Cst. Alexa Dubeau has joined the Carlyle RCMP detachment and already loves living in the area.
“It’s fantastic,” she said as she described her first five weeks in the community.
Dubeau arrived in Carlyle on Feb. 12 and is enjoying her first posting with the RCMP; a profession that she has been interested in since high school.
Originally from North Bay, Ontario, she worked with the North Bay District Humane Society for seven years as an animal control officer; she then moved to Winnipeg where she worked in Child Family Services helping kids reintegrate into society and helping foster kids.
During this time, however, her goal from high school of becoming an RCMP remained a dream.
“I decided to apply January of 2016 and I went to Depot on July 31st of 2017,” Dubeau stated.
“Training was great. It was long, but it was really good. The second half went really fast, the first half was a little bit slow – there was a lot of paperwork – but I learnt so much and I got into the best shape that I’ve been in, in my life.”
With Carlyle as her first posting she has already become a part of the community.
“The community is great,” she said. “They’re very pro-police, which is nice to see because I’ve heard rumours that other places are not as friendly.”
Being that this is her first position, she’s noticed that there are many people who don’t slow down for emergency vehicles and just reminds motorists to slow down and pull over to ensure everyone’s safety for when an emergency vehicle’s lights are on.
Aside from her policing duties, Dubeau is excited to become part of the community and will be coaching soccer this year.
“I’ll be coaching the 11 and under team this year,” she said smiling. “I’ve played soccer my entire life; I played competitively in Ontario.”
Although she says it’s weird not to be able to play soccer, she’s very excited to be able to coach the team sport, which develops more than just soccer skills but also life skills.
