There's a new law person in these parts... three actually.

Swift Current City RCMP has recently welcomed three new members into their ranks, Constable Cassandra McDonald, Constable Brodie Bridle, and lastly with Constable Craig Leslie.

City RCMP Staff Sergeant Evan Gordon said the trio of new employees will be tasked with regular assignments.

"They'll be responsible for attending regular calls for service," he described. "As well as the numerous other things that our frontline police officers do on a day-to-day basis."

Some of those numerous things include tasks like school presentations, presentations to various organizations around Swift Current, as well as more standard work like traffic response.

Before working here in Swift Current, each officer had a role in public service beforehand.

Bridle worked previously as an RCMP constable in the community of La Ronge, giving him plenty of prior experience that will be of aid to his work here in the city.

McDonald worked as a nurse, which gives her the benefit of medically applicable knowledge that will allow her to be adaptable in various circumstances.

Leslie served in the Canadian Armed Forces in the 1st Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery, where he gained skills and experience that will enable him to be reliable and steadfast on any call he attends.

These three have arrived on the tail of COVID-19 interfering with everything it could, which includes the RCMP Depot Division, where all members are trained.

Swift Current being able to attain three officers like these is in no short part thanks to good preparation.

"Thanks in part to good planning by members of the previous city council and mayor, and obviously the current city council and mayor as well as my predecessor, Staff Sergeant Gary Hodges," praised Gordon. "These positions here at Swift Current City RCMP are vitally important to keeping our community safe and as such, we've worked very closely with F Division staff to make sure that even though there are shortages, Swift Current is still able to ensure that we are running without too many vacancies."

Gordon encourages not just these new members, but all members of his detachment to get involved with the community. He hopes that if they are involved, they will be more eager to help promote safe homes and a safe community in the city.

"I like to relate to all of our officers that they should treat every investigation as though it was a member of their family or a loved one that walked into the detachment and made the report," stipulated Gordon. "What would they feel is reasonable? What would an average person feel is reasonable and should be expected of us?"

It's with this mindset that Gordon himself operates, and see's the best results. He thinks that if his fellow officers follow this frame of mind, they can expect to have a positive impact here in Swift Current.