Surrey Police Transition

• RCMP disputes claim of agreement over Surrey transition in leaked letter to solicitor general

  Global News has obtained the letter, dated last Friday, from RCMP’s top brass to B.C.’s solicitor general Mike Farnworth.

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  Apr 19
  
• Surrey police chief hails ‘clarity’ and ‘way forward’ on transition from RCMP

  On 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.

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  Apr 10
  
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• Surrey Police Service needs $141.5M as board outlines goals for 2024

  The 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.

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  Jan 25
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• City of Surrey refusing to add new municipal police recruits to payroll: Union

  The recruits -- already sworn officers -- began training at the Justice Institute British Columbia police academy this week and their first pay cheque is due Friday.

  Politics

  Jan 11
• Surrey spending nearly $500K on campaign alerting public to cost of ‘NDP police transition’

  The billboards state that dismantling the Surrey RCMP in favour of a fully-fledged municipal police force will cost an additional $446 million over the next decade.

  Politics

  Dec 12, 2023
• SPS officers could make up over half of Surrey police by end of 2024: Administrator

  The administrator appointed to replace the Surrey Police Board has signed off on a new budget he says would see the Surrey Police Service make up half of officers on the street.

  Politics

  Nov 30, 2023
• Surrey mayor says city will take another step toward stopping police transition

  Last week, the public safety minister and solicitor general put the Surrey Police Board on ice, in the latest move to force the city to complete its transition to the SPS.

  Politics

  Nov 20, 2023
• ‘Heavy-handed’: Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke reacts to decision to suspend police board

  Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke had strong words regarding the decision to suspend the city's police board amid Surrey's police force transition woes.

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  Nov 17, 2023
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• ‘No more money’ for Surrey police transition, B.C. premier says

  The province has pledged $150 million to help the city offset costs of completing its transition to the Surrey Police Service, and Premier David Eby says it won't give more.

  Oct 23, 2023
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• B.C. unveils legislation to force Surrey to complete police transition

  The proposed amendments to the Police Act would force Surrey to complete its transition to a municipal force, and prevent other cities that make the switch from reversing course.

  Politics

  Oct 16, 2023