SHELBURNE, N.S. – The head of the RCMP in southwestern Nova Scotia will meet Tuesday with municipal officials in Shelburne to address the dwindling number of officers in the town.
A full complement would normally consist of 10 Mounties, but in recent weeks that number has shrunk to five officers for various reasons, including maternity leave and medical issues.
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Mayor Karen Mattattal, town councillors and CAO Dylan Hyde have been expressing concern over the shortage.
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Mattattal says the town expects to receive another Mountie, but she’s not sure when the officer will arrive in the community.
RCMP Supt. Sylvie Bourassa-Muise says she hopes to assure officials during Tuesday’s meeting that the situation will soon be corrected.
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