Steinbach gets new RCMP detachment commander

Steinbach’s RCMP detachment is getting new leadership after a new detachment commander started work last month.

Staff Sergeant Mike Maxwell, a 19-year RCMP veteran, left his post in Bridgetown, N.S. to take the Steinbach job.

“This is a really beautiful community. And, yeah, the town is great. The people that I work with here are great, and I’m just excited to be here,” he said.

The 41-year-old’s career has spanned Alberta, Nunavut, Nova Scotia and Manitoba. He got his first RCMP posting in Lynn Lake, and later worked in Thompson and Cross Lake. Steinbach will be the largest community he’s worked in. Maxwell is looking forward to working with municipal and community leaders through his role.

“As an RCMP officer, you get to be a part of a lot of things in your community, and you get to partner with a lot of agencies to work on a lot of things in a community and that’s the the most rewarding part,” he said.

Sgt. Joanne Ryll previously worked as the detachment’s acting commander until Maxwell filled the role. He said she will now be the lead supervisor for the detachment’s operations.