Kelowna mayor does not ask for more RCMP funding during Victoria trip
Global News
The 2026 budget has allocated funding for four additional RCMP officers, but according to the detachment's officer-in-charge, far more are needed to meet current policing needs.
When Kelowna, B.C., Mayor Tom Dyas took the city’s top priorities to Victoria this week, they included social disorder concerns.
Dyas met with provincial ministers, including Attorney General Nikki Sharma.
Among the things Dyas advocated for included more Crown prosecutors and an involuntary compassionate care facility.
However, the mayor stopped at asking for more RCMP funding to help bolster RCMP resources.
“At this particular point in time we are not asking for more police officers,” Dyas told Global News at the legislature in Victoria Thursday.
“We deal with that through our normal budget process and we’ve gone through the budget process at this point in time.”
The 2026 budget has allocated funding for four additional RCMP officers, but according to the detachment’s officer-in-charge, far more are needed to meet current policing needs.
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