Surrey Police Referendum

• Petition for referendum on Surrey’s police transition nets nearly 43,000 signatures

  The petition's signatures represent about 13.5 per cent of about 318,000 registered voters in Surrey's nine districts, according to a 2017 tally from Elections BC.

  Politics

  Nov 15, 2021
  
• Surrey police transition opponents make last push in bid to force referendum

  Opponents are hoping to make use of B.C.'s Recall and Initiative Act, the law that forced the HST referendum, to pressure the provincial government to hold a vote.

  Crime

  Nov 14, 2021
  
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• Surrey widow launches campaign to force referendum on plan to scrap Surrey RCMP

  Darlene Bennett, whose husband was killed in a case of mistaken identity, hopes to use the same law that forced a vote on the HST to hold a referendum on the police transition.

  Crime

  Jun 17, 2021
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• Costly referendum not necessary to make decision on Surrey police force: Councillor

  Coun. Bruce Hayne said that moving to a municipal force would take years and cost a bundle.

  News

  Jul 11, 2018