New Maskwacis RCMP commander has long First Nations policing history

A Métis man who has been a police officer in Indigenous communities from Alberta to the Arctic is the new leader at the Maskwacis RCMP detachment.
Staff Sgt. James McLaren took over as officer in charge of the 42-member detachment on Monday.
McLaren has worked in Indigenous communities across Western Canada, including the Siksika Nation in southern Alberta and Inuit communities in Nunavut. He said he hopes to build on relationships between police and the four nations in Maskwacis.
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