Photographs by Humberto Bonizzoni
Strathcona County This Week

On September 13th, 2003 the Strathcona Firefighter's Honour Guard led a parade of more than 150 uniformed fire, police and emergency medical personnel in the Annual Memorial March. Amongst the Guard formation were two Constables from the Sherwood Park Detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (R.C.M.P.). The two R.C.M.P. Constables were invited to sound the Last Alarm in memory of R.C.M.P. Constable Ghislain (Gus) Maurice who died in the line-of-duty on June 11, 2002 while protecting the citizens of Strathcona County.

On September 11th, 2004 the Strathcona Firefighter's Honour Guard led a parade of more than 150 uniformed fire, police and emergency medical personnel in the Annual Memorial March. The ceremony concluded with the sounding of the Last Alarm by RCMP Constable D. Wilkinson. The ceremony and the Last Alarm were dedicated to the memory of RCMP Corporal James Galloway who perished in the line-of-duty during an armed stand-off on February 28, 2004.