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National Executive Info 2
Message from the President 3
IPA News 4
Sgt Mike Hunter reports hellip 567
Lhistoire des ldquosacs manquants bleurdquo en Belgique 8
The story of the missing blue
bags in Belgium 9
Fingerprinted in the Tundra 9 10
IPA CANADA
50th Anniversary Tour 11
Brian Cox reports from
Chongqing China 12
National Memorial Services 13
George Frid visiting the IPA
Sri Lanka Friendship Week 14 15
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 1516
IPA Photographie Compeacutetition
2011 17
News from Region 15
IPA Travel info 18 19
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V O L 2 0 1 0 4 P A G E 3
At the time of this message I have just returned home from a five
week vacation It is now the end of September and the weather in
Ontario is cool and very comfortable Judy and I arrived home on
Sept 14 The first two weeks were spent with close IPA friends in
Kirkcaldy Scotland and in Cardiff Wales As always IPA friends
make you feel at home no matter where you are We then spent
two weeks on a Mediterranean cruise before heading to Paris France
for the IPA International Executive meetings It was my first time as
the delegate from Canada I must say that everyone was very cordial
and I enjoyed the experience I would at this time like to thank Peter
Seiersen (IPA Canada member from R-9) for being an observer at the
meetings at his own expense His company was greatly appreciated
Also Gus Nielsen of R-9 was at several of the formal functions Gus
is a retired RCMP officer and was there visiting some French friends
His presence in the red surge sure made me proud to be a Canadian
I did not have a police uniform to wear and his presence in uniform
at the opening ceremonies and again on Sept 11 (when we marched
up the Champs Elysees to the tomb of the unknown soldier at the
Arc de Triomphe) was greatly appreciated During the Sept 11
march it was quite a breath taking site to see uniformed police offi-cers from 57 Countries carrying their countries flags Also to be a
part of the procession was a very proud moment for all of us and a
thrill of a lifetime Once we were lined up at the Arc wreathes were
place at the eternal flame by International President Michael Od-
ysseos and by the US Sectionrsquos President Bob Killen
The actual meetings lasted 2 frac12 days with a wide range of discussions
Everything discussed was in a spirit of friendship and very well organ-
ized I will now mention a few of points that came out of these meet-
ings
The IPA membership count as of December 31 2009 is 385253
members
The International Youth Gathering in 2010 was held in Hungary and
was a success
The IYG in 2011 will be in Ireland from July 24 to August 7 2011
It was agreed to decrease the size of our old blue linen IPA passport
to the same size as the new plastic membership card used by several
Sections This will take place when the present stock of old blue
linen passports is used up (Presently there are 60000 in stock and it
is expected to take two years to deplete it)
The 2011 IEC meetings will be held in Romania from Sept 20 to 25
2011
The 2012 World Congress will be held in Israel from Sept 4 to 9
2012 with a Friendship week to follow from Sept 9 to 15 2012
The Republic of Muldova was officially made a Section within the
family of IPA
A letter of sincere thanks was received by all Sections from Section
Italy This was in response to the financial assistance they received
during the earthquake that struck Abruzzo last year
Also received were numerous flyers on upcoming Friendship weeks
I am sure that most of these will be found in this publication and
others to come
In closing I would like to say that I have taken over 1200 photorsquos of
this vacation and I am sure that some will appear in this issue So it
is time to try and sort them out I hope you all have had a good
summer and that your Fall will be enjoyable and safe
Servo Per Amikeco
Larry Sheppard President
IPA Canada
Message from the President
ldquoAs always
IPA Friends
make you feel
home helliphelliphellip
no matter
where you
arehelliprdquo
Larry Sheppard with his Russian friend Igor
Opening Ceremonies with Gus Nielsen centre
The Eternal Flame under the Arc de Triomphe
The March in Uniforms
Larry Sheppard
Pres IPA Canada
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P A G E 4
IPA Region 5
Recruit Award
Presentations
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
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Eaun FORBES his wife Sheena and their travelling friend Mar-
garet all from AberdeenScotland Region1 UK Section visited
Vancouver Island for 5 days during their visit to Western Can-
ada and were shown the sights around the Island as well as
meeting IPA members from the Region for a social evening
prior to their departure back to Vancouver and a visit to the
Okanogan Valley and trip on the Rocky Mountaineer Train to
Banff
IPA Region 13 (Vancouver Island)
Eaun Forbes IPA member from Aberdeen Scotland
visiting Len Watkins (Pres Reg 13)
On August 4 Phil Bailey and Gerry Vercammen
presented the IPA Recruit Award to Recruit Constable
Brian Griffith of Edmonton Police Service Recruit Train-
ing Class 118
A new International Police Museum opened itrsquos doors
in Pentildearanda de Duero (Spain)
The new museum exhibits more than 5000 police items 80 police uniforms on man-
nequins horses police badges caps and helmets and Police motorbikes from 230
countries of the world are here on display
When traveling through Europe plan a visit to this Spanish Police Museumhellip
You can watch some photos and find more information of this police museum on the
website
httpwwwmuseouniformespolicialescom
Emblem of the Cuerpo Nacional
de Policia (CNP) of Spain
P A G E 4
On October 25 2010 Region 5 president Gerry Vercam-
men and vice president (Inspector) Phil Bailey presented
the IPA recruit Award to Recruit Training Class 119 re-
cipient John Lawrence
P A G E 5
Sgt Mike HUNTER reporting helliphellip
ldquoMy trip to
Germany
was to sum
up in one
word
awesome ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
As mentioned earlier this year (Issue 20101) I introduced you to
Sgt Mike Hunter employed with the North Bay Police Service
(Ontario)
He is in charge of the Emergency Response Team Tactical Unit
and a member of the Ceremonial Color party
Mike is a member of IPA Region 2 and was awarded the Arthur
Troop Scholarship for 2010
He attended a policing course at IBZ Gimborn Castle in Germany
helliphellipbut let Mike talk about his experience
To start this off I would have to tell how I learned about the
Arthur Troop Scholarship Throughout my policing career I
have done and experienced many things I am very comfort-
able and competent with my duties and current position of
police sergeant I asked myself what challenges lay ahead for
me what new opportunities and experiences can I strive to
achieve It was in this thought that I decided International
policing was the way to go After a few clicks of the com-
puter mouse I found the International Police Association and
I was off to the races
With the encouragement of my Inspector of Operations and
support of Chief of Police and Police Services Board I sub-
mitted my application After a short wait I received a phone
call from Boyd Brown congratulating me on being a success-
ful candidate for the Arthur Troop Scholarship To say the
least I was stunned I had very little expectation of being
successful
My trip to Germany was to sum up in one word awesome
I have not travelled a lot in my life and career and this was
the opportunity of a life time This was such an amazing
experience both educationally and personally I am still di-
gesting everything First I have to thank a few people as
without their assistance my experience would not have been
as successful
The IPA for their assistance in processing and granting the
Arthur Troop Scholarship
Boyd Brown for the countless phone calls and connections
to get me to Germany
Johannes Holl shift supervisor for Koln police service and
IPA member who opened his home and gave me his time for
tours ride a longs and the best personal experience of Ger-
many anyone could ever ask for Johannes Holl and his fam-
ily made me feel like one of the family
Oliver Nolte Inspector with Koblenz police service who
provided me the hospitality and opportunity for ride-a-
longs tours and active participation in the police service
After a short 19 hour flight I touched down in KolnBonn
airport I connected with Johannes Holl and attended his
home and met his wonderful family The next day I went to
his station where I had a tour and met his platoon I was
then partnered with two officers and out on the road I
went The officerrsquos both spoke much better English than I
did German so we were able to communicate just fine
We went to several calls and I was able to see the officers
interaction with the public It was easy to see that people here
in Koln had a good rapport with and respect for the police
They were both professional and friendly with everyone I was
quick to realize no matter how far apart we are in distance
there is one thing that doesnrsquot change paperwork For every
action there is a reaction and that is paperwork
What I found extremely interesting is the shift schedule sys-
tem They operate what is called a pool system Four pla-
toons operate an early late and night shift The schedules are
posted a month in advance and each officer is responsible for
filling in the shifts heshe wishes to work for the next month
Each shift has a minimum number of officers required and each
officer must complete 41 hours of work per week
The officers are empowered with controlling their own work
schedules The work is performed around their personal life
and not the other way as is here in North America The work-
ers are much happier motivated and productive and have
higher job satisfaction Supervisors are forced to be more
interactive and involved in the work as a whole and not nar-
rowed down to a specific platoon The walls are torn down
between the differing shifts and everyone works as one big
team Best of all it seems to work
In Koblenz I met Oliver Nolte an inspector with the Wire Tap
and Surveillance unit Oliver arranged two full days of activi-
ties I had a tour of the Koblenz station and met several offi-
cers from different sections After which we headed out to
the River police unit I met the officer in charge and was given
a tour Then it was out onto the Rheine river The police
boat was only a few months old and had every possible gadget
imaginable on board It was incredible how well equipped and
trained the officers were We toured around the Rheine and
the Mosel rivers with picturesque statutes shorelines estates
castles and monuments But of course we were on duty so
pulling over boats checking licenses loads environmental and
safety requirements was all part of a dayrsquos work It was almost
like being pirates pulling up alongside these huge cargo boats
two officers would board the boat to do their checks We
then pulled back and waited to be called to pick them up again
Then it was onto the next police check What a beautiful way
to spend your time working I would transfer to it in a minute
IBZ Gimborn Castle Germany
P A G E 6
ldquoMost
definitely the
highlight of the
trip had to be
to the
Sparrows
Helicopter
unit ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
After the river police we headed right out to the Tactical
Unit This unit had taken over an old military complex
Here are a group of switched on policemen very skilled
equipped and trained I was very impressed with both the
officers and unit Officers hired for the tactical unit will do
the standard 3 year university training 3 years riot police
and then do an additional 3 years tactical training before
being assigned to the unit After completing all the training
the officer will routinely complete some 30 years in the unit
before being afforded the opportunity to move to other
units All officers have mandatory retirement at the age of
63 years The tactical unit averages 2-3 serious calls per
week They are extremely busy to the point where two
weeks prior to my visit they lost an officer during raid on an
outlaw biker house The officer was shot through a door
and died instantly It brings all too clearly the reality that our
job is dangerous and the worst can happen no matter how
well you are trained or equipped You could see the sadness
in the eyes of the officers as they told the details of the op-
eration
Once the day was done it was time for a castle tour Castle
Estle high up on the bluff overlooking the Rhein It was gor-
geous with a view that would stop your heart Then a walk
about around Koblenz showed the uniqueness of the streets
people shops pubs and buildings It was absolutely breath-
taking everywhere you looked a monuments statues and
churches Germany has gone to great lengths to preserve
the heritage of their land and done an outstanding job I was
also impressed with the people Everyone I met was friendly
and happy and more than willing to help me in spite of the
language barrier It was explained to me that Koblenz and
Koln are the green lung of Germany due to all the forests
and wilderness in the area which only adds to the beauty
The whole area and attitude is completely different to that in
Canada and something to be experienced Of course the
food and pubs certainly help the attraction to the area
The following day it was back to HQ with a tour of the Use
of Force range and training centre Interestingly enough the
training is very similar to our own in Canada with only subtle
differences In Germany only the tactical units are afforded
the use of a conducted energy weapon which is unfortunate
for the patrol officer However a unique piece of equipment
that patrol does have is the Kevlar blanket
It has recently been modified so is smaller lighter and easier
to handle The officers can use the blanket to assist in Kevlar
coverage if they are required to go into a dangerous situation
involving firearms As is everywhere the complaint is not
enough training time There were 11 trainers for some 2000
officers making this a very busy training section
I had the extreme fortune of a meeting with Chief of Police
Horst Eckhardt We spoke through a third party but I found
him to be very articulate intelligent and down to earth I was
very appreciative for the hour of time we spent together We
traded policing philosophies ideas and differences and as you
would expect I was very impressed Similarly I met and talked
with the Chief of Detectives I quickly realized the depth of
experience that leads the German polizei coupled with an abun-
dance of humor and generosity
Most definitely the highlight of the trip had to be to the Spar-
rows Helicopter unit After a brief power point presentation in
which I learned that all but 1 of the 16 states in Germany oper-
ate a helicopter unit This was very impressive considering that
Germany can fit three times inside the province of Ontario but
has a population of some 80 million people The unit works
with transportation of officers equipment as well as collects and
records evidence monitors traffic both on land and the rivers
The unit will assist with water drops for fire search and rescue
The helicopters have both Flir night vision capabilities and high
definition daylight cameras The Koblenz unit is one of the
quicker units and will operate one to two missions per day
There is no time for any general patrol they only respond to
missions What an impressive unit and my flight around
Koblenz was unbelievable The view from the air put a whole
new view on Germany from the comfortable seat of a new heli-
copter It doesnrsquot get any better than that
I returned to Troisdorf and the next day was off and running
with Johannes touring Koln Bonn Seigburg Konigswinter Al-
tenburg and Troisdorf If anyone every gets the chance to tour
in Germany with Johanness Holl jump at it I have to say he
would put any history teacher to shame if I can remember a
quarter of everything he told me I will be doing extremely well
We went to the Cathedral an awe inspiring historical building
Johannes Holl explains how it took 600 years to build which
tower was build first where the rocks came from and how they
were brought to the Cathedral
Our Class at IBZ Gimborn Castle
P A G E 7
ldquoI have never
learned so
much about
policing
geography
cultures
customs
language
and UN
policing in
just one
week before
ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
He can even show you the different styles which are de-
picted in the architecture The interesting details include
how the original sculpture made a replica of his naked wife
and placed it in a position with the gargoyles on the one
side of the Cathedral You would never pick that up in a
million years unless you knew the building inside and out
The normal viewing of the Cathedral would be approxi-
mately 45 minutes but not with Johannes Holl Two and a
half hours later and he has described all the stain glass win-
dows caskets pictures organ and artifacts in the whole
place After two and a half hour hours you feel like you
want to go through again and learn even more Pictures
well letrsquos just say I think I was up to about 250 pictures at
this point and had to recharge the batteries each night I
was walking on a stone path that was 2000 years old and
in a house that was older than Canada If you ever get the
chance please go to Germany and hope that Johannes Holl
has some free time to take you around You will not only
be appreciative of his warmth friendliness and generosity
but speechless regarding his knowledge of the area Some
of the fascinating places I saw include
St Michaels abbey Seigburg
Cathedral Koln
Estle Castle Koblenz
Bonn University formerly Bonn Castle Bonn
Beethovenrsquos birthplace Bonn
Dragonrsquos Rock Konigswinter
Drachenburg Castle Konigswinter
Altenburger Castle Altenburger
Bruhl Castle Bruhl
I had an amazing time visiting Koln and all the attractions
In addition my patrols and visit to the Headquarters Dis-
trict jail police training center (PTC) UN missions training
center communications center and command center were
extremely interesting
Well just when you think Germany doesnrsquot get any better
you arrive at Gimborn Castle Nestled in a secluded valley
approximately a half hour east of Koln you approach a
stunning castle with a small lake and immaculate landscape
The castle has been renovated but still keeps the historic
sense of the building The rooms you stay in are inside
the tower portion of the castle and each room has a
theme for a region of Germany
The whole training centre is gorgeous and picturesque
The course starts with brief history of the centre and infor-
mation on the specific course We then move to introduc-
tions of everyone It is then that I learn of the huge dynam-
ics in the course with officers from Cyprus SirLanka Hong
Kong The Netherlands Austria United Kingdom and all
over Germany In a most relaxing and comfortable ap-
proach the coordinator Antonius Rutting leads us into the
seminar with a variety of interesting and knowledgeable lec-
turers The topic of UN policing missions is of particular
interest for me as I am destined for a mission to Afghanistan
in January 2011 So I was glued to each lecturer with com-
plete interest The topics covered all aspects of UN mis-
sions from the selection process training mission parame-
ters deployment and return process and debriefing It left us
with a well rounded knowledge of UN police missions Many
officers on the course had been on missions and they freely
provided details of their experiences
I have never learned so much about policing geography
cultures customs language and UN policing in just one
week before It was amazing to see 30 officers bond so
quickly within the class By the second day everyone knew
each otherrsquos name and where they were from The whole
experience was very unique I would encourage more offi-
cers from Canada to get involved in the IPA and attend these
types of courses I will be singing the praises of my experi-
ence for years to come I already have plans to attend IBZ
Gimborn training center again in the future
I will also be doing my part to encourage officers to join the
IPA and part take in these types of opportunities This was
the experience of a life time and will be a great benefit to me
in my personal and professional life I have made friends and
colleagues for life some of which will be visiting in the near
future which I look forward to
A personal thanks to the IPA Boyd Brown Johannes Holl
and the Arthur Troop Scholarship for making this dream a
reality In closing I would like to say to any officer who may
read this what are you waiting for join the IPA and see the
world You wonrsquot regret it
Cheers
Servo per Amikeco
Mike Hunter
NBPS
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated in
the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from Seattle
(anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the disorder
Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the central busi-
ness district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was founded in the
immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 8 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Lhistoire des ldquosacs manquants bleurdquo en Belgique
Le voyage en Europe en 2010 drsquoun adheacuterent Canadien Peter Stewart
Peter et sa famille ont voyageacute sur Paris apregraves avoir passeacute une semaine agrave Bruges en Belgique Le train qui devait les
transporter srsquoest retrouveacute en panne et ils ont ducirc en prendre un autre pour rentrer agrave Paris Dans la confusion agrave savoir
ce qui ce passait et dans la hacircte de ne pas rater le prochain train sur une plateforme diffeacuterente ils ont laisseacute derriegravere
deux sacs en plastique bleu qui contenait les articles souvenir de leur fils
Les Stewart eacutetaient presque rendus agrave Bruxelles lorsqursquoils reacutealisegraverent leur oubli Peter parla avec le conducteur qui
teacuteleacutephona agrave Bruges On lrsquoinforma que les sacs avaient eacuteteacute localiseacutes et placeacutes au agrave la consigne des objets perdus Il teacuteleacute-
phone donc agrave Marc-Margy (Durant) preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique expliquant lrsquoincident Marc-Margy lui dit qursquoil srsquoen oc-
cupait
Le preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique teacuteleacutephona agrave un autre membre Bjorn de Deckere qui se rendit agrave la station de Bruges
reacutecupeacutera les sacs et demanda au conducteur du train suivant se rendant agrave Bruxelles de les prendre avec lui et que
Marc-Margy attendait
En route vers Bruxelles Peter reccedilut lrsquoappel du preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique qui confirmait avoir les sacs Agrave sa grande
surprise le samedi Marc-Margy pris le train a fin de les lui remettre en personne
Peter et lui se rencontregraverent agrave la Gare du Nord agrave Paris Et comme le train du retour en Belgique ne devait repartir que deux heures plus tard ils prirent le chemin de lrsquoappartement des Stewart ougrave Marc-Margy fit la connaissance de
lrsquoeacutepouse de Peter et de ses deux fils Apregraves cette courte visite il prit le meacutetro en direction de la gare puis le train et
retourna chez lui
En plus drsquoavoir rendus les garccedilons heureux drsquoavoir reacutecupeacutereacute leurs souvenirs lrsquohistoire de cette aventure est devenue
un sujet de conversation de choix Lorsque nous racontons que les colis eacutetaient resteacutes sur le quai agrave Bruges les gens
eacutetaient peineacutes pour les enfants Mais crsquoest la faccedilon dont les articles ont eacuteteacute reacutecupeacutereacutes qui surprend le plus Tregraves peu de
personnes ont accegraves agrave une organisation comme lrsquoIPA Elle ne serait pas aussi extraordinaire sans ses membres et les
efforts qursquoils deacuteploient Tout ce que je souhaite est de pouvoir rendre la pareille agrave un membre IPA dans le futur
Je precircche probablement dans le deacutesert mais cet incident deacutemontre bien le genre drsquoorganisation et de ressource qursquoest
lrsquoIPA Peter est un nouvel adheacuterent et cet incident est un exemple eacuteloquent qui devrait faire en sorte que les membres
actuels encouragent leurs collegravegues policiers agrave joindre lrsquoIPA De telles aventures comme celle-lagrave se produisent de
temps agrave autres particuliegraverement lors de deacuteplacements agrave lrsquoeacutetranger et lorsqursquoon nrsquoest pas familier avec la langue et les
coutumes Crsquoest rassurant de savoir que lrsquoon peut appeler laquoun fregravereraquo lorsque neacutecessaire
Je sais qursquoil existe plusieurs organisations qui offrent du soutien professionnel agrave leurs membres mais je ne peux en
identifier une comme lrsquoIPA qui en regroupe unis grand nombre et qui possegravede autant de ressources que les policiers
actifs ou retraiteacutes Si un policier ne sait pas quoi faire dans certaines situations critiques je me demande qui le saura
Peter remercie tregraves sincegraverement Marc-Margy Durant Bjorn de Deckere et bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
Peter remercie
tregraves
sincegraverement
Marc-Margy
Durant Bjorn
de Deckere et
bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated
in the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from
Seattle (anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the dis-
order Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the cen-
tral business district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was
founded in the immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 9
Peterrsquos most
profound
appreciation
goes out to
Marc-Margy
Durant and
Bjorn de
Deckere and
of course the
IPA
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Peter Stewart - Canadian Member Travelling in Europe - 2010
Peter and his family were travelling to Paris after spending a week in Bruges Belgium The train that they were scheduled to
take broke down so they had to switch to another train going to Paris In their confusion figuring out what was going on
and in a hurry to catch the new train on a different platform they inadvertently left two blue plastic shopping bags contain-
ing their sonrsquos souvenirs on the platform
The Stewartrsquos were half way to Brussels when they realize what had happened Peter spoke with the conductor who in
turned called Bruges and learned that the bags were found and placed in the stationrsquos Lost and Found Department He tele-
phoned Marc-Margy (Durant) (President of IPA Belgium) and explained what happened and Marc-Margy advised Peter to
leave it with him
The President of IPA Belgium called another IPA member Bjorn de Deckere who drove to the Bruges Station retrieved the bags and requested the conductor on the next train to Brussels to take bags where Marc-Margy would be waiting On their
way from Brussels to Paris Peter received a call from the IPA Belgium President stating that he had the bags To his aston-
ishment and surprise Marc-Margy boarded an afternoon train on Saturday to deliver the two bags in person
Peter met him at the Gare du Nord station in Paris Since the return train to Belgium would not be leaving for a couple of
hours they retired to the Stewartrsquos apartment in the city where Marc-Margy met Peterrsquos wife and their sons After their
brief visit Marc-Margy returned by metro the station and returned home
Besides making the boys happy by getting their souvenirs back but the way we got them back has turned into the best story
that anyone has heard of When he first told them that we had left the parcels on the platform in Bruges they immediately
felt sorry for the boysrsquo misfortune When I tell them how we got them back they were astounded Very few people have
access to such an organization as the IPA The IPA would not be as good an organization if it were not for the efforts that
members like you put into it I can only hope that I can be as accommodating to an IPA member in the future
This is probably like preaching to the choir but this incident demonstrates the kind of organization that the IPA is and what
a fabulous resource it can be Peter is a new member but this situation is a great example of why current members should
encourage fellow police officers to join the IPA Situation like this can and do arise from time to time especially when you
are out of the country and donrsquot know the language and ways of doing things It gives great peace of mind to be able to call
―brother to help out when needed
I know there are lots of organizations that extend professional courtesies to their members but I canrsquot think of many that
have members as resourceful as this one made of current and retired police officers If ―cops canrsquot figure out what to do
in most situations then not too many others will
Peterrsquos most profound appreciation goes out to Marc-Margy Durant and Bjorn de Deckere and of course the IPA
Fingerprinted in the Tundrahellip
by Georg Gruber IPA member from Austria
Wild and adventurous Alaska will always impress visitors from all over the world
even nowadays To visit Alaska is fantastic and unique the dimension of this
state brings the civilisation with all its technical achievements (which you also
encounter in Alaska) into a complete different aspect
Early July 2010 a group of IPA members and spouses started their voyage from
Tyrol from the Innsbruck and Salzburg airport and colleagues from the eastern
part of Austria departing from the Vienna airport to Frankfurt Here we boarded
the next flight via Greenland to Whitehorse Yukon ( a time difference of 9
hours) where we were welcomed in our hotel by IPA representative for the
Yukon Al Fedoriak Al welcomed us to Whitehorse and IPA Canada - Region 5
and we exchanged some gifts
From there we boarded our bus and traveled the Alaska Highway to Haynes Junc-
tion in the Kuane National Park Some of the group took a sightseeing tour with a
bush plane over the glaciers around Mount Logan (the highest mountain in Can-
ada)
Our tour continued over the Glenn Highway enjoying the countless rivers lakes
and glaciers at the impressive Wrangell ndash St Elias National Park and via the
Richardson Highway we turned south in the direction of the Pacific Coast
Al Fedoriak (Region 5) and
Georg Gruber (right) exchange gifts
In Whitehorse (YUKON)
helliphellipwhere we
were
welcomed by
IPA
representative
Al Fedoriak
The story of the missing ldquoBlue Bagsrdquo in Belgium
P A G E 1 0
Here we
were
welcomed
by a
breathtaking
landscape
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Valdez has also the nickname of ―Little Switzerland because of its alpine surroundings However itrsquos generally known as the
spot where the Trans oil Alaska Pipe Line ends and where the big oil tankers are loaded From here we continued out trip
to Prince William Sound
We passed the calving glaciers of which the Columbia Icefield was one of the most spectacular of all and followed our
route close to the Pacific Coast Alaskarsquos largest city Anchorage gave us a chance to get acquainted and do some sightseeing
in our free time This city lies at the same degree of latitude as Stockholm and St Petersburg Here were many interesting
spots to discover Lake Hood with Lake Spenard the largest airfield for hydroplanes We also visited the Matanuska Valley
as well as the main town of Palmer
Via the George Parks Highway we traveled north towards Denali Nat Park Here we were welcomed by a breathtaking
landscape of a constantly changing panorama glaciers in the distance and beaver dams in the nearby rivers It was without
question the scenic climax of our tour In the early hours we started our Denali Wildlife Tour with a shuttle bus driving
into one of North Americarsquos most worth seeing landscapes Again on the George Parks Highway we made a stop in Ne-
nana where we visited the Alaska Railway Museum after which we reached Fairbanks in the afternoon We continued our
travels via the Top of the World Highway and crossed the border between Canada and the USA at the most northern
border crossing Little Cold Creek After the border formalities and the necessary fingerprinting we continued enjoying the
indescribable view Mountains rivers valleys and forest as far the eye could reach In the afternoon we crossed the Yukon
river by ferry and reached Dawson City Here we visited the Bonanza Creek the Jack London Cabin the Midnight Dome
and the Golddiggers Museum A visit to the Diamond Tooth Gertie and the Casino with Can-Can girls was on the evening
program Via the Klondike Highway the tour returned to Whitehorse Our return flight to Frankfurt continuing to Inns-
bruck Salzburg and Vienna was as always perfectly organized All travel participants look already forward to the 2011 Japan
trip
Interested in traveling and visit IPA - members worldwide
Go to wwwipa-iacorghouseshelliphellip
IPA now has over 60 properties word wide where members can stay in reasonable priced accommodations
The IPA Houses are currently available in 21 countries worldwide
The idea behind IPA houses originated in Germany and followed on from the founding of IBZ Castle Gimborn in 1969
Today there are IPA Houses across the globe from Australia to South Africa Israel to the United Kingdom - the con-
cept is still developing with more Houses being opened each year like the new IPA house in Malaga Spain and
Clonard Village in Ireland
Several IPA members have accommodation available in their home or rental at very reasonable cost
When visiting our national website at wwwipaca you find more useful information at
Traveler Advice Articles like tips for IPA members when traveling tips plan ahead home hosting etc
Furthermore you always can contact our National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON at travelipaca
as well as the IPA Canada Assistant National Travel Secretary Guy BABIN at guybabinsympaticoca
More information about IPA Friendship weeks Anniversaries Tours or special events you will find on the last two pages
of this edition
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
P A G E 1 1
Come Join IPA Canada in celebrating itrsquos 50th Anniversary
June 4mdashJune 13 2011
IPA Canada is proud to offer you the opportunity to visit all that Ontario has to offer
We are inviting you to a 10-day tour which includes visits to London (home of our founder) experience dinner
overlooking the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and see the sites of Toronto (the capital city of Ontario)
All these sights and more along with the warm hospitality of Canada awaits you
The tour begins on Saturday June 4 2011 following the IPA Canada AGM in London ON and concludes on
Tuesday June 14 2011 in Toronto ON
The cost for this all inclusive tour is only
$1900 CAD per person based on double occupancy or $2400 CAD per person single occupancy
The tour is only open to the first 54 people who register
We hope to see you there
For further information and registration forms contact
Larry Sheppard
179 Great Oak Trail
Binbrook Ontario L0R 1C0
Ph 1 (289) 286 0141
Email cop300mountaincablenet
Day 1 Saturday June 4
Our guests will be greeted at the airport and transported to the Hilton Hotel in London ON where registration will continue
throughout the day In the evening we attend dinner and closing reception of the IPA Canada Annual General Meeting and
the start of the IPA Canada 50th Anniversary Celebrations It is an opportunity to mix with the IPA Canada delegates and
fellow tour guests
Day 2 Sunday June 5
Morning free early afternoon a tour of the London Police Station Dinner will be a barbeque at the London Police Associa-
tion Evening free
Day 3 Monday June 6
We board a bus for a drive and tour of the Ontario Police College where lunch will be served Drive and shop at St Jacobs
and Elmira (Mennonite Country) Dinner will be served at the Waterloo Police Association Hall
Day 4 Tuesday June 7
We depart at 1000 am aboard a double decker bus for a tour of London Tour of the Labattrsquos Brewery with lunch included
Dinner served at a local establishment
Day 5 Wednesday June 8
We board the bus and head for Niagara Falls En route we stop at Hernder Estates Wineries for lunch and a wine tour
At 200 PM we arrive at the Oakes hotel overlooking Niagara Falls Diner is served at the Skylon Tower overlooking the
Niagara Falls The evening is free to do as you please
Day 6 Thursday June 9
At 930 AM we board a double decker bus for Niagara-onndashthe-Lake for some walking and shopping At noon you will return back to the hotel The rest of the day is free You will be given lunch money and a coupon book (This coupon book includes
free transportation around Niagara Falls and free or discounted entrance to many of the attractions that Niagara Falls has to
offer) At 530 PM we must be back at the hotel to board the bus to go for dinner at Bettyrsquos restaurant
Day 7 Friday June 10
This will be a free day to explore more of Niagara Falls using your coupon book or just relax We have to be back at the hotel
and on the bus at 530 PM to go to the famous ―Oh Canada Eh show We should return to the hotel by 10 PM
Day 8 Saturday June 11
Today we board the bus and head for Toronto At 11 AM we visit the Halton Railway exhibit and have a barbeque lunch We
arrive at the Novotel Hotel in downtown Toronto at approx 230 PM Dinner will be on your own with numerous restau-
rants in the area (You will be given dinner money)
Day 9 Sunday June 12
We leave the hotel to board the bus to Midland and take a boat cruise with lunch included Visit an authentic 17th Century
Jesuit Missionary settlement and martyr shrine Return to Toronto for dinner and evening on your own
Day 10 Monday June 13
See some of the sights of Toronto (CN Tower Hockey Hall of Fame Royal Ontario Museum etc)
Closing Gala Dinner at the hotel
Day 11 Tuesday June 14
Departures we hope you have enjoyed your visit to Canada and will come back very soon We have vouchers available to
you you can use for transport from the hotel to the Toronto International Airport If anyone wishes to extend their stay the
hotel has rooms available (These rooms must be booked at time of registration)
IPA CANADA 50th ANNIVERSARY Tour ITINARARY
P A G E 1 2
More China adventures by Brian N COX V O L 2 0 1 0 4
In Beijing and Shanghai you will see foreigners every-
where but here in Chongqing I would estimate that 95
of the time I leave our condo I never see another for-
eigner (Naturally I have got used to people staring at
me) Although there are many more Americans Brits
and probably Aussies than Canadians here coinciden-
tally the last four of the last five foreigners I ran into
here in Chongqing were Canadians Three were expats
living here and one was visiting his daughter who worked
in China I was sitting on a bench in a shopping area
while Gong Pei bargained in a nearby store when the
man visiting his daughter sat beside me It turned out he
was from Regina and two RCMP members were his best
friends Bill Logan and Tom Light I not only knew both
of them Tom Light was my boss when I was on Winni-
peg Drug Squad Talk about a small world Unfortu-
nately Bill Logan has passed away and Tom Light had a
serious stroke and has been confined to a wheelchair for
the past two years I was very surprised about Tom as
he always seemed to be a fit and healthy individual and never looked overweight when I knew him Apparently
the stroke occurred while he was out hunting with the
visitor from Regina that I was talking to I am only pro-
viding this detail because I know a lot of people reading
China Adventures are ex-RCMP and new both Logan
and Light
Apparently the biggest group of buyers of high-end
houses in London England are mainland Chinese Unlike
the wealthy groups that preceded them the Russians and
Saudis the Chinese are not buying the houses to live in
but as an investment they prefer to remain living in
China According to the New York Times London real
estate companies are desperate to hire Mandarin speak-
ing employees
I saw some beautiful SpringFall jackets on sale here for
$15 about $100 cheaper than they would cost in Can-
ada but unfortunately I am too big and fat to buy
clothes in Chongqing Due to the large number of for-
eigners living in Beijing and Shanghai (about 140000 in
each of these cities I have been told) large size clothes
should be no problem to find Here they are very rare
One of the many things I will miss about China is the
service I didnrsquot realize how poor service was in Canada
until I had something to compare it to A restaurant that
would have five waiterswaitresses in Canada would have
fifteen to twenty here Instead of the four or five em-
ployees on each floor of a Canadian department store
all disguised in street clothes so you donrsquot know they
work there in Chongqing there would be at least one-
hundred employees on every floor all wearing uniforms
If you need something from a nearby store or restaurant
you just phone them and they will deliver it to your door
at no charge God Irsquom going to miss this
The other day when we were downtown there was a
small anti-Japanese rally protesting the seizure of a Chi-
nese fishing boat and the imprisonment of its captain by the Japanese near a group of islands claimed by both
countries
The government in Beijing is on television every day protesting
this action by the Japanese and promising ―dire consequences
if the captain is not released Today there was a big rally in
Jeifangbei with flags waving and choirs singing a song bout re-
leasing the captain Gong Pei says many people are calling for
war upon Japan Anti-Japanese feelings are very strong here in
China as the atrocities committed by the Japanese during
WW2 are still front and centre in their minds Ironically
young Japanese know nothing about this because Japanese war
crimes have been removed from Japanese history books I
realize that the USA is an ally of Japan but I think that China
has no fear of the American military whatsoever I canrsquot be
sure but I suspect both governments will keep things in per-
spective China and Japan are important trading partners now
in fact China is Japanrsquos second biggest trading partner
Chinarsquos transition from an agricultural society to an urban
society is progressing at an astounding pace An article in the
Globe amp Mail recently said that China now has sixty cities with
populations over one million but by 2025 there will be 220 cities with populations exceeding one million Currently
Chinarsquos urban population is 633 million but by 2030 the urban
population will be one billion When this happens who is
going to be growing the food for 13 billion plus people To
be classified as a medium-size city in China the population
must exceed seven million By this standard there would be
very few medium size cities in the US and Canada
Brian Cox
Chongqing China
briancoxvip163com
Brian Cox
Ret Cpl
RCMP
and a member
of Region 14
returned to
Canada
We look for-
ward (if possi-
ble) to hear
more about his
China Adven-
tureshellip
Time to meet Brian and Gong Pei
Liberation Square in Chongqing China
P A G E 1 3
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thousands of peace and police officers from across Canada participated on Sunday September 26 2010 in Ottawa in the
annual ceremonies remembering those who have died in the line of duty
Thousands of police and peace officers from across Canada gathered on Parliament Hill to honour seven fellow peace offi-
cers slain in the line of duty over the past year
The dayrsquos ceremony began at 9 am in a light drizzle as officers read aloud the names of each of the 771 police and peace
officers who have died on-duty over the years Six to eight officers a year have died in Canada over the last 23 years
The ceremony culminated in a march to Parliament Hill where they were greeted by dignitaries and the general public
In 1998 the federal government proclaimed the last Sunday in September as Police and Peace Officersrsquo National Memorial
Day
The names that will be added to the glass monuments of the Canadian Police Memorial Pavilion located behind Parliament
Hill include
RCMP Constable Chelsey Robinson died June 21 2010
OPP Constable Vu Pham died March 8 2010
Peel Regional Police Constable A James Ochakovsky died March 2 2010
RCMP Chief Superintendent Douglas E Coate died - January 16 2010
RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher died Jan 12 2010
Ottawa Police Constable I Eric Czapnik ndash Dec 29 2009
Leacutevis Police Service Constable Meacutelanie Roy died Sept 7 2009
Peace and police officers honoured in annual tribute in Ottawa
On Sunday September 13 2010 four fallen RCMP officers were added to the Cenotaph Honour Roll and Memorial Wall
during the RCMP National Memorial Service held at Depot Division in Regina
The four fallen officers were added to the 222 brave men and women who have served Canada as Royal Canadian Mounted
Police since 1876 Commissioner William JS Elliot said during the event It is my hope that the family and friends of our
fallen comrades will find some solace in the knowledge that their loved ones sacrifices will always be remembered by their
extended RCMP family
We are mindful of the tragic death of Constable Michael Potvin who lost his life while on duty in Mayo Yukon on July 13
2010 Mike and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers Constable Potvinrsquos service and sacrifice will be officially recog-
nized at our 2011 National Memorial Service
Constable Norman Harry Atkins died on July 8 1995 when he was involved in a police car collision near Finnegans Hill New
Brunswick Constable Chelsey Alice Robinson died on June 21 2010 as the result of a two vehicle collision while on patrol in
Stony Plain Alberta Sergeant Mark Charles Gallagher and Chief Superintendent Douglas Edward Coates died as a result of a
massive earthquake in January 2010 while serving on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
The Memorial Service was attended by those close to the fallen members and Canadian leaders veterans cadets and RCMP
from across Canada The Depot has been the location of the annual Memorial Service since the mid-1930s
RCMP honour fallen members at National Memorial Service
at Depot Division in Regina
P A G E 1 4
Shoulder flash
Sri Lanka Police
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
There were 3500
- 4000 wild
elephants on the
islandhelliphellip
IPA - SRI LANKA
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
15-25 AUGUST 2010 George and Mary Frid long time IPA members with two Mount
Hope friends started our adventure August 5th flying ETIHAD
Airways from Pearson for a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates
Arrived at 800 pm the following day driven to the recently opened
five star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel Spent three days touring a
visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque sixth largest in the world
opened during Ramadan in 2007 The Mosque was built at a cost
of 2 billion USD and is still being added to Can accommodate
41000 worshippers at one time contains the worlds largest chan-
delier at 9 tonnes and carpet woven in Iran over two years at a cost
of 2 million USD Mary was obliged to wear a provided freshly
laundered abaya and the men a dishdada (long cotton garment) no
shoes Went on a desert sand dune bashing harrowing ride in jeep
type vehicles ending at a camel farm and oasis for dinner and belly
dancing entertainment
On the 9th driven to Dubai where we stayed at the Fairmont in the centre of the City Took bus tours shopped in the
souks sailed on an Arab dhow and the final of the fourth day had to forego a pass to the worlds tallest building for an
invitation to have drinks in the lounge of Burj Al Arab reputed to be the only seven star hotel in the world Entry is by
pre registration no sight seers The drink menu included a vintage cognac sprinkled with gold dust at $2000 Cdn per
drink so we opted for Beefeater gin amp tonic at $300 Cdn for four drinks
On the 13th flew from Abu Dhabi for a four hour flight to Colombo Sri Lanka where we were met by IPA reps driven
to the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel registered and received a gift package of two different monogrammed golf shirts can-
vas shoulder bag and boxes of tea for each person Eighty-one registrants from Australia Canada Great Britain Swit-
zerland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Italy Hong Kong Portugal and Slovakia
During the eleven day trip stayed at eight high end hotels served three meals daily several cocktail receptions and after-
noon teas There were two exceptional dinners of note The first was in Colombo at the Senior Police Officers Mess a large villa type complex heavily guarded by police personnel because of the recent Tamil conflict The national police
band was in attendance male dancers in traditional island dress female dancers in beautiful coloured attire all serving
police officers of which there are 80000 on the island of 19 million predominantly Hindus and Buddhists with about 13
Tamils originally brought from India to work the tea plantations
The second held on the 22nd at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand where the honoured guest was the Inspector General of
Police (chief or commissioner) A representative from each country was selected to sit at the head table and were pre-
sented with a jewel type box containing a beautiful anodized brass and chrome finished oblong plaque embossed in col-
ours with the Sri Lanka and police flags crests and suitable inscriptions obviously manufactured at considerable expense
During the cross island tour traveled in two new highway cruiser buses plus two mini buses for luggage and supplies
Escorted the entire trip by a police superintendent and a cruiser vehicle with three police officers Approaching every
town met by police vehicles including motorcycle with two officers on a solo machine The escorts were necessary to
get through towns crammed with trucks busses and motorized rickshaws by the hundreds and protection from mili-
tant Tamils not entirely subdued In the cities and towns near former Tamil enclaves there is a military presence with
sand bagged bunkers at all key points and several check points on roadways
The tour included visit to an elephant sanctuary two game preserves with elephants water buffalo leopards mongoose
etc Hindu and Buddhist temples and a three hour long Hindu parade pageant of drum bands all in traditional dress and
65 adorned elephants There were many other sites too numerous to mention
Of interest there are 3500-4000 wild elephants on the island and on average 100 persons are killed by the beasts annu-
ally And 100 species of snakes of which four are venomous on average 600 persons die annually from snake bite
In summary the Sri Lanka IPA Police and Justice Ministry are to be commended for their effort in providing what was to
us a most outstanding friendship gathering I questioned one host how the IPA could provide so much in the way of
hotels meals numerous gifts etc at such an economical price and was informed it was highly subsidized by banks and
business firms
August 15 2010
Welcome Dinner in the Senior Police Officers
Mess in Colombo Sri Lanka
Dancers and members of the band are all serving
police officers
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
P A G E 2
Secretary General
Marv SOUTHCOTT
10 Goodwood Road
Brampton ON L6S 1C5
Ph (905) 458-9373
infoipaca
Vice Pres-Central
Ernie DERRY
15 Vicora Linkway 501
Toronto ON M3C 1A7
Ph (416) 425-2235
vpcentralipaca
REGION TWO
President Marv SOUTHCOTT
10 Goodwood Road
Brampton ON L6S 1C5
Ph (905) 458-9373
marvsmari-techcom
REGION EIGHT
President Robert ROBERGE
2750 St Narcisse 216
Quebec City QC G1E 6P9
Ph (418) 380-7539
infoipaquebecca
REGION THIRTEEN
President Len WATKINS
co 3226 Metchosin Road
Victoria BC V9C 2A5
Ph (250) 370-2830
iparegion13shawca
National Webmaster
Marcel St ONGE
39 Temple Blvd West
Lethbridge AB T1K 4T2
Ph (403) 381-7815
webmasteripaca Travel
Nat Webmaster Assistant
Frank GOUGEON
15-675 Windermere Road
London ON N5X 4G2
Ph (519) 439-4333
frankmargrogerscomN
President
Larry SHEPPARD
179 Great Oak Trail
Binbrook ON L0R 1C0
Ph (289) 286-0141
presidentipaca
Vice Pres -West Editor
Barry BOS
832-9 Street S
Lethbridge AB T1J 2L9
Ph (403) 328-8536
vpwestipaca
REGION ONE
President Allan WELKE
co 535 Eastbridge Blvd
Waterloo ON N2K 3Z7
Ph(519) 833-0371
allen9104aolcom
REGION SEVEN
President Gilles THEBERGE
co PO Box 399 Succ M
Montreal QC H1V 3M5
Ph (514) 768-0689
ipamtlr7preshotmailcom
REGION ELEVEN
President Ken FARROW
25 Waterfoam Street
Amherstburg ON N9V 4E2
Ph (519) 736-2537
farrow68sympaticoca
REGION SIXTEEN
President Frank YAKIMCHUK
1209 Terence Bay Road
Terence Bay NS B3T 1X5
Ph (902) 852-3605
yaksterbayhotmailcom
Nat Travel Secretary
Harry SUMMERTON
1209-20 Mississauga Valley Blvd
Mississauga ON L5A 3S1
Ph (905) 279-1085
travelipaca
Nat TreasurerSupplies
Tim CORRIN
99 Tragina Avenue S
Hamilton ON L8K 2Z4
Ph (905) 548-9523
treasureripaca
Vice Pres-East Int Com Rep
Denis NADEAU
1 Rue Daubigny
Candiac QC J5R 6G6
Ph (450) 619-7889
vpeastipaca
REGION THREE
President Graham LENTON
co 428-6 Avenue SE
Calgary AB T2G 0G7
Ph (403) 280-5822
ipar3telusnet
REGION NINE
President Peter GROENLAND
PO Box 39566 RPO White Rock
White Rock BC V4B 5L6
Ph (604) 542-1268
ipar9presgmailcom
REGION FOURTEEN
President Barry BOS
PO Box 2203
Lethbridge AB T1J 4K7
Ph (403) 328-8536
region14mbosnet
Nat Historian
Linda BIRTWISTLE
356 Caithness Street E
Caledonia ON N3W 1C9
Ph (905) 765-7226
lbirtmountaincablenet
IPA Canada Founder
Rev Charles WRIGHT
80 Centre Street unit 27
London ON N6J 1T5
Ph (519) 432-8128
founderipaca
REGION FIVE
President Gerry VERCAMMEN
IPA Edmonton Police Service
9620-103A Ave
Edmonton AB T5H 0H7
Ph (780) 499-4958
gerryipatelusnet
REGION TEN
President Larry SHEPPARD
179 Great Oak Trail
Binbrook ON L0R 1C0
Ph (289) 286-0141
cop300mountaincablenet
REGION FIFTEEN
President Denis NADEAU
co 1523 Rue des Lilas
Sainte-Julie QC J3E 1J3
Ph (450) 619-7889
infoipamonteregieca
Nat Recruiting Project
Coordinator Greg DURST
232 Chantenay Drive
Mississauga ON L5A 1E4
Ph (905) 896-0629
recruitingipaca
IPA
Canada
National
Executive
Officers
Current National and Regional Information is maintained on the IPA Canada Homepage wwwipaca
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Officiers du
Bureau
National de
Direction
Linformation nationale et reacutegionale se retrouve sur la page daccueil dIPA Canada wwwipaca
Nat Travel Secretary
Assistant
Guy BABIN
Ph (450) 928-2053
guybabinsympaticoca
V O L 2 0 1 0 4 P A G E 3
At the time of this message I have just returned home from a five
week vacation It is now the end of September and the weather in
Ontario is cool and very comfortable Judy and I arrived home on
Sept 14 The first two weeks were spent with close IPA friends in
Kirkcaldy Scotland and in Cardiff Wales As always IPA friends
make you feel at home no matter where you are We then spent
two weeks on a Mediterranean cruise before heading to Paris France
for the IPA International Executive meetings It was my first time as
the delegate from Canada I must say that everyone was very cordial
and I enjoyed the experience I would at this time like to thank Peter
Seiersen (IPA Canada member from R-9) for being an observer at the
meetings at his own expense His company was greatly appreciated
Also Gus Nielsen of R-9 was at several of the formal functions Gus
is a retired RCMP officer and was there visiting some French friends
His presence in the red surge sure made me proud to be a Canadian
I did not have a police uniform to wear and his presence in uniform
at the opening ceremonies and again on Sept 11 (when we marched
up the Champs Elysees to the tomb of the unknown soldier at the
Arc de Triomphe) was greatly appreciated During the Sept 11
march it was quite a breath taking site to see uniformed police offi-cers from 57 Countries carrying their countries flags Also to be a
part of the procession was a very proud moment for all of us and a
thrill of a lifetime Once we were lined up at the Arc wreathes were
place at the eternal flame by International President Michael Od-
ysseos and by the US Sectionrsquos President Bob Killen
The actual meetings lasted 2 frac12 days with a wide range of discussions
Everything discussed was in a spirit of friendship and very well organ-
ized I will now mention a few of points that came out of these meet-
ings
The IPA membership count as of December 31 2009 is 385253
members
The International Youth Gathering in 2010 was held in Hungary and
was a success
The IYG in 2011 will be in Ireland from July 24 to August 7 2011
It was agreed to decrease the size of our old blue linen IPA passport
to the same size as the new plastic membership card used by several
Sections This will take place when the present stock of old blue
linen passports is used up (Presently there are 60000 in stock and it
is expected to take two years to deplete it)
The 2011 IEC meetings will be held in Romania from Sept 20 to 25
2011
The 2012 World Congress will be held in Israel from Sept 4 to 9
2012 with a Friendship week to follow from Sept 9 to 15 2012
The Republic of Muldova was officially made a Section within the
family of IPA
A letter of sincere thanks was received by all Sections from Section
Italy This was in response to the financial assistance they received
during the earthquake that struck Abruzzo last year
Also received were numerous flyers on upcoming Friendship weeks
I am sure that most of these will be found in this publication and
others to come
In closing I would like to say that I have taken over 1200 photorsquos of
this vacation and I am sure that some will appear in this issue So it
is time to try and sort them out I hope you all have had a good
summer and that your Fall will be enjoyable and safe
Servo Per Amikeco
Larry Sheppard President
IPA Canada
Message from the President
