RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

A Message from the Officer in Charge Summer 2020 Well, there is no doubt this will be a year to remember for all of us. When COVID-19 became an urgent issue in March, we – like all of you – were navigating unchartered territory. Our Surrey RCMP team worked quickly to establish new protocols and […]

Donat (Don) Leonard Paquette Staff Sergeant (Ret’d) Reg #17771 1931 – 2020 Years of Service: 1952 – 1979 Postings:  “E” Division (Creston, Cloverdale, Burnaby, Salmon Arm, Trail, Princeton, Nanaimo, Surrey Detachments & HP) RCMP Veterans’ Association Member Vancouver Division There is no funeral at Don’s request and his ashes will be laid at a family gathering […]

  Retired Veteran S/Sgt. Donald Weber Regimental Number 18371, retired November 19, 1978 Don passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020 after a stay in Langley Memorial Hospital.  He had fallen and broken his hip and the challenge to wellness was too great for him.  His family is holding a celebration for him on: June […]

RCMP National Memorial Ceremony Dear Members of the Association, On May 23rd the work of Ottawa Division of the Association in organizing an event in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic came to fruition. A ceremony to remember those members of the Force who have passed was arranged by the Division and held at the […]

Acadia University 2020-05-08 Fred Sgambati (’83) In April, the Acadia community was deeply saddened by the tragic death of alumna Constable Heidi (Burkholder) Stevenson (’93), a 23-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who was killed in the line of duty. Originally from Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Heidi earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry […]

    Garry Harding Gregory, BComm Chief Superintendent (Ret’d) Reg #20542 / O.969 1937 – 2020 Years of Service: 1958 – 1995 Postings:  “H”, HQ, “J”, “K” and “E” Divisions RCMP Veterans’ Association Member Vancouver Division Obituary and Condolences It is with deepest sadness that the family of Garry Gregory announces his passing April 30, 2020 at […]

It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that I must notify you of the death of Constable 2359 Peter Da Silva. Pete leaves behind his wife Belinda, their two teenaged daughters –Taylor and Ava, other dear family members and many close friends within the VPD. Tragically and unexpectedly, Pete suffered a medical emergency […]

A Tribute to Nova Scotia Dear Members of the Association Retired RCMP Supt. Doug Anthony has sent us a link to a video that he and his brother Ken Anthony produced in memory of those who lost their lives in the shooting rampage in Nova Scotia. It is a very poignant video and our thanks […]

Cst. Heidi Stevenson Dear Members of the Association, Memories of Cst. Heidi Stevenson. James Forrest Director of Communications RCMP Veterans’ Association RCMP Prince Edward Island RCMP Cst. Heidi Stevenson’s obituary reads “the couple cherished family ski trips, beach walks in Prince Edward Island…” and so some of our officers did just that in her memory […]

The following message was written by Sergeant Dave Thompson (Ret’d) of the Vancouver Police Department in honour of Constable Heidi Stevenson.  He has given his permission for it to be used on the Vancouver Division web site: On Friday April 14, 2020 – “Wear Red Friday” – A member of the Vancouver Police Department’s Mounted […]