In May 2025, the Town posted an RFP seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide a Municipal Police Model Study. On closing, the Town received nine submissions with bids ranging from $83,201-$139,580, and one outlier of $48,550. Ultimately, the successful proponent was BLU Alliance for a total project cost of $87,500.
The project officially kicked off in July 2025 and was conclude at the end of November 2025.
BLU also presented the report and their findings to Town Council during the December 8, 2025, Council meeting. You can watch the recorded meeting by visiting the Town's YouTube page or clicking the following link: December 8, 2025 Council Meeting Recording
The Municipal Police Model Study is meant to be a comprehensive study to provide Town Council and ratepayers with clear and complete information to determine the best policing structure and model for the Town of Peace River. The findings of the study will be used to support the municipality’s request for provincial support by way of additional policing, grant funding, or a combination of based on the recommendations identified.
The objective of the Town is to:
Explore the existing model of contracting the RCMP.
Explore and/or incorporate innovative, promising, or proven policing models and public safety practices.
Consider community engagement focused on understanding the concerns of crime and victimization to create public safety measures and a police model dedicated to addressing the concerns.
Assess the impact of inmate release from Remand Centre into the community with regard to crime and public safety.
Provide the community with a perspective of police models that directly address public safety concerns/measures.
The Town issued an RFP on May 5, 2025, seeking qualified proponents to conduct this study. The RFP closed on May 29, 2025, and the contract was ultimately awarded to BLU Alliance.
The total cost for this study is $87,500.
It is funded in part by Provincial grant funding, with the remainder being funded through monies allocated in the 2025 tax-supported operating budget.
The Town applied for and were successful recipients of Alberta's Indigenous and Municipal Police Transition Study Grant (IMPTS), in the amount of $30,000. This grant was created for First Nations, Metis Settlements, and municipal governments, to assist in funding a police model study.
$30,000 - Grant Funds $57,500 - 2025 tax-supported operating funds _______________ $87,500 - Total Project Budget.
In 2023 and 2024, the Town undertook extensive lobbying initiatives, seeking assistance from the Province regarding public safety concerns within our community due to increased levels of social disorder.
The Minister of Public Safety & Emergency Services, Honourable Mike Ellis, advised that we needed to apply for the IMPTS Grant and conduct a Municipal Police Model Study for the Province to consider ways in which they might be able to assist us.
