Chief Of Police, Blood Tribe Police Service

Bob BYERS assumed the position of Chief of Police for the Blood Tribe Police Service on January 30, 2006 after a 30 year career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

He joined the RCMP on December 1, 1975 at 19 years of age and served continuously until leaving on January 27, 2006. Upon completion of RCMP basic training in Regina, Saskatchewan and after being presented with his police badge by his father Insp. Doug Byers, he was temporarily posted to Montreal, Quebec for the 1976 Olympic Games. He was then posted to Banff, Alberta for his field training.

In 1977 he was posted to Leduc Freeway Patrol and performed traffic duty. He transferred to Lac La Biche Detachment in 1979 and remained there for the next 5 years providing service to the numerous First Nations communities in that area. He then moved to Manning in the Peace River area for the next 3 years prior to moving to the Yukon Territory in January 1987. He was posted to Faro, Yukon for 3 years and in 1990 was promoted to Detachment Commander of Pelly Crossing, home of the Selkirk First Nation. He moved to Watson Lake Detachment in 1992 and provided service to the people of the Liard and Kaska Dene First Nations. In 1995 he was transferred to Slave Lake, Alberta and worked with people from the Sawridge First Nation.

He was promoted to Sergeant as Detachment Commander of Lethbridge Detachment in 1996. In 1999 he was promoted to Staff Sergeant in charge of Traffic Services for Southern Alberta and in 2002 assumed the position of District Advisory NCO for the Southern Alberta District based out of Lethbridge. He was in charge of the Border Unit covering the Canada-US Border during the G-8 Summit in 2002.

Chief BYERS has been the Southern Alberta Scout for the 2007 Memorial Cup Champion Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League for the past 9 years. He enjoys scouting hockey as well as riding his Harley Davidson and cruising in his Corvette during his time off.

Chief BYERS has been awarded the RCMP Long Service Medal Silver Clasp and Stars as well as the Queens Jubilee and Alberta Centennial Medals.