Police chief trades work for a horse

IN APRIL. West) Van- couver’s deputy police chief will be trading police work for a horse ranch in the Cariboo.

By Jeremy Hainsworth Contributing Writer

Deputy chief of pofice Jack Ross will retire after 35 years of police work, the Jast 27 of them with the West) Vancouver Police Department.

Ross became deputy chief 34% years ago.

Asked if he would miss West Vancouver, Ross said, ‘absolute- Iv. U consider the West Vancouver Police (department) to be one of the finest in Canada. We have an excellent community tu work with. You can't leave an organization you regan that highly without some regrets and misgivings. Yeah, ['m going to miss West Vancouver and the people | work- ed with.”

Ross had wanted to join the RCMP straight) out of high school.

At the Gime recruits had to sign on for five years, something that concerned his father. He counsell- ed Ross to take a full-time job and think abour what he wanted to do.

Ross took a job at an insurance company. One and a half months later, he applied to join the RCMP.

After two years with the na- tional force, Ross joined the Winnipeg City Police where he stayed for seven years before moving to the West Coast to join the West Vancouver force.

“it’s the only thing To ever wanted to do as fur as a voca- tion,”” he said. “Tee always been happy being a policeman. I've always enjoyed coming to work, but I'm also looking for- ward to retiriag.”*

But Ross said he dosnt envy those just starting their careers in police work.

There are, he said, too many demands placed on soune of- ficers.

“Everythings more technical and there’s tots of frustrations. You must be very precise in’ in- s estigations and make sure you TODS all the ts and dat all the eee

Ross’ son and daughter alsa entered police work.

His san was with the RCMP und recently resigned trom the Vancouver Police Department and bought a big-game guiding opera- tion in the Cariboo.

His daughter spent mine vears as a dispatcher with the Burnaby RCMP and now, too, lives in the Cariboo.

(uring the Last few yours, Ross und his wife, Gloria, hase pur together a ranch un the Cariboo.

“We took a lov house up there 16 years ago with the idea that we'd like to retire to that area, and raising a few horses we thought would be a bi of fun, keep us busy.”” he said. I have a herd of horses | picked up over the last two to three years and we're going to breed some quarter horses and do some fishing and live by a schedule | devise, not someane else.”*

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