Alison J Carstairs - Port Moody Police Board

Alison J Carstairs is a lawyer, former senior police officer, and governance professional with extensive experience in investigations, oversight, and public accountability in both the Canada and the United Kingdom.

She served for 24 years with police services in the UK, including serving the public as a Detective Inspector and National Interview Coordinator during the 2005 London Bombings, as a Detective Chief Inspector both at Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and at New Scotland Yard during the 2012 Olympics, she also served the public leading major and complex investigations.

In Canada, Alison served as Director of Investigations for the Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia, overseeing serious incident investigations involving police across the province. Alison is called to the Bar in British Columbia and Ontario, and her legal work focuses on civil litigation, tax and probate matters relating to trusts, wills, and estates, and other matters relating to the application of aboriginal law.

Alison is the current Chair/ Presidente of the Canadian Bar Association National Aboriginal Law Section and public member of the Port Moody Police Board, BCAPB, and in her spare time, Treasurer at Pitt Meadows Golf Club. A lifelong martial artist, author of a book on Self Defence and protection awareness for women, and a former international World Cup Silver and Bronze Medalist, Alison brings a disciplined, fair, and community-focused approach to public service and oversight.