By Sam McBain, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter – The Advocate Pictou council discussed the possibility of creating a joint Police Advisory Board (PAB) with Trenton and possibly Pictou County, after Trenton approached Pictou with the offer, according to Pictou CAO Kyle Slaunwhite. “To do that, essentially we just need an agreement from council, and at that point I can write a letter to the minister and request approval if council decides to go forward with a joint Police Advisory Board with Trenton,” he said. “I think there’s positives associated with working with our neighbouring communities on this,” Mayor Jim Ryan said. “I do have concerns . . . Will our concerns around policing be consistent with the other municipalities?” The question was directed toward councillors on the current PAB, Coun….










