There's a new Chief of Police serving the Town of Bridgewater. Veteran officer John Collyer was recently promoted from within the local detachment and officially sworn in during a ceremony Monday night in council chambers. Collyer says he's looking forward to his new role and serving residents of Bridgewater. Collyer is originally from Dartmouth and moved to the area in 1990. He takes over for Brent Crowhurst who has accepted a job with the Criminal Intelligence Service of Nova Scotia.