A new youth justice program is about to be offered across the Kenora and Rainy-River District.
Coordinator of the Dryden and District Youth Justice Bill Hovi says the goal is to deal with youth who commit crimes outside a normal court setting.
"It diverts young people between the ages of 12 and 17 away from a formal court setting," says Hovi, "and into a community-based volunteer-led conference program where victim and offender are encouraged to come together to repair any harm that was done."
The program is facilitated by volunteers who were trained on the weekend in Dryden.
