Policing Costs

• Peterborough Police Association new 5-year contract includes annual wage increases

  The new five-year collective agreement include wage increases each year. The Peterborough Police Association says the contract is 'reflective of parity' with other police services.

  Economy

  Mar 5
  
• Board seeks 15.3% budget increase in 2024 for Peterborough Police Service

  The Peterborough Police Services Board seeks a $35-million budget for the service in 2024 — up $5.9 million. The board also says the service remains 'critically understaffed.'

  Economy

  Oct 19, 2023
  
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• RCMP cost ‘not working for small communities’: A N.S. town reviews its options

  Oxford, N.S., mayor Greg Henley says a review of RCMP services is simply due to cost – roughly 40 per cent of the town's residential tax revenue is spent on policing.

  Canada

  Apr 15, 2023
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• RCMP costs, retroactive pay overwhelming for some rural municipalities: FCM

  Maximum constable salaries in 2016 are climbing from $86,110 to $106,576 as of April 1, 2022. The changes are retroactive to 2017.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2021
• Edmonton expecting cannabis policing costs to get worse: report

  A new report details the costs of investigating cannabis use in Edmonton, and how it's expected to get more expensive with edibles.

  Cannabis

  Oct 3, 2019
• Alberta government suggests small rural areas pay for policing: NDP

  NDP Leader Rachel Notley says in some cases municipalities are being told they may have to pay up to 70 per cent, which would average out to $406 per resident a year.

  Crime

  Sep 18, 2019
• City of Kingston drafts nuisance bylaw, public input to follow

  The legislation would allow bylaw officers to patrol large street gatherings to collect information and photographs, then return to hand out tickets in the following days.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2017
• Report promises to set record straight on Peterborough Police Services Board

  After being labeled “dysfunctional” by the Ontario Civilian Police Commission last year, the Peterborough Police Services Board will soon hear the recommendations of a special administrator. Criminal defence lawyer Mark Sandler was brought in to investigate the board’s operations after the OCPC labeled the board as dysfunctional. After seven months, Sandler said his goodbyes on...

  Politics

  Jul 12, 2017
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• Worried about policing costs; Osoyoos asks for recount

  “Forty-five per cent of the people who own property here do not live here full time so that sort of throws numbers off."

  Politics

  Mar 23, 2017
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• Large increase in policing costs coming in Osoyoos

  Osoyoos taxpayers are facing a big jump in property taxes to pay for increased policing costs.

  Feb 10, 2017