CP NewsAlert: Surrey, B.C., to stay with RCMP over independent force
By The Canadian Press on June 16, 2023.
SURREY, B.C. – Brenda Locke, the mayor of Surrey, B.C., says the council has voted to revert its policing back to the RCMP, a move than will cost the city millions of dollars. The B.C. government recommended in April that Surrey continue its transition to the independent Surrey Police Service, offering $150 million over five years to help the city cover costs, but saying it would not pay the estimated $72 million in severance for officers if council decided to revert back to the RCMP. More coming. 4-3
