Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) is the municipal police service in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It holds both municipal and provincial jurisdiction. Police Chief Troy Cooper is the head of the service. The deputy chief is Deputy Chief Cam McBride (Operations). The SPS operates in partnership and cooperation with the Corman Park Police Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
1910 Police Force
Former Saskatoon Police Service headquarters
Service shield, on new building in 2014
One view of the front of the new Police Service headquarters building in 2014
Saskatoon is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as the cultural and economic hub of central Saskatchewan since its founding in 1882 as a Temperance colony.
From top, left to right: Central Saskatoon, the Delta Bessborough hotel, the University of Saskatchewan, Downtown from the Meewasin trail, and the Broadway Bridge.
Barr Colonists in Saskatoon in 1903. The settlement of Saskatoon saw an economic boom when the travelling Barr Colonists encamped around the community.
Small booklet depicting a woman standing over a busy trainyard in Saskatoon (Source: https://archive.org/details/prairiepromisespostcard_109)
View of the Aspen parkland outside the city limits. The area is a transitional biome between the boreal forest and prairies.
