True Blue Podcast
Go behind the scenes with members from the Victoria City Police Union (VCPU). A long format podcast giving you an in depth glimpse into lives of police officers working in Esquimalt and Victoria. You won't find content like this anywhere else and you will hear regular interviews from a diverse group of VCPU members telling their stories.
Podcasting since 2020 • 116 episodes
True Blue Podcast
Latest Episodes
Surviving the Discipline Process - Sgt. Ron Kirkwood
Sgt. Ron Kirkwood joined VicPD in 2009 after serving his country in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Ron's career includes time in Patrol, walking the Beat in the downtown core and a number of years on the Greater Victoria Emergency Response...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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1:38:53
Introducing the New Chief Constable - Fiona Wilson
The VCPU is pleased to add this episode to the Greater Victoria Area Chiefs Series and introduce the first ever female Chief Constable for the Victoria Police Department, Fiona Wilson! Host, Tom Stamatakis helps us all to get to know Chie...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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56:25
Greater Victoria Area Police Chiefs (episode 5 of 5) - Chief Del Manak - Victoria Police Department
In the final episode of this series, we got a chance to chat with Chief Del Manak before he sailed off into retirement. Chief Manak made it through a 35-year policing career and spent the past nearly 10 years as the Chief Constable. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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1:17:04
Greater Victoria Area Police Chiefs (episode 4 of 5) - Chief Dean Duthie - Saanich Police Department
Thanks to Chief Dean Duthie from Saanich Police for participating in our podcast series. Dean is the 18th Chief of Police for Saanich since 1906. Chief Duthie had a variety of experiences throughout his career progression. His...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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1:17:04
Greater Victoria Area Police Chiefs (episode 3 of 5) - Superintendent Todd Preston - Westshore RCMP
It was great to chat with Todd before his retirement from his RCMP career which started over 28 years ago. After graduating from Depot, the RCMP sent him to Alberta as a young officer. In fact, he was so young that the Mounties sent...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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52:33
