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Calgary’s new interim police chief, Katie McLellan, officially took charge of the force on Wednesday following the surprise resignation of former chief Mark Neufeld on Friday, May 2. View image in full screen Calgary’s new Police Chief, Katie McLellan, was officially sworn in on Wednesday in a small private ceremony with family and friends. Global News McLellan, who met with the media on Wednesday afternoon to talk about her priorities and challenges, also announced the surprise “retirement” of CPS deputy chiefs Chad Tawfik and Raj Gill on Wednesday. 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View image in full screen The shakeup at the top of the Calgary Police Service continued on Wednesday with the announcement that Deputy Chiefs Chad Tawfik and Raj Gill have resigned. City of Calgary While McLellan refused to comment on the reasons for the former chief or deputy chiefs’ departure, she did wish Neufeld well. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. “Of course, I’m sad to see him go. He was my boss. He was supportive of me and just recently extending my contract last year. And so he did amazing things for this service,” said McLellan.“Other than that, I am not able to share anything, but we had a great relationship.” 2:01 Calgary police chief announces resignation One of McLellan’s biggest challenges will be to improve morale after her predecessor’s time as chief was plagued with reports of very low morale. 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Calgary Police Commission Another of the big challenges McLellan said she hopes to address is “resource shortages across the service, particularly on the front line.’ Story continues below advertisement if ( typeof( gn_monetize ) !== 'undefined' && typeof( gn_monetize.Ads ) !== 'undefined' && gn_monetize.Ads.initialRequestMade() ) { // Ads script has been loaded, create the ad. gn_monetize.Ads.create( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-12","lazy":true,"targeting":{"pos":12,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-12"},"companion":false} ); } else { // if Ads script not yet loaded, queue up ad data for initialization. var gnAdSettings = gnAdSettings || {}; gnAdSettings.ads = gnAdSettings.ads || []; gnAdSettings.ads.push( {"sizes":"[300,250]","biddable":true,"id":"gpt-ad-300250-12","lazy":true,"targeting":{"pos":12,"slotid":"gpt-ad-300250-12"},"companion":false} ); } McLellan, who was sworn in during a private ceremony with family and friends, began her career with the Calgary Police Service as a summer student in 1986.She had been a deputy chief since 2019 and becomes the second woman to serve as chief — the first was Christine Silverberg, who headed up the force between 1995 and 2000.Because of the busy summer ahead, the Calgary Police Commission said it will not immediately begin looking for a new, permanent chief.“The coming weeks and months are significant for our city as we prepare to welcome leaders into Alberta for the G7 Leaders Summit and prepare of course for our annual Calgary Stampede,” said McLellan.“Our service has been working closely with our partners to plan for both events and this work will continue without interruption.”While the Police Commission has referred to McLellan’s appointment as “a new chapter,” it said it also wants to take time to consult with the community and with other CPS members “on what should be sought in a future chief.” More on Crime More videos Former Quebec junior hockey player Noah Corson sentenced to 2 years of jail time in sex-assault case World junior complainant questioned over ‘inconsistencies’ at trial Tyre Nichols: 3 ex-officers acquitted of state charges in fatal beating Quebec police watchdog investigating officer-involved fatal shooting in Far North World junior complainant grilled for ‘inaccuracies’ at trial Female complainant sought ‘wild night’ with world junior players, defence suggests Police dog badly hurt in major incident in Richmond Carter Hart’s lawyer begins cross-examination of complainant at world junior trial