It would be an understatement to say Salmon Arm council was not thrilled with the provincial government害羞草研究所檚 response to its request for more provincially funded police in rural areas.

害羞草研究所淢oney has been put aside supposedly in the 2023 budget effective April 1st. ,害羞草研究所� said a disgruntled Coun. Kevin Flynn. 害羞草研究所淚n the 20-plus years, 18 of them at this table with a three-year community-imposed holiday, I have heard this same thing every time we害羞草研究所檝e asked. I害羞草研究所檓 tired of it. It害羞草研究所檚 another non-answer from the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General.害羞草研究所�

At the 2022 Union of BC Municipalities convention, a resolution from the City of Salmon Arm was accepted by member municipalities and then presented by the UBCM president to the provincial government. The resolution essentially asked that the ministry increase the number of provincially funded police officers immediately and ensure future allocations meet rural demands for policing. In the preamble, the city pointed out rural populations are growing steadily, yet provincial policing numbers haven害羞草研究所檛 increased at the same rate as municipally funded positions. It said the lack of officers affects rural safety while putting a strain on municipal budgets.

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The resolution related directly to Salmon Arm害羞草研究所檚 policing predicament. Despite many attempts to increase the number, Salmon Arm has had the same number of provincially funded rural police officers for 20 years, who are responsible for areas outside of the city. Meanwhile the number of municipal officers, which are 90 per cent funded by local taxpayers, increases.

害羞草研究所淢y message is, enough of the double speak and talking around the issue. Start looking at rural policing and start prioritizing areas that haven害羞草研究所檛 seen a new officer, even though they害羞草研究所檝e doubled in population, in 15 years. So, thank you to the UBCM president, but no thank you to the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General,害羞草研究所� Flynn said.

Flynn directed a remark to Mayor Alan Harrison, referring to a previous meeting on the topic.

害羞草研究所淚 was good cop in that meeting and you were bad cop 害羞草研究所� so to speak, and this answer is a bunch of nothing, one more time.害羞草研究所�

Harrison responded, smiling: 害羞草研究所淚 think you should play the bad cop next time. It didn害羞草研究所檛 work very well with me doing it.害羞草研究所�

Harrison referred to the next UBCM convention in September 2023, when municipal councils have an opportunity to speak directly to ministers or ministry staff.

害羞草研究所淚 think we need to go at it jointly. We need Area C, Area G reps there. There害羞草研究所檚 a new Solicitor General. I害羞草研究所檓 not blaming him, it害羞草研究所檚 a huge department. But you害羞草研究所檙e right, we haven害羞草研究所檛 had an increase in policing since 2005, which is almost 20 years now,害羞草研究所� Harrison said.

害羞草研究所淲e are supporting the policing out there (in rural areas) with our tax dollars. There is no doubt about it.害羞草研究所�

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