ldquoAs always
IPA Friends
make you feel
home helliphelliphellip
no matter
where you
arehelliprdquo
Larry Sheppard with his Russian friend Igor
Opening Ceremonies with Gus Nielsen centre
The Eternal Flame under the Arc de Triomphe
The March in Uniforms
Larry Sheppard
Pres IPA Canada
wwwPoliceHotelscom
Law Enforcement Discount on Hotels We have four family owned hotels in British Columbia Canada Penticton - Lakeside Re-
sort amp Casino Kelowna - Ramada Hotel Vernon - Best Western Lodge and Vancouver - Best Western Sands by the Sea The 911
rate is valid for serving and retired law enforcement officers as well as non-sworn staff Its our absolute lowest rate even lower than
government Please phone toll free 18006639400 for a quote or to book a room
Sgt Steve Gibson (Ret VPD) Sands Hotel - Vancouver BC
P A G E 4
IPA Region 5
Recruit Award
Presentations
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thinking about spending some time in Arizona 12 price for IPA members
For Rent Newer 3 bedroom mainfloor condo Pool Hot tub Exercise room
WiFi Garage Patio and BBQ in Mesa Arizona
October to December 2010 Only $40000 week CAD
Cleaning fee $7500 US Security Dep $ 50000 CAD
January 3 - 15 2011helliphellip$90000 contact Gerry VERCAMMEN pres Region 5
wwwrentmyarizonacondocom wwwcoyotelandingcom gerryipatelusnet Ph 1-780-499 4958
Eaun FORBES his wife Sheena and their travelling friend Mar-
garet all from AberdeenScotland Region1 UK Section visited
Vancouver Island for 5 days during their visit to Western Can-
ada and were shown the sights around the Island as well as
meeting IPA members from the Region for a social evening
prior to their departure back to Vancouver and a visit to the
Okanogan Valley and trip on the Rocky Mountaineer Train to
Banff
IPA Region 13 (Vancouver Island)
Eaun Forbes IPA member from Aberdeen Scotland
visiting Len Watkins (Pres Reg 13)
On August 4 Phil Bailey and Gerry Vercammen
presented the IPA Recruit Award to Recruit Constable
Brian Griffith of Edmonton Police Service Recruit Train-
ing Class 118
A new International Police Museum opened itrsquos doors
in Pentildearanda de Duero (Spain)
The new museum exhibits more than 5000 police items 80 police uniforms on man-
nequins horses police badges caps and helmets and Police motorbikes from 230
countries of the world are here on display
When traveling through Europe plan a visit to this Spanish Police Museumhellip
You can watch some photos and find more information of this police museum on the
website
httpwwwmuseouniformespolicialescom
Emblem of the Cuerpo Nacional
de Policia (CNP) of Spain
P A G E 4
On October 25 2010 Region 5 president Gerry Vercam-
men and vice president (Inspector) Phil Bailey presented
the IPA recruit Award to Recruit Training Class 119 re-
cipient John Lawrence
P A G E 5
Sgt Mike HUNTER reporting helliphellip
ldquoMy trip to
Germany
was to sum
up in one
word
awesome ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
As mentioned earlier this year (Issue 20101) I introduced you to
Sgt Mike Hunter employed with the North Bay Police Service
(Ontario)
He is in charge of the Emergency Response Team Tactical Unit
and a member of the Ceremonial Color party
Mike is a member of IPA Region 2 and was awarded the Arthur
Troop Scholarship for 2010
He attended a policing course at IBZ Gimborn Castle in Germany
helliphellipbut let Mike talk about his experience
To start this off I would have to tell how I learned about the
Arthur Troop Scholarship Throughout my policing career I
have done and experienced many things I am very comfort-
able and competent with my duties and current position of
police sergeant I asked myself what challenges lay ahead for
me what new opportunities and experiences can I strive to
achieve It was in this thought that I decided International
policing was the way to go After a few clicks of the com-
puter mouse I found the International Police Association and
I was off to the races
With the encouragement of my Inspector of Operations and
support of Chief of Police and Police Services Board I sub-
mitted my application After a short wait I received a phone
call from Boyd Brown congratulating me on being a success-
ful candidate for the Arthur Troop Scholarship To say the
least I was stunned I had very little expectation of being
successful
My trip to Germany was to sum up in one word awesome
I have not travelled a lot in my life and career and this was
the opportunity of a life time This was such an amazing
experience both educationally and personally I am still di-
gesting everything First I have to thank a few people as
without their assistance my experience would not have been
as successful
The IPA for their assistance in processing and granting the
Arthur Troop Scholarship
Boyd Brown for the countless phone calls and connections
to get me to Germany
Johannes Holl shift supervisor for Koln police service and
IPA member who opened his home and gave me his time for
tours ride a longs and the best personal experience of Ger-
many anyone could ever ask for Johannes Holl and his fam-
ily made me feel like one of the family
Oliver Nolte Inspector with Koblenz police service who
provided me the hospitality and opportunity for ride-a-
longs tours and active participation in the police service
After a short 19 hour flight I touched down in KolnBonn
airport I connected with Johannes Holl and attended his
home and met his wonderful family The next day I went to
his station where I had a tour and met his platoon I was
then partnered with two officers and out on the road I
went The officerrsquos both spoke much better English than I
did German so we were able to communicate just fine
We went to several calls and I was able to see the officers
interaction with the public It was easy to see that people here
in Koln had a good rapport with and respect for the police
They were both professional and friendly with everyone I was
quick to realize no matter how far apart we are in distance
there is one thing that doesnrsquot change paperwork For every
action there is a reaction and that is paperwork
What I found extremely interesting is the shift schedule sys-
tem They operate what is called a pool system Four pla-
toons operate an early late and night shift The schedules are
posted a month in advance and each officer is responsible for
filling in the shifts heshe wishes to work for the next month
Each shift has a minimum number of officers required and each
officer must complete 41 hours of work per week
The officers are empowered with controlling their own work
schedules The work is performed around their personal life
and not the other way as is here in North America The work-
ers are much happier motivated and productive and have
higher job satisfaction Supervisors are forced to be more
interactive and involved in the work as a whole and not nar-
rowed down to a specific platoon The walls are torn down
between the differing shifts and everyone works as one big
team Best of all it seems to work
In Koblenz I met Oliver Nolte an inspector with the Wire Tap
and Surveillance unit Oliver arranged two full days of activi-
ties I had a tour of the Koblenz station and met several offi-
cers from different sections After which we headed out to
the River police unit I met the officer in charge and was given
a tour Then it was out onto the Rheine river The police
boat was only a few months old and had every possible gadget
imaginable on board It was incredible how well equipped and
trained the officers were We toured around the Rheine and
the Mosel rivers with picturesque statutes shorelines estates
castles and monuments But of course we were on duty so
pulling over boats checking licenses loads environmental and
safety requirements was all part of a dayrsquos work It was almost
like being pirates pulling up alongside these huge cargo boats
two officers would board the boat to do their checks We
then pulled back and waited to be called to pick them up again
Then it was onto the next police check What a beautiful way
to spend your time working I would transfer to it in a minute
IBZ Gimborn Castle Germany
P A G E 6
ldquoMost
definitely the
highlight of the
trip had to be
to the
Sparrows
Helicopter
unit ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
After the river police we headed right out to the Tactical
Unit This unit had taken over an old military complex
Here are a group of switched on policemen very skilled
equipped and trained I was very impressed with both the
officers and unit Officers hired for the tactical unit will do
the standard 3 year university training 3 years riot police
and then do an additional 3 years tactical training before
being assigned to the unit After completing all the training
the officer will routinely complete some 30 years in the unit
before being afforded the opportunity to move to other
units All officers have mandatory retirement at the age of
63 years The tactical unit averages 2-3 serious calls per
week They are extremely busy to the point where two
weeks prior to my visit they lost an officer during raid on an
outlaw biker house The officer was shot through a door
and died instantly It brings all too clearly the reality that our
job is dangerous and the worst can happen no matter how
well you are trained or equipped You could see the sadness
in the eyes of the officers as they told the details of the op-
eration
Once the day was done it was time for a castle tour Castle
Estle high up on the bluff overlooking the Rhein It was gor-
geous with a view that would stop your heart Then a walk
about around Koblenz showed the uniqueness of the streets
people shops pubs and buildings It was absolutely breath-
taking everywhere you looked a monuments statues and
churches Germany has gone to great lengths to preserve
the heritage of their land and done an outstanding job I was
also impressed with the people Everyone I met was friendly
and happy and more than willing to help me in spite of the
language barrier It was explained to me that Koblenz and
Koln are the green lung of Germany due to all the forests
and wilderness in the area which only adds to the beauty
The whole area and attitude is completely different to that in
Canada and something to be experienced Of course the
food and pubs certainly help the attraction to the area
The following day it was back to HQ with a tour of the Use
of Force range and training centre Interestingly enough the
training is very similar to our own in Canada with only subtle
differences In Germany only the tactical units are afforded
the use of a conducted energy weapon which is unfortunate
for the patrol officer However a unique piece of equipment
that patrol does have is the Kevlar blanket
It has recently been modified so is smaller lighter and easier
to handle The officers can use the blanket to assist in Kevlar
coverage if they are required to go into a dangerous situation
involving firearms As is everywhere the complaint is not
enough training time There were 11 trainers for some 2000
officers making this a very busy training section
I had the extreme fortune of a meeting with Chief of Police
Horst Eckhardt We spoke through a third party but I found
him to be very articulate intelligent and down to earth I was
very appreciative for the hour of time we spent together We
traded policing philosophies ideas and differences and as you
would expect I was very impressed Similarly I met and talked
with the Chief of Detectives I quickly realized the depth of
experience that leads the German polizei coupled with an abun-
dance of humor and generosity
Most definitely the highlight of the trip had to be to the Spar-
rows Helicopter unit After a brief power point presentation in
which I learned that all but 1 of the 16 states in Germany oper-
ate a helicopter unit This was very impressive considering that
Germany can fit three times inside the province of Ontario but
has a population of some 80 million people The unit works
with transportation of officers equipment as well as collects and
records evidence monitors traffic both on land and the rivers
The unit will assist with water drops for fire search and rescue
The helicopters have both Flir night vision capabilities and high
definition daylight cameras The Koblenz unit is one of the
quicker units and will operate one to two missions per day
There is no time for any general patrol they only respond to
missions What an impressive unit and my flight around
Koblenz was unbelievable The view from the air put a whole
new view on Germany from the comfortable seat of a new heli-
copter It doesnrsquot get any better than that
I returned to Troisdorf and the next day was off and running
with Johannes touring Koln Bonn Seigburg Konigswinter Al-
tenburg and Troisdorf If anyone every gets the chance to tour
in Germany with Johanness Holl jump at it I have to say he
would put any history teacher to shame if I can remember a
quarter of everything he told me I will be doing extremely well
We went to the Cathedral an awe inspiring historical building
Johannes Holl explains how it took 600 years to build which
tower was build first where the rocks came from and how they
were brought to the Cathedral
Our Class at IBZ Gimborn Castle
P A G E 7
ldquoI have never
learned so
much about
policing
geography
cultures
customs
language
and UN
policing in
just one
week before
ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
He can even show you the different styles which are de-
picted in the architecture The interesting details include
how the original sculpture made a replica of his naked wife
and placed it in a position with the gargoyles on the one
side of the Cathedral You would never pick that up in a
million years unless you knew the building inside and out
The normal viewing of the Cathedral would be approxi-
mately 45 minutes but not with Johannes Holl Two and a
half hours later and he has described all the stain glass win-
dows caskets pictures organ and artifacts in the whole
place After two and a half hour hours you feel like you
want to go through again and learn even more Pictures
well letrsquos just say I think I was up to about 250 pictures at
this point and had to recharge the batteries each night I
was walking on a stone path that was 2000 years old and
in a house that was older than Canada If you ever get the
chance please go to Germany and hope that Johannes Holl
has some free time to take you around You will not only
be appreciative of his warmth friendliness and generosity
but speechless regarding his knowledge of the area Some
of the fascinating places I saw include
St Michaels abbey Seigburg
Cathedral Koln
Estle Castle Koblenz
Bonn University formerly Bonn Castle Bonn
Beethovenrsquos birthplace Bonn
Dragonrsquos Rock Konigswinter
Drachenburg Castle Konigswinter
Altenburger Castle Altenburger
Bruhl Castle Bruhl
I had an amazing time visiting Koln and all the attractions
In addition my patrols and visit to the Headquarters Dis-
trict jail police training center (PTC) UN missions training
center communications center and command center were
extremely interesting
Well just when you think Germany doesnrsquot get any better
you arrive at Gimborn Castle Nestled in a secluded valley
approximately a half hour east of Koln you approach a
stunning castle with a small lake and immaculate landscape
The castle has been renovated but still keeps the historic
sense of the building The rooms you stay in are inside
the tower portion of the castle and each room has a
theme for a region of Germany
The whole training centre is gorgeous and picturesque
The course starts with brief history of the centre and infor-
mation on the specific course We then move to introduc-
tions of everyone It is then that I learn of the huge dynam-
ics in the course with officers from Cyprus SirLanka Hong
Kong The Netherlands Austria United Kingdom and all
over Germany In a most relaxing and comfortable ap-
proach the coordinator Antonius Rutting leads us into the
seminar with a variety of interesting and knowledgeable lec-
turers The topic of UN policing missions is of particular
interest for me as I am destined for a mission to Afghanistan
in January 2011 So I was glued to each lecturer with com-
plete interest The topics covered all aspects of UN mis-
sions from the selection process training mission parame-
ters deployment and return process and debriefing It left us
with a well rounded knowledge of UN police missions Many
officers on the course had been on missions and they freely
provided details of their experiences
I have never learned so much about policing geography
cultures customs language and UN policing in just one
week before It was amazing to see 30 officers bond so
quickly within the class By the second day everyone knew
each otherrsquos name and where they were from The whole
experience was very unique I would encourage more offi-
cers from Canada to get involved in the IPA and attend these
types of courses I will be singing the praises of my experi-
ence for years to come I already have plans to attend IBZ
Gimborn training center again in the future
I will also be doing my part to encourage officers to join the
IPA and part take in these types of opportunities This was
the experience of a life time and will be a great benefit to me
in my personal and professional life I have made friends and
colleagues for life some of which will be visiting in the near
future which I look forward to
A personal thanks to the IPA Boyd Brown Johannes Holl
and the Arthur Troop Scholarship for making this dream a
reality In closing I would like to say to any officer who may
read this what are you waiting for join the IPA and see the
world You wonrsquot regret it
Cheers
Servo per Amikeco
Mike Hunter
NBPS
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated in
the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from Seattle
(anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the disorder
Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the central busi-
ness district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was founded in the
immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 8 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Lhistoire des ldquosacs manquants bleurdquo en Belgique
Le voyage en Europe en 2010 drsquoun adheacuterent Canadien Peter Stewart
Peter et sa famille ont voyageacute sur Paris apregraves avoir passeacute une semaine agrave Bruges en Belgique Le train qui devait les
transporter srsquoest retrouveacute en panne et ils ont ducirc en prendre un autre pour rentrer agrave Paris Dans la confusion agrave savoir
ce qui ce passait et dans la hacircte de ne pas rater le prochain train sur une plateforme diffeacuterente ils ont laisseacute derriegravere
deux sacs en plastique bleu qui contenait les articles souvenir de leur fils
Les Stewart eacutetaient presque rendus agrave Bruxelles lorsqursquoils reacutealisegraverent leur oubli Peter parla avec le conducteur qui
teacuteleacutephona agrave Bruges On lrsquoinforma que les sacs avaient eacuteteacute localiseacutes et placeacutes au agrave la consigne des objets perdus Il teacuteleacute-
phone donc agrave Marc-Margy (Durant) preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique expliquant lrsquoincident Marc-Margy lui dit qursquoil srsquoen oc-
cupait
Le preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique teacuteleacutephona agrave un autre membre Bjorn de Deckere qui se rendit agrave la station de Bruges
reacutecupeacutera les sacs et demanda au conducteur du train suivant se rendant agrave Bruxelles de les prendre avec lui et que
Marc-Margy attendait
En route vers Bruxelles Peter reccedilut lrsquoappel du preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique qui confirmait avoir les sacs Agrave sa grande
surprise le samedi Marc-Margy pris le train a fin de les lui remettre en personne
Peter et lui se rencontregraverent agrave la Gare du Nord agrave Paris Et comme le train du retour en Belgique ne devait repartir que deux heures plus tard ils prirent le chemin de lrsquoappartement des Stewart ougrave Marc-Margy fit la connaissance de
lrsquoeacutepouse de Peter et de ses deux fils Apregraves cette courte visite il prit le meacutetro en direction de la gare puis le train et
retourna chez lui
En plus drsquoavoir rendus les garccedilons heureux drsquoavoir reacutecupeacutereacute leurs souvenirs lrsquohistoire de cette aventure est devenue
un sujet de conversation de choix Lorsque nous racontons que les colis eacutetaient resteacutes sur le quai agrave Bruges les gens
eacutetaient peineacutes pour les enfants Mais crsquoest la faccedilon dont les articles ont eacuteteacute reacutecupeacutereacutes qui surprend le plus Tregraves peu de
personnes ont accegraves agrave une organisation comme lrsquoIPA Elle ne serait pas aussi extraordinaire sans ses membres et les
efforts qursquoils deacuteploient Tout ce que je souhaite est de pouvoir rendre la pareille agrave un membre IPA dans le futur
Je precircche probablement dans le deacutesert mais cet incident deacutemontre bien le genre drsquoorganisation et de ressource qursquoest
lrsquoIPA Peter est un nouvel adheacuterent et cet incident est un exemple eacuteloquent qui devrait faire en sorte que les membres
actuels encouragent leurs collegravegues policiers agrave joindre lrsquoIPA De telles aventures comme celle-lagrave se produisent de
temps agrave autres particuliegraverement lors de deacuteplacements agrave lrsquoeacutetranger et lorsqursquoon nrsquoest pas familier avec la langue et les
coutumes Crsquoest rassurant de savoir que lrsquoon peut appeler laquoun fregravereraquo lorsque neacutecessaire
Je sais qursquoil existe plusieurs organisations qui offrent du soutien professionnel agrave leurs membres mais je ne peux en
identifier une comme lrsquoIPA qui en regroupe unis grand nombre et qui possegravede autant de ressources que les policiers
actifs ou retraiteacutes Si un policier ne sait pas quoi faire dans certaines situations critiques je me demande qui le saura
Peter remercie tregraves sincegraverement Marc-Margy Durant Bjorn de Deckere et bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
Peter remercie
tregraves
sincegraverement
Marc-Margy
Durant Bjorn
de Deckere et
bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated
in the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from
Seattle (anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the dis-
order Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the cen-
tral business district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was
founded in the immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 9
Peterrsquos most
profound
appreciation
goes out to
Marc-Margy
Durant and
Bjorn de
Deckere and
of course the
IPA
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Peter Stewart - Canadian Member Travelling in Europe - 2010
Peter and his family were travelling to Paris after spending a week in Bruges Belgium The train that they were scheduled to
take broke down so they had to switch to another train going to Paris In their confusion figuring out what was going on
and in a hurry to catch the new train on a different platform they inadvertently left two blue plastic shopping bags contain-
ing their sonrsquos souvenirs on the platform
The Stewartrsquos were half way to Brussels when they realize what had happened Peter spoke with the conductor who in
turned called Bruges and learned that the bags were found and placed in the stationrsquos Lost and Found Department He tele-
phoned Marc-Margy (Durant) (President of IPA Belgium) and explained what happened and Marc-Margy advised Peter to
leave it with him
The President of IPA Belgium called another IPA member Bjorn de Deckere who drove to the Bruges Station retrieved the bags and requested the conductor on the next train to Brussels to take bags where Marc-Margy would be waiting On their
way from Brussels to Paris Peter received a call from the IPA Belgium President stating that he had the bags To his aston-
ishment and surprise Marc-Margy boarded an afternoon train on Saturday to deliver the two bags in person
Peter met him at the Gare du Nord station in Paris Since the return train to Belgium would not be leaving for a couple of
hours they retired to the Stewartrsquos apartment in the city where Marc-Margy met Peterrsquos wife and their sons After their
brief visit Marc-Margy returned by metro the station and returned home
Besides making the boys happy by getting their souvenirs back but the way we got them back has turned into the best story
that anyone has heard of When he first told them that we had left the parcels on the platform in Bruges they immediately
felt sorry for the boysrsquo misfortune When I tell them how we got them back they were astounded Very few people have
access to such an organization as the IPA The IPA would not be as good an organization if it were not for the efforts that
members like you put into it I can only hope that I can be as accommodating to an IPA member in the future
This is probably like preaching to the choir but this incident demonstrates the kind of organization that the IPA is and what
a fabulous resource it can be Peter is a new member but this situation is a great example of why current members should
encourage fellow police officers to join the IPA Situation like this can and do arise from time to time especially when you
are out of the country and donrsquot know the language and ways of doing things It gives great peace of mind to be able to call
―brother to help out when needed
I know there are lots of organizations that extend professional courtesies to their members but I canrsquot think of many that
have members as resourceful as this one made of current and retired police officers If ―cops canrsquot figure out what to do
in most situations then not too many others will
Peterrsquos most profound appreciation goes out to Marc-Margy Durant and Bjorn de Deckere and of course the IPA
Fingerprinted in the Tundrahellip
by Georg Gruber IPA member from Austria
Wild and adventurous Alaska will always impress visitors from all over the world
even nowadays To visit Alaska is fantastic and unique the dimension of this
state brings the civilisation with all its technical achievements (which you also
encounter in Alaska) into a complete different aspect
Early July 2010 a group of IPA members and spouses started their voyage from
Tyrol from the Innsbruck and Salzburg airport and colleagues from the eastern
part of Austria departing from the Vienna airport to Frankfurt Here we boarded
the next flight via Greenland to Whitehorse Yukon ( a time difference of 9
hours) where we were welcomed in our hotel by IPA representative for the
Yukon Al Fedoriak Al welcomed us to Whitehorse and IPA Canada - Region 5
and we exchanged some gifts
From there we boarded our bus and traveled the Alaska Highway to Haynes Junc-
tion in the Kuane National Park Some of the group took a sightseeing tour with a
bush plane over the glaciers around Mount Logan (the highest mountain in Can-
ada)
Our tour continued over the Glenn Highway enjoying the countless rivers lakes
and glaciers at the impressive Wrangell ndash St Elias National Park and via the
Richardson Highway we turned south in the direction of the Pacific Coast
Al Fedoriak (Region 5) and
Georg Gruber (right) exchange gifts
In Whitehorse (YUKON)
helliphellipwhere we
were
welcomed by
IPA
representative
Al Fedoriak
The story of the missing ldquoBlue Bagsrdquo in Belgium
P A G E 1 0
Here we
were
welcomed
by a
breathtaking
landscape
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Valdez has also the nickname of ―Little Switzerland because of its alpine surroundings However itrsquos generally known as the
spot where the Trans oil Alaska Pipe Line ends and where the big oil tankers are loaded From here we continued out trip
to Prince William Sound
We passed the calving glaciers of which the Columbia Icefield was one of the most spectacular of all and followed our
route close to the Pacific Coast Alaskarsquos largest city Anchorage gave us a chance to get acquainted and do some sightseeing
in our free time This city lies at the same degree of latitude as Stockholm and St Petersburg Here were many interesting
spots to discover Lake Hood with Lake Spenard the largest airfield for hydroplanes We also visited the Matanuska Valley
as well as the main town of Palmer
Via the George Parks Highway we traveled north towards Denali Nat Park Here we were welcomed by a breathtaking
landscape of a constantly changing panorama glaciers in the distance and beaver dams in the nearby rivers It was without
question the scenic climax of our tour In the early hours we started our Denali Wildlife Tour with a shuttle bus driving
into one of North Americarsquos most worth seeing landscapes Again on the George Parks Highway we made a stop in Ne-
nana where we visited the Alaska Railway Museum after which we reached Fairbanks in the afternoon We continued our
travels via the Top of the World Highway and crossed the border between Canada and the USA at the most northern
border crossing Little Cold Creek After the border formalities and the necessary fingerprinting we continued enjoying the
indescribable view Mountains rivers valleys and forest as far the eye could reach In the afternoon we crossed the Yukon
river by ferry and reached Dawson City Here we visited the Bonanza Creek the Jack London Cabin the Midnight Dome
and the Golddiggers Museum A visit to the Diamond Tooth Gertie and the Casino with Can-Can girls was on the evening
program Via the Klondike Highway the tour returned to Whitehorse Our return flight to Frankfurt continuing to Inns-
bruck Salzburg and Vienna was as always perfectly organized All travel participants look already forward to the 2011 Japan
trip
Interested in traveling and visit IPA - members worldwide
Go to wwwipa-iacorghouseshelliphellip
IPA now has over 60 properties word wide where members can stay in reasonable priced accommodations
The IPA Houses are currently available in 21 countries worldwide
The idea behind IPA houses originated in Germany and followed on from the founding of IBZ Castle Gimborn in 1969
Today there are IPA Houses across the globe from Australia to South Africa Israel to the United Kingdom - the con-
cept is still developing with more Houses being opened each year like the new IPA house in Malaga Spain and
Clonard Village in Ireland
Several IPA members have accommodation available in their home or rental at very reasonable cost
When visiting our national website at wwwipaca you find more useful information at
Traveler Advice Articles like tips for IPA members when traveling tips plan ahead home hosting etc
Furthermore you always can contact our National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON at travelipaca
as well as the IPA Canada Assistant National Travel Secretary Guy BABIN at guybabinsympaticoca
More information about IPA Friendship weeks Anniversaries Tours or special events you will find on the last two pages
of this edition
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
P A G E 1 1
Come Join IPA Canada in celebrating itrsquos 50th Anniversary
June 4mdashJune 13 2011
IPA Canada is proud to offer you the opportunity to visit all that Ontario has to offer
We are inviting you to a 10-day tour which includes visits to London (home of our founder) experience dinner
overlooking the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and see the sites of Toronto (the capital city of Ontario)
All these sights and more along with the warm hospitality of Canada awaits you
The tour begins on Saturday June 4 2011 following the IPA Canada AGM in London ON and concludes on
Tuesday June 14 2011 in Toronto ON
The cost for this all inclusive tour is only
$1900 CAD per person based on double occupancy or $2400 CAD per person single occupancy
The tour is only open to the first 54 people who register
We hope to see you there
For further information and registration forms contact
Larry Sheppard
179 Great Oak Trail
Binbrook Ontario L0R 1C0
Ph 1 (289) 286 0141
Email cop300mountaincablenet
Day 1 Saturday June 4
Our guests will be greeted at the airport and transported to the Hilton Hotel in London ON where registration will continue
throughout the day In the evening we attend dinner and closing reception of the IPA Canada Annual General Meeting and
the start of the IPA Canada 50th Anniversary Celebrations It is an opportunity to mix with the IPA Canada delegates and
fellow tour guests
Day 2 Sunday June 5
Morning free early afternoon a tour of the London Police Station Dinner will be a barbeque at the London Police Associa-
tion Evening free
Day 3 Monday June 6
We board a bus for a drive and tour of the Ontario Police College where lunch will be served Drive and shop at St Jacobs
and Elmira (Mennonite Country) Dinner will be served at the Waterloo Police Association Hall
Day 4 Tuesday June 7
We depart at 1000 am aboard a double decker bus for a tour of London Tour of the Labattrsquos Brewery with lunch included
Dinner served at a local establishment
Day 5 Wednesday June 8
We board the bus and head for Niagara Falls En route we stop at Hernder Estates Wineries for lunch and a wine tour
At 200 PM we arrive at the Oakes hotel overlooking Niagara Falls Diner is served at the Skylon Tower overlooking the
Niagara Falls The evening is free to do as you please
Day 6 Thursday June 9
At 930 AM we board a double decker bus for Niagara-onndashthe-Lake for some walking and shopping At noon you will return back to the hotel The rest of the day is free You will be given lunch money and a coupon book (This coupon book includes
free transportation around Niagara Falls and free or discounted entrance to many of the attractions that Niagara Falls has to
offer) At 530 PM we must be back at the hotel to board the bus to go for dinner at Bettyrsquos restaurant
Day 7 Friday June 10
This will be a free day to explore more of Niagara Falls using your coupon book or just relax We have to be back at the hotel
and on the bus at 530 PM to go to the famous ―Oh Canada Eh show We should return to the hotel by 10 PM
Day 8 Saturday June 11
Today we board the bus and head for Toronto At 11 AM we visit the Halton Railway exhibit and have a barbeque lunch We
arrive at the Novotel Hotel in downtown Toronto at approx 230 PM Dinner will be on your own with numerous restau-
rants in the area (You will be given dinner money)
Day 9 Sunday June 12
We leave the hotel to board the bus to Midland and take a boat cruise with lunch included Visit an authentic 17th Century
Jesuit Missionary settlement and martyr shrine Return to Toronto for dinner and evening on your own
Day 10 Monday June 13
See some of the sights of Toronto (CN Tower Hockey Hall of Fame Royal Ontario Museum etc)
Closing Gala Dinner at the hotel
Day 11 Tuesday June 14
Departures we hope you have enjoyed your visit to Canada and will come back very soon We have vouchers available to
you you can use for transport from the hotel to the Toronto International Airport If anyone wishes to extend their stay the
hotel has rooms available (These rooms must be booked at time of registration)
IPA CANADA 50th ANNIVERSARY Tour ITINARARY
P A G E 1 2
More China adventures by Brian N COX V O L 2 0 1 0 4
In Beijing and Shanghai you will see foreigners every-
where but here in Chongqing I would estimate that 95
of the time I leave our condo I never see another for-
eigner (Naturally I have got used to people staring at
me) Although there are many more Americans Brits
and probably Aussies than Canadians here coinciden-
tally the last four of the last five foreigners I ran into
here in Chongqing were Canadians Three were expats
living here and one was visiting his daughter who worked
in China I was sitting on a bench in a shopping area
while Gong Pei bargained in a nearby store when the
man visiting his daughter sat beside me It turned out he
was from Regina and two RCMP members were his best
friends Bill Logan and Tom Light I not only knew both
of them Tom Light was my boss when I was on Winni-
peg Drug Squad Talk about a small world Unfortu-
nately Bill Logan has passed away and Tom Light had a
serious stroke and has been confined to a wheelchair for
the past two years I was very surprised about Tom as
he always seemed to be a fit and healthy individual and never looked overweight when I knew him Apparently
the stroke occurred while he was out hunting with the
visitor from Regina that I was talking to I am only pro-
viding this detail because I know a lot of people reading
China Adventures are ex-RCMP and new both Logan
and Light
Apparently the biggest group of buyers of high-end
houses in London England are mainland Chinese Unlike
the wealthy groups that preceded them the Russians and
Saudis the Chinese are not buying the houses to live in
but as an investment they prefer to remain living in
China According to the New York Times London real
estate companies are desperate to hire Mandarin speak-
ing employees
I saw some beautiful SpringFall jackets on sale here for
$15 about $100 cheaper than they would cost in Can-
ada but unfortunately I am too big and fat to buy
clothes in Chongqing Due to the large number of for-
eigners living in Beijing and Shanghai (about 140000 in
each of these cities I have been told) large size clothes
should be no problem to find Here they are very rare
One of the many things I will miss about China is the
service I didnrsquot realize how poor service was in Canada
until I had something to compare it to A restaurant that
would have five waiterswaitresses in Canada would have
fifteen to twenty here Instead of the four or five em-
ployees on each floor of a Canadian department store
all disguised in street clothes so you donrsquot know they
work there in Chongqing there would be at least one-
hundred employees on every floor all wearing uniforms
If you need something from a nearby store or restaurant
you just phone them and they will deliver it to your door
at no charge God Irsquom going to miss this
The other day when we were downtown there was a
small anti-Japanese rally protesting the seizure of a Chi-
nese fishing boat and the imprisonment of its captain by the Japanese near a group of islands claimed by both
countries
The government in Beijing is on television every day protesting
this action by the Japanese and promising ―dire consequences
if the captain is not released Today there was a big rally in
Jeifangbei with flags waving and choirs singing a song bout re-
leasing the captain Gong Pei says many people are calling for
war upon Japan Anti-Japanese feelings are very strong here in
China as the atrocities committed by the Japanese during
WW2 are still front and centre in their minds Ironically
young Japanese know nothing about this because Japanese war
crimes have been removed from Japanese history books I
realize that the USA is an ally of Japan but I think that China
has no fear of the American military whatsoever I canrsquot be
sure but I suspect both governments will keep things in per-
spective China and Japan are important trading partners now
in fact China is Japanrsquos second biggest trading partner
Chinarsquos transition from an agricultural society to an urban
society is progressing at an astounding pace An article in the
Globe amp Mail recently said that China now has sixty cities with
populations over one million but by 2025 there will be 220 cities with populations exceeding one million Currently
Chinarsquos urban population is 633 million but by 2030 the urban
population will be one billion When this happens who is
going to be growing the food for 13 billion plus people To
be classified as a medium-size city in China the population
must exceed seven million By this standard there would be
very few medium size cities in the US and Canada
Brian Cox
Chongqing China
briancoxvip163com
Brian Cox
Ret Cpl
RCMP
and a member
of Region 14
returned to
Canada
We look for-
ward (if possi-
ble) to hear
more about his
China Adven-
tureshellip
Time to meet Brian and Gong Pei
Liberation Square in Chongqing China
P A G E 1 3
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thousands of peace and police officers from across Canada participated on Sunday September 26 2010 in Ottawa in the
annual ceremonies remembering those who have died in the line of duty
Thousands of police and peace officers from across Canada gathered on Parliament Hill to honour seven fellow peace offi-
cers slain in the line of duty over the past year
The dayrsquos ceremony began at 9 am in a light drizzle as officers read aloud the names of each of the 771 police and peace
officers who have died on-duty over the years Six to eight officers a year have died in Canada over the last 23 years
The ceremony culminated in a march to Parliament Hill where they were greeted by dignitaries and the general public
In 1998 the federal government proclaimed the last Sunday in September as Police and Peace Officersrsquo National Memorial
Day
The names that will be added to the glass monuments of the Canadian Police Memorial Pavilion located behind Parliament
Hill include
RCMP Constable Chelsey Robinson died June 21 2010
OPP Constable Vu Pham died March 8 2010
Peel Regional Police Constable A James Ochakovsky died March 2 2010
RCMP Chief Superintendent Douglas E Coate died - January 16 2010
RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher died Jan 12 2010
Ottawa Police Constable I Eric Czapnik ndash Dec 29 2009
Leacutevis Police Service Constable Meacutelanie Roy died Sept 7 2009
Peace and police officers honoured in annual tribute in Ottawa
On Sunday September 13 2010 four fallen RCMP officers were added to the Cenotaph Honour Roll and Memorial Wall
during the RCMP National Memorial Service held at Depot Division in Regina
The four fallen officers were added to the 222 brave men and women who have served Canada as Royal Canadian Mounted
Police since 1876 Commissioner William JS Elliot said during the event It is my hope that the family and friends of our
fallen comrades will find some solace in the knowledge that their loved ones sacrifices will always be remembered by their
extended RCMP family
We are mindful of the tragic death of Constable Michael Potvin who lost his life while on duty in Mayo Yukon on July 13
2010 Mike and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers Constable Potvinrsquos service and sacrifice will be officially recog-
nized at our 2011 National Memorial Service
Constable Norman Harry Atkins died on July 8 1995 when he was involved in a police car collision near Finnegans Hill New
Brunswick Constable Chelsey Alice Robinson died on June 21 2010 as the result of a two vehicle collision while on patrol in
Stony Plain Alberta Sergeant Mark Charles Gallagher and Chief Superintendent Douglas Edward Coates died as a result of a
massive earthquake in January 2010 while serving on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
The Memorial Service was attended by those close to the fallen members and Canadian leaders veterans cadets and RCMP
from across Canada The Depot has been the location of the annual Memorial Service since the mid-1930s
RCMP honour fallen members at National Memorial Service
at Depot Division in Regina
P A G E 1 4
Shoulder flash
Sri Lanka Police
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
There were 3500
- 4000 wild
elephants on the
islandhelliphellip
IPA - SRI LANKA
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
15-25 AUGUST 2010 George and Mary Frid long time IPA members with two Mount
Hope friends started our adventure August 5th flying ETIHAD
Airways from Pearson for a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates
Arrived at 800 pm the following day driven to the recently opened
five star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel Spent three days touring a
visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque sixth largest in the world
opened during Ramadan in 2007 The Mosque was built at a cost
of 2 billion USD and is still being added to Can accommodate
41000 worshippers at one time contains the worlds largest chan-
delier at 9 tonnes and carpet woven in Iran over two years at a cost
of 2 million USD Mary was obliged to wear a provided freshly
laundered abaya and the men a dishdada (long cotton garment) no
shoes Went on a desert sand dune bashing harrowing ride in jeep
type vehicles ending at a camel farm and oasis for dinner and belly
dancing entertainment
On the 9th driven to Dubai where we stayed at the Fairmont in the centre of the City Took bus tours shopped in the
souks sailed on an Arab dhow and the final of the fourth day had to forego a pass to the worlds tallest building for an
invitation to have drinks in the lounge of Burj Al Arab reputed to be the only seven star hotel in the world Entry is by
pre registration no sight seers The drink menu included a vintage cognac sprinkled with gold dust at $2000 Cdn per
drink so we opted for Beefeater gin amp tonic at $300 Cdn for four drinks
On the 13th flew from Abu Dhabi for a four hour flight to Colombo Sri Lanka where we were met by IPA reps driven
to the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel registered and received a gift package of two different monogrammed golf shirts can-
vas shoulder bag and boxes of tea for each person Eighty-one registrants from Australia Canada Great Britain Swit-
zerland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Italy Hong Kong Portugal and Slovakia
During the eleven day trip stayed at eight high end hotels served three meals daily several cocktail receptions and after-
noon teas There were two exceptional dinners of note The first was in Colombo at the Senior Police Officers Mess a large villa type complex heavily guarded by police personnel because of the recent Tamil conflict The national police
band was in attendance male dancers in traditional island dress female dancers in beautiful coloured attire all serving
police officers of which there are 80000 on the island of 19 million predominantly Hindus and Buddhists with about 13
Tamils originally brought from India to work the tea plantations
The second held on the 22nd at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand where the honoured guest was the Inspector General of
Police (chief or commissioner) A representative from each country was selected to sit at the head table and were pre-
sented with a jewel type box containing a beautiful anodized brass and chrome finished oblong plaque embossed in col-
ours with the Sri Lanka and police flags crests and suitable inscriptions obviously manufactured at considerable expense
During the cross island tour traveled in two new highway cruiser buses plus two mini buses for luggage and supplies
Escorted the entire trip by a police superintendent and a cruiser vehicle with three police officers Approaching every
town met by police vehicles including motorcycle with two officers on a solo machine The escorts were necessary to
get through towns crammed with trucks busses and motorized rickshaws by the hundreds and protection from mili-
tant Tamils not entirely subdued In the cities and towns near former Tamil enclaves there is a military presence with
sand bagged bunkers at all key points and several check points on roadways
The tour included visit to an elephant sanctuary two game preserves with elephants water buffalo leopards mongoose
etc Hindu and Buddhist temples and a three hour long Hindu parade pageant of drum bands all in traditional dress and
65 adorned elephants There were many other sites too numerous to mention
Of interest there are 3500-4000 wild elephants on the island and on average 100 persons are killed by the beasts annu-
ally And 100 species of snakes of which four are venomous on average 600 persons die annually from snake bite
In summary the Sri Lanka IPA Police and Justice Ministry are to be commended for their effort in providing what was to
us a most outstanding friendship gathering I questioned one host how the IPA could provide so much in the way of
hotels meals numerous gifts etc at such an economical price and was informed it was highly subsidized by banks and
business firms
August 15 2010
Welcome Dinner in the Senior Police Officers
Mess in Colombo Sri Lanka
Dancers and members of the band are all serving
police officers
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
V O L 2 0 1 0 4 P A G E 3
At the time of this message I have just returned home from a five
week vacation It is now the end of September and the weather in
Ontario is cool and very comfortable Judy and I arrived home on
Sept 14 The first two weeks were spent with close IPA friends in
Kirkcaldy Scotland and in Cardiff Wales As always IPA friends
make you feel at home no matter where you are We then spent
two weeks on a Mediterranean cruise before heading to Paris France
for the IPA International Executive meetings It was my first time as
the delegate from Canada I must say that everyone was very cordial
and I enjoyed the experience I would at this time like to thank Peter
Seiersen (IPA Canada member from R-9) for being an observer at the
meetings at his own expense His company was greatly appreciated
Also Gus Nielsen of R-9 was at several of the formal functions Gus
is a retired RCMP officer and was there visiting some French friends
His presence in the red surge sure made me proud to be a Canadian
I did not have a police uniform to wear and his presence in uniform
at the opening ceremonies and again on Sept 11 (when we marched
up the Champs Elysees to the tomb of the unknown soldier at the
Arc de Triomphe) was greatly appreciated During the Sept 11
march it was quite a breath taking site to see uniformed police offi-cers from 57 Countries carrying their countries flags Also to be a
part of the procession was a very proud moment for all of us and a
thrill of a lifetime Once we were lined up at the Arc wreathes were
place at the eternal flame by International President Michael Od-
ysseos and by the US Sectionrsquos President Bob Killen
The actual meetings lasted 2 frac12 days with a wide range of discussions
Everything discussed was in a spirit of friendship and very well organ-
ized I will now mention a few of points that came out of these meet-
ings
The IPA membership count as of December 31 2009 is 385253
members
The International Youth Gathering in 2010 was held in Hungary and
was a success
The IYG in 2011 will be in Ireland from July 24 to August 7 2011
It was agreed to decrease the size of our old blue linen IPA passport
to the same size as the new plastic membership card used by several
Sections This will take place when the present stock of old blue
linen passports is used up (Presently there are 60000 in stock and it
is expected to take two years to deplete it)
The 2011 IEC meetings will be held in Romania from Sept 20 to 25
2011
The 2012 World Congress will be held in Israel from Sept 4 to 9
2012 with a Friendship week to follow from Sept 9 to 15 2012
The Republic of Muldova was officially made a Section within the
family of IPA
A letter of sincere thanks was received by all Sections from Section
Italy This was in response to the financial assistance they received
during the earthquake that struck Abruzzo last year
Also received were numerous flyers on upcoming Friendship weeks
I am sure that most of these will be found in this publication and
others to come
In closing I would like to say that I have taken over 1200 photorsquos of
this vacation and I am sure that some will appear in this issue So it
is time to try and sort them out I hope you all have had a good
summer and that your Fall will be enjoyable and safe
Servo Per Amikeco
Larry Sheppard President
IPA Canada
Message from the President
ldquoAs always
IPA Friends
make you feel
home helliphelliphellip
no matter
where you
arehelliprdquo
Larry Sheppard with his Russian friend Igor
Opening Ceremonies with Gus Nielsen centre
The Eternal Flame under the Arc de Triomphe
The March in Uniforms
Larry Sheppard
Pres IPA Canada
wwwPoliceHotelscom
Law Enforcement Discount on Hotels We have four family owned hotels in British Columbia Canada Penticton - Lakeside Re-
sort amp Casino Kelowna - Ramada Hotel Vernon - Best Western Lodge and Vancouver - Best Western Sands by the Sea The 911
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government Please phone toll free 18006639400 for a quote or to book a room
Sgt Steve Gibson (Ret VPD) Sands Hotel - Vancouver BC
P A G E 4
IPA Region 5
Recruit Award
Presentations
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thinking about spending some time in Arizona 12 price for IPA members
For Rent Newer 3 bedroom mainfloor condo Pool Hot tub Exercise room
WiFi Garage Patio and BBQ in Mesa Arizona
October to December 2010 Only $40000 week CAD
Cleaning fee $7500 US Security Dep $ 50000 CAD
January 3 - 15 2011helliphellip$90000 contact Gerry VERCAMMEN pres Region 5
wwwrentmyarizonacondocom wwwcoyotelandingcom gerryipatelusnet Ph 1-780-499 4958
Eaun FORBES his wife Sheena and their travelling friend Mar-
garet all from AberdeenScotland Region1 UK Section visited
Vancouver Island for 5 days during their visit to Western Can-
ada and were shown the sights around the Island as well as
meeting IPA members from the Region for a social evening
prior to their departure back to Vancouver and a visit to the
Okanogan Valley and trip on the Rocky Mountaineer Train to
Banff
IPA Region 13 (Vancouver Island)
Eaun Forbes IPA member from Aberdeen Scotland
visiting Len Watkins (Pres Reg 13)
On August 4 Phil Bailey and Gerry Vercammen
presented the IPA Recruit Award to Recruit Constable
Brian Griffith of Edmonton Police Service Recruit Train-
ing Class 118
A new International Police Museum opened itrsquos doors
in Pentildearanda de Duero (Spain)
The new museum exhibits more than 5000 police items 80 police uniforms on man-
nequins horses police badges caps and helmets and Police motorbikes from 230
countries of the world are here on display
When traveling through Europe plan a visit to this Spanish Police Museumhellip
You can watch some photos and find more information of this police museum on the
website
httpwwwmuseouniformespolicialescom
Emblem of the Cuerpo Nacional
de Policia (CNP) of Spain
P A G E 4
On October 25 2010 Region 5 president Gerry Vercam-
men and vice president (Inspector) Phil Bailey presented
the IPA recruit Award to Recruit Training Class 119 re-
cipient John Lawrence
P A G E 5
Sgt Mike HUNTER reporting helliphellip
ldquoMy trip to
Germany
was to sum
up in one
word
awesome ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
As mentioned earlier this year (Issue 20101) I introduced you to
Sgt Mike Hunter employed with the North Bay Police Service
(Ontario)
He is in charge of the Emergency Response Team Tactical Unit
and a member of the Ceremonial Color party
Mike is a member of IPA Region 2 and was awarded the Arthur
Troop Scholarship for 2010
He attended a policing course at IBZ Gimborn Castle in Germany
helliphellipbut let Mike talk about his experience
To start this off I would have to tell how I learned about the
Arthur Troop Scholarship Throughout my policing career I
have done and experienced many things I am very comfort-
able and competent with my duties and current position of
police sergeant I asked myself what challenges lay ahead for
me what new opportunities and experiences can I strive to
achieve It was in this thought that I decided International
policing was the way to go After a few clicks of the com-
puter mouse I found the International Police Association and
I was off to the races
With the encouragement of my Inspector of Operations and
support of Chief of Police and Police Services Board I sub-
mitted my application After a short wait I received a phone
call from Boyd Brown congratulating me on being a success-
ful candidate for the Arthur Troop Scholarship To say the
least I was stunned I had very little expectation of being
successful
My trip to Germany was to sum up in one word awesome
I have not travelled a lot in my life and career and this was
the opportunity of a life time This was such an amazing
experience both educationally and personally I am still di-
gesting everything First I have to thank a few people as
without their assistance my experience would not have been
as successful
The IPA for their assistance in processing and granting the
Arthur Troop Scholarship
Boyd Brown for the countless phone calls and connections
to get me to Germany
Johannes Holl shift supervisor for Koln police service and
IPA member who opened his home and gave me his time for
tours ride a longs and the best personal experience of Ger-
many anyone could ever ask for Johannes Holl and his fam-
ily made me feel like one of the family
Oliver Nolte Inspector with Koblenz police service who
provided me the hospitality and opportunity for ride-a-
longs tours and active participation in the police service
After a short 19 hour flight I touched down in KolnBonn
airport I connected with Johannes Holl and attended his
home and met his wonderful family The next day I went to
his station where I had a tour and met his platoon I was
then partnered with two officers and out on the road I
went The officerrsquos both spoke much better English than I
did German so we were able to communicate just fine
We went to several calls and I was able to see the officers
interaction with the public It was easy to see that people here
in Koln had a good rapport with and respect for the police
They were both professional and friendly with everyone I was
quick to realize no matter how far apart we are in distance
there is one thing that doesnrsquot change paperwork For every
action there is a reaction and that is paperwork
What I found extremely interesting is the shift schedule sys-
tem They operate what is called a pool system Four pla-
toons operate an early late and night shift The schedules are
posted a month in advance and each officer is responsible for
filling in the shifts heshe wishes to work for the next month
Each shift has a minimum number of officers required and each
