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Brenda Locke released a statement detailing why the City of Surrey has refused to add 10 new Surrey Police Service recruits to the payroll, stating they were not budgeted for.
‘What a terrible welcome to our city,’ Coun. Linda Annis says
Mike Farnworth says Brenda Locke is undermining transition from RCMP to SPS, meanwhile Locke insists the province doesn’t have the authority to dictate what happens with policing in Surrey
Advisor for City of Surrey says police union was told it was over budget but hired 10 anyway
The Surrey Police Union said the city is refusing to pay the newest 10 SPS recruits, by keeping them out of the city’s payroll system. That’s forcing the union to cover their cheques, for now, at a cost of $18,000 so far.