Municipal Police Service Review
Grande Prairie City Council approved the transition to a municipal police service at the March 6 City Council meeting. For further information on the Municipal Police Service, please visit cityofgp.com/municipalpolicing.
The City of Grande Prairie currently contracts the RCMP as its municipal police service provider through a Municipal Police Services Agreement (MPSA). The City also provides operational and administrative support for the RCMP through its Municipal Support Section, Enforcement Services, Mobile Outreach and Collision Reporting Centre.
The Government of Alberta is currently conducting its own review of a provincial police service. If the Province were to form their own police service, then the RCMP will no longer be available to provide municipal contract policing in the City of Grande Prairie or elsewhere in Alberta.
In anticipation of a coming decision point of police service delivery in the community, Grande Prairie City Council initiated a Police Service Model Review to assess the historical, current and future states of policing in Grande Prairie.
Following the review, Council instructed administration to develop a detailed transition and public consultation plan to further assess establishing a municipal police service, which would provide Grande Prairie with a local, responsive and independent municipal police that meets the community needs.
Community Engagement
The City contracted MNP to execute the community engagement and detailed transition plan for the establishment of a municipal police service.
The community engagement included:
- A survey that took approximately 10 minutes
- A questions space to ask questions about municipal policing
- Two public open houses in January
- Stakeholder interviews and focus groups
Survey
Residents were invited to share their feedback on what their priorities are for a modern municipal police service. The survey ran from December 6 - 23, 2022.
Public Open Houses
Residents were invited to two public open houses to learn more about the municipal policing model and how it compares with Grande Prairie's current policing model. There were opportunities to provide feedback on the two models with MNP, the community engagement consultant.
The public open houses took place at Teresa Sargent Hall inside Montrose Cultural Centre (9839 103 Ave) during the following dates and times:
- January 16 | 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- January 17 | 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The public open houses were drop-in format and free to attend for all residents.
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