RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

  Recently it was announced that members of the RCMP Veterans’ Association will be able to purchase, along with serving members of the Force, a Generational and/or a Territorial Service Insignia. It has been my pleasure to coordinate the applications for the Vancouver Division.   We all know that there are many family generations connected to […]

      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 […]

      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 […]

      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 […]

      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 […]

        Veteran Windy Gale sent to us this article which was written by G. Bartley and appeared in the Vancouver Division’s 1932 edition of the Scarlet & Gold magazine.       Inspector Alfred Herbert Joy accomplished many milestones during his service in the Canadian Arctic such as 1,800 mile dog-sled patrol […]

  One of the things that has been a real pleasure for me since I began submitting articles and photographs to the Vancouver Division of the RCMP Veterans’ Association web site is being re-connected with names and faces from the past and people who are on the outside of the Force but have an interest […]

      Our current officer rank badges were first issued around 1876 based on the British Army rank system for officers.  Did you know that the diamond, some call it a star and others refer to it as a “pip”, used with the Supt., C/Supt., Ass’t Comm’r and Comm’r rank is a representation of the Military […]

    Veteran Sgt. Larry Burden ( #35982) served in “E” Division for 20 years has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by specific date. Nearly every day, Larry sends out an email message with a selection from his work in progress manuscript “This Day In The RCMP” to individuals interested in […]

        Veteran Windy Gale sent us the following article which appeared in our 53rd edition of the Vancouver Division’s Scarlet and Gold Magazine in 1971.           FOLLOWING AN APPEAL FOR HELP, INSPECTOR DENNY La NAUZE WITH CONSTABLES WITHERS AND WIGHT LEFT FORT NORMAN IN MAY 1915. 14 MONTHS […]