RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

        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 Perry Edwards recommends this book by Randy Nelson.         According to Perry “I first got to know DFO officer Randy Nelson when he joined the “K” Div. team for the Jasper-Banff Relay many years ago. He was a phenomenal runner. Most of us were glad to complete […]

      Throughout his career in the Force (1960 – 1995), Veteran Barry Bradley developed a newspaper scrapebook containing notable news stories about the RCMP in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.       Each week, we will post three or four of these old newspaper clippings for the interest of Veterans and […]

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of “Constable Karla George’s in ‘G’ Division.”         The following photographs were provided by Constable Karla George while serving in “G” Division.  “Imagine all that fun and getting paid to do it!”   If you have any Force related […]

      For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of “2014 British Columbia Police Officer Memorial Service at Abbotsford British Columbia.”         The following photographs were taken by Ric Hall while attending this memorial service. 2014 BC Law Enforcement Memorial Video by the Abbotsford Police Department. If you […]

        In the spirit of nostalgia, Veteran Ron Mangan forward us the two following photograph for the interest of other retired members.       Ron points out “The Powell River Detachment will soon be celebrating 25 years in their new location on Barnet Avenue (opened in 1990).  My guess would be […]

        A few weeks ago, Ric had a photo theme of “Force cannons at ‘Depot’ Division.”  Since that time, he has received many more photographs with members being photographed by one of the cannons.       The photographs are included below for  your viewing pleasure. Vancouver Police Veteran Bob Young sent […]

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of “Veteran Fred Stark’s time at “Depot” Division in 1962.”         Over the past week, Ric has received some amazing old Force photographs from RCMP Veteran Fred Stark (Reg. #22248 – O.1392) With regards to the following photograph, […]

    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) served in “E” Division for 20 years has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by […]

        For this week, Ric has selected the photo theme of “Members Photographed With ‘Depot’ Cannon.”         For new recruits with their new Force uniforms, the canon was a popular spot for photographs to be taken.  Ric has included the photographs below. If you have any old Force related […]