TREATY THREE POLICE SERVICE

ANNUAL
REPORT
2019 - 2020

WE SERVE OUR TRE ATY # 3 C O MM UNITIES ww w.t 3 ps .ca

 CONTENTS
GOVERNANCE
Grand Chief's Message 3
Board President’s Message 4
Board of Directors 5
Eight Teachings 6-7

WHO WE ARE
Chief of Police’s Message 8 - 9
Our Sacred Items 10
Our Drum Keeper 11
T3PS Mission Statement 12
T3PS Strategic Plan 13
Treaty #3 Territory 14
Organizational Chart 15
Our Workforce 16

WHAT WE DO
The Year in Numbers 17 - 19
The Year in Pictures 20 - 21
Deputy Chief of Police’s Message 22
North Detachment Reports 23 - 25
South Detachment Report 26
Crime Unit 27
Our Programs 28 - 30
Information Technology Services 31
Training 32 - 33
Awards 34 - 35
Vehicles 36
Complaints 37

FINANCE
Auditor’s Report 38 - 41

CONTACT US 43

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GRAND CHIEF'S
MESSAGE Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh

Grand Council Treaty #3

Boozhoo,

With COVID-19 creating challenges in service delivery in our First

Nation communities, the women and men of our Treaty Three Police
Services have gone above and beyond to continue to provide services
at the highest standard. These challenges are immense, but Treaty
Three Police Services has persevered.

On behalf of the Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3, I would like to

thank the Treaty 3 Police Service staff, management and the Board of
Directors for their continued service to our communities during these
trying times.

We will continue to work with the Treaty 3 Police Services to

advocate on behalf of our citizens to ensure communities have their
policing needs met in a comprehensive and culturally appropriate
way. A large part of this work will involve addressing the shortfalls
that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the forefront.

I am positive Treaty 3 Police Service will continue to work with our

— Ogichidaa, Francis Kavanaugh community leaders to provide exemplary service to the Anishinaabe
Anishinaabe Nation in Treaty #3 Nation in Treaty #3.

Stay safe and healthy.

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BOARD PRESIDENT's
MESSAGE
President Roy Morrison
I am pleased to share with you our annual report which
outlines the Treaty Three Police Service and Board
activities over the past year.

I was elected President of the Board in February and

am truly honoured for this opportunity.

Over the past year we have seen a number of changes within the
Service, the biggest being the hiring of our new Chief of Police,
Kai Liu who started in September 2019 and has brought with
him a great deal of experience in making positive change and
is committed to building strong teams and excels in the area of
community engagement.
continue to work on moving our 4 Strategic directions
forward. The Finance Committee met 8 times with the Chief
Financial Office r to e nsure we are maintaining our fiduciary
responsibilities. The Cultural Committee met 5 times as well as
coordinated our Spring and Fall Feasts. The By-Law Committee
met 5 times and the Annual Report Committee met 2 times.

It has been another busy year for the Board. The Board held
our 4 regular quarterly meetings along with our annual Special
Meeting and annual Training Session. The Executive Committee
met a total of 25 times along with 8 meetings with the Chief
of Police. Our Vice-President participated in two First Nation
Engagement Table sessions with the Ministry of the Solicitor
General to support the regulatory development process for the
Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019. This new Legislation
introduces a wide range of reforms to policing and governance.
We look forward to continuing to work with the leadership of our
communities regarding this Legislation. Next year the Executive
will meet on a monthly basis and will meet monthly with our
Chief of Police.
In August of 2019, 3 Directors attended the Canadian Association
of Police Governance (CAPG) Conference in Calgary AB. The first
day of the conference is the First Nations Police Governance
Council Conference.
Over the next year we will continue to focus on our 4 Strategic
Directions with a strong focus on building stronger relationships
with our communities and community leadership. We will also
be focusing on the health and engagement of our employees
by working with the Service’s Leadership team to ensure our
employees have the supports required to keep them healthy.
We have come a long way in our 17 years of being in Service and
we are going to see many more changes over the years, but, by
working together we can ensure that our communities receive
Policing Services they deserve. We ask for your continued
support and patience.
On behalf of the Board of Directors I want to say Miigwetch to
our Leadership team, all the staff and Chi Miigwetch to our front
line officers who are out in our communities each and every day
doing everything they can to keep our communities safe.

The Hiring Committee continued to work with Human Resources

by participating in all recruitment processes throughout the
year. The Strategic Planning Committee met 3 times and
Roy Morrison
President

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Treat y Three Poli ce S er v i ces Inc.
B oa rd of Di rectors

COMMUNITY DI R E CTO R

NAONGASHIING VACANT

ASUBPEESCHOSEEWAGONG (Grassy Narrows) Roy Assin

MISHKOSIMINIZIIBIING (Big Grassy) VACANT

COUCHICHING Christine W. Jourdain

MIGISI SAHGAIGAN (Eagle Lake) Mitchell Lands

LAC LA CROIX VACANT

MITAANJIGAMIING Roy Morrison

NAICATCHEWENIN (Northwest Bay) Glenn Smith

NAOTKAMGWANNING (Whitefish Bay) VACANT

NIGIGOONSIMINIKAANING (Red Gut) Sue Boshey

NORTHWEST ANGLE #33 VACANT

ANIMAKEE WA ZHING #37 Jessica Kempenich

WASHAGAMIS BAY Devin Chartrand

NIISAACHEWAN (Dalles) Ted Perrault

ONIGAMING (Sabaskong) David Kelly

RAINY RIVER (Manitou Rapids) Agnes Grover

SEINE RIVER Andrew Johnson

ISKATEWIZAAGEGAN #39 VACANT

SHOAL LAKE #40 Samantha Redsky

WABASEEMOONG (Whitedog) Cynthia Cameron

WAABIGONIIW SAAGA’IGANIIW (Wabigoon Lake) VACANT

WABAUSKANG Barney Petiquan

WAUZHUSHK ONIGUM (Rat Portage) Caitland Mandamin

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Eight Teachings
MAANAJI'IWIN - RESPECT
1 The Buffalo
The buffalo represents respect. The buffalo gives every part of his/her being to
sustain human life, not because he/she is of less value, but because he respects
the balance and needs of others. To honour all creation is to have respect. We
must share what we do not need and treat others the way we wish to be treated.

ZAAGI'IDIWIN - LOVE
2 The Eagle
The eagle represents love because he/she has the strength to carry all the
teachings. The eagle has the ability to fly closest to the creator and the sight to
see all ways of being. The eagle’s feather is the highest honour and a sacred gift.

GIKENDAASOWIN - WISDOM
3 The Beaver
The beaver represents wisdom. He/she uses his/her natural gifts wisely and alters
his/her environment in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner.
To cherish knowledge is to know wisdom. This Grandfather teaching reminds us
to recognize differences in a kind and respectful way and continuously observe
the life of all things to allow ourselves to learn.

AAKODE'EWIN - BRAVERY
4 The Bear
The bear represents bravery. A mother bear is fierce protecting her young who
are facing the challenges of life. The Grandfather teaching reminds us to find our
inner strength to face difficulties and find the courage to be ourselves.

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DEBWEMOWIN - TRUTH
5 The Turtle
The turtle represents truth. The turtle lives life in a slow and meticulous way,
because he/she understands the importance of both journey and the destination.
The Grandfather teaching reminds us to put faith first, trust in our teachings, and
be true to others and ourselves.

