Victims of Crime Awareness Week

It is national victims of crime awareness week.

Peggy Loyie of the Rainy River District Victim Services Program says they'll be promoting the week by making people more aware of it and other services available to local residents.

"Like the Northwest Community Legal Clinic," says Loyie, "the Victim Witness Assistance Program. We have Community Policing in our area both within OPP and Treaty 3. We trying to promote and raise some awareness of other programs as well,"

An open house of its Scott Street office and a volunteer appreciation dinner will also be held.