officer must complete 41 hours of work per week
The officers are empowered with controlling their own work
schedules The work is performed around their personal life
and not the other way as is here in North America The work-
ers are much happier motivated and productive and have
higher job satisfaction Supervisors are forced to be more
interactive and involved in the work as a whole and not nar-
rowed down to a specific platoon The walls are torn down
between the differing shifts and everyone works as one big
team Best of all it seems to work
In Koblenz I met Oliver Nolte an inspector with the Wire Tap
and Surveillance unit Oliver arranged two full days of activi-
ties I had a tour of the Koblenz station and met several offi-
cers from different sections After which we headed out to
the River police unit I met the officer in charge and was given
a tour Then it was out onto the Rheine river The police
boat was only a few months old and had every possible gadget
imaginable on board It was incredible how well equipped and
trained the officers were We toured around the Rheine and
the Mosel rivers with picturesque statutes shorelines estates
castles and monuments But of course we were on duty so
pulling over boats checking licenses loads environmental and
safety requirements was all part of a dayrsquos work It was almost
like being pirates pulling up alongside these huge cargo boats
two officers would board the boat to do their checks We
then pulled back and waited to be called to pick them up again
Then it was onto the next police check What a beautiful way
to spend your time working I would transfer to it in a minute
IBZ Gimborn Castle Germany
P A G E 6
ldquoMost
definitely the
highlight of the
trip had to be
to the
Sparrows
Helicopter
unit ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
After the river police we headed right out to the Tactical
Unit This unit had taken over an old military complex
Here are a group of switched on policemen very skilled
equipped and trained I was very impressed with both the
officers and unit Officers hired for the tactical unit will do
the standard 3 year university training 3 years riot police
and then do an additional 3 years tactical training before
being assigned to the unit After completing all the training
the officer will routinely complete some 30 years in the unit
before being afforded the opportunity to move to other
units All officers have mandatory retirement at the age of
63 years The tactical unit averages 2-3 serious calls per
week They are extremely busy to the point where two
weeks prior to my visit they lost an officer during raid on an
outlaw biker house The officer was shot through a door
and died instantly It brings all too clearly the reality that our
job is dangerous and the worst can happen no matter how
well you are trained or equipped You could see the sadness
in the eyes of the officers as they told the details of the op-
eration
Once the day was done it was time for a castle tour Castle
Estle high up on the bluff overlooking the Rhein It was gor-
geous with a view that would stop your heart Then a walk
about around Koblenz showed the uniqueness of the streets
people shops pubs and buildings It was absolutely breath-
taking everywhere you looked a monuments statues and
churches Germany has gone to great lengths to preserve
the heritage of their land and done an outstanding job I was
also impressed with the people Everyone I met was friendly
and happy and more than willing to help me in spite of the
language barrier It was explained to me that Koblenz and
Koln are the green lung of Germany due to all the forests
and wilderness in the area which only adds to the beauty
The whole area and attitude is completely different to that in
Canada and something to be experienced Of course the
food and pubs certainly help the attraction to the area
The following day it was back to HQ with a tour of the Use
of Force range and training centre Interestingly enough the
training is very similar to our own in Canada with only subtle
differences In Germany only the tactical units are afforded
the use of a conducted energy weapon which is unfortunate
for the patrol officer However a unique piece of equipment
that patrol does have is the Kevlar blanket
It has recently been modified so is smaller lighter and easier
to handle The officers can use the blanket to assist in Kevlar
coverage if they are required to go into a dangerous situation
involving firearms As is everywhere the complaint is not
enough training time There were 11 trainers for some 2000
officers making this a very busy training section
I had the extreme fortune of a meeting with Chief of Police
Horst Eckhardt We spoke through a third party but I found
him to be very articulate intelligent and down to earth I was
very appreciative for the hour of time we spent together We
traded policing philosophies ideas and differences and as you
would expect I was very impressed Similarly I met and talked
with the Chief of Detectives I quickly realized the depth of
experience that leads the German polizei coupled with an abun-
dance of humor and generosity
Most definitely the highlight of the trip had to be to the Spar-
rows Helicopter unit After a brief power point presentation in
which I learned that all but 1 of the 16 states in Germany oper-
ate a helicopter unit This was very impressive considering that
Germany can fit three times inside the province of Ontario but
has a population of some 80 million people The unit works
with transportation of officers equipment as well as collects and
records evidence monitors traffic both on land and the rivers
The unit will assist with water drops for fire search and rescue
The helicopters have both Flir night vision capabilities and high
definition daylight cameras The Koblenz unit is one of the
quicker units and will operate one to two missions per day
There is no time for any general patrol they only respond to
missions What an impressive unit and my flight around
Koblenz was unbelievable The view from the air put a whole
new view on Germany from the comfortable seat of a new heli-
copter It doesnrsquot get any better than that
I returned to Troisdorf and the next day was off and running
with Johannes touring Koln Bonn Seigburg Konigswinter Al-
tenburg and Troisdorf If anyone every gets the chance to tour
in Germany with Johanness Holl jump at it I have to say he
would put any history teacher to shame if I can remember a
quarter of everything he told me I will be doing extremely well
We went to the Cathedral an awe inspiring historical building
Johannes Holl explains how it took 600 years to build which
tower was build first where the rocks came from and how they
were brought to the Cathedral
Our Class at IBZ Gimborn Castle
P A G E 7
ldquoI have never
learned so
much about
policing
geography
cultures
customs
language
and UN
policing in
just one
week before
ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
He can even show you the different styles which are de-
picted in the architecture The interesting details include
how the original sculpture made a replica of his naked wife
and placed it in a position with the gargoyles on the one
side of the Cathedral You would never pick that up in a
million years unless you knew the building inside and out
The normal viewing of the Cathedral would be approxi-
mately 45 minutes but not with Johannes Holl Two and a
half hours later and he has described all the stain glass win-
dows caskets pictures organ and artifacts in the whole
place After two and a half hour hours you feel like you
want to go through again and learn even more Pictures
well letrsquos just say I think I was up to about 250 pictures at
this point and had to recharge the batteries each night I
was walking on a stone path that was 2000 years old and
in a house that was older than Canada If you ever get the
chance please go to Germany and hope that Johannes Holl
has some free time to take you around You will not only
be appreciative of his warmth friendliness and generosity
but speechless regarding his knowledge of the area Some
of the fascinating places I saw include
St Michaels abbey Seigburg
Cathedral Koln
Estle Castle Koblenz
Bonn University formerly Bonn Castle Bonn
Beethovenrsquos birthplace Bonn
Dragonrsquos Rock Konigswinter
Drachenburg Castle Konigswinter
Altenburger Castle Altenburger
Bruhl Castle Bruhl
I had an amazing time visiting Koln and all the attractions
In addition my patrols and visit to the Headquarters Dis-
trict jail police training center (PTC) UN missions training
center communications center and command center were
extremely interesting
Well just when you think Germany doesnrsquot get any better
you arrive at Gimborn Castle Nestled in a secluded valley
approximately a half hour east of Koln you approach a
stunning castle with a small lake and immaculate landscape
The castle has been renovated but still keeps the historic
sense of the building The rooms you stay in are inside
the tower portion of the castle and each room has a
theme for a region of Germany
The whole training centre is gorgeous and picturesque
The course starts with brief history of the centre and infor-
mation on the specific course We then move to introduc-
tions of everyone It is then that I learn of the huge dynam-
ics in the course with officers from Cyprus SirLanka Hong
Kong The Netherlands Austria United Kingdom and all
over Germany In a most relaxing and comfortable ap-
proach the coordinator Antonius Rutting leads us into the
seminar with a variety of interesting and knowledgeable lec-
turers The topic of UN policing missions is of particular
interest for me as I am destined for a mission to Afghanistan
in January 2011 So I was glued to each lecturer with com-
plete interest The topics covered all aspects of UN mis-
sions from the selection process training mission parame-
ters deployment and return process and debriefing It left us
with a well rounded knowledge of UN police missions Many
officers on the course had been on missions and they freely
provided details of their experiences
I have never learned so much about policing geography
cultures customs language and UN policing in just one
week before It was amazing to see 30 officers bond so
quickly within the class By the second day everyone knew
each otherrsquos name and where they were from The whole
experience was very unique I would encourage more offi-
cers from Canada to get involved in the IPA and attend these
types of courses I will be singing the praises of my experi-
ence for years to come I already have plans to attend IBZ
Gimborn training center again in the future
I will also be doing my part to encourage officers to join the
IPA and part take in these types of opportunities This was
the experience of a life time and will be a great benefit to me
in my personal and professional life I have made friends and
colleagues for life some of which will be visiting in the near
future which I look forward to
A personal thanks to the IPA Boyd Brown Johannes Holl
and the Arthur Troop Scholarship for making this dream a
reality In closing I would like to say to any officer who may
read this what are you waiting for join the IPA and see the
world You wonrsquot regret it
Cheers
Servo per Amikeco
Mike Hunter
NBPS
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated in
the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from Seattle
(anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the disorder
Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the central busi-
ness district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was founded in the
immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 8 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Lhistoire des ldquosacs manquants bleurdquo en Belgique
Le voyage en Europe en 2010 drsquoun adheacuterent Canadien Peter Stewart
Peter et sa famille ont voyageacute sur Paris apregraves avoir passeacute une semaine agrave Bruges en Belgique Le train qui devait les
transporter srsquoest retrouveacute en panne et ils ont ducirc en prendre un autre pour rentrer agrave Paris Dans la confusion agrave savoir
ce qui ce passait et dans la hacircte de ne pas rater le prochain train sur une plateforme diffeacuterente ils ont laisseacute derriegravere
deux sacs en plastique bleu qui contenait les articles souvenir de leur fils
Les Stewart eacutetaient presque rendus agrave Bruxelles lorsqursquoils reacutealisegraverent leur oubli Peter parla avec le conducteur qui
teacuteleacutephona agrave Bruges On lrsquoinforma que les sacs avaient eacuteteacute localiseacutes et placeacutes au agrave la consigne des objets perdus Il teacuteleacute-
phone donc agrave Marc-Margy (Durant) preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique expliquant lrsquoincident Marc-Margy lui dit qursquoil srsquoen oc-
cupait
Le preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique teacuteleacutephona agrave un autre membre Bjorn de Deckere qui se rendit agrave la station de Bruges
reacutecupeacutera les sacs et demanda au conducteur du train suivant se rendant agrave Bruxelles de les prendre avec lui et que
Marc-Margy attendait
En route vers Bruxelles Peter reccedilut lrsquoappel du preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique qui confirmait avoir les sacs Agrave sa grande
surprise le samedi Marc-Margy pris le train a fin de les lui remettre en personne
Peter et lui se rencontregraverent agrave la Gare du Nord agrave Paris Et comme le train du retour en Belgique ne devait repartir que deux heures plus tard ils prirent le chemin de lrsquoappartement des Stewart ougrave Marc-Margy fit la connaissance de
lrsquoeacutepouse de Peter et de ses deux fils Apregraves cette courte visite il prit le meacutetro en direction de la gare puis le train et
retourna chez lui
En plus drsquoavoir rendus les garccedilons heureux drsquoavoir reacutecupeacutereacute leurs souvenirs lrsquohistoire de cette aventure est devenue
un sujet de conversation de choix Lorsque nous racontons que les colis eacutetaient resteacutes sur le quai agrave Bruges les gens
eacutetaient peineacutes pour les enfants Mais crsquoest la faccedilon dont les articles ont eacuteteacute reacutecupeacutereacutes qui surprend le plus Tregraves peu de
personnes ont accegraves agrave une organisation comme lrsquoIPA Elle ne serait pas aussi extraordinaire sans ses membres et les
efforts qursquoils deacuteploient Tout ce que je souhaite est de pouvoir rendre la pareille agrave un membre IPA dans le futur
Je precircche probablement dans le deacutesert mais cet incident deacutemontre bien le genre drsquoorganisation et de ressource qursquoest
lrsquoIPA Peter est un nouvel adheacuterent et cet incident est un exemple eacuteloquent qui devrait faire en sorte que les membres
actuels encouragent leurs collegravegues policiers agrave joindre lrsquoIPA De telles aventures comme celle-lagrave se produisent de
temps agrave autres particuliegraverement lors de deacuteplacements agrave lrsquoeacutetranger et lorsqursquoon nrsquoest pas familier avec la langue et les
coutumes Crsquoest rassurant de savoir que lrsquoon peut appeler laquoun fregravereraquo lorsque neacutecessaire
Je sais qursquoil existe plusieurs organisations qui offrent du soutien professionnel agrave leurs membres mais je ne peux en
identifier une comme lrsquoIPA qui en regroupe unis grand nombre et qui possegravede autant de ressources que les policiers
actifs ou retraiteacutes Si un policier ne sait pas quoi faire dans certaines situations critiques je me demande qui le saura
Peter remercie tregraves sincegraverement Marc-Margy Durant Bjorn de Deckere et bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
Peter remercie
tregraves
sincegraverement
Marc-Margy
Durant Bjorn
de Deckere et
bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated
in the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from
Seattle (anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the dis-
order Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the cen-
tral business district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was
founded in the immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 9
Peterrsquos most
profound
appreciation
goes out to
Marc-Margy
Durant and
Bjorn de
Deckere and
of course the
IPA
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Peter Stewart - Canadian Member Travelling in Europe - 2010
Peter and his family were travelling to Paris after spending a week in Bruges Belgium The train that they were scheduled to
take broke down so they had to switch to another train going to Paris In their confusion figuring out what was going on
and in a hurry to catch the new train on a different platform they inadvertently left two blue plastic shopping bags contain-
ing their sonrsquos souvenirs on the platform
The Stewartrsquos were half way to Brussels when they realize what had happened Peter spoke with the conductor who in
turned called Bruges and learned that the bags were found and placed in the stationrsquos Lost and Found Department He tele-
phoned Marc-Margy (Durant) (President of IPA Belgium) and explained what happened and Marc-Margy advised Peter to
leave it with him
The President of IPA Belgium called another IPA member Bjorn de Deckere who drove to the Bruges Station retrieved the bags and requested the conductor on the next train to Brussels to take bags where Marc-Margy would be waiting On their
way from Brussels to Paris Peter received a call from the IPA Belgium President stating that he had the bags To his aston-
ishment and surprise Marc-Margy boarded an afternoon train on Saturday to deliver the two bags in person
Peter met him at the Gare du Nord station in Paris Since the return train to Belgium would not be leaving for a couple of
hours they retired to the Stewartrsquos apartment in the city where Marc-Margy met Peterrsquos wife and their sons After their
brief visit Marc-Margy returned by metro the station and returned home
Besides making the boys happy by getting their souvenirs back but the way we got them back has turned into the best story
that anyone has heard of When he first told them that we had left the parcels on the platform in Bruges they immediately
felt sorry for the boysrsquo misfortune When I tell them how we got them back they were astounded Very few people have
access to such an organization as the IPA The IPA would not be as good an organization if it were not for the efforts that
members like you put into it I can only hope that I can be as accommodating to an IPA member in the future
This is probably like preaching to the choir but this incident demonstrates the kind of organization that the IPA is and what
a fabulous resource it can be Peter is a new member but this situation is a great example of why current members should
encourage fellow police officers to join the IPA Situation like this can and do arise from time to time especially when you
are out of the country and donrsquot know the language and ways of doing things It gives great peace of mind to be able to call
―brother to help out when needed
I know there are lots of organizations that extend professional courtesies to their members but I canrsquot think of many that
have members as resourceful as this one made of current and retired police officers If ―cops canrsquot figure out what to do
in most situations then not too many others will
Peterrsquos most profound appreciation goes out to Marc-Margy Durant and Bjorn de Deckere and of course the IPA
Fingerprinted in the Tundrahellip
by Georg Gruber IPA member from Austria
Wild and adventurous Alaska will always impress visitors from all over the world
even nowadays To visit Alaska is fantastic and unique the dimension of this
state brings the civilisation with all its technical achievements (which you also
encounter in Alaska) into a complete different aspect
Early July 2010 a group of IPA members and spouses started their voyage from
Tyrol from the Innsbruck and Salzburg airport and colleagues from the eastern
part of Austria departing from the Vienna airport to Frankfurt Here we boarded
the next flight via Greenland to Whitehorse Yukon ( a time difference of 9
hours) where we were welcomed in our hotel by IPA representative for the
Yukon Al Fedoriak Al welcomed us to Whitehorse and IPA Canada - Region 5
and we exchanged some gifts
From there we boarded our bus and traveled the Alaska Highway to Haynes Junc-
tion in the Kuane National Park Some of the group took a sightseeing tour with a
bush plane over the glaciers around Mount Logan (the highest mountain in Can-
ada)
Our tour continued over the Glenn Highway enjoying the countless rivers lakes
and glaciers at the impressive Wrangell ndash St Elias National Park and via the
Richardson Highway we turned south in the direction of the Pacific Coast
Al Fedoriak (Region 5) and
Georg Gruber (right) exchange gifts
In Whitehorse (YUKON)
helliphellipwhere we
were
welcomed by
IPA
representative
Al Fedoriak
The story of the missing ldquoBlue Bagsrdquo in Belgium
P A G E 1 0
Here we
were
welcomed
by a
breathtaking
landscape
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Valdez has also the nickname of ―Little Switzerland because of its alpine surroundings However itrsquos generally known as the
spot where the Trans oil Alaska Pipe Line ends and where the big oil tankers are loaded From here we continued out trip
to Prince William Sound
We passed the calving glaciers of which the Columbia Icefield was one of the most spectacular of all and followed our
route close to the Pacific Coast Alaskarsquos largest city Anchorage gave us a chance to get acquainted and do some sightseeing
in our free time This city lies at the same degree of latitude as Stockholm and St Petersburg Here were many interesting
spots to discover Lake Hood with Lake Spenard the largest airfield for hydroplanes We also visited the Matanuska Valley
as well as the main town of Palmer
Via the George Parks Highway we traveled north towards Denali Nat Park Here we were welcomed by a breathtaking
landscape of a constantly changing panorama glaciers in the distance and beaver dams in the nearby rivers It was without
question the scenic climax of our tour In the early hours we started our Denali Wildlife Tour with a shuttle bus driving
into one of North Americarsquos most worth seeing landscapes Again on the George Parks Highway we made a stop in Ne-
nana where we visited the Alaska Railway Museum after which we reached Fairbanks in the afternoon We continued our
travels via the Top of the World Highway and crossed the border between Canada and the USA at the most northern
border crossing Little Cold Creek After the border formalities and the necessary fingerprinting we continued enjoying the
indescribable view Mountains rivers valleys and forest as far the eye could reach In the afternoon we crossed the Yukon
river by ferry and reached Dawson City Here we visited the Bonanza Creek the Jack London Cabin the Midnight Dome
and the Golddiggers Museum A visit to the Diamond Tooth Gertie and the Casino with Can-Can girls was on the evening
program Via the Klondike Highway the tour returned to Whitehorse Our return flight to Frankfurt continuing to Inns-
bruck Salzburg and Vienna was as always perfectly organized All travel participants look already forward to the 2011 Japan
trip
Interested in traveling and visit IPA - members worldwide
Go to wwwipa-iacorghouseshelliphellip
IPA now has over 60 properties word wide where members can stay in reasonable priced accommodations
The IPA Houses are currently available in 21 countries worldwide
The idea behind IPA houses originated in Germany and followed on from the founding of IBZ Castle Gimborn in 1969
Today there are IPA Houses across the globe from Australia to South Africa Israel to the United Kingdom - the con-
cept is still developing with more Houses being opened each year like the new IPA house in Malaga Spain and
Clonard Village in Ireland
Several IPA members have accommodation available in their home or rental at very reasonable cost
When visiting our national website at wwwipaca you find more useful information at
Traveler Advice Articles like tips for IPA members when traveling tips plan ahead home hosting etc
Furthermore you always can contact our National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON at travelipaca
as well as the IPA Canada Assistant National Travel Secretary Guy BABIN at guybabinsympaticoca
More information about IPA Friendship weeks Anniversaries Tours or special events you will find on the last two pages
of this edition
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
P A G E 1 1
Come Join IPA Canada in celebrating itrsquos 50th Anniversary
June 4mdashJune 13 2011
IPA Canada is proud to offer you the opportunity to visit all that Ontario has to offer
We are inviting you to a 10-day tour which includes visits to London (home of our founder) experience dinner
overlooking the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and see the sites of Toronto (the capital city of Ontario)
All these sights and more along with the warm hospitality of Canada awaits you
The tour begins on Saturday June 4 2011 following the IPA Canada AGM in London ON and concludes on
Tuesday June 14 2011 in Toronto ON
The cost for this all inclusive tour is only
$1900 CAD per person based on double occupancy or $2400 CAD per person single occupancy
The tour is only open to the first 54 people who register
We hope to see you there
For further information and registration forms contact
Larry Sheppard
179 Great Oak Trail
Binbrook Ontario L0R 1C0
Ph 1 (289) 286 0141
Email cop300mountaincablenet
Day 1 Saturday June 4
Our guests will be greeted at the airport and transported to the Hilton Hotel in London ON where registration will continue
throughout the day In the evening we attend dinner and closing reception of the IPA Canada Annual General Meeting and
the start of the IPA Canada 50th Anniversary Celebrations It is an opportunity to mix with the IPA Canada delegates and
fellow tour guests
Day 2 Sunday June 5
Morning free early afternoon a tour of the London Police Station Dinner will be a barbeque at the London Police Associa-
tion Evening free
Day 3 Monday June 6
We board a bus for a drive and tour of the Ontario Police College where lunch will be served Drive and shop at St Jacobs
and Elmira (Mennonite Country) Dinner will be served at the Waterloo Police Association Hall
Day 4 Tuesday June 7
We depart at 1000 am aboard a double decker bus for a tour of London Tour of the Labattrsquos Brewery with lunch included
Dinner served at a local establishment
Day 5 Wednesday June 8
We board the bus and head for Niagara Falls En route we stop at Hernder Estates Wineries for lunch and a wine tour
At 200 PM we arrive at the Oakes hotel overlooking Niagara Falls Diner is served at the Skylon Tower overlooking the
Niagara Falls The evening is free to do as you please
Day 6 Thursday June 9
At 930 AM we board a double decker bus for Niagara-onndashthe-Lake for some walking and shopping At noon you will return back to the hotel The rest of the day is free You will be given lunch money and a coupon book (This coupon book includes
free transportation around Niagara Falls and free or discounted entrance to many of the attractions that Niagara Falls has to
offer) At 530 PM we must be back at the hotel to board the bus to go for dinner at Bettyrsquos restaurant
Day 7 Friday June 10
This will be a free day to explore more of Niagara Falls using your coupon book or just relax We have to be back at the hotel
and on the bus at 530 PM to go to the famous ―Oh Canada Eh show We should return to the hotel by 10 PM
Day 8 Saturday June 11
Today we board the bus and head for Toronto At 11 AM we visit the Halton Railway exhibit and have a barbeque lunch We
arrive at the Novotel Hotel in downtown Toronto at approx 230 PM Dinner will be on your own with numerous restau-
rants in the area (You will be given dinner money)
Day 9 Sunday June 12
We leave the hotel to board the bus to Midland and take a boat cruise with lunch included Visit an authentic 17th Century
Jesuit Missionary settlement and martyr shrine Return to Toronto for dinner and evening on your own
Day 10 Monday June 13
See some of the sights of Toronto (CN Tower Hockey Hall of Fame Royal Ontario Museum etc)
Closing Gala Dinner at the hotel
Day 11 Tuesday June 14
Departures we hope you have enjoyed your visit to Canada and will come back very soon We have vouchers available to
you you can use for transport from the hotel to the Toronto International Airport If anyone wishes to extend their stay the
hotel has rooms available (These rooms must be booked at time of registration)
IPA CANADA 50th ANNIVERSARY Tour ITINARARY
P A G E 1 2
More China adventures by Brian N COX V O L 2 0 1 0 4
In Beijing and Shanghai you will see foreigners every-
where but here in Chongqing I would estimate that 95
of the time I leave our condo I never see another for-
eigner (Naturally I have got used to people staring at
me) Although there are many more Americans Brits
and probably Aussies than Canadians here coinciden-
tally the last four of the last five foreigners I ran into
here in Chongqing were Canadians Three were expats
living here and one was visiting his daughter who worked
in China I was sitting on a bench in a shopping area
while Gong Pei bargained in a nearby store when the
man visiting his daughter sat beside me It turned out he
was from Regina and two RCMP members were his best
friends Bill Logan and Tom Light I not only knew both
of them Tom Light was my boss when I was on Winni-
peg Drug Squad Talk about a small world Unfortu-
nately Bill Logan has passed away and Tom Light had a
serious stroke and has been confined to a wheelchair for
the past two years I was very surprised about Tom as
he always seemed to be a fit and healthy individual and never looked overweight when I knew him Apparently
the stroke occurred while he was out hunting with the
visitor from Regina that I was talking to I am only pro-
viding this detail because I know a lot of people reading
China Adventures are ex-RCMP and new both Logan
and Light
Apparently the biggest group of buyers of high-end
houses in London England are mainland Chinese Unlike
the wealthy groups that preceded them the Russians and
Saudis the Chinese are not buying the houses to live in
but as an investment they prefer to remain living in
China According to the New York Times London real
estate companies are desperate to hire Mandarin speak-
ing employees
I saw some beautiful SpringFall jackets on sale here for
$15 about $100 cheaper than they would cost in Can-
ada but unfortunately I am too big and fat to buy
clothes in Chongqing Due to the large number of for-
eigners living in Beijing and Shanghai (about 140000 in
each of these cities I have been told) large size clothes
should be no problem to find Here they are very rare
One of the many things I will miss about China is the
service I didnrsquot realize how poor service was in Canada
until I had something to compare it to A restaurant that
would have five waiterswaitresses in Canada would have
fifteen to twenty here Instead of the four or five em-
ployees on each floor of a Canadian department store
all disguised in street clothes so you donrsquot know they
work there in Chongqing there would be at least one-
hundred employees on every floor all wearing uniforms
If you need something from a nearby store or restaurant
you just phone them and they will deliver it to your door
at no charge God Irsquom going to miss this
The other day when we were downtown there was a
small anti-Japanese rally protesting the seizure of a Chi-
nese fishing boat and the imprisonment of its captain by the Japanese near a group of islands claimed by both
countries
The government in Beijing is on television every day protesting
this action by the Japanese and promising ―dire consequences
if the captain is not released Today there was a big rally in
Jeifangbei with flags waving and choirs singing a song bout re-
leasing the captain Gong Pei says many people are calling for
war upon Japan Anti-Japanese feelings are very strong here in
China as the atrocities committed by the Japanese during
WW2 are still front and centre in their minds Ironically
young Japanese know nothing about this because Japanese war
crimes have been removed from Japanese history books I
realize that the USA is an ally of Japan but I think that China
has no fear of the American military whatsoever I canrsquot be
sure but I suspect both governments will keep things in per-
spective China and Japan are important trading partners now
in fact China is Japanrsquos second biggest trading partner
Chinarsquos transition from an agricultural society to an urban
society is progressing at an astounding pace An article in the
Globe amp Mail recently said that China now has sixty cities with
populations over one million but by 2025 there will be 220 cities with populations exceeding one million Currently
Chinarsquos urban population is 633 million but by 2030 the urban
population will be one billion When this happens who is
going to be growing the food for 13 billion plus people To
be classified as a medium-size city in China the population
must exceed seven million By this standard there would be
very few medium size cities in the US and Canada
Brian Cox
Chongqing China
briancoxvip163com
Brian Cox
Ret Cpl
RCMP
and a member
of Region 14
returned to
Canada
We look for-
ward (if possi-
ble) to hear
more about his
China Adven-
tureshellip
Time to meet Brian and Gong Pei
Liberation Square in Chongqing China
P A G E 1 3
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thousands of peace and police officers from across Canada participated on Sunday September 26 2010 in Ottawa in the
annual ceremonies remembering those who have died in the line of duty
Thousands of police and peace officers from across Canada gathered on Parliament Hill to honour seven fellow peace offi-
cers slain in the line of duty over the past year
The dayrsquos ceremony began at 9 am in a light drizzle as officers read aloud the names of each of the 771 police and peace
officers who have died on-duty over the years Six to eight officers a year have died in Canada over the last 23 years
The ceremony culminated in a march to Parliament Hill where they were greeted by dignitaries and the general public
In 1998 the federal government proclaimed the last Sunday in September as Police and Peace Officersrsquo National Memorial
Day
The names that will be added to the glass monuments of the Canadian Police Memorial Pavilion located behind Parliament
Hill include
RCMP Constable Chelsey Robinson died June 21 2010
OPP Constable Vu Pham died March 8 2010
Peel Regional Police Constable A James Ochakovsky died March 2 2010
RCMP Chief Superintendent Douglas E Coate died - January 16 2010
RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher died Jan 12 2010
Ottawa Police Constable I Eric Czapnik ndash Dec 29 2009
Leacutevis Police Service Constable Meacutelanie Roy died Sept 7 2009
Peace and police officers honoured in annual tribute in Ottawa
On Sunday September 13 2010 four fallen RCMP officers were added to the Cenotaph Honour Roll and Memorial Wall
during the RCMP National Memorial Service held at Depot Division in Regina
The four fallen officers were added to the 222 brave men and women who have served Canada as Royal Canadian Mounted
Police since 1876 Commissioner William JS Elliot said during the event It is my hope that the family and friends of our
fallen comrades will find some solace in the knowledge that their loved ones sacrifices will always be remembered by their
extended RCMP family
We are mindful of the tragic death of Constable Michael Potvin who lost his life while on duty in Mayo Yukon on July 13
2010 Mike and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers Constable Potvinrsquos service and sacrifice will be officially recog-
nized at our 2011 National Memorial Service
Constable Norman Harry Atkins died on July 8 1995 when he was involved in a police car collision near Finnegans Hill New
Brunswick Constable Chelsey Alice Robinson died on June 21 2010 as the result of a two vehicle collision while on patrol in
Stony Plain Alberta Sergeant Mark Charles Gallagher and Chief Superintendent Douglas Edward Coates died as a result of a
massive earthquake in January 2010 while serving on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
The Memorial Service was attended by those close to the fallen members and Canadian leaders veterans cadets and RCMP
from across Canada The Depot has been the location of the annual Memorial Service since the mid-1930s
RCMP honour fallen members at National Memorial Service
at Depot Division in Regina
P A G E 1 4
Shoulder flash
Sri Lanka Police
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
There were 3500
- 4000 wild
elephants on the
islandhelliphellip
IPA - SRI LANKA
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
15-25 AUGUST 2010 George and Mary Frid long time IPA members with two Mount
Hope friends started our adventure August 5th flying ETIHAD
Airways from Pearson for a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates
Arrived at 800 pm the following day driven to the recently opened
five star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel Spent three days touring a
visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque sixth largest in the world
opened during Ramadan in 2007 The Mosque was built at a cost
of 2 billion USD and is still being added to Can accommodate
41000 worshippers at one time contains the worlds largest chan-
delier at 9 tonnes and carpet woven in Iran over two years at a cost
of 2 million USD Mary was obliged to wear a provided freshly
laundered abaya and the men a dishdada (long cotton garment) no
shoes Went on a desert sand dune bashing harrowing ride in jeep
type vehicles ending at a camel farm and oasis for dinner and belly
dancing entertainment
On the 9th driven to Dubai where we stayed at the Fairmont in the centre of the City Took bus tours shopped in the
souks sailed on an Arab dhow and the final of the fourth day had to forego a pass to the worlds tallest building for an
invitation to have drinks in the lounge of Burj Al Arab reputed to be the only seven star hotel in the world Entry is by
pre registration no sight seers The drink menu included a vintage cognac sprinkled with gold dust at $2000 Cdn per
drink so we opted for Beefeater gin amp tonic at $300 Cdn for four drinks
On the 13th flew from Abu Dhabi for a four hour flight to Colombo Sri Lanka where we were met by IPA reps driven
to the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel registered and received a gift package of two different monogrammed golf shirts can-
vas shoulder bag and boxes of tea for each person Eighty-one registrants from Australia Canada Great Britain Swit-
zerland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Italy Hong Kong Portugal and Slovakia
During the eleven day trip stayed at eight high end hotels served three meals daily several cocktail receptions and after-
noon teas There were two exceptional dinners of note The first was in Colombo at the Senior Police Officers Mess a large villa type complex heavily guarded by police personnel because of the recent Tamil conflict The national police
band was in attendance male dancers in traditional island dress female dancers in beautiful coloured attire all serving
police officers of which there are 80000 on the island of 19 million predominantly Hindus and Buddhists with about 13
Tamils originally brought from India to work the tea plantations
The second held on the 22nd at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand where the honoured guest was the Inspector General of
Police (chief or commissioner) A representative from each country was selected to sit at the head table and were pre-
sented with a jewel type box containing a beautiful anodized brass and chrome finished oblong plaque embossed in col-
ours with the Sri Lanka and police flags crests and suitable inscriptions obviously manufactured at considerable expense
During the cross island tour traveled in two new highway cruiser buses plus two mini buses for luggage and supplies
Escorted the entire trip by a police superintendent and a cruiser vehicle with three police officers Approaching every
town met by police vehicles including motorcycle with two officers on a solo machine The escorts were necessary to
get through towns crammed with trucks busses and motorized rickshaws by the hundreds and protection from mili-
tant Tamils not entirely subdued In the cities and towns near former Tamil enclaves there is a military presence with
sand bagged bunkers at all key points and several check points on roadways
The tour included visit to an elephant sanctuary two game preserves with elephants water buffalo leopards mongoose
etc Hindu and Buddhist temples and a three hour long Hindu parade pageant of drum bands all in traditional dress and
65 adorned elephants There were many other sites too numerous to mention
Of interest there are 3500-4000 wild elephants on the island and on average 100 persons are killed by the beasts annu-
ally And 100 species of snakes of which four are venomous on average 600 persons die annually from snake bite
In summary the Sri Lanka IPA Police and Justice Ministry are to be commended for their effort in providing what was to
us a most outstanding friendship gathering I questioned one host how the IPA could provide so much in the way of
hotels meals numerous gifts etc at such an economical price and was informed it was highly subsidized by banks and
business firms
August 15 2010
Welcome Dinner in the Senior Police Officers
Mess in Colombo Sri Lanka
Dancers and members of the band are all serving
police officers
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
wwwPoliceHotelscom
Law Enforcement Discount on Hotels We have four family owned hotels in British Columbia Canada Penticton - Lakeside Re-
sort amp Casino Kelowna - Ramada Hotel Vernon - Best Western Lodge and Vancouver - Best Western Sands by the Sea The 911
rate is valid for serving and retired law enforcement officers as well as non-sworn staff Its our absolute lowest rate even lower than
government Please phone toll free 18006639400 for a quote or to book a room
Sgt Steve Gibson (Ret VPD) Sands Hotel - Vancouver BC
P A G E 4
IPA Region 5
Recruit Award
Presentations
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thinking about spending some time in Arizona 12 price for IPA members
For Rent Newer 3 bedroom mainfloor condo Pool Hot tub Exercise room
WiFi Garage Patio and BBQ in Mesa Arizona
October to December 2010 Only $40000 week CAD
Cleaning fee $7500 US Security Dep $ 50000 CAD
January 3 - 15 2011helliphellip$90000 contact Gerry VERCAMMEN pres Region 5
wwwrentmyarizonacondocom wwwcoyotelandingcom gerryipatelusnet Ph 1-780-499 4958
Eaun FORBES his wife Sheena and their travelling friend Mar-
garet all from AberdeenScotland Region1 UK Section visited
Vancouver Island for 5 days during their visit to Western Can-
ada and were shown the sights around the Island as well as
meeting IPA members from the Region for a social evening
prior to their departure back to Vancouver and a visit to the
Okanogan Valley and trip on the Rocky Mountaineer Train to
Banff
IPA Region 13 (Vancouver Island)
Eaun Forbes IPA member from Aberdeen Scotland
visiting Len Watkins (Pres Reg 13)
On August 4 Phil Bailey and Gerry Vercammen
presented the IPA Recruit Award to Recruit Constable
Brian Griffith of Edmonton Police Service Recruit Train-
ing Class 118
A new International Police Museum opened itrsquos doors
in Pentildearanda de Duero (Spain)
The new museum exhibits more than 5000 police items 80 police uniforms on man-
nequins horses police badges caps and helmets and Police motorbikes from 230
countries of the world are here on display
When traveling through Europe plan a visit to this Spanish Police Museumhellip
You can watch some photos and find more information of this police museum on the
website
httpwwwmuseouniformespolicialescom
Emblem of the Cuerpo Nacional
de Policia (CNP) of Spain
P A G E 4
On October 25 2010 Region 5 president Gerry Vercam-
men and vice president (Inspector) Phil Bailey presented
the IPA recruit Award to Recruit Training Class 119 re-
cipient John Lawrence
P A G E 5
Sgt Mike HUNTER reporting helliphellip
ldquoMy trip to
Germany
was to sum
up in one
word
awesome ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
As mentioned earlier this year (Issue 20101) I introduced you to
Sgt Mike Hunter employed with the North Bay Police Service
(Ontario)
He is in charge of the Emergency Response Team Tactical Unit
and a member of the Ceremonial Color party
Mike is a member of IPA Region 2 and was awarded the Arthur
Troop Scholarship for 2010
He attended a policing course at IBZ Gimborn Castle in Germany
helliphellipbut let Mike talk about his experience
To start this off I would have to tell how I learned about the
Arthur Troop Scholarship Throughout my policing career I
have done and experienced many things I am very comfort-
able and competent with my duties and current position of
police sergeant I asked myself what challenges lay ahead for
me what new opportunities and experiences can I strive to
achieve It was in this thought that I decided International
policing was the way to go After a few clicks of the com-
puter mouse I found the International Police Association and
I was off to the races
With the encouragement of my Inspector of Operations and
support of Chief of Police and Police Services Board I sub-
mitted my application After a short wait I received a phone
call from Boyd Brown congratulating me on being a success-
ful candidate for the Arthur Troop Scholarship To say the
least I was stunned I had very little expectation of being
successful
My trip to Germany was to sum up in one word awesome
I have not travelled a lot in my life and career and this was
the opportunity of a life time This was such an amazing
experience both educationally and personally I am still di-
gesting everything First I have to thank a few people as
without their assistance my experience would not have been
as successful
The IPA for their assistance in processing and granting the
Arthur Troop Scholarship
Boyd Brown for the countless phone calls and connections
to get me to Germany
Johannes Holl shift supervisor for Koln police service and
IPA member who opened his home and gave me his time for
tours ride a longs and the best personal experience of Ger-
many anyone could ever ask for Johannes Holl and his fam-
ily made me feel like one of the family
Oliver Nolte Inspector with Koblenz police service who
provided me the hospitality and opportunity for ride-a-
longs tours and active participation in the police service
After a short 19 hour flight I touched down in KolnBonn
airport I connected with Johannes Holl and attended his
home and met his wonderful family The next day I went to
his station where I had a tour and met his platoon I was
then partnered with two officers and out on the road I
went The officerrsquos both spoke much better English than I
did German so we were able to communicate just fine
We went to several calls and I was able to see the officers
interaction with the public It was easy to see that people here
in Koln had a good rapport with and respect for the police
They were both professional and friendly with everyone I was
quick to realize no matter how far apart we are in distance
there is one thing that doesnrsquot change paperwork For every
action there is a reaction and that is paperwork
What I found extremely interesting is the shift schedule sys-
tem They operate what is called a pool system Four pla-
toons operate an early late and night shift The schedules are
posted a month in advance and each officer is responsible for
filling in the shifts heshe wishes to work for the next month
Each shift has a minimum number of officers required and each
officer must complete 41 hours of work per week
The officers are empowered with controlling their own work
schedules The work is performed around their personal life
and not the other way as is here in North America The work-
ers are much happier motivated and productive and have
higher job satisfaction Supervisors are forced to be more
interactive and involved in the work as a whole and not nar-
rowed down to a specific platoon The walls are torn down
between the differing shifts and everyone works as one big
team Best of all it seems to work
In Koblenz I met Oliver Nolte an inspector with the Wire Tap
and Surveillance unit Oliver arranged two full days of activi-
ties I had a tour of the Koblenz station and met several offi-
cers from different sections After which we headed out to
the River police unit I met the officer in charge and was given
a tour Then it was out onto the Rheine river The police
boat was only a few months old and had every possible gadget
imaginable on board It was incredible how well equipped and
trained the officers were We toured around the Rheine and
the Mosel rivers with picturesque statutes shorelines estates
castles and monuments But of course we were on duty so
pulling over boats checking licenses loads environmental and
safety requirements was all part of a dayrsquos work It was almost
like being pirates pulling up alongside these huge cargo boats
two officers would board the boat to do their checks We
then pulled back and waited to be called to pick them up again
Then it was onto the next police check What a beautiful way
to spend your time working I would transfer to it in a minute
IBZ Gimborn Castle Germany
P A G E 6
ldquoMost
definitely the
highlight of the
trip had to be
to the
Sparrows
Helicopter
unit ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
After the river police we headed right out to the Tactical
Unit This unit had taken over an old military complex
Here are a group of switched on policemen very skilled
equipped and trained I was very impressed with both the
officers and unit Officers hired for the tactical unit will do
the standard 3 year university training 3 years riot police
and then do an additional 3 years tactical training before
being assigned to the unit After completing all the training
the officer will routinely complete some 30 years in the unit
before being afforded the opportunity to move to other
units All officers have mandatory retirement at the age of
63 years The tactical unit averages 2-3 serious calls per
week They are extremely busy to the point where two
weeks prior to my visit they lost an officer during raid on an
outlaw biker house The officer was shot through a door
and died instantly It brings all too clearly the reality that our
job is dangerous and the worst can happen no matter how
well you are trained or equipped You could see the sadness
in the eyes of the officers as they told the details of the op-
eration
Once the day was done it was time for a castle tour Castle
Estle high up on the bluff overlooking the Rhein It was gor-
geous with a view that would stop your heart Then a walk
about around Koblenz showed the uniqueness of the streets
people shops pubs and buildings It was absolutely breath-
taking everywhere you looked a monuments statues and
churches Germany has gone to great lengths to preserve
the heritage of their land and done an outstanding job I was
also impressed with the people Everyone I met was friendly
and happy and more than willing to help me in spite of the
language barrier It was explained to me that Koblenz and
Koln are the green lung of Germany due to all the forests
and wilderness in the area which only adds to the beauty
The whole area and attitude is completely different to that in
Canada and something to be experienced Of course the
food and pubs certainly help the attraction to the area
The following day it was back to HQ with a tour of the Use
of Force range and training centre Interestingly enough the
training is very similar to our own in Canada with only subtle
differences In Germany only the tactical units are afforded
the use of a conducted energy weapon which is unfortunate
for the patrol officer However a unique piece of equipment
that patrol does have is the Kevlar blanket
It has recently been modified so is smaller lighter and easier
to handle The officers can use the blanket to assist in Kevlar
coverage if they are required to go into a dangerous situation
involving firearms As is everywhere the complaint is not
enough training time There were 11 trainers for some 2000
officers making this a very busy training section
I had the extreme fortune of a meeting with Chief of Police
Horst Eckhardt We spoke through a third party but I found
him to be very articulate intelligent and down to earth I was
very appreciative for the hour of time we spent together We
traded policing philosophies ideas and differences and as you
would expect I was very impressed Similarly I met and talked
with the Chief of Detectives I quickly realized the depth of
experience that leads the German polizei coupled with an abun-
dance of humor and generosity
Most definitely the highlight of the trip had to be to the Spar-
rows Helicopter unit After a brief power point presentation in
which I learned that all but 1 of the 16 states in Germany oper-
ate a helicopter unit This was very impressive considering that
Germany can fit three times inside the province of Ontario but
has a population of some 80 million people The unit works
with transportation of officers equipment as well as collects and
records evidence monitors traffic both on land and the rivers
The unit will assist with water drops for fire search and rescue
The helicopters have both Flir night vision capabilities and high
definition daylight cameras The Koblenz unit is one of the
quicker units and will operate one to two missions per day
There is no time for any general patrol they only respond to
missions What an impressive unit and my flight around
Koblenz was unbelievable The view from the air put a whole
new view on Germany from the comfortable seat of a new heli-
copter It doesnrsquot get any better than that
I returned to Troisdorf and the next day was off and running
with Johannes touring Koln Bonn Seigburg Konigswinter Al-
tenburg and Troisdorf If anyone every gets the chance to tour
in Germany with Johanness Holl jump at it I have to say he
would put any history teacher to shame if I can remember a
quarter of everything he told me I will be doing extremely well
We went to the Cathedral an awe inspiring historical building
Johannes Holl explains how it took 600 years to build which
tower was build first where the rocks came from and how they
were brought to the Cathedral
Our Class at IBZ Gimborn Castle
P A G E 7
ldquoI have never
learned so
much about
policing
geography
cultures
customs
language
and UN
policing in
just one
week before
ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
He can even show you the different styles which are de-
picted in the architecture The interesting details include
how the original sculpture made a replica of his naked wife
and placed it in a position with the gargoyles on the one
side of the Cathedral You would never pick that up in a
million years unless you knew the building inside and out
The normal viewing of the Cathedral would be approxi-
mately 45 minutes but not with Johannes Holl Two and a
half hours later and he has described all the stain glass win-
dows caskets pictures organ and artifacts in the whole
place After two and a half hour hours you feel like you
want to go through again and learn even more Pictures
well letrsquos just say I think I was up to about 250 pictures at
this point and had to recharge the batteries each night I
was walking on a stone path that was 2000 years old and
in a house that was older than Canada If you ever get the
chance please go to Germany and hope that Johannes Holl
has some free time to take you around You will not only
be appreciative of his warmth friendliness and generosity
but speechless regarding his knowledge of the area Some
of the fascinating places I saw include
St Michaels abbey Seigburg
Cathedral Koln
Estle Castle Koblenz
Bonn University formerly Bonn Castle Bonn
Beethovenrsquos birthplace Bonn
Dragonrsquos Rock Konigswinter
Drachenburg Castle Konigswinter
Altenburger Castle Altenburger
Bruhl Castle Bruhl
I had an amazing time visiting Koln and all the attractions
In addition my patrols and visit to the Headquarters Dis-
trict jail police training center (PTC) UN missions training
center communications center and command center were
extremely interesting
Well just when you think Germany doesnrsquot get any better
you arrive at Gimborn Castle Nestled in a secluded valley
approximately a half hour east of Koln you approach a
stunning castle with a small lake and immaculate landscape
The castle has been renovated but still keeps the historic
sense of the building The rooms you stay in are inside
the tower portion of the castle and each room has a
theme for a region of Germany
The whole training centre is gorgeous and picturesque
The course starts with brief history of the centre and infor-
mation on the specific course We then move to introduc-
tions of everyone It is then that I learn of the huge dynam-
ics in the course with officers from Cyprus SirLanka Hong
Kong The Netherlands Austria United Kingdom and all
over Germany In a most relaxing and comfortable ap-
proach the coordinator Antonius Rutting leads us into the
seminar with a variety of interesting and knowledgeable lec-
turers The topic of UN policing missions is of particular
interest for me as I am destined for a mission to Afghanistan
in January 2011 So I was glued to each lecturer with com-
plete interest The topics covered all aspects of UN mis-
sions from the selection process training mission parame-
ters deployment and return process and debriefing It left us
with a well rounded knowledge of UN police missions Many
officers on the course had been on missions and they freely
