Manitoba Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP federal policing in Manitoba
The D Division is the division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police responsible for federal policing in Manitoba and, at times, northwestern Ontario. Headquartered in Winnipeg, the division is commanded by Assistant Commissioner Scott McMurchy and consists of 1089 police officers and 438 support staff.
As one of the 15 divisions of the RCMP, the D Division's federal policing duties include combating organized crime, border integrity, and VIP protection, among others.
D Division is also contracted by the Province of Manitoba to act as the provincial police. In that role, the division provides front-line policing to towns and rural areas which have not established their own police services. In addition, some municipalities which are responsible under Manitoba law for their own policing have chosen to contract the RCMP to provide that service. As a result, the division provides front-line policing services to over 500,000 people spread over nearly all of Manitoba's 650,000 square kilometres, including some of Canada's most remote areas.
History
The D Division was created around 1874 by the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP)—predecessor of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)—when its 275 officers and men were divided into six troops (i.e., divisions), identified by letters 'A' through 'F'.
Initially located in Fort Dufferin, Manitoba, D Division was stationed at the following locations between 1876 and 1919: Fort Macleod, Alberta (1876-1877), Shoal Lake (1878-1879), Battleford, Saskatchewan (1880-1886), Fort Macleod (1886), Fort Steele, British Columbia (1887-1889), and Fort Macleod (1889-1919). In 1919, D Division was assigned to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where it remains today.
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