The Quarterly

the Quarterly ... a proud tradition since 1933

Commissioner William Elliott takes command
Fall 2007, Vol. 72, No. 4

On Aug. 10, 2007, the RCMP’s first female commissioner turned over the tipstaff, the symbol of the office, to the first civilian commissioner who will lead the Force in its 133-year history.

The public Change of Command ceremony took place at the Canadian Police College in Ottawa, where RCMP members in red serge rode past on horses and marched by in step, while notes from the RCMP Pipe and Drum band’s bagpipes filled the air. Mounties and RCMP staff welcomed Commissioner William J.S. Elliott, who was clad in a black business suit, and said goodbye to his predecessor Commissioner Bev Busson, who gave a short, moving speech to close her 32-year career in the national police force.

Dispatch from Sudan
By Cst. Stephanie Williams

Little did I know that part of my career as an RCMP officer would include spending nine months in Sudan, Africa, as a UN peacekeeper! The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) began in January 2005. That is when the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the north and south governments of Sudan was signed. This agreement marked the end of 21 years of civil war, the longest in Africa’s history. UNMIS’ overall aim is to help the people of Sudan promote national reconciliation, lasting peace, stability and help build a prosperous country.

This is the first time that the UN has dispatched a political and military operation to Sudan, although the UN has had a long involvement there, mainly in humanitarian areas. Since the African country and the scope of the UNMIS’ activities cover such a large area, Sudan is divided into six different sectors, each headed by a civilian sector head of office. The UN police are here as police advisors. Our mandate includes monitoring, mentoring and training the local Sudanese police. The goal is to provide them with the knowledge and skills needed to practice democratic policing.

To read more, order a copy of the Quarterly’s fall issue.

Detectives in 1884 killing honoured
By Dawn Roberts

The posthumous awards to two British Columbia Provincial Police Detectives, Charles Clark and William Russell, on June 13, 2007, not only acknowledged their outstanding work, but an event that many believed represented one of the most profound grievances between Canada and the United States dating back 123 years.

The case involved a 14-year-old Canadian boy named Louie Sam, who lived just north of the Canada/U.S. border in the small Sto:lo Aboriginal community of Kilgard, near present day Sumas, Wash. Louie had travelled to Nooksack after being offered a job there, but quickly returned home when he discovered there was no work. However, on the night of his return to Canada, Nooksack shopkeeper James Bell was murdered and his store was set on fire. Louie Sam was accused of Bell’s murder, though there was little evidence. Sto:lo leaders turned Louie Sam over to police, believing he would be given a fair trial. Sam was left in the custody of local deputized settler in a homestead near Chilliwack Mountain. While awaiting transport to trial in New Westminster, a group of American vigilantes crossed the border on horseback, kidnapped the youth and hanged him 130 paces north of the border, before they rode back into Washington territory.

To read more, order a copy of the Quarterly’s fall issue.

RCMP Christmas Cards Available

The Quarterly magazine is selling RCMP Christmas cards again this year. The 2007 card shows an RCMP member, bearing a gift, accompanied by a police dog. Inside of the building, lights from a decorated Christmas tree sparkle. RCX9 contains 12 cards with envelopes.

The magazine is also selling a package of 12 assorted cards with envelopes. RCX8 contains five cards of a member on a horse outside a snowy cabin; two cards of a member and his horse encircled by a wreath and five cards of an RCMP Christmas ornament adorning a tree.

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The bilingual message on the cards is “Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes” and “Meilleurs voeux pour la saison des Fêtes.”

The price for a package of 12 cards, including taxes and delivery, is:
Ontario, Newfoundland & Labrador, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia: $17.10
Other provinces and the territories: $ 15.90
Orders from outside Canada and orders exempt from taxes: $15. (If exempt, please provide exemption number.)

Note: Orders of 10 dozen or more: $12.00 plus applicable taxes.

You may order cards by:
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The Quarterly Business Trust each year donates all profits from the sale of the Quarterly, Christmas cards and items in the Quarterly Gift Shoppe to the RCMP Veterans’ Association, the Association’s Benefit Trust Fund and/or registered Canadian charities.

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• WHAT IS THE QUARTERLY?
• WHO READS THE QUARTERLY?
• WHAT MAKES THE QUARTERLY SO APPEALING?
• HOW CAN I SUBMIT AN ARTICLE TO THE QUARTERLY?
• HOW CAN I ADVERTISE IN THE QUARTERLY?
• HOW CAN I SUBSCRIBE TO THE QUARTERLY?
• WHAT ARE READERS SAYING ABOUT THE QUARTERLY?

What is the Quarterly?

Published since 1933, The Quarterly is the official magazine of the RCMP Veterans' Association. Its origin stems from the activities and accomplishments of the Force which have and continue to be inextricably interwoven with the development of Canada. Since its early beginnings and even today, the Quarterly is intended to display the wealth of tradition, history and stories of the RCMP.

In October 1999, the RCMP Veterans' Association assumed publication of the Quarterly from the Force to ensure its continued success and enjoyment by all readers. Now more than ever, the Veterans' Association recognizes the importance of communication. The Quarterly offers the RCMP, its current and former members and interested contributors a chance to keep in touch and to share information on programs, events and stories.

Who reads the Quarterly?

With over 12,000 subscribers, the Quarterly's readership is comprised of current and former RCMP members and employees as well as various educational institutions, law enforcement and government agencies, libraries and historical societies as well as the general public. The Quarterly is often one of the only sources of reference regarding RCMP history available to these groups.

Quarterly subscribers are not only Canadian but international as well, whose only connection with the Force is a deep-rooting respect and admiration for the RCMP and everything on which it stands. Quarterly subscribers, be they individuals or agencies, are proud of their association with the RCMP.

