While a change of command ceremony is always special for RCMP detachments, this one had an added twist.

For the first time in the modern history of the Force, a father handed over the reins of a detachment to his son. Staff Sergeant Noel Allard signed over command of The Pas RCMP Detachment to his son, Staff Sergeant Jeremy Allard. Making the event even more special was the fact it was a personal homecoming for the younger Allard, who first signed up to be a Mountie while living in Cranberry Portage and wrote his entrance exam in The Pas in 2001.

As Staff Sergeant Jeremy Allard took over The Pas RCMP yesterday, his father moves to the North District office in Thompson in an advisory position.

Staff Sergeant Jeremy Allard with father Staff Sargeant Noel Allard.