by Nelle Oosterom

The signature publication of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is celebrated its eightieth year of publication in 2013. Now one of the oldest continuously publishing magazines in Canada, the Quarterly debuted in 1933 and has been produced by the RCMP Veterans' Association since 1999.

The Quarterly includes stories on current events as well as in-depth articles on community initiatives, new technologies, and other issues that impact the world of policing. It has recorded the force's history for more than half of its existence while providing a place for RCMP members and their families to share personal stories.

A special eightieth-anniversary edition includes letters from past and present RCMP commissioners, a photo retrospective that looks back to the force's early days in Canada's West, and a letter from former Prime Minister R.B. Bennett that was originally printed in the magazine's first edition in July 1933, on the sixtieth anniversary of the force's founding.

To subscribe to the Quarterly, phone toll-free 1-877-215-3469 or email thequarterly@rcmp-grc.gc.ca