RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

      Veteran Ric Hall has undertaken an effort to review the early North West Mounted Police Annual Reports to the Canadian government.  In so doing, he has provided some of the notable details below for your reading pleasure.       In May 1873 the Canadian Parliament passed an act to provide for […]

    One of the many colourful and notable members of the early North West Mounted Police (NWMP) was that of James Morrow Walsh.  American newspapers would later describe him as “Sitting Bull’s Boss.”         EARLY LIFE James Morrow Walsh was born on April 22, 1841 at Prescott Ontario.  He was the […]

      Constable Aaron Sheedy has undertaken a tribute to the men and women of the RCMP by pulling together most recent stories about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.         The Red Coat Diaries is a collection of personal experiences and insights from current or recently retired members of the RCMP. […]

      In a letter to the Right Honourable Minister of the Interior in Ottawa dated November 17, 1880, Commissioner Acheson Gosford Irvine provided his assessment of performance evaluation of North West Mounted Police Officers under his command.       His letter and comments are included below: Sir, I have the honour to […]

        Ric Hall explores the old Reports of the North West Mounted Police and discovers some interesting historical perspectives.  We have included some of Ric’s discoveries in this webpage.       More skimming through some of the Commissioner’s annual reports from 1874-1886….not much has changed, transpose horses for cars, kit and […]

        There are many amazing stories of heroism with the ranks of the Force.  Here is the story of young Norman Conradi.       At 20, Norman Conradi had probably led a more adventurous life than many men twice his age.  He left his native New-Castle-on-Tyne, England, shortly before his 16th […]

        For this week’s Photo Corner Theme, Ric Hall has selected “Depot’s Laying Out Kit On Barrack Room Bed.”         Since the establishment of the Mounted Police Barrack at “Depot” Division in Regina,  it has been a tradition to have the recruit’s kit laid out for the weekly inspection. […]

      A Royal Military College graduate who joined the North West Mounted Police and was later killed in battle during the Boer War in South Africa.           EARLY LIFE Thomas Wellington Chalmers was born on October 14, 1862 in Adolphustown Ontario.  His father earned a living sailing on Lake […]

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of “horses were still a fundamental component of the Force in 1916 – 1919.”       In 1916, the Force purchased the first police car and was used at “Depot” Division for prisoner escorts.  However, horses were the primary mode […]

        Veteran Bill Sedler forwarded to us an old news article written by Frank G. Carpenter and appeared in the Boston Sunday Globe – August 27, 1916.       The articles outlines duties and responsibilities of the Royal North West Mounted Police in the Canadian far north.  This article has been included […]