SA国际影视传媒淓verybodySA国际影视传媒檚 getting quite tired, and we canSA国际影视传媒檛 sustain this for a long amount of time,SA国际影视传媒� said Sgt. Patrick Frenette to the hamletSA国际影视传媒檚 council Aug. 14.

SA国际影视传媒淪o if we donSA国际影视传媒檛 action any possible solutions long term and short term, somethingSA国际影视传媒檚 going to collapse, somethingSA国际影视传媒檚 going to give.SA国际影视传媒�

He was referencing lack of resources and burnout from responders and medical professionals who are taking on a large workload in the wake of rising calls for service. Total calls for service were up 23 per cent for the year as of FrenetteSA国际影视传媒檚 report, thought to be attributed to the impact of the beer and wine store, which opened late 2021.

Calls involving alcohol are up 42 per cent over last year, added Frenette. Prisoners are up 70 per cent, and Frenette anticipates more than 1,000 prisoners by the end of the year SA国际影视传媒� at 652 as of the August council meeting SA国际影视传媒� for a record.

One of the only statistics down is community engagements, which as Frenette said, SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 difficult to be proactive when youSA国际影视传媒檙e up to 1,800 calls in six months.SA国际影视传媒�

Asked about what resources the Rankin Inlet may receive to help them accommodate the increasing needs, Frenette indicated a new detachment might be looked at in 2026-27 and a new constable position in 2025.

Deputy mayor Martha Hickes quipped, SA国际影视传媒淚f I was the big boss, ISA国际影视传媒檇 shut it down today,SA国际影视传媒� about the beer and wine store.

For Coun. Megan Pizzo-Lyall, the circumstances were more dire.

Saying sheSA国际影视传媒檚 SA国际影视传媒渒nown for being pushy and radicalSA国际影视传媒� but with a commitment to keeping people safe, she feels that SA国际影视传媒渢hings are just getting worse. I feel like weSA国际影视传媒檙e ignored by the government.SA国际影视传媒�

Pizzo-Lyall went on to say, SA国际影视传媒淚 need to state for the record, my dismay and my disappointment with our government elected leaders because we are in a state of what I would think is an emergency.SA国际影视传媒�

Mental health and addictions, combined with lack of capacity to address them, have reached that point, she said.

SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 a dim future if thatSA国际影视传媒檚 what weSA国际影视传媒檙e facing now. It could just continue to get worse,SA国际影视传媒� she said, going on to reference the outcome from a spring council meeting on the same subject for the hamlet to push for action regarding the store.

SA国际影视传媒淲hatSA国际影视传媒檚 the end before the government listens and does something when we have cried for help over and over again? And nothing, except an offer of closing the beer and wine store for an extra day and limiting the amount of alcohol. ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 not even what we wanted. We wanted more mental health services.SA国际影视传媒�

Coun. Michael Shouldice said the hamlet kicked the door open on addressing the store.

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Coun. Lynn Rudd added that council has a responsibility to deliver public messaging as well.

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Coun. Danny Kowmuk echoed his support, agreeing with Rudd that the community has a role too.

Shouldice had been thinking about what it means to be an effective council.

SA国际影视传媒淲eSA国际影视传媒檙e not responsible for absolutely everything in the world, and we have to be able to define what is it that we can influence, and if we can influence, whatSA国际影视传媒檚 the best way that we can do that?SA国际影视传媒� he wondered.

He said council needs to have its top messages nailed down and at the ready to discuss with the public.

SA国际影视传媒淏eing message driven is a consistent thing for us all, itSA国际影视传媒檚 a uniting thing, and we need to be clear on that,SA国际影视传媒� he said, adding he doesnSA国际影视传媒檛 mind badgering people with follow-up communications to pursue his goals.

He agreed with Pizzo-Lyall about putting some urgency on this issue.

SA国际影视传媒淲e need to take our town back,SA国际影视传媒� said Mayor Harry Towtongie. SA国际影视传媒淪top this alcohol beating everybody up.SA国际影视传媒