A former special constable who helped police settle into Sachs Harbour, N.W.T., was honoured this week with an RCMP headstone for his work.

The late Peter Esau, who died in 2017, served in Sachs Harbour in the 1950s. He was recognized Tuesday in a ceremony in Inuvik.

Esau was one of the special constables who helped RCMP officers adapt to their postings, often showing them how to trap and live off the land.

[A photo in the N.WT. archives that shows Peter Esau setting a fox trap in Sachs Harbour. ] A photo in the N.WT. archives that shows Peter Esau setting a fox trap in Sachs Harbour. (NWT Archives/Peter J. Usher)

Aleta Esau, one of his daughters, said her dad was from Aklavik and he himself needed to adapt to a new way of life in Sachs Harbour.

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