REGINA – Some facts about RCMP policing in Saskatchewan:
– In Saskatchewan, F-Division provides provincial, First Nation, municipal and federal policing through 82 host or stand-alone detachments.
– F-Division employs more than 1,200 members.
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– RCMP Chief Supt. Russ Mirasty took over command of F-Division in late 2010, becoming the first First Nations person to lead an RCMP division in the force’s history.
– The RCMP Academy, known as Depot Division, has been based in Regina since 1885.
– From 1905 to 1916, the RCMP was contracted to police Saskatchewan. The contracts ended due to the provinces’ desire to create its own police force.
– The RCMP returned to provincial policing with a new contract with Saskatchewan in 1928.
Source: RCMP
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