It might not have been fighting crime, but it meant a great deal to past Barriere resident, Suzanne Fossheim, when local RCMP went out of their way to help track down a friend she had mysteriously lost contact with.
“I really didn’t know what happened to her,” Fossheim told the Star/Journal, “I was in constant contact with her and then she was gone. After three years of trying to find her, I finally went to the RCMP in Barriere and asked if they could establish that she was alive and okay. I was really concerned what had happened to her.”
It only took RCMP Reserve Cst. Jim Anderson, and Cst. Kyle Camalush three days to establish that Fossheim’s friend was indeed alive and well, and then they went the extra mile and helped the two get back in touch with each other.
Fossheim says, “It’s a happy ending. I was so worried, but now I know why she had to go and that she is okay. Now I want to thank the Barriere detachment and the officers who helped.”
Fossheim arrived at the Barriere RCMP Detachment last Sunday to present a statue of an RCMP officer and his horse to Cst. Anderson who was on duty at the time.
“Thank you for helping me,” said Fossheim, “I feel the RCMP should be publicly thanked for all the good they do, instead of us just hearing about all the negatives.”
She also left a hand sewn cap for Cst. Camalush who was not on duty at the time.
Cst. Anderson thanked Fossheim for her gift, and noted, “It will be proudly displayed at the Barriere Detachment.”