Safety a concern in Pangnirtung after increase in RCMP calls: MLA
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He had tabled the hamlet’s September RCMP detachment report, which shows 160 calls for service in August, the most for any single month this year.
The number represents almost 14 per cent of the total 1,166 calls for service so far in 2026.
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Excerpt from Nunatsiaq News
NEWS OCT 28, 2026 – 9:39 AM EDT
Safety a concern in Pangnirtung after increase in RCMP calls: MLA
Johnny Mike calls on government, RCMP, Canada Post to prevent alcohol and drugs from arriving in community
Safety concerns related to a recent spike in calls to the Pangnirtung RCMP detachment prompted the community’s MLA Johnny Mike to raise the issue in the legislative assembly on Tuesday.
By Daron Letts
Pangnirtung MLA Johnny Mike is calling for the territorial government to help stop alcohol and drugs from entering his community after calls to Pangnirtung RCMP went up in August.…
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