Despite calls from a prosecutor to dismiss Const. Brian Wren for his actions during a 2022 arrest at a Mountain gas station, an adjudicator is letting him keep his job.
The program would come with a $15.5 million price tag over five years $4.5 million of which it is already spending and see the service buy 650 cameras.
Suspended police officers have cost taxpayers in Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and Brantford roughly $14.8 million over the 11 years, according to an exclusive database compiled by CBC News.
Union leaders are relaying some 'frustration' over the fact members are seeing delays in getting overtime pay amid the city's ongoing issues tied to a cybersecurity incident.
The president of the Hamilton Police Association told the city's police board in October to seek a 'fulsome wellness unit' to aid traumatized first responders.