June 28, 2021 – National Police Federation Board Endorses Tentative Collective Agreement

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January 12, 2022

Surrey Homeowners Face Big Property Tax Increases in 2022 based on an Average 34% Value Increase and Unknown SPS Costs

Surrey, B.C. — Many Surrey residents are receiving BC Assessment’s mailers sharing the assessed market value of their residential property as of July 1, 2021. This new assessed value will form the basis for municipal property taxes in 2022. BC Assessment […]

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January 4, 2022

Keep Alberta RCMP Campaign to Hold Public Consultations Across Province on Proposed Provincial Police Transition

Edmonton, AB — The Government of Alberta has indicated they will make a decision about the future of the RCMP in Alberta this spring, and the Department of Justice and Solicitor General will be holding a series of events to inform […]

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December 22, 2021

Surrey 2022 Budget Reveals Additional SPS Transition Costs, Increasing Potential Total to Over $81 Million

SURREY, B.C. – The City of Surrey released its 2022-2026 Financial Plan late on Friday December 17, highlighting over $17.5M in unbudgeted Surrey Police Service (SPS) one-time transition costs. The five-year plan presented a $63.7M budget seemingly aligned with 2021 […]

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December 17, 2021

Holiday Release of Surrey Five-Year Plan Provides No Details On Costs To Be Borne By Surrey Taxpayers

SURREY, B.C. – The City of Surrey will finally release its 2022-2026 budget for review by taxpayers and the public today, prior to a Council vote to be held on Christmas Eve. This plan, however, does not include the typical […]

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November 30, 2021

Dual Surrey Police Costing Taxpayers Millions, and Counting, for Less Police Officers and Services

Surrey, B.C. — This morning, the Surrey Police Service announced the deployment of 29 officers who will ride along with Surrey RCMP Members on calls, operating under the command of the Surrey RCMP. The SPS had promised 50 officers by […]

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November 25, 2021

Majority of Albertans Give Proposed APPS the Cold Shoulder, Support for RCMP Remains Strong

Edmonton, AB — A recent Pollara Strategic Insights survey concluded on the eve of the Government of Alberta’s release of the Alberta Provincial Police Service (APPS) Transition Study and released today by the National Police Federation, reveals that 80 percent of […]

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November 22, 2021

Overwhelming Majority of Surrey Residents Support and Want to Keep Surrey RCMP

Surrey, B.C. — A Pollara Strategic Insights survey of 811 Surrey residents, conducted October 21 to November 4, found 84% have a favourable impression of the RCMP, and 76% agree the transition should be halted until a more detailed accounting […]

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November 12, 2021

BC Taxpayers Continue to Shoulder Tens of Millions of Dollars as Mayor McCallum Hides Exorbitant Transition Costs for Surrey Police Service

SURREY, B.C. – Ahead of the release of the City of Surrey’s Budget for 2022, the National Police Federation (NPF) is identifying millions of dollars of unaccounted spending related to Surrey Police Service (SPS) transition costs. In September, Mayor McCallum […]

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November 5, 2021

Surrey Taxpayers Deserve Real Answers to Important Questions in Upcoming Surrey Council Budget Discussions

SURREY, B.C. – With the City of Surrey set to unveil its latest budget for public input later this month, the National Police Federation (NPF) is recommending that Surrey residents raise serious questions related to millions of dollars worth of […]

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