The RCMP was unable to hold a funeral of the regiment after Stevenson’s death due to restrictions on COVID-19 at the time, and a private family funeral was held instead.
The service is not open to the public, but people were encouraged to gather along the procession procession of uniformed officers at Forest Hills Parkway before the service. Members of the RCMP, the army, the police and the emergency services marched from St. Vincent de Paul at Cole Harbor Place.
Sherry McBride, a resident of Cole Harbor, said her son is a member of the Mounties and found it vital to show her personal support for the procession.
A procession leads to the memorial of Const. Heidi Stevenson in Cole Harbor, NS, June 29, 2022. (Steve Lawrence / CBC News)
“Because of everything we went through, with COVID, with Portapique, with the helicopter crash, the Snowbirds, there was so much for all of Nova Scotia,” McBride said in tears.
“We have to be here… to show our respect for Heidi, to show respect for the RCMP and any police force, what it faces on a daily basis.”
The memorial procession arrived at Cole Harbor Place for Const. The service of Heidi Stevenson. RCMP member among 22 people killed in mass shooting two years ago
Hundreds of RCMPs, police and first responders came from all over Canada pic.twitter.com/OybNLWXfXS
– @ hkryan17
Another resident, Donna Peers, repeated the feeling.
“We’ve never been through this before, I hope we don’t do it again, God willing,” Peers said.
She added that despite the fact that more than two years have passed since Stevenson’s assassination, it was important to honor the work she and other RCMP members did during the shootings.
During the service, Stevenson’s friends addressed the crowd and paid tribute to her memory.
RCMP members accompany the hearse to a constitutional memorial service for Const. Heidi Stevenson was killed on duty during the April 2020 mass shootings in Nova Scotia on June 29, 2022. (Andrew Vaughan / The Canadian Press)
Childish friend Claire McIntyre said Stevenson was a force from the moment he met her.
McIntyre said she was initially surprised by Stevenson’s decision to join the RCMP, but always had an intuitive sense of right and wrong.
“He did what was right, even if it was not a popular choice,” McIntyre said.
Another childhood friend, Angela McKnight, recalled how Stevenson met the love of her life, her husband Dean, while working as a high school liaison officer at Cole Harbor. They had two children, Conor and Ava, who also attended today’s ceremony.
“I do not know a better, bigger, tougher, more determined woman than her,” McKait said through tears.
Twenty-two people died on April 18 and 19, 2020. Top row from left: Gina Gulett, Down Gulencin, Joulen Oliver, Frank Gulencin, Sean McLeod, Alana Jenkins. Second row: John Zahl, Lisa McCully, Joey Webber, Heidi Stevenson, Heather O’Brien and Jamie Blair. Third row from the top: Kristen Beaton, Lillian Campbell, Joanne Thomas, Peter Bond, Tom Bagley and Greg Blair. Bottom row: Emily Tuck, Joy Bond, Corrie Ellison and Aaron Tuck. (CBC)
Stevenson was one of 22 people killed in the worst mass attack in modern Canadian history. She was on duty on the morning of 19 April 2020 in the Shubenacadie area when a gunman driving a replica of an RCMP cruiser crashed his vehicle into her patrol car.
An investigation revealed that the 49-year-old policeman exchanged fire with the suspect and it seems that fragments from one of her bullets hit him in the side of the head.
Stevenson grew up in Antigonish, NS, and graduated from Acadia University in Wolfville, NS, with a degree in science.
During her 23 years with the RCMP, she participated in Musical Ride and worked as a specialist in drug identification and communications and community policing.
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The RCMP was unable to hold a funeral of the regiment after Stevenson’s death due to restrictions on COVID-19 at the time, and a private family funeral was held instead.
The service is not open to the public, but people were encouraged to gather along the procession procession of uniformed officers at Forest Hills Parkway before the service. Members of the RCMP, the army, the police and the emergency services marched from St. Vincent de Paul at Cole Harbor Place.
Sherry McBride, a resident of Cole Harbor, said her son is a member of the Mounties and found it vital to show her personal support for the procession.
A procession leads to the memorial of Const. Heidi Stevenson in Cole Harbor, NS, June 29, 2022. (Steve Lawrence / CBC News)
“Because of everything we went through, with COVID, with Portapique, with the helicopter crash, the Snowbirds, there was so much for all of Nova Scotia,” McBride said in tears.
“We have to be here… to show our respect for Heidi, to show respect for the RCMP and any police force, what it faces on a daily basis.”
The memorial procession arrived at Cole Harbor Place for Const. The service of Heidi Stevenson. RCMP member among 22 people killed in mass shooting two years ago
Hundreds of RCMPs, police and first responders came from all over Canada pic.twitter.com/OybNLWXfXS
– @ hkryan17
Another resident, Donna Peers, repeated the feeling.
“We’ve never been through this before, I hope we don’t do it again, God willing,” Peers said.
She added that despite the fact that more than two years have passed since Stevenson’s assassination, it was important to honor the work she and other RCMP members did during the shootings.
During the service, Stevenson’s friends addressed the crowd and paid tribute to her memory. Stevenson grew up in Antigonish, NS, and graduated from Acadia University in Wolfville, NS, with a degree in science.
RCMP members accompany the hearse to a constitutional memorial service for Const. Heidi Stevenson was killed on duty during the April 2020 mass shootings in Nova Scotia on June 29, 2022. (Andrew Vaughan / The Canadian Press)
Childish friend Claire McIntyre said Stevenson was a force from the moment he met her.
McIntyre said she was initially surprised by Stevenson’s decision to join the RCMP, but always had an intuitive sense of right and wrong.
“He did what was right, even if it was not a popular choice,” McIntyre said.
Another childhood friend, Angela McKnight, recalled how Stevenson met the love of her life, her husband Dean, while working as a high school liaison officer at Cole Harbor. They had two children, Conor and Ava, who also attended today’s ceremony.
“I do not know a better, bigger, tougher, more determined woman than her,” McKait said through tears.
Twenty-two people died on April 18 and 19, 2020. Top row from left: Gina Gulett, Down Gulencin, Joulen Oliver, Frank Gulencin, Sean McLeod, Alana Jenkins. Second row: John Zahl, Lisa McCully, Joey Webber, Heidi Stevenson, Heather O’Brien and Jamie Blair. Third row from the top: Kristen Beaton, Lillian Campbell, Joanne Thomas, Peter Bond, Tom Bagley and Greg Blair. Bottom row: Emily Tuck, Joy Bond, Corrie Ellison and Aaron Tuck. (CBC)
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki also spoke to the service, saying Stevenson had an unforgettable impact on the lives of many.
During her 23 years with the RCMP, Stevenson participated in Musical Ride and worked as a specialist in drug identification and communications and community policing.
“I always thought a career in policing was a call. Heidi answered that call and paid the ultimate price tragically,” Lucki said.
“Heidi will be remembered for her courage and strength of character. We will always be grateful for her heroism that day. For the bravery she showed and the actions she took to protect the community she cared so deeply for. “
Stevenson was one of 22 people killed in the worst mass attack in modern Canadian history. She was on duty on the morning of 19 April 2020 in the Shubenacadie area when a gunman driving a replica of an RCMP cruiser crashed his vehicle into her patrol car.
An investigation revealed that the 49-year-old policeman exchanged fire with the suspect and it seems that fragments from one of her bullets hit him in the side of the head.
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