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During the first few years, a small but determined force forged westward to restore peace and order to the Western Territories, and clear the way for the Transcontinental Railway, linking the East and West. The expansion of the Railway, with the establishment of Fort outposts, created trading centers throughout the West. There are many accounts of the brave Police Officers facing down larger forces to preserve the peace and order. Through the Gold Rush, the Mounted Police expanded their detachments into all but the most Northerly Arctic islands. By 1914, the Mounted Police had achieved an International reputation for their role in Western Canada’s orderly development. The Force continued to evolve through the First World War, and in 1920 was combined with Dominion Police Force from Eastern Canada, to enforce Federal law from Atlantic to Pacific. In Keeping with its new role, it was renamed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Return