A former Surrey RCMP officer in charge is the next Commanding Officer of the RCMP in B.C.

Assistant Commissioner Dwayne McDonald will assume the rank of deputy commissioner when on July 1 he takes over the job currently held by Deputy Commissioner Jennifer Strachan, who is retiring from the RCMP.

McDonald said he knows policing is sa国际传媒渆volvingsa国际传媒� and hesa国际传媒檚 sa国际传媒渞eady to be part of the change and work with our people, partners and communities to make it even better.

sa国际传媒淥ur policing team will succeed if we set shared goals, have clearly defined roles, enhance our relationships and increase trust and confidence. I want to continue to build on Deputy Commissioner Strachansa国际传媒檚 legacy and I am optimistic about the way forward,sa国际传媒� McDonald said.

McDonald served as Surreysa国际传媒檚 top cop until Assistant Commissioner Brian Edwards replaced him on Jan. 6, 2020. McDonald then went on to serve as the RCMPsa国际传媒檚 criminal operations officer in charge of federal, investigative services and organized crime for B.C.

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said McDonald is sa国际传媒渨ell-positioned as commanding officer of the largest RCMP division in Canada to tackle key priority issues in policing today and into the future.sa国际传媒�

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