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RCMP Second Man Award
On Dec 21, 2013 the RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador honoured twenty-two women in recognition of their support and unpaid services while...

Helen Escott
Aug 5, 20224 min read


The history of the RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland officially joined Canada at midnight, March 31st, 1949. The next day, April first, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police...

Helen Escott
Aug 5, 20226 min read


The story of Aunt Martha’s Sheep
One of the most popular songs on Newfoundland airwaves during the seventies was “Aunt Martha's Sheep.” The song was recorded by Dick...

Helen Escott
Aug 5, 20222 min read


S/S/M Dave Tipple: Keeping the Honour Alive
After more than 44 years as a member of the RCMP, Staff Sgt. Major Dave Tipple hung up his spurs on June 25, 2014. Originally from Corner...

Helen Escott
Aug 5, 20225 min read


Crash and burn - But he always walked away. The Staff Sgt. Bob MacKinnon story
September 21, 1971 was a beautiful day. Twenty-five-year-old Cst. Bob MacKinnon had almost six years in the Force when he was called into...

Helen Escott
Jul 21, 20214 min read


Newfoundland Ranger: S/Sgt. John Hogan: The Hogan Trail
In 2002 the RCMP Mounted Police Foundation donated $6000 to build a seating area with a plaque that told the unbelievable story of The...

Helen Escott
Feb 23, 20213 min read


Newfoundland Ranger: The Lone Ranger Staff Sgt. Lew Stuckless
Following Confederation with Canada in 1949, the Newfoundland Ranger Force, formed in 1935 to police the rural areas of what is now the...

Helen Escott
Feb 23, 20211 min read


Newfoundland Ranger: Cyril Goodyear: The pursuit of Justice and the Great Outdoors
Cyril Goodyear has worn an incredible number of hats in his lifetime. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, is one of the last...

Helen Escott
Feb 23, 20216 min read


Newfoundland Ranger: Cpl. Richard Noel: From Newfoundland Ranger to the RCMP
Richard Noel is ninety-one years old and lives by himself in a condo in St. John’s. He was born August 16, 1927. He has to lean in to...

Helen Escott
Feb 23, 20215 min read


Rose Marie Russell-Coffey: Rose Marie of the Mounties
Constable Rose Marie Russell-Coffey made history in 1975 when she became the first female RCMP police officer in Newfoundland and...

Helen Escott
Feb 23, 20214 min read


Anne James: Telecoms Operator – Always the calm in the storm
When Anne James was living in her hometown of Bishop’s Falls, her brother was friends with an RCMP member. At the time she was working...

Helen Escott
Feb 23, 20216 min read


Inspector Trudy Murray: The longest serving female RCMP police officer in Canada
Trudy Murray waited patiently for the announcement that came on May 23, 1974. RCMP Commissioner Maurice Nadon told the country that the...

Helen Escott
Feb 23, 20216 min read


Staff Sgt. George Marshall Sproule: The Force Needs You
George Sproule grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, wanting to be a doctor. He realized into his late teenaged years that there was no way...

Helen Escott
Feb 23, 20217 min read


Sgt. Bill Smith Reminisces on His career and the Training that Poisoned Him
Sgt. Bill Smith joined the RCMP on July 4th, 1973 in Harbour Grace, his hometown. He grew up with an interest in policing after a cousin...

Helen Escott
Feb 23, 20216 min read


S/Sgt. Gail Courtney – Still Blazing Trails in Retirement
The women joining the Royal Canadian Mounted Police today can’t even begin to imagine what the first women experienced: The fun, the...

Helen Escott
Jan 28, 20214 min read


Cst. Cheryle LaFosse: The first Sworn RCMP Female
Constable Cheryl LaFosse grew up in a policing family. Her father was RCMP Supt. Jack LaFosse who joined the Newfoundland Ranger Force in...

Helen Escott
Jan 28, 20214 min read


Ken Le Breton: The Road from Liverpool to St. John’s. One Mounties incredible journey
It It is 3501 km from Liverpool, England to St. John’s, NL. Retired Staff Sgt. Kenneth (Ken) Le Breton has travelled that route home many...

Helen Escott
Nov 17, 20204 min read


From Ireland to Newfoundland: The Irish Boxer becomes a Mountie, The James Prendergast Story
There are a lot of similarities between Newfoundland and Ireland: the rugged coastline, the ability to speak at the speed of lightning,...

Helen Escott
Nov 2, 202012 min read


Are UFO’s Observing RCMP Officers in NL?
UFO’s are no strangers to Newfoundland and Labrador. As a matter of fact, the UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) are quite frequent CFAs...

Helen Escott
Oct 20, 20205 min read


Paying it forward
My daughter went to a music summer camp in July and their final performance was held at an Irish pub and restaurant downtown. It's a...

Helen Escott
Sep 29, 20203 min read
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