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Title:
Selkirk First Nation Community Safety Officer Project
Agreement Number:
24597
Agreement Value:
$225,636.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
This project will enhance community-based policing for Selkirk First Nation (SFN) members and improve on community connection, including the working relationship between SFN and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The Community Safety Officers (CSO) will enhance community safety through priorities generated by the community, support members through a holistic approach, and incorporate SFN's principles of caring, sharing, respect, and teachings into their approach to community safety.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:

Approximately 375 Indigenous People have access to services provided through Public Safety Canada and the Yukon Government funding.

  • SFN will have access to 5 full-time CSO officers that provide dedicated, non-enforcement, community safety and wellness programs to the community.

  • SFN CSO staff will improve and expand necessary skills through training that supports their ability to work within the community and carry out project activities.

  • SFN will have increased availability to culturally responsive services and programs that address mental health, substance abuse, and trauma.

  • The Scene Safety Response Unit (SSRU) team will contribute to a reduction in property damage and citizen health emergency response times.

  • The community will have a decrease in animal safety concerns per the Canadian Animal Assistance Team (CAAT) visit.

Location:
Pelly Crossing, Yukon, CA Y0B 1P0
Reference Number:
088-2024-2025-Q4-00240
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Aboriginal recipient
Additional Information:

Delay in signature

Recipient's Operating Name:
Selkirk First Nation
Recipient's Legal Name:
Selkirk First Nation
Program:
(FNIPP) First Nations and Inuit Policing Program
Program Purpose:

To enhance the effectiveness of policing services in First Nation and Inuit communities in terms of cultural relevance and responsiveness to the public safety need of communities.

To support policing services to First Nation and Inuit communities that are professional, dedicated and culturally responsive to the communities they serve.