Last week, we told you the Portage la Prairie RCMP's media liaison Constable Sean O'Keefe's leaving the detachment for Regina. His replacement's been chosen, and Constable Larry Neufeld steps into the position November 24th. He tells us why it appeals to him.

"Working on the front line, you get to deal with a lot of people in crisis mode," he says, "And this gives me a chance to work more proactively with the community. That was a big lure to me for this job."

Neufeld sees this as something of a new direction for him in his eight year career.

"For numerous years, you've been fighting fires, and I think this aspect is trying to prevent the fires," he explains, "I think it'll take a little bit to change gears but I've worked in some aspects of Sean's position before, and it's given me a little insight into how that's going to proceed."