RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

      The Mountie Shop is operated by the RCMP Foundations. IN 1994, the RCMP Foundation was created to ensure the RCMP brand was reflective of the calibre and dignity of the Force and to market this brand to a larger audience.     Today, approved Official Licensees produce a wide and growing line […]

      Ernest Pasley joined the Force as a young man seeking travel and adventure.  While in the Force, he contributed to the Force’s presence in the Arctic and was selected to be the original skipper for the RCMP’s “St. Roch”         BACKGROUND Ernest Pasley was born on September 12, 1889 […]

        With the 2012 Police Officer Memorial being held last Sunday, we decided to re-publish Bob Cooper’s (retired Vancouver PD member) article (from Prime Time Crime edition April 27, 2009) entitled “Just Another Cruel Joke” which relates to the killing of Richmond RCMP Constable Jimmy Ng and the sentencing of his killer. […]

We have recently received some old photographs belong to the late William Pirie – Regimental Number 8584. William joined the RNWMP on August 8, 1919 and did his basic training at “Depot” Division in Regina. Shortly after completing his basic training, the name of the Force changed from the Royal North-West Mounted Police (RNWMP) to […]

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has become a symbol of our country and is the only national police department in the world to receive this recognition. The courage, sacrifice and steadfast determination of Force members to maintain law and order have been the source of many legends, movies and books. The image of RCMP […]

        Our Vancouver Division President, Dick Hawkshaw, received a message based our webpage entitled “Canada Day – The Perspective of A Mountie.”  The message was from a respected British Columbia Crown Counsel lawyer and the content of the message is as follows:   Nearly all of my legal career was as a […]

        In this year of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, there have been many celebrations. Many of our Veterans have submitted various videos with highlights of the various celebrations for our Queen. These videos are provided below for your viewing enjoyment. http://youtu.be/RY6ScESFsrA

        RCMP Veteran Paul McGowan submitted the following poem which his daughter wrote in grade 12 to pay tribute to her father and his service in the RCMP.  His daughter is now in 2nd year university.     This RCMP officer has a mustache ever so black, and on his head he […]

        Windy Gale, from England, submitted to the following photographs which appeared in a book entitled “The Queen Elizabeth Coronation Souvenir” and it was published in 1953. Book was published by L.T.A. Robinson Ltd., London. S.W.9.   One section of the book entitled “The Queen is Crowned” is written by Neil Ferrier and […]

      Since the establishment of the RCMP “Depot” Division in Regina, new members of the Force have been transformed into disciplined individuals who can proudly wear the uniform of the Force. With the passage of time, the training at “Depot” Division has changed many times. Veteran Ric Hall (past Drill Instructor) submitted the following […]