RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

    Veteran Ric Hall has undertaken an effort to review the early North West Mounted Police Annual Reports to the Canadian government.           In so doing, he has provided some of the notable details below for your reading pleasure. Commissioner Irvine’s Annual Report of 1885 details much about the North […]

    Over the course of the history of the Force there have been many firsts and lasts! First car, first female members, last dog and horse patrol, last troop to train in “N” Division, last troop to take equitation training, first cadets in training and there are so many others. There also has to […]

        With the exception of his first two years in the Force, John Stolarski spent his entire career as a Police Dog Services handler.       Throughout this career, John clipped newspaper articles about members who he had worked with. Despite the fact that John has passed away, his family has […]

      Veteran Ric Hall has undertaken an effort to review the early North West Mounted Police Annual Reports to the Canadian government.         In so doing, he has provided some of the notable details below for your reading pleasure. Commissioner Irvine once again meets his Diary Date, January 01, 1884, […]

    Veteran Ric Hall has undertaken an effort to review the early North West Mounted Police Annual Reports to the Canadian government.           In so doing, he has provided some of the notable details below for your reading pleasure. Commissioner Irvine submits his annual Report for 1881 dated February 01, […]

        With the exception of his first two years in the Force, John Stolarski spent his entire career as a Police Dog Services handler.         Throughout this career, John clipped newspaper articles about members who he had worked with. Despite the fact that John has passed away, his family […]

    Sergeant Arthur Barker (Reg.#7606) was killed on duty at Shaunavon Saskatchewan on March 16, 1940.  He was the 64th Force member to be added to the RCMP’s Honour Roll and the RCMP Cenotaph at “Depot” Division.         On March 16th 2010, a memorial plaque was mounted at the RCMP Shaunavon […]

      “You have come along way baby!” In the early days of the 1900s the Royal North West Mounted Police was still truly the “Mounted Police” virtually all work and patrols were conducted on horseback. Horses were abundant in detachment stables across the Dominion.       The Force did not acquire its […]

    Veteran Ric Hall has undertaken an effort to review the early North West Mounted Police Annual Reports to the Canadian government. In so doing, he has provided some of the notable details below for your reading pleasure.           Commissioner’s Report for 1879 submitted by Commissioner James F. MacLeod; “I […]

    With the exception of his first two years in the Force, John Stolarski spent his entire career as a Police Dog Services handler.           Throughout this career, John clipped newspaper articles about members who he had worked with. Despite the fact that John has passed away, his family has […]