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Peterborough Police Deputy Chief Tim Farquharson Announces Retirement After 36-Year Tenure
/After more than 36 years of service, Deputy Chief Tim Farquharson announced his retirement from the Peterborough Police Service announced on Wednesday.
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His retirement will be effective on March. 1. He is assuming the role of Chief of Police for Port Hope.
“The Peterborough Police Services Board acknowledges and thanks Tim Farquharson for his exemplary dedication to serving the citizens of Peterborough, Township of Cavan-Monaghan and Village of Lakefield over the past 36 years,” said Mary ten Doeschate, Peterborough Police Service board chair. “His commitment to the service members and community was most recently noted as he took on the role of Acting Chief during the past year.”
Farquharson began as a Constable with the Peterborough Lakefield Community Police Service (now Peterborough Police Service) in 1986. During his 36-year tenure, he has worked Front Line and Community Patrol, Criminal Investigations, Intelligence, Drug Unit and Support Services, at all ranks - most recently as Deputy Chief of Police. He became Acting Chief after former chief Scott Gilbert abruptly retired on Feb. 7 last year. He has then been relieved by new chief Stuart Betts.
Farquharson has been recognized as a Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Services for his role in the Peterborough Drug Strategy Task Force and received several honours of exemplary service and leadership in policing.
He has been an advocate of helping issues such as homelessness, mental health and addiction. He has developed support and raised awareness on those issues such as his ‘Stand With Tim’ campaign.
“The Board wishes Deputy Farquharson all the best on his upcoming retirement,” concluded Doeschate.
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Deputy Police Chief Tim Farquharson Spending Night On The Streets Of Peterborough
/Peterborough's deputy police chief Tim Farquharson is hitting the street on Friday (January 26th) for twelve straight hours to drive awareness about the issue of homelessness in Peterborough and raise money for three local homeless shelters: Warming Room, YES Shelter for Youth and Families, and Brock Mission.
Farquharson traces his commitment to giving back to this community he loves to his parents, who acclimated his family to volunteerism when they moved to Peterborough decades ago.
Tim Farquharson (Photo courtesy Peterborough Cares Facebook page)
Farquharson knows there are no easy answers to homelessness but is trying to do his part to raise awareness about it:
"I don't know what the answer is," he says. "It's not one issue. You can't pin it on just one thing. Everybody has a different story. But I know we can do something about homelessness in Peterborough."
"Where would we be without these organizations and the services they have in place?" adds Farquharson in regards to the Warming Room, YES Shelter and Brock Mission. "If it wasn't for groups like these, what would the homeless do?"
Peterborough Cares team with Farquharson (Photo courtesy Peterborough Cares Facebook page)
The event, billed as "Stand with Tim", takes place at the corner of George and King from 4 p.m. Friday until 4 a.m. Saturday. The fundraiser is being organized by Peterborough Cares, a community group that works with local not-for-profits around social issues that affect Peterborough, of which homelessness is certainly one.
Photo courtesy Lauren Gilchrist, Peterborough Police Service
