By: Surjit Singh Flora
PEEL REGION – Today, the Peel Regional Police Service Board is pleased to announce Halton Deputy Chief of District Operations Nishan (Nish) Duraiappah has been selected as the incoming Chief of Peel Regional Police. Deputy Chief Duraiappah will take on this new role effective October 1, 2019.
Deputy Chief Duraiappah comes to Peel Region from Halton, where he has acted as
Deputy Chief since 2015. He has served in law enforcement for nearly 25 years
in a variety of roles, including the Regional Drug & Morality Bureau, the
Guns & Gangs Unit, and District Criminal Investigations. He has worked with
federal counterparts on the RCMP Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit and
shown a strong commitment to many of the region’s diverse cultural and
faith-based communities in his capacity as Halton Police Diversity and Cultural
Relations Coordinator.
“Deputy Chief Duraiappah represents the next generation of leadership for the
police service,” said Nando Iannicca, Chair of the Peel Police Service Board.
“The community we all serve expects nothing less than the highest degree of
duty and integrity – the very qualities we saw in Deputy Chief Duraiappah
during the hiring process.”
The Board has spent the past seven months interviewing numerous candidates for
the position of Chief. Deputy Chief Duraiappah will become only the second
Police Chief in Peel Region to be hired externally.
“It’s truly an honour to serve the over 3000 members of the Peel Regional
Police Service as their Chief,” said incoming Chief Duraiappah. “As a team, we
look forward to serving this remarkable and diverse community for many years to
come.”
The Board also wishes to extend its sincere thanks to outgoing interim Chief
Chris McCord for his steady leadership during the hiring process. Chris McCord
will remain within the service as a Deputy Chief.
