Deep River’s new police chief’s career is well-travelled.
Born and raised in Clydebank, Scotland, just outside Glasgow, Mark Kane’s policing journey began when the Calgary police department here in Canada came to the United Kingdom recruiting officers.
After going west, young man, Kane then went east, serving with the police service in Springfield, Manitoba, on the eastern boundary of Winnipeg, and then Nova Scotia, where he’s spent the past five years as police chief of Annapolis Royal.
Kane’s decision to move west again, here to Deep River, was prompted by the announcement this past February that Dean Duchrow was retiring as the town’s police chief after six years at the helm of the police service.
“To be honest, I just needed a change,” Kane told the NRT last week, after two weeks into his new job.
“The Ottawa Valley seemed like a great place. To me, Deep River has everything you need to facilitate day to day living.”
“It has a friendly and quaint atmosphere and has a large community feel, but like any other small town, growth is inevitable,” Kane went on to say, adding it’s important, from a policing perspective to balance the pace of life with quality of life, and community safety.
“I think this town can provide that,” he said.
That being said, the times they are changing, and Kane says he recognizes the modern day challenges the community is facing…
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