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NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE / Memoir of a Doctor’s Wife

NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE / Memoir of a Doctor’s Wife by Henrietta E. Haultain / edited by Donald J. Klancher I have felt an urge to make a record of life on the plains as I knew it, with my pen and my photographs, for the memory of it should not vanish with the passing of […]

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Larry Burden’s This Day In The RCMP

The achievements and contributions of the Force have been built upon the individual contributions of many past Veterans. These contributions have largely been forgotten. Veteran Sgt. Larry Burden ( #35982), who served  in “E” Division for 20 years, has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by specific date. Nearly every day, Larry sends out […]

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Upcoming General Meeting – October 17, 2019

RCMP Veterans’ Association, Vancouver Division Notice of Upcoming General Meeting October 17, 2019 Hazelmere Golf and Country Club, 18150 8 Avenue, Surrey, B.C. Doors Open at 11:30 AM “Blamed and Broken – The Mounties and the Death of Robert Dziekanski” By Curt Petrovich Earlier this summer, I had the opportunity to read the book “Blamed […]

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Larry Burden’s This Day In The RCMP

The achievements and contributions of the Force have been built upon the individual contributions of many past Veterans. These contributions have largely been forgotten. Veteran Sgt. Larry Burden ( #35982), who served  in “E” Division for 20 years, has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by specific date. Nearly every day, Larry sends out […]

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Larry Burden’s This Day In The RCMP

The achievements and contributions of the Force have been built upon the individual contributions of many past Veterans. These contributions have largely been forgotten. Veteran Sgt. Larry Burden ( #35982), who served  in “E” Division for 20 years, has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by specific date. Nearly every day, Larry sends out […]

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Musical Ride 100 Year Celebratory Coin

This information is being provided to all Association Members 2 oz 2020 Royal Canadian Mounted Police Silver Coin Royal Canadian Mounted Police Silver Coin Dear Association Members,For those coin collectors amongst us, Phil Graham of Red Deer Division has come across an interesting item currently being offered for sale by the company SilverGoldBull.  It consists […]

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Dedication of a Stone of Remembrance – Inspector Montague Henry White-Fraser, O.50A

Dedication of a Stone of Remembrance  – Inspector Montague Henry White-Fraser, O.50A Part II The following information was brought to my attention in October 2017 by Linda Shephard, who is a member of the Historical Society of the District of Kent (Agassiz) which has taken on the task of conserving the “Old Agassiz Cemetery” as part of the community’s 150th celebrations in […]

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“E” Division Change of Command Ceremonies – June 6, 2019

Members of the Vancouver Division of the RCMPVA participated in the “E” Divison Change of Command Ceremonies on June 6, 2019 at the Agriplex in Surrey.  For most, it had been a few years since the last drill class, but a morning of practice with the serving members, brought us back to form (well, sort […]

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Article – “Honey Bucket” by Brian Anderson

Hello, fellow MP Vets: After creating and editing the Scarlet and Gold newsletter for the last 20 years I have acquired a habit of searching for interesting articles to peak our members interest.  As many of you know my wife Norma and I have successfully operated our At the Shore Bed and Breakfast in Sechelt […]

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Larry Burden’s This Day In The RCMP

The achievements and contributions of the Force have been built upon the individual contributions of many past Veterans. These contributions have largely been forgotten. Veteran Sgt. Larry Burden ( #35982), who served  in “E” Division for 20 years, has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by specific date. Nearly every day, Larry sends out […]

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