Change of command: Prospect of Alberta police force raises concerns over cost, rural crime
Author of the article: Trevor Robb Publishing date: Feb 16, 2021 • February 16, 2021 • 13 minute read • Paul McLauchlin, Reeve for Ponoka County and President of the Rural Municipalities of Alberta, is seen with his family's horses on their farm near Pigeon Lake on Monday, Jan. 18. The county has seen high rural crime rates and rising unemployment due to the oil price crash and the COVID-19 pandemic. McLauchlin feels a provincial police force would be expensive and complicated to replace existing RCMP policing in the area. IAN KUCERAK/Postmedia Article content “I’m ...
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