Saskatchewan RCMP Chief Superintendent Brenda Butterworth-Carr. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, RCMP
August 22, 2013 - 9:59 AM
REGINA - For the first time in Canadian history, an aboriginal woman is taking the lead of an RCMP division.
Chief Supt. Brenda Butterworth-Carr is the new top cop in Saskatchewan.
She says it's a bit surreal and humbling.
Butterworth-Carr grew up on a First Nation in the Yukon and says she's proud of her ancestry, but adds she got the job because she's competent and experienced.
She takes over from Assistant Commissioner Russ Mirasty, who was the first First Nations person to command an RCMP division when he started the job in Saskatchewan in December 2010.
Mirasty is retiring after 36 years and says it's been a terrific journey.
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