RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

      I had decided that June 21, 2012, would be the day I formally retired from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It was then that I began to think about being “a veteran”.           I had already grappled with the association of aging with the word ‘retirement’ and I […]

    It is with great sadness that we announce the on-duty death of Kativik Regional Police Constable Steve Dery (Kuujjuaq Detachment), who died in hospital after being shot while responding to a domestic dispute late Saturday evening. Story and video of the incident –     Originally from Ottawa, Constable Dery was 27 years […]

    On May 19th of this year, the RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division marks their 100th anniversary. The early history of the Vancouver Division was first outlined in an article entitled “How We Started” and was published in the 31st edition of the Scarlet & Gold magazine (page 129). Noted article was written […]

      This week, our Vancouver Division RCMP Veteran Jane Hall launched her new updated website.           Jane’s website focuses on female police officers from around the world. In so doing, she pays tribute to the milestones of women in policing and the leadership role of women in policing.  By […]

    The Canadian Police & Peace Officer Memorial and Pavilion are located on Parliament Hill – directly behind the Parliament building. For those Veterans who have not been to Ottawa to view the memorial, we have provided below some recent photographs of this memorial and pavilion.     The pavilion has it own history […]

Inspector Ken Burton forwarded to us the news that the Canadian Coast Guard Ship – Corporal Heather CV (Cross of Valour) is now undergoing sea trials.  It was the decision of the Canadian government to name one of the new Canadian Coast Guard vessels after this famous RCMP member. As many Veterans may remember, this […]

      Over the past few months, we have posted two previous articles on the famous Corps Sergeant Major Tim Griffin. The following article was discovered in our publication of the Scarlet & Gold magazine (49th edition – 1867):       In 1910 a famous Light Cavalry Unit of the British Army, the […]

      Most recently, RCMP Veteran Ric Hall received a bundle of photograph, documents and newspaper clipping belowing to the late and great Corps Sergeant Major Tim Griffin. Ric has provided some of the details below for the viewing enjoyment of others.       While coordinating many RCMP Musical Ride demonstrations in the […]

On the Jeopardy game program, the contestants were asked the question which none could answer correctly. The question was: “How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns” Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 1.  How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns and why? […]

        On January 7, 2013, one hundred and fifty retired RCMP members attended a tour of the new “E” Division Headquarters at the invitation of RCMP Superintendent Wayne Sutherland (OIC “E” Division HQ Relocation Project).     In his opening comments to the group, Superintendent outline that “the long awaited new “E” […]