The chief of Surrey s municipal police department says he s "extremely disappointed" by the city council s decision to dissolve his force and return to the RCMP. He s also warning that Surrey s police transition saga is not yet over.
Despite recent efforts to halt it, the transition to the SPS had been underway for months with more than 400 officers and support staff on the payroll.
The RCMP is on its way back as the police force in Metro Vancouver's largest city, says Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke, but the province's solicitor general says he's not "satisfied" he has all information to confirm the decision.
The chief of the fledgling Surrey Police Service (SPS) has pleaded publicly with decision-makers in the city to stop delaying and make a firm call on whether they will be the only police force in the city going forward.