Mike Farnworth
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‘Posturing must stop’: Surrey mayor chairs tense police board meeting after province’s decision'This board has made it a deliberate position that they build a wall and even offend the City of Surrey through their work,' Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke said.PoliticsJul 27
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Surrey mayor meets minister for 1st time since order to switch to municipal policeSurrey Mayor Brenda Locke and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth met Tuesday, the first time the two have been face to face since the minister's policing decision last week.PoliticsJul 25
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‘There’s going to be movement’: VPD unsure how SPS decision will impact its staffingThe Vancouver Police Department estimates less than 40 of its members have left to join the Surrey Police Service, but a specific number wasn't available Thursday.PoliticsJul 20
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‘Politics over facts’: National RCMP group decries B.C.’s decision on Surrey policeThe National Police Federation is calling on the province to prepare an "expeditious transition plan that includes a clear and imminent end date" for the Surrey RCMP.PoliticsJul 19
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‘Misguided’: Locke slams province over move to force Surrey police transitionBrenda Locke refused to take questions from the media regarding Wednesday's decision, instead releasing a statement to the media.PoliticsJul 19
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‘Rare opportunity’: Surrey Police chief calls for collaboration after ‘division’ of transition"There is no doubt that this is great news for our 400 employees and their families, but I also believe it's great news for Surrey residents," said Chief Const. Norm Lipinski.PoliticsJul 19
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Mounties shouldn’t be ‘political pawns’ in Surrey’s policing woes: Federation letter to premierThe president of the National Police Federation says the government's lack of funding has led to staff shortages and it's unfair to blame the Mounties for not filling vacancies.PoliticsJul 18
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B.C. promised a ‘Silver Alert’ system for missing seniors with dementia. Where is it?The B.C. NDP promised to a Silver Alert system when it formed government, commanding Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth to oversee its development in his 2020 mandate letter.CanadaJul 17
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Farnworth puts his foot down: Surrey will ditch the RCMP, proceed with Surrey Police ServiceThe B.C. government commissioned an independent financial analysis that concluded the Surrey Police Service would cost approximately $30 million more per year than the RCMP.PoliticsJul 17
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Nearly 100 Surrey Police Service officers expected to transition to RCMP: City report"The Surrey Police Union is confused as to where these numbers are coming from," union spokesperson Ryan Buhrig said Tuesday, responding to an RCMP staffing update in Surrey.PoliticsJul 11
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