PRINCE ALBERT - The Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police (SACP) presented former Estevan Police Service (EPS) Cst. Mischa Shewchuk with an Excellence in Performance Award for his work in Estevan.
Shewchuk, who is currently employed with Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS), received an award from his current Chief Jonathan Bergen and Deputy Chief Farica Prince in early December.
In their post on social media, PAPS said that “the award recognizes Cst. Shewchuk's significant work with the Drug and Intelligence Unit with Estevan Police in 2020.”
In an email to the Mercury, Shewchuk said, “It was an honour to be recognized by the SACP for doing a job that I truly enjoy. I was not aware I was one of five within the province so I appreciate the recognition, however, our success in Estevan couldn’t have been achieved without the amazing teamwork from everyone from the Estevan Police Service and the Estevan RCMP.”
This is Shewchuk’s first award from the SACP and he said he was notified this past summer that he would be receiving it.
He went on to explain the excellence in performance award was presented to him to recognize the investigational work he did while he was assigned to the Drug/Intelligence Unit in Estevan.
“My primary role within that unit was to investigate drug traffickers. It was a specialized role in policing that requires additional training and a lot of determination. There were a lot of great files that we worked on and I enjoyed all of the challenges within that unit,” Shewchuk said.
He was a member of the EPS for almost nine years and said “there are some great police officers down there.”
“I will definitely miss working with everyone,” Shewchuk said.
This summer, Shewchuk accepted a position with the Prince Albert Police Service and is currently assigned to their patrol division. He said it’s completely different from his previous role with the EPS, but he is enjoying the new responsibilities.
“This is a new challenge in my career and I’m looking forward to the many great opportunities here in Prince Albert,” Shewchuk said.
