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By Daron Letts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Iqaluit\u2019s deputy mayor is calling for \u201cvery successful\u201d joint patrols between Iqaluit bylaw and RCMP to be reinstated, after the project was halted in the spring due to a lack of available police officers. \u201cI would like to call on the RCMP to get their staffing numbers to where we can work together again,\u201d said Kim Smith during Tuesday\u2019s governance and priorities meeting. \u201cIt was very successful and we definitely saw a difference in the city.\u201d The pilot project ran from January through March. It ended due to a lack of available police officers, said Iqaluit\u2019s chief municipal enforcement officer Steven Allen Tuesday during a presentation to the committee. \u201cWhile the project was in motion, it was a success, but the… <\/p>\n

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By Daron Letts, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunatsiaq News Iqaluit\u2019s deputy mayor is calling for \u201cvery successful\u201d joint patrols between Iqaluit bylaw and RCMP to be reinstated, after the project was halted in the spring due to a lack of available police officers. \u201cI would like to call on the RCMP to get their staffing numbers to where we can work together again,\u201d said Kim Smith during Tuesday\u2019s governance and priorities meeting. \u201cIt was very successful and we definitely saw a difference in the city.\u201d The pilot project ran from January through March. It ended due to a lack of available police officers, said Iqaluit\u2019s chief municipal enforcement officer Steven Allen Tuesday during a presentation to the committee. \u201cWhile the project was in motion, it was a success, but the... <\/p>\n

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