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Halifax Board of Police Commissioners chair Becky Kent announced they will strike up a civilian review to investigate the chaotic clearing of a Halifax tent encampment on Spring Garden Road on Aug. 18, 2021.
Halifax's police oversight board has ordered a review into how Halifax Regional Police responded during protests around the eviction of people from homeless camps in the city nearly two years ago.
In a presentation to the Board of Police Commissioners Wednesday, Halifax RCMP said their new Community Action Response Team pilot project has been successful so far, but mental health calls should be diverted to non-police organizations.
Halifax is looking at transforming its police service and has hired a former deputy police chief to lead the charge.
Despite what many Halifax regional councillors were led to believe, Halifax does not have an integrated police service.