New Glasgow Police Chief Delaney Chisholm retiring
Policing has been more than a career for Police Chief Delaney Chisholm. It’s been part of his life.
That part of his life is coming to a close soon, however. He announced Tuesday his retirement from New Glasgow Regional Police, effective March 31.
“It has been a great privilege to work with the members of the New Glasgow Regional Police Service and this has been a rewarding experience that I have greatly valued,” Chisholm said.
Deputy Chief Eric MacNeil will be acting chief of police, effective April 1.
Chisholm began his career in policing 44 years ago at the Atlantic Police Academy and soon after joined the regional municipal police force, which served the towns of New Glasgow and Trenton for five years. He has remained with the New Glasgow Police Service since that time and advanced through the ranks from constable to detective constable (1985), detective sergeant (1989) deputy chief of operations (2002) and was promoted to chief of police in July 2007.
Chisholm has played a key role in establishing an integrated crime unit for Pictou County with four municipal police agencies and the RCMP working collaboratively. He has been key to the investigation to several major criminal cases and worked uncover earlier in his career to track down stolen property and to keep drugs off the streets. He emphasized the importance of building a relationship between youth and police including the police school resource position and helping establish emergency procedures for teachers and students with the Celtic Family of Schools within the Chignecto-Central Regional School Board. He has been a long-standing volunteer with minor sports teams as well as organizations such as Pictou County Big Brothers Big Sisters and a great supporter of the New Glasgow Regional Police Youth Troop.
Chisholm has also had a vision for diverse policing services that has strengthened partnerships within the community. He has received prestigious awards for his work such as the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the Holland College Distinguished Alumni Award and the federal Exemplary Police 40 Year Service Medal.
“It has been a demanding yet extremely rewarding career,” he said.
Deputy Chief MacNeil said he is looking forward to and prepared to meet this new challenge of acting chief. The incoming acting police chief indicated he is eager to start working with the NGRP team in his new role as well as working with the New Glasgow and Trenton CAOs, departmental directors, the Board of Police Commissioners and councils and offered appreciation to Chief Chisholm for his stellar commitment towards providing a high standard of policing.
New Glasgow Mayor Nancy Dicks, who is chair of New Glasgow Regional Police Board of Commissioners, offered her thanks to Chisholm.