Edmonton city council approves reallocating $5M for more transit peace officers

Edmonton city council approves reallocating $5M for more transit peace officers

City council will redirect $5 million toward placing transit peace officers at LRT stations throughout Edmonton, to try to address social disorder and crime.

Edmonton hiring 30 transit peace officers for LRT patrols, scrapping security guards

Transit riders will see more peace officers patrolling the LRT and bus network in the coming months, but no more security guards on standby at transit stations.