Ginoogaming demands increased police presence to combat violence, drugs

By Carrie Ivardi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com GINOOGAMING — Chief Sheri Taylor says Ginoogaming First Nation has secured a commitment from the OPP on addressing a public safety crisis in the community. “For too long our community has been dealing with emergencies, violence, drugs, and escalating safety concerns without the level of sustained policing support and accountability that our people deserve,” she said. The Ontario Provincial Police agreed in principle, she said, to work with her community towards a written framework to clearly “establish who is responsible for responding on emergencies, how Ginoogaming and OPP will communicate, what operational support will be available to our community, how serious and organized drug activity will be addressed.” Taylor told reporters at a press conference Thursday that she met with the OPP…

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