The Smith Government was very, very eager to entice Grande Prairie to develop it's own police force. A challenge has arisen in that the current and past RCMP members are not interested in the front line positions... it may be a very green team working the streets
this Reddit piece should be considered opinion /anecdotal but it does give insight to the logistics of the pending change-over.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GrandePrairie/s/PeKEMs8Cos