2 Winnipeg Police Officers To Be Stationed At Hsc - Beritaja

In an effort to deter crime, the state plans to position 2 Winnipeg constabulary officers successful the emergency room astatine the Health Sciences Centre.

Last month, the Manitoba Nurses Union (MNU) voted to “grey list” the hospital, discouraging members from moving location owed to unsafe conditions. This came aft 4 women and a teen woman were sexually asaulted successful aliases about infirmary grounds successful July.

MNU president Darlene Jackson believes the officers are a nonstop consequence to that grey database vote, and says it’s a bully first measurement to making things safer for unit and patients.

“My dream is that yet we will person capable ISOs (Institutional Safety Officers) trained and equipped to beryllium what we request for information without having constabulary there,” says Jackson. “But we decidedly request to commencement pinch constabulary location now.”

Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara successful a statement: “By backing dedicated constabulary officers wrong the Health Sciences Centre emergency department, we are taking a proactive measurement to create a much unafraid and supportive situation for those seeking attraction and those providing it.”

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