RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

      As you will recall from previous messages, the Vancouver Division is sponsor Grover.  He is one of the new puppies at the BC & Alberta Guide Dog Service. Recently, we received a letter of appreciation from the BC & Alberta Guide Dog Service and it is below for your information:     […]

        Veteran Laird Allan is an avid collector of RCMP regalia. For our centennial year, Laird has forwarded the following for the viewing enjoyment of our Association members:     One of the first Royal Northwest Mounted Police Veteran Association lapel badges is illustrated below: With the creation of the Veterans’ Association, […]

  Regardless on where a current RCMP member or RCMP Veteran came from or where they ended up serving, they all have one thing in common.  They all completed the basic training at “Depot” Division in Regina – home of the RCMP. This tradition has continued endlessly since “Depot” Division was established in 1882.  While […]

    A young woman who fulfilled her childhood dream of becoming a police officer was killed Thursday when she apparently lost control of her cruiser and crashed into a bus. Guelph Police Const. Jennifer Kovach, 26, was a vibrant, gregarious and dynamic woman with a sense of adventure, Police Chief Bryan Larkin said.   […]

    Corporal John Poyntz French’s uncle was George French (first Commissioner of the Force) and his father was Inspector Jack French (Reg. O.19) who display gallantry and bravery on the last day of the Battle of Batoche. Young John French endeavoured to follow in the family’s military tradition. Although his service in the Force […]

        Fred Bagley’s musical talents and leadership provided a major contribution to the Force and to the communities he served in.               With regarding setting records, he was first in the  following areas: a) being the youngest member to be sworn into the Force; b) first […]