Shirley Greyeyes and John Lagimodiere to Continue in Chair and Vice Chair Positions for 2026
At the January 22nd public meeting of the Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners, the Board re-appointed Commissioner Shirley Greyeyes as Board Chair and Commissioner John Lagimodiere as Vice Chair for a third one-year term. Greyeyes was appointed to the Board in January 2021; Lagimodiere in 2024.
The Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners includes:
Chair Commissioner Shirley Greyeyes (reappointed to the end of 2026)
Vice Chair Commissioner John Lagimodiere (reappointed to the end of 2027)
Commissioner/Mayor Cynthia Block
Commissioner/Councillor Zach Jeffries (reappointed to the end of 2026)
Commissioner/Councillor Senos Timon (reappointed to the end of 2026)
Commissioner Katharine Grier (reappointed to the end of 2026)
Commissioner Jenelyn Santos Ong (reappointed to the end of 2027)
A First Nations woman from Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, Chair/Commissioner Greyeyes brings a vast knowledge of the First Nation community to the Board. Currently the Director at the Dakota Dunes Community Development Corporation, she has an opportunity to be involved in the community in a vast number of organizations. Over the years, her commitment to volunteer and give back to the community has been focused on the Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) on many levels. She volunteered with the SPS for over 10 years and is a graduate of the SPS Community Police Academy. She also initiated the first, and only, SPS Community Police Academy that was held off site of SPS headquarters, at White Buffalo Youth Lodge.
Commissioner Greyeyes is passionate about creating a better understanding between the police and the First Nation community and bringing forward issues from the First Nation and non-First Nation community to ensure they are incorporated into the overall oversight of the SPS. As Chair, she plans to continue this advocacy work.
Commissioner John Lagimodiere is a Métis Nation-Saskatchewan citizen born and raised in Saskatoon and is owner of ACS Aboriginal Consulting Services which facilitates Indigenous awareness seminars and develops strategy. He was also Publisher/Editor of Eagle Feather News for 25 years. Commissioner Lagimodiere has volunteered as a sports coach and served on numerous boards including the Saskatoon-Leadership Committee on ending homelessness, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Indigenous Affairs Policy Committee, and the Batoche Historic Site Shared Management Board to name a few. He has delivered Indigenous awareness seminars to the SPS, facilitated planning with the Elders AdvisoryCommittee, and participated in both the SPS Peacekeepers Program and Community Police Academy.