Show Notes
In episode 4 of #CalledToServeThePodcast, Const. Dayle Binet joins hosts Sgt. Angie Tetley and Const. Brennan Martin and shares her deeply personal journey from apartheid South Africa to becoming a police officer in Calgary at the age of 39.
Const. Binet’s story is nothing short of inspiring and goes to show it’s never too late to pursue your dreams!
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