RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

        Veteran Ric Hall sent us Veteran John Gould’s wonderful story.         This story is dedicated to a young woman, Susanne Ruhle, 21 years of age, who was from the German village of Kobern-Gondorf. Sadly she was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia. All treatments had failed and […]

        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 Ric Hall developed the following story for the interest of other RCMP Veterans and their families.         The little known story of Charles Lindbergh’s visit to Ottawa, July 1927, and his connection to the death of American fighter pilot Lieutenant J. Thad Johnson also in Ottawa! Recently […]

  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 […]

      Veterans Joe Collinson sent us the following photographs which he received from Matt SALKELD who is the nephew of Constable Hudson Moffitt SALKELD (Reg.#6809).           Hudson was born on December 1, 1899 and joined the Royal North West Mounted Police on April 22, 1918 at Saskatoon Saskatchewan.  Little […]

      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 Ric Hall sent us the foreign information and photographs for your reading pleasure.           Found in box of old kit sent for destruction was a pair of khaki slip-ons for epaulettes with a crown and “RCMP” shoulder flash.   They are different from anything I have ever seen. Now […]

      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 specific date. Nearly every […]

      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 Vancouver Division supports the Bruce Denniston Bone Marrow Society and some members serve as couriers. The Bruce Denniston Bone Marrow Society is a registered charity and was founded in 1988 with a mandate to help build the Unrelated Bone Marrow Donor Registry. We educate the public about the need for bone marrow donors, […]