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Vancouver Police Opens Woodward’s Training Academy for 80 Recruits

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC · How we work

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Vancouver Police Department opened a new Police Training Academy in the Woodward’s building.
Forty recruits began training and will work citywide next June.
Another forty recruits will start training at the academy in January.
Vancouver contributed $4 million, allocating $2.8 million to District 5 and $1.2 million to the academy.
Mayor Ken Sim called the academy a foundational addition to the Woodward’s building and Downtown Eastside community.

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Vancouver Police Department opened a new Police Training Academy in the Woodward’s building.
Forty recruits began training and will work citywide next June.
Another forty recruits will start training at the academy in January.
Vancouver contributed $4 million, allocating $2.8 million to District 5 and $1.2 million to the academy.
Mayor Ken Sim called the academy a foundational addition to the Woodward’s building and Downtown Eastside community.