After the RCMP Musical Ride was over, we met Mayor Brenda Locke and Assistant Commissioner Brian Edwards. Yesterday I posted a picture of Eileen Mohan with Brian Edwards and Brenda Locke. I had never met Eileen Mohan but had the pleasure of meeting her and taking her picture. She is a lovely lady who lost her only son as a victim in the Surrey Six massacre! He lived in the apartment across from the crime scene and was caught in the crossfire in 2007. Since the death of her son she has become a vocal advocate against gang and gun violence. She posted this on Twitter yesterday:
It was such a pleasure to be in the company of our RCMP force in Surrey for the Surrey RCMP 2023 Musical Ride and met up with these brilliant n beautiful people n horses. Thank you Assistant Commissioner Edward’s for the invite ❤️
I had never met Brian Edward before, but I've watched him speak in Council and to the media and he is a true professional and a credit to the RCMP.
After the performance, the members brought the horses to the fence and let people get their picture taken and pet the horses. The members were all answering questions from parents and children. There were a lot of children and we were about 30 minutes talking to dignitaries and waiting for the crowd to disburse and on our way out, I took this picture:
It was a hot day and the RCMP riders stayed for over 30 minutes talking to the people who came to see them. This picture was taken when almost everyone left. Their uniforms are warm and I'm sure the horses needed a drink.
