28-05-2025
8 new peace officers to hit Edmonton streets
Eight new community peace officer recruits received their orders to serve the City of Edmonton on May 28, 2025. (Sean McClune/CTV News Edmonton)
In a city hall celebration Wednesday afternoon, eight new community peace officer recruits received their orders to serve the City of Edmonton.
Three of the recruits will support transit peace officers and five will support the University of Alberta, NAIT, MacEwan University and Covenant Health.
In a statement, Brooke Hilborn, the city's acting chief bylaw officer and branch manager for community standards, wished the new recruits success.
'These recruits have trained hard over the past few weeks to earn their certificates, and I know they will all move into their careers to serve with great professionalism and empathy, making our communities safer and stronger,' said Hilborn.
Officers received city-mandated training on Indigenous awareness, mental health awareness, de-escalation techniques and how to best work with youth and Edmontonians experiencing homelessness on top of regular seven-week training regulated by the provincial Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Services.
Edmonton peace officers focus on specific types of regulatory enforcement including commercial vehicle monitoring, vehicles for hire, downtown patrolling and community standards such as illegal dumping and littering.
