Once again the City of North Battleford is getting provincial money through the province’s Municipal Police Grants.
In a news release Wednesday the province announced that the Ministry of Corrections and Policing is providing $770,000 for policing initiatives in North Battleford through that grants program. This is an annual grant and it will fund seven RCMP positions in North Battleford for the coming year 2020-21 – the same number of positions as previous years.
According to the province the Municipal Police Grants program is designed to support “enhanced community policing.” North Battleford is one of several cities that have been announced for funding this week across the province. The grant is provided through the Ministry of Corrections and Policing, with a total of 129 municipal police positions and targeted policing initiatives being funded through the program.
“We are proud to provide this funding to ensure communities are safe and the RCMP is supported in the work it does every day to protect citizens in North Battleford,” said Battlefords MLA Herb Cox in a statement, on behalf of Corrections and Policing Minister Christine Tell.
“Community safety is a priority for our city and these enhanced positions are important to our strategies related to prolific and repeat offenders,” said North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater in a statement. “We are grateful for the continued support of the Government of Saskatchewan through this grant.”
