Duane Hicks
Rainy River District will see a new OPP detachment commander later this month when S/Sgt. John Kendrick takes over the job left vacant by Insp. Dave Lucas, who relocated to Kenora back in January.
S/Sgt. Kendrick, who presently is the OPP’s regional traffic manager in Thunder Bay but soon will be promoted to inspector, was appointed last week after the Fort Frances and Atikokan police services boards and OPP finished up interviews for the position the week before.
“We’re expecting him sometime about mid-month,” John McTaggart, who chairs the Fort Frances police services board, said this morning.
“We look forward to working with John,” McTaggart added. “He brings lots of detachment experience with him. He’s been to Pickle Lake and Marathon.
“We’re pleased to have him coming to Fort Frances, and we look forward to working with him.”
McTaggart noted both the Fort Frances and Atikokan police services boards had seats on the interview panel, and the decision to choose Kendrick was as much a community-based decision as an OPP one.
“We’ve had good input into the process,” he stressed.
S/Sgt. Steve Shouldice has been acting superintendent since Insp. Lucas moved to Kenora.
