Police Transition

• Will Surrey cop swap cost $750M more? Mayor, minister spar over report

  Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke released a report Wednesday she alleged proved moving from the RCMP to the Surrey Police Service will cost $750 million over the next decade.

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  Apr 24
  
• B.C. says ‘final offer’ on table in bid to push Surrey police transition forward

  B.C. Solicitor General said the offer was "good for" Surrey, but wouldn't speak to details, including how much money is involved.

  Crime

  Mar 13
  
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• Surrey will retain the RCMP as its police force, mayor announces

  Despite recent efforts to halt it, the transition to the SPS had been underway for months with more than 400 officers and support staff on the payroll.

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  Jun 16, 2023
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• Surrey to use provincial infrastructure cash to slash planned 17.5% property tax hike: Mayor

  More than half of the proposed tax hike, 9.5 per cent, is earmarked for costs associated with scrapping the city's transition to a municipal police force.

  Politics

  Mar 6, 2023
• 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
• Surrey Police Service makes its case to province as decision on policing transition looms

  Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth will have the final say on reversing the transition from the RCMP to a municipal force, which is expected to come early next year.

  Politics

  Dec 22, 2022
• Langley Township considers separate RCMP detachment

  A report will be done on the possible transition, but it is yet to be determined when that report will be finished and presented.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2022
• New Surrey mayor accused of RCMP bias while chairing her first police board meeting

  Locke was elected last month on a pledge to disband the Surrey Police Service (SPS), and has been shepherding a plan to do so through council since taking office. 

  Politics

  Nov 30, 2022
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• Vancouver could hire axed Surrey Police Service officers, Ken Sim says

  Mayor-elect Ken Sim campaigned heavily on public safety, with the pledge to hire 100 new officers and 100 mental health nurses at the centre of his platform.

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  Oct 18, 2022
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• Surrey’s incoming mayor promised to scrap municipal police force. What happens now?

  Surrey mayor-elect Brenda Locke is doubling down on her promise scrap the city's incoming municipal police force and keep the RCMP after her election win Saturday night.

  Politics

  Oct 17, 2022