Keep The RCMP In Surrey

• ‘I will not politicize this’: B.C. RCMP head will respect decision on future of Surrey police

  "While all of us had hoped for definitive clarity on this issue today it appears we're going to have to wait a while longer," Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said.

  Politics

  Apr 28, 2023
  
• Surrey mayor says claims she’s ‘blocking’ deployment of 33 police are ‘political mischief’

  Two city councillors with the Safe Surrey Coalition have accused Mayor Brenda Locke and the Surrey RCMP of "blocking" the deployment of dozens of Surrey Police Service officers.

  Politics

  Apr 24, 2023
  
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• Surrey councillor calls for mayor’s resignation over ‘misleading’ RCMP comments

  Surrey's mayor is facing heat over comments she made earlier this month suggesting the region's mayors support the city's efforts to stop a transition to a municipal police force.

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  Apr 18, 2023
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• Surrey Police Service deploys more officers as fate of department hangs in limbo

  The Surrey Police Service said Monday that it had deployed another 18 constables to work alongside frontline and investigative RCMP officers.

  Politics

  Jan 23, 2023
• Court rules former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum not guilty of public mischief

  The charge stems from an altercation in a South Surrey grocery store parking lot, where McCallum claimed a political opponent ran his foot over with her car.

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2022
• Former Surrey mayor faced campaign of harassment before foot was run over, lawyer says

  Doug McCallum is accused of falsely claiming Keep the RCMP in Surrey campaigner Debi Johnstone ran over his foot outside the Southpoint Save-On-Foods on Sept. 4, 2021.

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2022
• Surveillance video shows incident at centre of Mayor Doug McCallum’s public mischief trial

  McCallum was charged with public mischief last year after he claimed a Keep the RCMP in Surrey campaigner ran over his foot in a supermarket parking lot.

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2022
• City of Surrey lawyer says political sign bylaw challengers creating ‘manufactured dispute’

  In court, Surrey lawyer Matthew Voell argued the petitioners have interpreted the city's changes "in a self-serving way" to create a basis for their constitutionality challenge.

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  Apr 27, 2022
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• Surrey bylaw changes restricting political signage challenged in B.C. court

  The petition discussed in B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday alleges Surrey's bylaw amendments violate the public's charter-protected right to freedom of expression.

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  Apr 26, 2022
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• Protesters gather outside Surrey, B.C. mayor’s first court date on public mischief charge

  McCallum's lawyers appeared virtually in court on his behalf. He did not enter a plea and the case was delayed until Feb. 22. 

  Crime

  Jan 25, 2022