Pubdate: Sat, 02 Sep 2006
Source: First Perspective (CN MB)
Copyright: 2006 Taiga Communications Inc.
Contact:  http://www.firstperspective.ca/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4250
Author: Joseph Quesnel
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/testing.htm (Drug Test)

WHITEFISH BAY AGREES TO START DRUG TESTING

Caving to pressure, the chief of a northeastern Ontario First Nation 
community has agreed to mandatory drug testing for band employees.

Whitefish Bay Chief Warren White said recently that he decided to go ahead 
with the plan after discussing it with 80 members of the community. A 
consensus has arisen over testing for band workers.

This comes after the release of a Treaty 3 report that stated that 
marijuana, ecstacy, crystal meth, cocaine and opiates were in use in the 
community. The report also pointed to a link between high drug use on the 
reserve and rising suicides.
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