Youth participate in RCMP leadership workshop
Teens can have a big impact on one another, and a recent RCMP workshop celebrated the passion and resourcefulness of youth who want to give back to their community.
Last week, a group of 15 youth from Grades 9 to 12 from across Canada took part in an annual initiative hosted by the RCMP depot in Regina. Participants identified youth crime and victimization issues, participated in skills training and then developed a youth-led, police supported action plan to address matters in their home communities.
Each youth was matched up with RCMP officers from their region, and the strategies were then implemented into local programs.
Two Onion Lake students took part in the program. Darren Visser, who is a second-timer in the program developed a plan last year to encourage youth to stay away from drugs and gangs through positive games and activities and theatre. His program included local Indigenous elders as speakers. This year, he expanded on the original idea to engage entire families.