Peterborough Police to Let Kids Take Charge With "Chief For a Day" Program Essay Contest

The Peterborough Police Service is returning the ‘Chief For A Day’ program which gives a Grade 5 student an opportunity to experience a day as Police Chief for the Peterborough Police Service. 

Photo courtesy of the Peterborough Police Service.

Students from Peterborough, Lakefield and Cavan-Monaghan are eligible to enter. Entrants are asked to write a 300 to 500-word essay on what they would do if they were Chief for a day.

The contest winner will be fitted with a full Peterborough Police Service Uniform and experience a day in the life of our Police Chief, including being sworn in, meeting the officers and different units, as well as presenting your essay to the Peterborough Police Service Board.

Completed essays can be sent to chiefofpoliceoffice@peterboroughpolice.ca with the entrant’s full name, school, the city the school is in and the school board the student attends. The deadline is on March 25.

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