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Free Give Away!

Posted by Sandra on April 7, 2010 at 8:31 am

I’ve been toying for months about having a free give away here on Behind the Blue Line but I’ve struggled with what exactly I would give away.
Police paraphernalia because this is a police blog?  Books because I’m avid reader?  Dog toys/treats because I’m a dog handler? 
Then it was decided for me.  Someone sent me a book [...]

In a Nut Shell

Posted by Sandra on March 31, 2010 at 8:27 pm

We’ve returned from our trip and in a nutshell, here it is:

We travelled to Ireland, had a wonderful time and discovered that two weeks is not nearly long enough to fully discover the beautiful country – more to follow
Policing in Northern Ireland is much different than it is here – more to follow on that as well
Driving [...]

Go Canada Go!

Posted by Sandra on February 26, 2010 at 8:43 pm

As we head in to the final weekend of the Olympics, I can not help but feel full of Canadian pride. 
As a country we have done so well – from Joannie Rochette with her inspirational bronze medal performance less than a week after her mother suddenly passed away, to the women’s hockey victory with bringing home the [...]

Freedom of Peaceful Assembly

Posted by Sandra on February 13, 2010 at 1:20 pm

Section 2 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms reads as follows:
Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms:
(a) freedom of conscience and religion;
(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
(c) freedom of peaceful assembly; and
(d) freedom of association.
Be proud of your beliefs.  Stand up and [...]

We’re Back…

Posted by Sandra on February 2, 2010 at 9:03 pm

If there had been a prize for the person who guessed where we went on our get-away then reader Nic would have won.  Yes, we went to Las Vegas.
Here is my first comment about the trip – Las Vegas is a total gong show, as I’m sure many of you know. 
The people watching was a [...]