Sunday, September 24, is Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day and men and women who serve or have served their communities in Canada, will honour officers who have given their lives in service to the community.
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The RCMP arrested a man carrying a concealed knife on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday. Continue reading RCMP Arrest Man Carrying a Concealed Knife On Parliament Hill
Chief J.M. Blais was diagnosed in 2012 but told Landry of his plight during a June 2014 interview that took place shortly after three RCMP officers were killed in Moncton.
“I’m deeply humbled that the chief would feel comfortable enough with me to open up and make this statement,” Landry said in an interview.
Landry’s father was a career firefighter who, decades ago, saved an eight-week-old infant in a horrible house fire in Halifax. Landry’s book includes an interview with a man who came forward to say he accidentally started that fire as a young boy.
“The whole reason I started working in this area was to honour my late father and his peers. I’m trying to spark discussion.”
The emotional fallout of the Moncton killings may have played a role in Blais opening up to her, Landry said.
Blais, who was a Mountie for 25 years before he switched to Halifax Regional Police, spoke to her of more than a dozen officer funerals he’s attended and three challenging trips to Haiti.
Landry hopes her book shines a light on people who face incredible challenges in their professions and elsewhere.
Read more in The Chronicle Herald.
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A sense of duty and history drove Staff Sgt. Dan Mayer of the RCMP to stand guard at the National War Memorial on Sunday.
History because the sentry duties marked 115 years since an RCMP officer was awarded the Victoria Cross, the country’s highest military honour, for rescuing a wounded soldier while under fire.
Duty because Mayer and others who took sentry duty had personal connections to the events of Oct. 22, when Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was killed while standing watch over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Some were among the first responders to the memorial after the shootings on Oct. 22, and others remain charged with protecting the country from terrorist threats.
Read more in Westerly News.
Source: www.westerlynews.ca
The Sunset Ceremonies is a time-honoured tradition in Ottawa, featuring the world-famous RCMP Musical Ride and the signature Sunset Ceremony. This year’s themes are the 50th anniversary of Canada’s national flag and honouring the Nation’s Heroes.
The performance line-up has something for all ages including:
Source: www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Thirty-two women made history 40 years ago today when they were sworn in as the first female police officers with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP).
Within a week, they formed Troop 17 and started six months of training in Regina, Sask., at the RCMP Academy, “Depot” Division, changing the face of the RCMP forever. On March 3, 1975, 30 graduated and were sent to detachments across the country to blaze the trail for the thousands who’ve since followed.
In recognition of the significant contribution of these women, and of all the women who’ve served as civilians dating back to the 1890s, the RCMP’s National Women’s Advisory Committee (NWAC) is launching a special section on rcmp.gc.ca to tell some of their stories.
Read more on Royal Canadian Mounted Police website.
Source: www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Five-year-old Jackson Antoniw met face to face with the RCMP service dog he helped name when Hector made a rare school visit.
Jackson came up with the name Hector for one of the pups of the potential police service dogs born at the Police Dog Service Training Centre in Innisfail, Alta.
Hector was a hit and was announced a winner in the RCMP’s national Name the Puppy Contest.
Read more in Global News.
Source: globalnews.ca
Last year, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police revealed there were nearly 1,200 cases of murdered and missing Aboriginal women over three decades. Police said Friday they have made progress in solving cases, but the numbers continue to grow.
Officials with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said that 11 more indigenous women have disappeared since its report in May of last year painted a disturbing picture for Canadians of an issue the RCMP calls “a national tragedy.”
And the murder rate for Aboriginal women continues to be disproportionately high, with 17 homicides in 2013 and 15 homicides in 2014.
“The update confirms that aboriginal women are most often killed by men in their own homes, in their own communities, and reconfirms the need to target prevention efforts towards family violence,” RCMP superintendent Tyler Bates told a news conference.
Read more on VICE.
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The Alberta government has launched a sweeping review of its bail hearings practices after a repeat offender with violent criminal history shot and killed a St. Albert Mountie in January.
The report into the involvement of the Alberta Crown Prosecution Service with gunman Shawn Rehn recommends a further comprehensive review consider who may conduct bail hearings and in what circumstances, what information should be provided in bail packages prepared by police, and how best to ensure accuracy and availability of information, among other issues.
“We need to know if an improved bail process can respect people’s rights, but at the same time, better protect our communities and police,” Justice Minister Kathleeen Ganley said Tuesday after the 49-page report was released.
Read more in Vancouver Sun.
Source: www.vancouversun.com
