RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

        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 […]

          George Jennings made significant contributions to the Force and was in key positions to assist with the development of the Force and its contributions to Canada.     He was born at Toronto Ontario on May 3rd 1875 to the son of Robert Cummings Jennings.  George graduated from Woodstock College […]

        For this week, Ric Hall’s photographic theme is the “King’s Police Medal and Surrey Detachment Connections.”         Prior to the Canadian Honours System being implemented in 1967, Canada relied on the British Honours system to recognize bravery.  For the police, it was the King’s Police medal which later […]

      Another new book has been released on the topic of the RCMP.  Book was written by RCMP Veteran Janet Marlo and is entitled “No One To Tell: Breaking My Silence On Life In The RCMP.” The following is the first review of this new book:     Her job was to enforce […]

      Ric Hall has submitted the following story of how policing runs in the family.           Way back in the day when I was the Drill Instructor in “Depot” Division, I had the occasion to meet  Constable Al Malcomson (Reg # 33667)  while he was in basic training.  After I […]

      This week in Alberta a police officer was beaten, left in a ditch, and subsequently airlifted to hospital. He remains in hospital in stable condition days after. It barely made headlines. In fact, you had to search it out in order to find any information about the incident until days after.   […]

      The life and times of Teddy Bryan is what Victorian adventure stories were written about and what young boys growing up in Europe dreamed of becoming.         EARLY BEGINNING     Willoughby Charles Bryan was born in 1867 at Rockenford county Devon England.  His parents were Adam and Jane Bryan. […]

        In 1916, Commissioner Bowen Perry convinced Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden to cancel the provincial policing contracts for Saskatchewan and Alberta.         This action was undertaken because of the multiple demands being placed on the Force by: the two new provincial governments insisting that their new unpopular liquor prohibition […]

      Veteran Don Klancher has just completed another one of his well researched book on the Force.  As many Veterans and historican are well aware, Don’s books are recognized a key references for collectors and museums. All of his book contain detail not publicly known.     This new book entitled “Royal Canadian […]

    Over the past week, there have been many news stories relating to various Canadian police departments and the criminal justice system. Based on our review of these most recent articles, we have selected the following for your reading pleasure:       GENERAL Manslaughter Conviction Thrown Out Over Lack Of Aboriginals In Ontario […]