Didsbury council heard a presentation from the National Police Federation (NPF) during last week’s meeting.
It was regarding the provincial government’s proposal to replace the Alberta RCMP with a new provincial police service. The NPF conducted independent polling last October which showed 81 percent of Albertans in communities policed by the RCMP are satisfied with the service they receive. Meanwhile, support for a transition to a new provincial police service was as low as just 8 percent.
Mayor Rhonda Hunter says council has written a letter to the Premier and the Justice Minister voicing the Town’s ongoing support for the RCMP as Alberta’s police force of choice and their opposition to the formation of a provincial police force for a variety of reasons.
She says there are many unknowns for municipalities at the moment regarding a potential change.
Mayor Hunter says the Town of Didsbury would like to have a voice at the table and she believes every municipality with an RCMP detachment should be heard when it comes to the topic of the government’s proposal to replace the Alberta RCMP with a new provincial police service.
According to Mayor Hunter, the National Police Federation represents 20,000 RCMP across the country and 4,500 RCMP in Alberta. She adds, Didsbury council was interested in their initiative of showing people the value of the RCMP. The NPF invites residents to visit the website – KeepAlbertaRCMP.ca.
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