Three new Provincial Constables (PC) have joined the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP, including a former resident of Greater Napanee.
The newest members are PC Michelle Alderson, PC Justin Collin and PC Ashley MacDonald.
PC MacDonald is originally from the Greater Napanee area and graduated from both the Police Foundations Program and Community and Justice Services Program at Loyalist College in Belleville. She has four years’ experience as an Ontario Park Warden at Sandbanks, Oastler Lake, and Algonquin Provincial Parks. With family ties to the Valley, she is looking forward to her new career in policing with the Upper Ottawa Valley detachment of the OPP.
PC Alderson served 18 years with the Canadian Armed Forces, including 10 years as a Military Police Officer, before becoming a member of the OPP. Originally from Manitoba, she was posted to Petawawa and fell in love with the beauty of the Ottawa Valley which she now calls home.
PC Collin was born and raised in Renfrew County. A Criminology graduate of the University of Ottawa, he most recently worked as an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) dispatcher in Renfrew for five years. Prior to his role as an EMS dispatcher, he was an armoured truck guard. He looks forward to living and policing in the Ottawa Valley for years to come.
Following the recruitment process, each provincial constable recruit must successfully complete the required training programs at both the Provincial Police Academy and the Ontario Police College.
For more information on the OPP hiring process, visit www.opp.ca/careers.
New Upper Ottawa Valley OPP recruit Provincial Constable Michelle Alderson photographed above
New Upper Ottawa Valley OPP recruit Provincial Constable Justin Collin photographed above