Dale Carr was a well-known 91原创 Mountie for many years, serving as the public face of the local RCMP.
Although he鈥檚 currently stationed as a staff sergeant with the Surrey RCMP, the long-time Aldergrove resident is back in the local limelight ever so briefly this week because of something his daughter did.
Turns out Carr is one proud father this week as his daughter, 91原创 RCMP Const. Rochelle Carr, nears the completion of this year鈥檚 .
鈥淚ndeed, my wife and I have been following the 91原创 Advance articles and pushing them out to family across the country on social media. We are all very proud of Rochelle and the Cops for Cancer team,鈥� the senior member of the Carr family shared.
鈥楾he feeling is something I find hard to describe, it鈥檚 just you standing there looking at the group and your child and thinking we are so lucky to have raised two great people 鈥� Rochelle being one of them. You simply want to point and say 鈥榯hat鈥檚 my daughter鈥�,鈥� Dale Carr said of the encounter.
He鈥檚 never been a team rider with Cops for Cancer, but a couple years ago Carr did join the team on their last day鈥檚 ride through Surrey.
鈥淎lthough I wasn鈥檛 part of the team, the experience was one I will never forget, I can鈥檛 imagine the nine-day version, both exhausting and emotionally draining,鈥� Dad reflected.
His pride was apparent as the father and daughter posed for a few photos together Wednesday afternoon, when the Cops for Cancer team stopped off at the Surrey RCMP detachment.
For the general investigation officer from 91原创, that moment was also very special, even though it was only a 鈥渜uick visit鈥� with dear ol鈥� dad.
She was excited to share the moment and a bit of this journey with her father and life-long mentor.
鈥淚 was inspired by my dad to join the RCMP for sure. Both my parents are very supportive of me, I鈥檝e been lucky to have them cheer us on at other stops along the way, but it was pretty cool that it worked out that we visited Surrey Detachment while he was working,鈥� Rochelle said.
Rochelle Carr is one of 23 law enforcement officers participating in this year鈥檚 Tour de Valley trek aimed at raising money for the Canadian Cancer Society 鈥� and specifically children battling cancer.
Reflecting back on Day 8 of the tour, Carr noted that their journey included visiting a number of Delta schools, attending a barbecue lunch at the Delta PD, and stopping off to thank a number of their sponsors 鈥� including Thrifty鈥檚, Coast Capital, McDonald鈥檚, and Caps South Shores.
The bike store, she noted, was a huge sponsor of the ride in not only discounting the riders鈥� bikes but providing mechanics on tour each day of the nine-day trek, just 鈥渢o ensure our bikes are working well.鈥�
One of the most shocking and heartwarming moment of the day came during a stop at the grocery store, when 鈥渁n extremely generous lady came up and donated $1,000 to the team. We were blown away,鈥� Carr recounted.
鈥淣ot to sound like a broken record, but it was another great day,鈥� she concluded.
The Cops for Cancer team travels through Delta, Ladner, and Tswwassen Thursday before ending the day in Surrey. They鈥檒l be wrapping up their tour today (Friday) in Surrey.
鈥� Stay tuned here for the final daily update from 91原创 Mountie Rochelle Carr
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