Opinion: Albertans deserve transparency on provincial police force proposal
On the afternoon of Aug. 2, a Penhold couple called 911 after returning home to find an intruder asleep on their bed while their two teenaged children hid nearby.
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Join our mailing listOn the afternoon of Aug. 2, a Penhold couple called 911 after returning home to find an intruder asleep on their bed while their two teenaged children hid nearby.
Read moreOn the afternoon of August 2, a Penhold couple called 9-1-1 after returning home to find an intruder asleep on their bed while their two teenaged children hid nearby. When RCMP officers arrived only ten minutes later, the intruder had attacked and injured the father with a baseball bat, and he ultimately shot the intruder while defending his family and property.
Read moreBlack Diamond council voted to support the RCMP's continued service in Alberta last week.
Read moreAs the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact Alberta students, businesses and sports organizations, despite the encouraging progress of the vaccination campaign, the Kenney government has its hands full guiding the province forward.
Read moreAfter receiving a letter from the County of St. Paul, who expressed their concern over a potential provincial police force, the Municipal District of Taber once again voiced their issues.
Read moreBoth the Town of Rocky Mountain House and Clearwater County have been forwarded letters asking for support from multiple municipalities to have Alberta stick with the RCMP for policing services as opposed to creating a provincial force.
Read moreAlberta should stay the course with policing by the RCMP in rural areas and smaller municipalities rather than forming its own provincial police force. That was the message Morinville Town Council heard at its Committee of the Whole Meeting Tuesday.
Read moreThe Municipal District of Pincher Creek continues to show its opposition to replacing the RCMP in Alberta with a provincial police force.
Read moreWhen the COVID-19 pandemic is finally over, the provincial government will have a huge job on its hands leading Alberta forward.
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