The Nelson Police Department is the

police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and t ...

force for the City of

Nelson, British Columbia Nelson is a city located in the Selkirk Mountains on the West Arm of Kootenay Lake in the British Columbia Interior, Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Known as "The Queen City", and acknowledged for its impressive collection of resto ...

, Canada. Among the oldest police services in British Columbia, the force came into being as a municipal police force on April 17, 1897. The initial force consisted of one chief constable and one constable. Over the years of its existence, the Nelson Police Department has grown from two to twenty members. Chief Constable Donovan Fisher has been the Chief Constable since 2021. Nelson Police Department is one of eleven municipal police forces in British Columbia. The department is governed under the authority of the BC Police Act.

Nelson Police Board

* Board Chair: Mayor Janice Morrison (since 2022) * Director: Lindsay MacKay by Municipal Appointment (since 2022) * Director: Devon Caron by Provincial Appointment (since 2022) * Director: Jane Byers by Provincial Appointment(since 2019) * Director: Lena Horswill by Provincial Appointment (since 2019) * Director: Sue Adam by Provincial Appointment (since 2018)

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Nelson Police Department

Office of the Chief Constable

Nelson Police Board Agreement with Nelson Police AssociationRestorative Justice School ProgramNelson Police Department Strategic Plan
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