The provincial government says the purchase of new handheld safety devices will increase the safety of frontline probation and parole officers working in remote areas of Northern Ontario.
The province announced Tuesday it was spending about $85,000 to equip parole and probation officers in northwestern Ontario with Blackline devices.
Scott McIntyre is OPSEU/SEFPO’s probation and parole representative on the Ministry Employee Relations Committee for the Ministry of the Solicitor General. He said the devices will help those working alone in remote areas.
“A lot of times we get locked into the area due to weather,” he said. “There’s the driving hazards, just the unique challenges with the remote communities, and being able to get access to them, and to provide them with the important services that probation and parole offers.”
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