Ai2- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 12, 1999 Hall April 28. WHEN THE First Nations Cadet Corps made its entry at Kitsumkalum halk April 28, many thought it was fitting. The cadels were there to celebrate the future of aboriginal policing at the Kit- sumkalum and Kitselas villages. A new group in the area, cadet corps menibers are between the ages of 11 and 14 and come from Kitsumkalum and Kit- selas. Under the guidance of Constable Jim Cooley from the local RCMP detach- ment, the cadets take part.in recreational and education programs. They were joined by band chiefs, local RCMP officers, RCMP officials from down south and federal and provincial representatives to sign an agreement on aboriginal policing. In il, he RCMP and Kitsumkalum and Kitselas band members agreed to con- PRACTICING THE DRILI.: Members of the First Nations Cadet Corps prac- tice standing at attention during a drill at signing ceremony at Kitsumkalum Villages, RCMP sign policing agreement tinue using RCMP services long after their First Nations treaties are signed. The agreement was the twenty-third agreement of its kind signed in B.C. since 1994. “The agreement binds us together in a contract for service,” said Don Armitage, the federal government’s regional aboriginal policing manager based in Vancouver, Inspector John Grant, the RCMP’s of- ficer in charge of aboriginal policing in B.C., said the three-party process pro- vides for a more efficient and respectful police force. He said it allows the RCMP to re- examine the way it services aboriginal cormmunities and gives the village-based groups a chance to meet and decide how the RCMP can best serve its needs, Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 13. 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