Wayne Balcaen

Wayne Balcaen is the former Brandon Police Chief.

Born in Winnipeg, Wayne moved to Soest, Germany, when he was 6 weeks old. There he joined his father, a member of the Canadian Military who was serving a 3-year overseas tour, and the rest of his family. Upon completing this tour, they returned to Shilo and eventually moved to Brandon at age 5, which has been home base for Wayne ever since.

Wayne completed all his K-12 education in Brandon, before attending Lethbridge Community College (now Lethbridge College) and receiving a diploma in Law Enforcement in April of 1990.

He is also a graduate of the Police Leadership and Management Program through the Saskatchewan Police College and of the Executive Development in Policing through the Canadian Police College.

Wayne joined the Brandon Police Service in October 1990, spending the next 32 years in various areas of the Police Service, including patrol division, detectives, drug enforcement, community policing, support services, and the last 8 years in the administration.

On October 30th, 2017, Wayne was appointed as the 19th Chief of Police of the Brandon Police Service.

Wayne continues to be an active member of the Brandon community, sitting on a number of boards and committees. He is married to wife Sharlene and together they have two adult children and 4 granddaughters, all of whom make their home in Brandon.