Replacement for Winnipeg mayor on police board to be voted on

Coun. Evan Duncan (Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood) is expected to replace Mayor Scott Gillingham on the Winnipeg Police Service board. (City of Winnipeg)

It appears Mayor Scott Gillingham’s replacement on the police board could soon be in place.

CTV News has been told a motion is set to go to city council Thursday naming Charleswood-Tuxedo-Westwood Councillor Evan Duncan as the next member.

Duncan has previously expressed interest in the post.

Duncan says he wants to make sure the men and women of the police service are supported, calling his potential appointment an “excellent opportunity.”

Gillingham campaigned he would sit on the police board but announced last month he is stepping away from the board.

The mayor said the time was right now that a new police chief, Gene Bowers, is in place.

The chair, and other elected member of the police board, is Councillor Markus Chambers.