GAWEGAATISIWI - HONESTY
6 The Raven
The raven represents honesty. A raven accepts him/herself and knows how to use
his/her gifts. The raven does not seek power rather uses what he has been given
to survive and thrive.

DABASENIMOWIN - HUMILITY
7 The Wolf
The wolf represents humility. In nature, the wolf lives selflessly for his/her pack.
The Grandfather teaching reminds us to find balance within all living things and
ourselves. We must respect our place and praise the accomplishments of others.

PAGITENTAMOWIN - FORGIVENESS
8 The Rock
The rock represents forgiveness. The eighth Grandfather teaching is unique to
the Treaty 3 Anishinaabe Territory. The Elders of our territory recognized that in
Anishinaabe culture everything comes in even numbers. From the creation of life,
to the seasons, to the songs of the Pow Wow - all numbers are even. A ceremony
revealed the final Grandfather teaching of forgiveness represented by the rock.
The rock or “assin” carries history and ancestry. It has witnessed change in
weather, people, and animals since creation. Rocks have the power to heal and
forgiveness has the power to heal. Rocks in the Anishinaabe culture help cleanse
and take illness away - physically, emotionally and mentally. The Grandfather
teaching reminds us that it is better to forgive and move forward than to fill our
pockets with the heavy weights of resentment as we journey forth.

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Chief of Police’s
MESSAGE
Chief of Police Kai Liu
Boozhoo.
On behalf of the members of the
Treaty Three Police Service, I am
pleased to present our fiscal year
2019 – 2020 Annual Report. This
report contains an overview of our
activities for the year and provides
an opportunity to highlight our
accomplishments. This report also
contains changes to personnel that
reflects our ability to attract top
talent in our new members hired.
To start, as one of Treaty Three Police
Service newest “recruits”, I would like
to take this opportunity to express my
gratitude to the Treaty Three Police
Services Board for giving me the
opportunity and honour to serve the
growing communities of Treaty Three as
your Chief of Police.
As I have stated at my swearing in
ceremony, this opportunity is full circle
for me. Early in my career with the
Ottawa Police Service, I worked closely
with Ottawa’s Indigenous people and
communities. I found the relationships I
developed during my interactions to be
quite rewarding and it continues to be part
of the foundation of my policing mantra of
“serving others”.
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Having served 33 years in municipal
policing, of which the last 11 years I led two
Ontario police services as Police Chief, I am
grateful and humbled for the confidence
the Treaty Three Police Services Board
has demonstrated by appointing me in
September of 2019 to lead a police service
that is recognized across Ontario and
Canada.
In September 2019, I was very fortunate
and appreciative of the warm welcome I
received from our employees, community
leaders and residents. During the Police
Services Board’s extensive search for a
new Chief of Police, our Service continued
to grow and move in a positive direction
under the leadership of Acting Chief
Jeff Skye and Acting Deputy Chief Keith
Singleton. The changes and service
delivery improvements you will read in this
Annual Report are a real credit to Acting
Chief Skye’s leadership.
Since my arrival, I have visited communities
and met with many Chiefs and Councils.
While getting to know our members by
spending time conducting general patrol
with our frontline officers and observing
our civilian members supporting our
frontline, I was able to observe firsthand a
group of employees who are eager to serve
our 23 First Nation communities.
The past year our Service experienced
changes from new leadership at the top
to the hiring of six recruit constables, two
experienced officers, the retirement of
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Santa Claus (a.k.a. Chief Kai Liu) with his two elves Constable Gary Delaronde and Staff Sergeant Cheryl Gervais distributing Christmas gifts
to Ochiichagwe'babigo'ining First Nation children.

one officer and one civilian member. The fiscal year concluded as we
entered the unknown era of a worldwide pandemic (COVID-19).

Building on the accomplishments of previous senior T3PS leaders, Mission Statement:

leaders such as founding Chief of Police Brian Rupert, I too am
committed to our Service motto “Policing for the people by the • to provide an effective, efficient and
people”. culturally sensitive police service to
the member First Nations through
Our Service Mission Statement is as appropriate today as it was when the further development and
first introduced in April 2003 when Treaty Three Police Service was expansion of the Treaty Three Police
formally incorporated. Service;
I remain steadfast in our commitment to strengthening our • to set out the roles, responsibilities
relationship and community engagement with all communities. I am and relationships among the
extremely proud of the hard work, outstanding accomplishments and member First Nations for the
professional service provided by our men and women each day to provision and maintenance of
keep our communities safe. As our Service looks towards the future, policing arrangements;
I welcome your input to help us build a police service that is effective,
efficient, and culturally sensitive to the needs of our communities. • to provide police services as may be
necessary or appropriate to promote
Miigwech, harmonious, healthy communities
by keeping the peace and protecting
Kai Liu persons and property through crime
Chief of Police prevention, community education
and law enforcement.

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OUR SACRED
ITEMS
THE DRUM

The voice of the Anishinaabe people. Ours is an

Ogichidaa Drum that came to us as a result of a dream
from a Big Grassy elder to assist our First Nations police
officers in performing their day-to-day duties; to support
them spiritually and to give them strength.

THE PIPE

The spirit of the Pipe is powerful and brings many

teachings to the people. The Midawin teachings tell
us the creator who is all powerful and all loving works
through the Pipe. The stone or the bowl represents our
Grandfathers. The tobacco that is placed in it comes
from the earth to represent our Mother Earth. The fire
represents movement in life. The smoke is representative
of the spirit that takes the prayers to the Creator of all
things.

THE EAGLE STAFF

The Treaty Three Police Eagle Staff symbolizes strength

and protection of the Treaty Three Police Officers and
the communities they serve and has 23 eagle feathers to
represent each of those communities.

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OUR
DRUM
KEEPER

One person, the “drum keeper” or “drum carrier,”

is placed in charge of taking care of the drum and
doing any repair work.

The drum keeper ensures that the drum is present

for our sacred ceremonies such as the Spring and
Fall feasts. The drum keeper prepares the drum
and the other sacred items prior to the ceremonies
as well as arranging for the Elder and singers to
attend the ceremonies.

The honour of the drum keeper responsibility is

given to Constable Dennis Smith, a highly regarded
senior officer with T3PS. Cst Smith is a member
of Northwest Bay FN and is very involved with his
culture and community. Cst Smith is a leader and
respected member of the service and we thank him
for his service.

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T3PS MISSION STATEMENT

T3PS T3PS
MISSION GOALS
In the spirit of partnership with Assume full ownership of First Nations
the Treaty #3 Nations, the Treaty Policing Services provided to First
Three Police Service will provide a Nations within the Treaty #3 Territory.
continuous and effective police service
to the membership. Police members
will provide a professional, dedicated
and responsive police service that is
sensitive to the traditions and culture
of the communities we serve.

T3PS T3PS
VISION ACTIVITY
To be recognized as an essential service Establish the Treaty #3 Police Service
governed by a traditional Anishinaabe Agreement as a capacity building
system of policing and justice for the initiative with the immediate
Treaty #3 Nation. purpose of providing an accountable,
responsible, effective and culturally
respectful Police Service to the First
Nation peoples of Treaty #3.

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T3PS
STRATEGIC
PLAN
TREATY THREE POLICE IS EMPLOYEE FOCUSED
AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH
Fully funded legislated Service; apply the best Provide a healthy and positive work
practices of the Ontario Police Services Act; meet environment where employees are engaged and
the Adequacy Standards. participate in continuous improvement activities
that benefit the individual, the organization and
the communities we serve.

