Several municipalities in the province are looking at ending their relationships with the national police force to establish their own forces, or bring in police forces from other communities
The town hall in Wolfville, N.S. could not be closer to the community’s RCMP station: the two ivy-covered buildings sit on the same plot of land and share a wall. But Mayor Wendy Donovan says the police officers who come and go are strangers.
, who police most of rural Nova Scotia under contract with the provincial government. Those issues have bubbled to the surface in recent weeks, as communities around the province absorb the recommendations in the Mass Casualty Commission’s final report.that allowed a deranged gunman to kill 22 people in rural Nova Scotia over the course of 13 hours in April, 2020.
Local councillors in another municipality, Cumberland County, where four people were killed during the mass shooting, unanimously voted last week to launch a request for proposals, seeking bids from other police services to replace the RCMP. The local police force in the nearby town of Amherst is considered a potential bidder. The Mounties could also bid to maintain the status quo.
Prior to entering politics, Mr. Scott spent 20 years as a municipal police officer in Moncton and in the town of Springhill. He experienced first-hand the benefits of local policing, which he said are lost when the RCMP, a national organization, is in charge. “You have to know the community and the community has to know you,” he said., and in some municipalities in New Brunswick.
Colchester County is also reviewing whether or not to continue contracting RCMP services. Its mayor, Christine Blair, said people want a police force that stations officers locally, rather than at a district office in Bible Hill, which is 40 minutes away. “We need that. We have to have that,” Ms. Blair said. “Our community is still traumatized.”Nova Scotia to re-evaluate its contract with the RCMP, the province has launched a team to implement and advise on potential changes.
“We look forward to any opportunity to present Nova Scotians, and elected officials, with an overview of the high-quality policing services that we provide to promote public safety,” Ms. Percival said.
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