b'F E A T U R ETheOACPat 70The Founders,the Builders,the Innovatorsand the Leaders By Mike Sale, Resident Historian, Ontario Association of Chiefs of PoliceI n 1987, without any previousthat the first IACP Conference to beourspeciallinewasmovingslowly. qualificationsorexperience,held outside the United States sinceIfoundmyselfinthecompanyof I was appointed to serve as1961(Montreal)wouldbeuniquelyGregCohoon,ChiefofPoliceofthe theMetropolitanTorontoCanadian and unforgettable.Moncton Police. PolicescoordinatorforAnd so there I was, in Nashville,Before beginning his 24-year career the1987AnnualConferenceoftheTennessee, in October 1986, standingasChiefofPoliceinMoncton,NB, International Association of Chiefs ofin the Canadian line in the registra- ChiefCohoonhadearnedhimselfa Police (IACP). Part of my assignmenttion area of the worlds largest annualnational reputation during his 20 years wastovisitotherIACPConferenceconference for law enforcement pro- as a member of the Royal Canadian cities to establish a rapport with theirfessionals. Nashville was an attractiveMountedPolice.Hisadventuresin event planners and to gain as muchdestination, and the Canadian delega- policeleadershipwouldinclude informationaspossibletoensuretion was unusually large that year, soactivelyparticipatingintheNew 10 H.Q. Summer 2022'