RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of the “RCMP Cenotaph at ‘Depot’ Division in Regina.”         For this webpage, Ric provided the following extract from the RCMP website entitled “History of the Cenotaph, Memorial Wall Plaque and Honour Roll:” A proposal to erect a […]

        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 #35982 Sgt. Larry Burden who served in “E” Division for 20 years has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by […]

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photograph theme of “living conditions at Force outposts and detachments.”         The living conditions which Force members were subjected to would be totally unacceptable today.  However, the conditions probably made them tougher and able to cope with the hardships on […]

        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 of these old newspaper clippings for the interest of Veterans and their families. […]

        Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of “single member living accommodation in the Force.”         From 1873 and for the next 100 years, the Force discouraged members from getting married.  In so doing, single members could be transferred to isolated locations for the term of their engagement […]

        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 of these old newspaper clippings for the interest of Veterans and their families. […]

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the theme of this webpage as “the RCMP Riding Crop.”         Ric outlined “I was sitting around with a bunch of young pups at Surrey Detachment and we got to discussing the RCMP’s riding crops – of course – most had […]

      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 of these old newspaper clippings for the interest of Veterans and their families. […]

      For this week’s Ric Hall’s Photo Corner, Ric has selected the photo theme of “Isolated Member’s Best Friend – the police dog.”         With the Force, expanding their duties and responsibilities into northern Canada, the horse was replaced with the dogsled as the primary model of transportation. According to […]

    The RCMP and the Vancouver Police Department have a lengthy history of working together to provided a unified effort in combating and handling difficult situations.           Recently, we have received a photograph of both Vancouver Police Department and RCMP members.  There is no indication of the year when the […]