The town of Bridgewater isn’t pleased with a new 20-year contract between the RCMP and the province. Under the Provincial Police Service Agreement, the province retains a 70/30 cost-share agreement for municipalities. Mayor Carroll Publicover says its a form of discrimination because Bridgewater is paying more money for RCMP service. He says something has to be done.
“We’re paying our 100% which is closing in on $4-million, plus 30% subsidy to the units that are getting the 70/30 deal is coming from income tax which we’re contributing to, so we’re really paying and we want that to stop.”
Publicover intends to write a letter to the province asking for the town’s 30 per cent.
