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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com GINOOGAMING \u2014 Since Monday, anyone driving into this First Nation neighbouring Longlac must get clearance from security personnel. Guards are stationed at the bridge to Ginoonaming, and a vigilant sniffer dog is at the ready to detect drugs. There\u2019s also a checkpoint at the reserve\u2019s south-end road entrance. The checkpoints are a response to growing problems of drugs, violence and organized crime in recent years, Gigoonaming Chief Sheri Taylor told Newswatch. The First Nation \u201chas been in a state of emergency since 2024,\u201d she said in an interview at her office. She was referring to a May 2024 band council resolution to declare a state of emergency after a spate of drug- and alcohol-related crime that imperilled Ginoogaming youth. \u201cWe had a… <\/p>\n

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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com GINOOGAMING \u2014 Since Monday, anyone driving into this First Nation neighbouring Longlac must get clearance from security personnel. Guards are stationed at the bridge to Ginoonaming, and a vigilant sniffer dog is at the ready to detect drugs. There\u2019s also a checkpoint at the reserve\u2019s south-end road entrance. The checkpoints are a response to growing problems of drugs, violence and organized crime in recent years, Gigoonaming Chief Sheri Taylor told Newswatch. The First Nation \u201chas been in a state of emergency since 2024,\u201d she said in an interview at her office. She was referring to a May 2024 band council resolution to declare a state of emergency after a spate of drug- and alcohol-related crime that imperilled Ginoogaming youth. \u201cWe had a... <\/p>\n

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