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Justice
May 25, 2011

The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Felix Collins, Minister of Justice:

Minister Congratulates RCMP Officer on Award

I rise today in the House of Assembly to congratulate Chief Superintendent Richard Noble of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on his recent appointment to the Order of Merit of the Police Forces.

Chief Superintendent Noble, who is the Criminal Operations Officer for the province, is one of 44 new appointments to the order and, of those 44 members, is the only RCMP member stationed in Newfoundland and Labrador at this time to receive the award.

Chief Superintendent Noble is originally from New Brunswick but has a long history with Newfoundland and Labrador. He joined the RCMP in 1977 and began his career here in this province. His first posting was in Holyrood as a General Duty Constable and he also served in the St. John's and Gander Drug Section, Criminal Intelligence Section, Burin Customs and Excise, and the Hopedale and Buchans detachments. In 1995, he was transferred to Ottawa and then in 1998 to New Brunswick before returning to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2010.

The Order of Merit of the Police Forces was created in 2000 to recognize conspicuous merit and exceptional service by members and employees of the Canadian police forces whose contributions extend beyond protection of the community. There are three levels of membership which reflect long-term, outstanding service: Commander, Officer and Member. Chief Superintendent Noble received the Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces and now joins four other current members in Newfoundland and Labrador who have achieved this great honour.

This Provincial Government is proud to support our police forces in Newfoundland and Labrador and this is proven in the resources we have added since 2004. We have increased policing budgets by over $46.7 million and there are an additional 144 uniformed police officers on the street. Budget 2011 Standing Strong: For Prosperity. For Our Future. For Newfoundland and Labrador, provided funding for an RCMP crime analyst in the Crime Reduction Strategy to be located in the Trinity-Conception District and an RNC officer for the Child Exploitation Unit in Corner Brook to build on the force’s capacity to address the exploitation and harassment of children.

I ask all honourable colleagues to join me in congratulating Chief Superintendent Richard Noble on his recent appointment to the Order of Merit of the Police Forces.

2011 05 25             2:15 p.m.

 
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