Still, the transition is not expected to be completed until 2026/27
Today marks an historic milestone in Canada's largest-ever policing transition as the Surrey Police Service replaces the Surrey RCMP as the city's police of jurisdiction.
Surrey council under former mayor Doug McCallum at its inaugural meeting on Nov. 5th, 2018 served notice to the provincial and federal governments it would end its contract with the RCMP to set up its own police force, resulting in an acrimonious six-year conflict between proponents and opponents of the transition.
Nothing changes on the first day concerning how people contact the police – the emergency and non-emergency phone numbers stay the same. But the branding on the police buildings has changed over to SPS while"business continuity continues forward. As far as continuity of services, Lipinski said, there will be a"fluid, collective" policing response, community programs and supports will be maintained, ongoing investigations won't be interrupted and there will be"secure transfer of evidence and information.
The Surrey RCMP – Canada's largest RCMP detachment – had drawn heat in recent years for gang violence on the city's streets, fuelled by the illegal drug trade and as the 2018 civic election approached the fate of its contract became a major campaign issue. Meanwhile, Lipinski told the board on Nov. 27 that people participating in the SPS public consultation program expressed concern about the"B.C.
"The government has taken this extraordinary step to ensure the policing transition can be completed efficiently and effectively," the SPB website states."During this time, all board members’ appointments will be paused and they will resume their roles once the Province determines that the work of the Administrator is complete.""Now the buck stops with you," he told Lipinski.
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