RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

    We received the following details from Gale from England.  He is a retired London Metropolitan policeman. Windy receives our RCMP Veteran Communique and decided to submit the following.       When I was a London Metropolitan Police Constable and even later as a “civvy” there were always colleagues who seemed to be […]

        John ‘Taffy’ Jones was recruited to the Force and sworn in as a Master Tailor then immediately promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant. With superior skills and organizational abilities, he was instrumental in upgrading the uniform for all members of the Force. His contribution to a better uniform for Force […]

      The citizens of Surrey and members of the RCMP were overwhelmed by grief for the untimely passing of Constable Adrian Oliver of Surrey Detachment. From the time of his death until his burial, two RCMP members in red serge and boots & breeches stood guard over Constable Oliver’s body.     For […]

      Last week, Remembrance Services were held across Canada to recognize the contributions and sacrifices of all Canadian war Veterans. Based on this special day of remembrance, we received many submissions from many Veterans. These submissions are provided below for your information and viewing:   Veteran Phil Juby submitted “Morning Glory: Canada’s own […]

  On August 23, 2013, we sought RCMP Veterans assistance in identifying a Force members illustrated in a painting entitled “Corporal A.J. Wilson & Flicker his horse.”  The artist was Robert Elmer Lougheed.     This painting mystery was brought to us by one of our Vancouver Division sponsors – Al Merriman of Remax Realty […]

          The following poem was created by Veteran Wayne Ryan in tribute to Constable Adrian Oliver:       Constable Adrian Oliver  A young man dead too early Two families bound in grief One family loved for many years The other’s time too brief   One family made of parents And […]

These videos are dedicated to the brave Canadian men that fought for freedom so many years ago, their fearlessness and relentless pursuit for freedom helping a nation rise to the top of the world stage, and securing Canada’s reputation as a country that will always rise to combat evil. We saluate our past and current […]

        We have received another article developed by Bob Cooper (retired VPD) which has recently been published on the PRIME TIME CRIME website. The most recent article is entitled “In Need Of Correction” and was posted on November 1, 2012:   I’ll start this with the usual caveat whenever I write about […]

      As we approach November 11, 2012, we pause to recognize and pay tribute to our War Veterans who represented Canada in both World Wars, Korea War and United Nations duties. We have included below a wide range of recent articles, stories and videos on the contributions made by soldiers.  In addition, we […]

      VPD Veteran Bob Cooper has provided us another one of his articles which has been recently published in the Bob’s most recent article is provided below for your reading pleasure:     In a previous column (No more excuses), I outlined the dismal performance of the Federal government in living up to […]