True Blue Podcast

Go behind the scenes with members from the Victoria City Police Union (VCPU). A long format podcast giving you an in depth glimpse into lives of police officers working in Esquimalt and Victoria. You won't find content like this anywhere else and you will hear regular interviews from a diverse group of VCPU members telling their stories.

True Blue Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Matt Waterman, with 133 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Matt Waterman hosts True Blue Podcast, a society show with 133 episodes published.

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  Episode #13

  Class #1 SIPA - Cst. Nour Rashead

  Sep 26, 202656 minS6

  Send us Fan Mail True Blue Shout Outs 1. Our Listeners – 130 different Countries 2. VicPD Jail Staff 3. Emergency Room (ER) Hospital Staff In this episode you get to meet Recruit Constable Nour Rashead who is participating in the very first “South Island Police Academy” training class, aka SIPA #1. Nour has an amazing life story and shares with us so many of her experiences leading up to her opportunity to become a VicPD Police Recruit. Nour was born in Syria and emigrated to Canada at the age of 2. She is a Vic High School graduate and also completed a degree in Criminal Justice via Camosun College and the University of Fraser Valley. Nour went back to Syria in late 2010 to visit family and friends, but shortly after her arrival the Arab Spring Uprising (Syrian Civil War) began in early 2011. Syrian officials locked down the country, and she wasn’t able to return to Canada for about 1 year. This type of life experience is one of the reasons Nour chose a career in law enforcement. Her first job, post childbirth, was at the Victoria Law Courts as a Court Clerk. After a few years, she was promoted to Court Clerk Supervisor and then expanded into the Court Registry and worked as a Justice of the Peace. In 2023, Nour got a job in the Records Division at VicPD. Working in the VicPD building and later hearing about the SIPA idea she took big steps to get ready to become a police officer. Her life story is very inspiring. Good luck to “Recruit Rashead” in her policing career. Sound editing done by Todd Mason. More about the Victoria City Police Union (VCPU): - Tweet us at https://twitter.com/VicPD_Union - Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/vicpd_union/ - Find us on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/truebluevictoria/ - Visit our website for information at https://truebluevic.ca/ - Email us at media@vcpu.ca for any media inquiries or requests to be on the True Blue Podcast

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  Episode #12

  Class #180 - Cst. Jacy Brydges

  Sep 11, 20261h 2mS6

  Send us Fan Mail True Blue Shout Outs 1. Bill Turner 2. Laurie White 3. Daryl Baswick In this episode you get to meet Recruit Constable Jacy Brydges from JIBC Class #180. Jacy is a long-time listener of the True Blue Podcast and claims it was a primary reason that she applied to join VicPD. Cst. Brydges has a degree in Environmental Studies and experience working for Saanich Police in their Records Division. Big thanks to Jacy for sharing her road to getting hired as a police officer. Prospective recruits should definitely listen to this episode. We wish her good luck in her future Field Training and to a successful graduation at the JIBC. Sound editing done by Todd Mason. More about the Victoria City Police Union (VCPU): - Tweet us at https://twitter.com/VicPD_Union - Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/vicpd_union/ - Find us on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/truebluevictoria/ - Visit our website for information at https://truebluevic.ca/ - Email us at media@vcpu.ca for any media inquiries or requests to be on the True Blue Podcast

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  Episode #10

  The Quiet Professional Podcast - Nathan Romas

  Jul 30, 20261h 14mS6

  The Quiet Professional is a weekly podcast and media brand by Vigilant Media Inc. hosted by Nathan Romas. It provides candid explorations of topics centered around national security, intelligence, law enforcement, and justice, featuring guest experts ranging from former Navy SEALs and DEA agents to police officials. Growing up in Winnipeg Nathan became a big Minnesota Vikings fan! Despite living in an area where gang activity was part of regular life, he joined the RCMP in 2011 and then moved to the Edmonton Police Service in 2013. His police career includes work in the gang suppression team, public safety unit, union/association director, patrol sergeant. Nathan’s podcast has one of the widest range of topics and guests. You can find it on Spotify and Apple podcasts. https://thequietprofessional.quantumhosting.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/tqp780/ Sound editing done by Todd Mason. More about the Victoria City Police Union (VCPU): - Tweet us at https://twitter.com/VicPD_Union - Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/vicpd_union/ - Find us on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/truebluevictoria/ - Visit our website for information at https://truebluevic.ca/ - Email us at media@vcpu.ca for any media inquiries or requests to be on the True Blue Podcast

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  Episode #9

  Operation Pegasus - Donnie Graves & Laurie White

  Jul 10, 202630 minS6

  ** Apologies for some poor audio in this episode. ** Thanks to Donnie Graves (serving RCMP member) for chatting with us about “Operation Pegasus” and to Laurie White (retired RCMP) for agreeing to jump out of a perfectly good airplane! Donnie has been skydiving for his entire adult life and volunteers with Operation Pegasus which is intended to support Veterans, Serving Military and First Responders that are considered to be at a greater risk for developing Operational Stress Injuries (OSI) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than most other occupations. Good luck to Laurie who will be “stepping outside her comfort zone” and jumping at the end of July 2026 and speaking to all the other participants about her challenges and successes since being shot in the line of duty. Listeners are encouraged to consider participating in this event in the future. Next year’s event notice is promulgated on Remembrance Day. Check out the attached links to learn more: https://operationpegasus.ca/ https://www.instagram.com/operation_pegasus_foundation/ Sound editing done by Todd Mason. More about the Victoria City Police Union (VCPU): - Tweet us at https://twitter.com/VicPD_Union - Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/vicpd_union/ - Find us on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/truebluevictoria/ - Visit our website for information at https://truebluevic.ca/ - Email us at media@vcpu.ca for any media inquiries or requests to be on the True Blue Podcast

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  Episode #8

  Tiffany Parton - Director of Strategic Communications and Community Engagement for the Victoria Police Department

  Jun 23, 202641 minS6

  VCPU President, Angela Van Eerd hosts this episode to introduce Tiffany Parton , the Director of Strategic Communications and Community Engagement for VicPD. Tiffany grew up in Stayner, Ontario a small town of about 3000 people before moving out to the West Coast to work in fundraising for a number of charities. She later moved to Vancouver Island in 2015 to work for the Victoria Hospitals Foundation. She first connected with the Police when she got a fundraising job at “Cops for Cancer”. A few years ago, she became the first Executive Director for the BC Association of Chiefs of Police. As Director of Strategic Communications Tiffany and her team help to create a more connected and trusted organization in community and one that is more human focused. A significant change to the past where minimal information about our people and what police officers deal with on a daily basis. The VCPU believes the True Blue Podcast aligns with this new focus and is happy to see this effort being promoted. Ange and Tiffany both believe the re-implementation of the Foot Patrol Squad in the downtown area is a great representation of being present in community. The Public needs to see the police and the more they know can only help them understand and appreciate the police role. VicPD Media will get the story out ahead of time versus having local media agencies drag it out after the fact. Tiffany is proud of the work the Victoria Police Department is doing! Sound editing done by Todd Mason. More about the Victoria City Police Union (VCPU): - Tweet us at https://twitter.com/VicPD_Union - Follow us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/vicpd_union/ - Find us on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/truebluevictoria/ - Visit our website for information at https://truebluevic.ca/ - Email us at media@vcpu.ca for any media inquiries or requests to be on the True Blue Podcast

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