RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

          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 […]

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of the “RCMP Cenotaph at ‘Depot’ Division in Regina.”         For this webpage, Ric provided the following extract from the RCMP website entitled “History of the Cenotaph, Memorial Wall Plaque and Honour Roll:” A proposal to erect a […]

        Over the past few weeks, we have received many photographs taken by Veterans and internet links to some amazing photos.         Based on our review of these photos, we have selected the following as being the top ten.  These images are provided for your viewing pleasure. 1) Veteran […]

        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 of these old newspaper clippings for the interest of Veterans and their […]

        Over the past week, we have searched for the most recent and notable news stories relating to the topic of retirement travel.       Based on our search, we have selected the following articles for your reading pleasure. GENERAL How to Make Your Travel Meaningful – Today we are appearing […]

        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 […]

        For this week’s Photo Corner webpage, Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of “Force Equitation.”         Since the creation of the Force in 1873 and up to 1966, the Force equitation has been a key component of the basic training for new Force members. According to Ric, […]

        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 of these old newspaper clippings for the interest of Veterans and their families. […]

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photograph theme of “living conditions at Force outposts and detachments.”         The living conditions which Force members were subjected to would be totally unacceptable today.  However, the conditions probably made them tougher and able to cope with the hardships on […]

        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 of these old newspaper clippings for the interest of Veterans and their families. […]