Peel gets 1st female police chief

Peel has gotten its first female police chief.

Jennifer Evans, the current deputy chief, was appointed Tuesday, becoming the first woman named as police chief in the region’s history and its sixth police chief overall.

“This is a great honour – and an incredible responsibility,” Evans said in a statement.

“I’m very fortunate in having a great police service with me, at every rank and including all members, civilian and uniform. I’m also following Chief [Mike] Metcalf who did an extraordinary job in moving us forward as an organization. My job is to build on all he accomplished and keep us in the forefront of policing in Canada.”

Evans first joined the force in 1983 and was appointed deputy chief in 2008. She spent over eight years as a criminal investigator, and recently travelled to British Columbia to assist in the commission that looked into the disappearance of women from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.

Emil Kolb, chair of the Peel Police Services Board, said the board was impressed by all the candidates’dedication, but Evans was the Board’s unanimous choice.

“This is an exciting time for our police service and our community,” Kolb said in a statement.

“The Board strongly believes that Chief Designate Evans has the breadth of experience, the enthusiasm and most importantly, the right vision to lead our police service during these challenging times.”

She replaces Mike Metcalf, who retired at the end of March.

Metcalf began his career with the Mississauga police department in 1971, worked his way up the ranks and was appointed Peel chief in January 2006.

The Peel force was formed in 1974, and is an amalgamation of five local police services including Brampton, Mississauga and Port Credit.

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