Three officers are leaving the local police force.
At the Timmins Police Services board's first meeting of the year, members approved the resignations of two constables and a sergeant's retirement.
Const. Lindsie Durepos' resignation is effective Jan. 19. She was in policing for 22 years and is moving over to the Timmins Fire Department. For that new role, Timmins council appointed her as a bylaw enforcement officer at its meeting on Jan. 16.
The resignation of Const. Chris Gauthier is effective on Feb. 7. He has been with the service since 2016.
Acting Chief Denis Lavoie said he did an exit interview with Durepos and will follow up with Gauthier to do one as well.
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After more than 20 years at Timmins Police, Sgt. Marty Delich is retiring on Feb. 1.
Delich, who is from Schumacher, was hired in October 1999 and has achieved many certifications. He was promoted to sergeant in 2008. When he was awarded his 20-year pin in 2020, it was noted that Delich was instrumental in developing the emergency response team, and has served on many critical incidents, and thousands of hours of training and development.
"Marty was our training officer and a very good officer. A very meaningful and productive career here with Timmins police and we'll be sorry to see him go but it's time for him to explore other things and relax," said Lavoie.
The police force is approved for 96 officers, but the highest it's ever been is 88.
The complement is currently 80, which includes all uniformed staff from cadets to the chief, as well as two cadets currently training at the Ontario Police College in Aylmer.
