Manak stated at the time that he felt the board had a strong case. “The police board and the department feel strongly that those are required resources for our community to provide safety,” he said. He pointed to an independent University of Victoria study that concluded the police officers on ACT teams contribute to more positive outcomes for people with mental- health challenges. But Brenda Butterworth-Carr, director of police services, stated in a Jan. 17 letter to the police board that she was unclear what research had been done to “address the absence of evidence-based data.” She also pointed to a new report recommending changes to the policing agreement between Esquimalt and Victoria that, she said, could free up additional resources and resolve some of the issues identified by the police board.
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VANCOUVER B.C.’s director of police services says she’s leaving the organization to spend more time with her family because of health reasons, according to an email sent to staff. In the email, obtained by CTV News, Brenda Butterworth-Carr writes “my decision to resign is due to an unanticipated personal health matter. This is an issue that will demand my full attention and energy for a while. But I believe, with the support of my family and proper care, I will be able to return to full health.” Butterworth-Carr has been in the job only two years and her departure comes in the middle of a complex transition to the Surrey Police Department.
VANCOUVER B.C.’s director of police services was among the subjects of a criminal investigation into obstruction of justice, with officers from the Ontario Provincial Police interviewing B.C. witnesses in the case in the days before she resigned, CTV News has learned. This week, OPP investigators travelled to this province to interview at least five witnesses in the probe, called Project Eastbourne. The project is examining the role of senior Mounties in B.C. and Alberta for their alleged role in the aftermath of the use of a stun gun against Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver International Airport in 2007.
Director of police services for B.C. announces resignation
Brenda Butterworth-Carr announced her decision in a letter to colleagues on Wednesday, saying she will be leaving her assistant deputy minister position with the provincial government early in the new year.
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Posted: Dec 16, 2020 10:06 PM PT | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
Brenda Butterworth-Carr was head of the RCMP in British Columbia before she became director of police services.(CBC/Mike Zimmer)
B.C. s director of police services is stepping down after less than two years on the job.
Brenda Butterworth-Carr announced her decision in a letter to colleagues on Wednesday, saying she will be leaving her assistant deputy minister position with the provincial government early in the new year.