RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

      For this week, Ric has selected the photo theme of “Bill MacRae – Passing Away Of A Legend.”           Earlier this week, we received the sad news of the untimely passing of Retired Superintendent Bill MacRae. For members who joined the Force in the 1950s to 1970s, Bill […]

      For this week’s photo corner, Ric has selected the theme of “Firearms Training at ‘Depot’ Division.”           For many new Force recruits, their “Depot” firearms training was their first exposure to firearms.  While others, recruits it was just a review. The photographs below provide an older perspective of […]

        For this week, Ric’s photo theme is the “RCMP Museum in the early 1950s.”         Some old photographs have been discovered relating to “Depot” Division.  Amongst these photographs were images of the old Museum prior to RCMP Centennial Museum and prior to being in the basement of “B” […]

      For this week, Ric has selected the photographic theme of “Old Force post cards.”  This theme is a continuation from the past two weeks.         The achievements and challenges of these early Force members were stories of personal sacrifices in providing the best possible services to the west.   […]

      For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photography theme of “RNWMP Depot Division images on postcards.”  The colour was after the photograph was taken and was usually hand painted.       As the photographs illustrate below, many Depot buildings have come and gone. However, the “A” Block building and the […]

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photograph theme of “Royal North West Mounted Police postcards at Depot.”         Early commercial photographs were taken and sold as postcards.  The Force was a popular topic for being photographed.  These photographs provide a valuable insight to the early times […]

        For this week, Ric’s photography theme is “cameras captured images of members at their outpost or on detachment.”       Since the creation of the Force in 1873, cameras have been able to capture the images of members stationed at various locations in Canada.  The following images are provided for your […]

        We have received the following details from Linda Wright – mother of Casey Wright.         Some new news with our son Casey: Commissioner Bob Paulson presents Honorary Staff Sergeant Major Casey Wright with his official Warrant in a private ceremony at BC RCMP HQ on Friday Nov 15th. […]

      For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photograph theme of “Frederick Augustus Bagley – Reg. #247.”           Frederick Augustus Bagley was born September 22, 1858 on the island of St. Lucia in the British West Indies.  At the age of 10, he came to Canada with his […]

        An old friend from “K” Division days, Veteran Mike Weightman (Reg # 34172) introduced me in  July 2013, to Kay Rawlings, 91 years of age, who is the daughter of a former member of the RCMP.  Her father was Corporal Sidney Floyd, Reg. # 9254.     Kay lives in a […]