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[RCMP records and personal correspondence]

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2020_01_002
Date
1990 to 2006
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This file contains records collected or created by Baltej Singh Dhillon during his early career as a RCMP officer. Includes personal correspondence from organizations and individuals in response to the RCMP turban ban and resulting legal challenge. Also includes personnel records detailing Dhillon's activities as an RCMP officer.
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[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
Correspondence from Connie Curtis to Baltej Singh Dhillon while at the Training Academy in Regina, Saskatchewan, 1991. Curtis congratulates Dhillon on his graduation and shows support to reassure him that any prejudiced comments towards him are in the minority.
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
Correspondence between Sergeant K.G. Alrod and Principal Peter Walsh about the Self-Defense Awareness Program and Baltej Singh Dhillon's participation. Dhillon was CC'd in the correspondence. The content is Walsh requesting training videos, as Dhillon had attended one of the four times the self-defense course was held. Included are course evaluation and comments from students. more
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
Correspondence written by Dianne Pelz that was sent to Carl W. Busson and copied to Baltej Singh Dhillon, and Mike Standbridge. Content of correspondence includes Pelz, the Area Coordinator of the Block Parent Program, thanking Dhillon for his support of the program and Standbridge for answering their phone calls.
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
Document is a certificate presented to Baltej Singh Dhillon from Brian Foote and G.B. Braithwaite from the Coquitlam RCMP Citizen's Patrol Seminar. This certificate was present to Dhillon in June of 1995. more
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
Correspondence from Bill Warden, the Executive Director of the International Centre at the University of Calgary to Staff Sgt. Bob Bouck at the Quesnel Detachment, copied to Baltej Singh Dhillon's personnel file. Warden expresses thanks to Bouck for making Dhillon available to the Calgary community and detailed a positive exchange. more
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
Correspondence from Susane N. Frost to Baltej Singh Dhillon. Content refers to a legal case about whether the Commissioner and Solicitor General's authority to change RCMP uniforms, and details individuals involved in their legal stance defending the policy change regarding turbans. more
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
Correspondence from Harkinder Singh to Carl W. Busson, copied for Baltej Singh Dhillon. Contents detail Harkinder Singh's appreciation of Dhillon's appearance at a seminar and the London Sikh Society's Gurdwara, speaking to his professionalism, personal demeanor and experiences in becoming an RCMP offier. more
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
Correspondence from Ruth Stubbs, the Curator at the Quesnel & District Museum, to Staff Sgt. Carl W. Busson, copied to Baltej Singh Dhillon's file. Content of correspondence includes Stubbs requesting a turban worn by Dhillon be donated to the museum because of its Religious significance. The other documents are memorandums authorizing this request for it's inclusion in their… more
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
This document contains a performance review of Baltej Singh Dhillon, completed by Al Ford, R.J.S. Wylie, K.S. Warnica and G.L. Dinyer. Contents include a summary of Dhillon's key duties, performance of duties, strengths and weaknesses. more
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
Correspondence between Judge C.C. Barnett and K.S. Warnica, copied to Baltej Singh Dhillon's personnel file. Barnett writes in support of Dhillon, who he describes as the most impressive young R.C.M.P. member he has encountered, citing his diplomacy skills creating a truce betwen two feuding families in Quesnel. Warnica reponds thanking Judge Barnett for his comments. more
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
Correspondence from Jim Girvin, Chairperson of the Board of School Trustees, to Baltej Singh Dhillon. Contents are Girvin showing appreciation for Dhillon's participation in the Community Interaction/Professional Development Day program in February 1994. Girvin mentions the positive response and compliments from the attendees. more
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
Correspondence from Ed Napier to Baltej Singh Dhillon. Napier expresses thanks for Dhillon's participation in their Community Interaction Week from Feburary 14 to 19, 1994. Napier highlights Dhillon's work to organize the forum on violence. more
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
Correspondence from Daljit Ahira to Baltej Singh Dhillon. Contents are Ahira expressing her appreciation to Dhillon for attending and speaking on a panel about his personal experiences at the Youth Symposium.
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
This document contains a certificate from the Quesnel School District to Baltej Singh Dhillon. The contents thank Dhillon for volunteering his time to train others in CPR first aid training.
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
[RCMP records and personal correspondence]
Correspondence from Bill Warden, the Executive Director of the International Centre at the University of Calgary to Baltej Singh Dhillon, thanking Dhillon for taking the interview and giving him best wishes for his career. Also included is the article written by Warden about Dhillon.