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Bear Clan expanding patrols to Portage la Prairie

Governor General Julie Payette speaking with Bear Clan patrol volunteers. Alison MacKinnon/ Global News
Bear Clan Patrol’s James Favel patrols Winnipeg’s North End, Saturday, November 5, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods

A community-based neighbourhood patrol program is expanding its scope to include Portage la Prairie.

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The Bear Clan says it will begin patrolling the western Manitoba city with funding from the provincial government.

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The Community Foundation of Portage and District also presented $20,000 to the Bear Clan on Friday.

Portage RCMP will receive $31,000 to train patrol members in first aid, mental health first aid, cultural sensitivity and the use of opioid-reversal antidote naloxone.

The Bear Clan started in Winnipeg’s North End four years ago.

It also patrols Brandon, Selkirk and OCN.

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