Girl with Cerebral Palsy appointed staff sergeant with Melfort RCMP
There was a new face around the Melfort RCMP detachment office.
On Wednesday, Sept. 28, 11-year-old Cadence Flaata was granted the role of staff sergeant. She lives with Cerebral Palsy and is limited to a wheelchair.
Wearing an RCMP dress uniform outside the Melfort detachment, she was given the traditional wide-brimmed Stetson hat and various patches by RCMP staff as decoration for her room.
“This is something Cadence has wanted to do for a few years,” her mother Carla Flaata said. “She has always admired them and said she wants to grow up to be an RCMP officer. It’s great being able to see her do this.”