RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

        Mint to donate $10,000 and portion of proceeds of the “Firefighters” coin to Red Cross Alberta Fires Appeal (Fort McMurray)           WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, MAY 17, 2016 – The Royal Canadian Mint is proudly honouring Canada’s national heroes with a new silver collector coin series. The series features […]

      Many a pair of boots have graced the halls of Carleton Place Training Centre. Members took their Emergency Response Team and V.I.P. training.         Included was the training for the Papal Visit of 1984 and other specialized types of training….remember all those cans of paint stored there for learning […]

      Ric received the following old RCMP photograph and was seeking the assistance of Veterans to identify more details about this image.         According to Ric, “this picture which was circulated by Frank Richter has received an astounding number of responses the most to any of the photos I have […]

          Veteran Ric Hall sent us this article for the interest of other RCMP Veterans.       You may recall the “short box” was created in 1974. CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS WEBPAGE HERE. Much to my astonishment it carried on well past 2010 used by vertically challenged Right Markers to […]

    Thursday March 31, 2016 what a beautiful spring day and so appropriate for a parade of the RCMP Pipes and Drums Band at “E” Division HQs. During the parade, the mace which bears the Honours bestowed on the RCMP and the Honour Roll of our comrades who have fallen in the line of […]

      Veteran Ric Hall sent us this old RCMP Gazette magazine article about the Force testing the high performance Ford Mustangs.  Veteran Grant Tyndall who contributed to this article has provided us photographs of this testing which resulted in the limited introduction of these cars in the Force.       Article appeared […]

      Many Veterans have submitted, to Veteran Ric Hall, photographs of their downtime and free time in the Force.  According to Ric “it seems casting the fish line in the water as part of ones duties has been a tradition over the years.”       As outlined by Ric, “for those of […]

      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 […]

        Over the past week, we have received many photographs submitted to us by various Veterans from all across Canada.       Based on our review of these photos, we have selected the top ten and are provided below for your viewing pleasure.  Our Association does not support any products or […]

        Veteran Ric Hall sent us the following details and photographs.         “Our friend Veteran Fred Stark continues to go through his old photos and sent along these two taken in 1964 taken in Stanley Park. Three members, including yours truly, were assigned to ride with the VPD Mounted […]