B.C. judge to decide Surrey mayor's court challenge to police transition

A B.C. Supreme Court judge's decision about whether the provincial public safety minister has the right to order the city of Surrey to transition from the RCMP to a municipal police force is expected on Thursday.A B.C. Supreme Court judge's ruling on whether B.C. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth can order the city of Surrey to transition from RCMP to a local police force is expected on Thursday.A B.C.

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth is due to address the decision publicly in Vancouver at 11:45 a.m. PT. CBC will stream his reaction live. The decision will come after nearly two years of feuding between the B.C. government and Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke — who campaigned in the 2022 municipal election on a promise of keeping the RCMP — over the future of policing in B.C.'s second largest and fastest growing municipality.

Moira Wyton is a Vancouver-based journalist for CBC News. She previously worked at the Edmonton Journal and The Tyee, and her reporting has been nominated for awards from the Canadian Association of Journalists, Jack Webster Foundation and the Digital Publishing Awards. You can reach her at moira.wyton@cbc.ca.

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