The Halton Regional Police Service has released a statement following the recent passing of Retired Chief James (Jim) Harding.
Chief Harding passed away on Thursday, October 27th.
Halton Police shared that its members are deeply saddened by the news.
“Chief Harding was hired by the Halton Regional Police Service in 1979. He remained with the Service until his retirement in 1994.
Chief Harding was a pioneer leader whose contributions shaped our Service and the policing profession.
We will miss him greatly. Our hearts and thoughts are with the Harding family.”
Some officers shared condolences on Twitter.
A much younger me with Chief Harding in the 80sJim was an incredible leader, My first chief,mentor and friend to many of us.Jim passed away today at the Joseph Brant hospital. Jim you will be greatly missed by Paula, your family, and your many police friends and admirers ThankU pic.twitter.com/16B1uvUvUc
— Chief Steve Tanner (@ChiefTanner) October 27, 2022
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Retired Chief James (Jim) Harding. Chief Harding was a pioneer leader whose contributions shaped our Service and the policing profession.
We will miss him greatly.
Our hearts and thoughts are with the Harding family. pic.twitter.com/PFOoawAh1C
— Halton Police (@HaltonPolice) October 28, 2022
