The newest class of auxiliary officers and special constables for the North Bay Police Service was sworn in Monday afternoon at city hall. It’s a big move toward becoming fully sworn officers. In her next step toward wearing the badge, Morgan Corbiere is now a North Bay police auxiliary member. “Street crime is something I want to lean towards,” Corbiere said, when asked about her ambitions of becoming a police officer. She was a Youth In Policing Initiative student in summer 2025 and she’s now in her second year in the police foundations course at Canadore College. Through her new role, her duties will include supporting traffic and crowd control at parades and community events, participating in RIDE programs and helping during emergency situations. “I definitely learned how to work under pressure,” Corbiere said. “We had lots of deadlines to meet, especially for events, community events.” Harshit Bansal is also moving up in his policing career. Bansal graduated from the auxiliary member program and he’s now a special constable. He was inspired to take up a policing role by his family in his native country of India. “They were in the Indian army. One of my family members was in the air force,” Bansal said. “So that gave me a side like, ‘OK, maybe I can do this down the line.’” He’ll be supporting police through essential operational duties, including court security, prisoner transportation and monitoring. “This is what policing is all about now,” Bansal said. “It’s not just about arresting people. It’s to see them, be respectful and help them out.” North Bay police launched its auxiliary member program in November 2025, designed to strengthen community engagement and promote public safety. “We started with five,” said police chief Daryl Longworth. “We wanted to get our feet wet. We’ve now expanded to two more. I would like to ideally get that unit up to about 12 because it’s a great recruiting tool.” Longworth is trying to create a family atmosphere so all members support each other through the good times and the bad. “There are so many elements within our organization that could be attractive to someone who’s always looked at policing and said, ‘I don’t want to be a police officer,’” he said. “We have so many more opportunities for careers and career development. We just want to get the word out. This is a great place to work.” The other two new special constables are Charlaine Leveille and Jordan Kennedy. The other new auxiliary member is Blake Norman.
