An experienced Sudbury cop has been tapped to become the first deputy chief of a police service that serves First Nations on Manitoulin Island.

Dan Despatie assumes his new duties for the UCCM Police Service effective Oct. 14.

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“The UCCM Police Service welcomes Deputy Chief Dan Despatie and looks forward to his continued commitment to community, public safety, and professional excellence,” UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service Chief James Killeen said in a release.

“Please join the UCCM Police Service Commission and the members of the UCCM Police Service in congratulating Deputy Chief Dan Despatie on this historic appointment.”

The United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin (UCCM) Police Service Commission and the UCCM Police Service said Despatie was hired after a national s

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