ROYAL
NEWFOUNDLAND CONSTABULARY (NL)
The Newfoundland
Constabulary along with its sister force the Newfoundland Ranger Force
basically policed all of Newfoundland and Labrador from approximately 1871
(origins of the Force date back to 1729), up until 1949 when we became
a Province of Canada. In 1950 the RCMP were tasked with policing the province
with the exception of the capital city of St. John's which remained the
jurisdiction of the then Newfoundland Constabulary. The Newfoundland Ranger
Force which policed the rural areas of Newfoundland and Labrador was disbanded
and a large number of the Force were absorbed by the RCMP. In 1979 the
Newfoundland Constabulary was officially bestowed by Queen Elizabeth II
to be the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary - a distinction shared by only
five other police forces worldwide. In 1984 the RNC expanded to police
the Northeast Avalon Peninsula and also returned to policing in Labrador
City, Wabush and Churchill Falls in Labrador. In 1986 we returned to policing
the City of Corner Brook, NL.
Thanks to Cst. Steve
Mercer for the info |
