Money will be used to bolster staffing at regional detachments and fund special RCMP units.
The provincial government will spend an extra $230 million on B.C. RCMP services over the next three years as part of its public safety plan.
The money will also be used hire additional officers in specialized units such as the major crimes section, the sexual exploitation of children unit, and the B.C. highway patrol — plus go toward helping prosecutors and probation officers better manage violent, high-risk offenders. The money will go directly toward paying the RCMP to train an additional 277 officers to fill vacancies.
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