Island communities that pay for RCMP services say they have been warned for years cost was coming and have put money aside to deal with it
Island communities seem to be taking in stride the added costs of RCMP services that have been dumped on them by the federal government, with most saying taxpayers will not feel the financial impact in this year’s budgets.
Mercer said Public Safety Canada advised Nanaimo in February last year the estimated settlement value would be $6.04 million. After years without a contract, last April the RCMP signed a new collective agreement, which included a $25,000 annual pay raise for sergeants and $20,000 for constables. “This cost was anticipated and council was made aware during budgeting in previous years that the town was accounting for it accordingly,” said Mayor Cliff McNeill-Smith.North Saanich’s director of financial services, Stephanie Munro, said they were also prepared.
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