TISDALE — With its office lease ending in three years, the Tisdale RCMP is exploring whether to renew or move to a different location.
“We don’t want to find ourselves without a home, naturally,” said Rob King, media relations officer with the Saskatchewan RCMP. “We’re looking at: do we want to renew this lease; is there another property that suits our needs better; is there another property that’s cheaper and suits our needs better? There are a whole bunch of things in play.”
King said this is an exploration of what the RCMP’s options are in Tisdale, not a search.
“Right now I don’t think we’ve started searching yet if we can renew our lease. But we still have to explore the possibility of it if there is another building in town that would work better.”
The RCMP needs a combined office space of approximately 365 square metres and a special purpose space of about 400 square metres, with a land size of approximately 6,500 square metres. The location must be near a main highway.
The lease term is approximately five years, with two- to five-year options to renew, commencing about April 1, 2022.
The proposed space must be available at least six months prior to the lease commencement date to prepare for occupancy.
“It has to be responsible to the taxpayers and still meet the needs of the community and the taxpayers and the detachment,” King said. “Our buildings aren’t just buildings. There are many things required in the building like cells and things like that, so we have to look at the cost and do a cost analysis whether it’s more feasible to stay where we are, renew the lease or negotiate the lease if that’s even an option. Or potentially looking at another building.”
People wanting additional information can contact Leanne van de Ligt with the RCMP at 780-670-8632.
“We have two years to do it but we have to start doing it because nothing happens quickly.”
