Coun. Diane Deans elected new police board chair

A new police board chair, three new board members with more new faces on the horizon and a new police chief in the new year will mean quite a bit of change for the Ottawa force.
On Monday, Coun. Diane Deans was officially elected chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board, which oversees the police force, approves its budget and hires it’s senior-most leaders. She is only the second woman to ever hold the post.
“I bring my own brand of leadership,” Deans said. “I think I&r