RCMP, colleagues and politicians will gather in Sidney along with family and friends to celebrate the life of Krista Carle.
Carle a former RCMP member, fighting against sexual harrassment and bullying in the service, died July 6th by taking her own life.
She was 53.
Carle was among several women who went public in 2011 about their treatment by superiors in the RCMP. She was also outspoken about the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, which forced her to leave the RCMP on a medical discharge after 19 years of service.
She said she lost everything to PTSD, including her marriage and career, after experiencing dozens of instances of harassment.
Carle had been part of a legal action that was mediated out of court in 2004 over the sexual assault of three female officers while undercover. She said she was hopeful then that it would lead to significant changes to the force’s sexual harassment policy but that didn’t happen.
A service for the former RCMP officer will be held Thursday afternoon at the Mary Winspear Centre in Sidney.