake RCMP detachment are also encouraged whenever possible to be creative while handling minor offences and to seek avenues that will bring a peaceful resolution by using discretion or pre-charge diversion initiatives.

Crime prevention:

Members of the RCMP are involved with a number of programs designed to prevent crime in our communities through both indirect and direct intervention. From school talks to youth initiatives and community safety plans, the goal of crime prevention programs is to target the roots of potential criminal and social problems. Members of the RCMP are involved in the following initiatives:

Provincial Auxiliary Constable Program: This detachment supports the auxiliary constable program, but currently does not have any auxiliary constables. An auxiliary constable riding with a regular member amplifies police visibility and enhances relationships with all community members. These constables provide great assistance to RCMP members with their knowledge of the community and its people. They also enhance service delivery through participating in community events. Our detachment is currently seeking new applicants for an auxiliary constable position.

School Talks: Lynn Lake members have been actively involved in delivering school talks on drug and alcohol abuse, bicycle safety, bullying and crime prevention. Members also visit the West Lynn Heights School in their spare time to visit with students. Members on patrol in Brochet and Lac Brochet also deliver school talks to the students from these Communities.

Bicycle/Snowmobile/Inland Water Transport Patrols: Our detachment currently has two bicycles which are used to patrol, enforce the Town of Lynn Lake Curfew By-Law and to interact with the youth population. Snowmobiles, inland water transports and all terrain vehicles are used to access regions that are not accessible by road. This allows members to patrol, investigate, search for missing or overdue hunters, boaters and hikers and interact with tourists and community members.

Operation Identification: The detachment has three electric engravers and the summer student is responsible for promoting Operation Identification and providing assistance to our clients.

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Police-community relations:

Without a solid base upon which to work, the police cannot hope to build the necessary partnerships with the community to prevent crime and to solve community problems. Members of the RCMP strive to build those bridges by appreciating the needs of the communities in which they work and live. Their commitment to the community goes beyond simple participation as residents, but also as active members of the community. Members of the RCMP are involved in the following initiatives:

• Red Serge Duty & Parades
• Canadian Ranger Patrol
• Treaty Days
• Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR)
• School Liaison

Quality service through strategic partnerships:

The community also benefits directly and indirectly from strategic partnerships that the RCMP forms with other law enforcement and governmental agencies as well as with as with other community groups. Several unique associations have been formed:

• Town Council / Chief and Council
• Band Constables
• Canadian Ranger Patrol
• Lynn Lake Child and Family Services
• Awasis
• Partners in Law Enforcement
• Manitoba Conservation