provided details of their experiences
I have never learned so much about policing geography
cultures customs language and UN policing in just one
week before It was amazing to see 30 officers bond so
quickly within the class By the second day everyone knew
each otherrsquos name and where they were from The whole
experience was very unique I would encourage more offi-
cers from Canada to get involved in the IPA and attend these
types of courses I will be singing the praises of my experi-
ence for years to come I already have plans to attend IBZ
Gimborn training center again in the future
I will also be doing my part to encourage officers to join the
IPA and part take in these types of opportunities This was
the experience of a life time and will be a great benefit to me
in my personal and professional life I have made friends and
colleagues for life some of which will be visiting in the near
future which I look forward to
A personal thanks to the IPA Boyd Brown Johannes Holl
and the Arthur Troop Scholarship for making this dream a
reality In closing I would like to say to any officer who may
read this what are you waiting for join the IPA and see the
world You wonrsquot regret it
Cheers
Servo per Amikeco
Mike Hunter
NBPS
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated in
the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from Seattle
(anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the disorder
Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the central busi-
ness district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was founded in the
immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 8 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Lhistoire des ldquosacs manquants bleurdquo en Belgique
Le voyage en Europe en 2010 drsquoun adheacuterent Canadien Peter Stewart
Peter et sa famille ont voyageacute sur Paris apregraves avoir passeacute une semaine agrave Bruges en Belgique Le train qui devait les
transporter srsquoest retrouveacute en panne et ils ont ducirc en prendre un autre pour rentrer agrave Paris Dans la confusion agrave savoir
ce qui ce passait et dans la hacircte de ne pas rater le prochain train sur une plateforme diffeacuterente ils ont laisseacute derriegravere
deux sacs en plastique bleu qui contenait les articles souvenir de leur fils
Les Stewart eacutetaient presque rendus agrave Bruxelles lorsqursquoils reacutealisegraverent leur oubli Peter parla avec le conducteur qui
teacuteleacutephona agrave Bruges On lrsquoinforma que les sacs avaient eacuteteacute localiseacutes et placeacutes au agrave la consigne des objets perdus Il teacuteleacute-
phone donc agrave Marc-Margy (Durant) preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique expliquant lrsquoincident Marc-Margy lui dit qursquoil srsquoen oc-
cupait
Le preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique teacuteleacutephona agrave un autre membre Bjorn de Deckere qui se rendit agrave la station de Bruges
reacutecupeacutera les sacs et demanda au conducteur du train suivant se rendant agrave Bruxelles de les prendre avec lui et que
Marc-Margy attendait
En route vers Bruxelles Peter reccedilut lrsquoappel du preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique qui confirmait avoir les sacs Agrave sa grande
surprise le samedi Marc-Margy pris le train a fin de les lui remettre en personne
Peter et lui se rencontregraverent agrave la Gare du Nord agrave Paris Et comme le train du retour en Belgique ne devait repartir que deux heures plus tard ils prirent le chemin de lrsquoappartement des Stewart ougrave Marc-Margy fit la connaissance de
lrsquoeacutepouse de Peter et de ses deux fils Apregraves cette courte visite il prit le meacutetro en direction de la gare puis le train et
retourna chez lui
En plus drsquoavoir rendus les garccedilons heureux drsquoavoir reacutecupeacutereacute leurs souvenirs lrsquohistoire de cette aventure est devenue
un sujet de conversation de choix Lorsque nous racontons que les colis eacutetaient resteacutes sur le quai agrave Bruges les gens
eacutetaient peineacutes pour les enfants Mais crsquoest la faccedilon dont les articles ont eacuteteacute reacutecupeacutereacutes qui surprend le plus Tregraves peu de
personnes ont accegraves agrave une organisation comme lrsquoIPA Elle ne serait pas aussi extraordinaire sans ses membres et les
efforts qursquoils deacuteploient Tout ce que je souhaite est de pouvoir rendre la pareille agrave un membre IPA dans le futur
Je precircche probablement dans le deacutesert mais cet incident deacutemontre bien le genre drsquoorganisation et de ressource qursquoest
lrsquoIPA Peter est un nouvel adheacuterent et cet incident est un exemple eacuteloquent qui devrait faire en sorte que les membres
actuels encouragent leurs collegravegues policiers agrave joindre lrsquoIPA De telles aventures comme celle-lagrave se produisent de
temps agrave autres particuliegraverement lors de deacuteplacements agrave lrsquoeacutetranger et lorsqursquoon nrsquoest pas familier avec la langue et les
coutumes Crsquoest rassurant de savoir que lrsquoon peut appeler laquoun fregravereraquo lorsque neacutecessaire
Je sais qursquoil existe plusieurs organisations qui offrent du soutien professionnel agrave leurs membres mais je ne peux en
identifier une comme lrsquoIPA qui en regroupe unis grand nombre et qui possegravede autant de ressources que les policiers
actifs ou retraiteacutes Si un policier ne sait pas quoi faire dans certaines situations critiques je me demande qui le saura
Peter remercie tregraves sincegraverement Marc-Margy Durant Bjorn de Deckere et bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
Peter remercie
tregraves
sincegraverement
Marc-Margy
Durant Bjorn
de Deckere et
bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated
in the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from
Seattle (anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the dis-
order Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the cen-
tral business district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was
founded in the immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 9
Peterrsquos most
profound
appreciation
goes out to
Marc-Margy
Durant and
Bjorn de
Deckere and
of course the
IPA
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Peter Stewart - Canadian Member Travelling in Europe - 2010
Peter and his family were travelling to Paris after spending a week in Bruges Belgium The train that they were scheduled to
take broke down so they had to switch to another train going to Paris In their confusion figuring out what was going on
and in a hurry to catch the new train on a different platform they inadvertently left two blue plastic shopping bags contain-
ing their sonrsquos souvenirs on the platform
The Stewartrsquos were half way to Brussels when they realize what had happened Peter spoke with the conductor who in
turned called Bruges and learned that the bags were found and placed in the stationrsquos Lost and Found Department He tele-
phoned Marc-Margy (Durant) (President of IPA Belgium) and explained what happened and Marc-Margy advised Peter to
leave it with him
The President of IPA Belgium called another IPA member Bjorn de Deckere who drove to the Bruges Station retrieved the bags and requested the conductor on the next train to Brussels to take bags where Marc-Margy would be waiting On their
way from Brussels to Paris Peter received a call from the IPA Belgium President stating that he had the bags To his aston-
ishment and surprise Marc-Margy boarded an afternoon train on Saturday to deliver the two bags in person
Peter met him at the Gare du Nord station in Paris Since the return train to Belgium would not be leaving for a couple of
hours they retired to the Stewartrsquos apartment in the city where Marc-Margy met Peterrsquos wife and their sons After their
brief visit Marc-Margy returned by metro the station and returned home
Besides making the boys happy by getting their souvenirs back but the way we got them back has turned into the best story
that anyone has heard of When he first told them that we had left the parcels on the platform in Bruges they immediately
felt sorry for the boysrsquo misfortune When I tell them how we got them back they were astounded Very few people have
access to such an organization as the IPA The IPA would not be as good an organization if it were not for the efforts that
members like you put into it I can only hope that I can be as accommodating to an IPA member in the future
This is probably like preaching to the choir but this incident demonstrates the kind of organization that the IPA is and what
a fabulous resource it can be Peter is a new member but this situation is a great example of why current members should
encourage fellow police officers to join the IPA Situation like this can and do arise from time to time especially when you
are out of the country and donrsquot know the language and ways of doing things It gives great peace of mind to be able to call
―brother to help out when needed
I know there are lots of organizations that extend professional courtesies to their members but I canrsquot think of many that
have members as resourceful as this one made of current and retired police officers If ―cops canrsquot figure out what to do
in most situations then not too many others will
Peterrsquos most profound appreciation goes out to Marc-Margy Durant and Bjorn de Deckere and of course the IPA
Fingerprinted in the Tundrahellip
by Georg Gruber IPA member from Austria
Wild and adventurous Alaska will always impress visitors from all over the world
even nowadays To visit Alaska is fantastic and unique the dimension of this
state brings the civilisation with all its technical achievements (which you also
encounter in Alaska) into a complete different aspect
Early July 2010 a group of IPA members and spouses started their voyage from
Tyrol from the Innsbruck and Salzburg airport and colleagues from the eastern
part of Austria departing from the Vienna airport to Frankfurt Here we boarded
the next flight via Greenland to Whitehorse Yukon ( a time difference of 9
hours) where we were welcomed in our hotel by IPA representative for the
Yukon Al Fedoriak Al welcomed us to Whitehorse and IPA Canada - Region 5
and we exchanged some gifts
From there we boarded our bus and traveled the Alaska Highway to Haynes Junc-
tion in the Kuane National Park Some of the group took a sightseeing tour with a
bush plane over the glaciers around Mount Logan (the highest mountain in Can-
ada)
Our tour continued over the Glenn Highway enjoying the countless rivers lakes
and glaciers at the impressive Wrangell ndash St Elias National Park and via the
Richardson Highway we turned south in the direction of the Pacific Coast
Al Fedoriak (Region 5) and
Georg Gruber (right) exchange gifts
In Whitehorse (YUKON)
helliphellipwhere we
were
welcomed by
IPA
representative
Al Fedoriak
The story of the missing ldquoBlue Bagsrdquo in Belgium
P A G E 1 0
Here we
were
welcomed
by a
breathtaking
landscape
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Valdez has also the nickname of ―Little Switzerland because of its alpine surroundings However itrsquos generally known as the
spot where the Trans oil Alaska Pipe Line ends and where the big oil tankers are loaded From here we continued out trip
to Prince William Sound
We passed the calving glaciers of which the Columbia Icefield was one of the most spectacular of all and followed our
route close to the Pacific Coast Alaskarsquos largest city Anchorage gave us a chance to get acquainted and do some sightseeing
in our free time This city lies at the same degree of latitude as Stockholm and St Petersburg Here were many interesting
spots to discover Lake Hood with Lake Spenard the largest airfield for hydroplanes We also visited the Matanuska Valley
as well as the main town of Palmer
Via the George Parks Highway we traveled north towards Denali Nat Park Here we were welcomed by a breathtaking
landscape of a constantly changing panorama glaciers in the distance and beaver dams in the nearby rivers It was without
question the scenic climax of our tour In the early hours we started our Denali Wildlife Tour with a shuttle bus driving
into one of North Americarsquos most worth seeing landscapes Again on the George Parks Highway we made a stop in Ne-
nana where we visited the Alaska Railway Museum after which we reached Fairbanks in the afternoon We continued our
travels via the Top of the World Highway and crossed the border between Canada and the USA at the most northern
border crossing Little Cold Creek After the border formalities and the necessary fingerprinting we continued enjoying the
indescribable view Mountains rivers valleys and forest as far the eye could reach In the afternoon we crossed the Yukon
river by ferry and reached Dawson City Here we visited the Bonanza Creek the Jack London Cabin the Midnight Dome
and the Golddiggers Museum A visit to the Diamond Tooth Gertie and the Casino with Can-Can girls was on the evening
program Via the Klondike Highway the tour returned to Whitehorse Our return flight to Frankfurt continuing to Inns-
bruck Salzburg and Vienna was as always perfectly organized All travel participants look already forward to the 2011 Japan
trip
Interested in traveling and visit IPA - members worldwide
Go to wwwipa-iacorghouseshelliphellip
IPA now has over 60 properties word wide where members can stay in reasonable priced accommodations
The IPA Houses are currently available in 21 countries worldwide
The idea behind IPA houses originated in Germany and followed on from the founding of IBZ Castle Gimborn in 1969
Today there are IPA Houses across the globe from Australia to South Africa Israel to the United Kingdom - the con-
cept is still developing with more Houses being opened each year like the new IPA house in Malaga Spain and
Clonard Village in Ireland
Several IPA members have accommodation available in their home or rental at very reasonable cost
When visiting our national website at wwwipaca you find more useful information at
Traveler Advice Articles like tips for IPA members when traveling tips plan ahead home hosting etc
Furthermore you always can contact our National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON at travelipaca
as well as the IPA Canada Assistant National Travel Secretary Guy BABIN at guybabinsympaticoca
More information about IPA Friendship weeks Anniversaries Tours or special events you will find on the last two pages
of this edition
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
P A G E 1 1
Come Join IPA Canada in celebrating itrsquos 50th Anniversary
June 4mdashJune 13 2011
IPA Canada is proud to offer you the opportunity to visit all that Ontario has to offer
We are inviting you to a 10-day tour which includes visits to London (home of our founder) experience dinner
overlooking the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and see the sites of Toronto (the capital city of Ontario)
All these sights and more along with the warm hospitality of Canada awaits you
The tour begins on Saturday June 4 2011 following the IPA Canada AGM in London ON and concludes on
Tuesday June 14 2011 in Toronto ON
The cost for this all inclusive tour is only
$1900 CAD per person based on double occupancy or $2400 CAD per person single occupancy
The tour is only open to the first 54 people who register
We hope to see you there
For further information and registration forms contact
Larry Sheppard
179 Great Oak Trail
Binbrook Ontario L0R 1C0
Ph 1 (289) 286 0141
Email cop300mountaincablenet
Day 1 Saturday June 4
Our guests will be greeted at the airport and transported to the Hilton Hotel in London ON where registration will continue
throughout the day In the evening we attend dinner and closing reception of the IPA Canada Annual General Meeting and
the start of the IPA Canada 50th Anniversary Celebrations It is an opportunity to mix with the IPA Canada delegates and
fellow tour guests
Day 2 Sunday June 5
Morning free early afternoon a tour of the London Police Station Dinner will be a barbeque at the London Police Associa-
tion Evening free
Day 3 Monday June 6
We board a bus for a drive and tour of the Ontario Police College where lunch will be served Drive and shop at St Jacobs
and Elmira (Mennonite Country) Dinner will be served at the Waterloo Police Association Hall
Day 4 Tuesday June 7
We depart at 1000 am aboard a double decker bus for a tour of London Tour of the Labattrsquos Brewery with lunch included
Dinner served at a local establishment
Day 5 Wednesday June 8
We board the bus and head for Niagara Falls En route we stop at Hernder Estates Wineries for lunch and a wine tour
At 200 PM we arrive at the Oakes hotel overlooking Niagara Falls Diner is served at the Skylon Tower overlooking the
Niagara Falls The evening is free to do as you please
Day 6 Thursday June 9
At 930 AM we board a double decker bus for Niagara-onndashthe-Lake for some walking and shopping At noon you will return back to the hotel The rest of the day is free You will be given lunch money and a coupon book (This coupon book includes
free transportation around Niagara Falls and free or discounted entrance to many of the attractions that Niagara Falls has to
offer) At 530 PM we must be back at the hotel to board the bus to go for dinner at Bettyrsquos restaurant
Day 7 Friday June 10
This will be a free day to explore more of Niagara Falls using your coupon book or just relax We have to be back at the hotel
and on the bus at 530 PM to go to the famous ―Oh Canada Eh show We should return to the hotel by 10 PM
Day 8 Saturday June 11
Today we board the bus and head for Toronto At 11 AM we visit the Halton Railway exhibit and have a barbeque lunch We
arrive at the Novotel Hotel in downtown Toronto at approx 230 PM Dinner will be on your own with numerous restau-
rants in the area (You will be given dinner money)
Day 9 Sunday June 12
We leave the hotel to board the bus to Midland and take a boat cruise with lunch included Visit an authentic 17th Century
Jesuit Missionary settlement and martyr shrine Return to Toronto for dinner and evening on your own
Day 10 Monday June 13
See some of the sights of Toronto (CN Tower Hockey Hall of Fame Royal Ontario Museum etc)
Closing Gala Dinner at the hotel
Day 11 Tuesday June 14
Departures we hope you have enjoyed your visit to Canada and will come back very soon We have vouchers available to
you you can use for transport from the hotel to the Toronto International Airport If anyone wishes to extend their stay the
hotel has rooms available (These rooms must be booked at time of registration)
IPA CANADA 50th ANNIVERSARY Tour ITINARARY
P A G E 1 2
More China adventures by Brian N COX V O L 2 0 1 0 4
In Beijing and Shanghai you will see foreigners every-
where but here in Chongqing I would estimate that 95
of the time I leave our condo I never see another for-
eigner (Naturally I have got used to people staring at
me) Although there are many more Americans Brits
and probably Aussies than Canadians here coinciden-
tally the last four of the last five foreigners I ran into
here in Chongqing were Canadians Three were expats
living here and one was visiting his daughter who worked
in China I was sitting on a bench in a shopping area
while Gong Pei bargained in a nearby store when the
man visiting his daughter sat beside me It turned out he
was from Regina and two RCMP members were his best
friends Bill Logan and Tom Light I not only knew both
of them Tom Light was my boss when I was on Winni-
peg Drug Squad Talk about a small world Unfortu-
nately Bill Logan has passed away and Tom Light had a
serious stroke and has been confined to a wheelchair for
the past two years I was very surprised about Tom as
he always seemed to be a fit and healthy individual and never looked overweight when I knew him Apparently
the stroke occurred while he was out hunting with the
visitor from Regina that I was talking to I am only pro-
viding this detail because I know a lot of people reading
China Adventures are ex-RCMP and new both Logan
and Light
Apparently the biggest group of buyers of high-end
houses in London England are mainland Chinese Unlike
the wealthy groups that preceded them the Russians and
Saudis the Chinese are not buying the houses to live in
but as an investment they prefer to remain living in
China According to the New York Times London real
estate companies are desperate to hire Mandarin speak-
ing employees
I saw some beautiful SpringFall jackets on sale here for
$15 about $100 cheaper than they would cost in Can-
ada but unfortunately I am too big and fat to buy
clothes in Chongqing Due to the large number of for-
eigners living in Beijing and Shanghai (about 140000 in
each of these cities I have been told) large size clothes
should be no problem to find Here they are very rare
One of the many things I will miss about China is the
service I didnrsquot realize how poor service was in Canada
until I had something to compare it to A restaurant that
would have five waiterswaitresses in Canada would have
fifteen to twenty here Instead of the four or five em-
ployees on each floor of a Canadian department store
all disguised in street clothes so you donrsquot know they
work there in Chongqing there would be at least one-
hundred employees on every floor all wearing uniforms
If you need something from a nearby store or restaurant
you just phone them and they will deliver it to your door
at no charge God Irsquom going to miss this
The other day when we were downtown there was a
small anti-Japanese rally protesting the seizure of a Chi-
nese fishing boat and the imprisonment of its captain by the Japanese near a group of islands claimed by both
countries
The government in Beijing is on television every day protesting
this action by the Japanese and promising ―dire consequences
if the captain is not released Today there was a big rally in
Jeifangbei with flags waving and choirs singing a song bout re-
leasing the captain Gong Pei says many people are calling for
war upon Japan Anti-Japanese feelings are very strong here in
China as the atrocities committed by the Japanese during
WW2 are still front and centre in their minds Ironically
young Japanese know nothing about this because Japanese war
crimes have been removed from Japanese history books I
realize that the USA is an ally of Japan but I think that China
has no fear of the American military whatsoever I canrsquot be
sure but I suspect both governments will keep things in per-
spective China and Japan are important trading partners now
in fact China is Japanrsquos second biggest trading partner
Chinarsquos transition from an agricultural society to an urban
society is progressing at an astounding pace An article in the
Globe amp Mail recently said that China now has sixty cities with
populations over one million but by 2025 there will be 220 cities with populations exceeding one million Currently
Chinarsquos urban population is 633 million but by 2030 the urban
population will be one billion When this happens who is
going to be growing the food for 13 billion plus people To
be classified as a medium-size city in China the population
must exceed seven million By this standard there would be
very few medium size cities in the US and Canada
Brian Cox
Chongqing China
briancoxvip163com
Brian Cox
Ret Cpl
RCMP
and a member
of Region 14
returned to
Canada
We look for-
ward (if possi-
ble) to hear
more about his
China Adven-
tureshellip
Time to meet Brian and Gong Pei
Liberation Square in Chongqing China
P A G E 1 3
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thousands of peace and police officers from across Canada participated on Sunday September 26 2010 in Ottawa in the
annual ceremonies remembering those who have died in the line of duty
Thousands of police and peace officers from across Canada gathered on Parliament Hill to honour seven fellow peace offi-
cers slain in the line of duty over the past year
The dayrsquos ceremony began at 9 am in a light drizzle as officers read aloud the names of each of the 771 police and peace
officers who have died on-duty over the years Six to eight officers a year have died in Canada over the last 23 years
The ceremony culminated in a march to Parliament Hill where they were greeted by dignitaries and the general public
In 1998 the federal government proclaimed the last Sunday in September as Police and Peace Officersrsquo National Memorial
Day
The names that will be added to the glass monuments of the Canadian Police Memorial Pavilion located behind Parliament
Hill include
RCMP Constable Chelsey Robinson died June 21 2010
OPP Constable Vu Pham died March 8 2010
Peel Regional Police Constable A James Ochakovsky died March 2 2010
RCMP Chief Superintendent Douglas E Coate died - January 16 2010
RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher died Jan 12 2010
Ottawa Police Constable I Eric Czapnik ndash Dec 29 2009
Leacutevis Police Service Constable Meacutelanie Roy died Sept 7 2009
Peace and police officers honoured in annual tribute in Ottawa
On Sunday September 13 2010 four fallen RCMP officers were added to the Cenotaph Honour Roll and Memorial Wall
during the RCMP National Memorial Service held at Depot Division in Regina
The four fallen officers were added to the 222 brave men and women who have served Canada as Royal Canadian Mounted
Police since 1876 Commissioner William JS Elliot said during the event It is my hope that the family and friends of our
fallen comrades will find some solace in the knowledge that their loved ones sacrifices will always be remembered by their
extended RCMP family
We are mindful of the tragic death of Constable Michael Potvin who lost his life while on duty in Mayo Yukon on July 13
2010 Mike and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers Constable Potvinrsquos service and sacrifice will be officially recog-
nized at our 2011 National Memorial Service
Constable Norman Harry Atkins died on July 8 1995 when he was involved in a police car collision near Finnegans Hill New
Brunswick Constable Chelsey Alice Robinson died on June 21 2010 as the result of a two vehicle collision while on patrol in
Stony Plain Alberta Sergeant Mark Charles Gallagher and Chief Superintendent Douglas Edward Coates died as a result of a
massive earthquake in January 2010 while serving on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
The Memorial Service was attended by those close to the fallen members and Canadian leaders veterans cadets and RCMP
from across Canada The Depot has been the location of the annual Memorial Service since the mid-1930s
RCMP honour fallen members at National Memorial Service
at Depot Division in Regina
P A G E 1 4
Shoulder flash
Sri Lanka Police
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
There were 3500
- 4000 wild
elephants on the
islandhelliphellip
IPA - SRI LANKA
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
15-25 AUGUST 2010 George and Mary Frid long time IPA members with two Mount
Hope friends started our adventure August 5th flying ETIHAD
Airways from Pearson for a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates
Arrived at 800 pm the following day driven to the recently opened
five star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel Spent three days touring a
visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque sixth largest in the world
opened during Ramadan in 2007 The Mosque was built at a cost
of 2 billion USD and is still being added to Can accommodate
41000 worshippers at one time contains the worlds largest chan-
delier at 9 tonnes and carpet woven in Iran over two years at a cost
of 2 million USD Mary was obliged to wear a provided freshly
laundered abaya and the men a dishdada (long cotton garment) no
shoes Went on a desert sand dune bashing harrowing ride in jeep
type vehicles ending at a camel farm and oasis for dinner and belly
dancing entertainment
On the 9th driven to Dubai where we stayed at the Fairmont in the centre of the City Took bus tours shopped in the
souks sailed on an Arab dhow and the final of the fourth day had to forego a pass to the worlds tallest building for an
invitation to have drinks in the lounge of Burj Al Arab reputed to be the only seven star hotel in the world Entry is by
pre registration no sight seers The drink menu included a vintage cognac sprinkled with gold dust at $2000 Cdn per
drink so we opted for Beefeater gin amp tonic at $300 Cdn for four drinks
On the 13th flew from Abu Dhabi for a four hour flight to Colombo Sri Lanka where we were met by IPA reps driven
to the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel registered and received a gift package of two different monogrammed golf shirts can-
vas shoulder bag and boxes of tea for each person Eighty-one registrants from Australia Canada Great Britain Swit-
zerland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Italy Hong Kong Portugal and Slovakia
During the eleven day trip stayed at eight high end hotels served three meals daily several cocktail receptions and after-
noon teas There were two exceptional dinners of note The first was in Colombo at the Senior Police Officers Mess a large villa type complex heavily guarded by police personnel because of the recent Tamil conflict The national police
band was in attendance male dancers in traditional island dress female dancers in beautiful coloured attire all serving
police officers of which there are 80000 on the island of 19 million predominantly Hindus and Buddhists with about 13
Tamils originally brought from India to work the tea plantations
The second held on the 22nd at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand where the honoured guest was the Inspector General of
Police (chief or commissioner) A representative from each country was selected to sit at the head table and were pre-
sented with a jewel type box containing a beautiful anodized brass and chrome finished oblong plaque embossed in col-
ours with the Sri Lanka and police flags crests and suitable inscriptions obviously manufactured at considerable expense
During the cross island tour traveled in two new highway cruiser buses plus two mini buses for luggage and supplies
Escorted the entire trip by a police superintendent and a cruiser vehicle with three police officers Approaching every
town met by police vehicles including motorcycle with two officers on a solo machine The escorts were necessary to
get through towns crammed with trucks busses and motorized rickshaws by the hundreds and protection from mili-
tant Tamils not entirely subdued In the cities and towns near former Tamil enclaves there is a military presence with
sand bagged bunkers at all key points and several check points on roadways
The tour included visit to an elephant sanctuary two game preserves with elephants water buffalo leopards mongoose
etc Hindu and Buddhist temples and a three hour long Hindu parade pageant of drum bands all in traditional dress and
65 adorned elephants There were many other sites too numerous to mention
Of interest there are 3500-4000 wild elephants on the island and on average 100 persons are killed by the beasts annu-
ally And 100 species of snakes of which four are venomous on average 600 persons die annually from snake bite
In summary the Sri Lanka IPA Police and Justice Ministry are to be commended for their effort in providing what was to
us a most outstanding friendship gathering I questioned one host how the IPA could provide so much in the way of
hotels meals numerous gifts etc at such an economical price and was informed it was highly subsidized by banks and
business firms
August 15 2010
Welcome Dinner in the Senior Police Officers
Mess in Colombo Sri Lanka
Dancers and members of the band are all serving
police officers
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
P A G E 5
Sgt Mike HUNTER reporting helliphellip
ldquoMy trip to
Germany
was to sum
up in one
word
awesome ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
As mentioned earlier this year (Issue 20101) I introduced you to
Sgt Mike Hunter employed with the North Bay Police Service
(Ontario)
He is in charge of the Emergency Response Team Tactical Unit
and a member of the Ceremonial Color party
Mike is a member of IPA Region 2 and was awarded the Arthur
Troop Scholarship for 2010
He attended a policing course at IBZ Gimborn Castle in Germany
helliphellipbut let Mike talk about his experience
To start this off I would have to tell how I learned about the
Arthur Troop Scholarship Throughout my policing career I
have done and experienced many things I am very comfort-
able and competent with my duties and current position of
police sergeant I asked myself what challenges lay ahead for
me what new opportunities and experiences can I strive to
achieve It was in this thought that I decided International
policing was the way to go After a few clicks of the com-
puter mouse I found the International Police Association and
I was off to the races
With the encouragement of my Inspector of Operations and
support of Chief of Police and Police Services Board I sub-
mitted my application After a short wait I received a phone
call from Boyd Brown congratulating me on being a success-
ful candidate for the Arthur Troop Scholarship To say the
least I was stunned I had very little expectation of being
successful
My trip to Germany was to sum up in one word awesome
I have not travelled a lot in my life and career and this was
the opportunity of a life time This was such an amazing
experience both educationally and personally I am still di-
gesting everything First I have to thank a few people as
without their assistance my experience would not have been
as successful
The IPA for their assistance in processing and granting the
Arthur Troop Scholarship
Boyd Brown for the countless phone calls and connections
to get me to Germany
Johannes Holl shift supervisor for Koln police service and
IPA member who opened his home and gave me his time for
tours ride a longs and the best personal experience of Ger-
many anyone could ever ask for Johannes Holl and his fam-
ily made me feel like one of the family
Oliver Nolte Inspector with Koblenz police service who
provided me the hospitality and opportunity for ride-a-
longs tours and active participation in the police service
After a short 19 hour flight I touched down in KolnBonn
airport I connected with Johannes Holl and attended his
home and met his wonderful family The next day I went to
his station where I had a tour and met his platoon I was
then partnered with two officers and out on the road I
went The officerrsquos both spoke much better English than I
did German so we were able to communicate just fine
We went to several calls and I was able to see the officers
interaction with the public It was easy to see that people here
in Koln had a good rapport with and respect for the police
They were both professional and friendly with everyone I was
quick to realize no matter how far apart we are in distance
there is one thing that doesnrsquot change paperwork For every
action there is a reaction and that is paperwork
What I found extremely interesting is the shift schedule sys-
tem They operate what is called a pool system Four pla-
toons operate an early late and night shift The schedules are
posted a month in advance and each officer is responsible for
filling in the shifts heshe wishes to work for the next month
Each shift has a minimum number of officers required and each
officer must complete 41 hours of work per week
The officers are empowered with controlling their own work
schedules The work is performed around their personal life
and not the other way as is here in North America The work-
ers are much happier motivated and productive and have
higher job satisfaction Supervisors are forced to be more
interactive and involved in the work as a whole and not nar-
rowed down to a specific platoon The walls are torn down
between the differing shifts and everyone works as one big
team Best of all it seems to work
In Koblenz I met Oliver Nolte an inspector with the Wire Tap
and Surveillance unit Oliver arranged two full days of activi-
ties I had a tour of the Koblenz station and met several offi-
cers from different sections After which we headed out to
the River police unit I met the officer in charge and was given
a tour Then it was out onto the Rheine river The police
boat was only a few months old and had every possible gadget
imaginable on board It was incredible how well equipped and
trained the officers were We toured around the Rheine and
the Mosel rivers with picturesque statutes shorelines estates
castles and monuments But of course we were on duty so
pulling over boats checking licenses loads environmental and
safety requirements was all part of a dayrsquos work It was almost
like being pirates pulling up alongside these huge cargo boats
two officers would board the boat to do their checks We
then pulled back and waited to be called to pick them up again
Then it was onto the next police check What a beautiful way
to spend your time working I would transfer to it in a minute
IBZ Gimborn Castle Germany
P A G E 6
ldquoMost
definitely the
highlight of the
trip had to be
to the
Sparrows
Helicopter
unit ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
After the river police we headed right out to the Tactical
Unit This unit had taken over an old military complex
Here are a group of switched on policemen very skilled
equipped and trained I was very impressed with both the
officers and unit Officers hired for the tactical unit will do
the standard 3 year university training 3 years riot police
and then do an additional 3 years tactical training before
being assigned to the unit After completing all the training
the officer will routinely complete some 30 years in the unit
before being afforded the opportunity to move to other
units All officers have mandatory retirement at the age of
63 years The tactical unit averages 2-3 serious calls per
week They are extremely busy to the point where two
weeks prior to my visit they lost an officer during raid on an
outlaw biker house The officer was shot through a door
and died instantly It brings all too clearly the reality that our
job is dangerous and the worst can happen no matter how
well you are trained or equipped You could see the sadness
in the eyes of the officers as they told the details of the op-
eration
Once the day was done it was time for a castle tour Castle
Estle high up on the bluff overlooking the Rhein It was gor-
geous with a view that would stop your heart Then a walk
about around Koblenz showed the uniqueness of the streets
people shops pubs and buildings It was absolutely breath-
taking everywhere you looked a monuments statues and
churches Germany has gone to great lengths to preserve
the heritage of their land and done an outstanding job I was
also impressed with the people Everyone I met was friendly
and happy and more than willing to help me in spite of the
language barrier It was explained to me that Koblenz and
Koln are the green lung of Germany due to all the forests
and wilderness in the area which only adds to the beauty
The whole area and attitude is completely different to that in
Canada and something to be experienced Of course the
food and pubs certainly help the attraction to the area
The following day it was back to HQ with a tour of the Use
of Force range and training centre Interestingly enough the
training is very similar to our own in Canada with only subtle
differences In Germany only the tactical units are afforded
the use of a conducted energy weapon which is unfortunate
for the patrol officer However a unique piece of equipment
that patrol does have is the Kevlar blanket
It has recently been modified so is smaller lighter and easier
to handle The officers can use the blanket to assist in Kevlar
coverage if they are required to go into a dangerous situation
involving firearms As is everywhere the complaint is not
enough training time There were 11 trainers for some 2000
officers making this a very busy training section
I had the extreme fortune of a meeting with Chief of Police
Horst Eckhardt We spoke through a third party but I found
him to be very articulate intelligent and down to earth I was
very appreciative for the hour of time we spent together We
traded policing philosophies ideas and differences and as you
would expect I was very impressed Similarly I met and talked
with the Chief of Detectives I quickly realized the depth of
experience that leads the German polizei coupled with an abun-
dance of humor and generosity
Most definitely the highlight of the trip had to be to the Spar-
rows Helicopter unit After a brief power point presentation in
which I learned that all but 1 of the 16 states in Germany oper-
ate a helicopter unit This was very impressive considering that
Germany can fit three times inside the province of Ontario but
has a population of some 80 million people The unit works
with transportation of officers equipment as well as collects and
records evidence monitors traffic both on land and the rivers
The unit will assist with water drops for fire search and rescue
The helicopters have both Flir night vision capabilities and high
definition daylight cameras The Koblenz unit is one of the
quicker units and will operate one to two missions per day
There is no time for any general patrol they only respond to
missions What an impressive unit and my flight around
Koblenz was unbelievable The view from the air put a whole
new view on Germany from the comfortable seat of a new heli-
copter It doesnrsquot get any better than that
I returned to Troisdorf and the next day was off and running
with Johannes touring Koln Bonn Seigburg Konigswinter Al-
tenburg and Troisdorf If anyone every gets the chance to tour
in Germany with Johanness Holl jump at it I have to say he
would put any history teacher to shame if I can remember a
quarter of everything he told me I will be doing extremely well
We went to the Cathedral an awe inspiring historical building
Johannes Holl explains how it took 600 years to build which
tower was build first where the rocks came from and how they
were brought to the Cathedral
Our Class at IBZ Gimborn Castle
P A G E 7
ldquoI have never
learned so
much about
policing
geography
cultures
customs
language
and UN
policing in
just one
week before
ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
He can even show you the different styles which are de-
picted in the architecture The interesting details include
how the original sculpture made a replica of his naked wife
and placed it in a position with the gargoyles on the one
side of the Cathedral You would never pick that up in a
million years unless you knew the building inside and out
The normal viewing of the Cathedral would be approxi-
mately 45 minutes but not with Johannes Holl Two and a
half hours later and he has described all the stain glass win-
dows caskets pictures organ and artifacts in the whole
place After two and a half hour hours you feel like you
want to go through again and learn even more Pictures
well letrsquos just say I think I was up to about 250 pictures at
this point and had to recharge the batteries each night I
was walking on a stone path that was 2000 years old and
in a house that was older than Canada If you ever get the
chance please go to Germany and hope that Johannes Holl
has some free time to take you around You will not only
be appreciative of his warmth friendliness and generosity
but speechless regarding his knowledge of the area Some
of the fascinating places I saw include
St Michaels abbey Seigburg
Cathedral Koln
Estle Castle Koblenz
Bonn University formerly Bonn Castle Bonn
Beethovenrsquos birthplace Bonn
Dragonrsquos Rock Konigswinter
Drachenburg Castle Konigswinter
Altenburger Castle Altenburger
Bruhl Castle Bruhl
I had an amazing time visiting Koln and all the attractions
In addition my patrols and visit to the Headquarters Dis-
trict jail police training center (PTC) UN missions training
center communications center and command center were
extremely interesting
Well just when you think Germany doesnrsquot get any better
you arrive at Gimborn Castle Nestled in a secluded valley
approximately a half hour east of Koln you approach a
stunning castle with a small lake and immaculate landscape
The castle has been renovated but still keeps the historic
sense of the building The rooms you stay in are inside
the tower portion of the castle and each room has a
theme for a region of Germany
The whole training centre is gorgeous and picturesque
The course starts with brief history of the centre and infor-
mation on the specific course We then move to introduc-
tions of everyone It is then that I learn of the huge dynam-
ics in the course with officers from Cyprus SirLanka Hong
Kong The Netherlands Austria United Kingdom and all
over Germany In a most relaxing and comfortable ap-
proach the coordinator Antonius Rutting leads us into the
seminar with a variety of interesting and knowledgeable lec-
turers The topic of UN policing missions is of particular
interest for me as I am destined for a mission to Afghanistan
in January 2011 So I was glued to each lecturer with com-
plete interest The topics covered all aspects of UN mis-
sions from the selection process training mission parame-
ters deployment and return process and debriefing It left us
with a well rounded knowledge of UN police missions Many
officers on the course had been on missions and they freely
provided details of their experiences
I have never learned so much about policing geography
cultures customs language and UN policing in just one
week before It was amazing to see 30 officers bond so
quickly within the class By the second day everyone knew
each otherrsquos name and where they were from The whole
experience was very unique I would encourage more offi-
cers from Canada to get involved in the IPA and attend these
types of courses I will be singing the praises of my experi-
ence for years to come I already have plans to attend IBZ
Gimborn training center again in the future
I will also be doing my part to encourage officers to join the
IPA and part take in these types of opportunities This was
the experience of a life time and will be a great benefit to me
in my personal and professional life I have made friends and
colleagues for life some of which will be visiting in the near
future which I look forward to
A personal thanks to the IPA Boyd Brown Johannes Holl
and the Arthur Troop Scholarship for making this dream a
reality In closing I would like to say to any officer who may
read this what are you waiting for join the IPA and see the
world You wonrsquot regret it
Cheers
Servo per Amikeco
Mike Hunter
NBPS
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated in
the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from Seattle
(anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the disorder
Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the central busi-
ness district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was founded in the
immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 8 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Lhistoire des ldquosacs manquants bleurdquo en Belgique
Le voyage en Europe en 2010 drsquoun adheacuterent Canadien Peter Stewart
Peter et sa famille ont voyageacute sur Paris apregraves avoir passeacute une semaine agrave Bruges en Belgique Le train qui devait les
transporter srsquoest retrouveacute en panne et ils ont ducirc en prendre un autre pour rentrer agrave Paris Dans la confusion agrave savoir
ce qui ce passait et dans la hacircte de ne pas rater le prochain train sur une plateforme diffeacuterente ils ont laisseacute derriegravere
deux sacs en plastique bleu qui contenait les articles souvenir de leur fils
Les Stewart eacutetaient presque rendus agrave Bruxelles lorsqursquoils reacutealisegraverent leur oubli Peter parla avec le conducteur qui
teacuteleacutephona agrave Bruges On lrsquoinforma que les sacs avaient eacuteteacute localiseacutes et placeacutes au agrave la consigne des objets perdus Il teacuteleacute-
phone donc agrave Marc-Margy (Durant) preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique expliquant lrsquoincident Marc-Margy lui dit qursquoil srsquoen oc-
cupait
Le preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique teacuteleacutephona agrave un autre membre Bjorn de Deckere qui se rendit agrave la station de Bruges
reacutecupeacutera les sacs et demanda au conducteur du train suivant se rendant agrave Bruxelles de les prendre avec lui et que
Marc-Margy attendait
En route vers Bruxelles Peter reccedilut lrsquoappel du preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique qui confirmait avoir les sacs Agrave sa grande
surprise le samedi Marc-Margy pris le train a fin de les lui remettre en personne
Peter et lui se rencontregraverent agrave la Gare du Nord agrave Paris Et comme le train du retour en Belgique ne devait repartir que deux heures plus tard ils prirent le chemin de lrsquoappartement des Stewart ougrave Marc-Margy fit la connaissance de
lrsquoeacutepouse de Peter et de ses deux fils Apregraves cette courte visite il prit le meacutetro en direction de la gare puis le train et
retourna chez lui
En plus drsquoavoir rendus les garccedilons heureux drsquoavoir reacutecupeacutereacute leurs souvenirs lrsquohistoire de cette aventure est devenue
un sujet de conversation de choix Lorsque nous racontons que les colis eacutetaient resteacutes sur le quai agrave Bruges les gens
eacutetaient peineacutes pour les enfants Mais crsquoest la faccedilon dont les articles ont eacuteteacute reacutecupeacutereacutes qui surprend le plus Tregraves peu de
personnes ont accegraves agrave une organisation comme lrsquoIPA Elle ne serait pas aussi extraordinaire sans ses membres et les
efforts qursquoils deacuteploient Tout ce que je souhaite est de pouvoir rendre la pareille agrave un membre IPA dans le futur
Je precircche probablement dans le deacutesert mais cet incident deacutemontre bien le genre drsquoorganisation et de ressource qursquoest
lrsquoIPA Peter est un nouvel adheacuterent et cet incident est un exemple eacuteloquent qui devrait faire en sorte que les membres
actuels encouragent leurs collegravegues policiers agrave joindre lrsquoIPA De telles aventures comme celle-lagrave se produisent de
temps agrave autres particuliegraverement lors de deacuteplacements agrave lrsquoeacutetranger et lorsqursquoon nrsquoest pas familier avec la langue et les
coutumes Crsquoest rassurant de savoir que lrsquoon peut appeler laquoun fregravereraquo lorsque neacutecessaire
Je sais qursquoil existe plusieurs organisations qui offrent du soutien professionnel agrave leurs membres mais je ne peux en
identifier une comme lrsquoIPA qui en regroupe unis grand nombre et qui possegravede autant de ressources que les policiers
actifs ou retraiteacutes Si un policier ne sait pas quoi faire dans certaines situations critiques je me demande qui le saura
Peter remercie tregraves sincegraverement Marc-Margy Durant Bjorn de Deckere et bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
Peter remercie
tregraves
sincegraverement
Marc-Margy
Durant Bjorn
de Deckere et
bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated
in the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from
Seattle (anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the dis-
order Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the cen-
tral business district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was
founded in the immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 9
Peterrsquos most
profound
appreciation
goes out to
Marc-Margy
Durant and
Bjorn de
Deckere and
of course the
IPA
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Peter Stewart - Canadian Member Travelling in Europe - 2010
Peter and his family were travelling to Paris after spending a week in Bruges Belgium The train that they were scheduled to
take broke down so they had to switch to another train going to Paris In their confusion figuring out what was going on
and in a hurry to catch the new train on a different platform they inadvertently left two blue plastic shopping bags contain-
ing their sonrsquos souvenirs on the platform
The Stewartrsquos were half way to Brussels when they realize what had happened Peter spoke with the conductor who in
turned called Bruges and learned that the bags were found and placed in the stationrsquos Lost and Found Department He tele-
phoned Marc-Margy (Durant) (President of IPA Belgium) and explained what happened and Marc-Margy advised Peter to
leave it with him
The President of IPA Belgium called another IPA member Bjorn de Deckere who drove to the Bruges Station retrieved the bags and requested the conductor on the next train to Brussels to take bags where Marc-Margy would be waiting On their
way from Brussels to Paris Peter received a call from the IPA Belgium President stating that he had the bags To his aston-
ishment and surprise Marc-Margy boarded an afternoon train on Saturday to deliver the two bags in person
Peter met him at the Gare du Nord station in Paris Since the return train to Belgium would not be leaving for a couple of
hours they retired to the Stewartrsquos apartment in the city where Marc-Margy met Peterrsquos wife and their sons After their
brief visit Marc-Margy returned by metro the station and returned home
Besides making the boys happy by getting their souvenirs back but the way we got them back has turned into the best story
that anyone has heard of When he first told them that we had left the parcels on the platform in Bruges they immediately
felt sorry for the boysrsquo misfortune When I tell them how we got them back they were astounded Very few people have
access to such an organization as the IPA The IPA would not be as good an organization if it were not for the efforts that
members like you put into it I can only hope that I can be as accommodating to an IPA member in the future
This is probably like preaching to the choir but this incident demonstrates the kind of organization that the IPA is and what
a fabulous resource it can be Peter is a new member but this situation is a great example of why current members should
encourage fellow police officers to join the IPA Situation like this can and do arise from time to time especially when you
are out of the country and donrsquot know the language and ways of doing things It gives great peace of mind to be able to call
―brother to help out when needed
I know there are lots of organizations that extend professional courtesies to their members but I canrsquot think of many that
have members as resourceful as this one made of current and retired police officers If ―cops canrsquot figure out what to do
in most situations then not too many others will
Peterrsquos most profound appreciation goes out to Marc-Margy Durant and Bjorn de Deckere and of course the IPA
Fingerprinted in the Tundrahellip
by Georg Gruber IPA member from Austria
Wild and adventurous Alaska will always impress visitors from all over the world
even nowadays To visit Alaska is fantastic and unique the dimension of this
state brings the civilisation with all its technical achievements (which you also
encounter in Alaska) into a complete different aspect
Early July 2010 a group of IPA members and spouses started their voyage from
Tyrol from the Innsbruck and Salzburg airport and colleagues from the eastern
part of Austria departing from the Vienna airport to Frankfurt Here we boarded
the next flight via Greenland to Whitehorse Yukon ( a time difference of 9
hours) where we were welcomed in our hotel by IPA representative for the
Yukon Al Fedoriak Al welcomed us to Whitehorse and IPA Canada - Region 5
and we exchanged some gifts
From there we boarded our bus and traveled the Alaska Highway to Haynes Junc-
tion in the Kuane National Park Some of the group took a sightseeing tour with a
bush plane over the glaciers around Mount Logan (the highest mountain in Can-
ada)
Our tour continued over the Glenn Highway enjoying the countless rivers lakes
and glaciers at the impressive Wrangell ndash St Elias National Park and via the
Richardson Highway we turned south in the direction of the Pacific Coast
Al Fedoriak (Region 5) and
Georg Gruber (right) exchange gifts
In Whitehorse (YUKON)
helliphellipwhere we
were
welcomed by
IPA
representative
Al Fedoriak
The story of the missing ldquoBlue Bagsrdquo in Belgium
P A G E 1 0
Here we
were
welcomed
by a
breathtaking
landscape
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Valdez has also the nickname of ―Little Switzerland because of its alpine surroundings However itrsquos generally known as the
spot where the Trans oil Alaska Pipe Line ends and where the big oil tankers are loaded From here we continued out trip
to Prince William Sound
We passed the calving glaciers of which the Columbia Icefield was one of the most spectacular of all and followed our
route close to the Pacific Coast Alaskarsquos largest city Anchorage gave us a chance to get acquainted and do some sightseeing
in our free time This city lies at the same degree of latitude as Stockholm and St Petersburg Here were many interesting
spots to discover Lake Hood with Lake Spenard the largest airfield for hydroplanes We also visited the Matanuska Valley
as well as the main town of Palmer
Via the George Parks Highway we traveled north towards Denali Nat Park Here we were welcomed by a breathtaking
landscape of a constantly changing panorama glaciers in the distance and beaver dams in the nearby rivers It was without
question the scenic climax of our tour In the early hours we started our Denali Wildlife Tour with a shuttle bus driving
into one of North Americarsquos most worth seeing landscapes Again on the George Parks Highway we made a stop in Ne-
nana where we visited the Alaska Railway Museum after which we reached Fairbanks in the afternoon We continued our
