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Join our mailing listCentral Albertans will be drawn to competing townhalls meetings this winter over whether Alberta should stick with the RCMP or starts a provincial police force.
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Read moreEdmonton, AB — The Government of Alberta has indicated they will make a decision about the future of the RCMP in Alberta this spring, and the Department of Justice and Solicitor General will be holding a series of events to inform that decision. To hear directly from Albertans on interests, questions and concerns, the National Police Federation will be hosting a KeepAlbertaRCMP Community Engagement Tour across small- and mid-sized municipalities throughout the province starting this week.
Read moreMembers of Red Deer RCMP’s Community Policing Unit have received an award from the Central Alberta FASD Network.
Read moreMayor Sandy Bowman said he does not want to see the RCMP replaced with a provincial police force. He said in a Tuesday interview he would need to see data, such as community input and funding models, to reconsider.
Read moreResults of an online survey shows 80 per cent of Albertans remain satisfied with RCMP policing even as the UCP government pushes for a provincial police force, says the union representing RCMP.
Read moreOnly nine per cent of Albertans believe the province needs to replace the RCMP with a provincial police force, suggests a survey commissioned by the RCMP’s union.
Read moreWetaskiwin’s mayor, Millet’s mayor and Wetaskiwin County’s reeve believe replacing the RCMP with a Provincial police force will not benefit the communities they represent.
Read moreDumping the RCMP for a provincial police force could cost Alberta approximately $200 million more annually than what the provincial and municipal governments currently spend, according to a study released by the provincial government on Friday.
Read moreAn independent, government-ordered report on the feasibility of a provincial police force suggests a long transition period and a hefty price tag.
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