As the City of Surrey looks at how it can draw staff to its once-doomed RCMP force, the RCMP and the Surrey Police Service (SPS) are now tussling over who is likely to see more officers defect to the other side.
In June, city council voted to retain the RCMP rather than shift to the municipally-run SPS, but it must meet a number of conditions set by the B.C. government if it is to do so, including laying out a plan for re-staffing the detachment.
Surrey RCMP Assistant Commissioner Brian Edwards said at a Monday night meeting that the RCMP “absolutely” can recruit the officers it needs — 161 regular members, according to
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