travels via the Top of the World Highway and crossed the border between Canada and the USA at the most northern
border crossing Little Cold Creek After the border formalities and the necessary fingerprinting we continued enjoying the
indescribable view Mountains rivers valleys and forest as far the eye could reach In the afternoon we crossed the Yukon
river by ferry and reached Dawson City Here we visited the Bonanza Creek the Jack London Cabin the Midnight Dome
and the Golddiggers Museum A visit to the Diamond Tooth Gertie and the Casino with Can-Can girls was on the evening
program Via the Klondike Highway the tour returned to Whitehorse Our return flight to Frankfurt continuing to Inns-
bruck Salzburg and Vienna was as always perfectly organized All travel participants look already forward to the 2011 Japan
trip
Interested in traveling and visit IPA - members worldwide
Go to wwwipa-iacorghouseshelliphellip
IPA now has over 60 properties word wide where members can stay in reasonable priced accommodations
The IPA Houses are currently available in 21 countries worldwide
The idea behind IPA houses originated in Germany and followed on from the founding of IBZ Castle Gimborn in 1969
Today there are IPA Houses across the globe from Australia to South Africa Israel to the United Kingdom - the con-
cept is still developing with more Houses being opened each year like the new IPA house in Malaga Spain and
Clonard Village in Ireland
Several IPA members have accommodation available in their home or rental at very reasonable cost
When visiting our national website at wwwipaca you find more useful information at
Traveler Advice Articles like tips for IPA members when traveling tips plan ahead home hosting etc
Furthermore you always can contact our National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON at travelipaca
as well as the IPA Canada Assistant National Travel Secretary Guy BABIN at guybabinsympaticoca
More information about IPA Friendship weeks Anniversaries Tours or special events you will find on the last two pages
of this edition
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
P A G E 1 1
Come Join IPA Canada in celebrating itrsquos 50th Anniversary
June 4mdashJune 13 2011
IPA Canada is proud to offer you the opportunity to visit all that Ontario has to offer
We are inviting you to a 10-day tour which includes visits to London (home of our founder) experience dinner
overlooking the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and see the sites of Toronto (the capital city of Ontario)
All these sights and more along with the warm hospitality of Canada awaits you
The tour begins on Saturday June 4 2011 following the IPA Canada AGM in London ON and concludes on
Tuesday June 14 2011 in Toronto ON
The cost for this all inclusive tour is only
$1900 CAD per person based on double occupancy or $2400 CAD per person single occupancy
The tour is only open to the first 54 people who register
We hope to see you there
For further information and registration forms contact
Larry Sheppard
179 Great Oak Trail
Binbrook Ontario L0R 1C0
Ph 1 (289) 286 0141
Email cop300mountaincablenet
Day 1 Saturday June 4
Our guests will be greeted at the airport and transported to the Hilton Hotel in London ON where registration will continue
throughout the day In the evening we attend dinner and closing reception of the IPA Canada Annual General Meeting and
the start of the IPA Canada 50th Anniversary Celebrations It is an opportunity to mix with the IPA Canada delegates and
fellow tour guests
Day 2 Sunday June 5
Morning free early afternoon a tour of the London Police Station Dinner will be a barbeque at the London Police Associa-
tion Evening free
Day 3 Monday June 6
We board a bus for a drive and tour of the Ontario Police College where lunch will be served Drive and shop at St Jacobs
and Elmira (Mennonite Country) Dinner will be served at the Waterloo Police Association Hall
Day 4 Tuesday June 7
We depart at 1000 am aboard a double decker bus for a tour of London Tour of the Labattrsquos Brewery with lunch included
Dinner served at a local establishment
Day 5 Wednesday June 8
We board the bus and head for Niagara Falls En route we stop at Hernder Estates Wineries for lunch and a wine tour
At 200 PM we arrive at the Oakes hotel overlooking Niagara Falls Diner is served at the Skylon Tower overlooking the
Niagara Falls The evening is free to do as you please
Day 6 Thursday June 9
At 930 AM we board a double decker bus for Niagara-onndashthe-Lake for some walking and shopping At noon you will return back to the hotel The rest of the day is free You will be given lunch money and a coupon book (This coupon book includes
free transportation around Niagara Falls and free or discounted entrance to many of the attractions that Niagara Falls has to
offer) At 530 PM we must be back at the hotel to board the bus to go for dinner at Bettyrsquos restaurant
Day 7 Friday June 10
This will be a free day to explore more of Niagara Falls using your coupon book or just relax We have to be back at the hotel
and on the bus at 530 PM to go to the famous ―Oh Canada Eh show We should return to the hotel by 10 PM
Day 8 Saturday June 11
Today we board the bus and head for Toronto At 11 AM we visit the Halton Railway exhibit and have a barbeque lunch We
arrive at the Novotel Hotel in downtown Toronto at approx 230 PM Dinner will be on your own with numerous restau-
rants in the area (You will be given dinner money)
Day 9 Sunday June 12
We leave the hotel to board the bus to Midland and take a boat cruise with lunch included Visit an authentic 17th Century
Jesuit Missionary settlement and martyr shrine Return to Toronto for dinner and evening on your own
Day 10 Monday June 13
See some of the sights of Toronto (CN Tower Hockey Hall of Fame Royal Ontario Museum etc)
Closing Gala Dinner at the hotel
Day 11 Tuesday June 14
Departures we hope you have enjoyed your visit to Canada and will come back very soon We have vouchers available to
you you can use for transport from the hotel to the Toronto International Airport If anyone wishes to extend their stay the
hotel has rooms available (These rooms must be booked at time of registration)
IPA CANADA 50th ANNIVERSARY Tour ITINARARY
P A G E 1 2
More China adventures by Brian N COX V O L 2 0 1 0 4
In Beijing and Shanghai you will see foreigners every-
where but here in Chongqing I would estimate that 95
of the time I leave our condo I never see another for-
eigner (Naturally I have got used to people staring at
me) Although there are many more Americans Brits
and probably Aussies than Canadians here coinciden-
tally the last four of the last five foreigners I ran into
here in Chongqing were Canadians Three were expats
living here and one was visiting his daughter who worked
in China I was sitting on a bench in a shopping area
while Gong Pei bargained in a nearby store when the
man visiting his daughter sat beside me It turned out he
was from Regina and two RCMP members were his best
friends Bill Logan and Tom Light I not only knew both
of them Tom Light was my boss when I was on Winni-
peg Drug Squad Talk about a small world Unfortu-
nately Bill Logan has passed away and Tom Light had a
serious stroke and has been confined to a wheelchair for
the past two years I was very surprised about Tom as
he always seemed to be a fit and healthy individual and never looked overweight when I knew him Apparently
the stroke occurred while he was out hunting with the
visitor from Regina that I was talking to I am only pro-
viding this detail because I know a lot of people reading
China Adventures are ex-RCMP and new both Logan
and Light
Apparently the biggest group of buyers of high-end
houses in London England are mainland Chinese Unlike
the wealthy groups that preceded them the Russians and
Saudis the Chinese are not buying the houses to live in
but as an investment they prefer to remain living in
China According to the New York Times London real
estate companies are desperate to hire Mandarin speak-
ing employees
I saw some beautiful SpringFall jackets on sale here for
$15 about $100 cheaper than they would cost in Can-
ada but unfortunately I am too big and fat to buy
clothes in Chongqing Due to the large number of for-
eigners living in Beijing and Shanghai (about 140000 in
each of these cities I have been told) large size clothes
should be no problem to find Here they are very rare
One of the many things I will miss about China is the
service I didnrsquot realize how poor service was in Canada
until I had something to compare it to A restaurant that
would have five waiterswaitresses in Canada would have
fifteen to twenty here Instead of the four or five em-
ployees on each floor of a Canadian department store
all disguised in street clothes so you donrsquot know they
work there in Chongqing there would be at least one-
hundred employees on every floor all wearing uniforms
If you need something from a nearby store or restaurant
you just phone them and they will deliver it to your door
at no charge God Irsquom going to miss this
The other day when we were downtown there was a
small anti-Japanese rally protesting the seizure of a Chi-
nese fishing boat and the imprisonment of its captain by the Japanese near a group of islands claimed by both
countries
The government in Beijing is on television every day protesting
this action by the Japanese and promising ―dire consequences
if the captain is not released Today there was a big rally in
Jeifangbei with flags waving and choirs singing a song bout re-
leasing the captain Gong Pei says many people are calling for
war upon Japan Anti-Japanese feelings are very strong here in
China as the atrocities committed by the Japanese during
WW2 are still front and centre in their minds Ironically
young Japanese know nothing about this because Japanese war
crimes have been removed from Japanese history books I
realize that the USA is an ally of Japan but I think that China
has no fear of the American military whatsoever I canrsquot be
sure but I suspect both governments will keep things in per-
spective China and Japan are important trading partners now
in fact China is Japanrsquos second biggest trading partner
Chinarsquos transition from an agricultural society to an urban
society is progressing at an astounding pace An article in the
Globe amp Mail recently said that China now has sixty cities with
populations over one million but by 2025 there will be 220 cities with populations exceeding one million Currently
Chinarsquos urban population is 633 million but by 2030 the urban
population will be one billion When this happens who is
going to be growing the food for 13 billion plus people To
be classified as a medium-size city in China the population
must exceed seven million By this standard there would be
very few medium size cities in the US and Canada
Brian Cox
Chongqing China
briancoxvip163com
Brian Cox
Ret Cpl
RCMP
and a member
of Region 14
returned to
Canada
We look for-
ward (if possi-
ble) to hear
more about his
China Adven-
tureshellip
Time to meet Brian and Gong Pei
Liberation Square in Chongqing China
P A G E 1 3
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thousands of peace and police officers from across Canada participated on Sunday September 26 2010 in Ottawa in the
annual ceremonies remembering those who have died in the line of duty
Thousands of police and peace officers from across Canada gathered on Parliament Hill to honour seven fellow peace offi-
cers slain in the line of duty over the past year
The dayrsquos ceremony began at 9 am in a light drizzle as officers read aloud the names of each of the 771 police and peace
officers who have died on-duty over the years Six to eight officers a year have died in Canada over the last 23 years
The ceremony culminated in a march to Parliament Hill where they were greeted by dignitaries and the general public
In 1998 the federal government proclaimed the last Sunday in September as Police and Peace Officersrsquo National Memorial
Day
The names that will be added to the glass monuments of the Canadian Police Memorial Pavilion located behind Parliament
Hill include
RCMP Constable Chelsey Robinson died June 21 2010
OPP Constable Vu Pham died March 8 2010
Peel Regional Police Constable A James Ochakovsky died March 2 2010
RCMP Chief Superintendent Douglas E Coate died - January 16 2010
RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher died Jan 12 2010
Ottawa Police Constable I Eric Czapnik ndash Dec 29 2009
Leacutevis Police Service Constable Meacutelanie Roy died Sept 7 2009
Peace and police officers honoured in annual tribute in Ottawa
On Sunday September 13 2010 four fallen RCMP officers were added to the Cenotaph Honour Roll and Memorial Wall
during the RCMP National Memorial Service held at Depot Division in Regina
The four fallen officers were added to the 222 brave men and women who have served Canada as Royal Canadian Mounted
Police since 1876 Commissioner William JS Elliot said during the event It is my hope that the family and friends of our
fallen comrades will find some solace in the knowledge that their loved ones sacrifices will always be remembered by their
extended RCMP family
We are mindful of the tragic death of Constable Michael Potvin who lost his life while on duty in Mayo Yukon on July 13
2010 Mike and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers Constable Potvinrsquos service and sacrifice will be officially recog-
nized at our 2011 National Memorial Service
Constable Norman Harry Atkins died on July 8 1995 when he was involved in a police car collision near Finnegans Hill New
Brunswick Constable Chelsey Alice Robinson died on June 21 2010 as the result of a two vehicle collision while on patrol in
Stony Plain Alberta Sergeant Mark Charles Gallagher and Chief Superintendent Douglas Edward Coates died as a result of a
massive earthquake in January 2010 while serving on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
The Memorial Service was attended by those close to the fallen members and Canadian leaders veterans cadets and RCMP
from across Canada The Depot has been the location of the annual Memorial Service since the mid-1930s
RCMP honour fallen members at National Memorial Service
at Depot Division in Regina
P A G E 1 4
Shoulder flash
Sri Lanka Police
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
There were 3500
- 4000 wild
elephants on the
islandhelliphellip
IPA - SRI LANKA
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
15-25 AUGUST 2010 George and Mary Frid long time IPA members with two Mount
Hope friends started our adventure August 5th flying ETIHAD
Airways from Pearson for a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates
Arrived at 800 pm the following day driven to the recently opened
five star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel Spent three days touring a
visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque sixth largest in the world
opened during Ramadan in 2007 The Mosque was built at a cost
of 2 billion USD and is still being added to Can accommodate
41000 worshippers at one time contains the worlds largest chan-
delier at 9 tonnes and carpet woven in Iran over two years at a cost
of 2 million USD Mary was obliged to wear a provided freshly
laundered abaya and the men a dishdada (long cotton garment) no
shoes Went on a desert sand dune bashing harrowing ride in jeep
type vehicles ending at a camel farm and oasis for dinner and belly
dancing entertainment
On the 9th driven to Dubai where we stayed at the Fairmont in the centre of the City Took bus tours shopped in the
souks sailed on an Arab dhow and the final of the fourth day had to forego a pass to the worlds tallest building for an
invitation to have drinks in the lounge of Burj Al Arab reputed to be the only seven star hotel in the world Entry is by
pre registration no sight seers The drink menu included a vintage cognac sprinkled with gold dust at $2000 Cdn per
drink so we opted for Beefeater gin amp tonic at $300 Cdn for four drinks
On the 13th flew from Abu Dhabi for a four hour flight to Colombo Sri Lanka where we were met by IPA reps driven
to the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel registered and received a gift package of two different monogrammed golf shirts can-
vas shoulder bag and boxes of tea for each person Eighty-one registrants from Australia Canada Great Britain Swit-
zerland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Italy Hong Kong Portugal and Slovakia
During the eleven day trip stayed at eight high end hotels served three meals daily several cocktail receptions and after-
noon teas There were two exceptional dinners of note The first was in Colombo at the Senior Police Officers Mess a large villa type complex heavily guarded by police personnel because of the recent Tamil conflict The national police
band was in attendance male dancers in traditional island dress female dancers in beautiful coloured attire all serving
police officers of which there are 80000 on the island of 19 million predominantly Hindus and Buddhists with about 13
Tamils originally brought from India to work the tea plantations
The second held on the 22nd at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand where the honoured guest was the Inspector General of
Police (chief or commissioner) A representative from each country was selected to sit at the head table and were pre-
sented with a jewel type box containing a beautiful anodized brass and chrome finished oblong plaque embossed in col-
ours with the Sri Lanka and police flags crests and suitable inscriptions obviously manufactured at considerable expense
During the cross island tour traveled in two new highway cruiser buses plus two mini buses for luggage and supplies
Escorted the entire trip by a police superintendent and a cruiser vehicle with three police officers Approaching every
town met by police vehicles including motorcycle with two officers on a solo machine The escorts were necessary to
get through towns crammed with trucks busses and motorized rickshaws by the hundreds and protection from mili-
tant Tamils not entirely subdued In the cities and towns near former Tamil enclaves there is a military presence with
sand bagged bunkers at all key points and several check points on roadways
The tour included visit to an elephant sanctuary two game preserves with elephants water buffalo leopards mongoose
etc Hindu and Buddhist temples and a three hour long Hindu parade pageant of drum bands all in traditional dress and
65 adorned elephants There were many other sites too numerous to mention
Of interest there are 3500-4000 wild elephants on the island and on average 100 persons are killed by the beasts annu-
ally And 100 species of snakes of which four are venomous on average 600 persons die annually from snake bite
In summary the Sri Lanka IPA Police and Justice Ministry are to be commended for their effort in providing what was to
us a most outstanding friendship gathering I questioned one host how the IPA could provide so much in the way of
hotels meals numerous gifts etc at such an economical price and was informed it was highly subsidized by banks and
business firms
August 15 2010
Welcome Dinner in the Senior Police Officers
Mess in Colombo Sri Lanka
Dancers and members of the band are all serving
police officers
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
P A G E 6
ldquoMost
definitely the
highlight of the
trip had to be
to the
Sparrows
Helicopter
unit ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
After the river police we headed right out to the Tactical
Unit This unit had taken over an old military complex
Here are a group of switched on policemen very skilled
equipped and trained I was very impressed with both the
officers and unit Officers hired for the tactical unit will do
the standard 3 year university training 3 years riot police
and then do an additional 3 years tactical training before
being assigned to the unit After completing all the training
the officer will routinely complete some 30 years in the unit
before being afforded the opportunity to move to other
units All officers have mandatory retirement at the age of
63 years The tactical unit averages 2-3 serious calls per
week They are extremely busy to the point where two
weeks prior to my visit they lost an officer during raid on an
outlaw biker house The officer was shot through a door
and died instantly It brings all too clearly the reality that our
job is dangerous and the worst can happen no matter how
well you are trained or equipped You could see the sadness
in the eyes of the officers as they told the details of the op-
eration
Once the day was done it was time for a castle tour Castle
Estle high up on the bluff overlooking the Rhein It was gor-
geous with a view that would stop your heart Then a walk
about around Koblenz showed the uniqueness of the streets
people shops pubs and buildings It was absolutely breath-
taking everywhere you looked a monuments statues and
churches Germany has gone to great lengths to preserve
the heritage of their land and done an outstanding job I was
also impressed with the people Everyone I met was friendly
and happy and more than willing to help me in spite of the
language barrier It was explained to me that Koblenz and
Koln are the green lung of Germany due to all the forests
and wilderness in the area which only adds to the beauty
The whole area and attitude is completely different to that in
Canada and something to be experienced Of course the
food and pubs certainly help the attraction to the area
The following day it was back to HQ with a tour of the Use
of Force range and training centre Interestingly enough the
training is very similar to our own in Canada with only subtle
differences In Germany only the tactical units are afforded
the use of a conducted energy weapon which is unfortunate
for the patrol officer However a unique piece of equipment
that patrol does have is the Kevlar blanket
It has recently been modified so is smaller lighter and easier
to handle The officers can use the blanket to assist in Kevlar
coverage if they are required to go into a dangerous situation
involving firearms As is everywhere the complaint is not
enough training time There were 11 trainers for some 2000
officers making this a very busy training section
I had the extreme fortune of a meeting with Chief of Police
Horst Eckhardt We spoke through a third party but I found
him to be very articulate intelligent and down to earth I was
very appreciative for the hour of time we spent together We
traded policing philosophies ideas and differences and as you
would expect I was very impressed Similarly I met and talked
with the Chief of Detectives I quickly realized the depth of
experience that leads the German polizei coupled with an abun-
dance of humor and generosity
Most definitely the highlight of the trip had to be to the Spar-
rows Helicopter unit After a brief power point presentation in
which I learned that all but 1 of the 16 states in Germany oper-
ate a helicopter unit This was very impressive considering that
Germany can fit three times inside the province of Ontario but
has a population of some 80 million people The unit works
with transportation of officers equipment as well as collects and
records evidence monitors traffic both on land and the rivers
The unit will assist with water drops for fire search and rescue
The helicopters have both Flir night vision capabilities and high
definition daylight cameras The Koblenz unit is one of the
quicker units and will operate one to two missions per day
There is no time for any general patrol they only respond to
missions What an impressive unit and my flight around
Koblenz was unbelievable The view from the air put a whole
new view on Germany from the comfortable seat of a new heli-
copter It doesnrsquot get any better than that
I returned to Troisdorf and the next day was off and running
with Johannes touring Koln Bonn Seigburg Konigswinter Al-
tenburg and Troisdorf If anyone every gets the chance to tour
in Germany with Johanness Holl jump at it I have to say he
would put any history teacher to shame if I can remember a
quarter of everything he told me I will be doing extremely well
We went to the Cathedral an awe inspiring historical building
Johannes Holl explains how it took 600 years to build which
tower was build first where the rocks came from and how they
were brought to the Cathedral
Our Class at IBZ Gimborn Castle
P A G E 7
ldquoI have never
learned so
much about
policing
geography
cultures
customs
language
and UN
policing in
just one
week before
ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
He can even show you the different styles which are de-
picted in the architecture The interesting details include
how the original sculpture made a replica of his naked wife
and placed it in a position with the gargoyles on the one
side of the Cathedral You would never pick that up in a
million years unless you knew the building inside and out
The normal viewing of the Cathedral would be approxi-
mately 45 minutes but not with Johannes Holl Two and a
half hours later and he has described all the stain glass win-
dows caskets pictures organ and artifacts in the whole
place After two and a half hour hours you feel like you
want to go through again and learn even more Pictures
well letrsquos just say I think I was up to about 250 pictures at
this point and had to recharge the batteries each night I
was walking on a stone path that was 2000 years old and
in a house that was older than Canada If you ever get the
chance please go to Germany and hope that Johannes Holl
has some free time to take you around You will not only
be appreciative of his warmth friendliness and generosity
but speechless regarding his knowledge of the area Some
of the fascinating places I saw include
St Michaels abbey Seigburg
Cathedral Koln
Estle Castle Koblenz
Bonn University formerly Bonn Castle Bonn
Beethovenrsquos birthplace Bonn
Dragonrsquos Rock Konigswinter
Drachenburg Castle Konigswinter
Altenburger Castle Altenburger
Bruhl Castle Bruhl
I had an amazing time visiting Koln and all the attractions
In addition my patrols and visit to the Headquarters Dis-
trict jail police training center (PTC) UN missions training
center communications center and command center were
extremely interesting
Well just when you think Germany doesnrsquot get any better
you arrive at Gimborn Castle Nestled in a secluded valley
approximately a half hour east of Koln you approach a
stunning castle with a small lake and immaculate landscape
The castle has been renovated but still keeps the historic
sense of the building The rooms you stay in are inside
the tower portion of the castle and each room has a
theme for a region of Germany
The whole training centre is gorgeous and picturesque
The course starts with brief history of the centre and infor-
mation on the specific course We then move to introduc-
tions of everyone It is then that I learn of the huge dynam-
ics in the course with officers from Cyprus SirLanka Hong
Kong The Netherlands Austria United Kingdom and all
over Germany In a most relaxing and comfortable ap-
proach the coordinator Antonius Rutting leads us into the
seminar with a variety of interesting and knowledgeable lec-
turers The topic of UN policing missions is of particular
interest for me as I am destined for a mission to Afghanistan
in January 2011 So I was glued to each lecturer with com-
plete interest The topics covered all aspects of UN mis-
sions from the selection process training mission parame-
ters deployment and return process and debriefing It left us
with a well rounded knowledge of UN police missions Many
officers on the course had been on missions and they freely
provided details of their experiences
I have never learned so much about policing geography
cultures customs language and UN policing in just one
week before It was amazing to see 30 officers bond so
quickly within the class By the second day everyone knew
each otherrsquos name and where they were from The whole
experience was very unique I would encourage more offi-
cers from Canada to get involved in the IPA and attend these
types of courses I will be singing the praises of my experi-
ence for years to come I already have plans to attend IBZ
Gimborn training center again in the future
I will also be doing my part to encourage officers to join the
IPA and part take in these types of opportunities This was
the experience of a life time and will be a great benefit to me
in my personal and professional life I have made friends and
colleagues for life some of which will be visiting in the near
future which I look forward to
A personal thanks to the IPA Boyd Brown Johannes Holl
and the Arthur Troop Scholarship for making this dream a
reality In closing I would like to say to any officer who may
read this what are you waiting for join the IPA and see the
world You wonrsquot regret it
Cheers
Servo per Amikeco
Mike Hunter
NBPS
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated in
the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from Seattle
(anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the disorder
Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the central busi-
ness district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was founded in the
immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 8 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Lhistoire des ldquosacs manquants bleurdquo en Belgique
Le voyage en Europe en 2010 drsquoun adheacuterent Canadien Peter Stewart
Peter et sa famille ont voyageacute sur Paris apregraves avoir passeacute une semaine agrave Bruges en Belgique Le train qui devait les
transporter srsquoest retrouveacute en panne et ils ont ducirc en prendre un autre pour rentrer agrave Paris Dans la confusion agrave savoir
ce qui ce passait et dans la hacircte de ne pas rater le prochain train sur une plateforme diffeacuterente ils ont laisseacute derriegravere
deux sacs en plastique bleu qui contenait les articles souvenir de leur fils
Les Stewart eacutetaient presque rendus agrave Bruxelles lorsqursquoils reacutealisegraverent leur oubli Peter parla avec le conducteur qui
teacuteleacutephona agrave Bruges On lrsquoinforma que les sacs avaient eacuteteacute localiseacutes et placeacutes au agrave la consigne des objets perdus Il teacuteleacute-
phone donc agrave Marc-Margy (Durant) preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique expliquant lrsquoincident Marc-Margy lui dit qursquoil srsquoen oc-
cupait
Le preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique teacuteleacutephona agrave un autre membre Bjorn de Deckere qui se rendit agrave la station de Bruges
reacutecupeacutera les sacs et demanda au conducteur du train suivant se rendant agrave Bruxelles de les prendre avec lui et que
Marc-Margy attendait
En route vers Bruxelles Peter reccedilut lrsquoappel du preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique qui confirmait avoir les sacs Agrave sa grande
surprise le samedi Marc-Margy pris le train a fin de les lui remettre en personne
Peter et lui se rencontregraverent agrave la Gare du Nord agrave Paris Et comme le train du retour en Belgique ne devait repartir que deux heures plus tard ils prirent le chemin de lrsquoappartement des Stewart ougrave Marc-Margy fit la connaissance de
lrsquoeacutepouse de Peter et de ses deux fils Apregraves cette courte visite il prit le meacutetro en direction de la gare puis le train et
retourna chez lui
En plus drsquoavoir rendus les garccedilons heureux drsquoavoir reacutecupeacutereacute leurs souvenirs lrsquohistoire de cette aventure est devenue
un sujet de conversation de choix Lorsque nous racontons que les colis eacutetaient resteacutes sur le quai agrave Bruges les gens
eacutetaient peineacutes pour les enfants Mais crsquoest la faccedilon dont les articles ont eacuteteacute reacutecupeacutereacutes qui surprend le plus Tregraves peu de
personnes ont accegraves agrave une organisation comme lrsquoIPA Elle ne serait pas aussi extraordinaire sans ses membres et les
efforts qursquoils deacuteploient Tout ce que je souhaite est de pouvoir rendre la pareille agrave un membre IPA dans le futur
Je precircche probablement dans le deacutesert mais cet incident deacutemontre bien le genre drsquoorganisation et de ressource qursquoest
lrsquoIPA Peter est un nouvel adheacuterent et cet incident est un exemple eacuteloquent qui devrait faire en sorte que les membres
actuels encouragent leurs collegravegues policiers agrave joindre lrsquoIPA De telles aventures comme celle-lagrave se produisent de
temps agrave autres particuliegraverement lors de deacuteplacements agrave lrsquoeacutetranger et lorsqursquoon nrsquoest pas familier avec la langue et les
coutumes Crsquoest rassurant de savoir que lrsquoon peut appeler laquoun fregravereraquo lorsque neacutecessaire
Je sais qursquoil existe plusieurs organisations qui offrent du soutien professionnel agrave leurs membres mais je ne peux en
identifier une comme lrsquoIPA qui en regroupe unis grand nombre et qui possegravede autant de ressources que les policiers
actifs ou retraiteacutes Si un policier ne sait pas quoi faire dans certaines situations critiques je me demande qui le saura
Peter remercie tregraves sincegraverement Marc-Margy Durant Bjorn de Deckere et bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
Peter remercie
tregraves
sincegraverement
Marc-Margy
Durant Bjorn
de Deckere et
bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated
in the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from
Seattle (anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the dis-
order Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the cen-
tral business district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was
founded in the immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 9
Peterrsquos most
profound
appreciation
goes out to
Marc-Margy
Durant and
Bjorn de
Deckere and
of course the
IPA
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Peter Stewart - Canadian Member Travelling in Europe - 2010
Peter and his family were travelling to Paris after spending a week in Bruges Belgium The train that they were scheduled to
take broke down so they had to switch to another train going to Paris In their confusion figuring out what was going on
and in a hurry to catch the new train on a different platform they inadvertently left two blue plastic shopping bags contain-
ing their sonrsquos souvenirs on the platform
The Stewartrsquos were half way to Brussels when they realize what had happened Peter spoke with the conductor who in
turned called Bruges and learned that the bags were found and placed in the stationrsquos Lost and Found Department He tele-
phoned Marc-Margy (Durant) (President of IPA Belgium) and explained what happened and Marc-Margy advised Peter to
leave it with him
The President of IPA Belgium called another IPA member Bjorn de Deckere who drove to the Bruges Station retrieved the bags and requested the conductor on the next train to Brussels to take bags where Marc-Margy would be waiting On their
way from Brussels to Paris Peter received a call from the IPA Belgium President stating that he had the bags To his aston-
ishment and surprise Marc-Margy boarded an afternoon train on Saturday to deliver the two bags in person
Peter met him at the Gare du Nord station in Paris Since the return train to Belgium would not be leaving for a couple of
hours they retired to the Stewartrsquos apartment in the city where Marc-Margy met Peterrsquos wife and their sons After their
brief visit Marc-Margy returned by metro the station and returned home
Besides making the boys happy by getting their souvenirs back but the way we got them back has turned into the best story
that anyone has heard of When he first told them that we had left the parcels on the platform in Bruges they immediately
felt sorry for the boysrsquo misfortune When I tell them how we got them back they were astounded Very few people have
access to such an organization as the IPA The IPA would not be as good an organization if it were not for the efforts that
members like you put into it I can only hope that I can be as accommodating to an IPA member in the future
This is probably like preaching to the choir but this incident demonstrates the kind of organization that the IPA is and what
a fabulous resource it can be Peter is a new member but this situation is a great example of why current members should
encourage fellow police officers to join the IPA Situation like this can and do arise from time to time especially when you
are out of the country and donrsquot know the language and ways of doing things It gives great peace of mind to be able to call
―brother to help out when needed
I know there are lots of organizations that extend professional courtesies to their members but I canrsquot think of many that
have members as resourceful as this one made of current and retired police officers If ―cops canrsquot figure out what to do
in most situations then not too many others will
Peterrsquos most profound appreciation goes out to Marc-Margy Durant and Bjorn de Deckere and of course the IPA
Fingerprinted in the Tundrahellip
by Georg Gruber IPA member from Austria
Wild and adventurous Alaska will always impress visitors from all over the world
even nowadays To visit Alaska is fantastic and unique the dimension of this
state brings the civilisation with all its technical achievements (which you also
encounter in Alaska) into a complete different aspect
Early July 2010 a group of IPA members and spouses started their voyage from
Tyrol from the Innsbruck and Salzburg airport and colleagues from the eastern
part of Austria departing from the Vienna airport to Frankfurt Here we boarded
the next flight via Greenland to Whitehorse Yukon ( a time difference of 9
hours) where we were welcomed in our hotel by IPA representative for the
Yukon Al Fedoriak Al welcomed us to Whitehorse and IPA Canada - Region 5
and we exchanged some gifts
From there we boarded our bus and traveled the Alaska Highway to Haynes Junc-
tion in the Kuane National Park Some of the group took a sightseeing tour with a
bush plane over the glaciers around Mount Logan (the highest mountain in Can-
ada)
Our tour continued over the Glenn Highway enjoying the countless rivers lakes
and glaciers at the impressive Wrangell ndash St Elias National Park and via the
Richardson Highway we turned south in the direction of the Pacific Coast
Al Fedoriak (Region 5) and
Georg Gruber (right) exchange gifts
In Whitehorse (YUKON)
helliphellipwhere we
were
welcomed by
IPA
representative
Al Fedoriak
The story of the missing ldquoBlue Bagsrdquo in Belgium
P A G E 1 0
Here we
were
welcomed
by a
breathtaking
landscape
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Valdez has also the nickname of ―Little Switzerland because of its alpine surroundings However itrsquos generally known as the
spot where the Trans oil Alaska Pipe Line ends and where the big oil tankers are loaded From here we continued out trip
to Prince William Sound
We passed the calving glaciers of which the Columbia Icefield was one of the most spectacular of all and followed our
route close to the Pacific Coast Alaskarsquos largest city Anchorage gave us a chance to get acquainted and do some sightseeing
in our free time This city lies at the same degree of latitude as Stockholm and St Petersburg Here were many interesting
spots to discover Lake Hood with Lake Spenard the largest airfield for hydroplanes We also visited the Matanuska Valley
as well as the main town of Palmer
Via the George Parks Highway we traveled north towards Denali Nat Park Here we were welcomed by a breathtaking
landscape of a constantly changing panorama glaciers in the distance and beaver dams in the nearby rivers It was without
question the scenic climax of our tour In the early hours we started our Denali Wildlife Tour with a shuttle bus driving
into one of North Americarsquos most worth seeing landscapes Again on the George Parks Highway we made a stop in Ne-
nana where we visited the Alaska Railway Museum after which we reached Fairbanks in the afternoon We continued our
travels via the Top of the World Highway and crossed the border between Canada and the USA at the most northern
border crossing Little Cold Creek After the border formalities and the necessary fingerprinting we continued enjoying the
indescribable view Mountains rivers valleys and forest as far the eye could reach In the afternoon we crossed the Yukon
river by ferry and reached Dawson City Here we visited the Bonanza Creek the Jack London Cabin the Midnight Dome
and the Golddiggers Museum A visit to the Diamond Tooth Gertie and the Casino with Can-Can girls was on the evening
program Via the Klondike Highway the tour returned to Whitehorse Our return flight to Frankfurt continuing to Inns-
bruck Salzburg and Vienna was as always perfectly organized All travel participants look already forward to the 2011 Japan
trip
Interested in traveling and visit IPA - members worldwide
Go to wwwipa-iacorghouseshelliphellip
IPA now has over 60 properties word wide where members can stay in reasonable priced accommodations
The IPA Houses are currently available in 21 countries worldwide
The idea behind IPA houses originated in Germany and followed on from the founding of IBZ Castle Gimborn in 1969
Today there are IPA Houses across the globe from Australia to South Africa Israel to the United Kingdom - the con-
cept is still developing with more Houses being opened each year like the new IPA house in Malaga Spain and
Clonard Village in Ireland
Several IPA members have accommodation available in their home or rental at very reasonable cost
When visiting our national website at wwwipaca you find more useful information at
Traveler Advice Articles like tips for IPA members when traveling tips plan ahead home hosting etc
Furthermore you always can contact our National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON at travelipaca
as well as the IPA Canada Assistant National Travel Secretary Guy BABIN at guybabinsympaticoca
More information about IPA Friendship weeks Anniversaries Tours or special events you will find on the last two pages
of this edition
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
P A G E 1 1
Come Join IPA Canada in celebrating itrsquos 50th Anniversary
June 4mdashJune 13 2011
IPA Canada is proud to offer you the opportunity to visit all that Ontario has to offer
We are inviting you to a 10-day tour which includes visits to London (home of our founder) experience dinner
overlooking the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and see the sites of Toronto (the capital city of Ontario)
All these sights and more along with the warm hospitality of Canada awaits you
The tour begins on Saturday June 4 2011 following the IPA Canada AGM in London ON and concludes on
Tuesday June 14 2011 in Toronto ON
The cost for this all inclusive tour is only
$1900 CAD per person based on double occupancy or $2400 CAD per person single occupancy
The tour is only open to the first 54 people who register
We hope to see you there
For further information and registration forms contact
Larry Sheppard
179 Great Oak Trail
Binbrook Ontario L0R 1C0
Ph 1 (289) 286 0141
Email cop300mountaincablenet
Day 1 Saturday June 4
Our guests will be greeted at the airport and transported to the Hilton Hotel in London ON where registration will continue
throughout the day In the evening we attend dinner and closing reception of the IPA Canada Annual General Meeting and
the start of the IPA Canada 50th Anniversary Celebrations It is an opportunity to mix with the IPA Canada delegates and
fellow tour guests
Day 2 Sunday June 5
Morning free early afternoon a tour of the London Police Station Dinner will be a barbeque at the London Police Associa-
tion Evening free
Day 3 Monday June 6
We board a bus for a drive and tour of the Ontario Police College where lunch will be served Drive and shop at St Jacobs
and Elmira (Mennonite Country) Dinner will be served at the Waterloo Police Association Hall
Day 4 Tuesday June 7
We depart at 1000 am aboard a double decker bus for a tour of London Tour of the Labattrsquos Brewery with lunch included
Dinner served at a local establishment
Day 5 Wednesday June 8
We board the bus and head for Niagara Falls En route we stop at Hernder Estates Wineries for lunch and a wine tour
At 200 PM we arrive at the Oakes hotel overlooking Niagara Falls Diner is served at the Skylon Tower overlooking the
Niagara Falls The evening is free to do as you please
Day 6 Thursday June 9
At 930 AM we board a double decker bus for Niagara-onndashthe-Lake for some walking and shopping At noon you will return back to the hotel The rest of the day is free You will be given lunch money and a coupon book (This coupon book includes
free transportation around Niagara Falls and free or discounted entrance to many of the attractions that Niagara Falls has to
offer) At 530 PM we must be back at the hotel to board the bus to go for dinner at Bettyrsquos restaurant
Day 7 Friday June 10
This will be a free day to explore more of Niagara Falls using your coupon book or just relax We have to be back at the hotel
and on the bus at 530 PM to go to the famous ―Oh Canada Eh show We should return to the hotel by 10 PM
Day 8 Saturday June 11
Today we board the bus and head for Toronto At 11 AM we visit the Halton Railway exhibit and have a barbeque lunch We
arrive at the Novotel Hotel in downtown Toronto at approx 230 PM Dinner will be on your own with numerous restau-
rants in the area (You will be given dinner money)
Day 9 Sunday June 12
We leave the hotel to board the bus to Midland and take a boat cruise with lunch included Visit an authentic 17th Century
Jesuit Missionary settlement and martyr shrine Return to Toronto for dinner and evening on your own
Day 10 Monday June 13
See some of the sights of Toronto (CN Tower Hockey Hall of Fame Royal Ontario Museum etc)
Closing Gala Dinner at the hotel
Day 11 Tuesday June 14
Departures we hope you have enjoyed your visit to Canada and will come back very soon We have vouchers available to
you you can use for transport from the hotel to the Toronto International Airport If anyone wishes to extend their stay the
hotel has rooms available (These rooms must be booked at time of registration)
IPA CANADA 50th ANNIVERSARY Tour ITINARARY
P A G E 1 2
More China adventures by Brian N COX V O L 2 0 1 0 4
In Beijing and Shanghai you will see foreigners every-
where but here in Chongqing I would estimate that 95
of the time I leave our condo I never see another for-
eigner (Naturally I have got used to people staring at
me) Although there are many more Americans Brits
and probably Aussies than Canadians here coinciden-
tally the last four of the last five foreigners I ran into
here in Chongqing were Canadians Three were expats
living here and one was visiting his daughter who worked
in China I was sitting on a bench in a shopping area
while Gong Pei bargained in a nearby store when the
man visiting his daughter sat beside me It turned out he
was from Regina and two RCMP members were his best
friends Bill Logan and Tom Light I not only knew both
of them Tom Light was my boss when I was on Winni-
peg Drug Squad Talk about a small world Unfortu-
nately Bill Logan has passed away and Tom Light had a
serious stroke and has been confined to a wheelchair for
the past two years I was very surprised about Tom as
he always seemed to be a fit and healthy individual and never looked overweight when I knew him Apparently
the stroke occurred while he was out hunting with the
visitor from Regina that I was talking to I am only pro-
viding this detail because I know a lot of people reading
China Adventures are ex-RCMP and new both Logan
and Light
Apparently the biggest group of buyers of high-end
houses in London England are mainland Chinese Unlike
the wealthy groups that preceded them the Russians and
Saudis the Chinese are not buying the houses to live in
but as an investment they prefer to remain living in
China According to the New York Times London real
estate companies are desperate to hire Mandarin speak-
ing employees
I saw some beautiful SpringFall jackets on sale here for
$15 about $100 cheaper than they would cost in Can-
ada but unfortunately I am too big and fat to buy
clothes in Chongqing Due to the large number of for-
eigners living in Beijing and Shanghai (about 140000 in
each of these cities I have been told) large size clothes
should be no problem to find Here they are very rare
One of the many things I will miss about China is the
service I didnrsquot realize how poor service was in Canada
until I had something to compare it to A restaurant that
would have five waiterswaitresses in Canada would have
fifteen to twenty here Instead of the four or five em-
ployees on each floor of a Canadian department store
all disguised in street clothes so you donrsquot know they
work there in Chongqing there would be at least one-
hundred employees on every floor all wearing uniforms
If you need something from a nearby store or restaurant
you just phone them and they will deliver it to your door
at no charge God Irsquom going to miss this
The other day when we were downtown there was a
small anti-Japanese rally protesting the seizure of a Chi-
nese fishing boat and the imprisonment of its captain by the Japanese near a group of islands claimed by both
countries
The government in Beijing is on television every day protesting
this action by the Japanese and promising ―dire consequences
if the captain is not released Today there was a big rally in
Jeifangbei with flags waving and choirs singing a song bout re-
leasing the captain Gong Pei says many people are calling for
war upon Japan Anti-Japanese feelings are very strong here in
China as the atrocities committed by the Japanese during
WW2 are still front and centre in their minds Ironically
young Japanese know nothing about this because Japanese war
crimes have been removed from Japanese history books I
realize that the USA is an ally of Japan but I think that China
has no fear of the American military whatsoever I canrsquot be
sure but I suspect both governments will keep things in per-
spective China and Japan are important trading partners now
in fact China is Japanrsquos second biggest trading partner
Chinarsquos transition from an agricultural society to an urban
society is progressing at an astounding pace An article in the
Globe amp Mail recently said that China now has sixty cities with
populations over one million but by 2025 there will be 220 cities with populations exceeding one million Currently
Chinarsquos urban population is 633 million but by 2030 the urban
population will be one billion When this happens who is
going to be growing the food for 13 billion plus people To
be classified as a medium-size city in China the population
must exceed seven million By this standard there would be
very few medium size cities in the US and Canada
Brian Cox
Chongqing China
briancoxvip163com
Brian Cox
Ret Cpl
RCMP
and a member
of Region 14
returned to
Canada
We look for-
ward (if possi-
ble) to hear
more about his
China Adven-
tureshellip
Time to meet Brian and Gong Pei
Liberation Square in Chongqing China
P A G E 1 3
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thousands of peace and police officers from across Canada participated on Sunday September 26 2010 in Ottawa in the
annual ceremonies remembering those who have died in the line of duty
Thousands of police and peace officers from across Canada gathered on Parliament Hill to honour seven fellow peace offi-
cers slain in the line of duty over the past year
The dayrsquos ceremony began at 9 am in a light drizzle as officers read aloud the names of each of the 771 police and peace
officers who have died on-duty over the years Six to eight officers a year have died in Canada over the last 23 years
The ceremony culminated in a march to Parliament Hill where they were greeted by dignitaries and the general public
In 1998 the federal government proclaimed the last Sunday in September as Police and Peace Officersrsquo National Memorial
Day
The names that will be added to the glass monuments of the Canadian Police Memorial Pavilion located behind Parliament
Hill include
RCMP Constable Chelsey Robinson died June 21 2010
OPP Constable Vu Pham died March 8 2010
Peel Regional Police Constable A James Ochakovsky died March 2 2010
RCMP Chief Superintendent Douglas E Coate died - January 16 2010
RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher died Jan 12 2010
Ottawa Police Constable I Eric Czapnik ndash Dec 29 2009
Leacutevis Police Service Constable Meacutelanie Roy died Sept 7 2009
Peace and police officers honoured in annual tribute in Ottawa
On Sunday September 13 2010 four fallen RCMP officers were added to the Cenotaph Honour Roll and Memorial Wall
during the RCMP National Memorial Service held at Depot Division in Regina
The four fallen officers were added to the 222 brave men and women who have served Canada as Royal Canadian Mounted
Police since 1876 Commissioner William JS Elliot said during the event It is my hope that the family and friends of our
fallen comrades will find some solace in the knowledge that their loved ones sacrifices will always be remembered by their
extended RCMP family
We are mindful of the tragic death of Constable Michael Potvin who lost his life while on duty in Mayo Yukon on July 13
2010 Mike and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers Constable Potvinrsquos service and sacrifice will be officially recog-
nized at our 2011 National Memorial Service
Constable Norman Harry Atkins died on July 8 1995 when he was involved in a police car collision near Finnegans Hill New
Brunswick Constable Chelsey Alice Robinson died on June 21 2010 as the result of a two vehicle collision while on patrol in
Stony Plain Alberta Sergeant Mark Charles Gallagher and Chief Superintendent Douglas Edward Coates died as a result of a
massive earthquake in January 2010 while serving on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
The Memorial Service was attended by those close to the fallen members and Canadian leaders veterans cadets and RCMP
from across Canada The Depot has been the location of the annual Memorial Service since the mid-1930s
RCMP honour fallen members at National Memorial Service
at Depot Division in Regina
P A G E 1 4
Shoulder flash
Sri Lanka Police
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
There were 3500
- 4000 wild
elephants on the
islandhelliphellip
IPA - SRI LANKA
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
15-25 AUGUST 2010 George and Mary Frid long time IPA members with two Mount
Hope friends started our adventure August 5th flying ETIHAD
Airways from Pearson for a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates
Arrived at 800 pm the following day driven to the recently opened
five star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel Spent three days touring a
visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque sixth largest in the world
opened during Ramadan in 2007 The Mosque was built at a cost
of 2 billion USD and is still being added to Can accommodate
41000 worshippers at one time contains the worlds largest chan-
delier at 9 tonnes and carpet woven in Iran over two years at a cost
of 2 million USD Mary was obliged to wear a provided freshly
laundered abaya and the men a dishdada (long cotton garment) no
shoes Went on a desert sand dune bashing harrowing ride in jeep
type vehicles ending at a camel farm and oasis for dinner and belly
dancing entertainment
On the 9th driven to Dubai where we stayed at the Fairmont in the centre of the City Took bus tours shopped in the
souks sailed on an Arab dhow and the final of the fourth day had to forego a pass to the worlds tallest building for an
invitation to have drinks in the lounge of Burj Al Arab reputed to be the only seven star hotel in the world Entry is by
pre registration no sight seers The drink menu included a vintage cognac sprinkled with gold dust at $2000 Cdn per
drink so we opted for Beefeater gin amp tonic at $300 Cdn for four drinks
On the 13th flew from Abu Dhabi for a four hour flight to Colombo Sri Lanka where we were met by IPA reps driven
to the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel registered and received a gift package of two different monogrammed golf shirts can-
vas shoulder bag and boxes of tea for each person Eighty-one registrants from Australia Canada Great Britain Swit-
zerland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Italy Hong Kong Portugal and Slovakia
During the eleven day trip stayed at eight high end hotels served three meals daily several cocktail receptions and after-
noon teas There were two exceptional dinners of note The first was in Colombo at the Senior Police Officers Mess a large villa type complex heavily guarded by police personnel because of the recent Tamil conflict The national police
band was in attendance male dancers in traditional island dress female dancers in beautiful coloured attire all serving
police officers of which there are 80000 on the island of 19 million predominantly Hindus and Buddhists with about 13
Tamils originally brought from India to work the tea plantations
The second held on the 22nd at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand where the honoured guest was the Inspector General of
Police (chief or commissioner) A representative from each country was selected to sit at the head table and were pre-
sented with a jewel type box containing a beautiful anodized brass and chrome finished oblong plaque embossed in col-
ours with the Sri Lanka and police flags crests and suitable inscriptions obviously manufactured at considerable expense
During the cross island tour traveled in two new highway cruiser buses plus two mini buses for luggage and supplies
Escorted the entire trip by a police superintendent and a cruiser vehicle with three police officers Approaching every
