Ze SHOULDER STRAP

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TWENTY-SECOND EDITION
DECEMBER, 1950

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“The Shoulder Strap” is copyrighted and
trademarked with the Government

at Ottawa, Canada.

Published by Admark Ltd.
Tenth Floor, Bank of Toronto Building
Victoria, B.C.

President - - - - - GEOFFREY I. EDGELOW

Editor:
Alec R. Merriman - - - Victoria

Associate Editor:
Dep. Commissioner C. Clark (Retired)

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suitable for publication. Photographs and other
matter for illustrating articles and photo-
graphs of groups or functions which are of
general interest are welcomed.

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TWENTY-SECOND EDITION

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COLONEL S. T. Woop
Commissioner of R.C.M.P., Ottawa

N THIS 22ND EDITION of The Shoulder
Strap we welcome the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to British
Columbia and at the same time bid farewell to the British Columbia
Provincial Police Force.

We are pleased to welcome such a fine force as the R.C.M.P.
with its rich traditions, but we sincerely regret the passing of the grand
force which The Shoulder Strap served through twenty-one editions.

In tts long and colorful history the B.C. Provincial Police Force
was a shield of the weak and the nemesis of the law breaker. The
force’s history was marked by a keen appreciation of progressive ideas
and as the oldest territorial police force tn Canada the B.C. Police led
the way for other Canadian law enforcement agencies.

The great majority of B.C. policemen transferred over to the
R.C.M.P. and have carried with them the fine traditions of the B.C.
force to another force equally steeped tn tradition.

The Shoulder Strap’s associations with the B.C. Police have
always been exceedingly pleasant as no doubt will our associations
with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

In the larger field of activity The Shoulder Strap will expand to
cover all police activities in the. West.

Not only will the activities of the R.C.M.P. recetve full coverage
but all other police forces in the West will be included.

In addition to giving full coverage of police topics The Shoulder
Strap plans to widen its field of interest by including articles of general
interest with emphasis on hunting, fishing and tourism in the West.

THE EDITORS.

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