I received a seatbelt ticket in Sidney, on MotherB次元官网网址檚 Day.
The RCMP had set up a covert, roadside check stop, with a member hiding behind some bushes on the corner of Resthaven and Brethour Avenue, just past the Shoal Center, to nab all the bad B次元官网网址榞rey hairsB次元官网网址�, for speeding and/or other infractions. This is not the only localized action the RCMP has taken. I have seen them in other residential neighborhoods, ticketing bad citizens.
It took the member an hour to process my ticket. During that time, he called for backup, which arrived in the form of another, lone occupant member, driving an expensive RCMP SUV.
Surely the RCMP has better things to do than ticket senior citizens driving past the Shoal Center at 30 km/h, on MotherB次元官网网址檚 Day? It is a complete waste of time and taxpayersB次元官网网址� resources.
It tells me that there is nothing better for the police to do, with no real crime in Sidney. Perhaps itB次元官网网址檚 time to start defunding the RCMP.
Keith Chancellor
Sidney by the Sea
