EOD 24 provided back up on many occasions for the RCMP. The Vancouver EDU was extremely undermanned and under equipped. The regionals didn't have an EOD capability yet/ever and relied on whoever they could get. Farmers ditching dynamite gone bad, disgruntled UBC students, Surrey bad boys, all sorts of other calls were handled. Anything out past Abbotsford was pretty much coming our way because we could get there quicker and afford to have a team respond. Tommy, with the RCMP, was never let out simply because he was the only guy available in the GVRD. Yes, some of the calls were for Grandpa's souviners, but about the same percentage was for IED's, and the remaining majority of callouts for unexploded WW II ordnance. At that time any military ordnance, altered or not, anywhere in mainland BC, was the responsibility of EOD 24 and the police would'nt touch it because of that. Domestically, any device or ordnance found on DND property is a military responsibility.
Kat, forget about Vernon? The huge numbers of fired and unfired mortar rounds from the war, popping up in housing subdivisions? Hardly Grandpa's souvvies.
The nil returns frequently seen in the Trg office reflect the fact that MCpl/Sgts were not available to attend. Cpl/Spr's were not qual to attend, HA or not. Kenny was the only one I ever knew and I don't know the details around him being eligible to attend the HC.