Thompson Local News

Funding for new Community Safety Officer program not confirmed by Province

The Province has not given Thompson a firm commitment that they will help finance the community safety officers.

 

Deputy Mayor Penny Byer says it’s a concern: "It’s a little more difficult to plan and to budget for these things, if you’re not going to get a firm commitment from the province. That’s the main issue that were working on. The province still seems to indicate that we will be able to get the work that needs to be done,  in order to roll this out for the may long weekend but to be honest that window is getting smaller all the time so were a little concerned".

 

Byer says the City plans to hire the officers as by-law enforcement officers for now, and once they receive commitment from the province, the officers will be transitioned to community safety officers.

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