Two new police stations open in northwestern Ontario

Fort Severn and Sandy Lake now feature new Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services stations, after ribbon cutting ceremonies on Jan. 11.
The stations were funded by partnerships between the federal and provincial governments. For the Fort Severn station the federal government contributed over $1.2 million, while the provincial government contributed over $1.1 million. In Sandy Lake the total cost of $2.1 million was split between the two levels of government.
“This new facility provides better working conditions for our police officers in their efforts to provide a safer community for the people of Sandy Lake First Nation” said Chief Adam Fiddler of Sandy Lake.
Conservative MP Greg Rickford, representative for both communities, helped cut the ribbon on the new stations.
“The opening of these facilities will deliver a boost to the local economies and help to better ensure the safety of the residents in both these communities by providing modern policing infrastructure,” Rickford said in a press release.