The union that represents the RCMP’s emergency dispatchers and operators is calling on the force to come up with a recruitment plan to fix worsening staff shortages.
CUPE Local 104 president Kathleen Hippern said hundreds of people are off on long-term sick leave and knows of many more who are looking for an exit.
“We’re so understaffed,” she said in an interview Tuesday.
When someone dials 911 and asks for police, Hippern said their members take the call and gather the information officers need to know before heading to a scene.
“Police are not moving until one of us answers that call.”…