The provincial government announced today that through the Manitoba Restart Program, $4.4 million will be going to Brandon to create a new detention facility as an add on to the Brandon Police Service headquarters.
Justice Minister Cliff Cullen made the announcement saying they’re supporting the construction of new or enhancement of existing police detention facilities.
“Our government is committed to the safety of all Manitobans including safe conditions for detainees and the staff operating these facilities.”
The money in Brandon will be used to construct modular cells at the Brandon Police Station to address demand in the interim period while the designing and construction of the permanent structure take place.
The funding is being provided to ensure the BPS has a facility with the appropriate capacity to support their police agency.
The minister announced the province has also provided almost $200,000 to the Brandon Police this year through the Criminal Property Forfeiture Fund for training and equipment upgrades, noting $25,000 of the funding was shared with the Brandon Bear Clan organization to purchase a van for their operations.
$3.5 million is also going to the Winnipeg Police Service to facilitate updates to its Central Processing Unit.