COMMUNITY-BASED, STRONG RELATIONSHIPS

RESULTS-DRIVEN THROUGH PROACTIVE
POLICING COMMUNITY POLICING
Contribute to the development of safe, secure Strengthen existing relationships; create new
and healthy communities in partnership with partnerships; strengthen community trust and
local resources; positive reputation of the respect; focused programs and services.
Service; focused programs and services.

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TREATY #3 TERRITORY
O NTAR IO

Red Lake

Sagkeeng
Wabauskang
Saugeen

Asubpeeschoseewagong
Lac Seul
Wabaseemoong
Se l k i r k
Portage la Niisaachewan
Prairie Winnipeg Migisi Sahgaigan
Kenora
Iskatewizaagegan # 39 Wauzhushk Onigum Dr yd en Wabigoon Lake
Obashkaandagaang
Shoal Lake #40

Ste i nbach Naotkameg wanning

Northwest Angle #33 Northwest Angle #33
Animakee
Wa Zhing 37 Animakee Wa Zhing 37
Onigaming
Buffalo
Point Naongashiing
Big Grassy Lac Des Mille Lacs

Naicatchewenin
Mitaanjigamiing
Seine River
Nigigoonsiminikaaning
Rainy River Couchiching
(Manitou)

Lac La Croix
Thund e r Bay

Grand Fork s

Treaty #3 Territory encompasses 55,000 square miles in Northwestern Ontario and South
Eastern Manitoba.

Treaty Three Police Service provides policing service to 23 of the 28 First Nation Communities
in the Treaty #3 Territory.

The following communities are not policed by the Treaty Three Police Service: Lac Des Mille
Lacs, Lac Seul, Saugeen, Sagkeeng and Buffalo Point.

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Organizational CHART

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OUR WORKFORCE
USER ACQUISITION
T3PS OFFICERS BY AGE GROUP OFFICERS STATUS/NON STATUS

60-64 2
Female Non-Status 8

55-59 4

50-54 11 Female Status 16

45-49 17

Female Total 24
40-44 19

35-39 10
Male non-Status 23

30-34 14

25-29 8 Male Status 40

20-24 2

Male Total 63
Less than 20

CIVILIAN / OFFICER MALE / FEMALE OFFICERS

Civilians Male
Officers Female

18
24

63

87

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THE YEAR IN NUMBERS

2019 CALLS FOR SERVICE

2,081

1,098

939
886

450
394
319 295
263 281 270
239 230
186 197 193
156 173
116 103 124
67 48

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23%

12%

10%
10%

5%
4%
4% 3%
3% 3% 3%
3% 3%
2% 2% 2%
2% 2%
1% 1% 1%
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THE YEAR IN NUMBERS

2015 - 2019 CALLS FOR SERVICE

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

12,000 12,524

11,000

10,000 10,384

9,000 9,192 9,108

8,698
8,000

7,000

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

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THE YEAR IN NUMBERS

2019 STATISTICS REPORT

OCHIICHAGWE BABIGO INING 2402

NICICKOUSEMENECANING 3103
ISKATEWIZAAGEGAN # 39 2401

NORTHWEST ANGLE #33 2502

NORTHWEST ANGLE #37 2503

RAINY RIVER (MANITOU) 3104

WAUZHUSHK ONIGUM 2405
NAOTKAMEGWANNIG 2501

GRASSY NARROWS 2200

2019 Reported Incidents From Uniform

WASHAGAMIS BAY 2404

NAICATCHWEENIN 3102
WABASSEMOONG 2100

WABIGOON LAKE 2303

SHOAL LAKE #40 2403
Crime Reporting Statistics

STANJIKOMING 3106
WABAUSKANG 2302

COUCHICHING 3101

LAC LA CROIX 3200

SEINE RIVER 3105

EAGLE LAKE 2301

BIG GRASSY 3301

ONIGAMING 2504

BIG ISLAND 3302

Crimes Against Persons Total
Homicides - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sexual Assaults 1 17 a 2 8 5 7 3 2 18 26 1 - 2 4 1 5 - 1 6 2 1 - 112

