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Farnworth reaches for checkmate in Surrey policing transition dispute

Public Safety minister introduces legislation Monday that provides ‘clarity and finality’ to Surrey residents
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Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth and Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke. (File photos)

The provincial government is updating the Police Act in an effort to prevent the same mess from occurring that continues to define Surrey’s policing transition to the Surrey Police Service from the Surrey RCMP.

“People deserve to know who is protecting their homes, families and businesses when there is a change in policing in their community,” Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said Monday in Victoria.

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About the Author: Tom Zytaruk

I write unvarnished opinion columns and unbiased news reports for the Surrey Now-Leader.
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