The Quarterly has long enjoyed its international reputation for excellence and is considered by many to be in the same league as other prestigious law enforcement publications like Policelife (Australia), The Outpost (Zambia), The OPP Review (Ontario Provincial Police; www.gov.on.ca/OPP), Legion magazine (www.legionmagazine.com), Centinelas (Argentina; www.gendarmeria.gov.ar) as well as historical magazines like The Beaver (Hudson's Bay Company; www.beavermagazine.ca) and Montana (Montana Historical Society; www.montanahistoricalsociety.com).

What makes the Quarterly so appealing?

• Letters to the Editor allow readers to comment on articles and stories or ask questions.
  
• Editor's Notes publicize upcoming activities and events.
  Articles cover events of interest, innovative community policing programs and collaborations with other law enforcement agencies, new police technologies, RCMP history and traditions. Humorous articles, stories and light-hearted vignettes are regularly included.
  
• Scarlet & Gold™ features news, events and information specifically for RCMP veterans.
  
• Divisional Dispatches feature RCMP members and employees involved in local, national and international community policing initiatives, fundraisers and competitions. Dispatches also contain the latest births and marriages, write-ups about new and retiring members, troop reunions, achievement recognition and awards across Canada.
  
• Book News & Reviews on publications with a significant connection to the RCMP or of sufficient interest to a broad cross-section of its readership are also published.
  
• Graduating troop photos, academic achievements, promotions, retirements, obituaries and, occasionally, In Memoriam for members killed in the line of duty are also included.

Note: The Quarterly is published separately in English and French. The publications are a mirror image of one another.

How can I submit an article to the Quarterly?

Because the Quarterly is published four times per year (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall), submissions deadlines and print runs are established and on-going. Delivery dates are flexible and negotiable, as long as the magazine is published in the corresponding season (i.e. Winter issue out in the winter months).

Submission Deadlines:

• mid-November (Winter issue)
• mid-February (Spring issue)
• mid-May (Summer issue)
• mid-August (Fall issue)

The Quarterly welcomes manuscripts, letters, photographs and news on RCMP and RCMP Veterans' Association related subjects in either official language. Text should be simply formatted and saved electronically (e.g. WordPerfect or Microsoft Word) . Where possible, a hard copy version should also accompany the submission. Submissions will also be accepted as hard copy only, typed double-spaced on one side of the page. Any material accepted is subject to revision and editing at our discretion.

If you have questions regarding submissions for the Quarterly, please contact the editor, Tanya Baglole, by telephone at 613-993-3780, fax 613-993-4353, or via e-mail at quarterly@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Submissions can be mailed to the following address:
the Quarterly
Attn.: Editor
RCMP Veterans' Association
295 Coventry Rd.
Ottawa, ON K1A 0R2

How can I advertise in the Quarterly?

The Quarterly is now selling selected advertising throughout the publication. If you are interested in advertising in the publication contact Christine Dodd, by telephone at 306-352-9125 or by fax 306-757-7087.

How can I subscribe to the Quarterly?

To subscribe to the Quarterly, fill out the Subscription Application form that is printed on the last page of the Quarterly. The application form allows for you to subscribe to either an English or French version of the Quarterly. Payment can be made by credit card (Visa only) or you can make your cheque or money order payable to the Quarterly and send it to the RCMP Veterans' Association, Attn.: the Quarterly, 295 Coventry Rd., Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2

If a Subscription Application is unavailable, please call us at 613-993-3738 or fax us at 613-993-4353. We'd be happy to send you one! Gift subscriptions for family members, neighbours, business affiliates or colleagues in other police forces who are interested in the RCMP can also be purchased.

As another option, serving RCMP members and pensioners can request that their Quarterly payments be automatically deducted from their RCMP pay or pension. For more information, contact Chantal Renaud, the Quarterly's Circulation Manager, at 613-993-3738.

Subscription rates (taxes included)

Note: All rates quoted are in Canadian funds. Maximum allowable subscription renewal is two years. Taxes as well as shipping and handling costs are included in the subscription rates listed.

Note: New subscription rates effective July 1, 2004.

Canadian destinations

• $30.00 per year (includes taxes)

United States destinations

• $38.00 per year (Canadian funds)

Foreign destinations

• $44.00 per year (Canadian funds)

To obtain extra copies or back issues of the Quarterly, contact us by telephone at 613-993-3738, fax 613-993-4353, or write to the Quarterly, 295 Coventry Rd., Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0R2. Back issues and extra copies cost $7.50 each (taxes included). Please note that issues published prior to the Fall 2002 issue now cost $25.00 each (taxes included), due to their limited availability.

What are readers saying about the Quarterly?

"While on mission with UNCIVPOL in Haiti, we received several copies of the Quarterly. I must admit that in the past, I usually quickly leafed through the magazine. Perhaps it's the distance from home, family and friends, but this time I read the Quarterly from cover to cover, discovering news from old friends and troop mates as well as numerous interesting articles and stories about the Force."

"In reading your latest issue of the Quarterly, I was impressed with the scope of RCMP duties, as well as by its innovative approach to community policing. Your magazine is an excellent educational tool for my 20-year-old daughter as well as my son, both of whom are involved in the Explorer Program. Thank you for expanding my children's minds." [Gonic, New Hampshire]

"The last issue of the Quarterly has just arrived and I am happy to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed reading every single copy, since its inception in 1933. I think it is very helpful that the general public has access to information on the functions of the RCMP through a medium such as your magazine, in that it helps foster more favourable relations. The police are only as effective as the public can make them, therefore, good relations are essential. The Quarterly fulfils that requirement admirably." [Edmonton, Alberta]