Langley RCMP have graduated their first auxiliaries since the old volunteer officer program was shut down several years ago.
Superintendent Harm Dosange, Officer-in-Charge of the Langley detachment informed Langley City Council during a quarterly crime update at their Monday, April 27 meeting.
“We’re very happy to graduate our first class of auxiliary volunteers,” Supt. Dosange told council.
“They used to be known as auxiliary constables, but now they’re simply just auxiliary volunteers.”
Dosange said the first group graduated on Saturday, April 25, and the detachment planned to deploy them as early as the following week.
“They’ll be primarily used for community engagements and community events,” Dosange explained.
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Under new rules, there are three tiers of auxiliary volunteers, all unarmed.
At Tier 1 level, volunteers don’t wear a full uniform, they are issued grey golf shirts clearly marked “auxiliary” with navy blue slacks, as well as high visibility jackets and hats. Tier 1 volunteers look after community policing, safety education, and non-enforcement support, such as searches for missing persons.
Tier 2 volunteers can also carry out bike patrols and traffic control.
Tier 3, the highest level, includes vehicle patrols and check stops under limited conditions and “some of the use of force tools,” Dosange advised.
Dosange described Tier 3 as “closer to the old auxiliary constable program,” with a uniform that looks “operational like ours.”
Following a 2016 national review, RCMP Auxiliary Constables were shifted from armed, active patrol roles to unarmed community engagement and administrative support roles.
A tiered system was introduced in 2018, but put on hold to allow provinces and territories time to review which tier of service was appropriate.
The legacy auxiliary officer program officially ceased to exist in 2020.
In 2023, the province of BC and the BC RCMP signed a memorandum of understanding for the new BC RCMP auxiliary program at the highest Tier 3 level.
It is still being sorted out, Supt. Dosange indicated, advising council that “we’re still waiting on some of the policy approval from the province on Tier 3. So, in the meantime, we’ve launched Tier 1 and it’s a excellent group that graduated.”
Volunteers must complete an RCMP training curriculum that includes physical, theory-based and practical training, maintain RCMP security clearance standards, and perform 180 hours a year of public safety services and programs in their respective communities, under the direct supervision of RCMP regular members.
Those interested in becoming auxiliaries can attend sessions on the Langley RCMP program scheduled for May 13 or 21 to learn more.
To register, email: langleyauxiliaryprogram@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.