“It is imperative to have your population, your residents and businesses always knowledgeable about what you’re doing, where you’re going, and make sure that they’re a part of that process,” says Esquimalt’s mayor
Esquimalt Mayor Barb Desjardins says the Surrey police debacle could provide guidance for the township in its bid to end its shared policing agreement with the City of Victoria.
“But the big thing, I think, that that whole thing showed is that it is imperative to have your population, your residents and businesses always knowledgeable about what you’re doing, where you’re going, and make sure that they’re a part of that process.” The dispute over Surrey’s police force started in 2018 when former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum promised to replace the RCMP with the Surrey Police Service.
Esquimalt has argued it is overpaying for services it doesn’t need and subsidizing Victoria’s policing.And while Desjardins, who co-chairs the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board with Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto, says Esquimalt is overpaying, she has also maintained that Victoria needs more officers and resources.The township has hired a consulting firm to come up with alternatives, and that report is expected to be delivered before September.
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