VERNON NEWS
December 12th, 1940.

“THESE MEN are in every way deserv-
ing such approbation,’ said His Honour,
Judge J. Ross Archibald, when present-
ing the Provincial Police Long Service
and Good Conduct Medal to seven mem-
hers of the force at an impressive cere-
mony in the County Court Chambers in
Vernon. :

“The province is fortunate in having a
police force of such calibre.”

The award is the first of its kind estab-
lished by the government for provincial
employees and was made for the first time
since provided for in recent Provincial
Police regulations. It requires that the
recipient has served for 20 years, the last
ten of which have been without reprimand
or censure.

Those honoured were:

Inspector C. R. Mackenzie, Victoria, an
instructor in police training schools, who
is presently relieving Inspector E. Gam-
mon, Kamloops; Staff-Sergt. W. J.
Thomson, D.S.M., formerly of Vernon,
now in charge of the Kelowna District;
Sergt. R. S. Nelson, M.C., Vernon;
Const. C. J. Waddell, in charge of the
Chase Detachment; Const. C. J. Gurr,
Highway Patrol, Vernon District ; Const.
J. A. Quesnel, for 22 years in charge
of the Lumby Detachment, and ex-Const.
Richard Mckinley, in charge of the En-
derby Detachment until his recent super-
annuation.

“Words of mine would be superfluous
about your service in Vernon, which
people here know so well,” said Judge
Archibald, while pinning the Long Ser-
vice and Good Conduct Medal on the
uniform of Sgt. Nelson. Sgt. Nelson has
been stationed in Vernon for nine and
a half years, the first three in charge of
the city detachment and the remainder of
the time in command of the Vernon Dis-
trict.

To Const. Gurr, Judge Archibald re-
marked, “You have served the province
very acceptably in your position with the
Highway Patrol.”

“Const. Quesnel is known to the people

in the Lumby District as a very faithful
worker i that community,” commented
Judge Archibald.

Speaking to Staff-Sergt. Thomson, he
referred to the pending transfer of this
officer to Nelson. When Const. Waddell
received his medal, Judge Archibald inti-
mated that the constable would soon re-
ceive promotion to the rank of Corp.

“Although you have been known to me
only a short time,” he addressed Inspector
Mackenzie,” it has been a very happy
association. It is a very happy moment for
me to give you this medal.” ;

Ex-Const. McKinley was unavoidably
absent owing to illness and Judge Archi-
bald presented a medal to Sgt. Nelson
with the request that it be suitably con-
veyed to Mr. McKinley.

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