Ottawa Police Service's first Black superintendent retires ottnews ottawa
Posted: Jul 23, 2022 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: 1 hour agoAfter 28 years on the force, Isobel Granger — the first Black woman to be promoted to inspector and later the first Black superintendent with Ottawa Police Service — has retired.
She recalls coming to that realization after dealing with racism from the white women on her squad in Zimbabwe."I had a rude awakening then, a very stark awakening that this was not about me. It was so much greater than myself." If you look at my career, it's taken me twice as long or three or four times as long as other people to get to where I've gotten to."I'm proud of leading the Respect, Values & Inclusion Directorate because I do believe that OPS is on the way to cultural competence," she said.
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