The official RCMP Musical Ride is touring across the country to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the RCMP with Canadians, and stopped in Fort Macleod on Wednesday for performance at Midnight Stadium.
A symbol of tradition, honour, and pride, the Musical Ride is a Canadian icon recognized at home and abroad.is touring across the country to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the RCMP with Canadians, and stopped in Fort Macleod on Wednesday for performance at Midnight Stadium.
"The ride is really important to both our organization – to the RCMP as a whole – but also to our communities as well too," said Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki, Commanding Officer of the Alberta RCMP.The performance in Fort Macleod was the last of several held throughout Alberta this spring and summer.
Fort Macleod holds special significance for the RCMP as it’s where the then North West Mounted Police established their first fort in western Canada in 1874."It's been 150 years since the inception of the force, and Alberta – especially southern Alberta – is considered the cradle of the force," said Ken Taylor, president of the RCMP Veterans Association, Lethbridge Division.Hundreds of spectators packed into Midnight Stadium to watch Wednesday's event.
"I’ve got a soft spot in my heart for the musical ride and the RCMP," said 99-year-old veteran Glen Michelson.
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