Manitou Detachment

Contact Information:
Box 159
259 Frontage Road
Manitou, MB
R0G 1G0
Ph: (204) 242-2017 Administration
Ph: (204) 242-2121 Emergencies
Fax: (204) 242-2477

Location:
The Manitou Detachment is a consolidated unit, with the Manitou Detachment acting as the host and the Crystal City Satellite detachment and the Swan Lake First Nation Community Policing Service (FNCPS). The detachment area covers approximately 1,125 square kilometres.

Local Population:
Approximately 8,200 people.

RCMP Detachment:
The detachment consists of a sergeant, one corporal, six constables and two Public Service Employees.

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:

School Emergency Preparedness: Local school divisions, schools and the Manitoba Association of School Trustees (MAST) have met to discuss and identify problems. The detachment, EDU, MAST and school officials developed appropriate plans to deal with potential acts of violence.

Child Abuse: By working together, we have established a strong rapport with various agencies, including Child and Family Services of Western Manitoba, Child and Family Services of Central Manitoba, and Dakota Ojibway Child and Family Services, justice is served, and the victim(s), offender(s) and their families receive the support they need.

Rock Lake Community Crisis Response Team: The team provides immediate post-prevention support to individuals, families, or anyone else in the community who has been affected by a critical incident, a traumatic event or crisis.

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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: This RCMP initiative is designed to divert offenders from the court system and develop resolutions to offences. Some of our members are trained community justice facilitators who, in turn, have trained several community volunteers.

Youth Justice Committee: This program is coordinated by Probation Services and has a number of community members involved. The program deals with pre-charge and post-charge cases that are referred by the courts for disposition. Offenders take part in the process.

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:

Other Crime Prevention Programs include:

• Citizens on Patrol (COP)
• Auxiliary Constable Program
• Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)
• Block Parent Program
• School Liaison
• Rural Crime Watch
• Kidz Printz
• Bike Rodeo

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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:

• Halloween Dance
• Red Serge Duties
• Youth Career Internship Program
• Detachment Tours
• Law Enforcement Torch Run

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:

• Department of Natural Resources
• Municipal Councils
• Integrated Border Enforcement Team (IBET)
• Child and Family Services of Central and Western Manitoba
• Dakota Ojibway Child and Family Services
• Genesis House