‘Keep RCMP Tour’ lands in Medicine Hat and Brooks
MEDICINE HAT, AB – The “Keep RCMP Tour” is making the rounds in Alberta, with its latest stops in Medicine Hat and Brooks on Thursday.
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The union representing RCMP officers will hold a meeting in Medicine Hat Thursday to discuss a potential move to create a provincial police force in Alberta.
Read more'Keep Alberta RCMP' community engagement tour comes to Lethbridge
LETHBRIDGE, ALTA. - Debate continues over a proposed provincial police force in Alberta.
Read moreSupport for RCMP shown in Lethbridge as talk of provincial police force continues in Alberta
The RCMP have been a fixture of rural policing for generations, but the police force’s future in Alberta is now unclear as the provincial government weighs the pros and cons of creating its own police force.
Read moreNational Police Federation makes case for keeping RCMP
Residents from Lethbridge and surrounding areas had the opportunity to take part on the Keep Alberta RCMP Community Engagement Tour Wednesday at the Theatre Gallery of the Lethbridge Public Library.
Read moreCommunities host “Keep Alberta RCMP” sessions, advocating against province-wide police
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Lethbridge and other communities are hosting a handful of “Keep Alberta RCMP” information sessions.
Read moreNational Police Federation encourages municipalities to support Alberta RCMP
WESTLOCK – Members of the National Police Federation (NPF), the sole bargaining agent for the RCMP, came to Westlock Jan. 10 to bring “clear and fact-based information” to residents regarding the Government of Alberta’s proposed provincial police service.
Read moreLethbridge County opposed to creation of Alberta Provincial Police Force
LETHBRIDGE COUNTY, AB – A rural community in Southern Alberta is voicing its opposition to a proposed profound change in policing services for the province.
Read moreMore discussion needed on provincial police force, says van Dijken
ATHABASCA — The idea of replacing the RCMP with a provincial police force in Alberta has received mixed reviews from residents and elected officials since the UCP came to power in 2019, but with the recent release of the PwC report that found the concept to be "realistic, cost-effective and worth further study," the organization representing nearly 20,000 RCMP members across the country is making sure its perspective on the issue is being heard by the public.
Read moreNational Police Federation brings pro-RCMP tour to Stony Plain
The National Police Federation (NPF) is on tour. On Friday, Jan. 7, the sole certified bargaining agent representing nearly 20,000 RCMP members across Canada made its case to residents of Stony Plain as to why Albertans should pressure the province to maintain Alberta’s RCMP.
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