The range was installed during construction of the new police building, which opened in 2014. It was already outdated the day it opened. yxe
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“It’s a problem for us because we use our range very frequently for annual qualifications and training for all our different specialty teams, and so it’s an area of the building that’s constantly being utilized and for a while we weren’t able to fully utilize it because some of the functions of the range weren’t available to us,” Chief Troy Cooper said.Article content
The force’s director of finance and asset management, Earl Warwich, told the board police had asked for a range that would be technologically suited for the purpose at the time and would also meet the cost restraints associated with the overall project.Article content Police looked into making a warranty claim, only to learn there was no warranty available. They also couldn’t find anyone who could repair it so shortly after it was installed, according to Warwick’s report.Advertisement 5Police made plans to replace the range in 2019 and funds were set aside in the 2020 capital budget. Then the pandemic delayed the replacement. By the time pandemic restrictions were fully lifted last year, the costs to replace the range had increased.
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