The exterior of police stations will soon look different in Surrey, B.C.
New signs have been ordered to reflect a transfer of policing responsibility to the municipal Surrey Police Service from the RCMP, after six years of planning and political turmoil.
On Nov. 29, the municipal service becomes the police force of jurisdiction in British Columbia’s second most populous municipality, while the Mounties take on what’s expected to be a years-long supporting role.
But there’s still no formal agreement on how responsibilities will be split between the two forces with less than three weeks to go before the transition becomes official.
Surrey Police Chief Norm Lipinski said Friday that meetings between his office and the RCMP happen multiple times a week as they work out the finer points of the deal, which he is confident will be signed “in a matter of days.”
“We’re putting those pieces together to get …