RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

Click on the link below to read the RCMP Veterans’ Association, Vancouver Division December 2023 Newsletter.

View this email in your browser. What would an Alberta Pension Plan mean for the CPP? Dear Ronald, On Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 11 a.m. MST, the National Association of Federal Retirees will be hosting a webinar about the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and what it could mean for Alberta to leave and create its […]

Below and attached is information about the settlement of Class Action against Veterans’ Affairs Canada (VAC) to settle the underpayment of VAC Disability Benefits. It may be beneficial to include this in the next Newsletter. Every RCMP & Military Veteran who is receiving a VAC Disability Pension will be paid by VAC in the usual […]

Three years ago, I wrote of about the “Silent Sentinels of Depot” (see http://www.rcmpveteransvancouver.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/The-Silent-Sentinels-of-Depot.pdf) universally known in RCMP speak as the “flagpole”. It was known that the flagpole that stood from 1943 to sometime in the 1980s was raised by the members of “P” Troop 1943. At the time of writing my story I could […]

Honour House Volunteer Campaign Honour House is run on volunteer power and due to the loss of several volunteers (hired by various agencies, moved away, etc.,) they are struggling! It’s a wonderful and worthy place to volunteer, for anyone looking to do something that will help many deserving people! The VSPOA meets at the Cloverdale […]

As we fast approach the 11th day of the 11th month we start to think of those who have served and died protecting our country. This is a story about one of them, one out of so many stories. Click on the link below to read the full story:  

SENT ON BEHALF OF INSPECTOR 1878 KEVIN BERNARDIN EXECUTIVE OFFICER PASSING OF RETIRED MEMBER It is with great sadness that we announce the death of retired Staff Sergeant 403 Glenn Joseph MCDONALD who passed away on October 27 at the age of 90. Glenn joined the VPD May 14, 1956 and retired May 1, 1989. […]

Our Director of Support & Advocacy, John Sherstone requested that the attached booklet be forwarded to our membership.  Please distribute to other retired members (along with a little encouragement to join the Association rcmpva.org) as you see fit.