The provincial government is planning $20 million over the next two years to strengthen police resources.

The money will be distributed across five different areas.

First, a 10-member joint task force unit will be created, comprised of both NCR and RCMP members, to conduct “targeted counter-weapons, drugs and contraband activities.”

Elsewhere, five new RCMP officers will be added to Happy Valley-Goose Bay – as was recommended in the town’s recent security review, and 19 additional officers elsewhere in the province by 2026-27 – who will be allocated based on a review of resource needs.

The money will also be used to fund leadership positions for the domestic violence unit and support training and other equipment needed for the initiatives.