THE Surrey Police Board, while congratulating mayor-elect Brenda Locke and all the successful council candidates in Saturday’s civic election, said on Sunday that it wants to provide a full briefing to her on the important role as Chair of the Surrey Police Board and the status of the policing transition process as soon as possible.
Melissa Granum, Surrey Police Board Executive Director, said: “We know that the subject of policing was prevalent during the election period. The Board is looking forward to open communication with the mayor-elect as soon as possible to highlight the extensive work that has taken place, regarding the transition from the RCMP to Surrey Police Service, under the direction of all three levels of government.”

She pointed out: “Today there are more than 350 SPS staff members employed by the Surrey Police Board, and any change to Surrey’s police transition process would be determined by the provincial government.”

Granum added: “The Board is confident that the smooth transition to a municipal police service in Surrey will continue.”
The Board said that it would like to thank the civilian and sworn staff of Surrey Police Service for their continued professionalism during the election period.