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By Cedric Gallant, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter\u00a0 05\/06\/2024\u00a0 As of June 5, Nunavik Police Service is back to policing independently in Quebec\u2019s northern villages. Suret\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec, the provincial police force, provided staffing support to Nunavik starting in March 2021. \u201cIn the midst of COVID, police bodies in Quebec were all short-staffed,\u201d said Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Morin, deputy chief of operations for the service in a video call interview. The national police school of Quebec had closed its doors temporarily, which affected the arrival of new officers. When it opened again, the school also cut back on the number of graduates. \u201cThere were a lot less candidates coming from the schools,\u201d said Morin. And for the students who did graduate, he said, Nunavik was \u201cat the bottom of the list.\u201d At times,… <\/p>\n

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By Cedric Gallant, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter\u00a0 05\/06\/2024\u00a0 As of June 5, Nunavik Police Service is back to policing independently in Quebec\u2019s northern villages. Suret\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec, the provincial police force, provided staffing support to Nunavik starting in March 2021. \u201cIn the midst of COVID, police bodies in Quebec were all short-staffed,\u201d said Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Morin, deputy chief of operations for the service in a video call interview. The national police school of Quebec had closed its doors temporarily, which affected the arrival of new officers. When it opened again, the school also cut back on the number of graduates. \u201cThere were a lot less candidates coming from the schools,\u201d said Morin. And for the students who did graduate, he said, Nunavik was \u201cat the bottom of the list.\u201d At times,... <\/p>\n

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