Manitoba Justice Minister Cameron Friesen made stops in Altona, Winkler and Morden on Thursday to highlight over $95,000 in Criminal Property Forfeiture Grants for the three rural police departments.
“I am pleased, as the Government of Manitoba, to be able to put these proceeds to work to build safety and community in this area,” said Friesen. “Manitobans know this program, they know that police services work hard to frustrate the efforts of crime and organized crime…we seize goods, we seize cash and we plow those funds back into worthy projects in the community.”
Receiving $61,739 is the Altona Police Service, which will use over $36,000 to cover half the cost of a back-up generator in order to keep the lights on at the police station and local civic centre during extreme weather events and other…