Regional Policing

• Municipal debates renew push for regional policing in B.C.

  The Surrey police transition and now debates about splitting up the RCMP have renewed the call by some to implement regional police forces in B.C.'s most populous areas.

  Crime

  May 10, 2023
  
• City of Grande Prairie votes to establish its own municipal police force

  Grande Prairie is the first Alberta community to transition from the RCMP to a municipal police service since 1956.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2023
  
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• Latest Metro Vancouver gang hit renews debate over regional police force

  The incident is a potential example of what some critics say is a fragmented policing system in the Lower Mainland with gaps in information sharing.

  Crime

  Oct 19, 2022
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• Mayor says IHIT will remain in Surrey along with new police force, but it will cost more

  The move means the city will end up paying more for a homicide team it has been contracting for years. 

  Nov 23, 2019
• Surrey police transition report projects more than 10% rise in costs, no major officer increase

  A new municipal police force in Surrey would cost 10.9 per cent more than the current RCMP force according to the Surrey police transition plan.

  Politics

  Jun 3, 2019
• Township of Douro-Dummer looking into contract with Peterborough Police Service

  The mayor of Douro-Dummer Township, J. Murray Jones, says the goal is to save some money but that at this point, the request is in its early stages.

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2019
• Is it time for the Lower Mainland to amalgamate police forces?

  Officials call gang violence a regional problem. Is a regional police force the solution?

  Sep 1, 2017