Officer in charge leaving Kelowna RCMP

Jun 4, 2020 | 12:19 PM

The officer in charge of the Kelowna RCMP is leaving the detachment after three and a half years at the helm.

A news release from the RCMP says Superintendent Brent Mundle is moving to a position with the Southeast District Senior Management Team.

Mundle, who was in the news this week with a review of a controversial arrest, feels their team has accomplished a great deal for the city by implementing programs and initiatives to benefit the community and its citizens.

“I am thankful to the City of Kelowna not only for the opportunity to lead the RCMP in this community, but also to be welcomed as a part of it. I look forward to continuing to serve and support the city of Kelowna in my new role within the Southeast District,” said Mundle in the statement.

With 27 years in the RCMP, mostly moving around Alberta, before moving back to B.C., the posting in Kelowna was a homecoming for Mundle who is originally from the Okanagan.

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He joined the RCMP in 1993, and his first posting was in Fairview, Alberta. While stationed there, he received a Governor General’s Medal for Bravery for rescuing a male from a mobile home fire. He has served in various detachments and sections throughout Alberta. He was involved in the K Division Critical Incident Program as a crisis negotiator between 2008 and 2015.

He came to Kelowna in July 2015 as the operations officer, and took over as the officer in charge in December 2016.

“My time at the Kelowna Detachment has meant a great deal to me. Working alongside dedicated officers and employees, I feel we accomplished a great deal for the city of Kelowna, implementing many programs and initiatives that will benefit the community and its citizens,” said Mundle.

Southeast District RCMP Commander Chief Superintendent Brad Haugli thanked Mundle for what he has done for Kelowna RCMP the past five years, providing what he called “tremendous leadership.”

“He has established himself as a truly upstanding individual who puts his employees and his community first. I know that he will be an asset to the Southeast District Senior Management Team and continue to contribute to the progress being made in the region,” said Haugli.

Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran thanked Mundle for his service on behalf of city council and Kelowna citizens.

“During his three and a half years as officer in charge he established an increased RCMP presence downtown through the creation of permanent bike and foot patrols and was an advocate and supporter for the development of the Child Advocacy Center and Police and Crisis Team to help address underlying social issues. City council was supportive of his many initiatives to make Kelowna a safer community.”

by Pete McIntyre

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