We get a lot of negative RCMP press around here - so i thought i'd share this.
A bit of a sad story - shortly after i left our moose hunting party this week (I had to come home 5 days early for work) I found out that the sister of one of the guys still in camp had died, and that the funeral was to be before he returned.
There was no way to contact him, short of going up myself (which i was getting ready to do if it came to it, but i was at least 13 hours away - it would have been hard driving to get him back in time to help plan the service). However, we got in touch with the Alexis Creek detatchment of the RCMP and explained the situation to them.
They immediately dispatched an RCMP officer to the location i indicated (and i do mean immediately - i doubt i could have made better time from alexis creek to the campsite).
He found the crew (no small feat - he'd never been in that area) - quietly took our guy aside and told him the sad news. He never asked about any of the guns laying about or anything else, and came back and waited while the others talked to him and figured out what they should do. He then asked "is there anything the RCMP can do to help? Anyone we can contact for you or anything else?" They thanked him and asked him to contact their families to let them know they'd be coming out early, and to let my buddy's family know he'd be back in time for the funeral.
A good lad, very professional, but obviously very considerate as well.
While they waited, my dad and the officer got talking a bit. The officer had a very positive view on hunters, said all he cared about was that people were being safe and not driving about with ammo in the guns, and wished him well for the rest of the season. He mentioned he was hoping to take up bow hunting next year himself.
He was an ontario boy incidently. He'd only been in bc a few years.
A big round of thanks for the RCMP. My buddy is deeply religious and loved his sister very much. He would have been devistated to miss the funeral or to not have had a hand in the planning. The RCMP showed their colours well - and that's the SECOND time they've helped us out of a real pickle in the woods up that way. Of course they packed up in a rush and got out - there was just enough time to get home that night. Thanks to the dedication of the RCMP to go in and find them, he was able to return the day before the funeral and participate.
Thanks to the boys in blue and red. That's another one we owe you
A bit of a sad story - shortly after i left our moose hunting party this week (I had to come home 5 days early for work) I found out that the sister of one of the guys still in camp had died, and that the funeral was to be before he returned.
There was no way to contact him, short of going up myself (which i was getting ready to do if it came to it, but i was at least 13 hours away - it would have been hard driving to get him back in time to help plan the service). However, we got in touch with the Alexis Creek detatchment of the RCMP and explained the situation to them.
They immediately dispatched an RCMP officer to the location i indicated (and i do mean immediately - i doubt i could have made better time from alexis creek to the campsite).
He found the crew (no small feat - he'd never been in that area) - quietly took our guy aside and told him the sad news. He never asked about any of the guns laying about or anything else, and came back and waited while the others talked to him and figured out what they should do. He then asked "is there anything the RCMP can do to help? Anyone we can contact for you or anything else?" They thanked him and asked him to contact their families to let them know they'd be coming out early, and to let my buddy's family know he'd be back in time for the funeral.
A good lad, very professional, but obviously very considerate as well.
While they waited, my dad and the officer got talking a bit. The officer had a very positive view on hunters, said all he cared about was that people were being safe and not driving about with ammo in the guns, and wished him well for the rest of the season. He mentioned he was hoping to take up bow hunting next year himself.
He was an ontario boy incidently. He'd only been in bc a few years.
A big round of thanks for the RCMP. My buddy is deeply religious and loved his sister very much. He would have been devistated to miss the funeral or to not have had a hand in the planning. The RCMP showed their colours well - and that's the SECOND time they've helped us out of a real pickle in the woods up that way. Of course they packed up in a rush and got out - there was just enough time to get home that night. Thanks to the dedication of the RCMP to go in and find them, he was able to return the day before the funeral and participate.
Thanks to the boys in blue and red. That's another one we owe you
