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Rural municipalities want Alberta government to halt new victim services model

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Rural Municipalities of Alberta, a group that represents municipal districts and counties across Alberta, is pushing the government to stop the transition to a provincially-run victim services model.Municipalities are worried Alberta's new victim services model will cut the front-line staff needed to help crime victims.

The town of Rimbey, which is located within Ponoka County, used to have a full-time person dedicated to victim services. McLauchlin says the position has been reduced to half-time under the new model. Green said he couldn't confirm how many people would actually work full-time hours as hiring is still underway. Two followup emails from CBC News asking Green about the situation in Rimbey were not answered.

A month and a half later, Persaud said the society was given 30 days' notice that its funding and contract were ending. Victim services has moved temporarily to the Camrose Police Service until the new model is fully implemented this fall.He said he has tried getting a meeting with Ellis, without any success. He met with Camrose UCP MLA Jackie Lovely and has met with Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin MLA and cabinet minister Rick Wilson, but he hasn't heard any followup on his concerns.

McLauchlin thinks the victim services transition will become more of an issue as municipalities start seeing what's proposed for their communities.

 

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