Saskatchewan RCMP commander reflects successes, challenges of 2024 [Video]

From the scourge of the addictions crisis to managing recruitment and enforcement in rural areas, the Saskatchewan RCMP had a busy 2024.

Rhonda Blackmore, the assistant commissioner of the Saskatchewan RCMP, spoke with Morgan Campbell of CTV News Regina to discuss the challenges the provincial police force dealt with throughout the past year.

Blackmore serves as the head of the RCMP in Saskatchewan – overseeing a total of 1,600 employees, including 1,100 sworn officers stationed at 80 detachments across the province.

Drug Trafficking

A frequent headline in 2024 was the overdose and addictions crisis – and the threat posed by drugs such as fentanyl.

More than 200 people lost their lives due to overdoses in the province last year – with drug toxicity suspected in an additional 128 deaths, according to Saskatchewan’s Coroners Service.

“That’s the most concerning part; the impact on families. The tearing people apart and when it gets to …