Izzy Condon from Kaawaate East City Public School will be chief of the Peterborough police for a day in May.
The Grade 5 student won the Peterborough Police Service’s annual “Chief For A Day” contest after reading her essay to Chief Stuart Betts and a panel of judges at the Water Street police station last Tuesday (April 8), along with five other finalists.
The six finalists were chosen from around 50 contest entries the police received from students in Grade 5 classes in the Peterborough area. Students were asked to answer the question, “If you were chief for a day, what would you do?”
As well as reading their essays, the six finalists also received a tour of the station and a chance to sit in the chief’s chair.
As the contest winner, Izzy will serve as police chief on Tuesday, May 20.
She will be fitted with a full police uniform and experience a day in the life of the chief, including being sworn in, meeting the officers and different units, and reading her essay to the Peterborough Police Service Board at their regular meeting.
