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EIGHTEEN POLICEMEN, 14
from the B.C. Provincial Police and
one each from Victoria, Saanich, Oak
Bay and West Vancouver, attended
the first traffic instructional class held
at the B.C. Police Training School
in March.

The course dealt chiefly on pre-
ventative measures, more to promote
safe and sane driving than to see how
many drivers could be prosecuted.
Candidates received special instruction
on lecturing to prepare them for lec-

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turing on safe and sane driving to
schools and various organizations.

It is planned to increase the field
strength of the B.C. Provincial Police
traffic detail by 100% and the Pro-
vincial Police candidates are sche-
duled to operate a fleet of new high-
way patrol cars to be stationed at
critical points throughout the prov-
ince.

Photo shows the first group to at-
tend the new course. Back row, left
to right: Cst- P. C. Crouch, Cst. H.
O. Jamieson, Cst. P. Q. Drysdale,

HELD AT TRAINING

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Cst. D. W. Shepherd (Saanich), Cst.
A. E. Appleton (Victoria), Cst. G.
W. Patterson (Oak Bay), Cst. Boro-
dula, Cst. W. A. Craig, and Cst. F.
J. Regan. Front row, left to right:
Gs Res livens) Este Ca Domay;,
Cst. G- E. Hovind, Cst. K. A. Attree,
Cst. J. F. Lamb, Sgt. J. G. M. Lock
(instructor), Commissioner John
Shirras, Sub-Inspector Carl Ledoux
(in charge of Training Depot), Set.
F. I. Colpitts (West Vancouver),
Est He Dy wJohnstonem Csi Ay)
Davidson, and Cst- R. W. Strouts.

ATTORNEY-
GENERAL
OPENS POLICE
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Attorney-General Gor-
don S. Wismer, offici-
ating at the opening of
the first traffic instruc-
tional class at the B.C.
Police training depot.
Standing to the left of
the Attorney - General
is Sub-Inspector Carl
Ledoux, in charge of
the school. Purpose of
the school was to train
men for highway traf-
fic patrol duty and to
equip them to educate
the public in safe and

sane driving. At the
Opening were police
chiefs of the district

and Col. F. T. Fairey,
seated between Com-
missioner John Shir-
ras and Victoria Chief
John A. McLellan, left.

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