Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-19
lore POLICE
FOR ALBERTA
lush to Northern Oil Fields
Makes More Efficient
Force Necessary.

lH$ Edmonton Alta. April 1a.--Police
& ervice In the north country will be
creased in view ofs@tl1e expected inr
a4Enx into the oil fields during the
sE3sring and summer and risid police
An gu'atioDs will be enforced.,it is an
a1ASSpnnced here.
iSN new detachment of the ROYAL
&rrthwest Mounted Police is being
Established at>f'orts Smith and all 9TH
IN d~etachnlentsf in thetnorth are to be
&rstderablS strengthened. There
Sdll be q, total force Of two officers
Mpd 25 men stationed at various
Heints from Fort McMurray to Fort,
&prnan inclusive. and all travellers
lzsto the Mackenzie ban this year
MMi'l be carefully checked VI.
yS Every effort. will be made to facili-
fAte the working out Of laws, and
1egnlations in the north. according
aMp Major Jennings, superintendent OF
Me- police, and to hat end arrange
Ments are being made to augment
3Ml1e force all alons~the route to the
Sfl fields.
M Strict adherence to the rules al.
needy laid down is insisted upon by
tbs police. No traveller will be per-
Maitted to enter the Mackenzie terri
.tory without a permit. whether trav-
Solfnc by steamer aircraft or other
iEeans.
4 One of the essential features Of the
tack north. according to Major Jen.
nh,gs, will be the matter Of return
TRANSPORTATION, and provision for get
tinE back At the end OF the season
will be insisted upon before anyone
Will bcNallowcd to enter that part Of
the country. For this reason no
transportation outside high power
boats. capable OF upstream navtga-
tion under, their own power. will be
allowed past Fort Fitzgerald. This
will shut out all contemplated travel
l,!- canoe and open boat. +.
Carrying of firearms into the ter
rithry also la forbidden. 1nEoing par
ii"a Will lnot be allowed to take re-
rhlvers and pistols under any circum-
stances, aud rifles will he permitted
only to those persons who have sat.
isiied the authorities that they are
cItfitted to r%en1a1n"In the country for
u year. Shotguns. it is pointed out
are not necessary for the north, coun.
dry, but will be permitted to person:
who have licenses covering Alberta
and the northwest territories.
Since the summe will be 8 closed
season under. both stilc. provincial ane
territorial regulations. however, game
licenses. it is pointed out. will be o
littlo practical value to travellers anc
the carrying OF even ShotEuNs, IHerc
fore. will be discouraged. Bona fid'
residents, in the north will not be sub
.icct to these inhibitions,
Some provision tor tac ncdica
needs OF the north Is desired Ivy tn
rolicc authorities, and a report hn'
lnc,i made to Ottawa recof1mendtn:
the. establishment Of hospital units a
two Or more points above the hound
Of the province. Major Jenning
hopes that his plan OF posting medl
cal orderlies at Fort Norman ant
elsewhere will he approved. Alread,
rollce headquarters here have applt
cations from men who served In tn
medical corps over.seas aud from
e:irscs who are willing and eager t.
60 north. hut It is not expected tina
nurses will be needed at present.
in Inc Will, the policy of stric
r!lforccment cf regulations, g. new pc
lice boat is being built at Edmonton
fc-'t gerrice o nthe Mackenzie, an
Will bn ready to go north with tn
opening Of navigation. This boat prob
ahl' will patrol the. river between
Fort Nprmau and Fort Smith and tn