Nelson Police Department


The Nelson Police Department is the police force for the City of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.
Among the oldest police services in British Columbia, the force came into being as a municipal police force on April 17, 1897. The initial force consisted of one chief constable and one constable. Over the years of its existence, the Nelson Police Department has grown from two to twenty members. Chief Constable Donovan Fisher has been the Chief Constable since 2021.
Nelson Police Department is one of twelve municipal police forces in British Columbia. The department is governed under the authority of the BC Police Act.

Nelson Police Board

  • Board Chair: Mayor Janice Morrison
  • Director: Lindsay MacKay by Municipal Appointment
  • Director: Devon Caron by Provincial Appointment
  • Director: Jane Byers by Provincial Appointment
  • Director: Lena Horswill by Provincial Appointment
  • Director: Sue Adam by Provincial Appointment