Chief Superintendent Dave Kicks Off the Year of Peace Through Service
Posted by Chu Wu
on Jul 11, 2012
On July 4, Dave’s classification speech focused mainly on his recent experience where he spent a year in Afghanistan to train their police officers. Dave thought it was a natural extension to his calling of serving as a citizen of his community, his country and the world. Previously, Dave spent a significant amount of his career both in Alberta and Ottawa. Dave has experience working in rural communities. Dave has also worked on some very significant security projects at a very high level, including the G20 Summit in Canada. Going to Afghanistan was a way for him to further broaden his horizon.
Dave shared a few stories with us, including one with a police chief who subsequently helped Dave understand better about the people, their decencies and their lack of options in Afganishtan. His stories were insightful, inspiring and ultimately left us with a feeling of being very grateful for being able to live where we are – in Canada and in Burnaby.
Dave wished that his two daughters could have witnessed firsthand of his own experience in Afganistan. From time to time Dave would take some of his staff to visit the Mosque on Canada Way, only blocks from his Burnaby RCMP Office by the Burnaby City Hall...or take them to other places that they normally would not visit in the past. In his own way, Dave is building “Peace Through Service”.
Dave wished that his two daughters could have witnessed firsthand of his own experience in Afganistan. From time to time Dave would take some of his staff to visit the Mosque on Canada Way, only blocks from his Burnaby RCMP Office by the Burnaby City Hall...or take them to other places that they normally would not visit in the past. In his own way, Dave is building “Peace Through Service”.
Pictures above are of Chief Superintendent Dave Critchley serving as Review Officer at the Royal Canadian Air Cadets 637 Arrow Squadron Annual Ceremonial Review on June 2, 2012