Four Thompson RCMP officers were among those recognized with one of the province’s highest honours.

Sixty-five RCMP members from across Manitoba were inducted into the Order of the Buffalo Hunt in a ceremony this past Tuesday at the legislative building in Winnipeg for their roles in providing support for those affected by the wildfire in Fort McMurray.

Sergeant Joe Frizzley, one of the members recognized, explains more about what they did while in Fort Mac.

“We had various roles, but our main role was to provide relief for the RCMP members that police Fort McMurray, as a majority of the member’s houses were affected by the fires. The members in Manitoba that attended, our main role was to replace their duties so that they could get their affairs in order in order to continue on. So we attended more or less to replace their detachment in order to provide policing.”

Frizzley was recognized alongside Staff Sergeant Noel Allard, Sergeant Colby Argue, and Constable Scott Cherney.

Photo Credit: RCMP MB Twitter page