Helen EscottFeb 23, 20214 minRose Marie Russell-Coffey: Rose Marie of the MountiesConstable Rose Marie Russell-Coffey made history in 1975 when she became the first female RCMP police officer in Newfoundland and...
Helen EscottFeb 23, 20216 minAnne James: Telecoms Operator – Always the calm in the stormWhen 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 EscottFeb 23, 20216 minInspector 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 EscottJan 28, 20214 minS/Sgt. Gail Courtney – Still Blazing Trails in RetirementThe women joining the Royal Canadian Mounted Police today can’t even begin to imagine what the first women experienced: The fun, the...
Helen EscottJan 28, 20214 minCst. Cheryle LaFosse: The first Sworn RCMP FemaleConstable Cheryl LaFosse grew up in a policing family. Her father was RCMP Supt. Jack LaFosse who joined the Newfoundland Ranger Force in...