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B.C.’s director of policing to resign in new year

Brenda Butterworth-Carr, the former commander of B.C.'s RCMP E-Division, is leaving her job as director of policing with the provincial government. RCMP handout

A former commander of the B.C. RCMP is leaving her current post with the provincial government after a year and a half on the job.

On Wednesday, Brenda Butterworth-Carr announced plans to resign as the assistant deputy minister and director of police services “early in the new year.”

Read more: New leader of B.C. RCMP is first indigenous woman to hold the title

In a statement, Butterworth-Carr said she was making the move to focus on personal matters and spend more time with her family.

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A transition plan for her successor is expected in the coming days, she added.

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Butterworth-Carr was named deputy commissioner and commander of B.C.’s RCMP E-Division in March 2017.

A member of the Tr’ondek Hwech’in Han Nation in the Yukon, she was the first Indigenous woman to hold the job until she moved to government.

Read more: Jennifer Strachan formally sworn-in as new commander of British Columbia RCMP

 

Dept. Comm. Jennifer Strachan replaced her as E Division commanding officer in June 2019.

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