town met by police vehicles including motorcycle with two officers on a solo machine The escorts were necessary to
get through towns crammed with trucks busses and motorized rickshaws by the hundreds and protection from mili-
tant Tamils not entirely subdued In the cities and towns near former Tamil enclaves there is a military presence with
sand bagged bunkers at all key points and several check points on roadways
The tour included visit to an elephant sanctuary two game preserves with elephants water buffalo leopards mongoose
etc Hindu and Buddhist temples and a three hour long Hindu parade pageant of drum bands all in traditional dress and
65 adorned elephants There were many other sites too numerous to mention
Of interest there are 3500-4000 wild elephants on the island and on average 100 persons are killed by the beasts annu-
ally And 100 species of snakes of which four are venomous on average 600 persons die annually from snake bite
In summary the Sri Lanka IPA Police and Justice Ministry are to be commended for their effort in providing what was to
us a most outstanding friendship gathering I questioned one host how the IPA could provide so much in the way of
hotels meals numerous gifts etc at such an economical price and was informed it was highly subsidized by banks and
business firms
August 15 2010
Welcome Dinner in the Senior Police Officers
Mess in Colombo Sri Lanka
Dancers and members of the band are all serving
police officers
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
P A G E 7
ldquoI have never
learned so
much about
policing
geography
cultures
customs
language
and UN
policing in
just one
week before
ldquo
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
He can even show you the different styles which are de-
picted in the architecture The interesting details include
how the original sculpture made a replica of his naked wife
and placed it in a position with the gargoyles on the one
side of the Cathedral You would never pick that up in a
million years unless you knew the building inside and out
The normal viewing of the Cathedral would be approxi-
mately 45 minutes but not with Johannes Holl Two and a
half hours later and he has described all the stain glass win-
dows caskets pictures organ and artifacts in the whole
place After two and a half hour hours you feel like you
want to go through again and learn even more Pictures
well letrsquos just say I think I was up to about 250 pictures at
this point and had to recharge the batteries each night I
was walking on a stone path that was 2000 years old and
in a house that was older than Canada If you ever get the
chance please go to Germany and hope that Johannes Holl
has some free time to take you around You will not only
be appreciative of his warmth friendliness and generosity
but speechless regarding his knowledge of the area Some
of the fascinating places I saw include
St Michaels abbey Seigburg
Cathedral Koln
Estle Castle Koblenz
Bonn University formerly Bonn Castle Bonn
Beethovenrsquos birthplace Bonn
Dragonrsquos Rock Konigswinter
Drachenburg Castle Konigswinter
Altenburger Castle Altenburger
Bruhl Castle Bruhl
I had an amazing time visiting Koln and all the attractions
In addition my patrols and visit to the Headquarters Dis-
trict jail police training center (PTC) UN missions training
center communications center and command center were
extremely interesting
Well just when you think Germany doesnrsquot get any better
you arrive at Gimborn Castle Nestled in a secluded valley
approximately a half hour east of Koln you approach a
stunning castle with a small lake and immaculate landscape
The castle has been renovated but still keeps the historic
sense of the building The rooms you stay in are inside
the tower portion of the castle and each room has a
theme for a region of Germany
The whole training centre is gorgeous and picturesque
The course starts with brief history of the centre and infor-
mation on the specific course We then move to introduc-
tions of everyone It is then that I learn of the huge dynam-
ics in the course with officers from Cyprus SirLanka Hong
Kong The Netherlands Austria United Kingdom and all
over Germany In a most relaxing and comfortable ap-
proach the coordinator Antonius Rutting leads us into the
seminar with a variety of interesting and knowledgeable lec-
turers The topic of UN policing missions is of particular
interest for me as I am destined for a mission to Afghanistan
in January 2011 So I was glued to each lecturer with com-
plete interest The topics covered all aspects of UN mis-
sions from the selection process training mission parame-
ters deployment and return process and debriefing It left us
with a well rounded knowledge of UN police missions Many
officers on the course had been on missions and they freely
provided details of their experiences
I have never learned so much about policing geography
cultures customs language and UN policing in just one
week before It was amazing to see 30 officers bond so
quickly within the class By the second day everyone knew
each otherrsquos name and where they were from The whole
experience was very unique I would encourage more offi-
cers from Canada to get involved in the IPA and attend these
types of courses I will be singing the praises of my experi-
ence for years to come I already have plans to attend IBZ
Gimborn training center again in the future
I will also be doing my part to encourage officers to join the
IPA and part take in these types of opportunities This was
the experience of a life time and will be a great benefit to me
in my personal and professional life I have made friends and
colleagues for life some of which will be visiting in the near
future which I look forward to
A personal thanks to the IPA Boyd Brown Johannes Holl
and the Arthur Troop Scholarship for making this dream a
reality In closing I would like to say to any officer who may
read this what are you waiting for join the IPA and see the
world You wonrsquot regret it
Cheers
Servo per Amikeco
Mike Hunter
NBPS
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated in
the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from Seattle
(anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the disorder
Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the central busi-
ness district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was founded in the
immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 8 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Lhistoire des ldquosacs manquants bleurdquo en Belgique
Le voyage en Europe en 2010 drsquoun adheacuterent Canadien Peter Stewart
Peter et sa famille ont voyageacute sur Paris apregraves avoir passeacute une semaine agrave Bruges en Belgique Le train qui devait les
transporter srsquoest retrouveacute en panne et ils ont ducirc en prendre un autre pour rentrer agrave Paris Dans la confusion agrave savoir
ce qui ce passait et dans la hacircte de ne pas rater le prochain train sur une plateforme diffeacuterente ils ont laisseacute derriegravere
deux sacs en plastique bleu qui contenait les articles souvenir de leur fils
Les Stewart eacutetaient presque rendus agrave Bruxelles lorsqursquoils reacutealisegraverent leur oubli Peter parla avec le conducteur qui
teacuteleacutephona agrave Bruges On lrsquoinforma que les sacs avaient eacuteteacute localiseacutes et placeacutes au agrave la consigne des objets perdus Il teacuteleacute-
phone donc agrave Marc-Margy (Durant) preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique expliquant lrsquoincident Marc-Margy lui dit qursquoil srsquoen oc-
cupait
Le preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique teacuteleacutephona agrave un autre membre Bjorn de Deckere qui se rendit agrave la station de Bruges
reacutecupeacutera les sacs et demanda au conducteur du train suivant se rendant agrave Bruxelles de les prendre avec lui et que
Marc-Margy attendait
En route vers Bruxelles Peter reccedilut lrsquoappel du preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique qui confirmait avoir les sacs Agrave sa grande
surprise le samedi Marc-Margy pris le train a fin de les lui remettre en personne
Peter et lui se rencontregraverent agrave la Gare du Nord agrave Paris Et comme le train du retour en Belgique ne devait repartir que deux heures plus tard ils prirent le chemin de lrsquoappartement des Stewart ougrave Marc-Margy fit la connaissance de
lrsquoeacutepouse de Peter et de ses deux fils Apregraves cette courte visite il prit le meacutetro en direction de la gare puis le train et
retourna chez lui
En plus drsquoavoir rendus les garccedilons heureux drsquoavoir reacutecupeacutereacute leurs souvenirs lrsquohistoire de cette aventure est devenue
un sujet de conversation de choix Lorsque nous racontons que les colis eacutetaient resteacutes sur le quai agrave Bruges les gens
eacutetaient peineacutes pour les enfants Mais crsquoest la faccedilon dont les articles ont eacuteteacute reacutecupeacutereacutes qui surprend le plus Tregraves peu de
personnes ont accegraves agrave une organisation comme lrsquoIPA Elle ne serait pas aussi extraordinaire sans ses membres et les
efforts qursquoils deacuteploient Tout ce que je souhaite est de pouvoir rendre la pareille agrave un membre IPA dans le futur
Je precircche probablement dans le deacutesert mais cet incident deacutemontre bien le genre drsquoorganisation et de ressource qursquoest
lrsquoIPA Peter est un nouvel adheacuterent et cet incident est un exemple eacuteloquent qui devrait faire en sorte que les membres
actuels encouragent leurs collegravegues policiers agrave joindre lrsquoIPA De telles aventures comme celle-lagrave se produisent de
temps agrave autres particuliegraverement lors de deacuteplacements agrave lrsquoeacutetranger et lorsqursquoon nrsquoest pas familier avec la langue et les
coutumes Crsquoest rassurant de savoir que lrsquoon peut appeler laquoun fregravereraquo lorsque neacutecessaire
Je sais qursquoil existe plusieurs organisations qui offrent du soutien professionnel agrave leurs membres mais je ne peux en
identifier une comme lrsquoIPA qui en regroupe unis grand nombre et qui possegravede autant de ressources que les policiers
actifs ou retraiteacutes Si un policier ne sait pas quoi faire dans certaines situations critiques je me demande qui le saura
Peter remercie tregraves sincegraverement Marc-Margy Durant Bjorn de Deckere et bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
Peter remercie
tregraves
sincegraverement
Marc-Margy
Durant Bjorn
de Deckere et
bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated
in the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from
Seattle (anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the dis-
order Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the cen-
tral business district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was
founded in the immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 9
Peterrsquos most
profound
appreciation
goes out to
Marc-Margy
Durant and
Bjorn de
Deckere and
of course the
IPA
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Peter Stewart - Canadian Member Travelling in Europe - 2010
Peter and his family were travelling to Paris after spending a week in Bruges Belgium The train that they were scheduled to
take broke down so they had to switch to another train going to Paris In their confusion figuring out what was going on
and in a hurry to catch the new train on a different platform they inadvertently left two blue plastic shopping bags contain-
ing their sonrsquos souvenirs on the platform
The Stewartrsquos were half way to Brussels when they realize what had happened Peter spoke with the conductor who in
turned called Bruges and learned that the bags were found and placed in the stationrsquos Lost and Found Department He tele-
phoned Marc-Margy (Durant) (President of IPA Belgium) and explained what happened and Marc-Margy advised Peter to
leave it with him
The President of IPA Belgium called another IPA member Bjorn de Deckere who drove to the Bruges Station retrieved the bags and requested the conductor on the next train to Brussels to take bags where Marc-Margy would be waiting On their
way from Brussels to Paris Peter received a call from the IPA Belgium President stating that he had the bags To his aston-
ishment and surprise Marc-Margy boarded an afternoon train on Saturday to deliver the two bags in person
Peter met him at the Gare du Nord station in Paris Since the return train to Belgium would not be leaving for a couple of
hours they retired to the Stewartrsquos apartment in the city where Marc-Margy met Peterrsquos wife and their sons After their
brief visit Marc-Margy returned by metro the station and returned home
Besides making the boys happy by getting their souvenirs back but the way we got them back has turned into the best story
that anyone has heard of When he first told them that we had left the parcels on the platform in Bruges they immediately
felt sorry for the boysrsquo misfortune When I tell them how we got them back they were astounded Very few people have
access to such an organization as the IPA The IPA would not be as good an organization if it were not for the efforts that
members like you put into it I can only hope that I can be as accommodating to an IPA member in the future
This is probably like preaching to the choir but this incident demonstrates the kind of organization that the IPA is and what
a fabulous resource it can be Peter is a new member but this situation is a great example of why current members should
encourage fellow police officers to join the IPA Situation like this can and do arise from time to time especially when you
are out of the country and donrsquot know the language and ways of doing things It gives great peace of mind to be able to call
―brother to help out when needed
I know there are lots of organizations that extend professional courtesies to their members but I canrsquot think of many that
have members as resourceful as this one made of current and retired police officers If ―cops canrsquot figure out what to do
in most situations then not too many others will
Peterrsquos most profound appreciation goes out to Marc-Margy Durant and Bjorn de Deckere and of course the IPA
Fingerprinted in the Tundrahellip
by Georg Gruber IPA member from Austria
Wild and adventurous Alaska will always impress visitors from all over the world
even nowadays To visit Alaska is fantastic and unique the dimension of this
state brings the civilisation with all its technical achievements (which you also
encounter in Alaska) into a complete different aspect
Early July 2010 a group of IPA members and spouses started their voyage from
Tyrol from the Innsbruck and Salzburg airport and colleagues from the eastern
part of Austria departing from the Vienna airport to Frankfurt Here we boarded
the next flight via Greenland to Whitehorse Yukon ( a time difference of 9
hours) where we were welcomed in our hotel by IPA representative for the
Yukon Al Fedoriak Al welcomed us to Whitehorse and IPA Canada - Region 5
and we exchanged some gifts
From there we boarded our bus and traveled the Alaska Highway to Haynes Junc-
tion in the Kuane National Park Some of the group took a sightseeing tour with a
bush plane over the glaciers around Mount Logan (the highest mountain in Can-
ada)
Our tour continued over the Glenn Highway enjoying the countless rivers lakes
and glaciers at the impressive Wrangell ndash St Elias National Park and via the
Richardson Highway we turned south in the direction of the Pacific Coast
Al Fedoriak (Region 5) and
Georg Gruber (right) exchange gifts
In Whitehorse (YUKON)
helliphellipwhere we
were
welcomed by
IPA
representative
Al Fedoriak
The story of the missing ldquoBlue Bagsrdquo in Belgium
P A G E 1 0
Here we
were
welcomed
by a
breathtaking
landscape
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Valdez has also the nickname of ―Little Switzerland because of its alpine surroundings However itrsquos generally known as the
spot where the Trans oil Alaska Pipe Line ends and where the big oil tankers are loaded From here we continued out trip
to Prince William Sound
We passed the calving glaciers of which the Columbia Icefield was one of the most spectacular of all and followed our
route close to the Pacific Coast Alaskarsquos largest city Anchorage gave us a chance to get acquainted and do some sightseeing
in our free time This city lies at the same degree of latitude as Stockholm and St Petersburg Here were many interesting
spots to discover Lake Hood with Lake Spenard the largest airfield for hydroplanes We also visited the Matanuska Valley
as well as the main town of Palmer
Via the George Parks Highway we traveled north towards Denali Nat Park Here we were welcomed by a breathtaking
landscape of a constantly changing panorama glaciers in the distance and beaver dams in the nearby rivers It was without
question the scenic climax of our tour In the early hours we started our Denali Wildlife Tour with a shuttle bus driving
into one of North Americarsquos most worth seeing landscapes Again on the George Parks Highway we made a stop in Ne-
nana where we visited the Alaska Railway Museum after which we reached Fairbanks in the afternoon We continued our
travels via the Top of the World Highway and crossed the border between Canada and the USA at the most northern
border crossing Little Cold Creek After the border formalities and the necessary fingerprinting we continued enjoying the
indescribable view Mountains rivers valleys and forest as far the eye could reach In the afternoon we crossed the Yukon
river by ferry and reached Dawson City Here we visited the Bonanza Creek the Jack London Cabin the Midnight Dome
and the Golddiggers Museum A visit to the Diamond Tooth Gertie and the Casino with Can-Can girls was on the evening
program Via the Klondike Highway the tour returned to Whitehorse Our return flight to Frankfurt continuing to Inns-
bruck Salzburg and Vienna was as always perfectly organized All travel participants look already forward to the 2011 Japan
trip
Interested in traveling and visit IPA - members worldwide
Go to wwwipa-iacorghouseshelliphellip
IPA now has over 60 properties word wide where members can stay in reasonable priced accommodations
The IPA Houses are currently available in 21 countries worldwide
The idea behind IPA houses originated in Germany and followed on from the founding of IBZ Castle Gimborn in 1969
Today there are IPA Houses across the globe from Australia to South Africa Israel to the United Kingdom - the con-
cept is still developing with more Houses being opened each year like the new IPA house in Malaga Spain and
Clonard Village in Ireland
Several IPA members have accommodation available in their home or rental at very reasonable cost
When visiting our national website at wwwipaca you find more useful information at
Traveler Advice Articles like tips for IPA members when traveling tips plan ahead home hosting etc
Furthermore you always can contact our National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON at travelipaca
as well as the IPA Canada Assistant National Travel Secretary Guy BABIN at guybabinsympaticoca
More information about IPA Friendship weeks Anniversaries Tours or special events you will find on the last two pages
of this edition
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
P A G E 1 1
Come Join IPA Canada in celebrating itrsquos 50th Anniversary
June 4mdashJune 13 2011
IPA Canada is proud to offer you the opportunity to visit all that Ontario has to offer
We are inviting you to a 10-day tour which includes visits to London (home of our founder) experience dinner
overlooking the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and see the sites of Toronto (the capital city of Ontario)
All these sights and more along with the warm hospitality of Canada awaits you
The tour begins on Saturday June 4 2011 following the IPA Canada AGM in London ON and concludes on
Tuesday June 14 2011 in Toronto ON
The cost for this all inclusive tour is only
$1900 CAD per person based on double occupancy or $2400 CAD per person single occupancy
The tour is only open to the first 54 people who register
We hope to see you there
For further information and registration forms contact
Larry Sheppard
179 Great Oak Trail
Binbrook Ontario L0R 1C0
Ph 1 (289) 286 0141
Email cop300mountaincablenet
Day 1 Saturday June 4
Our guests will be greeted at the airport and transported to the Hilton Hotel in London ON where registration will continue
throughout the day In the evening we attend dinner and closing reception of the IPA Canada Annual General Meeting and
the start of the IPA Canada 50th Anniversary Celebrations It is an opportunity to mix with the IPA Canada delegates and
fellow tour guests
Day 2 Sunday June 5
Morning free early afternoon a tour of the London Police Station Dinner will be a barbeque at the London Police Associa-
tion Evening free
Day 3 Monday June 6
We board a bus for a drive and tour of the Ontario Police College where lunch will be served Drive and shop at St Jacobs
and Elmira (Mennonite Country) Dinner will be served at the Waterloo Police Association Hall
Day 4 Tuesday June 7
We depart at 1000 am aboard a double decker bus for a tour of London Tour of the Labattrsquos Brewery with lunch included
Dinner served at a local establishment
Day 5 Wednesday June 8
We board the bus and head for Niagara Falls En route we stop at Hernder Estates Wineries for lunch and a wine tour
At 200 PM we arrive at the Oakes hotel overlooking Niagara Falls Diner is served at the Skylon Tower overlooking the
Niagara Falls The evening is free to do as you please
Day 6 Thursday June 9
At 930 AM we board a double decker bus for Niagara-onndashthe-Lake for some walking and shopping At noon you will return back to the hotel The rest of the day is free You will be given lunch money and a coupon book (This coupon book includes
free transportation around Niagara Falls and free or discounted entrance to many of the attractions that Niagara Falls has to
offer) At 530 PM we must be back at the hotel to board the bus to go for dinner at Bettyrsquos restaurant
Day 7 Friday June 10
This will be a free day to explore more of Niagara Falls using your coupon book or just relax We have to be back at the hotel
and on the bus at 530 PM to go to the famous ―Oh Canada Eh show We should return to the hotel by 10 PM
Day 8 Saturday June 11
Today we board the bus and head for Toronto At 11 AM we visit the Halton Railway exhibit and have a barbeque lunch We
arrive at the Novotel Hotel in downtown Toronto at approx 230 PM Dinner will be on your own with numerous restau-
rants in the area (You will be given dinner money)
Day 9 Sunday June 12
We leave the hotel to board the bus to Midland and take a boat cruise with lunch included Visit an authentic 17th Century
Jesuit Missionary settlement and martyr shrine Return to Toronto for dinner and evening on your own
Day 10 Monday June 13
See some of the sights of Toronto (CN Tower Hockey Hall of Fame Royal Ontario Museum etc)
Closing Gala Dinner at the hotel
Day 11 Tuesday June 14
Departures we hope you have enjoyed your visit to Canada and will come back very soon We have vouchers available to
you you can use for transport from the hotel to the Toronto International Airport If anyone wishes to extend their stay the
hotel has rooms available (These rooms must be booked at time of registration)
IPA CANADA 50th ANNIVERSARY Tour ITINARARY
P A G E 1 2
More China adventures by Brian N COX V O L 2 0 1 0 4
In Beijing and Shanghai you will see foreigners every-
where but here in Chongqing I would estimate that 95
of the time I leave our condo I never see another for-
eigner (Naturally I have got used to people staring at
me) Although there are many more Americans Brits
and probably Aussies than Canadians here coinciden-
tally the last four of the last five foreigners I ran into
here in Chongqing were Canadians Three were expats
living here and one was visiting his daughter who worked
in China I was sitting on a bench in a shopping area
while Gong Pei bargained in a nearby store when the
man visiting his daughter sat beside me It turned out he
was from Regina and two RCMP members were his best
friends Bill Logan and Tom Light I not only knew both
of them Tom Light was my boss when I was on Winni-
peg Drug Squad Talk about a small world Unfortu-
nately Bill Logan has passed away and Tom Light had a
serious stroke and has been confined to a wheelchair for
the past two years I was very surprised about Tom as
he always seemed to be a fit and healthy individual and never looked overweight when I knew him Apparently
the stroke occurred while he was out hunting with the
visitor from Regina that I was talking to I am only pro-
viding this detail because I know a lot of people reading
China Adventures are ex-RCMP and new both Logan
and Light
Apparently the biggest group of buyers of high-end
houses in London England are mainland Chinese Unlike
the wealthy groups that preceded them the Russians and
Saudis the Chinese are not buying the houses to live in
but as an investment they prefer to remain living in
China According to the New York Times London real
estate companies are desperate to hire Mandarin speak-
ing employees
I saw some beautiful SpringFall jackets on sale here for
$15 about $100 cheaper than they would cost in Can-
ada but unfortunately I am too big and fat to buy
clothes in Chongqing Due to the large number of for-
eigners living in Beijing and Shanghai (about 140000 in
each of these cities I have been told) large size clothes
should be no problem to find Here they are very rare
One of the many things I will miss about China is the
service I didnrsquot realize how poor service was in Canada
until I had something to compare it to A restaurant that
would have five waiterswaitresses in Canada would have
fifteen to twenty here Instead of the four or five em-
ployees on each floor of a Canadian department store
all disguised in street clothes so you donrsquot know they
work there in Chongqing there would be at least one-
hundred employees on every floor all wearing uniforms
If you need something from a nearby store or restaurant
you just phone them and they will deliver it to your door
at no charge God Irsquom going to miss this
The other day when we were downtown there was a
small anti-Japanese rally protesting the seizure of a Chi-
nese fishing boat and the imprisonment of its captain by the Japanese near a group of islands claimed by both
countries
The government in Beijing is on television every day protesting
this action by the Japanese and promising ―dire consequences
if the captain is not released Today there was a big rally in
Jeifangbei with flags waving and choirs singing a song bout re-
leasing the captain Gong Pei says many people are calling for
war upon Japan Anti-Japanese feelings are very strong here in
China as the atrocities committed by the Japanese during
WW2 are still front and centre in their minds Ironically
young Japanese know nothing about this because Japanese war
crimes have been removed from Japanese history books I
realize that the USA is an ally of Japan but I think that China
has no fear of the American military whatsoever I canrsquot be
sure but I suspect both governments will keep things in per-
spective China and Japan are important trading partners now
in fact China is Japanrsquos second biggest trading partner
Chinarsquos transition from an agricultural society to an urban
society is progressing at an astounding pace An article in the
Globe amp Mail recently said that China now has sixty cities with
populations over one million but by 2025 there will be 220 cities with populations exceeding one million Currently
Chinarsquos urban population is 633 million but by 2030 the urban
population will be one billion When this happens who is
going to be growing the food for 13 billion plus people To
be classified as a medium-size city in China the population
must exceed seven million By this standard there would be
very few medium size cities in the US and Canada
Brian Cox
Chongqing China
briancoxvip163com
Brian Cox
Ret Cpl
RCMP
and a member
of Region 14
returned to
Canada
We look for-
ward (if possi-
ble) to hear
more about his
China Adven-
tureshellip
Time to meet Brian and Gong Pei
Liberation Square in Chongqing China
P A G E 1 3
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thousands of peace and police officers from across Canada participated on Sunday September 26 2010 in Ottawa in the
annual ceremonies remembering those who have died in the line of duty
Thousands of police and peace officers from across Canada gathered on Parliament Hill to honour seven fellow peace offi-
cers slain in the line of duty over the past year
The dayrsquos ceremony began at 9 am in a light drizzle as officers read aloud the names of each of the 771 police and peace
officers who have died on-duty over the years Six to eight officers a year have died in Canada over the last 23 years
The ceremony culminated in a march to Parliament Hill where they were greeted by dignitaries and the general public
In 1998 the federal government proclaimed the last Sunday in September as Police and Peace Officersrsquo National Memorial
Day
The names that will be added to the glass monuments of the Canadian Police Memorial Pavilion located behind Parliament
Hill include
RCMP Constable Chelsey Robinson died June 21 2010
OPP Constable Vu Pham died March 8 2010
Peel Regional Police Constable A James Ochakovsky died March 2 2010
RCMP Chief Superintendent Douglas E Coate died - January 16 2010
RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher died Jan 12 2010
Ottawa Police Constable I Eric Czapnik ndash Dec 29 2009
Leacutevis Police Service Constable Meacutelanie Roy died Sept 7 2009
Peace and police officers honoured in annual tribute in Ottawa
On Sunday September 13 2010 four fallen RCMP officers were added to the Cenotaph Honour Roll and Memorial Wall
during the RCMP National Memorial Service held at Depot Division in Regina
The four fallen officers were added to the 222 brave men and women who have served Canada as Royal Canadian Mounted
Police since 1876 Commissioner William JS Elliot said during the event It is my hope that the family and friends of our
fallen comrades will find some solace in the knowledge that their loved ones sacrifices will always be remembered by their
extended RCMP family
We are mindful of the tragic death of Constable Michael Potvin who lost his life while on duty in Mayo Yukon on July 13
2010 Mike and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers Constable Potvinrsquos service and sacrifice will be officially recog-
nized at our 2011 National Memorial Service
Constable Norman Harry Atkins died on July 8 1995 when he was involved in a police car collision near Finnegans Hill New
Brunswick Constable Chelsey Alice Robinson died on June 21 2010 as the result of a two vehicle collision while on patrol in
Stony Plain Alberta Sergeant Mark Charles Gallagher and Chief Superintendent Douglas Edward Coates died as a result of a
massive earthquake in January 2010 while serving on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
The Memorial Service was attended by those close to the fallen members and Canadian leaders veterans cadets and RCMP
from across Canada The Depot has been the location of the annual Memorial Service since the mid-1930s
RCMP honour fallen members at National Memorial Service
at Depot Division in Regina
P A G E 1 4
Shoulder flash
Sri Lanka Police
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
There were 3500
- 4000 wild
elephants on the
islandhelliphellip
IPA - SRI LANKA
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
15-25 AUGUST 2010 George and Mary Frid long time IPA members with two Mount
Hope friends started our adventure August 5th flying ETIHAD
Airways from Pearson for a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates
Arrived at 800 pm the following day driven to the recently opened
five star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel Spent three days touring a
visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque sixth largest in the world
opened during Ramadan in 2007 The Mosque was built at a cost
of 2 billion USD and is still being added to Can accommodate
41000 worshippers at one time contains the worlds largest chan-
delier at 9 tonnes and carpet woven in Iran over two years at a cost
of 2 million USD Mary was obliged to wear a provided freshly
laundered abaya and the men a dishdada (long cotton garment) no
shoes Went on a desert sand dune bashing harrowing ride in jeep
type vehicles ending at a camel farm and oasis for dinner and belly
dancing entertainment
On the 9th driven to Dubai where we stayed at the Fairmont in the centre of the City Took bus tours shopped in the
souks sailed on an Arab dhow and the final of the fourth day had to forego a pass to the worlds tallest building for an
invitation to have drinks in the lounge of Burj Al Arab reputed to be the only seven star hotel in the world Entry is by
pre registration no sight seers The drink menu included a vintage cognac sprinkled with gold dust at $2000 Cdn per
drink so we opted for Beefeater gin amp tonic at $300 Cdn for four drinks
On the 13th flew from Abu Dhabi for a four hour flight to Colombo Sri Lanka where we were met by IPA reps driven
to the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel registered and received a gift package of two different monogrammed golf shirts can-
vas shoulder bag and boxes of tea for each person Eighty-one registrants from Australia Canada Great Britain Swit-
zerland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Italy Hong Kong Portugal and Slovakia
During the eleven day trip stayed at eight high end hotels served three meals daily several cocktail receptions and after-
noon teas There were two exceptional dinners of note The first was in Colombo at the Senior Police Officers Mess a large villa type complex heavily guarded by police personnel because of the recent Tamil conflict The national police
band was in attendance male dancers in traditional island dress female dancers in beautiful coloured attire all serving
police officers of which there are 80000 on the island of 19 million predominantly Hindus and Buddhists with about 13
Tamils originally brought from India to work the tea plantations
The second held on the 22nd at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand where the honoured guest was the Inspector General of
Police (chief or commissioner) A representative from each country was selected to sit at the head table and were pre-
sented with a jewel type box containing a beautiful anodized brass and chrome finished oblong plaque embossed in col-
ours with the Sri Lanka and police flags crests and suitable inscriptions obviously manufactured at considerable expense
During the cross island tour traveled in two new highway cruiser buses plus two mini buses for luggage and supplies
Escorted the entire trip by a police superintendent and a cruiser vehicle with three police officers Approaching every
town met by police vehicles including motorcycle with two officers on a solo machine The escorts were necessary to
get through towns crammed with trucks busses and motorized rickshaws by the hundreds and protection from mili-
tant Tamils not entirely subdued In the cities and towns near former Tamil enclaves there is a military presence with
sand bagged bunkers at all key points and several check points on roadways
The tour included visit to an elephant sanctuary two game preserves with elephants water buffalo leopards mongoose
etc Hindu and Buddhist temples and a three hour long Hindu parade pageant of drum bands all in traditional dress and
65 adorned elephants There were many other sites too numerous to mention
Of interest there are 3500-4000 wild elephants on the island and on average 100 persons are killed by the beasts annu-
ally And 100 species of snakes of which four are venomous on average 600 persons die annually from snake bite
In summary the Sri Lanka IPA Police and Justice Ministry are to be commended for their effort in providing what was to
us a most outstanding friendship gathering I questioned one host how the IPA could provide so much in the way of
hotels meals numerous gifts etc at such an economical price and was informed it was highly subsidized by banks and
business firms
August 15 2010
Welcome Dinner in the Senior Police Officers
Mess in Colombo Sri Lanka
Dancers and members of the band are all serving
police officers
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated in
the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from Seattle
(anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the disorder
Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the central busi-
ness district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was founded in the
immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 8 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Lhistoire des ldquosacs manquants bleurdquo en Belgique
Le voyage en Europe en 2010 drsquoun adheacuterent Canadien Peter Stewart
Peter et sa famille ont voyageacute sur Paris apregraves avoir passeacute une semaine agrave Bruges en Belgique Le train qui devait les
transporter srsquoest retrouveacute en panne et ils ont ducirc en prendre un autre pour rentrer agrave Paris Dans la confusion agrave savoir
ce qui ce passait et dans la hacircte de ne pas rater le prochain train sur une plateforme diffeacuterente ils ont laisseacute derriegravere
deux sacs en plastique bleu qui contenait les articles souvenir de leur fils
Les Stewart eacutetaient presque rendus agrave Bruxelles lorsqursquoils reacutealisegraverent leur oubli Peter parla avec le conducteur qui
teacuteleacutephona agrave Bruges On lrsquoinforma que les sacs avaient eacuteteacute localiseacutes et placeacutes au agrave la consigne des objets perdus Il teacuteleacute-
phone donc agrave Marc-Margy (Durant) preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique expliquant lrsquoincident Marc-Margy lui dit qursquoil srsquoen oc-
cupait
Le preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique teacuteleacutephona agrave un autre membre Bjorn de Deckere qui se rendit agrave la station de Bruges
reacutecupeacutera les sacs et demanda au conducteur du train suivant se rendant agrave Bruxelles de les prendre avec lui et que
Marc-Margy attendait
En route vers Bruxelles Peter reccedilut lrsquoappel du preacutesident de lrsquoIPA Belgique qui confirmait avoir les sacs Agrave sa grande
surprise le samedi Marc-Margy pris le train a fin de les lui remettre en personne
Peter et lui se rencontregraverent agrave la Gare du Nord agrave Paris Et comme le train du retour en Belgique ne devait repartir que deux heures plus tard ils prirent le chemin de lrsquoappartement des Stewart ougrave Marc-Margy fit la connaissance de
lrsquoeacutepouse de Peter et de ses deux fils Apregraves cette courte visite il prit le meacutetro en direction de la gare puis le train et
retourna chez lui
En plus drsquoavoir rendus les garccedilons heureux drsquoavoir reacutecupeacutereacute leurs souvenirs lrsquohistoire de cette aventure est devenue
un sujet de conversation de choix Lorsque nous racontons que les colis eacutetaient resteacutes sur le quai agrave Bruges les gens
eacutetaient peineacutes pour les enfants Mais crsquoest la faccedilon dont les articles ont eacuteteacute reacutecupeacutereacutes qui surprend le plus Tregraves peu de
personnes ont accegraves agrave une organisation comme lrsquoIPA Elle ne serait pas aussi extraordinaire sans ses membres et les
efforts qursquoils deacuteploient Tout ce que je souhaite est de pouvoir rendre la pareille agrave un membre IPA dans le futur
Je precircche probablement dans le deacutesert mais cet incident deacutemontre bien le genre drsquoorganisation et de ressource qursquoest
lrsquoIPA Peter est un nouvel adheacuterent et cet incident est un exemple eacuteloquent qui devrait faire en sorte que les membres
actuels encouragent leurs collegravegues policiers agrave joindre lrsquoIPA De telles aventures comme celle-lagrave se produisent de
temps agrave autres particuliegraverement lors de deacuteplacements agrave lrsquoeacutetranger et lorsqursquoon nrsquoest pas familier avec la langue et les
coutumes Crsquoest rassurant de savoir que lrsquoon peut appeler laquoun fregravereraquo lorsque neacutecessaire
Je sais qursquoil existe plusieurs organisations qui offrent du soutien professionnel agrave leurs membres mais je ne peux en
identifier une comme lrsquoIPA qui en regroupe unis grand nombre et qui possegravede autant de ressources que les policiers
actifs ou retraiteacutes Si un policier ne sait pas quoi faire dans certaines situations critiques je me demande qui le saura
Peter remercie tregraves sincegraverement Marc-Margy Durant Bjorn de Deckere et bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
Peter remercie
tregraves
sincegraverement
Marc-Margy
Durant Bjorn
de Deckere et
bien sucircr lrsquoIPA
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated
in the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from
Seattle (anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the dis-
order Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the cen-
tral business district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was
founded in the immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 9
Peterrsquos most
profound
appreciation
goes out to
Marc-Margy
Durant and
Bjorn de
Deckere and
of course the
IPA
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Peter Stewart - Canadian Member Travelling in Europe - 2010
Peter and his family were travelling to Paris after spending a week in Bruges Belgium The train that they were scheduled to
take broke down so they had to switch to another train going to Paris In their confusion figuring out what was going on
and in a hurry to catch the new train on a different platform they inadvertently left two blue plastic shopping bags contain-
ing their sonrsquos souvenirs on the platform
The Stewartrsquos were half way to Brussels when they realize what had happened Peter spoke with the conductor who in
turned called Bruges and learned that the bags were found and placed in the stationrsquos Lost and Found Department He tele-
phoned Marc-Margy (Durant) (President of IPA Belgium) and explained what happened and Marc-Margy advised Peter to
leave it with him
The President of IPA Belgium called another IPA member Bjorn de Deckere who drove to the Bruges Station retrieved the bags and requested the conductor on the next train to Brussels to take bags where Marc-Margy would be waiting On their
way from Brussels to Paris Peter received a call from the IPA Belgium President stating that he had the bags To his aston-
ishment and surprise Marc-Margy boarded an afternoon train on Saturday to deliver the two bags in person
Peter met him at the Gare du Nord station in Paris Since the return train to Belgium would not be leaving for a couple of
hours they retired to the Stewartrsquos apartment in the city where Marc-Margy met Peterrsquos wife and their sons After their
brief visit Marc-Margy returned by metro the station and returned home
Besides making the boys happy by getting their souvenirs back but the way we got them back has turned into the best story
that anyone has heard of When he first told them that we had left the parcels on the platform in Bruges they immediately
felt sorry for the boysrsquo misfortune When I tell them how we got them back they were astounded Very few people have
access to such an organization as the IPA The IPA would not be as good an organization if it were not for the efforts that
members like you put into it I can only hope that I can be as accommodating to an IPA member in the future
This is probably like preaching to the choir but this incident demonstrates the kind of organization that the IPA is and what
a fabulous resource it can be Peter is a new member but this situation is a great example of why current members should
encourage fellow police officers to join the IPA Situation like this can and do arise from time to time especially when you
are out of the country and donrsquot know the language and ways of doing things It gives great peace of mind to be able to call
―brother to help out when needed
I know there are lots of organizations that extend professional courtesies to their members but I canrsquot think of many that
have members as resourceful as this one made of current and retired police officers If ―cops canrsquot figure out what to do
in most situations then not too many others will
Peterrsquos most profound appreciation goes out to Marc-Margy Durant and Bjorn de Deckere and of course the IPA
Fingerprinted in the Tundrahellip
by Georg Gruber IPA member from Austria
Wild and adventurous Alaska will always impress visitors from all over the world
even nowadays To visit Alaska is fantastic and unique the dimension of this
state brings the civilisation with all its technical achievements (which you also
encounter in Alaska) into a complete different aspect
Early July 2010 a group of IPA members and spouses started their voyage from
Tyrol from the Innsbruck and Salzburg airport and colleagues from the eastern
part of Austria departing from the Vienna airport to Frankfurt Here we boarded
the next flight via Greenland to Whitehorse Yukon ( a time difference of 9
hours) where we were welcomed in our hotel by IPA representative for the
Yukon Al Fedoriak Al welcomed us to Whitehorse and IPA Canada - Region 5
and we exchanged some gifts
From there we boarded our bus and traveled the Alaska Highway to Haynes Junc-
tion in the Kuane National Park Some of the group took a sightseeing tour with a
bush plane over the glaciers around Mount Logan (the highest mountain in Can-
ada)
Our tour continued over the Glenn Highway enjoying the countless rivers lakes
and glaciers at the impressive Wrangell ndash St Elias National Park and via the
Richardson Highway we turned south in the direction of the Pacific Coast
Al Fedoriak (Region 5) and
Georg Gruber (right) exchange gifts
In Whitehorse (YUKON)
helliphellipwhere we
were
welcomed by
IPA
representative
Al Fedoriak
The story of the missing ldquoBlue Bagsrdquo in Belgium
P A G E 1 0
Here we
were
welcomed
by a
breathtaking
landscape
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Valdez has also the nickname of ―Little Switzerland because of its alpine surroundings However itrsquos generally known as the
spot where the Trans oil Alaska Pipe Line ends and where the big oil tankers are loaded From here we continued out trip
to Prince William Sound
We passed the calving glaciers of which the Columbia Icefield was one of the most spectacular of all and followed our
route close to the Pacific Coast Alaskarsquos largest city Anchorage gave us a chance to get acquainted and do some sightseeing
in our free time This city lies at the same degree of latitude as Stockholm and St Petersburg Here were many interesting
spots to discover Lake Hood with Lake Spenard the largest airfield for hydroplanes We also visited the Matanuska Valley
as well as the main town of Palmer
Via the George Parks Highway we traveled north towards Denali Nat Park Here we were welcomed by a breathtaking
landscape of a constantly changing panorama glaciers in the distance and beaver dams in the nearby rivers It was without
question the scenic climax of our tour In the early hours we started our Denali Wildlife Tour with a shuttle bus driving
into one of North Americarsquos most worth seeing landscapes Again on the George Parks Highway we made a stop in Ne-
nana where we visited the Alaska Railway Museum after which we reached Fairbanks in the afternoon We continued our
travels via the Top of the World Highway and crossed the border between Canada and the USA at the most northern
border crossing Little Cold Creek After the border formalities and the necessary fingerprinting we continued enjoying the
indescribable view Mountains rivers valleys and forest as far the eye could reach In the afternoon we crossed the Yukon
river by ferry and reached Dawson City Here we visited the Bonanza Creek the Jack London Cabin the Midnight Dome
and the Golddiggers Museum A visit to the Diamond Tooth Gertie and the Casino with Can-Can girls was on the evening
program Via the Klondike Highway the tour returned to Whitehorse Our return flight to Frankfurt continuing to Inns-
bruck Salzburg and Vienna was as always perfectly organized All travel participants look already forward to the 2011 Japan
trip
Interested in traveling and visit IPA - members worldwide
Go to wwwipa-iacorghouseshelliphellip
IPA now has over 60 properties word wide where members can stay in reasonable priced accommodations
The IPA Houses are currently available in 21 countries worldwide
The idea behind IPA houses originated in Germany and followed on from the founding of IBZ Castle Gimborn in 1969
Today there are IPA Houses across the globe from Australia to South Africa Israel to the United Kingdom - the con-
cept is still developing with more Houses being opened each year like the new IPA house in Malaga Spain and
Clonard Village in Ireland
Several IPA members have accommodation available in their home or rental at very reasonable cost
When visiting our national website at wwwipaca you find more useful information at
Traveler Advice Articles like tips for IPA members when traveling tips plan ahead home hosting etc
Furthermore you always can contact our National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON at travelipaca
as well as the IPA Canada Assistant National Travel Secretary Guy BABIN at guybabinsympaticoca
More information about IPA Friendship weeks Anniversaries Tours or special events you will find on the last two pages
of this edition
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
P A G E 1 1
Come Join IPA Canada in celebrating itrsquos 50th Anniversary
June 4mdashJune 13 2011
IPA Canada is proud to offer you the opportunity to visit all that Ontario has to offer
We are inviting you to a 10-day tour which includes visits to London (home of our founder) experience dinner
overlooking the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and see the sites of Toronto (the capital city of Ontario)
All these sights and more along with the warm hospitality of Canada awaits you
The tour begins on Saturday June 4 2011 following the IPA Canada AGM in London ON and concludes on
Tuesday June 14 2011 in Toronto ON
The cost for this all inclusive tour is only
$1900 CAD per person based on double occupancy or $2400 CAD per person single occupancy
The tour is only open to the first 54 people who register
We hope to see you there
For further information and registration forms contact
Larry Sheppard
179 Great Oak Trail
Binbrook Ontario L0R 1C0
Ph 1 (289) 286 0141
Email cop300mountaincablenet
Day 1 Saturday June 4
Our guests will be greeted at the airport and transported to the Hilton Hotel in London ON where registration will continue
throughout the day In the evening we attend dinner and closing reception of the IPA Canada Annual General Meeting and
the start of the IPA Canada 50th Anniversary Celebrations It is an opportunity to mix with the IPA Canada delegates and
fellow tour guests
Day 2 Sunday June 5
Morning free early afternoon a tour of the London Police Station Dinner will be a barbeque at the London Police Associa-
tion Evening free
Day 3 Monday June 6
We board a bus for a drive and tour of the Ontario Police College where lunch will be served Drive and shop at St Jacobs
and Elmira (Mennonite Country) Dinner will be served at the Waterloo Police Association Hall
Day 4 Tuesday June 7
We depart at 1000 am aboard a double decker bus for a tour of London Tour of the Labattrsquos Brewery with lunch included
Dinner served at a local establishment
Day 5 Wednesday June 8
We board the bus and head for Niagara Falls En route we stop at Hernder Estates Wineries for lunch and a wine tour
At 200 PM we arrive at the Oakes hotel overlooking Niagara Falls Diner is served at the Skylon Tower overlooking the
Niagara Falls The evening is free to do as you please
Day 6 Thursday June 9
At 930 AM we board a double decker bus for Niagara-onndashthe-Lake for some walking and shopping At noon you will return back to the hotel The rest of the day is free You will be given lunch money and a coupon book (This coupon book includes
free transportation around Niagara Falls and free or discounted entrance to many of the attractions that Niagara Falls has to
offer) At 530 PM we must be back at the hotel to board the bus to go for dinner at Bettyrsquos restaurant
Day 7 Friday June 10
This will be a free day to explore more of Niagara Falls using your coupon book or just relax We have to be back at the hotel
and on the bus at 530 PM to go to the famous ―Oh Canada Eh show We should return to the hotel by 10 PM
Day 8 Saturday June 11
Today we board the bus and head for Toronto At 11 AM we visit the Halton Railway exhibit and have a barbeque lunch We
arrive at the Novotel Hotel in downtown Toronto at approx 230 PM Dinner will be on your own with numerous restau-
rants in the area (You will be given dinner money)
Day 9 Sunday June 12
We leave the hotel to board the bus to Midland and take a boat cruise with lunch included Visit an authentic 17th Century
Jesuit Missionary settlement and martyr shrine Return to Toronto for dinner and evening on your own
Day 10 Monday June 13
See some of the sights of Toronto (CN Tower Hockey Hall of Fame Royal Ontario Museum etc)
Closing Gala Dinner at the hotel
Day 11 Tuesday June 14
Departures we hope you have enjoyed your visit to Canada and will come back very soon We have vouchers available to
you you can use for transport from the hotel to the Toronto International Airport If anyone wishes to extend their stay the
hotel has rooms available (These rooms must be booked at time of registration)
IPA CANADA 50th ANNIVERSARY Tour ITINARARY
P A G E 1 2
More China adventures by Brian N COX V O L 2 0 1 0 4
In Beijing and Shanghai you will see foreigners every-
where but here in Chongqing I would estimate that 95
of the time I leave our condo I never see another for-
eigner (Naturally I have got used to people staring at
me) Although there are many more Americans Brits
and probably Aussies than Canadians here coinciden-
tally the last four of the last five foreigners I ran into
here in Chongqing were Canadians Three were expats
living here and one was visiting his daughter who worked
in China I was sitting on a bench in a shopping area
while Gong Pei bargained in a nearby store when the
man visiting his daughter sat beside me It turned out he
was from Regina and two RCMP members were his best
friends Bill Logan and Tom Light I not only knew both
of them Tom Light was my boss when I was on Winni-
peg Drug Squad Talk about a small world Unfortu-
nately Bill Logan has passed away and Tom Light had a
serious stroke and has been confined to a wheelchair for
the past two years I was very surprised about Tom as
he always seemed to be a fit and healthy individual and never looked overweight when I knew him Apparently
the stroke occurred while he was out hunting with the
visitor from Regina that I was talking to I am only pro-
viding this detail because I know a lot of people reading
China Adventures are ex-RCMP and new both Logan
and Light
Apparently the biggest group of buyers of high-end
houses in London England are mainland Chinese Unlike
the wealthy groups that preceded them the Russians and
Saudis the Chinese are not buying the houses to live in
but as an investment they prefer to remain living in
China According to the New York Times London real
estate companies are desperate to hire Mandarin speak-
ing employees
I saw some beautiful SpringFall jackets on sale here for
$15 about $100 cheaper than they would cost in Can-
ada but unfortunately I am too big and fat to buy
clothes in Chongqing Due to the large number of for-
eigners living in Beijing and Shanghai (about 140000 in
each of these cities I have been told) large size clothes
should be no problem to find Here they are very rare
One of the many things I will miss about China is the
service I didnrsquot realize how poor service was in Canada
until I had something to compare it to A restaurant that
would have five waiterswaitresses in Canada would have
fifteen to twenty here Instead of the four or five em-
ployees on each floor of a Canadian department store
all disguised in street clothes so you donrsquot know they
work there in Chongqing there would be at least one-
hundred employees on every floor all wearing uniforms
If you need something from a nearby store or restaurant
you just phone them and they will deliver it to your door
at no charge God Irsquom going to miss this
The other day when we were downtown there was a
small anti-Japanese rally protesting the seizure of a Chi-
nese fishing boat and the imprisonment of its captain by the Japanese near a group of islands claimed by both
countries
The government in Beijing is on television every day protesting
this action by the Japanese and promising ―dire consequences
if the captain is not released Today there was a big rally in
Jeifangbei with flags waving and choirs singing a song bout re-
leasing the captain Gong Pei says many people are calling for
war upon Japan Anti-Japanese feelings are very strong here in
China as the atrocities committed by the Japanese during
WW2 are still front and centre in their minds Ironically
young Japanese know nothing about this because Japanese war
crimes have been removed from Japanese history books I
realize that the USA is an ally of Japan but I think that China
has no fear of the American military whatsoever I canrsquot be
sure but I suspect both governments will keep things in per-
spective China and Japan are important trading partners now
