EDMONTON β After decades of offering funeral procession escorts to families in the city, the Edmonton Police Service has been forced to put an end to the service because of an increased need for officers on the street. So far this year, the EPS has seen an 8. The decision to end funeral procession escorts, which the EPS offered as a courtesy, was not an easy one to make. Stu Murray, the general manager of First Memorial Funeral Chapels in Edmonton, said he heard rumblings about the change over the summer and received a formal letter in September.
Over the years his funeral home was never denied when Murray put in a request for police escorts. He said they were particularly helpful to move larger services through the busy city streets. The funeral home will be looking at making changes to adapt for the lack of police escorts, such as adding extra signage or another car to the procession.
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