Whitefish Lake First Nation #128

Published purpose

The project will fund the construction of a new police detachment within the community of Whitefish (Goodfish) Lake First Nation #128. The completion of this infrastructure will provide the Whitefish Lake First Nation members the basic and essential need of safety and well-being in their traditional lands. The goal is to provide quality indigenous policing and safety to our policing members that will improve response time, increase community police engagement, and continue addressing community concerns. The single-story building will be approximately 390 sq. meters. It will include the following: a secure visitor vestibule, secure lobby with washroom, cultural room, public interview room, secure interview room, offices for senior and supervising officers, inner and outer exhibit lockers, file storage room, meeting/training room, police equipment room, male/female locker rooms, exercise room, break room with kitchen appliances, cold storage for equipment, breath testing/identification room, and prisoner and witness interview rooms. The project will be designed in accordance with the National Building Code and provincial policing standards and will be led by qualified professionals.