DAWE: The early days of policing in Central Alberta
The North West Mounted Police, as it was initially known, was deployed to Western Canada in the summer of 1874. Once in the West, the N.W.M.P. began the establishment of a network of police posts and patrol routes. Most of the activity in Central Alberta was initially limited to constables making their way from the posts in Southern Alberta to Fort Edmonton and Fort Saskatchewan.
Source: reddeeradvocate.com