Assaults(All) 15 58 6 8 11 24 16 12 21 63 172 8 3 6 24 7 26 4 5 8 9 27 2 535

Assault Police - 3 - 1 - 2 - - 1 2 10 - - - - - 2 - - - - - - 21
Criminal Harrassment - - 1 - 2 2 2 - - 4 2 1 2 1 - 2 3 - 2 - 4 1 - 29
Utter Threats 6 4 2 3 2 6 2 1 10 17 26 1 2 6 5 4 6 2 4 1 3 1 - 114
Other Criminal Code - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1
Total of Above Offences 22 82 9 14 23 39 27 16 34 104 236 11 7 16 33 14 42 6 12 15 18 30 2 812
Other Reported Person Crimes - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 3 - 1 1 - - - - - - 1 - - 6
Total Reported Person Crimes 22 82 9 14 23 39 27 16 34 104 239 11 8 17 33 14 42 6 12 15 19 30 2 818
Property Crimes
Break & Enter 7 11 - 1 3 6 11 6 2 11 14 5 3 2 4 1 7 3 - 3 5 7 - 112
Theft Over $5000 - - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - 1 - - - - - - 3
Theft Under $5000 8 6 3 3 2 6 5 5 6 16 11 3 1 1 4 - 17 1 1 - 7 3 2 111
Frauds - 2 - 2 - 3 1 1 1 1 3 - 2 - 2 2 9 - - 1 1 3 - 34
Mischief 11 31 4 10 3 11 7 11 7 33 58 1 - 3 7 2 16 5 7 2 6 7 - 242
Total Above Offences 26 50 7 16 9 26 25 23 16 61 86 9 6 6 17 5 50 9 8 6 19 20 2 502
Other Reported Property Crimes - 12 2 2 - 4 - 2 2 14 8 - - - 4 - 3 1 - 2 - - - 56
Total Reported Property Crimes 26 62 9 18 9 30 25 25 18 75 94 9 6 6 21 5 53 10 8 8 19 20 2 558
Other Criminal Offences
Bail Violations 7 17 3 7 - 14 5 2 13 21 113 5 2 3 6 1 16 - 6 1 4 8 - 254
Disturb the Peace 2 13 1 2 - 4 2 5 4 17 37 1 - 2 1 - 7 2 7 2 2 3 - 114
Breach of Probation 2 6 - 1 1 1 1 2 5 15 21 1 1 1 3 1 5 - - 1 1 1 - 70
Total Above Offences 11 36 4 10 19 8 9 22 53 171 7 3 6 10 2 28 2 13 4 7 12 - 437
Other Reported Criminal Offences 1 1 - 1 - - - - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Total Reported Criminal Offences 12 37 4 11 - 19 8 9 22 54 171 7 3 6 10 2 28 2 13 4 7 12 - 441
Drug Offences
Possession Other 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - 1 - - - - - - 3
Possession - Cannabis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Trafficking 1 1 - - - - - - - 2 2 a - 2 - - 2 - - - 2 - - 12
Cultivation - Cannabis - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Above Offences 2 1 - - - - - - - 2 2 - - 3 - - 3 - - - 2 - - 15
Other Drug Related Occurrences 5 15 3 1 5 9 2 8 7 18 24 6 1 7 4 1 39 - 6 - 9 5 - 175
Total Reported Drug Offences 7 16 3 1 5 9 2 8 7 20 26 6 1 10 4 1 42 - 6 - 11 5 - 190
Provincial Statutes
Liquor Licence Act 11 56 10 8 4 20 5 2 38 72 256 15 4 10 4 37 5 27 6 8 10 1 609
Other Provincial Acts 1 - - 2 1 - 1 4 - - 4 2 - - 1 - 8 - 4 2 9 - 1 40
Total Above Offences 12 56 10 10 5 20 6 6 38 72 260 17 - 4 11 4 45 5 31 8 17 10 2 649
Other Reported Prov Offences 9 10 - 1 10 9 - - 11 9 2 11 - 9 10 9 9 - 9 - 1 - - 119
Total Reported Prov Offences 21 66 10 11 15 29 6 6 49 81 262 28 - 13 21 13 54 5 40 8 18 10 2 768
Other Calls for Service
Domestic Disturbance 14 58 18 15 27 30 13 14 45 63 134 24 - 9 14 9 35 1 9 5 21 19 1 578
Missing Persons 1 3 1 1 2 5 2 4 3 36 30 2 - 1 1 - 5 - 2 1 2 1 103
Mental Health Act 18 132 7 22 6 26 15 10 19 65 105 15 4 11 11 9 68 - 10 2 15 11 1 582
Sudden Deaths 2 - - 1 - 4 1 2 1 4 11 - 1 1 - - 1 - - - - 1 - 30
Trouble with Youth 2 35 - 2 1 5 3 3 2 35 48 4 - 2 2 - 12 - 6 1 - 1 - 164
Total Above offences 37 228 26 41 36 70 34 33 70 203 328 45 5 24 28 18 121 1 27 8 37 34 3 1,457
Other Reported Calls Service 92 397 83 84 88 173 61 107 216 480 802 189 42 103 128 61 489 73 156 75 170 145 33 4,247
Total Other Calls for Service 129 625 109 125 124 243 95 140 286 683 1,130 234 47 127 156 79 610 74 183 83 207 179 36 5,704
Traffic Enforcement
Highway Traffic Act 10 18 7 2 6 6 4 14 9 35 56 6 - 3 3 - 26 1 10 3 7 3 2 231
R.I.D.E. 1 6 2 1 5 5 2 3 4 8 19 5 - - 5 1 7 2 4 2 2 3 2 89
Impaired Operation 4 7 1 - 1 4 - 2 1 20 38 2 1 1 4 - 4 - 2 - 1 1 - 94
Total Above Offences 15 31 10 3 12 15 6 19 14 63 113 13 1 4 12 1 37 3 16 5 10 7 4 414
Other Reported Traffic Offences 7 20 2 3 9 10 4 7 20 18 46 11 1 10 6 1 20 3 3 1 4 7 2 215
Total Traffic Enforcement Offences 22 51 12 6 21 25 10 26 34 81 159 24 2 14 18 2 57 6 19 6 14 14 6 629
Total Reported Incidents 239 939 156 186 197 394 173 230 450 1,098 2,081 319 67 193 263 116 886 103 281 124 295 270 48 9,108
Percentage of Calls for Service 3% 10% 2% 2% 2% 4% 2% 3% 5% 12% 23% 4% 1% 2% 3% 1% 10% 1% 3% 1% 3% 3% 1% 100%
The above represents a snap shot of incidents reported to the Treaty Three Police Service
** Statistical classification revisions cause figures to change perpetually

