Two more officers were shot but survived. RCMP Constables Fabrice Gevaudan, Doug Larche and Dave Ross were killed. He noted a judge found the RCMP guilty under the Canada Labour Code in 2017 of failing to provide adequate use-of-force equipment and related user training to the Moncton Mounties who responded to the Jshootings. "It was my job to protect … the member that was there, and secondly to protect management from themselves because if something happened to that member, they could face a charge." $550K penalty over Moncton shootings "So that's why we didn't want a member there."
"It's nice to have for the community, but it's not safe for the member," said Blinn.
George to Letete to catch the ferry to Deer Island. It takes about 20 minutes to drive from St. George, which "adds a layer of complexity that's unsafe," he said. The officer worked out of their home, without a police station or jail cells, and their closest backup was a ferry ride away in St. The lone Deer Island officer's situation was particularly troublesome, according to Blinn. "It's all fine and dandy when everything's good, but when somebody wants to do harm to a member, that member doesn't have any backup that's readily available," he said.īackup should be less than an hour away, said Blinn, "because when you're in a fight for your life, an hour, you're dead." Officer backup a ferry ride away "One-member posts are not safe," said Blinn. He says he pointed out to RCMP at the time that he believed they could be criminally charged under the Canada Labour Code for putting the Deer Island Mountie's life at risk. Gilles Blinn was reacting to alleged vigilantism on the island this week over a rash of thefts, and to complaints from residents about the loss of their on-site officer years ago.īlinn retired as a staff sergeant in 2018, after serving 31 years, including eight as a labour representative.
(Submitted by Gilles Blinn)Ī former New Brunswick Mountie says the reason RCMP are no longer based on Deer Island is officer safety. Retired Mountie and former labour representative Gilles Blinn said he understands the frustration of Deer Island residents over the loss of their resident officer, but there are two sides to every story.
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