Staff Sgt. Jeff Simpson took over as Yorkton Detachment Commander effective Monday, August 22, replacing Staff Sgt. Greg Nichol who recently retired.
“We are pleased to welcome Jeff to our community and look forward to working with him on policing issues as part of the Yorkton municipal team,” said Mayor Bob Maloney.
Born in Saskatoon, Jeff started his career with the RCMP as a constable in Wynyard, Saskatchewan, moving on to Punnichy and then Calgary as part of the city’s Integrated Market Enforcement Team (IMET). There he was promoted to Sergeant and later Administration NCO. While in Calgary, he was the investigator responsible for establishment and operation of the Joint Securities Intelligence Unit within the Calgary IMET. In 2011 he moved to Gleichen, Alberta as NCO Operations, then to Fort Vermillion in 2013 as Detachment Commander. In Fort Vermillion, he was responsible for transitioning of policing services to the RCMP from the North Peace Tribal Police Service.
“Yorkton is a great community and our family is happy to be returning to Saskatchewan. Yorkton was always high on our list of potential locations to move to, and we look forward to becoming a part of this community,” said Jeff.
In addition to his RCMP training, Jeff holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Human Resource Management and Operations/Production Management. He is currently completing his MBA through Athabasca University.
The Yorkton detachment has 28 full time members.
