Key facts
- Surrey Police Chief Norm Lipinski has been ousted by the Surrey Police Board.
- Lipinski has until Thursday at 4 p.m. to resign.
- The decision comes as Surrey transitions its policing from the RCMP to its own police service.
- The Surrey Police Service was set to take over command of policing 18 months ago.
Surrey Police Chief Norm Lipinski is facing termination, with the Surrey Police Board having ousted him. He has until Thursday at 4 p.m. to resign, or he will be terminated. This decision comes as the city's transition from RCMP policing to its own Surrey Police Service, which was set to take command 18 months ago, is still underway. Lipinski had previously stated the service was ready for the transition.