Anishinabek police are now providing services to residents of Stony Point, taking over from the Ontario Provincial Police.
The transfer is part of the process for the eventual return of the former Camp Ipperwash lands to the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation.
Anishinabek Police Service Inspector Barry Petahtegoose said they assumed the role April 1 after an agreement was reached with the First Nation chief and council, the Department of National Defense, and Public Safety Canada.
"We're a First Nations police service, we're community-based and provide culturally appropriate policing at both Kettle and Stony Point," said Petahtegoose. "I think it would be a great benefit to have us policing in both communities."
An agreement was signed in 2016 for the federal government to return the Camp Ipperwash lands, 74 years after they were taken under the War Measures Act for a military base.
The final settlement agreement included the return and cleanup of the land and a financial settlement of over $90 million.
