Nelson police welcome newest member to department, Constable Chris Duncan
By Nelson Daily Staff
The newest member of the Nelson Police Department, Christopher Mark Duncan, was sworn in Thursday at the Nelson Courthouse.
Provincial Court Judge Donald L. Sperry performed the duties before members of the Nelson Police Department and Duncan’s family.
Duncan, Constable #83, is the latest member of the police to join the department. Constable Matthew Caldwell was sworn in November 2014.
Duncan arrives in Nelson after serving for a combined total of eight years with both the BC South Coast Transit Authority Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Duncan’s policing experience consists of stints in general duty, school liaison, the major crimes sex offence unit and as a police liaison with the Canadian Border Services Agency.
He also trained with the Okanagan Emergency Response Team in his capacity as a police dog handler, and worked at enforcing federal legislation as a member of the RCMP’s Border Integrity program.
Constable Duncan is a fully qualified helicopter pilot and has experience as a firefighter with Vancouver and London Fire Departments and the Greater Vancouver Heli-Attack Fire Crew.
He and his wife Rebecca own a small hobby farm in the Maple Ridge area where they raise horses, cows and chickens.
They plan on continuing that idyllic lifestyle, having just recently purchased a property in the Blewett area. When not policing or working on the farm, Duncan enjoys running and fitness work outs, kayaking, restoring vehicles and rebuilding and racing motorcycles.
