The North-West Mounted Police was originally created to stop the whiskey trade. They had to get to the west. So they marched on horse back. The march was called The March West. In the March West. To find out more about The March West click this: http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca
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The North-west mounted police had to be between the ages of 20 and 40. They had to be able bodied men (but now also women) and be ready to drop everything and be ready to relocate to other parts of Canada.