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RCMP Inspector insulted by unfair, incorrect comments

August 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment

(Chilliwack Times Letters to the Editor)
Editor:
As the operations officer and acting officer in charge of the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment providing policing services to the City of Chilliwack, District of Kent/Agassiz, Village of Harrison Hot Springs, District of Hope and community of Boston Bar, I am compelled to respond to an article written by [...]

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Tags: Lack of Resources · Law Enforcement · Public Complaints · RCMP

RCMP will make do with current force

July 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Rob Shaw (Victoria Times Colonist) - The population of Vancouver Island keeps growing, but the size of its RCMP police forces won’t — at least for another year.
The Island’s top Mountie, Chief Supt. Rick Betker, said he’s not expecting to get any new officers when the province approves his next budget in coming months. He [...]

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Canadian Arctic military test criticized

July 7th, 2008 · No Comments

(UPI) - An internal Canadian military document is critical of an Arctic sovereignty exercise last August for lack of interest by officers. The report on Operation Nanook was obtained by The Globe and Mail newspaper under the Access to Information Act. It said officers failed to distribute information on how the exercises on capturing drug [...]

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Animosity between cops damages Hell’s Angels investigation

July 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Chad Skelton and Allison Cross (Vancouver Sun) - Animosity between the RCMP and the Organized Crime Agency of B.C. resulted in the failure of a multi-million-dollar investigation into the Hells Angels, a former lead investigator with the OCABC has alleged in a wrongful dismissal suit.
The investigation, known as Project Phoenix, targeted several high-profile members of [...]

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Tags: Attempted Cover Up · Broken Force · Failing to do Their Duties · Lack of Resources · Organized Crime · Other Law Enforcement Agencies · Political/Government Interference or Involvement · Shoddy Investigations · Your Tax Dollars In Action

Mounties feeling recruitment pinch

July 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Edmonton, Alberta (UPI) - The Royal Canadian Mounted Police says its waiting list for recruits has dried up, and is easing some requirements and adding perks for would-be Mounties.
Deputy Commissioner Rod Knecht told the Calgary Sun the list of potential Mounties has traditionally run as high as 8,000 people.
“But now we find the waiting list [...]

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Review of N.B. RCMP services finds visibility one of top public concerns

June 30th, 2008 · No Comments

(Canadaeast News Service) - The RCMP wants to become more visible to the public it serves. That’s a key objective from a recent review of RCMP services in New Brunswick.
Chief Supt. Wayne Lang said one of the biggest issues RCMP members hear from the public has to do with visibility.
“It’s absolutely critical that we maximize [...]

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$500 cash per week for cadets

June 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Angela Hall (Regina Leader-Post) - RCMP cadets who come to Regina to train for six months will now get a $500 weekly allowance as the national police force aims to be competitive in today’s tight labour market, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Friday.
Harper said the federal government made the decision as the RCMP faces a [...]

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N.B. village holds back payment to RCMP over inadequate policing

March 18th, 2008 · No Comments

(CBC News) - Hillsborough, N.B., has taken another step in its ongoing skirmish with the province over local policing by withholding $6,000 from the money it pays for its contract with the RCMP.The village wanted the provincial Department of Public Safety to pay the tab for a private security guard it hired last year, believing [...]

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Tags: Lack of Resources · Political/Government Interference or Involvement · RCMP

RCMP goal: Hire 27 new officers for the Island

March 17th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Rob Shaw Victoria, B.C. (Times Colonist) - Vancouver Island’s top Mountie is asking the province for 27 new officers, staff he says are needed to give RCMP in remote detachments — such as the north Island and Gulf Islands — proper backup on dangerous calls.
“What it boils down to is additional resources,” said Chief Supt. [...]

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Crumbling RCMP needs infusion of officers

March 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Colin Kenny, Member of Parliament (Windsor Star) - Canadians love to talk about their multicultural mosaic and how Canada’s diversity - which should be a centrifugal force pulling us apart - actually helps keep us together.
That may be wishful thinking, or not. What is certainly true is that every nation needs icons that supercede diversity [...]

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