From January to March of this year Surrey spent more than $20 million for the SPS, in addition to the costs for the RCMP.
return to the RCMP“This was the minister kicking the ball down the road, and I think at the expense of Surrey,” Locke said at a news conference following Farnworth’s recommendation last week. “Surrey made their decision, that’s still the same decision. So far, I haven’t seen anything that would change our mind.”
Conditions also included provincial oversight of hiring plans by the B.C.’s director of police services “who will consider the potential impacts to other BC police agencies in B.C.” The RCMP have not been able to meet municipal or provincial staffing needs for more than a decade, according to the Ministry.Article content
“I actually believe a lot of our members would leave policing entirely,” he said, citing early retirement options and overall disillusionment with the transition process.
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