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