Flowers Cove residents no longer feel safe, mayor wants RCMP detachment fully staffed

Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Breadcrumb Trail Links HomeAtlantic CanadaNewfoundland & LabradorNews Flowers Cove residents no longer feel safe, mayor wants RCMP detachment fully staffed 'This is an essential service. We have to have this,' says Lynn Way Author of the article: By Diane Crocker Published Sep 24, 2026 6 minute read About 130 people attended a rally in Flowers Cove on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, calling for a reinstatement of police services in the area. CONTRIBUTED Article content Recent events in the Town of Flowers Cove have the council and residents saying enough is enough when it comes to the lack of police service in the Northern Peninsula community. Article content Mayor Lynn Way said there was a recent domestic violence incident where the victim waited more than an hour and a half for police to respond. Article content Article content Before that, there was a break-in at a local business, and money was stolen from an ATM machine. Article content Article content Way also said issues related to drug use are also on the rise in the community. Article content “There are things that people do not feel safe anymore,” she told The Telegram. Article content Flowers Cove Mayor Lynn Way CONTRIBUTED Article content Call for change Article content Way has been mayor for almost a year, but said the policing issue is something the town has been trying to address for several years. Article content On Sept. 19, 130 people from the town and surrounding communities attended a rally at the Flowers Cove Lions Club, calling for reinstatement of full police services in the area. Article content Way said the provincial government and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) need to do something about it now. Article content “The point of the matter is we don’t want anything different than we had before,” she said. “We just want our detachment staffed fully with three officers, or at least two officers.” Article content Going on for too long Article content There used to be three officers stationed in Flowers Cove, she said. They lived in RCMP housing, and those three properties are still there and are still being maintained by the RCMP. Article content Article content Around 2018, the RCMP made the decision to implement hubbing services at some of its Northern Peninsula detachments. Article content Read More 'The coverage with the RNC is far superior': West coast communities…