Newfoundland | Helen C Escott

Nov 52 min read

Give the Gift of Reading this Christmas

Every 24 December, Icelanders give each other books. Then unwrap them with a tasty cup of hot chocolate. The tradition is known as ...

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Helen Escott

Jul 21 min read

Book Launch Alert

We Will Meet Again is in stores this week! Get the 1st chapter free & enter to win an autographed copy.

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Helen C. Escott’s Operation Series optioned for film and TV

Helen Escott

May 102 min read

Helen C. Escott’s Operation Series optioned for film and TV

Helen C Escott’s five-book Operation Series published by Flanker Press has been optioned by Rink Rat Productions for film & TV

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We Will Meet Again – A Testament to the strength of Newfoundland and Labrador Woman

Helen Escott

May 82 min read

We Will Meet Again – A Testament to the strength of Newfoundland and Labrador Woman

COMING SOON -- Bestselling, award-winning author Helen C. Escott’s eighth novel, We Will Meet Again, from Flanker Press will be released...

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Helen Escott

Feb 43 min read

A Novel Idea- Helen C. Escott Newsletter

The Politics of Pockets Christian Dior is alleged to have said, "Men have pockets to keep things in, women for decoration." Alanis...

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Helen Escott

Nov 18, 20221 min read

Out of the Fog

Host Don-E-Coady invites Crime Author Helen Escott. Eye Physician & Surgeon Dr. Christopher Jackman. Michael Wahl, Host of the WAHL Show....

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I'm in the jailhouse now: Memories from the front line

Helen Escott

Oct 25, 20223 min read

I'm in the jailhouse now: Memories from the front line

When Gerald Leahy joined the RCMP in his home province of New Brunswick in 1956 he was thrilled when first posted to Newfoundland. "I was...

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Remembering the good old days of policing

Helen Escott

Oct 19, 20224 min read

Remembering the good old days of policing

Chief/ Supt. George Powell: Remembering the good times When reminiscing about his policing career with family, friends and fellow...

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From being shot to meeting Joey Smallwood, it was a great 36 years!

Helen Escott

Oct 12, 20224 min read

From being shot to meeting Joey Smallwood, it was a great 36 years!

When Murray Evans joined the RCMP 56 years ago, recruiters were as interested in his physique as they were his intelligence. The boy from...

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Helen Escott

Aug 5, 20224 min read

RCMP Second Man Award

On Dec 21, 2013 the RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador honoured twenty-two women in recognition of their support and unpaid services while...

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The history of the RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador

Helen Escott

Aug 5, 20226 min read

The history of the RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland officially joined Canada at midnight, March 31st, 1949. The next day, April first, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police...

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Helen Escott

Aug 5, 20222 min read

The story of Aunt Martha’s Sheep

One of the most popular songs on Newfoundland airwaves during the seventies was “Aunt Martha's Sheep.” The song was recorded by Dick...

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Operation Trafficked -Human trafficking stops when men stop buying women and children for sex

Helen Escott

Aug 3, 20212 min read

Operation Trafficked -Human trafficking stops when men stop buying women and children for sex

It is possible to get away with murder if you kill people whose lives are already devalued by society. Operation Trafficked takes you...

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Crash and burn - But he always walked away. The Staff Sgt. Bob MacKinnon story

Helen Escott

Jul 21, 20214 min read

Crash and burn - But he always walked away. The Staff Sgt. Bob MacKinnon story

September 21, 1971 was a beautiful day. Twenty-five-year-old Cst. Bob MacKinnon had almost six years in the Force when he was called into...

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Newfoundland Ranger: S/Sgt. John Hogan: The Hogan Trail

Helen Escott

Feb 23, 20213 min read

Newfoundland Ranger: S/Sgt. John Hogan: The Hogan Trail

In 2002 the RCMP Mounted Police Foundation donated $6000 to build a seating area with a plaque that told the unbelievable story of The...

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Newfoundland Ranger: The Lone Ranger Staff Sgt. Lew Stuckless

Helen Escott

Feb 23, 20211 min read

Newfoundland Ranger: The Lone Ranger Staff Sgt. Lew Stuckless

Following Confederation with Canada in 1949, the Newfoundland Ranger Force, formed in 1935 to police the rural areas of what is now the...

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Newfoundland Ranger: Cyril Goodyear: The pursuit of Justice and the Great Outdoors

Helen Escott

Feb 23, 20216 min read

Newfoundland Ranger: Cyril Goodyear: The pursuit of Justice and the Great Outdoors

Cyril Goodyear has worn an incredible number of hats in his lifetime. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, is one of the last...

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Newfoundland Ranger: Cpl. Richard Noel: From Newfoundland Ranger to the RCMP

Helen Escott

Feb 23, 20215 min read

Newfoundland Ranger: Cpl. Richard Noel: From Newfoundland Ranger to the RCMP

Richard Noel is ninety-one years old and lives by himself in a condo in St. John’s. He was born August 16, 1927. He has to lean in to...

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Are UFO’s Observing RCMP Officers in NL?

Helen Escott

Oct 20, 20205 min read

Are UFO’s Observing RCMP Officers in NL?

UFO’s are no strangers to Newfoundland and Labrador. As a matter of fact, the UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) are quite frequent CFAs...

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We must be vigilant when it comes to stopping the sexual abuse of children

Helen Escott

Sep 28, 20203 min read

We must be vigilant when it comes to stopping the sexual abuse of children

I find it disturbing that celebrities who know nothing about the culture of Newfoundland and Labrador, will come here to sit on an ice...

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