Sergeant Keith Bott joined the Crowsnest Pass RCMP last Wednesday, September 28th, replacing Scott Howard, who transferred to the Red Deer RCMP last month.
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| Sergeant Keith Bott joined the Crowsnest Pass RCMP last Wednesday, September 28th. |
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Howard served as Sergeant of the Crowsnest Pass detachment for the past five years, and
Sergeant Bott said he is looking forward to taking the reigns.
Sergeant Bott transferred to Crowsnest Pass from Cold Lake, where he served for the past four years.
“Cold Lake was a lovely place to work,” said Sergeant Bott.
“A lot of the issues with being a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is having to bounce around from town to town over the years, but Cold Lake is one of those places where the military and air force base up there means there are a lot of people who are in the same circumstance we’re in.”
“They’re bouncing around too, so they’re open and outgoing people who want to make friends and meet people just like we are.”
Sergeant Bott said it was difficult for his family to move away from their life in Cold Lake but that they are looking forward to their time in the Pass.
“We’ve heard good things about Crowsnest and the people here are friendly,” he said.
“We’re looking forward to coming in here and making good friends here, too.”
Having been born and raised in Rocky Mountain House, Sergeant Bott said he is familiar with the mountains and is looking forward to getting the opportunity to utilize the extensive recreation opportunities at his disposal.
“I’m really looking forward to living right in the mountains,” he said, adding that he and his wife, Patti have already taken in a few of the trails and gone fishing and that they are excited to go cross-country skiing and quadding.
