Rocky Mountain House has been looking at alternative policing arrangements and according to a report, the Alberta RCMP is the most cost-effective option for the municipality.

The report commissioned by the Town of Rocky Mountain House, located 215 kilometres southwest of Edmonton, found while RCMP contract costs are rising, it was still the most competitive options compared to other alternatives.

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Joyce Tustian, project lead for the report at Western Management Consultants (WMC), said at a council meeting on Aug. 5 the cost of the RCMP compared to other options remain the municipality’s “best deal” because as a smaller municipality, it lacks forces and “economies of scale.”

“You just aren’t big enough to do the things as a small municipality in a way that is cost ef

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