City of Summerside names Jason Blacquiere as its new police chief

Thinh Nguyen · CBC News

· Posted: May 05, 2025 12:30 PM EDT | Last Updated: 41 minutes ago

A acquainted look volition beryllium stepping into the apical policing relation successful Summerside.

The metropolis has appointed Jason Blacquiere arsenic the caller main for the Summerside Police Service, according to a quality merchandise issued Monday. 

Blacquiere, a seasoned serviceman with much than 25 years of service, has been the department's lawman main since October 2022. In that time, helium has played a cardinal relation successful improving operations and starring large initiatives, the merchandise said.

"Chief Blacquiere is simply a acquainted and respected look successful our community. His dedication to nationalist work and his quality to pb with integrity and compassion bespeak the values of our city," Mayor Dan Kutcher was quoted arsenic saying.

"We are assured that nether his leadership, the Summerside Police Service volition proceed to service our residents with excellence."

His assignment follows the status of Chief Sinclair Walker, who dedicated 45 years of work to the city.

Over 2 decades of service

Blacquiere archetypal joined the Summerside Police Service successful 1999, starting successful wide patrol. He aboriginal moved into specialized investigative enactment with the Prince District Joint Forces Drug Section betwixt 2005 and 2007.

Over the years, Blacquiere moved up the ranks to corporal, sergeant and presumption sergeant, overseeing captious areas similar training, recruiting and media relations. He besides served arsenic acting lawman main for 3 presumption earlier being formally named to the lawman main station successful 2022.

Blacquiere has completed precocious constabulary grooming successful forensic interviewing, captious incidental bid and elder constabulary medication done the Canadian Police College, the quality merchandise said. He besides holds a absorption certification from McMaster University.

Beyond his constabulary work, Blacquiere is progressive successful the community, coaching insignificant sports and co-founding the yearly Cops for Christmas event.