in fact China is Japanrsquos second biggest trading partner
Chinarsquos transition from an agricultural society to an urban
society is progressing at an astounding pace An article in the
Globe amp Mail recently said that China now has sixty cities with
populations over one million but by 2025 there will be 220 cities with populations exceeding one million Currently
Chinarsquos urban population is 633 million but by 2030 the urban
population will be one billion When this happens who is
going to be growing the food for 13 billion plus people To
be classified as a medium-size city in China the population
must exceed seven million By this standard there would be
very few medium size cities in the US and Canada
Brian Cox
Chongqing China
briancoxvip163com
Brian Cox
Ret Cpl
RCMP
and a member
of Region 14
returned to
Canada
We look for-
ward (if possi-
ble) to hear
more about his
China Adven-
tureshellip
Time to meet Brian and Gong Pei
Liberation Square in Chongqing China
P A G E 1 3
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thousands of peace and police officers from across Canada participated on Sunday September 26 2010 in Ottawa in the
annual ceremonies remembering those who have died in the line of duty
Thousands of police and peace officers from across Canada gathered on Parliament Hill to honour seven fellow peace offi-
cers slain in the line of duty over the past year
The dayrsquos ceremony began at 9 am in a light drizzle as officers read aloud the names of each of the 771 police and peace
officers who have died on-duty over the years Six to eight officers a year have died in Canada over the last 23 years
The ceremony culminated in a march to Parliament Hill where they were greeted by dignitaries and the general public
In 1998 the federal government proclaimed the last Sunday in September as Police and Peace Officersrsquo National Memorial
Day
The names that will be added to the glass monuments of the Canadian Police Memorial Pavilion located behind Parliament
Hill include
RCMP Constable Chelsey Robinson died June 21 2010
OPP Constable Vu Pham died March 8 2010
Peel Regional Police Constable A James Ochakovsky died March 2 2010
RCMP Chief Superintendent Douglas E Coate died - January 16 2010
RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher died Jan 12 2010
Ottawa Police Constable I Eric Czapnik ndash Dec 29 2009
Leacutevis Police Service Constable Meacutelanie Roy died Sept 7 2009
Peace and police officers honoured in annual tribute in Ottawa
On Sunday September 13 2010 four fallen RCMP officers were added to the Cenotaph Honour Roll and Memorial Wall
during the RCMP National Memorial Service held at Depot Division in Regina
The four fallen officers were added to the 222 brave men and women who have served Canada as Royal Canadian Mounted
Police since 1876 Commissioner William JS Elliot said during the event It is my hope that the family and friends of our
fallen comrades will find some solace in the knowledge that their loved ones sacrifices will always be remembered by their
extended RCMP family
We are mindful of the tragic death of Constable Michael Potvin who lost his life while on duty in Mayo Yukon on July 13
2010 Mike and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers Constable Potvinrsquos service and sacrifice will be officially recog-
nized at our 2011 National Memorial Service
Constable Norman Harry Atkins died on July 8 1995 when he was involved in a police car collision near Finnegans Hill New
Brunswick Constable Chelsey Alice Robinson died on June 21 2010 as the result of a two vehicle collision while on patrol in
Stony Plain Alberta Sergeant Mark Charles Gallagher and Chief Superintendent Douglas Edward Coates died as a result of a
massive earthquake in January 2010 while serving on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
The Memorial Service was attended by those close to the fallen members and Canadian leaders veterans cadets and RCMP
from across Canada The Depot has been the location of the annual Memorial Service since the mid-1930s
RCMP honour fallen members at National Memorial Service
at Depot Division in Regina
P A G E 1 4
Shoulder flash
Sri Lanka Police
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
There were 3500
- 4000 wild
elephants on the
islandhelliphellip
IPA - SRI LANKA
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
15-25 AUGUST 2010 George and Mary Frid long time IPA members with two Mount
Hope friends started our adventure August 5th flying ETIHAD
Airways from Pearson for a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates
Arrived at 800 pm the following day driven to the recently opened
five star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel Spent three days touring a
visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque sixth largest in the world
opened during Ramadan in 2007 The Mosque was built at a cost
of 2 billion USD and is still being added to Can accommodate
41000 worshippers at one time contains the worlds largest chan-
delier at 9 tonnes and carpet woven in Iran over two years at a cost
of 2 million USD Mary was obliged to wear a provided freshly
laundered abaya and the men a dishdada (long cotton garment) no
shoes Went on a desert sand dune bashing harrowing ride in jeep
type vehicles ending at a camel farm and oasis for dinner and belly
dancing entertainment
On the 9th driven to Dubai where we stayed at the Fairmont in the centre of the City Took bus tours shopped in the
souks sailed on an Arab dhow and the final of the fourth day had to forego a pass to the worlds tallest building for an
invitation to have drinks in the lounge of Burj Al Arab reputed to be the only seven star hotel in the world Entry is by
pre registration no sight seers The drink menu included a vintage cognac sprinkled with gold dust at $2000 Cdn per
drink so we opted for Beefeater gin amp tonic at $300 Cdn for four drinks
On the 13th flew from Abu Dhabi for a four hour flight to Colombo Sri Lanka where we were met by IPA reps driven
to the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel registered and received a gift package of two different monogrammed golf shirts can-
vas shoulder bag and boxes of tea for each person Eighty-one registrants from Australia Canada Great Britain Swit-
zerland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Italy Hong Kong Portugal and Slovakia
During the eleven day trip stayed at eight high end hotels served three meals daily several cocktail receptions and after-
noon teas There were two exceptional dinners of note The first was in Colombo at the Senior Police Officers Mess a large villa type complex heavily guarded by police personnel because of the recent Tamil conflict The national police
band was in attendance male dancers in traditional island dress female dancers in beautiful coloured attire all serving
police officers of which there are 80000 on the island of 19 million predominantly Hindus and Buddhists with about 13
Tamils originally brought from India to work the tea plantations
The second held on the 22nd at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand where the honoured guest was the Inspector General of
Police (chief or commissioner) A representative from each country was selected to sit at the head table and were pre-
sented with a jewel type box containing a beautiful anodized brass and chrome finished oblong plaque embossed in col-
ours with the Sri Lanka and police flags crests and suitable inscriptions obviously manufactured at considerable expense
During the cross island tour traveled in two new highway cruiser buses plus two mini buses for luggage and supplies
Escorted the entire trip by a police superintendent and a cruiser vehicle with three police officers Approaching every
town met by police vehicles including motorcycle with two officers on a solo machine The escorts were necessary to
get through towns crammed with trucks busses and motorized rickshaws by the hundreds and protection from mili-
tant Tamils not entirely subdued In the cities and towns near former Tamil enclaves there is a military presence with
sand bagged bunkers at all key points and several check points on roadways
The tour included visit to an elephant sanctuary two game preserves with elephants water buffalo leopards mongoose
etc Hindu and Buddhist temples and a three hour long Hindu parade pageant of drum bands all in traditional dress and
65 adorned elephants There were many other sites too numerous to mention
Of interest there are 3500-4000 wild elephants on the island and on average 100 persons are killed by the beasts annu-
ally And 100 species of snakes of which four are venomous on average 600 persons die annually from snake bite
In summary the Sri Lanka IPA Police and Justice Ministry are to be commended for their effort in providing what was to
us a most outstanding friendship gathering I questioned one host how the IPA could provide so much in the way of
hotels meals numerous gifts etc at such an economical price and was informed it was highly subsidized by banks and
business firms
August 15 2010
Welcome Dinner in the Senior Police Officers
Mess in Colombo Sri Lanka
Dancers and members of the band are all serving
police officers
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
During this period the road now known as Yesler Way was nicknamed Skid Road after the timber skidding down the hill to Henry
Yeslers sawmill This is considered a possible origin for the term which later entered the wider American vocabulary as Skid Row Like
much of the American West Seattle saw numerous conflicts between labor and management as well as ethnic tensions that culminated
in the anti-Chinese riots of 1885ndash1886[ This violence was caused by unemployed whites who determined to drive the Chinese from
Seattle (anti-Chinese riots also occurred in Tacoma) Martial law was declared and federal troops were brought in to put down the dis-
order Nevertheless the economic success in the Seattle area was so great that when the Great Seattle fire of 1889 destroyed the cen-
tral business district a far grander city center rapidly emerged in its place Finance company Washington Mutual for example was
founded in the immediate wake of the fire However the Panic of 1893 hit Seattle hard
This boom was followed by the construction of a park system designed by the Olmsted brothers landscape architecture firm
The second and most dramatic boom and bust resulted from the Klondike Gold Rush which ended the depression that had begun with
the Panic of 1893 in a short time Seattle became a major transportation center On July 14 1897 the SS Portland docked with its famed
ton of gold and Seattle became the main transport and supply point for the miners in Alaska and the Yukon Those working men only
found lasting wealth in a few cases however it was Seattles business of clothing the miners and feeding them salmon that panned out in
the long run Along with Seattle other cities like Everett Tacoma Port Townsend Bremerton and Olympia all within Puget Sound be-
came competitors for exchange rather than mother-lodes for extraction of precious metals The boom lasted well into the early part of
the 20th century and funded many new Seattle companies and products In 1907 19-year-old James E Casey borrowed $100 from a
friend and founded the American Messenger Company (later UPS) Other Seattle companies founded during this period include Nord-
strom and Eddie Bauer[ The Gold Rush era culminated in the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition of 1909 which is largely responsible for
the layout of todays University of Washington campus
P A G E 9
Peterrsquos most
profound
appreciation
goes out to
Marc-Margy
Durant and
Bjorn de
Deckere and
of course the
IPA
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Peter Stewart - Canadian Member Travelling in Europe - 2010
Peter and his family were travelling to Paris after spending a week in Bruges Belgium The train that they were scheduled to
take broke down so they had to switch to another train going to Paris In their confusion figuring out what was going on
and in a hurry to catch the new train on a different platform they inadvertently left two blue plastic shopping bags contain-
ing their sonrsquos souvenirs on the platform
The Stewartrsquos were half way to Brussels when they realize what had happened Peter spoke with the conductor who in
turned called Bruges and learned that the bags were found and placed in the stationrsquos Lost and Found Department He tele-
phoned Marc-Margy (Durant) (President of IPA Belgium) and explained what happened and Marc-Margy advised Peter to
leave it with him
The President of IPA Belgium called another IPA member Bjorn de Deckere who drove to the Bruges Station retrieved the bags and requested the conductor on the next train to Brussels to take bags where Marc-Margy would be waiting On their
way from Brussels to Paris Peter received a call from the IPA Belgium President stating that he had the bags To his aston-
ishment and surprise Marc-Margy boarded an afternoon train on Saturday to deliver the two bags in person
Peter met him at the Gare du Nord station in Paris Since the return train to Belgium would not be leaving for a couple of
hours they retired to the Stewartrsquos apartment in the city where Marc-Margy met Peterrsquos wife and their sons After their
brief visit Marc-Margy returned by metro the station and returned home
Besides making the boys happy by getting their souvenirs back but the way we got them back has turned into the best story
that anyone has heard of When he first told them that we had left the parcels on the platform in Bruges they immediately
felt sorry for the boysrsquo misfortune When I tell them how we got them back they were astounded Very few people have
access to such an organization as the IPA The IPA would not be as good an organization if it were not for the efforts that
members like you put into it I can only hope that I can be as accommodating to an IPA member in the future
This is probably like preaching to the choir but this incident demonstrates the kind of organization that the IPA is and what
a fabulous resource it can be Peter is a new member but this situation is a great example of why current members should
encourage fellow police officers to join the IPA Situation like this can and do arise from time to time especially when you
are out of the country and donrsquot know the language and ways of doing things It gives great peace of mind to be able to call
―brother to help out when needed
I know there are lots of organizations that extend professional courtesies to their members but I canrsquot think of many that
have members as resourceful as this one made of current and retired police officers If ―cops canrsquot figure out what to do
in most situations then not too many others will
Peterrsquos most profound appreciation goes out to Marc-Margy Durant and Bjorn de Deckere and of course the IPA
Fingerprinted in the Tundrahellip
by Georg Gruber IPA member from Austria
Wild and adventurous Alaska will always impress visitors from all over the world
even nowadays To visit Alaska is fantastic and unique the dimension of this
state brings the civilisation with all its technical achievements (which you also
encounter in Alaska) into a complete different aspect
Early July 2010 a group of IPA members and spouses started their voyage from
Tyrol from the Innsbruck and Salzburg airport and colleagues from the eastern
part of Austria departing from the Vienna airport to Frankfurt Here we boarded
the next flight via Greenland to Whitehorse Yukon ( a time difference of 9
hours) where we were welcomed in our hotel by IPA representative for the
Yukon Al Fedoriak Al welcomed us to Whitehorse and IPA Canada - Region 5
and we exchanged some gifts
From there we boarded our bus and traveled the Alaska Highway to Haynes Junc-
tion in the Kuane National Park Some of the group took a sightseeing tour with a
bush plane over the glaciers around Mount Logan (the highest mountain in Can-
ada)
Our tour continued over the Glenn Highway enjoying the countless rivers lakes
and glaciers at the impressive Wrangell ndash St Elias National Park and via the
Richardson Highway we turned south in the direction of the Pacific Coast
Al Fedoriak (Region 5) and
Georg Gruber (right) exchange gifts
In Whitehorse (YUKON)
helliphellipwhere we
were
welcomed by
IPA
representative
Al Fedoriak
The story of the missing ldquoBlue Bagsrdquo in Belgium
P A G E 1 0
Here we
were
welcomed
by a
breathtaking
landscape
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Valdez has also the nickname of ―Little Switzerland because of its alpine surroundings However itrsquos generally known as the
spot where the Trans oil Alaska Pipe Line ends and where the big oil tankers are loaded From here we continued out trip
to Prince William Sound
We passed the calving glaciers of which the Columbia Icefield was one of the most spectacular of all and followed our
route close to the Pacific Coast Alaskarsquos largest city Anchorage gave us a chance to get acquainted and do some sightseeing
in our free time This city lies at the same degree of latitude as Stockholm and St Petersburg Here were many interesting
spots to discover Lake Hood with Lake Spenard the largest airfield for hydroplanes We also visited the Matanuska Valley
as well as the main town of Palmer
Via the George Parks Highway we traveled north towards Denali Nat Park Here we were welcomed by a breathtaking
landscape of a constantly changing panorama glaciers in the distance and beaver dams in the nearby rivers It was without
question the scenic climax of our tour In the early hours we started our Denali Wildlife Tour with a shuttle bus driving
into one of North Americarsquos most worth seeing landscapes Again on the George Parks Highway we made a stop in Ne-
nana where we visited the Alaska Railway Museum after which we reached Fairbanks in the afternoon We continued our
travels via the Top of the World Highway and crossed the border between Canada and the USA at the most northern
border crossing Little Cold Creek After the border formalities and the necessary fingerprinting we continued enjoying the
indescribable view Mountains rivers valleys and forest as far the eye could reach In the afternoon we crossed the Yukon
river by ferry and reached Dawson City Here we visited the Bonanza Creek the Jack London Cabin the Midnight Dome
and the Golddiggers Museum A visit to the Diamond Tooth Gertie and the Casino with Can-Can girls was on the evening
program Via the Klondike Highway the tour returned to Whitehorse Our return flight to Frankfurt continuing to Inns-
bruck Salzburg and Vienna was as always perfectly organized All travel participants look already forward to the 2011 Japan
trip
Interested in traveling and visit IPA - members worldwide
Go to wwwipa-iacorghouseshelliphellip
IPA now has over 60 properties word wide where members can stay in reasonable priced accommodations
The IPA Houses are currently available in 21 countries worldwide
The idea behind IPA houses originated in Germany and followed on from the founding of IBZ Castle Gimborn in 1969
Today there are IPA Houses across the globe from Australia to South Africa Israel to the United Kingdom - the con-
cept is still developing with more Houses being opened each year like the new IPA house in Malaga Spain and
Clonard Village in Ireland
Several IPA members have accommodation available in their home or rental at very reasonable cost
When visiting our national website at wwwipaca you find more useful information at
Traveler Advice Articles like tips for IPA members when traveling tips plan ahead home hosting etc
Furthermore you always can contact our National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON at travelipaca
as well as the IPA Canada Assistant National Travel Secretary Guy BABIN at guybabinsympaticoca
More information about IPA Friendship weeks Anniversaries Tours or special events you will find on the last two pages
of this edition
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
P A G E 1 1
Come Join IPA Canada in celebrating itrsquos 50th Anniversary
June 4mdashJune 13 2011
IPA Canada is proud to offer you the opportunity to visit all that Ontario has to offer
We are inviting you to a 10-day tour which includes visits to London (home of our founder) experience dinner
overlooking the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and see the sites of Toronto (the capital city of Ontario)
All these sights and more along with the warm hospitality of Canada awaits you
The tour begins on Saturday June 4 2011 following the IPA Canada AGM in London ON and concludes on
Tuesday June 14 2011 in Toronto ON
The cost for this all inclusive tour is only
$1900 CAD per person based on double occupancy or $2400 CAD per person single occupancy
The tour is only open to the first 54 people who register
We hope to see you there
For further information and registration forms contact
Larry Sheppard
179 Great Oak Trail
Binbrook Ontario L0R 1C0
Ph 1 (289) 286 0141
Email cop300mountaincablenet
Day 1 Saturday June 4
Our guests will be greeted at the airport and transported to the Hilton Hotel in London ON where registration will continue
throughout the day In the evening we attend dinner and closing reception of the IPA Canada Annual General Meeting and
the start of the IPA Canada 50th Anniversary Celebrations It is an opportunity to mix with the IPA Canada delegates and
fellow tour guests
Day 2 Sunday June 5
Morning free early afternoon a tour of the London Police Station Dinner will be a barbeque at the London Police Associa-
tion Evening free
Day 3 Monday June 6
We board a bus for a drive and tour of the Ontario Police College where lunch will be served Drive and shop at St Jacobs
and Elmira (Mennonite Country) Dinner will be served at the Waterloo Police Association Hall
Day 4 Tuesday June 7
We depart at 1000 am aboard a double decker bus for a tour of London Tour of the Labattrsquos Brewery with lunch included
Dinner served at a local establishment
Day 5 Wednesday June 8
We board the bus and head for Niagara Falls En route we stop at Hernder Estates Wineries for lunch and a wine tour
At 200 PM we arrive at the Oakes hotel overlooking Niagara Falls Diner is served at the Skylon Tower overlooking the
Niagara Falls The evening is free to do as you please
Day 6 Thursday June 9
At 930 AM we board a double decker bus for Niagara-onndashthe-Lake for some walking and shopping At noon you will return back to the hotel The rest of the day is free You will be given lunch money and a coupon book (This coupon book includes
free transportation around Niagara Falls and free or discounted entrance to many of the attractions that Niagara Falls has to
offer) At 530 PM we must be back at the hotel to board the bus to go for dinner at Bettyrsquos restaurant
Day 7 Friday June 10
This will be a free day to explore more of Niagara Falls using your coupon book or just relax We have to be back at the hotel
and on the bus at 530 PM to go to the famous ―Oh Canada Eh show We should return to the hotel by 10 PM
Day 8 Saturday June 11
Today we board the bus and head for Toronto At 11 AM we visit the Halton Railway exhibit and have a barbeque lunch We
arrive at the Novotel Hotel in downtown Toronto at approx 230 PM Dinner will be on your own with numerous restau-
rants in the area (You will be given dinner money)
Day 9 Sunday June 12
We leave the hotel to board the bus to Midland and take a boat cruise with lunch included Visit an authentic 17th Century
Jesuit Missionary settlement and martyr shrine Return to Toronto for dinner and evening on your own
Day 10 Monday June 13
See some of the sights of Toronto (CN Tower Hockey Hall of Fame Royal Ontario Museum etc)
Closing Gala Dinner at the hotel
Day 11 Tuesday June 14
Departures we hope you have enjoyed your visit to Canada and will come back very soon We have vouchers available to
you you can use for transport from the hotel to the Toronto International Airport If anyone wishes to extend their stay the
hotel has rooms available (These rooms must be booked at time of registration)
IPA CANADA 50th ANNIVERSARY Tour ITINARARY
P A G E 1 2
More China adventures by Brian N COX V O L 2 0 1 0 4
In Beijing and Shanghai you will see foreigners every-
where but here in Chongqing I would estimate that 95
of the time I leave our condo I never see another for-
eigner (Naturally I have got used to people staring at
me) Although there are many more Americans Brits
and probably Aussies than Canadians here coinciden-
tally the last four of the last five foreigners I ran into
here in Chongqing were Canadians Three were expats
living here and one was visiting his daughter who worked
in China I was sitting on a bench in a shopping area
while Gong Pei bargained in a nearby store when the
man visiting his daughter sat beside me It turned out he
was from Regina and two RCMP members were his best
friends Bill Logan and Tom Light I not only knew both
of them Tom Light was my boss when I was on Winni-
peg Drug Squad Talk about a small world Unfortu-
nately Bill Logan has passed away and Tom Light had a
serious stroke and has been confined to a wheelchair for
the past two years I was very surprised about Tom as
he always seemed to be a fit and healthy individual and never looked overweight when I knew him Apparently
the stroke occurred while he was out hunting with the
visitor from Regina that I was talking to I am only pro-
viding this detail because I know a lot of people reading
China Adventures are ex-RCMP and new both Logan
and Light
Apparently the biggest group of buyers of high-end
houses in London England are mainland Chinese Unlike
the wealthy groups that preceded them the Russians and
Saudis the Chinese are not buying the houses to live in
but as an investment they prefer to remain living in
China According to the New York Times London real
estate companies are desperate to hire Mandarin speak-
ing employees
I saw some beautiful SpringFall jackets on sale here for
$15 about $100 cheaper than they would cost in Can-
ada but unfortunately I am too big and fat to buy
clothes in Chongqing Due to the large number of for-
eigners living in Beijing and Shanghai (about 140000 in
each of these cities I have been told) large size clothes
should be no problem to find Here they are very rare
One of the many things I will miss about China is the
service I didnrsquot realize how poor service was in Canada
until I had something to compare it to A restaurant that
would have five waiterswaitresses in Canada would have
fifteen to twenty here Instead of the four or five em-
ployees on each floor of a Canadian department store
all disguised in street clothes so you donrsquot know they
work there in Chongqing there would be at least one-
hundred employees on every floor all wearing uniforms
If you need something from a nearby store or restaurant
you just phone them and they will deliver it to your door
at no charge God Irsquom going to miss this
The other day when we were downtown there was a
small anti-Japanese rally protesting the seizure of a Chi-
nese fishing boat and the imprisonment of its captain by the Japanese near a group of islands claimed by both
countries
The government in Beijing is on television every day protesting
this action by the Japanese and promising ―dire consequences
if the captain is not released Today there was a big rally in
Jeifangbei with flags waving and choirs singing a song bout re-
leasing the captain Gong Pei says many people are calling for
war upon Japan Anti-Japanese feelings are very strong here in
China as the atrocities committed by the Japanese during
WW2 are still front and centre in their minds Ironically
young Japanese know nothing about this because Japanese war
crimes have been removed from Japanese history books I
realize that the USA is an ally of Japan but I think that China
has no fear of the American military whatsoever I canrsquot be
sure but I suspect both governments will keep things in per-
spective China and Japan are important trading partners now
in fact China is Japanrsquos second biggest trading partner
Chinarsquos transition from an agricultural society to an urban
society is progressing at an astounding pace An article in the
Globe amp Mail recently said that China now has sixty cities with
populations over one million but by 2025 there will be 220 cities with populations exceeding one million Currently
Chinarsquos urban population is 633 million but by 2030 the urban
population will be one billion When this happens who is
going to be growing the food for 13 billion plus people To
be classified as a medium-size city in China the population
must exceed seven million By this standard there would be
very few medium size cities in the US and Canada
Brian Cox
Chongqing China
briancoxvip163com
Brian Cox
Ret Cpl
RCMP
and a member
of Region 14
returned to
Canada
We look for-
ward (if possi-
ble) to hear
more about his
China Adven-
tureshellip
Time to meet Brian and Gong Pei
Liberation Square in Chongqing China
P A G E 1 3
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thousands of peace and police officers from across Canada participated on Sunday September 26 2010 in Ottawa in the
annual ceremonies remembering those who have died in the line of duty
Thousands of police and peace officers from across Canada gathered on Parliament Hill to honour seven fellow peace offi-
cers slain in the line of duty over the past year
The dayrsquos ceremony began at 9 am in a light drizzle as officers read aloud the names of each of the 771 police and peace
officers who have died on-duty over the years Six to eight officers a year have died in Canada over the last 23 years
The ceremony culminated in a march to Parliament Hill where they were greeted by dignitaries and the general public
In 1998 the federal government proclaimed the last Sunday in September as Police and Peace Officersrsquo National Memorial
Day
The names that will be added to the glass monuments of the Canadian Police Memorial Pavilion located behind Parliament
Hill include
RCMP Constable Chelsey Robinson died June 21 2010
OPP Constable Vu Pham died March 8 2010
Peel Regional Police Constable A James Ochakovsky died March 2 2010
RCMP Chief Superintendent Douglas E Coate died - January 16 2010
RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher died Jan 12 2010
Ottawa Police Constable I Eric Czapnik ndash Dec 29 2009
Leacutevis Police Service Constable Meacutelanie Roy died Sept 7 2009
Peace and police officers honoured in annual tribute in Ottawa
On Sunday September 13 2010 four fallen RCMP officers were added to the Cenotaph Honour Roll and Memorial Wall
during the RCMP National Memorial Service held at Depot Division in Regina
The four fallen officers were added to the 222 brave men and women who have served Canada as Royal Canadian Mounted
Police since 1876 Commissioner William JS Elliot said during the event It is my hope that the family and friends of our
fallen comrades will find some solace in the knowledge that their loved ones sacrifices will always be remembered by their
extended RCMP family
We are mindful of the tragic death of Constable Michael Potvin who lost his life while on duty in Mayo Yukon on July 13
2010 Mike and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers Constable Potvinrsquos service and sacrifice will be officially recog-
nized at our 2011 National Memorial Service
Constable Norman Harry Atkins died on July 8 1995 when he was involved in a police car collision near Finnegans Hill New
Brunswick Constable Chelsey Alice Robinson died on June 21 2010 as the result of a two vehicle collision while on patrol in
Stony Plain Alberta Sergeant Mark Charles Gallagher and Chief Superintendent Douglas Edward Coates died as a result of a
massive earthquake in January 2010 while serving on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
The Memorial Service was attended by those close to the fallen members and Canadian leaders veterans cadets and RCMP
from across Canada The Depot has been the location of the annual Memorial Service since the mid-1930s
RCMP honour fallen members at National Memorial Service
at Depot Division in Regina
P A G E 1 4
Shoulder flash
Sri Lanka Police
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
There were 3500
- 4000 wild
elephants on the
islandhelliphellip
IPA - SRI LANKA
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
15-25 AUGUST 2010 George and Mary Frid long time IPA members with two Mount
Hope friends started our adventure August 5th flying ETIHAD
Airways from Pearson for a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates
Arrived at 800 pm the following day driven to the recently opened
five star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel Spent three days touring a
visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque sixth largest in the world
opened during Ramadan in 2007 The Mosque was built at a cost
of 2 billion USD and is still being added to Can accommodate
41000 worshippers at one time contains the worlds largest chan-
delier at 9 tonnes and carpet woven in Iran over two years at a cost
of 2 million USD Mary was obliged to wear a provided freshly
laundered abaya and the men a dishdada (long cotton garment) no
shoes Went on a desert sand dune bashing harrowing ride in jeep
type vehicles ending at a camel farm and oasis for dinner and belly
dancing entertainment
On the 9th driven to Dubai where we stayed at the Fairmont in the centre of the City Took bus tours shopped in the
souks sailed on an Arab dhow and the final of the fourth day had to forego a pass to the worlds tallest building for an
invitation to have drinks in the lounge of Burj Al Arab reputed to be the only seven star hotel in the world Entry is by
pre registration no sight seers The drink menu included a vintage cognac sprinkled with gold dust at $2000 Cdn per
drink so we opted for Beefeater gin amp tonic at $300 Cdn for four drinks
On the 13th flew from Abu Dhabi for a four hour flight to Colombo Sri Lanka where we were met by IPA reps driven
to the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel registered and received a gift package of two different monogrammed golf shirts can-
vas shoulder bag and boxes of tea for each person Eighty-one registrants from Australia Canada Great Britain Swit-
zerland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Italy Hong Kong Portugal and Slovakia
During the eleven day trip stayed at eight high end hotels served three meals daily several cocktail receptions and after-
noon teas There were two exceptional dinners of note The first was in Colombo at the Senior Police Officers Mess a large villa type complex heavily guarded by police personnel because of the recent Tamil conflict The national police
band was in attendance male dancers in traditional island dress female dancers in beautiful coloured attire all serving
police officers of which there are 80000 on the island of 19 million predominantly Hindus and Buddhists with about 13
Tamils originally brought from India to work the tea plantations
The second held on the 22nd at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand where the honoured guest was the Inspector General of
Police (chief or commissioner) A representative from each country was selected to sit at the head table and were pre-
sented with a jewel type box containing a beautiful anodized brass and chrome finished oblong plaque embossed in col-
ours with the Sri Lanka and police flags crests and suitable inscriptions obviously manufactured at considerable expense
During the cross island tour traveled in two new highway cruiser buses plus two mini buses for luggage and supplies
Escorted the entire trip by a police superintendent and a cruiser vehicle with three police officers Approaching every
town met by police vehicles including motorcycle with two officers on a solo machine The escorts were necessary to
get through towns crammed with trucks busses and motorized rickshaws by the hundreds and protection from mili-
tant Tamils not entirely subdued In the cities and towns near former Tamil enclaves there is a military presence with
sand bagged bunkers at all key points and several check points on roadways
The tour included visit to an elephant sanctuary two game preserves with elephants water buffalo leopards mongoose
etc Hindu and Buddhist temples and a three hour long Hindu parade pageant of drum bands all in traditional dress and
65 adorned elephants There were many other sites too numerous to mention
Of interest there are 3500-4000 wild elephants on the island and on average 100 persons are killed by the beasts annu-
ally And 100 species of snakes of which four are venomous on average 600 persons die annually from snake bite
In summary the Sri Lanka IPA Police and Justice Ministry are to be commended for their effort in providing what was to
us a most outstanding friendship gathering I questioned one host how the IPA could provide so much in the way of
hotels meals numerous gifts etc at such an economical price and was informed it was highly subsidized by banks and
business firms
August 15 2010
Welcome Dinner in the Senior Police Officers
Mess in Colombo Sri Lanka
Dancers and members of the band are all serving
police officers
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
P A G E 1 0
Here we
were
welcomed
by a
breathtaking
landscape
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Valdez has also the nickname of ―Little Switzerland because of its alpine surroundings However itrsquos generally known as the
spot where the Trans oil Alaska Pipe Line ends and where the big oil tankers are loaded From here we continued out trip
to Prince William Sound
We passed the calving glaciers of which the Columbia Icefield was one of the most spectacular of all and followed our
route close to the Pacific Coast Alaskarsquos largest city Anchorage gave us a chance to get acquainted and do some sightseeing
in our free time This city lies at the same degree of latitude as Stockholm and St Petersburg Here were many interesting
spots to discover Lake Hood with Lake Spenard the largest airfield for hydroplanes We also visited the Matanuska Valley
as well as the main town of Palmer
Via the George Parks Highway we traveled north towards Denali Nat Park Here we were welcomed by a breathtaking
landscape of a constantly changing panorama glaciers in the distance and beaver dams in the nearby rivers It was without
question the scenic climax of our tour In the early hours we started our Denali Wildlife Tour with a shuttle bus driving
into one of North Americarsquos most worth seeing landscapes Again on the George Parks Highway we made a stop in Ne-
nana where we visited the Alaska Railway Museum after which we reached Fairbanks in the afternoon We continued our
travels via the Top of the World Highway and crossed the border between Canada and the USA at the most northern
border crossing Little Cold Creek After the border formalities and the necessary fingerprinting we continued enjoying the
indescribable view Mountains rivers valleys and forest as far the eye could reach In the afternoon we crossed the Yukon
river by ferry and reached Dawson City Here we visited the Bonanza Creek the Jack London Cabin the Midnight Dome
and the Golddiggers Museum A visit to the Diamond Tooth Gertie and the Casino with Can-Can girls was on the evening
program Via the Klondike Highway the tour returned to Whitehorse Our return flight to Frankfurt continuing to Inns-
bruck Salzburg and Vienna was as always perfectly organized All travel participants look already forward to the 2011 Japan
trip
Interested in traveling and visit IPA - members worldwide
Go to wwwipa-iacorghouseshelliphellip
IPA now has over 60 properties word wide where members can stay in reasonable priced accommodations
The IPA Houses are currently available in 21 countries worldwide
The idea behind IPA houses originated in Germany and followed on from the founding of IBZ Castle Gimborn in 1969
Today there are IPA Houses across the globe from Australia to South Africa Israel to the United Kingdom - the con-
cept is still developing with more Houses being opened each year like the new IPA house in Malaga Spain and
Clonard Village in Ireland
Several IPA members have accommodation available in their home or rental at very reasonable cost
When visiting our national website at wwwipaca you find more useful information at
Traveler Advice Articles like tips for IPA members when traveling tips plan ahead home hosting etc
Furthermore you always can contact our National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON at travelipaca
as well as the IPA Canada Assistant National Travel Secretary Guy BABIN at guybabinsympaticoca
More information about IPA Friendship weeks Anniversaries Tours or special events you will find on the last two pages
of this edition
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
P A G E 1 1
Come Join IPA Canada in celebrating itrsquos 50th Anniversary
June 4mdashJune 13 2011
IPA Canada is proud to offer you the opportunity to visit all that Ontario has to offer
We are inviting you to a 10-day tour which includes visits to London (home of our founder) experience dinner
overlooking the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and see the sites of Toronto (the capital city of Ontario)
All these sights and more along with the warm hospitality of Canada awaits you
The tour begins on Saturday June 4 2011 following the IPA Canada AGM in London ON and concludes on
Tuesday June 14 2011 in Toronto ON
The cost for this all inclusive tour is only
$1900 CAD per person based on double occupancy or $2400 CAD per person single occupancy
The tour is only open to the first 54 people who register
We hope to see you there
For further information and registration forms contact
Larry Sheppard
179 Great Oak Trail
Binbrook Ontario L0R 1C0
Ph 1 (289) 286 0141
Email cop300mountaincablenet
Day 1 Saturday June 4
Our guests will be greeted at the airport and transported to the Hilton Hotel in London ON where registration will continue
throughout the day In the evening we attend dinner and closing reception of the IPA Canada Annual General Meeting and
the start of the IPA Canada 50th Anniversary Celebrations It is an opportunity to mix with the IPA Canada delegates and
fellow tour guests
Day 2 Sunday June 5
Morning free early afternoon a tour of the London Police Station Dinner will be a barbeque at the London Police Associa-
tion Evening free
Day 3 Monday June 6
We board a bus for a drive and tour of the Ontario Police College where lunch will be served Drive and shop at St Jacobs
and Elmira (Mennonite Country) Dinner will be served at the Waterloo Police Association Hall
Day 4 Tuesday June 7
We depart at 1000 am aboard a double decker bus for a tour of London Tour of the Labattrsquos Brewery with lunch included
Dinner served at a local establishment
Day 5 Wednesday June 8
We board the bus and head for Niagara Falls En route we stop at Hernder Estates Wineries for lunch and a wine tour
At 200 PM we arrive at the Oakes hotel overlooking Niagara Falls Diner is served at the Skylon Tower overlooking the
Niagara Falls The evening is free to do as you please
Day 6 Thursday June 9
At 930 AM we board a double decker bus for Niagara-onndashthe-Lake for some walking and shopping At noon you will return back to the hotel The rest of the day is free You will be given lunch money and a coupon book (This coupon book includes
free transportation around Niagara Falls and free or discounted entrance to many of the attractions that Niagara Falls has to
offer) At 530 PM we must be back at the hotel to board the bus to go for dinner at Bettyrsquos restaurant
Day 7 Friday June 10
This will be a free day to explore more of Niagara Falls using your coupon book or just relax We have to be back at the hotel
and on the bus at 530 PM to go to the famous ―Oh Canada Eh show We should return to the hotel by 10 PM
Day 8 Saturday June 11
Today we board the bus and head for Toronto At 11 AM we visit the Halton Railway exhibit and have a barbeque lunch We
arrive at the Novotel Hotel in downtown Toronto at approx 230 PM Dinner will be on your own with numerous restau-
rants in the area (You will be given dinner money)
Day 9 Sunday June 12
We leave the hotel to board the bus to Midland and take a boat cruise with lunch included Visit an authentic 17th Century
Jesuit Missionary settlement and martyr shrine Return to Toronto for dinner and evening on your own
Day 10 Monday June 13
See some of the sights of Toronto (CN Tower Hockey Hall of Fame Royal Ontario Museum etc)
Closing Gala Dinner at the hotel
Day 11 Tuesday June 14
Departures we hope you have enjoyed your visit to Canada and will come back very soon We have vouchers available to
you you can use for transport from the hotel to the Toronto International Airport If anyone wishes to extend their stay the
hotel has rooms available (These rooms must be booked at time of registration)
IPA CANADA 50th ANNIVERSARY Tour ITINARARY
P A G E 1 2
More China adventures by Brian N COX V O L 2 0 1 0 4
In Beijing and Shanghai you will see foreigners every-
where but here in Chongqing I would estimate that 95
of the time I leave our condo I never see another for-
eigner (Naturally I have got used to people staring at
me) Although there are many more Americans Brits
and probably Aussies than Canadians here coinciden-
tally the last four of the last five foreigners I ran into
here in Chongqing were Canadians Three were expats
living here and one was visiting his daughter who worked
in China I was sitting on a bench in a shopping area
while Gong Pei bargained in a nearby store when the
man visiting his daughter sat beside me It turned out he
was from Regina and two RCMP members were his best
friends Bill Logan and Tom Light I not only knew both
of them Tom Light was my boss when I was on Winni-
peg Drug Squad Talk about a small world Unfortu-
nately Bill Logan has passed away and Tom Light had a
serious stroke and has been confined to a wheelchair for
the past two years I was very surprised about Tom as
he always seemed to be a fit and healthy individual and never looked overweight when I knew him Apparently
the stroke occurred while he was out hunting with the
visitor from Regina that I was talking to I am only pro-
viding this detail because I know a lot of people reading
China Adventures are ex-RCMP and new both Logan
and Light
Apparently the biggest group of buyers of high-end
houses in London England are mainland Chinese Unlike
the wealthy groups that preceded them the Russians and
Saudis the Chinese are not buying the houses to live in
but as an investment they prefer to remain living in
China According to the New York Times London real
estate companies are desperate to hire Mandarin speak-
ing employees
I saw some beautiful SpringFall jackets on sale here for
$15 about $100 cheaper than they would cost in Can-
ada but unfortunately I am too big and fat to buy
clothes in Chongqing Due to the large number of for-
eigners living in Beijing and Shanghai (about 140000 in
each of these cities I have been told) large size clothes
should be no problem to find Here they are very rare
One of the many things I will miss about China is the
service I didnrsquot realize how poor service was in Canada
until I had something to compare it to A restaurant that
would have five waiterswaitresses in Canada would have
fifteen to twenty here Instead of the four or five em-
ployees on each floor of a Canadian department store
all disguised in street clothes so you donrsquot know they
work there in Chongqing there would be at least one-
hundred employees on every floor all wearing uniforms
If you need something from a nearby store or restaurant
you just phone them and they will deliver it to your door
at no charge God Irsquom going to miss this
The other day when we were downtown there was a
small anti-Japanese rally protesting the seizure of a Chi-
nese fishing boat and the imprisonment of its captain by the Japanese near a group of islands claimed by both
countries
The government in Beijing is on television every day protesting
this action by the Japanese and promising ―dire consequences
if the captain is not released Today there was a big rally in
Jeifangbei with flags waving and choirs singing a song bout re-
leasing the captain Gong Pei says many people are calling for
war upon Japan Anti-Japanese feelings are very strong here in
China as the atrocities committed by the Japanese during
WW2 are still front and centre in their minds Ironically
young Japanese know nothing about this because Japanese war
crimes have been removed from Japanese history books I
realize that the USA is an ally of Japan but I think that China
has no fear of the American military whatsoever I canrsquot be
sure but I suspect both governments will keep things in per-
spective China and Japan are important trading partners now
in fact China is Japanrsquos second biggest trading partner
Chinarsquos transition from an agricultural society to an urban
society is progressing at an astounding pace An article in the
Globe amp Mail recently said that China now has sixty cities with
populations over one million but by 2025 there will be 220 cities with populations exceeding one million Currently
Chinarsquos urban population is 633 million but by 2030 the urban
population will be one billion When this happens who is
going to be growing the food for 13 billion plus people To
be classified as a medium-size city in China the population
must exceed seven million By this standard there would be
very few medium size cities in the US and Canada
Brian Cox
Chongqing China
briancoxvip163com
Brian Cox
Ret Cpl
RCMP
and a member
of Region 14
returned to
Canada
We look for-
ward (if possi-
ble) to hear
more about his
China Adven-
tureshellip
Time to meet Brian and Gong Pei
Liberation Square in Chongqing China
P A G E 1 3
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thousands of peace and police officers from across Canada participated on Sunday September 26 2010 in Ottawa in the
annual ceremonies remembering those who have died in the line of duty
Thousands of police and peace officers from across Canada gathered on Parliament Hill to honour seven fellow peace offi-
cers slain in the line of duty over the past year
The dayrsquos ceremony began at 9 am in a light drizzle as officers read aloud the names of each of the 771 police and peace
officers who have died on-duty over the years Six to eight officers a year have died in Canada over the last 23 years
The ceremony culminated in a march to Parliament Hill where they were greeted by dignitaries and the general public
In 1998 the federal government proclaimed the last Sunday in September as Police and Peace Officersrsquo National Memorial
Day
The names that will be added to the glass monuments of the Canadian Police Memorial Pavilion located behind Parliament
Hill include
RCMP Constable Chelsey Robinson died June 21 2010
OPP Constable Vu Pham died March 8 2010
Peel Regional Police Constable A James Ochakovsky died March 2 2010
RCMP Chief Superintendent Douglas E Coate died - January 16 2010
RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher died Jan 12 2010
Ottawa Police Constable I Eric Czapnik ndash Dec 29 2009
Leacutevis Police Service Constable Meacutelanie Roy died Sept 7 2009
Peace and police officers honoured in annual tribute in Ottawa
On Sunday September 13 2010 four fallen RCMP officers were added to the Cenotaph Honour Roll and Memorial Wall
during the RCMP National Memorial Service held at Depot Division in Regina
The four fallen officers were added to the 222 brave men and women who have served Canada as Royal Canadian Mounted
Police since 1876 Commissioner William JS Elliot said during the event It is my hope that the family and friends of our
fallen comrades will find some solace in the knowledge that their loved ones sacrifices will always be remembered by their
extended RCMP family
We are mindful of the tragic death of Constable Michael Potvin who lost his life while on duty in Mayo Yukon on July 13
2010 Mike and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers Constable Potvinrsquos service and sacrifice will be officially recog-
nized at our 2011 National Memorial Service
Constable Norman Harry Atkins died on July 8 1995 when he was involved in a police car collision near Finnegans Hill New
Brunswick Constable Chelsey Alice Robinson died on June 21 2010 as the result of a two vehicle collision while on patrol in
Stony Plain Alberta Sergeant Mark Charles Gallagher and Chief Superintendent Douglas Edward Coates died as a result of a
massive earthquake in January 2010 while serving on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
The Memorial Service was attended by those close to the fallen members and Canadian leaders veterans cadets and RCMP
from across Canada The Depot has been the location of the annual Memorial Service since the mid-1930s
RCMP honour fallen members at National Memorial Service
at Depot Division in Regina
P A G E 1 4
Shoulder flash
Sri Lanka Police
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
There were 3500
- 4000 wild
elephants on the
islandhelliphellip
IPA - SRI LANKA
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
15-25 AUGUST 2010 George and Mary Frid long time IPA members with two Mount
Hope friends started our adventure August 5th flying ETIHAD
Airways from Pearson for a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates
Arrived at 800 pm the following day driven to the recently opened
five star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel Spent three days touring a
visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque sixth largest in the world
opened during Ramadan in 2007 The Mosque was built at a cost
of 2 billion USD and is still being added to Can accommodate
41000 worshippers at one time contains the worlds largest chan-
delier at 9 tonnes and carpet woven in Iran over two years at a cost
of 2 million USD Mary was obliged to wear a provided freshly
laundered abaya and the men a dishdada (long cotton garment) no
shoes Went on a desert sand dune bashing harrowing ride in jeep
type vehicles ending at a camel farm and oasis for dinner and belly
dancing entertainment
On the 9th driven to Dubai where we stayed at the Fairmont in the centre of the City Took bus tours shopped in the
souks sailed on an Arab dhow and the final of the fourth day had to forego a pass to the worlds tallest building for an
invitation to have drinks in the lounge of Burj Al Arab reputed to be the only seven star hotel in the world Entry is by
pre registration no sight seers The drink menu included a vintage cognac sprinkled with gold dust at $2000 Cdn per
drink so we opted for Beefeater gin amp tonic at $300 Cdn for four drinks
On the 13th flew from Abu Dhabi for a four hour flight to Colombo Sri Lanka where we were met by IPA reps driven
to the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel registered and received a gift package of two different monogrammed golf shirts can-
vas shoulder bag and boxes of tea for each person Eighty-one registrants from Australia Canada Great Britain Swit-
zerland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Italy Hong Kong Portugal and Slovakia
During the eleven day trip stayed at eight high end hotels served three meals daily several cocktail receptions and after-
noon teas There were two exceptional dinners of note The first was in Colombo at the Senior Police Officers Mess a large villa type complex heavily guarded by police personnel because of the recent Tamil conflict The national police
band was in attendance male dancers in traditional island dress female dancers in beautiful coloured attire all serving
police officers of which there are 80000 on the island of 19 million predominantly Hindus and Buddhists with about 13
Tamils originally brought from India to work the tea plantations
The second held on the 22nd at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand where the honoured guest was the Inspector General of
Police (chief or commissioner) A representative from each country was selected to sit at the head table and were pre-
sented with a jewel type box containing a beautiful anodized brass and chrome finished oblong plaque embossed in col-
ours with the Sri Lanka and police flags crests and suitable inscriptions obviously manufactured at considerable expense
During the cross island tour traveled in two new highway cruiser buses plus two mini buses for luggage and supplies
Escorted the entire trip by a police superintendent and a cruiser vehicle with three police officers Approaching every
town met by police vehicles including motorcycle with two officers on a solo machine The escorts were necessary to
get through towns crammed with trucks busses and motorized rickshaws by the hundreds and protection from mili-
tant Tamils not entirely subdued In the cities and towns near former Tamil enclaves there is a military presence with
sand bagged bunkers at all key points and several check points on roadways
The tour included visit to an elephant sanctuary two game preserves with elephants water buffalo leopards mongoose
etc Hindu and Buddhist temples and a three hour long Hindu parade pageant of drum bands all in traditional dress and
65 adorned elephants There were many other sites too numerous to mention
Of interest there are 3500-4000 wild elephants on the island and on average 100 persons are killed by the beasts annu-
ally And 100 species of snakes of which four are venomous on average 600 persons die annually from snake bite
In summary the Sri Lanka IPA Police and Justice Ministry are to be commended for their effort in providing what was to
us a most outstanding friendship gathering I questioned one host how the IPA could provide so much in the way of
hotels meals numerous gifts etc at such an economical price and was informed it was highly subsidized by banks and
business firms
August 15 2010
Welcome Dinner in the Senior Police Officers
