The fort had one more important role to play in history; it acted as a staging point for part of the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) force that started at Fort Dufferin and headed west in 1874 to establish law and order in the future provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.
The fort acted as a launching pad for a segment of the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP), which originated at Fort Dufferin in 1874, to establish law and order in the future provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan.