{"id":4958,"date":"2013-12-18T11:10:21","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T16:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=4958"},"modified":"2014-01-15T14:07:51","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T19:07:51","slug":"york-regions-deputy-chef-lets-his-deeds-speak-on-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/york-regions-deputy-chef-lets-his-deeds-speak-on-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"York Region\u2019s Deputy Chef lets his \u201cdeeds speak\u201d on retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

Members of the York Regional Police live by the motto \u201cDeeds Speak\u201d \u2013 and that is exactly how Deputy Chief Bruce Herridge would like to be remembered as begins his retirement. <\/p>\n

Herridge was feted by friends, family, and colleagues accumulated over his 40 years with the local police force at a special ceremony held at the YRP\u2019s Aurora headquarters on Thursday night. <\/p>\n

Speaking to the full crowd of people on hand, he recalled an early mention of him in a Sudbury newspaper where he played hockey for his high school team. The reporter at the time had accompanied the team home on the bus after a particularly meaningful victory.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe did his talking on the ice,\u201d reported the local newspaper.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is how I would prefer to leave this celebration, knowing what I have done in this organization stands on its own merit and is, in some cases, etched into the history of the York Regional Police,\u201d said Herridge. \u201cOn the ice, there were team leaders; behind the bench there were coaches and trainers, and in the stands were fans and supporters who believed in the team, who had nothing but the highest hopes for the team, not for one player, not for one moment, but for the entire hockey experience that season.\u201d <\/p>\n

The same can be said, he added, of the York Regional Police. <\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s ceremony was a time of celebration, not just reflection, as members of the Force teamed up with heads of police organizations, members of York Region\u2019s Police Services Board, along with friends and family to pay tribute to their outgoing deputy. <\/p>\n

Saluting his deputy, York Regional Police Chief Eric Jolliffe recalled not just a personal friendship, but Herridge\u2019s efforts to ensure the York Regional Police were at the forefront of technology, advocating for new systems to keep the YRP ahead of the curve. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe brought his innovation, inspiration, and drive to our service, as well as his well-rounded education,\u201d said Chief Jolliffe.<\/p>\n

Herridge\u2019s work went well beyond the confines of police headquarters or on a particular beat, he said, extending to over 16 years work with Southlake Regional Health Centre, most recently serving three terms as chair of the Southlake Board of Directors and as past chair of the Southlake Regional Health Centre Foundation, chairing the York Region Children\u2019s Aid Society, and being a key player in the success of Big Brothers Big Sisters of York, as well as Special Olympics, having been an important driver in the Ontario Summer Games which took over York Region this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no question that Bruce has been a great pillar in our policing community,\u201d said Jolliffe. \u201cPerhaps Bruce\u2019s most brazen manoeuvre was when we were in Philadelphia together [for a conference] and he suggested we had an entertainment choice. We could either attend the Flyers\u2019 game, or a speech given by our very dear friend Julian Fantino. We had never seen the Flyers before. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was with great pleasure I learned Bruce has been appointed the new director of the Ontario Police College, effective this January. I can think of no better place for Bruce [to spend his retirement] than to continue the long-standing commitment to learning, training and technology that he has always been committed to.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Chair of the York Region Police Services Board, Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti said he has come to see the positive influence Herridge brought to the force through his commitment to policing, community safety, and particularly advancing community safety through technology and education.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have been an outstanding mentor to many young police officers and a source of guidance and strength to many recruits who come through our doors, along with the entire team,\u201d he said. \u201cYour impact and leadership extends beyond York Region. Louis Armstrong said, \u2018musicians don\u2019t retire; they stop when there is no more music left in them.\u2019 I think this philosophy really applies to Bruce. I am not sure about your music, but you have a lot more mentoring and a lot more inspiring to do with many young recruits.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking back over the past 40 years, Herridge said he leaves with many fond memories of the force, having \u201cderived so much satisfaction\u201d from working with the organization. <\/p>\n

\u201cAlmost without exception, it is the people involved with those day-to-day conversations and activities that have made my career so memorable,\u201d he said. \u201cGreat organizations don\u2019t just cruise along. They continually work hard to reinvent themselves and be more efficient and responsive, and generally be the best they can be. Without exception there is always some type of oversight [and] I am indebted to the many people who have provided guidance to the YRP and, by extension to me, whether as a board member, a municipal, regional, or federal politician, or simply as a community leader.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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