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Helen Escott
Jan 33 min read
A Novel Idea - January-the beginning of anything you want
Read local/ Win the January Prize Basket/ Make some good old fashioned Newfoundland Raisin Buns and get excited - there is a new...
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Helen Escott
Nov 5, 20242 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 2, 20241 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 Escott
May 10, 20242 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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Helen Escott
May 8, 20242 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 4, 20243 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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