RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

      Veteran Jim Bramhill (Reg. No. 17848) submitted a story which he entitled “Just An Indian.”           In 1991, some of you may recall watching the TV movie “Conspiracy of Silence”  about the rape and murder of a native school girl, Helen Betty Osborne, by four joyriding teenage males in a small […]

      This tribute article is for John James Nicholson – a young Protestant man born and raised in Ireland.  At the age of 19, he immigrated to Canada to later served in four different police forces in Western Canada.  In addition, he also served overseas in World War II as the Corps Sergeant […]

      The following story was submitted by RCMP Veteran  Jim Bramhill (Reg. #17848). “I must preface this story by stating I love dogs.                   In the summer of 1967, I was transferred for two weeks to Fort McMurray Town  Detachment while the N.C.O. i/c was A.O.D.  At Edmonton another senior […]

      The life and times of Teddy Bryan is what Victorian adventure stories were written about and what young boys growing up in Europe dreamed of becoming.         EARLY BEGINNING     Willoughby Charles Bryan was born in 1867 at Rockenford county Devon England.  His parents were Adam and Jane Bryan. […]

          Based on the two recent webpages on the top of Force trumpeters, Ric Hall received the following message from Veteran Joe Collinson:         “I read your previous article and it tweeked my interest in that my friend, George Cutting (Reg. #10980), joined the Force in 1931 as […]

      Detective Jonathan Sheldan of the Victoria Police Department has forward to us another one of his investigative reports for consideration for inclusion on the BC Law Enforcement Memorial. His report is included below for your reading pleasure:     Final Investigative Report – North-West Mounted Police Death – “Third Siding, BC” – […]

      Over the past few weeks, the news reports have contained stories of past members of the RCMP. These stories are include below for your reading pleasure:       Former RCMP Officer Rene Wells Joins G4S Canada – FORT MCMURRAY, AB, June 27, 2013 /CNW/ – G4S Canada is pleased to announce that Rene Wells has joined G4S Canada as the […]

        In 1916, Commissioner Bowen Perry convinced Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden to cancel the provincial policing contracts for Saskatchewan and Alberta.         This action was undertaken because of the multiple demands being placed on the Force by: the two new provincial governments insisting that their new unpopular liquor prohibition […]

    With Sheldon’s recent article on Force Trumpeters another former trumpeter has surfaced.    Veteran Perry Edwards whose hobby is photography has met a former member of the Force while they both stroll through the Maplewood bird sanctuary east of the 2nd Narrows bridge in North Vancouver.     One of the other regulars there […]

      Veteran Don Klancher has just completed another one of his well researched book on the Force.  As many Veterans and historican are well aware, Don’s books are recognized a key references for collectors and museums. All of his book contain detail not publicly known.     This new book entitled “Royal Canadian […]