Edmonton Police Commission residency requirements under scrutiny [Video]

A day after the head of the Edmonton Police Commission quit his position after news of his plans to stay on after moving to Europe surfaced, another member of it is facing scrutiny for not living in the city.

Wally Sinclair, who lives in Lac La Biche and has been a commissioner for two years, told CTV News Edmonton on Wednesday he’s been proud to bring a rural and Indigenous perspective to commission discussions as police have regular interactions with people from those backgrounds.

“The commission work I’ve found very moving and I love the team concept,” said Sinclair, an Indigenous elder, veteran and resident of the town 169 kilometres northeast of Edmonton. “(There’s) a lot of knowledge around that table.”