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Township of Langley wants own RCMP detachment

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 10 May, 2023 12:11 PM

The Township of Langley says it wants its own RCMP detachment and plans to stop sharing policing resources with the City of Langley.

The township's council voted to begin the process, which the mayor says could take up to four years.

Township of Langley Council has voted to deintegrate the Langley RCMP so that Township of Langley community members have a standalone detachment to better serve the needs of this large and fast-growing municipality. Read the full article at https://t.co/n4D1WDoZcT pic.twitter.com/szLdkPdqyH
— Township of Langley (@LangleyTownship) May 10, 2023

Mayor Eric Woodward says the goal is to improve services for his community, which is much larger geographically and growing at a faster rate than the city.

He says the township currently pays for the majority of police resources and an agreement is already in place to buy the city out of its share of the police station.

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