Two Row Times, April 20, 2022

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Millions invested in police services on Six Nations, Brantford-Brant to address guns, drugs, gangs JACE KOBLUN

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The Ontario government is investing $5.45 million over three years to provide Six Nations Police, Brantford Police Services and Brant OPP with significant new resources to secure the communities. For Six Nations, this means a desperately needed $1.5 million dollar capacity boost directed at investigating guns and gangs on the territory. The funding comes at a critical point in time when the Six Nations community is being overrun with a steep increase in gun violence, murder and violent crimes. Six Nations Chief of Police Darren Montour says that rise is connected to the illegal drug trade flourishing on the territory, causing community residents to feel threatened and unsafe. The funding was announced on April 19 and is part of Ontario’s $267 million investment in the Community Safety and Policing (CSP) Grant Program for initiatives that help

Brantford Police Chief Rob Davis, Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma, Brant OPP Detachment Commander Insp. Angela Ferguson and Six Nations Police Chief Darren Montour gathered to announce millions being invested by the province into much needed police service programs in the region. SUBMITTED

combat crime locally. hate-motivated crime. Brantford Police Service, “The Six Nations Police Six Nations Police and Brant Service extends its sincere OPP are three of 90 police thanks and gratitude to the service boards receiving Solicitor General of Ontario funding through the CSP for its allocation of funding Grant Program for 147 for the Six Nations Guns public safety initiatives fo& Gangs Initiative,” said cusing on local and provinSix Nations Police Service cial priorities such as gun Chief Darren Montour. “This and gang violence, sexual funding will aide to assist SESSION violence and harassment, us in combating the drug human trafficking, mental problem that plagues Six health and addictions and Nations of the Grand River

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and surrounding communities. A special thank you goes out to Brantford-Brant MPP, Will Bouma. He has advocated on behalf of the Six Nations of the Grand River and today we stand here with funding dedicated specifically to help combat the violent crimes our communities face.” “I am pleased to announce this new funding that will benefit the

entire region,” said Brantford-Brant MPP Will Bouma. “Dollar for dollar, this money will be very effective because the programs that it will fund originated from the grassroots police services who know the reality on the ground locally.” The programs and respective police service are: - Six Nations Police: $1,499,280.00 for Six Nations Police Service Gun and Gang Initiative. - Brantford Police: $1,500,000.00 for Brantford Police Service - High Enforcement & Action Team. - Brantford Police: $1,460,761.20 for Community Safety & Policing (CSP) Grant: Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT). - Brantford Police: $700,685.65 for COAST: Crisis Outreach and Supportive Team. - Brant OPP Police: $295,096.95 for Project Serve and Detect: A Joint Collaboration with Brant Safe Streets. “Community safety is a top priority, and our government has been strengthening our justice system to

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