RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

        Veteran Windy Gale sent us this article which he transcribed from the 37th edition (1955) of the Vancouver Division’s Scarlet & Gold Magazine.           The Big Bend detachment, located in the Macleod Division in Southern Alberta, is probably one of the best known outposts in the West. […]

      Windy Gale sent us this article which was originally written by RCMP Veteran Henry Vernon Joseph LaCHANCE (Reg.#9245) and appeared in the 16th edition (1935) of the Vancouver Division’s Scarlet & Gold Magazine.  Noted articles was transcript for us by Windy Gale who resides in England and a long-time supporter of the […]

      Veteran Ric Hall has provided us the following article which provides an insight into little known details about the Force.           Last member of the RNWMP Constable William Percy Hewer, Reg # 9021, joined the RNWMP January 1920, was the last member to be sworn into the RNWMP. […]

      Prior to his recent retirement, Supt Wayne Sutherland (O.1988), approached me, unsure what to do with a unique piece of our history.           Wayne had met Helen Eadie and Susan Heffernan through his involvement in the figure skating community in British Columbia and they had turned over 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 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 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 by […]

    Recently we wrote about Inspector Francis Dickens, NWMP.   A friend of the Force from England, Windy Gale, made reference to a book called “Kent 1800-1899 A Chronicle of the Nineteenth Century”(published 2003) and is one of a series by Bob Ogley (a local historian) that mentions Insp. Dickens. CHECK OUR WEBPAGE HISTORICAL ERROR […]