Ste. Rose du Lac Detachment

Contact Information:
Box 419
Ste. Rose du Lac, MB
R0L 1S0
Ph: (204) 447-3082
Fax: (204) 447-3153

Location:
The detachment is bordered on the west by Riding Mountain National Park and Dauphin Lake and on the east by Lake Manitoba.

The size of this the total policing area is 283 km spanning from the community of Norgate in the south of the detachment area to the community of Crane River to the north. The west end spans from intersection of 582 and Hwy 5 to the east, ending at the Lake Manitoba Narrows bridge and Silver Ridge below the Narrows spanning 101 km. The total approximate area is just over 28,580 square miles.

Local Population:
Approximately 8,000 people.

RCMP Detachment:
The detachment consists of 13 regular members and three support staff located as follows: one staff sergeant, one corporal, seven constables, and two Public Service Employees in Ste. Rose du Lac; one corporal, two constables, and one Public Service Employee in McCreary. The detachment maintains a fleet of four cars, two trucks, two snowmobiles and two all terrain vehicles.

Community-based problem solving:

Often, there are groups 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:

Range Patrol: The RM of Alonsa experiences increased criminal activity occurring late at night or early in the morning during the summer months. To help address this problem, the detachment provides advice and guidance to Range Patrol groups. Communities currently participating in this program include Alonsa and the RM of Alonsa.

Stolen Property: The RM of Alonsa has seen an increase in property crime. It has been determined that stolen property is frequently disposed of through several pawn shops in the community. The RCMP met with elected officials and community members to draft a bylaw that ensures that proper record keeping by the pawnshops will be maintained and that appropriate identification is obtained from people who pawn items.

School Crossing Programs: Communities have expressed concern for the safety of young children crossing streets or highways on their way to or from school. This detachment met with school officials and concerned parents. As a result, crossing guard programs were initiated. Driver awareness of the situation was enhanced by way of a media campaign.

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Restorative and alternative justice:

Nationwide, members of the RCMP are involved in alternative justice processes, whether it is 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.

Alternative Justice: The detachment provides a number of alternatives to the formal court process. Investigators have been provided with the authority to use discretion and employ alternative means when dealing with a wide range of offences. Client consultation and sensitivity to public interest are key factors when diversions from the formal legal process are being considered. Some of the more informal methods used to deal with these offences include counseling, education, cautioning referrals, written and verbal warnings.

Youth Justice Committees: Detachment members work in concert with Probation Services to divert young offenders from the formal court process. This allows first-time offenders and those involved in minor offenses to accept full responsibility for their actions and make restitution to their victims without incurring a criminal record.

Community Justice Forums: All members have taken an active role in these forums in the communities we serve by organizing, participating in or arranging the training of facilitators.

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 to 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:

Drug Education: Members attend schools in our area to provide drug abuse presentations, as well as the DARE program.

Other Crime Prevention Programs include:

• Multi Agency Checkpoint
• Rural Crime Watch and Range Patrols
• Block Parent
• School Liaison
• Bullying
• Drinking and Driving Seminars
• DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
• Street Smart
• Bicycle Safety
• Safe Grad
• Elder Abuse / Fraud
• Crossing Guard Program

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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 daily 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:

• Youth Activities
• Red Serge Duty
• Detachment Tours
• Dr. Gendreau Care Home
• Drug Awareness Resistance Education (DARE)

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:

• First Nations Chief and Councils
• Elected Officials
• Health Care Agencies
• Child Care Agencies
• Partners in Law Enforcement
• West Region Child and Family Services
• Dauphin Crisis Response Unit
• Portage/Dauphin Women Shelters
• Miikanaa Youth Home