AlO - Wednesday, December 28, 1983 - North Shore News

A chance to join the Mounties

Auxiliaries revitalized |

IF YOU have ever fancied being a Mountie now’s

your chance.

By NIGEL HORSLEY

North Vancouver RCMP is
currently looking to select 12
part-timers from its batch of
45 applicants who’ll join 18
auxiliary constables who
were previously active as the
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contribution to make in the
community.

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RCMP is a volunteer
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duties such as directing traf-
fic. Instead of paying
somebody $30,000 a year to
stand and direct traffic it’s
done on a volunteer basis.
**A lot will be involved in
our crime prevention pro-
grams; for example, fellows
are going to be in our Ski
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do is they go out into the
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up there. Again you're get-
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munity to do it free,’’ said
Jette.

He said they are stull
awaiting word from Ottawa
as to the new role of the aux-
iliaries, who, incidentally,
won't be carrying firearms
although they'll be trained in
their use.

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doing was they were acting as
a manpower supplement. The
fellows would ride in the
patrol cars with the regular
members on a busy Thurs-
day, Friday, Saturday night.
Hallowe'en night, for exam-
ple, they would come out
with the fellows and they
would be the second person
in the patrol car,”’ said Jette.

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areas. For example we were
having a lot of crime pro-
blems in the city south area
from Keith Road down
toward the water with thefts
from vehicles in underground
parking lots and out on the
streets.

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