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THE YEAR
IN PICTURES

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deputy chief of police's
MESSAGE
Deputy Chief of Police Jeff Skye
Operations – South & North
First, I want to thank our
communities for their continued
support to the men and women
both sworn and civilian who provide
policing services to the 23 Treaty #3
Nation.
The Treaty Three Police Services Staff and
Police Service Board continue to work
diligently to build on Treaty Three in our own
unique way of providing a culturally sensitive
community-based safety model.
It has been gratifying this year as we welcome
our new Police Chief, Chief Kai Liu to our
Treaty #3 Nation and Police Service. The
management team has worked hard since
Chief Liu’s arrival to improve on our Police
service’s delivery model. We have made many
improvements to infrastructure and hope
to see funding commitments to go towards
detachment improvements. Despite our
challenges and underfunding we continue
to persevere and excel. Further we have
reviewed and are now in the final stages of
updating our operational and administrative
policies. This is a significant advancement
in our policy development. As Deputy Police
Chief my responsibilities are to ensure Treaty
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Three members follow our administration and
operational processes. Within this report you
will be provided with updates from various
staff members who specialize in each area of
their responsibility.
Our officers continue to police our
communities working in collaboration with
our community to bring positive changes.
Officers continue to work on community
policing initiatives by embracing our
communities with positive engagement,
ongoing partnerships and participation in
various community activities or events. Our
communities expect that we provide the
best possible policing service with a high
level of community safety, transparency,
accountability, and most important to provide
an effective and efficient Police Service.
Notably our sworn police officers and
civilians have the best possible training and
equipment available to achieve a high level of
policing standards and performance. We are
proud that each sworn member has the same
authority in the province of Ontario as any
other of our policing partners.
Through hard work, dedication and
determination both uniform and civilian
we continue to operate at a high standard,
each play a vital role in the success of our
organization. With out this we would not have
made the service what it is today, without
a doubt we are the leaders in First Nations
Policing.
Management and staff will continue to
analyze the calls for service through
Community Action Plans for implementation
based on the needs of each community. Our
goal is to reduce our crime rate based on the
number of calls.
Again, thank you to all the Treaty Three
communities, community leaders,
organization leaders, the Police Services
Board, and the Grand Council Treaty #3 for
their continued political advocacy. We are a
proud service and will continue to serve and
protect our communities to ensure they are
safe.
Thank you,
Jeff Skye
Deputy Chief of Police
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north
Detachment Report
Staff Sergeant Keith Singleton
North Subdivision
Boozhoo,
I am Keith Singleton a member of
the Eagle Lake First Nation and I
have been policing now for 26 years.
As one of the Detachment Commanders for
the North Sub-Division since 2015 it has been
an honour serving our communities with the
goal to provide a professional, dedicated and
responsive police service that is sensitive to
the traditions and culture of the communities
we serve.
I provide oversight for two platoons (A and
C) which includes 22 constables, 2 sergeants,
Grassy Narrows Detachment, Whitefish Bay
Detachment and Eagle Lake Detachment
which includes civilian staff (administrative
staff, custodians including guards and
matrons). I am also responsible for the
communities of Grassy Narrows, Eagle Lake,
Wabigoon, Wabauskang, Whitefish Bay and
Onigaming should Chief and Council have
any concerns and require support from our
service.
Grassy Narrows Detachment continues to
have water delivered to a large storage tank
held in the garage.
Earlier this spring a problem was identified
with the septic system which will be
scheduled for some work through CBRE
who maintains the building. Whitefish Bay
Detachment had some minor issues this
past year with the alarm system, a door and
flagpole which all have been corrected. No
concerns were identified with the Eagle Lake
Detachment.
At the end of this past fiscal year I have two
officers who are off work but working together
with our benefit providers and our Human
Resource Generalist they will be returning to
work later this year.
With no full time Community Policing Officer
the service has not been providing any
school programming, but members are still
conducting school visits, band office visits and
attending other community events to support
our communities such as the Anishinnabe
Winter Games held at Grassy Narrows School
from February 19th- 21st 2020 where students
from 7 schools participated in several sports
such as broomball, volleyball, skiing and
archery to list a few. We look forward to
attending next year’s games.
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The North Sub-Division Members completed
the following training in the year 2019:
• Block Training (First Aid/CPR; defensive
tactics; advanced patrol)
• Conductive Energy Weapons
Requalification
• Day and Night Firearms (requalify on
pistol and C8 rifle)
(Block training has started for 2020 but has
been placed on hold with the current Covid
19 crisis)
We continue to provide monthly community
policing reports for each community which
are distributed to Chief and Council. The
report captures the policing activities
(number of calls, charges, community policing
initiatives) for each community monthly to
enhance and improve communication with
our community members and leaders.
Miigwetch,
Keith Singleton
Staff Sergeant
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NORTH
Detachment Report
Staff Sergeant Cheryl Gervais
North Subdivision
Boozhoo,
Maazinankitook ndizhincaz.
Iskatewiizaagan #39 ndoonji.
Pihew Dodem.
My name is Cheryl Gervais of
the Lynx clan. I am a member of
Iskatewiizaagegan #39 Independent
First Nation.
As one of two Staff Sergeants for the North
Detachment, I provide oversight to 2 Front
Line Platoons, MAHKWA program Community
Wellness Officer, Administrative Sergeant,
Court Officer and several civilian staff at
General Headquarters and Wabaseemoong
Detachment.
Over the last year, some issues requiring
repair have been identified at the General
Headquarters (GHQ) Building including,
repairs to sidewalk by employee entrance,
server room ventilation, outlets in parking
lot and heating in employee entrance way. I
appreciate the diligence demonstrated by the
GHQ caretaker in identifying and addressing
these issues. Any building and lot issues
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at the Wabaseemoong Detachment are
identified by Detachment staff and addressed
appropriately with his support. Over the last
year, there was no major construction projects
at Wabaseemoong Detachment.
I am responsible for liaising with the
communities of:
• Wauzhushk Onigum Nation
• Washagamis Bay
• Niisaachewan
• Iskatewiizaagegan No. 39
• Shoal Lake No. 40
• Wabaseemoong
• Animakee Wa Zhing #37A and #37B
• Northwest Angle #33A and #33B
In addition to meeting with respective
community leadership, I represent Treaty
Three Police Service on several committees
including:
• Sunset Area Victim Services Board of
Directors
• Women’s Shelter, Saakate House Board
of Directors
• Kenora Sexual Assault Centre Board of
Directors
• Kenora Coalition to End Human
Trafficking
• Safe Bed Community Partners
Committee
• Complex Care Client Meetings
• Youth Restorative Justice Committee
• Crisis Service Design – Kenora Region
• Kenora Rainy River District Human
Services Justice Coordinating
Committee Network
Partnerships are key components in
enhancing service delivery to our Treaty Three
Communities. Over the last year, our police
service joined the Transfer of Care Agreement
with the Lake of the Woods District Hospital
(LWDH) and Ontario Provincial Police – Kenora
Detachment. With interdisciplinary and
interagency commitment to this protocol,
it is expected that a person who has been
brought to the LWDH by police under the
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Mental Health Act (MHA), will receive timely,
appropriate, safe service.
Our partnership with the Complex Care Client
Group and Safe Bed Community Partners
Group ensure a seamless delivery to those
requiring access to health services and other
community supports. The MAHKWA program
is an integral piece in supporting the work
with these two groups.
I identified an interest in Preventing Violence
Against Women and Girls initiatives very
early on in my career with Treaty Three
Police Service. Our partnerships with victim
advocacy and support services ensures our
officers are aware of available resources in our
local communities. One of the community
initiatives to raise awareness on the violence
against Indigenous Women and Girls is the
Honouring and Empowering Indigenous
Women and Girls New Years Eve Pow-wow.
December 31, 2019 marked our 5th year of
hosting the Honouring and Empowering
Indigenous Women and Girls New Years Eve
Pow-wow.
This event was made possible with the Kenora and Lake of the Woods Regional
funds from the Pow-wow Gathering Community Foundation.
Fundraising Account and financial or in-kind
Over the last year, I have enjoyed the unique
contributions from several partner agencies
challenges of working in First Nation policing
and First Nation communities:
and will continue to identify and build new
• Sunset Area Victim Services partnerships to better our serve our Treaty
• Grand Council Treaty #3 Three Communities.
• Nechee Friendship Centre
Miigwetch,
• Ontario Native Women’s Association
• Waasegiizhig Cheryl Gervais
Nanaandawe’iyewigamig
• Kenora Chiefs Advisory Staff Sergeant
• Women’s Shelter, Saakate House
• Canadian Mental Health Association –
Kenora Branch
• Kenora Sexual Assault Centre
• Iskatewiizaagegan No. 39 First Nation
• Couchiching First Nation
• Wauzhushk Onigum Nation
The Kenora Sexual Assault Centre was also
our host agency for grant funds received from
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SOUTH
Detachment Report
Acting Staff Sergeant Gary Lockman
South Subdivision
Human Resources Update
The Couchiching Detachment is located on
Agency One land near Fort Frances, Rainy
River District, and is responsible for the nine
First Nation Territories in the South Sub-
Division
Training
Over the course of the last year, all active
officers completed Summer Block Training
and Fall Night firearms. We also renewed
training for several Intoxilyzer technicians.
Several officers received Scenes of Crimes
Officer and our equipment, mainly the camera
was updated. Two officers researched the
cost to equip two cruisers with updated traffic
radar equipment for full time enforcement in
both ends of the district.
Information Technology (IT)
Department
IT was very supportive during 2019 during a
period of transition and the resulting changes
to platoon assignments. Couchiching began
testing different apps for near paperless
administration and mobile communication
such as redesigned email lists, Microsoft
Teams, and preliminary steps early in 2020
to assist the Ministry of the Attorney General
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in implementing SCOPE, (Scheduling Crown
Operations Electronically) An additional work
station was installed to support Court Brief
Quality Assurance in the absence of a full time
Court Officer. Several abilities of the InTime
scheduling software were explored to better
meet the needs of the Sub-Division and the
requirements of the Collective Bargaining
Unit.
Employee Status
In March of 2019 South Sub-Division began
a period of transition that forced, or enabled
depending on one’s point of view, the
