Gang Prevention Workshop in Dryden

Keeping kids out of gangs was the focus of a workshop held this week at the Dryden Native Friendship Centre.
Dryden Police Detective Sergeant Ann Tkachyk says they wanted to target youth to tell them the consequences of a gang lifestyle.
Tkachyk says getting involved in a gang can lead to jail time, serious injury or even death.
She notes the workshop encouraged youth to stay away from addictions and join activities that are positive.
Tkachyk says 90-percent of people who get involved in street level gang activity end up committing criminal offenses and spend time in jail.
Members of the Northwest Regional Guns and Gangs Unit in Thunder Bay facilitated the workshop.