Surrey Police Transition
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‘Moving forward’: Mayor Brenda Locke on Surrey police transitionMayor Brenda Locke said during Monday's council meeting that she still opposes the province's mandated transition to the Surrey Police Service.CanadaJun 11
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B.C. wins court battle with Surrey over police transitionThe transition, which began in 2018 under former mayor Doug McCallum, ran into speedbumps after current Mayor Brenda Locke was elected on a pledge to stop it and keep the RCMP.PoliticsMay 23
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Surrey Police Service officers complained of ‘harassment’ by RCMP: court documentsThe claims that Surrey Police Service officers working alongside the RCMP in Surrey were subjected to a 'toxic work environment' are contained in documents.CanadaMay 3
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Surrey’s Charter claim in police transition challenge ‘radical,’ says government lawyerA lawyer for B.C.'s Public Safety Ministry says Surrey is seeking a "radical expansion" of freedom-of-expression protections under the Charter in its dispute with the province .PoliticsMay 2
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Surrey police battle heads to court, lawyer calls for some documents to be sealedA B.C. government lawyer says court documents in a policing dispute with the Surrey contain allegations of harassment and bullying by the RCMP that should be kept from public view.Apr 29
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Surrey Police Service to take over from RCMP in November: FarnworthMinister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth announced the SPS will become the police of jurisdiction on Nov. 29, 2024.PoliticsApr 23
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RCMP disputes claim of agreement over Surrey transition in leaked letter to solicitor generalGlobal News has obtained the letter, dated last Friday, from RCMP’s top brass to B.C.’s solicitor general Mike Farnworth.CanadaApr 19
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Surrey police chief hails ‘clarity’ and ‘way forward’ on transition from RCMPOn Tuesday, the city rejected a $250 million offer from the province that would have indemnified taxpayers from extra costs of making the switch from the RCMP for 10 years.PoliticsApr 10
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Surrey Police Service needs $141.5M as board outlines goals for 2024The union recently criticized the city after it refused to put 10 new SPS officers on its payroll. Mayor Brenda Locke claims those officers were neither approved nor budgeted for.PoliticsJan 25
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City of Surrey refusing to add new municipal police recruits to payroll: UnionThe recruits -- already sworn officers -- began training at the Justice Institute British Columbia police academy this week and their first pay cheque is due Friday.PoliticsJan 11
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