Rural Nova Scotia community seeking policing proposals, could dump the RCMP

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The move comes almost three years after a mass shooting claimed the lives of four residents

A largely rural municipality in northern Nova Scotia is looking into replacing the RCMP as its local police force almost three years after a mass shooting claimed the lives of four residents.

Mayor Murray Scott says that prior to his election as mayor in October 2020, the municipality was preparing to reduce the number of local RCMP officers by three – a proposal later rejected by Scott and his council.

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