Treaty Three Police Service has opened its new detachment in the Rainy River District.
Police Chief Conrad Delaronde says the move from offices in Emo to Couchiching First Nations adds more visibility to the communities they directly serve.
"We're not the the police service of jurisdiction of Emo," says Delaronde. "We weren't part of the community, so to speak, to serve our communities and provide that policing service out of there. It will have a significant impact in our ability and the people taking ownership of the Police Service building. They actually own it and we're the occupants."
Twenty officers policing First Nations between Seine River and Big Grassy work out of the detachment.
