The BC government is considering an auxiliary police option.

Following the recent decision by RCMP National Headquarters to terminate its previous Auxiliary Program on April 1, 2020, B.C. is evaluating options for the continued delivery of auxiliary policing services across the province.  Options under consideration are consistent with a recent motion made by the UBCM Executive. 

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The current option available for potential interim implementation is Tier 3, under the new Auxiliary Program, which is different from the previously implemented program due to new training and uniform requirements.

Editors note: Auxiliaries have been used in BC before with various levels of success and training with different level’s of success They are a consideration and should not be used to effect the replacement of regular police.

Some times known as reserve police or special constables they are unarmed and volunteers.

On this Day: July 8th 1874

The Mounties begin the march west.