- attacker after ‘having’ his. -
. .throat slashed: here late,

“hunting: knife as: the of-
~ to the scene after someone "
‘midnight Dec..20, 2003.

_ neck and cuts to ‘his face,

ing bleeding, Joséph- was: ‘

Police
get new —
officers |

THREE. RCMP.

’ fills up: any: Staffing gaps:
-save for standard ones, such a”

Spector’ Marlin: Degrand.

“there” for-a-while, Dut.that’s: ¢

lirement ‘of “an: identifica- Gj

from Alberta;

- ficers just out of training. °
/ “Ets réally the only way”.

other places. They just don't
know: about the Benefits. of

two vacancies ‘among the:

City of Terrace: ,

_ By REBECCA COLLARD .-
FORMERT ERRACE RCMP-Cnst. Cameron

- Joseph was awarded: the brovinee Ss highest =

police honor last. week, =
Joseph awwas given an

Award of - Valour for’.

managing - 10 restrain. an:

last year. le ;
The allacker cil. “jos.
seph’s neck, with a.large ©

ficer stepped oul: of--his
vehicle. Joseph was called: .

teported a disturbance: ar
Hanky - Panky? Ss: around ”

Joseph suffered. ‘a 13-:
centimetre gash.on his -

An official. at the-de-
tachment ‘here’ says” ‘de:
spite the very: . serious .
injury, and life- threaten:

able to’ control .the: man.
until backup arrived::
“He reflects: ‘the. highest tradition of the

RCMP,” ‘said-Terrace. RCMP. Inspector. © -
from ‘across -the. province were ‘honoured | 7
‘with a number of different awards.

Marlin, Degrand.. “Weare. call very proud of

him and happy-he’s made ‘a-full recovery.”.
Joseph received: 20 stitches.at Mills Mee —
moria! ‘Hospi: to “close the: gash on. ‘his:

neck.

“cadets =
straight out: of” training: |
have arrived here. ‘to- flesh
out vacancies in 1 the: local. 4
detachment.”. a
“Their arrival preity ‘mueh me

as officers away: on “medi-.

“cal. or parental leave, said’ ff

detachment. ‘commander in-- .
“We were’ pretly ‘short

now passed,"said Degrand,
“You ‘can, expect anywhere |
between (10 :t0/20-per cent -
of your people off. for: one: .
reason or another'and we're
now on the” lows. end. of i
that.”

‘He’ $ ‘ls “happy: that: a a
vacancy caused” by. the. ve §

lion section officer has been:
quickly: filled by? an expe-
rienced. ‘person. moving in

‘But when. it comes: to yf
general -duty: yacaricies the.
detachment, like. others: in: °
more: “rural locaticns,. de-”
pends heavily: onl ‘cadet of:

io fill them: (It’s hard-ta get ,
people laterally: moving in.
as. constables: compared.to ~ F

living in this area and itis
regarded | as a ‘limited duly.
posting,” said-Degrand,. a

The detachment also has: ;

25 positions ‘that are consid. *
ered necessary: ta cover the

“It's. not that: they’ can’ ion
be filled: Rather, the cily s
has more.or. less: limited’ the.
amount. ‘of money. -it -will
devote to policing. [t. means’ ~
‘there's enough, lo cover 23. -
positions,” but: not he. ‘full

rk Aye Ter race; | Bucy Ws

Cnst. Cameron Joseph

event were honoured for th their courage dur- a"
. ing the 2003. fire season. :

: Buy < over » $40. caccRaceive 5 5. Bonus Airmiles .
Buy. over. $60........ Receive 10. Bonus Airmiles | -
Buy over $160......Receive 25 Bonus Airmiles ce
Buy over F 9200... Regeive B 50 Bonus armies a

Al G- The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 24, 2004

| Ex-Terrace officer.
honoured for valour @

| NECHAKO
THEATRE/ j

“wee hahaa

www. nechitkothealre, coins
B ecreckoboticatie hi gZ/

- Call your local travel agent
AT commend Constable Joseph,” . said PO a
Degrand; “I'm yery proud of him.". Lo
Joseph served at the Terrace detachment a
for four years before be-
ing’ transferred to Pentic- - .
ton this. summer. 0
Charles ‘Costello was a
arresied at the scene
of the -attack. “and: faces
charges of -: -aitempted. -
murder, aggravated as-' oS
-sault and assaulting a Po-. a be
lice officer. . an |
3 He’ s due back in'court
| Dec. 6 with trial and jury ©
selection .schectuled | for’
early February 2005...
Joseph : ‘received - his.)
award. at “a: ceremony _
Nov.,. 18 at ‘Government: 7
House in Victoria. 2 0
The Award of: Valour’
recognizes’ officers: for
their. exceptional “valour.
in the face of extreine:
hazard... © me
- The ceremoriy. “reeog-
nized:nearly 100 officers’
for their outstanding Ser-"
vice in the line ‘of duty," . wan
RCMP. and municipal : ‘police. “Slicers”:

Almost. half. the- recipients at Nov. 18

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