The future of BTPS thanks to the civil servants unionizing!!!! “We could survive another year to two years, but then we will have to fold. If we’re hoping for the union to compromise or the federal and provincial governments to hand over more money, we are dreaming,” said a frustrated Chief Earl Klyne of Seine River. Chiefs from the region’s 23 First Nation communities met in Kenora on June 17 to discuss the aboriginal police service’s dire financial situation and determined if the force can’t find a way to stay within the budget it is being given by the provincial and federal governments, the only option will be to disband the Treaty Three Police Service and return to using the OPP. “This is not sustainable. If we continue going this way and try to meet the union’s demands we’re going to be $2.8 million in debt at the end of this fiscal year. Once we arrived at that kind of debt we have to start developing an exit strategy. I know nobody wants to see that,” said Chief Simon Fobister of Grassy Narrows to his fellow chiefs .....
Posted on: Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:10:04 +0000
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