Muskeg Lake Gets RCMP Presence
Friday, September 21, 2007 at 14:24
The Muskeg Lake Cree Nation now has its own police officer.
Even though Cst. Craig Zwarych is part of the Blaine Lake RCMP detachment, he is now stationed at Muskeg Lake permanently.
Band CEO Deanna Greyeyes says he was brought in to help improve relations with the RCMP and to also deal with things like drugs and fighting.
She says a few months from now, band officials will see if relationships and perceptions have changed by talking to community members.
Zwarych has been stationed in the area for seven years and says he already has a good relationship with people, and is on a first-name basis with many of them.