Surrey mayor says final decision on policing in the city could come by the end of next week
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Surrey city staff have released their first public report on progress made in meeting binding conditions from the province to keep the RCMP.
The battle over who will police the city of Surrey is heating up yet again.
City staff have released their first public report on progress made in meeting binding conditions from the province to keep the RCMP.
The city says 15 Surrey Police Service officers have been hired by the RCMP or are in the process.
“We are moving forward on all of those issues that the minister asked us to do and we are feeling very confident in where we are with the RCMP,” said Brenda Locke, mayor of Surrey.
The report claims another 81 SPS officers have indicated they will also jump ship.
However, the SPS tells CTV News those numbers are unverified, calling them “wishful thinking.”
When asked how the report reached those numbers, Surrey’s top cop offered this explanation.
