The Gift of Giving – Order a Reflective House Number Sign Today
Help keep your friends and family visible this Holiday Season.
Every second counts in an emergency. A reflective house number sign ensures help can find you quickly.
Stop by the South Cowichan CPO to purchase of a Reflective House Number Sign.
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The Gift of Safety
As the holiday season approaches, let’s remember the importance of safety. Here are a few tips from your local community:
- Lock it Up: Secure your home, garage, shed, and vehicle.
- Brighten Up: Add a reflective house number sign to your home.
- Stay Connected: Sign up for our FREE Friendly Phone Program.
- Drive Safely: Avoid drunk driving and distracted driving.
- Be Aware: Protect yourself from scams and fraud.
- Spread Kindness: Be patient and courteous, especially while shopping.
- Fire Smart: Never leave fireplaces, candles, or non-mounted space heaters unattended.
Let’s work together to make this holiday season safe and joyful for everyone.
… I heard him exclaim as he drove the speed limit out of sight A Safe Christmas to All and to All A Safe Night. Safety Doesn’t Happened by Accident. Let’s All Do Our Part
Local News!
Meet your Detachment Commander – Sgt. Colin Cook
Island District, Shawnigan Lake
2024-10-24 09:41 PDT
Sergeant Colin Cook became Shawinigan Lake’s Detachment Commander in May of 2024, where the RCMP provides police support to a population of approximately 23,000 people in four area communities.
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With 23 years of service with the RCMP and all of it on Vancouver Island, Sgt. Cook is truly at home.
He has worked in six detachments including Nanaimo, Powell River, North Cowichan/Duncan, Alert Bay, Sidney/North Saanich and now Shawnigan Lake. He comes with experience in various uniform capacities including – General Duty, Traffic and Crime Reduction as well as plain-clothes positions such as Property Crime, Street Crime and General Investigation Section. In Powell River, he also had the opportunity to oversee operations for Texada Island, a satellite detachment. Most recently he was the Operations Non-Commissioned Officer for Sidney/North Saanich Detachment, however was previously a Detachment Commander in Alert Bay.
I’ve been fortunate in that we have a had a detachment vessel in five of my six detachments and I have had the opportunity to experience various degrees of marine policing. I have also been an active member of the Vancouver Island Tactical Troop since 2009 which has given me the chance to travel across the country, whether it be for training, public order issues or security for major events,
said Sgt. Cook.
Since he’s been in the role, he said I find the communities of Shawnigan Lake, Mill Bay, Cobble Hill and the Malahat First Nation extremely welcoming to myself and supportive of our members. The communities work very well together and with our detachment to bring forward policing priorities. They genuinely appreciate the efforts of the local RCMP. The members and support staff here are an excellent group. They are up-beat, positive and overwhelmingly helpful to community members and to their co-workers.
While Shawnigan Lake is primarily a General Duty detachment, it works to the advantage of our members who are seeking to expand their skill-set and experience as they are exposed to all varieties of investigations and roles,
said Sgt. Cook.
Shawnigan Lake is one of the most versatile detachments I have encountered. It is a unique combination of both rural and urban policing. While working here feels very much like ‘small town policing’, we are not short on calls for service. Members balance their time between their investigations and participating in community-based initiatives and events,
he adds.
Fun fact about Shawnigan Lake detachment, it is coming up to their 70th Anniversary, making it one of the oldest detachments in the province.
Released by:
BC RCMP Communications
778-290-2929
Cowichan Valley Citizen
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 A13
Shawnigan Lake gets new RCMP Commander
By Chadd Cawson
In May of this year, Sergeant Colin Cook became the new RCMP detachment commander for the Shawnigan Lake RCMP detachment, which is coming up on its 70th anniversary.
This detachment is one of the oldest in the province. It provides police support to a population of approximately 23,000 people in a total of four area communities. Cook has given 23 years of service to the RCMP to date, all of it on Vancouver Island, and said since joining the force in Shawnigan Lake last spring, he feels truly at home.
“I find the communities of Shawnigan Lake, Mill Bay, Cobble Hill and the Malahat First Nation extremely welcoming to myself and supportive of our members,” said Cook. “The communities work very well together and with our detachment to bring forward policing priorities. They genuinely appreciate the efforts of the local RCMP.”
Before recently calling the Shawnigan Lake detachment his home, Cook worked in six different detachments across the island including North Cowichan/Duncan, Nanaimo, and Powell River where he had the opportunity to oversee operations for Texada Island, which was a satellite detachment. He also worked in Sidney/North Saanich as an operations non-commissioned officer, and in Alert Bay where he was also detachment commander.
Cook comes with vast experience in various uniform capacities from his past positions including general duty, traffic and crime reduction as well as plain-clothes positions investigating property crime, street crime, and General Investigation Section.
“I’ve been fortunate in that we have had a detachment vessel in five of my six detachments and I have had the opportunity to experience various degrees of marine policing,” said Cook. “I have also been an active member of the Vancouver Island Tactical Troop since 2009 which has given me the chance to travel across the country, whether it be for training, public order issues or security for major events.”
Cook is enjoying his time at his new digs and he said while Shawnigan Lake is primarily a general duty detachment, it works to the advantage of its members who are seeking to expand their skillset and experience as they get the opportunities to be exposed to an assortment of investigations and roles.
“Shawnigan Lake is one of the most versatile detachments I have encountered,” said Cook. “It is a unique combination of both rural and urban policing. While working here feels very much like small town policing, we are not short on calls for service.
“Members balance their time between their investigations and participating in community-based initiatives and events. The members and support staff here are an excellent group, they are upbeat, positive and overwhelmingly helpful to community members and to their co-workers.”