detachment to reflect and review before
moving forward and promoting better
Employee Health. The Acting Detachment
Commander met with every member to
ensure they had an opportunity to speak and
be heard on the rapid changes, while also
having input in the speed and direction of
their personal change, and met with everyone
again three months later as a “check up”
South Sub-Division had a severe personnel
shortage for the majority of 2019, our
receptionist retired, and the caretaker
departed. After one of the guards helped
temporarily a previous caretaker returned on
a contract basis and vastly improved both the
condition of the detachment and noticeably
helped with morale. Several members were
off on various extended leaves and illnesses.
One severely reduced platoon was essentially
reconstituted from volunteers from the three
remaining platoons, and several officers
volunteered to temporarily move to fill empty
positions. Over the past year three officers
recovered and returned to work and one
member retired, opening a spot for a transfer
of an officer from one of our communities
into the Sub-Division from Kenora. One officer
remains on extended leave and one officer is
being accommodated with office work while
an injury is healing.
South Sub-Division’s current staff consists of
1 Civilian Admin Support (Secretary) 1 Acting
Staff Sergeant, 3 Sergeants each supervising
a platoon of 4 Constables, and one Acting
Sergeant supervising a reduced platoon of 3
Constables, with two Constables that were
accommodated after medical leave on an
ad-hoc “Admin Unit” to assist the members
with Court and Admin duties, as Couchiching
does not currently have someone in the
second Admin Support (reception) nor a Court
Officer or Admin Sergeant.
Gary Lockman
Acting Staff Sergeant
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CRIME
UNIT Report
Acting Detective Sergeant Leilani Kenny
T3PS Guns and Gangs Annual
Report:
The Treaty #3 area contains a vital corridor
for illegal activities and contraband to move
across Canada and into the United States
and thus the sharing of collected intelligence
gathered in our area has become increasingly
important in the overall protection of our
communities. Organized crime groups
continue to recruit our community members
into their network to illicit illegal activities
in the communities, the region and between
provinces. Our members work daily with area
policing and enforcement partners to monitor
these activities and effectively combat this
growing concern at a local, regional and
global level to keep all residents of the
Northwest region safe.
The Guns and Gangs position is supported by
the collection of information and partnerships
built with neighboring law enforcement
agencies. Together we collectively work
to reduce the illegal dissemination and
possession of firearms, identify gang
affiliation and activities, provide resources
and education to our communities and
maintain an integral part of enforcement
with the preparation and execution of
search warrants in the area. This past year
saw the execution of search warrants in the
communities to recover stolen firearms,
stolen property, the seizure of illicit drugs
(Cocaine, Methamphetamine, prescription
pills and Fentanyl), items associated to
identity theft and fraud; and became heavily
engaged in major events including homicide
investigations, missing person reports, prolific
offenders and investigations relating to
human trafficking.
Education and awareness presentations
continue in our schools, communities and
with our elders in an effort to provide current
information relating to illegal substances
found in our communities with an emphasis
safety, prevention and our commitment to the
global Treaty #3 Drug reduction strategy.
Criminal Intelligence Officer
The Treaty Three Police Service Criminal
Intelligence Officer (CIO) is a position which
is funded through the RCMP First Nations
Organized Crime Initiative (FNOCI). The
purpose of this position is to build an
intelligence capability within the Treaty Three
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Police Service which involves the gathering
and sharing of information with specialized
units, uniform members, command staff
and law enforcement partners. The member
assigned works closely with the Guns and
Gangs Officer, the Crime Unit and law
enforcement partners to ensure the timely
sharing of intelligence information.
The CIO collects, analyzes and disseminates
criminal intelligence information on criminal
subjects and organized crime within the
Treaty Three Nation and the surrounding area.
Due to Treaty Three Nation’s proximity to the
United States, the Province of Manitoba and
larger municipalities; the CIO also maintains
a wide range of partnerships with municipal,
provincial and federal law enforcement
agencies both in Canada and the United
States.
Leilani Kenny
Acting Detective Sergeant
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OUR PROGRAMS Mentor And Helping Kids With
Adversity (MAHKWA) Program
Youth Crisis and Outreach Team
Treaty Three Police Services and
Kenora Chiefs Advisory Partnership
Treaty Three Police Service partnership with
Kenora Chiefs Advisory Mental Health and
Addictions Program continued over the last
year to ensure the success of the Mentor
and Helping Kids With Adversity (MAHKWA)
Program.
The MAHKWA Youth Crisis and Outreach
team is comprised of a trained Mental
Health Worker and a Constable from Treaty
Three Police Service responding to calls as a
team, for youth in ‘self-identified’ crisis.
In late December 2019, Jonah Anderson
took over the role of Kenora Chiefs Advisory
Youth Mobile Crisis Worker. Jonah Anderson
and Constable Mitchell Boulette work
together to provide an effective intervention
that aims to stabilize and/or resolve the
crisis in the communities, with focus on
ensuring successful linkages for ongoing
supports in the post-intervention method.
Along with crisis intervention services, the
Youth Crisis and Outreach team supports
community outreach activities, such as
presentations and other youth community
initiatives.
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The MAHKWA Youth Crisis Team and
Outreach team participate on the
Wabaseemoong Youth Resource Committee
and the Safe Bed Partners Group. Constable
Mitchell Boulette also represented
Treaty Three Police Service at a Crisis
Service Design Day in Thunder Bay in Fall
2019, which was hosted by Local Health
Integration Network (LHIN).
An important aspect of the work is
coordinating follow-up with clients and
making referrals for continued care within
the service network of community partners.
This ensures that clients receive quality
services that go beyond crisis intervention
in the post-intervention period.
The MAHKWA Program acknowledges the
over-representation of Indigenous youth in
crisis. This collaboration between Treaty
Three Police Service and Kenora Chiefs
Advisory has improved the quality of service
through building partnerships with support
agencies and developing rapport with youth
in our communities.
The Youth Crisis and Outreach Team have
provided support to front line officers when
responding to Mental Health calls for service
to ensure youth in crisis are provided with
ongoing support and care.
Treaty Three Police Service looks forward
to continuing to work with Kenora Chiefs
Advisory over the next year.
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Provincial Strategy to End Human Trafficking
Treaty Three Police Service is in partnership
with the Provincial Strategy to End Human
Trafficking. This is an integrated model
that assists police services in coordinating
the increased identification of victims,
provide support services to victims of
human trafficking and exploitation, and
assist in preventing the cycle of recurring
victimization.
Our service sent officers to various
conferences throughout the year to gain
valuable knowledge from different parts
of the country. Our Intelligence Officer was
able to attend one in the Unites States which
offered international expertise and learned
about trauma informed interviewing.
Kenora held some conferences in which
we attended with our community partners.
Kenora Sexual Assault Centre offered,
“Responding to Human Trafficking from
an Indigenous Lens”, which included
presentations from Indigenous women
survivors. Another conference was “Crimes
Against Children – A Global, Regional,
Local Response”, which focused on child
exploitation.
Grand Council Treaty Three Youth council
requested Human Trafficking presentations to
youths in grades 5-8 from our communities.
The focus was on how to stay safe and how to
recognize signs of human trafficking.
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A human trafficking presentation was
conducted at the Wabigoon Drug Strategy
meeting which was well received by
community members.
Treaty Three Police is also involved with the
Kenora Coalition to End Human Trafficking
and was involved in several situation tables.
Although there have not been any active
investigations of this complex crime, we have
been increasing the capacity in our service
and the communities to recognize the signs.
With this we can gather information on
suspected cases.
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Youth in Policing Initiative (Y.I.P.I.) Program
In the Summer of 2019, Treaty Three Police
Service in partnership with the Ministry of
Children and Youth Services offered the
Youth in Policing Initiative (Y.I.P.I.) Program
for the sixth consecutive year.
The mandate of this program is:
• To promote youth participation in the
work environment through diverse,
educational and productive work
assignments
• To enhance the relationship between
the police and the youth we serve
• To provide positive employment
opportunities for youth
• To promote the Treaty Three Police
Service as an employer of choice
Y.I.P.I. provides opportunities for youth
between the ages of 15 to 18 to work with
police services in different areas across
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Ontario so they can develop skills that could
lead to a possible career in policing. Youth
have an opportunity to work in a variety of
areas within the police service.
Y.I.P.I. is a paid employment program for
youth attending a secondary school program
and who will be returning to secondary
education in the fall. The goal of Y.I.P.I. is
to give young people an opportunity to
develop job skills while enhancing police
and community relations. The program is for
interested youth with leadership potential
including those who may see themselves as
experiencing barriers to personal growth,
success and who would benefit from this
opportunity.
For the summer of 2019, two youth were
hired for Treaty Three Police Service and
were assigned to the North Detachment
– General headquarters. This program is
important to Treaty Three Police Service as
it provides an opportunity to identify and
mentor youth who have an interest in joining
the ranks of Treaty Three Police Service in
the future.
The students were given the opportunity
to experience policing of the Treaty
Three Police Service, support community
initiatives, such as Stuff-A-Boat and gain
valuable life and employment skills. They
observed police officers performing their
regular duties and had the opportunity
to work closely with Treaty Three Police
Services MAHKWA Program.
Treaty Three Police Service hopes to
continue with the Youth In Policing Initiative
for Summer 2020 and looks forward to
seeing previous summer students return as
recruit applicants.
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information
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
IT Services completed the upgrade of all interview
equipment at Kenora, Whitedog, Grassy, Whitefish
Bay and Couchiching Detachments prior to
the end of this fiscal year. As well replacement
laptops started to roll out earlier this year for staff
employees. An enhancement for officer safety
was installed which was the GPS Gate Vehicle
Fleet Tracking system. This system is capable
of monitoring location, speed and time spent at
a location which will assist the police service in
providing an accountable and safer service.

