Cheam Peak Author: Sgt. P. Evans (rtd)Regimental Number 31301 It was a warm Spring Day in March 1977. I was a junior constable posted to Chilliwack City Detachment, at the office, when the Sub-Division Section NCO approached me. He asked, “Why are you wearing that Sam...
FROM A COLD CANADIAN HOCKEY RINK TO BAGHDAD, IRAQ Author: Timothy Head, Superintendent (rtd) It was a November afternoon when I took the phone call while coaching my middle daughter’s hockey game in Kanata, Ontario. While changing the lines during the game, I listened...
Policing Prince Rupert, B.C. – 1958 Author: Robert (Bob) Head, A/Commissioner (rtd) Regimental Number 18465 – 0.806 For this review, although The Indian Act was in place in 1958 (after several iterations since its 1867 inception), the term Indigenous will be...
Ten Paces … More or Less Author: Reed Chevalier Prologue – Spring 1971 The landscape was draped in a darkness. In the distance, nudging a vague horizon, sparsely spaced lights hinted at the existence of small communities and farms. In recent hours, a fast-moving...
When members gather together, the topic of discussion usually turns to their time in training. Areas of discussion, again depending when you were at “Depot”, can range from the Riding School, the Drill Hall (everyone’s favourite), or the dreaded pool or gym. Of...
