Police mourn officer's death

RCMP are mourning the death of one of their collea- gues, Constable Eric Vachon, 42, who died suddenly in his home two weeks ago.

The highway patrol officer, stationed here for two and a half years, died of natural causes, police said.

Vachon was a traffic law enforcement specialist, a commercial vehicle inspector and collision analyst, said RCMP Constable Brendan McKenna. ,

“I can tell you he was a very good investigator,” McKenna said. “He was meticulous in his work and very diligent.”

He came here from the Ashcroft highway patrol in 1999. He was also stationed in Invermere, Radium Hot Springs, Nanaimo and Ottawa.

Before joining the RCMP, Vachon was in the Royal Canadian Navy for five years. ‘He is survived by his son Andrew, 17, who lives in Saskatchewan with his mother. ;

“It’s a huge loss at the detachment, to the com- munity and, of course, his family,” McKenna said. “I think a lot of people in the office are still coming to grips with the reality of his passing.”

Police became concerned when Vachon did not show up for his shift March 7. A patrol car was sent to his hame and his body was discovered. Police are not sure which day he died.

A memorial service was held in Sherwood Park, Alberta March 16 and another service was held at the Royal Canadian Legion on March 18, ©

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New top cop arrives

THE MAN who will fill the position of commander of the RCMP detachment here, brings with him more than 14 years experience of policing in Canada’s north,

Marlin Degrand, 36, who is being pro- moted to inspector, says he’s looking for- ward to coming to Terrace.

“We're thrilled for the opportunity,” Degrand said. “The north has been really good to my family,”

He’s arriving with his wife, Teresa, and two sons, Christian, 7, and Daniel, 5,

Degrand entered the RCMP training academy in Regina immediately after getting his undergraduate degree in crimi- nology from the University of Alberta. ~

His first posting was in Fort Qu’Appel- le, Saskatchewan where he served from 1987-1991,

The small prairie community is a mixed First Nations and non-aboriginal community, he said.

Degrand spent the next six years work- ing in remote detachments across Cana- da’s far north.

Those postings included Baker Lake, Fort Simpson and Rae-Etzo where he was promoted to corporal and served as the operations commander for nine months,

From there Degrand took on the role of detachment commander in Fort Resolu- tion on the south side of Great Slave Lake.

He moved to Yellowknife in Septem- ber of 1998 where he was the operations commander overseeing 20 members.

That position meant he was second in charge making him responsible for the day to day operational duties of the de- tachment.

Degrand also spent nearly two years at Yellowknife’s headquarters as a federal reviewer in the division’s criminal opera- tions officer.

Since August of last year he’s been a watch commander in Red Deer, Alberta.

“I’ve worked very closely with every community I’ve ever been posted in,” said Degrand.

He said he likes to tackle all issues from a teamwork perspective and be- lieves strongly in community policing.

“We're not the only arm in achieving solutions to problems,” he said of the po- lice,

And it’s his belief in connecting with the community which he hopes to build on while he is in Terrace.

“At the basest level, and perhaps the most important one, we are accountable to the people we serve in the commun- ity,” Degrand said.

Degrand arrives this week. Doug Whe- ler, who had been the detachment com- mander, left for Langley earlier this week for a supervisory position.

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