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Here’s a roundup of what local elected leaders will talk about during public meetings this week.

Troyer said it wasn’t until he decided to run for election two years ago that he started feeling the squeeze of politics on himself – and his office.

A pilot program that sends a non-police team to some emergency calls is entering its final stage. But officials say there’s enough need to make it permanent.

The pilot program was created because police are often responding to 911 calls that fall outside the parameters of law enforcement.

A Winnipeg man who died by suicide earlier this month called 911 hours earlier, leaving his family questioning whether the system is equipped to triage calls from people in a mental health crisis to connect them with the appropriate care.