Our March 7 speaker will Gary O’Brien speaking on ”Scams and Frauds in our Community”.

Gary O’Brien is employed as a Reserve Constable with the Nanaimo RCMP after serving as a regular member of the RCMP for a little over 32 years. 

Gary is a proud Maritimer. He hails from Fredericton New Brunswick and is an alumnus of the University of New Brunswick, graduating in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science in Geology. 

Gary has been fortunate to have lived and worked in Nanaimo since 1995. During his tenure he has been assigned to a number of duties which consisted of front-line enforcement, Bike Patrol, Drug Enforcement, and as a School Liaison officer.  Since 2010 Gary has been the “face and voice” of the Nanaimo detachment serving as the Nanaimo RCMP Media Relations Officer, a position he still occupies.

When not working, Gary’s interests lie in hiking, running, travelling, cooking and sipping a nice red wine while watching his beloved Canucks and Blue Jays.

Today, Gary will be addressing the issue of Scams and Frauds in our community, what they look like, how they are perpetuated and what you can do to protect your hard-earned money.