A tasty treat awaited members of the Vernon RCMP after a long day on Thursday, Feb. 1.
Guy Bailey, Martin von Holst and Andrew Wylie presented the detachment with a cake, and a proclamation for the now fourth annual RCMP Appreciation Day.
Vernon North Okanagan RCMP members were recognized on Thursday, Feb. 1 for the 4th annual RCMP Appreciation Day!
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Bailey, von Holst and Wylie are committee members of the appreciation day which started back in 2019.
Although none of the members had any background in policing, they shared a mutual appreciation for RCMP members, and wanted them to be recognized.
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The group then started a petition, which was carried and eventually put into writing as an official provincial proclamation.
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Currently just B.C. and Manitoba have the day recognized provincially. The ultimate goal is to have it recognized federally, country-wide.
The RCMP covers 99 per cent of the geographic area of B.C. and answers more than one million calls for service in a year.
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