Jack Ewatski

Jack Ewatski was the chief of the Winnipeg Police Service in Winnipeg, Manitoba from 1998 to 2007. He was also the president of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. Ewatski was the first non-anglo chief of the force.

Early years Born in Winnipeg to a Ukrainian father and Polish mother, Ewatski attended Holy Ghost School and St. Paul's High School and joined the police force after a stint as a TV cameraman.

Policing career Ewatski worked up the ranks from Constable, to Detective, then deputy chief and finally as chief of the Winnipeg Police Service. Ewatski retired from the Trinidad force in 2012.

Post Policing Retirement He has since returned to Winnipeg to work as a public safety consultant with Transonic Group.

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