RCMP, not wardens, to enforce law in national parks

May 18, 2001
Source: Edmonton Journal
Original story - link verified on May 18, 2001

Park wardens will continue to be stripped of most of their duties as RCMP officers prepare to do wardens' jobs in Canada's national parks. On Thursday, Parks Canada official Tom Lee announced 140 additional RCMP officers will work in the country's 39 national parks, starting this weekend. They will be responsible for all law enforcement activities. Wardens are prohibited from carrying firearms. They cannot perform the most minor of law enforcement activities, such as issuing a ticket or approaching the owner of an off-leash dog.

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