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26 NEW POLICING POSITIONS

Released on March 27, 2002

Twenty-six new police positions will be provided to Saskatchewan

communities as part of the $7.3 million increase in the provincial

government's policing budget for 2002/03.



"Keeping communities safe is a top priority of this government," Attorney

General Chris Axworthy said. "Since 1999, we've increased provincial

funding for police services by a record $18 million. More than $88 million

in police funding is now provided each year."



The 26 new positions will include six First Nations RCMP officers and six

additional RCMP officers for integrated police units, which work with

members of the municipal serious crime units to investigate organized

crime. The officers will be in Regina (2), Prince Albert, Moose Jaw,

Estevan and Weyburn.



Fourteen new municipal police positions will be funded in: Regina (4),

Saskatoon (4), North Battleford (2), Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Lloydminster

and Yorkton.



Axworthy noted the $18 million policing increase since 1999 included 25

officers in 2000/01 and 20 officers in 2001/02, as well as the 26 positions

to be hired in 2002/03. In addition, the increase has enabled the RCMP to

staff an additional 61 officers since 1999, for which on-going funding is

provided in the 2002/03 budget. In total, 132 additional police officers

have been added to provincially funded law enforcement staff.



Other improvements include development of a new police radio system to

increase radio coverage for officers and in-car digital access to police

information. The province will invest a total of $12 million over 10 years

in this project. Implementation of the new system will allow individual

officers to spend 20 per cent more of their time on the street.



As well, SGI will soon be introducing new, more efficient administrative

procedures around the reporting of motor vehicle accidents. This

initiative will free up the equivalent of approximately 10 law enforcement

officers from paperwork, enabling them to be redirected to law enforcement

activities.



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For more information, contact:



Debi McEwen

Saskatchewan Justice

Regina

Phone: (306) 787-6043

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