File Hills First Nation opens brand new police station [Video]

Members from the Okanese First Nation along with officers of the File Hills First Nations Police Service gathered Friday for the grand opening of the new police station.

The opening of the new station was a major milestone for the detachment as the service is approaching their 25-year anniversary.

“We’ve been in service since the year 2000, so this is a big milestone for us,” said Cst. Kevin Swansburg with the File Hills First Nations Police Service.

File Hills First Nation held a grand opening for their brand new police station on Thursday. (Angela Stewart / CTV News) Swansburg said development of the new building has been in the works since 2017. For many years, the detachment was being operated out of a wing at the health centre.

“Before, we used to work out of the medical centre and we never had our own cells, so that created some challenges …