Today the RCMP announced the appointment of Assistant Commissioner Dwayne McDonald who will be the next Commanding Officer of the RCMP in British Columbia. A/Commr. Dwayne McDonald will assume the rank of Deputy Commissioner when he takes over command from D/Commr. Jennifer Strachan on July 1, 2021 No decisions have been made yet with respect to a formal change of command
VANCOUVER The Surrey Police Service says it has no plans to stop recruiting officers for its new force. The union representing RCMP officers has asked it to stop recruitment, saying the Metro Vancouver gang war is in such a critical state that removing any officers employed in active duty would be harmful to public safety. The National Police Federation s call comes as an innocent person was caught in the crossfire of a gang-related shooting over the weekend. “We have seen a number of operational police officers leaving police forces, whether it s RCMP or other, and going to administrative roles to build this,” said Rob Farrer, of the federation.