At first glance, the decrepit building in Dillon, Sask., doesn’t look much like a working RCMP detachment.
The paint on the one-storey structure in the province’s north hasn’t seen a touch-up in a decade. It looks like someone took a BB-gun to the detachment’s front door — and a foot to the side entry.
The building has asbestos; an air purifier was churning away in a corner during a recent mid-July visit by RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme. The detachment’s wooden cells have been condemned — they’re used for storage now. Officers have to drive an hour without cell reception to a neighbouring detachment if they need to
