Edmonton Police Budget

• Edmonton police budget needs audit, accountability: lawyer

  A criminal defence lawyer is calling for an independent audit of the Edmonton Police Service after city council approved increasing funding for the department on Wednesday.

  Politics

  Aug 25, 2023
  
• Edmonton community groups request more funds from 2023-2026 budget

  The community groups included Explore Edmonton, Fort Edmonton Park and Edmonton Arts Council and the asks range from $1 million to tens of million dollars.

  Politics

  Dec 1, 2022
  
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• Councillors approve temporary funding increase for Edmonton Police Service

  Edmonton city councillors granted the Edmonton Police Service a $7-million funding increase Friday but it does not provide the predictability EPS was looking for.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2022
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• Councillors consider new funding formula for Edmonton Police Service

  Every two years, the police funding formula would be adjusted to take population growth and inflation into account.

  Crime

  Oct 3, 2022
• Sohi outlines city’s efforts to make Edmonton safer, reiterates request for help from province

  Mayor Amarjeet Sohi outlined the ways the City of Edmonton is taking action to improve safety downtown and on transit, and asked the province again to do its part.

  Crime

  Aug 24, 2022
• Edmonton city council settles on $407M annual base funding for police

  Edmonton city council provided direction for city officials, police and police commission to develop a revised funding formula for the next four-year budget cycle.

  Crime

  Jun 7, 2022
• Edmonton councillors consider how to determine and allocate police funding

  Coun. Rutherford put forth a motion to recommend city council provide EPS with $385 million base operating funding in 2023, on an ongoing basis.

  Canada

  May 18, 2022
• Transit safety could be used as leverage to increase Edmonton police budget: CTLA

  The topic of transit safety has been top of mind for many Edmontonians recently, but the Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association said, according to ETS data, it may not be so bad.

  Canada

  May 6, 2022
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• Edmonton women’s shelters get financial support from city council

  Edmonton city council has voted to use money from the proposed police budget to support women's shelters across the city.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2022
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• Edmonton mayor to focus on social issues and relationship with province, feds in 2022

  Since being elected mayor Oct. 18, Amarjeet Sohi has had a busy two months. In his year-end interview, he discusses the police budget and his relationship with the premier.

  Features

  Dec 31, 2021