RCMP Superintendent Ted De Jager (RCMP photo)
By Dale Boyd
Osoyoos Times
The top cop in the South Okanagan, Supt. Ted De Jager, is transferring to a position in Surrey this fall.
De Jager announced in an email to the media he is transferring to E Division Headquarters working as Officer in Charge in the Operations Strategy Branch.
In the next few months De Jager will be preparing to transfer role of Commanding Officer in the South Okanagan to his successor.
“I would like to take this opportunity to say good bye for now to the wonderful people of the South Okanagan. The past two and a half years have been an incredible experience and it was an honour to serve in such a key role in our communities. The members, employees and volunteers of this Regional Detachment have worked so hard in the past years to build public safety and will continue to go the distance for all of you,” De Jager said.
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He continues in the email he and his wife Dionne have been blessed to meet great and caring people in their time in the Okanagan, and change is a common part of a Mountie’s journey.
“As many of you know, my father was a minister. I think of him often and remember the wise counsel he gave before he went home. One verse, from Corinthians has guided me through my many years in the army and policing: ‘Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong. Do everything in love,'” De Jager said.
De Jager was commanding officer for two and a half years and was elected president of the the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police in February.
