“Everyone sees police officers out, doing their very important job, but they need equipment to do that job.”
Dwayne
Post Garage Manager
On the job:
22 years
Technical Operations
National Capital Region
Dwayne manages the RCMP Post Garage in Ottawa–a busy site with an extraordinary collection of specialty police vehicles to maintain.
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The RCMP also uses boats, snowmobiles, ATVs, side-by-side utility vehicles, and high-rail trucks.
There are ~12,000 RCMP cars and trucks across Canada.
RCMP Cadets are trained for off-road driving on an outdoor all-terrain course.
What do you like about your job?
I like the interaction with my co-workers. We have a good team here and the exposure to different things that you wouldn’t get in the private sector. For instance, the RCMP owns many different types of specialty vehicles that you’ll never see anywhere else: this is really appealing to me.
Why is your job important?
My work happens in the background. Everyone sees police officers out, doing their very important job, but they need equipment to do that job. Police vehicles are required to respond to day-to-day demands, and they must be well-maintained. That’s where our team comes in.
“We have a good team here, and we get exposure to things you wouldn’t in the private sector.”
Dwayne
Post Garage Manager
