Canada’s highest-ranking black police officer is to be recognized with a prestigious community award. Toronto Police Service Deputy Chief Peter Sloly will receive a “Changing Lives” Diversity Award at the annual Planet Africa Awards. Patricia Bebia-Mawa who, along with her husband, Moses Mawa, established the award program, said Sloly has used his position as a senior police officer to affect lives. For many young blacks, policing was not an attractive career choice until he came along and steadily climbed up the ranks,” Bebia-Mawa said. “He has also played a huge role in transforming the police service into one of the most diverse organizations.” Sloly who, in 2001, became the first and only senior Toronto police officer to take part in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, will be presented with the award on October 27 at Roy Thomson Hall. “The award represents validation by the African-Canadian community of my work in crime prevention through social development,” Sloly said. TPSHighest ranking black officer honoured
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Canada’s highest-ranking black police officer is to be recognized with a prestigious community award. Toronto Police Service Deputy Chief Peter Sloly will receive a “Changing Lives” Diversity Award at the annual Planet Africa Awards. Patricia Bebia-Mawa who, along with her husband, Moses Mawa, established the award program, said Sloly has used his position as a senior police officer to affect lives. For many young blacks, policing was not an attractive career choice until he came along and steadily climbed up the ranks,” Bebia-Mawa said. “He has also played a huge role in transforming the police service into one of the most diverse organizations.” Sloly who, in 2001, became the first and only senior Toronto police officer to take part in the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, will be presented with the award on October 27 at Roy Thomson Hall. “The award represents validation by the African-Canadian community of my work in crime prevention through social development,” Sloly said. TPS