Chief Grant to receive honorary diploma from ACC

ACC will be presenting Brandon Police Service Chief Ian Grant with an honorary diploma later this month at the final inspection ceremony for its Police Studies program. 

This past September, Chief Grant became a Member of the Order of Merit (M.O.M) of Police Forces in Canada and was presented with his award by Governor General David Johnston at Rideau Hall.

Throughout his career, Chief Grant has demonstrated active leadership and a commitment to serving the community,” said ACC President Mark Frison. “We’re pleased to be naming him as an honorary diploma recipient this year.”

One of his most notable and recent contributions to the Brandon community has been the development of a community mobilization approach to policing. This method brings together human service providers from across the city to share information in a collaborative manner to reduce crime.

With community mobilization, I had an idea how we could make things better but it was the community that grabbed on to the concept. I have been privileged to work side-by-side with them to achieve the early successes that we have had with this program,” said Grant.

“At a very early age, it was instilled in me to take an active role in the community by my parents. There are always worthy causes and less fortunate people that need that extra bit of help.

Chief Grant has had an extensive career in policing, having started with the RCMP in 1980. In 1985, he became a member of the Brandon Police Service, working in numerous divisions before being named chief of police in January 2013.

He will be presented with his honorary diploma on April 29 at the college’s Victoria Avenue East Campus.

I am deeply honoured and indeed humbled to have been chosen by Assiniboine Community College to receive an honorary diploma,” said Grant.

ACC will announce other honorary diploma recipients later this spring to coincide with upcoming graduation ceremonies in Brandon and Dauphin.

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Biography of Chief of Police Ian Grant, M.O.M.

Chief Grant hails from Corner Brook, Nfld. He began his policing career with the RCMP in 1980 and served at Brandon, Wasagaming and Flin Flon detachments from 1980 – 1985. In April 1985, he became a Member of the Brandon Police Service. Over the course of his career, he has worked in the Patrol Division, Traffic Section, Community Services/Crime Stoppers Section, Crime Division, Administration Section, Inspector i/c Patrol, Inspector i/c Operations and most recently as the Chief of Police.

He also served on the Emergency Response Team as well as forming part of the Incident Command Team with the Police Service. Chief Grant served for many years as a Deputy Emergency Response Coordinator with the City of Brandon. He is an active member of the Manitoba Association of Chiefs of Police and is Vice President of that organization. He is active at the national level as a member of the National Police Service – National Advisory Committee, overseeing a host of investigative support services provided to all policing agencies in Canada.

Chief Grant is married to Eleanor and has two adult children living in Toronto (Lindsay) and Winnipeg (Robyn). He enjoys working on various home improvement projects. Ian holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a Master of Rural Development degree from Brandon University. For his efforts towards his master’s degree, Chief Grant was awarded the Governor Generals Gold Medal for Academic Achievement.

Chief Grant believes that policing is something that you do with a community and not to a community. He has undertaken many community-oriented initiatives and volunteer efforts to strengthen relations with the community. The most notable initiative is community mobilization, which brings various human services providers together to work in a collaborative, risk-driven manner. The purpose of this program is to offer collaborative assistance to people who are at acutely elevated risk of being involved in crime, being the victim of crime, or being involved in self-inflicted harm.

In September of 2015, Chief Grant became a Member of the Order of Merit (M.O.M) of Police Forces in Canada and was presented with his award by Governor General David Johnston at Rideau Hall.