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flamesfever · 09-06-2012, 03:45 PM

I wonder if the Wildrose could have justified building the facility with the idea that Alberta may develop their own provincial police force in years to come. As an Alberta provincial force would be taking the place of the RCMP in policing areas outside the cities, and the RCMP are trained in Regina, then it may make sense to have a centralized facility in Fort McLeod for our force. I think the fact that officers would be spending a lot of time together in training, 24 hrs a day for an extended period, may have some advantages...as it does for the RCMP. It may also justify the accomodation cost...one of the arguments against the Fort McLeod facility put forth in the letter from the Chiefs'.

09-06-2012, 03:45 PM	#139
flamesfever First Line Centre Join Date: Aug 2004 Exp:	I wonder if the Wildrose could have justified building the facility with the idea that Alberta may develop their own provincial police force in years to come. As an Alberta provincial force would be taking the place of the RCMP in policing areas outside the cities, and the RCMP are trained in Regina, then it may make sense to have a centralized facility in Fort McLeod for our force. I think the fact that officers would be spending a lot of time together in training, 24 hrs a day for an extended period, may have some advantages...as it does for the RCMP. It may also justify the accomodation cost...one of the arguments against the Fort McLeod facility put forth in the letter from the Chiefs'. Last edited by flamesfever; 09-06-2012 at 03:55 PM.