GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — On the second floor of a building where most offices are without doors, the ceilings hang low and the carpets don't match, the chief of Grande Prairie’s new police force gets down to work.
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — On the second floor of a building where most offices are without doors, the ceilings hang low and the carpets don't match, the chief of Grande Prairie’s new police force gets down to work.The 51-year-old was picked over a year ago to head up a new municipal police service in this city of 60,000 in Alberta’s northwest, replacing the RCMP. It's to be the first new force in Alberta in more than 60 years.
“I know a lot of Canada is watching to see how this unfolds … will build a sort of template for other municipalities that are looking to transition.""There were conversations going on in Alberta about a provincial police service," he said. A recent cost analysis by the city indicates there will be savings, particularly due to lower administrative charges.
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