McGillivray takes on new RCMP post
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- Published on Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Photo by Joel Watson. Neepawa-born Sgt. Kevin McGillivray will be taking on a new assignment later this month, he’ll be the Sergeant Major of the entire RCMP K Division. K Division covers the province of Alberta and is headquartered in Edmonton, Alta.
By Joel Watson
Athabasca Advocate (Great West Newspapers)
After more than three years in the community, Athabasca RCMP Detachment Commander Sgt. Kevin McGillivray is moving on.
McGillivray grew up in Neepawa and is the son of Don and Janet McGillivray.
Later this month, McGillivray will take on the assignment of Sergeant Major of the entire RCMP K-Division. McGillivray’s worked in four different detachments throughout his 13-year policing career, including stops in Vermilion, Elk Point and a brief stint in Nunavut.
“I’ve been in this area for almost four years now, between Boyle and Athabasca,” said McGillivray. “Myself and my family are really going to miss this area, but it is a good career move and a good time in our lives, I think, to make this move.”
The job was given to him by the Commissioner of the RCMP and is one of four across Canada. The post will take him out of general duty policing and into a more ceremonial role.
“I’ll be out when there are members going out on Remembrance Day or at the Calgary Stampede Parade. So, I’ll be out at these big events directing those members,” he said. “I’ll also be dealing with performance enhancement in our entire division. So, if there (are) members that need assistance with development, I can go out and assist the unit commanders with different programs and stuff like that.
“Rather than focusing on the detachment, like I have done over the years, it’s more of a division-wide job that I’m going to.”
Although he hasn’t officially left, with his last day around Dec. 9, he has already started his new position on a part-time basis.
“So far, it’s been a lot of fun,” he said. “I’ve been doing a lot of the ceremonial stuff at this point, but once I get in there, I will be really getting into the nuts and bolts of the whole thing.”
