
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 • 113 episodes
True Blue Podcast
Latest Episodes
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

Greater Victoria Area Police Chiefs (episode 2 of 5) - Chief Ian Lawson - Central Saanich Police Service
Chief Constable Ian Lawson started his policing career in the RCMP back in 1988. He’s spent most of his RCMP career on Vancouver Island and after 32 years’ service he accepted the Chief Constable position in Central Saanich. Ian was...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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1:07:30

Greater Victoria Area Police Chiefs (episode 1 of 5) - Chief Julie Chanin - Oak Bay Police
Chief Constable Julie Chanin is the first ever female Chief of any police department in Greater Victoria. Julie started her policing career in January 2000 as part of the millennial troop at the RCMP Training Depot in Regina. Julie’...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:16:11

End2End Cycling Relay - Andy Dunstan
In this episode, we chat with Andy Dunstan to discuss his brilliant idea to create the End2End Cycling Relay in support of Island Kids Cancer Association (ICKA). Andy is a former police officer and has been supporting kids with cancer for...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:03:07
