Gary
Maintenance Technician
On the job:
5.5 years
Police Dog Service Training Centre
Alberta
Gary is the Jack of all trades—literally, he’s a tradesperson in maintenance—at the RCMP’s Police Dog Service Training Centre. Building and facilities maintenance is his bread and butter, but occasionally the maintenance team is called on to create training setups for the dogs.
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Video transcript
00:00:06:01
I’m an electrician by trade, and so I was, in the construction industry for about 25 years.
00:00:12:22
It’s a job that I thought was gonna be a nice, easy job into retirement, but it’s challenging.
00:00:19:24
So the maintenance itself is maintenance.
00:00:22:02
But because this is the police service dog [training centre], that makes the difference.
00:00:27:14
It’s really unique.
00:00:28:25
There are no templates for, you know, equipment and training aids for police dogs. We sort of customize our own.
00:00:38:29
It’s not a large percentage of our activities.
00:00:41:26
We try and come up with a solution.
00:00:44:03
Trying to figure something out that would improve training for the dog is, is kind of interesting.
00:00:52:03
When you get involved with it and it’s built and then you see it in action, it’s really kind of cool.
“This is the police service dog [training centre], that makes the difference. It’s really unique.”
Gary
Maintenance Technician