On March 31st 2020 the business relationship with

FSET, owned by Dave Brown concluded. Treaty
Three Police Service would like to thank Dave
Brown and his team for their many years of service
and wish them continued success moving into
the future. With the conclusion of this business
relationship comes a fresh start with a new IT
Service provider called Aegisys Cloud Solutions
managed by Brodie Beyers based out of Sudbury
ON.

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Staff Sergeant
Treaty Three Police Service

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TRAINING
Tra in i n g Act i v i t i es 2019
All officers took Annual Block training

Course N u m b e rs Tra in e d

Badge of Life Training 2

Building Leadership Through Self Awareness 2

Child Interviewing 1

CI Development 1

Criminal Investigation Techniques 3

CPA Year End Training 2

Death Investigations 2

Domestic Violence Investigators 2

Drug Recognition Expert 2

Emotional Intelligence 2

Emergency Response Team Training 4

Facilitating and Assessing Police Learning 1

Fire Investigations Course 1

Front Line Supervisor Course 3

Human Trafficking Course 1

International Association for Chiefs of Police Training – leadership in Police Organizations 4

IMS-100 Course 1

Intoxilizer Training 4

Leading a Learning Police Organization Course 2

Managing Mental Health Return to work in First Responders 12

Major Case Management 1

Hate Crimes 1

Peer Support Training 3

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Course N u m b e rs Tra in e d

Provincial Liaison Team Training 1

Search Warrant Course 1

Sexual Assault Investigations 1

Standard Field Sobriety Training 8

Scenes of Crime Officer Training 6

Sudden Death Investigations 1

Team Building Course 2

Terminations Course 1

Traffic Protection Course 12

DNA Sampling Train the Trainer 1

Self-Injury Behavior in Youth – Crisis and Trauma Resource Institute 1

Statement Admissibility 2

Warrant Service Annual Training 5

Use of Force Training 1

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awards
YEARS OF SERVICE 15-20
Years

10-15 Klara Kokopenace – Caretaker,

Grassy Narrows Detachment
Years Jackie McClain – Administrative Assistant,
Police Services Board
Constable Duane Starr
Craig Bewley – Caretaker, General Headquarters
Constable Henry Jonski

5-10
Patrick Degagne – Caretaker, General Headquar-
ters Constable Steve Parks
Shannon Cameron – Administrative Assistant,
Years Wabaseemoong Detachment Constable Lydia Tom

Constable Gary Delaronde Constable Mike Bennett

Constable Dino Zollino Constable George MacNeil

Kelly Smith – Administrative Assistant,
General Headquarters Constable Brian Cumby Constable Terry Allan
Dennis Mandamin – Caretaker,
Whitefish Bay Detachment Acting Staff Sergeant Tricia Rupert Constable Kim Boucher

Jennifer Allen – Quarter Master Constable Walter Ochapowace Constable Justin Booth
Patricia Pahpasay – Administrative Assistant –
Constable Kyla Savage Constable Ashley Gibbs
Grassy Narrows Detachment
Laura Fisher – Caretaker, Sergeant Rene Pitremont Sergeant Mark Bruyere
Wabaseemoong Detachment
Constable Abigail Halverson Constable Pat Achneepineskum
Richelle Lessard – Crime Analyst,
General Headquarters Acting Sergeant Dylan Simard Detective Constable Steve Garrow
Willa Zlabis – CPIC Operator
Constable Justin Linklater Constable Ginnette Achneepineskum
Constable Tanya Cowley
Constable Clayton Kelly Constable Donald Copenace
Constable Cory Booth
Constable Daniel Leahy Acting Detective Sergeant Leilani Kenny
Cherise Lytton – Administrative Assistant,
Whitefish Bay Detachment Constable Carl Bryant Constable Mitchell Boulette
Constable Terrance Wolfe
Constable Lana-Rae Ponton Detective Constable Scott Phillips
Constable Scott Badiuk
Constable Aaron Genaille Staff Sergeant Cheryl Gervais
Constable Aaron Hiebert
Constable Dylan McGinnis Sergeant Joe Gervais
Constable Kevin Bobczynski

Constable Briana Halley Detective Constable Scott Garneys Constable Alicia McCready

Constable Mac Schussler Constable Curtis Jacobson

Acting Sergeant James Broughton

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30+
25-30 Years

20-25
Years
Chief of Police Kai Liu

Years Constable Mel Blackhawk

Constable Dennis Smith
Jan Lee – Administrative Assistant,
Deputy Chief Jeff Skye Couchiching Detachment
Kristine Gagne – Chief Financial Officer,
General Headquarters Sergeant Dave Pahpasay Constable Mark Marchuk

Acting Staff Sergeant Gary Lockman Constable Gary Tom

Constable Leona Williams Constable Ben Zoccole

Sergeant Dan O’Connor Sergeant Fred Jack

Constable Armand Jourdain Staff Sergeant Keith Singleton

Constable Patricia Buswa Sergeant Tara Singleton

Sergeant Jason Kelly

Thank You
Fo r Y o ur Service

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vehicles

The primary function of the Quartermaster is to procure on behalf of
Treaty Three Police Service all necessary uniform and equipment for
its members and be responsible to oversee, coordinate and manage
the Treaty Three Police transport fleet and marine vessels within
budget.
Accountability is provided to the Chief of Police and all staff members
of the Treaty Three Police Service and the member First Nations,
while maintaining the intent of the Treaty Three Police Service
philosophy and mission statement.
Treaty Three Police Service has a fleet consisting of Chevy Tahoes
and one remaining Chevy Silverado truck; Two new Can-Am UTV’s to
better access our communities; and 2 marine vessels
The new fleet of Tahoes feature a new decal design that displays
Grandfather Teachings and symbols as well as the Ojibwe translation
of each teaching.
All vehicles and vessels are regularly monitored and maintained
through the Quartermaster to ensure the safety of our members
and project a professional appearance to the people we serve in our
communities.
The QM sits with the clothing and kit committee which meets
throughout the year to review items recommended from our
members. The Chief of Police reviews and does final approval.

