Sub-Bronze EMS Coordinator Candice Edwards had not originally planned to take a job in law enforcement after graduation from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, but she was interested to see if her event coordination skills could be utilized in the field.  

After gaining experience with the Canada Border Services Agency, she transferred to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police E Division Headquarters. Miss Edwards quickly gained a reputation for being a quick learner while volunteering for the Division Emergency Operations Centre, which led her to being selected as a member of the Divisional Mobilization Team for the 2018 G7 Summit. 

In 2019, she joined one of the most complex and unpredictable units in the province—the Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG). This group is responsible for deploying personnel and managing situations related to controversial infrastructure and political events, which often garner significant opposition. As the Sub-Bronze Event Management System Coordinator, Miss Edwards is responsible for coordinating the management, deployment, and logistics related to approximately 250 police personnel to emergency events, including the Coastal GasLink pipeline, the Trans Mountain expansion project, and the Anti-Mandate Protest. Miss Edwards proved her expertise and leadership skills by managing personnel and logistics during Canada’s largest act of civil disobedience, which took place in Fairy Creek. She maintained continuous communication, coordination, and rotational deployment of around 100 people per week for a period of six months. In this and other situations, Miss Edwards consistently goes above and beyond what is asked of her.  

“The challenge of integrating perfection within an aggressive operational environment is a key driver for me.”