Former Falher resident Sgt. Daniel Maure is making the Peace region a safer place by serving as an active provincial sheriff. Maure was born and raised in Falher by parents Yvonne and Gerry Maure and quickly became very aware of the importance of safety in the community. His urge to help others proved to be the element propelling him to want to make a difference as a military officer. Soon after graduating from G.P. Vanier School, Maure enlisted with the military. “I spent four years with the Birch Battalion based out of Calgary,” he explains. “I received basic training as a military officer.” He spent six years on reserve at another reserve, the Calgary Highlanders Infantry. Shortly after leaving the military, Maure decided a natural transition would be to join Corrections. He received COBT (correctional officer basic training) in Oct. 1988. Maure was an active correctional officer from 1988 to 2005 at the Peace River Correctional Centre. He says he was looking for a greater challenge and was introduced to the opportunity to become an Alberta Sheriff. “In 2005, I took a sheriff’s induction course for five weeks,” says Maure. “The Alberta Sheriffs is a provincial division that is a quasi police force.” Specifically, Maure says his division handles court and prisoner security. He explains it was an easy transition from the correctional institutes to become a sheriff. “I’m in charge of the Peace River area,” says Maure. “We provide escorts from south to north and out of province to prisoners.” He says the province started with only about 230 sheriffs, growing to a total which is now around 700. In addition to court and prisoner safety, Alberta Sheriffs also provide services in warrant apprehension, safer communities and neighbourhoods (SCAN) and traffic control with the traffic safety act. This ensures commuters are using reasonable speeds when driving. “I needed a new challenge – as a supervisor it was a new entity to provide core safety,” he explains. “It was exciting to join a new unit with a focus on providing safety in the communities.” Maure was featured at the Remembrance Day celebration at the Elk’s Hall in McLennan where he was a wreath bearer with McLennan RCMP Const. David Dionne. “I am impressed with all the support the sheriffs are now given in the region.”