OTTAWA – November 5, 2012 - Six RCMP foals have names thanks to the creativity of six young entrants who submitted their suggestions to the “RCMP Name the Foal” contest. The winning names are Jingle, Jacob, Jadore, Jasmin, Jolie and Juno.
The annual contest is open to young people under 14 years of age to submit names for six foals born at the breeding farm at Pakenham. This year, all names had to begin with the letter “J”.
Thousands of name suggestions were received over the course of the two-month contest. The winning names were chosen based on originality and how well they reflected the six foals that may one day be part of the world-famous Musical Ride.
The winning names were submitted by:
- Samantha Goodwin, École Boréale, Hay River, North West Territories – Jingle
- Ashton Morrow, Provost Public School, Provost, Alberta – Jacob
- Meghan Docanto-Primeau, Ottawa, Ontario – Jadore
- Andrew Urbina, Edmonton, Alberta – Jasmin
- Kieran Porter, Scarborough, Ontario – Jolie
- Alexander Cheffers, Canberra, Australia – Juno
All winners will receive an authentic RCMP Stetson, a colour photo of the foal they named, and a certificate signed by the Commissioner of the RCMP.
For more information on the contest, please contact Lysette Beaudoin at the RCMP Musical Ride Branch, 613-998-0754 or visit the RCMP Website at www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
For media inquiries: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Media Relations (613) 843-5999.
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