
‘Right now the community is living in fear’: JSCN rolls out plan to address crime and drug crisis
James Smith Cree Nation (JSCN) is taking a proactive approach to addressing crime and what leaders are calling an escalating drug crisis.
Following a vote held during a community meeting Tuesday night, a new Community Safety Adivsory Committee made up of six members – two from each of their three Nations. The group will oversee an ‘Intervention Circle’ comprised of community leaders and representatives from the health department, security, and the RCMP. Their job will be to isolate and provide supports to the individuals and families battling addictions.
“It’s more or less telling people we want to help,” JSCN Chief Kirby Constant told paNOW.
He explained the people who are offered help will be told the onus is on them to take the help, become contributing members of the community and leave the current path they are on.