Mess in Colombo Sri Lanka
Dancers and members of the band are all serving
police officers
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
P A G E 1 1
Come Join IPA Canada in celebrating itrsquos 50th Anniversary
June 4mdashJune 13 2011
IPA Canada is proud to offer you the opportunity to visit all that Ontario has to offer
We are inviting you to a 10-day tour which includes visits to London (home of our founder) experience dinner
overlooking the natural beauty of Niagara Falls and see the sites of Toronto (the capital city of Ontario)
All these sights and more along with the warm hospitality of Canada awaits you
The tour begins on Saturday June 4 2011 following the IPA Canada AGM in London ON and concludes on
Tuesday June 14 2011 in Toronto ON
The cost for this all inclusive tour is only
$1900 CAD per person based on double occupancy or $2400 CAD per person single occupancy
The tour is only open to the first 54 people who register
We hope to see you there
For further information and registration forms contact
Larry Sheppard
179 Great Oak Trail
Binbrook Ontario L0R 1C0
Ph 1 (289) 286 0141
Email cop300mountaincablenet
Day 1 Saturday June 4
Our guests will be greeted at the airport and transported to the Hilton Hotel in London ON where registration will continue
throughout the day In the evening we attend dinner and closing reception of the IPA Canada Annual General Meeting and
the start of the IPA Canada 50th Anniversary Celebrations It is an opportunity to mix with the IPA Canada delegates and
fellow tour guests
Day 2 Sunday June 5
Morning free early afternoon a tour of the London Police Station Dinner will be a barbeque at the London Police Associa-
tion Evening free
Day 3 Monday June 6
We board a bus for a drive and tour of the Ontario Police College where lunch will be served Drive and shop at St Jacobs
and Elmira (Mennonite Country) Dinner will be served at the Waterloo Police Association Hall
Day 4 Tuesday June 7
We depart at 1000 am aboard a double decker bus for a tour of London Tour of the Labattrsquos Brewery with lunch included
Dinner served at a local establishment
Day 5 Wednesday June 8
We board the bus and head for Niagara Falls En route we stop at Hernder Estates Wineries for lunch and a wine tour
At 200 PM we arrive at the Oakes hotel overlooking Niagara Falls Diner is served at the Skylon Tower overlooking the
Niagara Falls The evening is free to do as you please
Day 6 Thursday June 9
At 930 AM we board a double decker bus for Niagara-onndashthe-Lake for some walking and shopping At noon you will return back to the hotel The rest of the day is free You will be given lunch money and a coupon book (This coupon book includes
free transportation around Niagara Falls and free or discounted entrance to many of the attractions that Niagara Falls has to
offer) At 530 PM we must be back at the hotel to board the bus to go for dinner at Bettyrsquos restaurant
Day 7 Friday June 10
This will be a free day to explore more of Niagara Falls using your coupon book or just relax We have to be back at the hotel
and on the bus at 530 PM to go to the famous ―Oh Canada Eh show We should return to the hotel by 10 PM
Day 8 Saturday June 11
Today we board the bus and head for Toronto At 11 AM we visit the Halton Railway exhibit and have a barbeque lunch We
arrive at the Novotel Hotel in downtown Toronto at approx 230 PM Dinner will be on your own with numerous restau-
rants in the area (You will be given dinner money)
Day 9 Sunday June 12
We leave the hotel to board the bus to Midland and take a boat cruise with lunch included Visit an authentic 17th Century
Jesuit Missionary settlement and martyr shrine Return to Toronto for dinner and evening on your own
Day 10 Monday June 13
See some of the sights of Toronto (CN Tower Hockey Hall of Fame Royal Ontario Museum etc)
Closing Gala Dinner at the hotel
Day 11 Tuesday June 14
Departures we hope you have enjoyed your visit to Canada and will come back very soon We have vouchers available to
you you can use for transport from the hotel to the Toronto International Airport If anyone wishes to extend their stay the
hotel has rooms available (These rooms must be booked at time of registration)
IPA CANADA 50th ANNIVERSARY Tour ITINARARY
P A G E 1 2
More China adventures by Brian N COX V O L 2 0 1 0 4
In Beijing and Shanghai you will see foreigners every-
where but here in Chongqing I would estimate that 95
of the time I leave our condo I never see another for-
eigner (Naturally I have got used to people staring at
me) Although there are many more Americans Brits
and probably Aussies than Canadians here coinciden-
tally the last four of the last five foreigners I ran into
here in Chongqing were Canadians Three were expats
living here and one was visiting his daughter who worked
in China I was sitting on a bench in a shopping area
while Gong Pei bargained in a nearby store when the
man visiting his daughter sat beside me It turned out he
was from Regina and two RCMP members were his best
friends Bill Logan and Tom Light I not only knew both
of them Tom Light was my boss when I was on Winni-
peg Drug Squad Talk about a small world Unfortu-
nately Bill Logan has passed away and Tom Light had a
serious stroke and has been confined to a wheelchair for
the past two years I was very surprised about Tom as
he always seemed to be a fit and healthy individual and never looked overweight when I knew him Apparently
the stroke occurred while he was out hunting with the
visitor from Regina that I was talking to I am only pro-
viding this detail because I know a lot of people reading
China Adventures are ex-RCMP and new both Logan
and Light
Apparently the biggest group of buyers of high-end
houses in London England are mainland Chinese Unlike
the wealthy groups that preceded them the Russians and
Saudis the Chinese are not buying the houses to live in
but as an investment they prefer to remain living in
China According to the New York Times London real
estate companies are desperate to hire Mandarin speak-
ing employees
I saw some beautiful SpringFall jackets on sale here for
$15 about $100 cheaper than they would cost in Can-
ada but unfortunately I am too big and fat to buy
clothes in Chongqing Due to the large number of for-
eigners living in Beijing and Shanghai (about 140000 in
each of these cities I have been told) large size clothes
should be no problem to find Here they are very rare
One of the many things I will miss about China is the
service I didnrsquot realize how poor service was in Canada
until I had something to compare it to A restaurant that
would have five waiterswaitresses in Canada would have
fifteen to twenty here Instead of the four or five em-
ployees on each floor of a Canadian department store
all disguised in street clothes so you donrsquot know they
work there in Chongqing there would be at least one-
hundred employees on every floor all wearing uniforms
If you need something from a nearby store or restaurant
you just phone them and they will deliver it to your door
at no charge God Irsquom going to miss this
The other day when we were downtown there was a
small anti-Japanese rally protesting the seizure of a Chi-
nese fishing boat and the imprisonment of its captain by the Japanese near a group of islands claimed by both
countries
The government in Beijing is on television every day protesting
this action by the Japanese and promising ―dire consequences
if the captain is not released Today there was a big rally in
Jeifangbei with flags waving and choirs singing a song bout re-
leasing the captain Gong Pei says many people are calling for
war upon Japan Anti-Japanese feelings are very strong here in
China as the atrocities committed by the Japanese during
WW2 are still front and centre in their minds Ironically
young Japanese know nothing about this because Japanese war
crimes have been removed from Japanese history books I
realize that the USA is an ally of Japan but I think that China
has no fear of the American military whatsoever I canrsquot be
sure but I suspect both governments will keep things in per-
spective China and Japan are important trading partners now
in fact China is Japanrsquos second biggest trading partner
Chinarsquos transition from an agricultural society to an urban
society is progressing at an astounding pace An article in the
Globe amp Mail recently said that China now has sixty cities with
populations over one million but by 2025 there will be 220 cities with populations exceeding one million Currently
Chinarsquos urban population is 633 million but by 2030 the urban
population will be one billion When this happens who is
going to be growing the food for 13 billion plus people To
be classified as a medium-size city in China the population
must exceed seven million By this standard there would be
very few medium size cities in the US and Canada
Brian Cox
Chongqing China
briancoxvip163com
Brian Cox
Ret Cpl
RCMP
and a member
of Region 14
returned to
Canada
We look for-
ward (if possi-
ble) to hear
more about his
China Adven-
tureshellip
Time to meet Brian and Gong Pei
Liberation Square in Chongqing China
P A G E 1 3
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thousands of peace and police officers from across Canada participated on Sunday September 26 2010 in Ottawa in the
annual ceremonies remembering those who have died in the line of duty
Thousands of police and peace officers from across Canada gathered on Parliament Hill to honour seven fellow peace offi-
cers slain in the line of duty over the past year
The dayrsquos ceremony began at 9 am in a light drizzle as officers read aloud the names of each of the 771 police and peace
officers who have died on-duty over the years Six to eight officers a year have died in Canada over the last 23 years
The ceremony culminated in a march to Parliament Hill where they were greeted by dignitaries and the general public
In 1998 the federal government proclaimed the last Sunday in September as Police and Peace Officersrsquo National Memorial
Day
The names that will be added to the glass monuments of the Canadian Police Memorial Pavilion located behind Parliament
Hill include
RCMP Constable Chelsey Robinson died June 21 2010
OPP Constable Vu Pham died March 8 2010
Peel Regional Police Constable A James Ochakovsky died March 2 2010
RCMP Chief Superintendent Douglas E Coate died - January 16 2010
RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher died Jan 12 2010
Ottawa Police Constable I Eric Czapnik ndash Dec 29 2009
Leacutevis Police Service Constable Meacutelanie Roy died Sept 7 2009
Peace and police officers honoured in annual tribute in Ottawa
On Sunday September 13 2010 four fallen RCMP officers were added to the Cenotaph Honour Roll and Memorial Wall
during the RCMP National Memorial Service held at Depot Division in Regina
The four fallen officers were added to the 222 brave men and women who have served Canada as Royal Canadian Mounted
Police since 1876 Commissioner William JS Elliot said during the event It is my hope that the family and friends of our
fallen comrades will find some solace in the knowledge that their loved ones sacrifices will always be remembered by their
extended RCMP family
We are mindful of the tragic death of Constable Michael Potvin who lost his life while on duty in Mayo Yukon on July 13
2010 Mike and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers Constable Potvinrsquos service and sacrifice will be officially recog-
nized at our 2011 National Memorial Service
Constable Norman Harry Atkins died on July 8 1995 when he was involved in a police car collision near Finnegans Hill New
Brunswick Constable Chelsey Alice Robinson died on June 21 2010 as the result of a two vehicle collision while on patrol in
Stony Plain Alberta Sergeant Mark Charles Gallagher and Chief Superintendent Douglas Edward Coates died as a result of a
massive earthquake in January 2010 while serving on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
The Memorial Service was attended by those close to the fallen members and Canadian leaders veterans cadets and RCMP
from across Canada The Depot has been the location of the annual Memorial Service since the mid-1930s
RCMP honour fallen members at National Memorial Service
at Depot Division in Regina
P A G E 1 4
Shoulder flash
Sri Lanka Police
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
There were 3500
- 4000 wild
elephants on the
islandhelliphellip
IPA - SRI LANKA
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
15-25 AUGUST 2010 George and Mary Frid long time IPA members with two Mount
Hope friends started our adventure August 5th flying ETIHAD
Airways from Pearson for a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates
Arrived at 800 pm the following day driven to the recently opened
five star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel Spent three days touring a
visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque sixth largest in the world
opened during Ramadan in 2007 The Mosque was built at a cost
of 2 billion USD and is still being added to Can accommodate
41000 worshippers at one time contains the worlds largest chan-
delier at 9 tonnes and carpet woven in Iran over two years at a cost
of 2 million USD Mary was obliged to wear a provided freshly
laundered abaya and the men a dishdada (long cotton garment) no
shoes Went on a desert sand dune bashing harrowing ride in jeep
type vehicles ending at a camel farm and oasis for dinner and belly
dancing entertainment
On the 9th driven to Dubai where we stayed at the Fairmont in the centre of the City Took bus tours shopped in the
souks sailed on an Arab dhow and the final of the fourth day had to forego a pass to the worlds tallest building for an
invitation to have drinks in the lounge of Burj Al Arab reputed to be the only seven star hotel in the world Entry is by
pre registration no sight seers The drink menu included a vintage cognac sprinkled with gold dust at $2000 Cdn per
drink so we opted for Beefeater gin amp tonic at $300 Cdn for four drinks
On the 13th flew from Abu Dhabi for a four hour flight to Colombo Sri Lanka where we were met by IPA reps driven
to the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel registered and received a gift package of two different monogrammed golf shirts can-
vas shoulder bag and boxes of tea for each person Eighty-one registrants from Australia Canada Great Britain Swit-
zerland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Italy Hong Kong Portugal and Slovakia
During the eleven day trip stayed at eight high end hotels served three meals daily several cocktail receptions and after-
noon teas There were two exceptional dinners of note The first was in Colombo at the Senior Police Officers Mess a large villa type complex heavily guarded by police personnel because of the recent Tamil conflict The national police
band was in attendance male dancers in traditional island dress female dancers in beautiful coloured attire all serving
police officers of which there are 80000 on the island of 19 million predominantly Hindus and Buddhists with about 13
Tamils originally brought from India to work the tea plantations
The second held on the 22nd at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand where the honoured guest was the Inspector General of
Police (chief or commissioner) A representative from each country was selected to sit at the head table and were pre-
sented with a jewel type box containing a beautiful anodized brass and chrome finished oblong plaque embossed in col-
ours with the Sri Lanka and police flags crests and suitable inscriptions obviously manufactured at considerable expense
During the cross island tour traveled in two new highway cruiser buses plus two mini buses for luggage and supplies
Escorted the entire trip by a police superintendent and a cruiser vehicle with three police officers Approaching every
town met by police vehicles including motorcycle with two officers on a solo machine The escorts were necessary to
get through towns crammed with trucks busses and motorized rickshaws by the hundreds and protection from mili-
tant Tamils not entirely subdued In the cities and towns near former Tamil enclaves there is a military presence with
sand bagged bunkers at all key points and several check points on roadways
The tour included visit to an elephant sanctuary two game preserves with elephants water buffalo leopards mongoose
etc Hindu and Buddhist temples and a three hour long Hindu parade pageant of drum bands all in traditional dress and
65 adorned elephants There were many other sites too numerous to mention
Of interest there are 3500-4000 wild elephants on the island and on average 100 persons are killed by the beasts annu-
ally And 100 species of snakes of which four are venomous on average 600 persons die annually from snake bite
In summary the Sri Lanka IPA Police and Justice Ministry are to be commended for their effort in providing what was to
us a most outstanding friendship gathering I questioned one host how the IPA could provide so much in the way of
hotels meals numerous gifts etc at such an economical price and was informed it was highly subsidized by banks and
business firms
August 15 2010
Welcome Dinner in the Senior Police Officers
Mess in Colombo Sri Lanka
Dancers and members of the band are all serving
police officers
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
P A G E 1 2
More China adventures by Brian N COX V O L 2 0 1 0 4
In Beijing and Shanghai you will see foreigners every-
where but here in Chongqing I would estimate that 95
of the time I leave our condo I never see another for-
eigner (Naturally I have got used to people staring at
me) Although there are many more Americans Brits
and probably Aussies than Canadians here coinciden-
tally the last four of the last five foreigners I ran into
here in Chongqing were Canadians Three were expats
living here and one was visiting his daughter who worked
in China I was sitting on a bench in a shopping area
while Gong Pei bargained in a nearby store when the
man visiting his daughter sat beside me It turned out he
was from Regina and two RCMP members were his best
friends Bill Logan and Tom Light I not only knew both
of them Tom Light was my boss when I was on Winni-
peg Drug Squad Talk about a small world Unfortu-
nately Bill Logan has passed away and Tom Light had a
serious stroke and has been confined to a wheelchair for
the past two years I was very surprised about Tom as
he always seemed to be a fit and healthy individual and never looked overweight when I knew him Apparently
the stroke occurred while he was out hunting with the
visitor from Regina that I was talking to I am only pro-
viding this detail because I know a lot of people reading
China Adventures are ex-RCMP and new both Logan
and Light
Apparently the biggest group of buyers of high-end
houses in London England are mainland Chinese Unlike
the wealthy groups that preceded them the Russians and
Saudis the Chinese are not buying the houses to live in
but as an investment they prefer to remain living in
China According to the New York Times London real
estate companies are desperate to hire Mandarin speak-
ing employees
I saw some beautiful SpringFall jackets on sale here for
$15 about $100 cheaper than they would cost in Can-
ada but unfortunately I am too big and fat to buy
clothes in Chongqing Due to the large number of for-
eigners living in Beijing and Shanghai (about 140000 in
each of these cities I have been told) large size clothes
should be no problem to find Here they are very rare
One of the many things I will miss about China is the
service I didnrsquot realize how poor service was in Canada
until I had something to compare it to A restaurant that
would have five waiterswaitresses in Canada would have
fifteen to twenty here Instead of the four or five em-
ployees on each floor of a Canadian department store
all disguised in street clothes so you donrsquot know they
work there in Chongqing there would be at least one-
hundred employees on every floor all wearing uniforms
If you need something from a nearby store or restaurant
you just phone them and they will deliver it to your door
at no charge God Irsquom going to miss this
The other day when we were downtown there was a
small anti-Japanese rally protesting the seizure of a Chi-
nese fishing boat and the imprisonment of its captain by the Japanese near a group of islands claimed by both
countries
The government in Beijing is on television every day protesting
this action by the Japanese and promising ―dire consequences
if the captain is not released Today there was a big rally in
Jeifangbei with flags waving and choirs singing a song bout re-
leasing the captain Gong Pei says many people are calling for
war upon Japan Anti-Japanese feelings are very strong here in
China as the atrocities committed by the Japanese during
WW2 are still front and centre in their minds Ironically
young Japanese know nothing about this because Japanese war
crimes have been removed from Japanese history books I
realize that the USA is an ally of Japan but I think that China
has no fear of the American military whatsoever I canrsquot be
sure but I suspect both governments will keep things in per-
spective China and Japan are important trading partners now
in fact China is Japanrsquos second biggest trading partner
Chinarsquos transition from an agricultural society to an urban
society is progressing at an astounding pace An article in the
Globe amp Mail recently said that China now has sixty cities with
populations over one million but by 2025 there will be 220 cities with populations exceeding one million Currently
Chinarsquos urban population is 633 million but by 2030 the urban
population will be one billion When this happens who is
going to be growing the food for 13 billion plus people To
be classified as a medium-size city in China the population
must exceed seven million By this standard there would be
very few medium size cities in the US and Canada
Brian Cox
Chongqing China
briancoxvip163com
Brian Cox
Ret Cpl
RCMP
and a member
of Region 14
returned to
Canada
We look for-
ward (if possi-
ble) to hear
more about his
China Adven-
tureshellip
Time to meet Brian and Gong Pei
Liberation Square in Chongqing China
P A G E 1 3
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thousands of peace and police officers from across Canada participated on Sunday September 26 2010 in Ottawa in the
annual ceremonies remembering those who have died in the line of duty
Thousands of police and peace officers from across Canada gathered on Parliament Hill to honour seven fellow peace offi-
cers slain in the line of duty over the past year
The dayrsquos ceremony began at 9 am in a light drizzle as officers read aloud the names of each of the 771 police and peace
officers who have died on-duty over the years Six to eight officers a year have died in Canada over the last 23 years
The ceremony culminated in a march to Parliament Hill where they were greeted by dignitaries and the general public
In 1998 the federal government proclaimed the last Sunday in September as Police and Peace Officersrsquo National Memorial
Day
The names that will be added to the glass monuments of the Canadian Police Memorial Pavilion located behind Parliament
Hill include
RCMP Constable Chelsey Robinson died June 21 2010
OPP Constable Vu Pham died March 8 2010
Peel Regional Police Constable A James Ochakovsky died March 2 2010
RCMP Chief Superintendent Douglas E Coate died - January 16 2010
RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher died Jan 12 2010
Ottawa Police Constable I Eric Czapnik ndash Dec 29 2009
Leacutevis Police Service Constable Meacutelanie Roy died Sept 7 2009
Peace and police officers honoured in annual tribute in Ottawa
On Sunday September 13 2010 four fallen RCMP officers were added to the Cenotaph Honour Roll and Memorial Wall
during the RCMP National Memorial Service held at Depot Division in Regina
The four fallen officers were added to the 222 brave men and women who have served Canada as Royal Canadian Mounted
Police since 1876 Commissioner William JS Elliot said during the event It is my hope that the family and friends of our
fallen comrades will find some solace in the knowledge that their loved ones sacrifices will always be remembered by their
extended RCMP family
We are mindful of the tragic death of Constable Michael Potvin who lost his life while on duty in Mayo Yukon on July 13
2010 Mike and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers Constable Potvinrsquos service and sacrifice will be officially recog-
nized at our 2011 National Memorial Service
Constable Norman Harry Atkins died on July 8 1995 when he was involved in a police car collision near Finnegans Hill New
Brunswick Constable Chelsey Alice Robinson died on June 21 2010 as the result of a two vehicle collision while on patrol in
Stony Plain Alberta Sergeant Mark Charles Gallagher and Chief Superintendent Douglas Edward Coates died as a result of a
massive earthquake in January 2010 while serving on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
The Memorial Service was attended by those close to the fallen members and Canadian leaders veterans cadets and RCMP
from across Canada The Depot has been the location of the annual Memorial Service since the mid-1930s
RCMP honour fallen members at National Memorial Service
at Depot Division in Regina
P A G E 1 4
Shoulder flash
Sri Lanka Police
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
There were 3500
- 4000 wild
elephants on the
islandhelliphellip
IPA - SRI LANKA
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
15-25 AUGUST 2010 George and Mary Frid long time IPA members with two Mount
Hope friends started our adventure August 5th flying ETIHAD
Airways from Pearson for a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates
Arrived at 800 pm the following day driven to the recently opened
five star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel Spent three days touring a
visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque sixth largest in the world
opened during Ramadan in 2007 The Mosque was built at a cost
of 2 billion USD and is still being added to Can accommodate
41000 worshippers at one time contains the worlds largest chan-
delier at 9 tonnes and carpet woven in Iran over two years at a cost
of 2 million USD Mary was obliged to wear a provided freshly
laundered abaya and the men a dishdada (long cotton garment) no
shoes Went on a desert sand dune bashing harrowing ride in jeep
type vehicles ending at a camel farm and oasis for dinner and belly
dancing entertainment
On the 9th driven to Dubai where we stayed at the Fairmont in the centre of the City Took bus tours shopped in the
souks sailed on an Arab dhow and the final of the fourth day had to forego a pass to the worlds tallest building for an
invitation to have drinks in the lounge of Burj Al Arab reputed to be the only seven star hotel in the world Entry is by
pre registration no sight seers The drink menu included a vintage cognac sprinkled with gold dust at $2000 Cdn per
drink so we opted for Beefeater gin amp tonic at $300 Cdn for four drinks
On the 13th flew from Abu Dhabi for a four hour flight to Colombo Sri Lanka where we were met by IPA reps driven
to the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel registered and received a gift package of two different monogrammed golf shirts can-
vas shoulder bag and boxes of tea for each person Eighty-one registrants from Australia Canada Great Britain Swit-
zerland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Italy Hong Kong Portugal and Slovakia
During the eleven day trip stayed at eight high end hotels served three meals daily several cocktail receptions and after-
noon teas There were two exceptional dinners of note The first was in Colombo at the Senior Police Officers Mess a large villa type complex heavily guarded by police personnel because of the recent Tamil conflict The national police
band was in attendance male dancers in traditional island dress female dancers in beautiful coloured attire all serving
police officers of which there are 80000 on the island of 19 million predominantly Hindus and Buddhists with about 13
Tamils originally brought from India to work the tea plantations
The second held on the 22nd at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand where the honoured guest was the Inspector General of
Police (chief or commissioner) A representative from each country was selected to sit at the head table and were pre-
sented with a jewel type box containing a beautiful anodized brass and chrome finished oblong plaque embossed in col-
ours with the Sri Lanka and police flags crests and suitable inscriptions obviously manufactured at considerable expense
During the cross island tour traveled in two new highway cruiser buses plus two mini buses for luggage and supplies
Escorted the entire trip by a police superintendent and a cruiser vehicle with three police officers Approaching every
town met by police vehicles including motorcycle with two officers on a solo machine The escorts were necessary to
get through towns crammed with trucks busses and motorized rickshaws by the hundreds and protection from mili-
tant Tamils not entirely subdued In the cities and towns near former Tamil enclaves there is a military presence with
sand bagged bunkers at all key points and several check points on roadways
The tour included visit to an elephant sanctuary two game preserves with elephants water buffalo leopards mongoose
etc Hindu and Buddhist temples and a three hour long Hindu parade pageant of drum bands all in traditional dress and
65 adorned elephants There were many other sites too numerous to mention
Of interest there are 3500-4000 wild elephants on the island and on average 100 persons are killed by the beasts annu-
ally And 100 species of snakes of which four are venomous on average 600 persons die annually from snake bite
In summary the Sri Lanka IPA Police and Justice Ministry are to be commended for their effort in providing what was to
us a most outstanding friendship gathering I questioned one host how the IPA could provide so much in the way of
hotels meals numerous gifts etc at such an economical price and was informed it was highly subsidized by banks and
business firms
August 15 2010
Welcome Dinner in the Senior Police Officers
Mess in Colombo Sri Lanka
Dancers and members of the band are all serving
police officers
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
P A G E 1 3
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Thousands of peace and police officers from across Canada participated on Sunday September 26 2010 in Ottawa in the
annual ceremonies remembering those who have died in the line of duty
Thousands of police and peace officers from across Canada gathered on Parliament Hill to honour seven fellow peace offi-
cers slain in the line of duty over the past year
The dayrsquos ceremony began at 9 am in a light drizzle as officers read aloud the names of each of the 771 police and peace
officers who have died on-duty over the years Six to eight officers a year have died in Canada over the last 23 years
The ceremony culminated in a march to Parliament Hill where they were greeted by dignitaries and the general public
In 1998 the federal government proclaimed the last Sunday in September as Police and Peace Officersrsquo National Memorial
Day
The names that will be added to the glass monuments of the Canadian Police Memorial Pavilion located behind Parliament
Hill include
RCMP Constable Chelsey Robinson died June 21 2010
OPP Constable Vu Pham died March 8 2010
Peel Regional Police Constable A James Ochakovsky died March 2 2010
RCMP Chief Superintendent Douglas E Coate died - January 16 2010
RCMP Sergeant Mark Gallagher died Jan 12 2010
Ottawa Police Constable I Eric Czapnik ndash Dec 29 2009
Leacutevis Police Service Constable Meacutelanie Roy died Sept 7 2009
Peace and police officers honoured in annual tribute in Ottawa
On Sunday September 13 2010 four fallen RCMP officers were added to the Cenotaph Honour Roll and Memorial Wall
during the RCMP National Memorial Service held at Depot Division in Regina
The four fallen officers were added to the 222 brave men and women who have served Canada as Royal Canadian Mounted
Police since 1876 Commissioner William JS Elliot said during the event It is my hope that the family and friends of our
fallen comrades will find some solace in the knowledge that their loved ones sacrifices will always be remembered by their
extended RCMP family
We are mindful of the tragic death of Constable Michael Potvin who lost his life while on duty in Mayo Yukon on July 13
2010 Mike and his family remain in our thoughts and prayers Constable Potvinrsquos service and sacrifice will be officially recog-
nized at our 2011 National Memorial Service
Constable Norman Harry Atkins died on July 8 1995 when he was involved in a police car collision near Finnegans Hill New
Brunswick Constable Chelsey Alice Robinson died on June 21 2010 as the result of a two vehicle collision while on patrol in
Stony Plain Alberta Sergeant Mark Charles Gallagher and Chief Superintendent Douglas Edward Coates died as a result of a
massive earthquake in January 2010 while serving on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
The Memorial Service was attended by those close to the fallen members and Canadian leaders veterans cadets and RCMP
from across Canada The Depot has been the location of the annual Memorial Service since the mid-1930s
RCMP honour fallen members at National Memorial Service
at Depot Division in Regina
P A G E 1 4
Shoulder flash
Sri Lanka Police
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
There were 3500
- 4000 wild
elephants on the
islandhelliphellip
IPA - SRI LANKA
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
15-25 AUGUST 2010 George and Mary Frid long time IPA members with two Mount
Hope friends started our adventure August 5th flying ETIHAD
Airways from Pearson for a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates
Arrived at 800 pm the following day driven to the recently opened
five star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel Spent three days touring a
visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque sixth largest in the world
opened during Ramadan in 2007 The Mosque was built at a cost
of 2 billion USD and is still being added to Can accommodate
41000 worshippers at one time contains the worlds largest chan-
delier at 9 tonnes and carpet woven in Iran over two years at a cost
of 2 million USD Mary was obliged to wear a provided freshly
laundered abaya and the men a dishdada (long cotton garment) no
shoes Went on a desert sand dune bashing harrowing ride in jeep
type vehicles ending at a camel farm and oasis for dinner and belly
dancing entertainment
On the 9th driven to Dubai where we stayed at the Fairmont in the centre of the City Took bus tours shopped in the
souks sailed on an Arab dhow and the final of the fourth day had to forego a pass to the worlds tallest building for an
invitation to have drinks in the lounge of Burj Al Arab reputed to be the only seven star hotel in the world Entry is by
pre registration no sight seers The drink menu included a vintage cognac sprinkled with gold dust at $2000 Cdn per
drink so we opted for Beefeater gin amp tonic at $300 Cdn for four drinks
On the 13th flew from Abu Dhabi for a four hour flight to Colombo Sri Lanka where we were met by IPA reps driven
to the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel registered and received a gift package of two different monogrammed golf shirts can-
vas shoulder bag and boxes of tea for each person Eighty-one registrants from Australia Canada Great Britain Swit-
zerland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Italy Hong Kong Portugal and Slovakia
During the eleven day trip stayed at eight high end hotels served three meals daily several cocktail receptions and after-
noon teas There were two exceptional dinners of note The first was in Colombo at the Senior Police Officers Mess a large villa type complex heavily guarded by police personnel because of the recent Tamil conflict The national police
band was in attendance male dancers in traditional island dress female dancers in beautiful coloured attire all serving
police officers of which there are 80000 on the island of 19 million predominantly Hindus and Buddhists with about 13
Tamils originally brought from India to work the tea plantations
The second held on the 22nd at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand where the honoured guest was the Inspector General of
Police (chief or commissioner) A representative from each country was selected to sit at the head table and were pre-
sented with a jewel type box containing a beautiful anodized brass and chrome finished oblong plaque embossed in col-
ours with the Sri Lanka and police flags crests and suitable inscriptions obviously manufactured at considerable expense
During the cross island tour traveled in two new highway cruiser buses plus two mini buses for luggage and supplies
Escorted the entire trip by a police superintendent and a cruiser vehicle with three police officers Approaching every
town met by police vehicles including motorcycle with two officers on a solo machine The escorts were necessary to
get through towns crammed with trucks busses and motorized rickshaws by the hundreds and protection from mili-
tant Tamils not entirely subdued In the cities and towns near former Tamil enclaves there is a military presence with
sand bagged bunkers at all key points and several check points on roadways
The tour included visit to an elephant sanctuary two game preserves with elephants water buffalo leopards mongoose
etc Hindu and Buddhist temples and a three hour long Hindu parade pageant of drum bands all in traditional dress and
65 adorned elephants There were many other sites too numerous to mention
Of interest there are 3500-4000 wild elephants on the island and on average 100 persons are killed by the beasts annu-
ally And 100 species of snakes of which four are venomous on average 600 persons die annually from snake bite
In summary the Sri Lanka IPA Police and Justice Ministry are to be commended for their effort in providing what was to
us a most outstanding friendship gathering I questioned one host how the IPA could provide so much in the way of
hotels meals numerous gifts etc at such an economical price and was informed it was highly subsidized by banks and
business firms
August 15 2010
Welcome Dinner in the Senior Police Officers
Mess in Colombo Sri Lanka
Dancers and members of the band are all serving
police officers
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
P A G E 1 4
Shoulder flash
Sri Lanka Police
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
There were 3500
- 4000 wild
elephants on the
islandhelliphellip
IPA - SRI LANKA
FRIENDSHIP WEEK
15-25 AUGUST 2010 George and Mary Frid long time IPA members with two Mount
Hope friends started our adventure August 5th flying ETIHAD
Airways from Pearson for a fourteen hour flight to Abu Dhabi in
the United Arab Emirates
Arrived at 800 pm the following day driven to the recently opened
five star Fairmont Bab Al Bahr Hotel Spent three days touring a
visit to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque sixth largest in the world
opened during Ramadan in 2007 The Mosque was built at a cost
of 2 billion USD and is still being added to Can accommodate
41000 worshippers at one time contains the worlds largest chan-
delier at 9 tonnes and carpet woven in Iran over two years at a cost
of 2 million USD Mary was obliged to wear a provided freshly
laundered abaya and the men a dishdada (long cotton garment) no
shoes Went on a desert sand dune bashing harrowing ride in jeep
type vehicles ending at a camel farm and oasis for dinner and belly
dancing entertainment
On the 9th driven to Dubai where we stayed at the Fairmont in the centre of the City Took bus tours shopped in the
souks sailed on an Arab dhow and the final of the fourth day had to forego a pass to the worlds tallest building for an
invitation to have drinks in the lounge of Burj Al Arab reputed to be the only seven star hotel in the world Entry is by
pre registration no sight seers The drink menu included a vintage cognac sprinkled with gold dust at $2000 Cdn per
drink so we opted for Beefeater gin amp tonic at $300 Cdn for four drinks
On the 13th flew from Abu Dhabi for a four hour flight to Colombo Sri Lanka where we were met by IPA reps driven
to the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel registered and received a gift package of two different monogrammed golf shirts can-
vas shoulder bag and boxes of tea for each person Eighty-one registrants from Australia Canada Great Britain Swit-
zerland Germany Luxembourg Hungary Italy Hong Kong Portugal and Slovakia
During the eleven day trip stayed at eight high end hotels served three meals daily several cocktail receptions and after-
noon teas There were two exceptional dinners of note The first was in Colombo at the Senior Police Officers Mess a large villa type complex heavily guarded by police personnel because of the recent Tamil conflict The national police
band was in attendance male dancers in traditional island dress female dancers in beautiful coloured attire all serving
police officers of which there are 80000 on the island of 19 million predominantly Hindus and Buddhists with about 13
Tamils originally brought from India to work the tea plantations
The second held on the 22nd at the Hotel Cinnamon Grand where the honoured guest was the Inspector General of
Police (chief or commissioner) A representative from each country was selected to sit at the head table and were pre-
sented with a jewel type box containing a beautiful anodized brass and chrome finished oblong plaque embossed in col-
ours with the Sri Lanka and police flags crests and suitable inscriptions obviously manufactured at considerable expense
During the cross island tour traveled in two new highway cruiser buses plus two mini buses for luggage and supplies
Escorted the entire trip by a police superintendent and a cruiser vehicle with three police officers Approaching every
town met by police vehicles including motorcycle with two officers on a solo machine The escorts were necessary to
get through towns crammed with trucks busses and motorized rickshaws by the hundreds and protection from mili-
tant Tamils not entirely subdued In the cities and towns near former Tamil enclaves there is a military presence with
sand bagged bunkers at all key points and several check points on roadways
The tour included visit to an elephant sanctuary two game preserves with elephants water buffalo leopards mongoose
etc Hindu and Buddhist temples and a three hour long Hindu parade pageant of drum bands all in traditional dress and
65 adorned elephants There were many other sites too numerous to mention
Of interest there are 3500-4000 wild elephants on the island and on average 100 persons are killed by the beasts annu-
ally And 100 species of snakes of which four are venomous on average 600 persons die annually from snake bite
In summary the Sri Lanka IPA Police and Justice Ministry are to be commended for their effort in providing what was to
us a most outstanding friendship gathering I questioned one host how the IPA could provide so much in the way of
hotels meals numerous gifts etc at such an economical price and was informed it was highly subsidized by banks and
business firms
August 15 2010
Welcome Dinner in the Senior Police Officers
Mess in Colombo Sri Lanka
Dancers and members of the band are all serving
police officers
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
P A G E 1 5
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
The final day ended after noon lunch and we were destined for a two hour drive to Colombo where we would shop and
lounge around a hotel lobby until a late evening ride to the airport for a 430 am flight The superintendent with our tour
and his wife a retired nurse learning of our plight invited our four to their home for dinner which we accepted met their
family and enjoyed immensely their hospitality Later the superintendent donned his uniform and we were driven to the
airport in a mini bus and he cleared the way through police check points and detailed an inspector at the airport to steer us
through the throngs of people
The Sri Lanka IPA gathering was far beyond our expectations and the standard set will be difficult for others to follow A
most memorable adventure
August 22 2010 - Hotel
Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Dinner hosted by
IPA Dr Mahinda Balasuriya
Inspector General for the
80000 member Sri Lanka
Police presenting a beautiful
engraved metal plaque to
Georg Frid representing
IPA Canada
Nouvelles de la reacutegion 15 News from Region 15
LE CLUB ROTARY ET LrsquoIPA
MONTEacuteREacuteGIE FONT DES
HEUREUX Crsquoest agrave la demande du membre ami Robert Bou-
langer Gouverneur du Club Rotary
International district 7790 que bureau de direc-
tion a formuleacute une recommendation agrave lrsquoeffet que
soit remis un don de cet organisme au Service
des incendies de Cowansville pour lrsquoachat drsquoun
deacutefibrillateur cardiaque
Le 20 juin dernier Roger Lecours chef des opeacuterations du
SSIC a reccedilu le chegraveque de 3000 $ des mains de Robert Bou-
langer et de Reba Lovrien preacutesidente du Fellowship
Veacutehicules reacutecreacuteatifs du Club Rotary (Newport Oregon) en
preacutesence de Christian Parent vice-preacutesident et Denis
Bourcier secreacutetaire de lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie
Et le 4 octobre avait lieu une journeacutee portes ouvertes du
Service drsquoincendie de Cowansville ougrave fut preacutesenteacute au grand
public le deacutefibrillateur installeacute dans lrsquouniteacute drsquourgence Plu-sieurs membres du bureau de direction assistegraverent agrave lrsquoeacuteveacutene-
ment
Ce don est ducirc agrave lrsquoinitiative de Denis Bourcier secreacutetaire de
lrsquoIPA Monteacutereacutegie et ex-conseiller municipal et reacutesident de
Cowansville
THE ROTARY CLUB AND IPA RE-
GION 15 GOODWILL PARTNERS
At the request of Robert Boulanger Rotary Club
International Governor District 7790 and Friend
of R15 its executives recommended that an avail-
able donation from the Rotary be granted to the
Cowansville Fire department to equip their emer-
gency unit with a cardiac defibrillator
On June 20 Roger Lecours Chief operating officer
at the SSIC received the $3000 cheque from Robert Bou-
langer and Reba Lovrien President Fellowship Recreation
Vehicles Rotary International (Newport Oregon) whilst
attending the Rotaryrsquos international convention held in
Montreal Vice President Christian Parent and Secretary
Denis Bourcier attended the event
On October 4 the Cowansville Fire Department held an
open house event and introduced the defibrillator to the
general public Many members of IPA Region 15 Executive
bureau were in attendance
This donation was made possible thanks to Denis Bourcier
R15 Secretary and former Cowansville City councillor
IPA
Monteacutereacutegie
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
P A G E 1 6
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
REGION 15 GOLF TOURNEMENT
On September 13th some 28 golfers were ready for the
outing in spite of a cloudy sky and enjoyed great golfing
at Candiac Golf Club Later on 24 guests joined them
and were treated to a delicious BBQ Raymond Malboeuf succeeded in putting his golf ball closest
to the hole and was awarded the SGB trophy
All attendees went home with a souvenir thanks to generous
sponsors
Congratulations to the organizer of the event Jean-Louis
Cabana
LA JOURNEacuteE DE GOLF Le 13 septembre quelque 28 golfeurs ont braveacute la tempera-
ture incertaine et 24 inviteacutes se sont joints agrave eux pour
deacuteguster un succulent BBQ en soireacutee Ray-
mond Malboeuf srsquoest meacuteriteacute un tropheacutee SGB pour la balle la
plus pregraves du trou
Tous sont partis avec un souvenir offert par de geacuteneacutereux
commanditaires
Bravo agrave lrsquoorganisateur Jean-Louis Cabana
DERNIEgraveRE HEURE - jeudi dernier le souper du preacutesident
Nadeau fut un eacutenorme succegraves 45 personnes se sont bien
amuseacutees et le confeacuterencier ex-GRC Yvon Thibault fut passion-
nant avec son reacutecit du Chacircteau de Bauharnois et la petite histoire
du Queacutebec Un livre agrave se procurer sans faute et un eacuteveacutenement agrave
renouveler
Noubliez pas notre rencontre mensuel 5 7 ce jeudi 28 oc-
tobre chez CARMINE Place Portobello agrave Brossard Possibiliteacute
dobtenir votre timbre 2011 sur place
ASSEMBLEacuteE ANNUELLE le 25 novembre chez Barbies preacutedeacute-
ceacutee dun 5 7 Noubliez pas dapporter votre passeport Pos-
sibiliteacute dacqueacuterir votre timbre 2011 sur place SVP confirmer
votre preacutesence aupregraves du secreacutetaire Denis
Bourcier jdbovideotronca
PARTY DE NOEumlL le vendredi 3 deacutecembre 18h chez Oeuf
Xceptionnel au 130 St-Pierre agrave Saint-Constant (Reacuteservations
requises aupregraves de Christian Parent
parentchristiansympaticoca
VISITE DU PREacuteSIDENT NATIONAL LARRY SHEPPARD Sou-
per en sa compagnie et son eacutepouse le 11 deacutecembre agrave 18h agrave la
Casa Grecque 8245 boul Taschereau Vous ecirctes cordialement
inviteacutes agrave vous joindre agrave nous SVP confirmer votre preacutesence
aupregraves de Denis Nadeau denisnadohotmailcom
The First PRESIDENTS DINNER on Thursday Oct 21 2010
was a huge success with 45 members and friends attending
the event Former RCMP officer and author Yvon Thibault
unravelled the story that led him to writing Le Chacircteau de
Bauharnois a love story between a Frenchman and an English-
woman set in the 1837-38 Rebellion in Quebec A must read
book
HAPPY HOUR October 29 at CARMINE Place Portobello agrave
Brossard Your 2011 stamps will be available
AGM November 25 at Barbies preceded by a Happy Hour
Dont forget your passport Elections will take place and your
2011 stamps will be available Please confirm your attend-
ing with Secretary Denis Bourcier jdbovideotronca
CHRISTMAS PARTY Friday December 3rd at 600 PM at the
popular venue Oeuf Xceptionnel 130 St-Pierre St in St Con-
stant Entertainment and dancing with Bob Roberges music
Region 8 President (Reservation mandatory Please con-
tact Christian Parent parentchristiansympaticoca)
NATIONAL PRESIDENT LARRY SHEPPARDS VISIT Come
and join us for dinner with Larry and wife on December 11th
at 600 PM at Casa Grecque 8245 Taschereau Boulevard in
Brossard Please confirm your attending with Denis Nadeau
denisnadohotmailcom
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
P A G E 1 7 V O L 2 0 1 0 4
International Police Association
International Photography Competition 2011
Hosted by the Israel Section on behalf of the
International Cultural Commission of the International Police Association
GENERAL CATEGORY FOR AWARDS
Open Category a) Any photographic subject or topic
Subject Category b) Police at work
A prize of CHF400 will be awarded to the overall winner CHF300 will be given to the winner of each Category with sec-
ond and third placing awards
SELECTORS Teaching staff of the Hadassah College of Photography in Jerusalem
CALENDAR Last Date for Entries 02 June 2011
Selection 12 June 2011
Notification Sent by 16 July 2011
First Showing 37th IEC Conference in Romania A total of 50 images will be selected and will be
sent to Romania for mounting and hanging for an International Exhibition The pho-
tographs will be offered to other sections for holding a similar exhibition Each sec-
tion will have a DVD with the best 50 images
R U L E S
1) The competition is open to all members of the International Police Association
2) There will be no limit on the number of images per person
3) Prizes will be awarded as stated and presented at the 37th IEC meeting in Romania
4) Photographs are to be Forwarded on computer disc with a non-compressed file size of at least 2 megapixels that
will allow for a 20x30 cm (8x12 inches) print to be printed from the disc Included will be the name and address of the au-
thor title of the photograph and a brief description of the image
The discs will not be returned to senders
5) Entries are to be posted to
Dr Eran Israel
IPA ISRAEL
Sherit Israel st 37
Tel Aviv 68165
ISRAEL
Notification that the entry has been posted is to be e-mailed to Eran Israel Ieran012netil
6) Copyright
The right to reproduce photographic images for International Police Association purposes is assumed
The selectorsrsquo decision is final and no correspondence will entered into by the International Police Association
Whilst the International Police Association will exercise care in the handling of entries it regrets that it can accept no re-
sponsibility for loss or damage however caused
Submission of entries implies acceptance of these Rules
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
P A G E 1 8
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
IPA Canada
IYG
Infohellip
From 19 - 22 May Mai 2011
Please visit wwwipalu for all information and registrationBulletin drsquo in-
scription (before December 31 2010 avant 31Decembre 2010
International
IPA Luxembourg 50th Anniversary 50e Anniversaire
IPA LUXEMBOURG
84 Rue Adolphe Fisher
L - 1521 Luxembourg
The 2011 IYG will be hosted by IPA Ireland from July 24 - August 7 2011
16mdash17 years old and children grandchildren of an IPA member can apply
More info on wwwipairelandie and read additional info below regarding
IPA Canada selection process
International Police Association
Canadian Section
September 19 2010
Fellow Members
In 2011 the IPA International Youth Gathering will be held in Ireland A detailed explanation of the process to choose the
representatives from IPA Canada can be found in Appendix ―M of the IPA Canada Constitution It is summarized as fol-
lows
Please fill out the ―Application Form and send a copy of it along with a 500 word essay outlining why the applicant feels at-
tendance at the IYG would be beneficial to himher
(This essay will be written by the applicant) All of these documents are to be submitted along with a covering letter with
proof of the IPA membership of the applicantrsquos parent or grandparent and details of the parentrsquos or grandparentrsquos IPA in-
volvement
These documents will be sent to the Secretary General of IPA Canada
(10 Goodwood Road Brampton ON L6S 1C5) no later than midnight of December 31 2010
If more than two applicants are received then all application forms will be copied and forwarded to the selection committee
which will be comprised of the three National Vice Presidents
Selection criteria will include
(a) Age of the applicant
(b) Content and style of the essay submitted
(c) Length of the IPA service and dedication of the applicants parent or grandparent
(d) Applicants who have applied in the past and not been chosen or those who have not attended an IYG previously
Each successful applicant will receive a $10000 grant from IPA Canada and IPA Canada reserves the right to refuse applica-
tions if the selection committee feels the applicant is not a suitable candidate to represent Canada
If you have any further questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me
In Friendship
Marv Southcott
Secretary General
IPA Canada
IPA Ireland
13 Iona Drive
Glasnevin Dublin 9
Ireland
IPA Ireland hosting the 2011 Intern Youth Gathering
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos
IPA Canada Travel Information
P A G E 1 9
Friendship weeks and Anniversaries
IPA Austria Region Carinthia Nassfeld Skiweek 2011 January 29 - Febr 5
httpwwwipaatphp-localcmszeigphp
titel=ipaehtm
IPA USA Texas 3rd Texas Friendship Cruise February 27 - March 6 2011
httpwwwipatexascomregistratonhtm
IPA New Zealand Friendship Week April 5 - 14 2011 httpwwwipaorgnzeventsindexhtm
IPA Slovenia celebrates itrsquos 20th Anniversary 21 - 24 April 2011
IPA Luxembourg celebrates itrsquos 50th Anniversary May 19 - 22 2011 httpwwwipaluv2
IPA Canada AGM 2011 London ON June 2 - 4 2011
IPA Canada 50th Anniversary and Friendship Week Tour Ontario June 4mdash13 2011
email secretaryipaca more info in this issue
IPA Scotland Ayrshire Branch 25th Anniversary and Friendship Week August 6 - 13 2011
Contact Jim NISBET jimaripaskycom http
wwwipascotlandnet
IPA USA Region 12 Friendship Cruise Oct 1mdash8 2011 region12ipa-usaorg
IPA USA NEC NDC meeting in Region 25 Metro Phoenix Arizona October 15 - 18 2011
httpwwwipa-usaorgeventshtml
Updated and complete information regarding the following events will be obtained via
National Travel Secretary Harry SUMMERTON (travelipaca or harlorsympaticoca) and
National Travel Secretary Assistant Guy BABIN (guybabinsympaticoca)
or by contacting your regional Travel Officer
ldquoThe world is a
book and those
who do not
travel only read
one pagerdquo
International Executive Meetings and Friendship weeks
September 20 - 25 2011 IEC Conference - IPA Romania More info at wwwiparomaniaro
September 4ndash 9 2012 World Conference - IPA Israel Friendship week to follow September 9 - 15 2012
with visits to Jerusalem Tel Aviv Dead See and Sea of Galilee
More info at wwwipa-israelorg
IPA - International Youth Gathering 2011 Ireland
The theme of the 2011 event is Green Country Green environment
July 24th - August 7th 2011 wwwipairelandie
Future IYG venues
2012 - IPA Czech Republic - more info to follow
2013 - IPA Switzerland - more info to follow
V O L 2 0 1 0 4
Please share your copy of the IPA Canada newslet-
ter with other friends and members of Law En-
forcement Agencies
Membership forms can be filled out through
the national website of IPA Canada at wwwipaca
Membership dues are only $3000 per year
Please forward any submissions for the next IPA Canada newsletter
before January 15 2011 in MS Word format to the editor
vpwestipaca
Till next and enjoy Servo Per Amikeco
Barry Bos