RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

        For this week, Ric Hall selected the theme of “Depot” Post Hospital         Ric outlined “I was scrolling Joe Healy’s Buffalo Blog and came across the below photograph of the “Depot” Post Hospital (oops..Medical Treatment Centre) interesting to see, for us old dogs, in the background the new […]

      On May 23, 2014, members of the Toronto Division of the RCMP Veterans’ Association and RCMP members of “O” Division had a re- dedication of four North Mounted Police members grave markers.       Several years ago, the NWMP member’s unmarked graves were located.  On the initiative of the Toronto Division […]

        For this week’s Photo Corner, Ric has selected the theme of “RCMP Police Service Dogs.”         The term ‘police dog‘ is not limited to a specific particular breed.  Today, we associate police dogs as being German Shepherds. As early as 1908, Force members used their own personal dogs […]

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

      This tribute is to a young Royal Military College of Canada graduate who was attracted to the North West Mounted Police.  He served 30 years in the Force and later went on to become the 5th Lt. Governor of Alberta.       EARLY YEARS Philip Carteret Hill Primrose was born on […]

      For this week’s Ric Hall’s Photo Corner, Ric has selected the photo theme of “Isolated Member’s Best Friend – the police dog.”         With the Force, expanding their duties and responsibilities into northern Canada, the horse was replaced with the dogsled as the primary model of transportation. According to […]

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

    The RCMP and the Vancouver Police Department have a lengthy history of working together to provided a unified effort in combating and handling difficult situations.           Recently, we have received a photograph of both Vancouver Police Department and RCMP members.  There is no indication of the year when the […]

      As police veterans enter into retirement, they continue on their hobbies or develop new interests or activities.           Photography is one interest that many veterans adopt and use their creativity to capture or create images to share with friends and families. Once such veteran who took up digital […]

      For this week’s Photo Corner, Ric has selected the theme of “firearms training and Force Shooting Teams.”           Firearms training and annual qualifications has been the cornerstone of the Force since its creation in 1873.  This tradition continues today. Ric has included the photographs below of firearms training […]