Solving RCMP Municipal Resource Pressures

Whereas many regions in British Columbia are experiencing population growth in addition to provincial promotion of industrial and tourist activity in rural or remote areas that do not have the necessary public safety infrastructure; And whereas BC has seen an almost 30 percent increase in Provincial Parks and Recreation Site visitation since 2014, most of which are outside municipal boundaries; And whereas municipalities impacted by industrial or tourism hot spots outside their boundaries have experienced increased criminality and road safety issues with minor or no increases in Provincial RCMP police resources resulting in municipal RCMP police resources becoming the backstop to address the pressures created by rural population growth, provincial tourism promotion and industrial project approvals: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of BC develop a funding model whereby Provincial RCMP resources increase and are allocated to regions across BC at a rate aligned with provincial tourism andor industrial activity growth and rural population increases in that region.