News release
Rankin Inlet RCMP announce winners of “Name a police truck” contest
March 7, 2025
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Rankin Inlet, Nunavut
From: Nunavut RCMP
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Early in the school year, the Rankin Inlet RCMP sent an invitation to students of the Leo Ussak Elementary school (kindergarten to grade 6), to take part in a contest to help name their police trucks. The local police partnered with local Social Services, Community Justice Center and the Pulaarvik Friendship Center, to provide prizes to the winning children.
On February 18, 2025, the following students won the contest:
- August Bolt – Kindergarten – “Horse Rider” (missing in photo)
- Lillian Pilakapsi – Grade 1 – “Great White North”
- Mason Iguptak – Grade 2 – “Qamutik”
- Kesha kolit – Grade 3 – “Polar Bear”
- Katie Nordman – Grade 4 – “Arctic Hare”
- Rhea Eecherk - Grade 5-6 – “Northern Lights”
The winning names have been printed as vehicle decals in Inuktitut syllabics and will be installed on the police vehicles this summer.
“The Name a Police Truck contest was an opportunity for the Rankin Inlet RCMP to integrate and celebrate Inuit culture in policing services, create bonds with local youth and foster community policing relationship” said Cst. Alex Bolduc
History behind naming a police car:
In 1873, the North West Mounted Police (NWMP) were created to police parts of Canada that included today’s Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, as well as the Northwest, Yukon and Nunavut Territories.
Back then patrols were done on horses and dog team, but by 1966 they switched to other methods of transportation. This naming practice only continued with RCMP horses and police dogs.