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complaints
TYPE OF COMPLAINT

TY P E
Series OF COM P L A IN TSeries

Public

3
Internal

TYPE OF COMPLAINT

StayedInformal ClosedOngoingUnsubstantiatedSubstantiated
D IS P OS IT ION

1 Closed

2
Informal Resolution
1

Ongoing

Substantiated
1

Unsubstantiated
2

1
Stayed

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Auditor’s Report
Tel: 807.468.5531 BDO Canada LLP
Fax: 807.468.9774 301 First Avenue S, Suite 300
www.bdo.ca Kenora, ON P9N 4E9 Canada

Report of the Independent Auditor on the Summary Financial Statements

To the Board of Directors of Treaty Three Police Services Inc.

Opinion
The summary financial statements, which comprise the summary statement of financial position as
at March 31, 2020, and the summary statement of operations and unrestricted net assets (deficit) for
the year then ended, and related notes, are derived from the audited financial statements of Treaty
Three Police Services Inc. (the Entity) for the year ended March 31, 2020.

In our opinion, the accompanying summary financial statements are a fair summary of the audited
financial statements, in accordance with the criteria disclosed in Note 1.

Summary Financial Statements

The summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by the financial
reporting directives of the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada and the
Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services. Reading the summary financial
statements, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the Entity’s audited financial statements and
the auditor’s report thereon.

The Audited Financial Statements and Our Report Thereon

We expressed an unmodified opinion on the audited financial statements in our report dated June
18, 2020.

Management's Responsibility for the Summary Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation of the summary financial statements in accordance
with the criteria disclosed in Note 1.

Auditor's Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on whether the summary financial statements are a fair
summary of the audited financial statements based on our procedures, which were conducted in
accordance with Canadian Audit Standard (CAS) 810, Engagements to Report on Summary Financial
Statements.

Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants

Kenora, Ontario
June 18, 2020

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Treaty Three Police Services Inc.

Summary Statement of Operations and Unrestricted Net Assets (Deficit)

For the year ended March 31 Budget 2019 2018

REVENUE
Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada - base $ 8,353,273 $ 8,353,273 $ 7,918,545
- Revenue deferred from prior year 1,058,424 1,058,424 599,875
- Revenue deferred to subsequent year - (880,565) (1,058,424)
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services - base 7,710,719 7,710,719 7,309,426
- Revenue deferred from prior year 977,006 977,006 699,795
- Revenue deferred to subsequent year - (812,829) (977,006)
- Bilateral Transfer Payment Agreement - Wage Parity 289,285 289,285 401,963
- 1,000 Officers Partnership Program 140,000 140,000 140,000
- First Nations Constable Fund 700,000 700,000 700,000
- PAVIS - Guns and Gangs 183,305 183,305 183,305
- RIDE 15,841 15,841 14,547
- Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario 8,000 8,000 8,000
- Project Green Light
- Deferred from prior year - - 65,039
- Surplus repaid - - (63,067)
- Ontario's Strategy to End Human Trafficking 34,800 34,800 34,800
- Deferred to subsequent year - (22,875) -
- Proceeds of Crime - Crime Analyst 94,800 94,800 -
- Deferred to subsequent year - (94,800) -
Ministry of Children and Youth Services - Youth in Policing Initiative 14,837 14,837 10,449
Royal Canadian Mounted Police 147,680 147,680 147,680
Indigenous Services Canada 12,761 12,761 12,501
Interest and miscellaneous - 86,881 114,520
19,740,731 18,016,543 16,261,948
EXPENDITURE
Administration 265,165 268,080 239,386
Equipment 300,619 234,953 236,377
Facilities 800,434 830,391 811,804
Governance 356,999 345,418 344,956
Insurance 164,201 164,201 142,790
Legal and professional fees 432,605 196,874 488,072
Prisoner keep 23,574 24,061 24,688
Salaries, benefits and contracts 14,993,586 13,360,324 12,728,597
Technology and communications 651,975 574,806 339,538
Training 212,400 242,307 174,553
Transport 1,539,173 1,688,247 617,271
19,740,731 17,929,662 16,148,032
Excess of revenue over expenditure for the year $ - 86,881 113,916

Unrestricted Net Assets (Deficit), beginning of year (352,506) (466,422)

Unrestricted Net Assets (Deficit), end of year $ (265,625) $ (352,506)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

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Treaty Three Police Services Inc.

Notes to Summary Financial Statements
March 31, 2020

Note 1 - Summary Financial Statements

The summary financial statements are derived from the audited financial statements, prepared in accordance
with the financial reporting directives provided by the Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, as at March 31, 2020 and for
the year then ended.

The preparation of these summary financial statements requires management to determine the information
that needs to be reflected in them so that they are consistent in all material respects with, or represent a fair
summary of, the audited financial statements.

Management prepared these summary financial statements using the following criteria:

a) the summary financial statements include the statement of financial position and the statement of
operations and net assets (deficit);
b) management determined that the statement of cash flows does not provide additional useful information
and as such, have not included it as part of the summary financial statements;
c) information in the summary financial statements agrees with the related information in the complete
audited financial statements including comparative information and all major subtotals and totals; and
d) in all material respects, the summary financial statements contain the information necessary to avoid
distorting or obscuring matters disclosed in the related complete audited financial statements, including
significant accounting policies and the notes thereto.

Copies of the March 31, 2020 audited financial statements are available upon request by contacting Treaty
Three Police Services.

Note 2 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

a) Vacation pay - As at March 31, 2020, unrecorded vacation pay amounted to $379,571 (2019 - $345,289).
b) Severance pay - The organization has a liability with respect to severance pay that it provides to its
employees at retirement. Employees with greater than 5 years of service are entitled to one week of
salary for each year of service. The amount of the liability has not been actuarially determined. The
total, undiscounted liability at March 31, 2020 was $1,909,576 (2019 - $1,820,164). During the year,
actual severance of $104,076 (2019 - $27,705) was paid and expensed. The basis of accounting specifies
that severance is not recorded in the financial statements until paid. As such, only the amounts paid
during the year have been charged to operations; no provision has been made on the statement of
financial position or the statement of operations for possible future amounts.
c) Outstanding claims - The organization is involved in legal claims and actions including grievances in the
normal course of operations, and a grievance by a former employee for severance and a claim for
negligence. It is the opinion of legal counsel that the outcome of such claims is not determinable. Should
any loss result from the resolution of these claims, it will be charged to operations in the year of
resolution and payment.
d) Union Negotiations – Union agreements with uniformed officers expired on December 31, 2018 and the
organization is currently in negotiations with the union, with arbitration set for June 26, 2020. Any
expenditure for retroactive payment of salaries and benefits will be charged to operations when a
settlement is reached and amounts are known.

Note 3 - Basis of Accounting

These statements are prepared on an accrual basis of accounting using Canadian accounting standards for not-
for-profit organizations as the underlying basis of accounting. As required by the Ministry of Public Safety and
Emergency Preparedness Canada and the Ontario Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services; the
organization follows Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations except for the following:

a) Capital assets, net of related long term financing, and long term debt repayments are reported as
expenditures in the Statement of Operations in the year of purchase/payment. No provision for
amortization expense is made in the Statement of Operations. On the Statement of Financial Position,
capital assets are included at cost less accumulated amortization with an offsetting amount to Investment
in Capital Assets.
b) Vacation pay expense and severance are not recorded in the financial statements until paid. No provision
or accrual is made in the Statement of Financial Position.

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