RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

        For this week, Ric has selected the photo theme of “Members Photographed With ‘Depot’ Cannon.”         For new recruits with their new Force uniforms, the canon was a popular spot for photographs to be taken.  Ric has included the photographs below. If you have any old Force related […]

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photograph theme of “Force artillery pieces.”         In 1874, “C” Troop was the artillery component on the Force’s March West.  This troop consisted of 73 members: commanded by Insp. William Winder with Sub-Inspector Thomas Jackson and Chief Constable J.H,. Gray. […]

        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 […]

        Throughout his career in the Force (1960 – 1995), Veteran Barry Bradley developed a newspaper scrapebook containing notable news stories about the RCMP in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.     Each week, we will post three or four of these old newspaper clippings for the interest of Veterans and […]

      Ric continues to receive photographs from RCMP Veterans and their families on the photo theme of “member’s children growing up surrounded by all the RCMP stuff.”         Force family members are very proud of their mountie parent.  So it is quite common for their children to slip on the […]

        Throughout his career in the Force (1960 – 1995), Veteran Barry Bradley developed a newspaper scrapebook containing notable news stories about the RCMP in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.     Each week, we will post three or four of these old newspaper clippings for the interest of Veterans and […]

        Throughout his career in the Force (1960 – 1995), Veteran Barry Bradley developed a newspaper scrapebook containing notable news stories about the RCMP in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.     Each week, we will post three or four of these old newspaper clippings for the interest of Veterans 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 #35982 Sgt. Larry Burden who served in “E” Division for 20 years has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by […]

        Based on last week’s photo theme of “member’s children growing up surrounded by all the RCMP stuff,” Ric has received several email responses with photographs.       The uniform of the RCMP has been a very familiar component to a member’s family.  To the  family members, it seems their mountie […]

    For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of “member’s children growing up surrounded by all the RCMP stuff.”            The children of a mountie growing up had its challenges with the constant transfers and the family trying to fit in with each new community.  However for […]