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Veterans Submitted: Top Ten Photos

      Over the past few weeks, we have received many photographs submitted to us by RCMP Veterans across Canada.           Based on our review of these images, we have selected the following as being the best. 1) Veteran Al MacIntyre photographed and submitted “Depot Division and RCMP Heritage Centre New […]

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Short Box Part II – A Tradition Carries On

          Veteran Ric Hall sent us this article for the interest of other RCMP Veterans.       You may recall the “short box” was created in 1974. CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS WEBPAGE HERE. Much to my astonishment it carried on well past 2010 used by vertically challenged Right Markers to […]

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March 31, 2016 – Mace Presentation to “E” Division Pipes & Drum Band

    Thursday March 31, 2016 what a beautiful spring day and so appropriate for a parade of the RCMP Pipes and Drums Band at “E” Division HQs. During the parade, the mace which bears the Honours bestowed on the RCMP and the Honour Roll of our comrades who have fallen in the line of […]

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Unique Donation To The “E” Division Officer’s Mess

      Prior to his recent retirement, Supt Wayne Sutherland (O.1988), approached me, unsure what to do with a unique piece of our history.           Wayne had met Helen Eadie and Susan Heffernan through his involvement in the figure skating community in British Columbia and they had turned over to […]

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Veterans Submitted: Top Ten Photos

        Over the past week, we have received many photographs submitted to us by various Veterans from all across Canada.       Based on our review of these photos, we have selected the top ten and are provided below for your viewing pleasure.  Our Association does not support any products or […]

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Veterans Submitted: Top Ten Photos

        Over the past week, we have received many submitted photographs from various Veterans.         Based on our review of these photos, we have selected the following as being the top ten.  Noted photos are provided for your viewing pleasure. Our Association does not support any products or comments […]

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Ric Hall’s The Royal Tour 1959

        Our friend Veteran Fred Stark is still going through his old photographs and sent along these two photographs of members on motorcycle escort for the Royal tour of 1959.       Fred was obviously impressed by the members in their Red Serge and those scrunched up “traffic” Forage caps, because […]

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Who Are These Members? – Part II

        Last week, we sent out the following photograph seeking Veteran assistance in identifying the two members in the photograph.         This photograph of two mounted members on Parliament Hill was recently sent to us by Veteran Fred Stark who was scanning some of his old photographs. He believed […]

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Help Identify Member – Part II Another Case Solved On Behalf Of Her Majesty The Queen!

      Another Case Solved On Behalf Of Her Majesty The Queen!           Recently we reached out to our Veterans to see if they could help identify two members in a photograph taken of then Princess Elizabeth when she visited Canada in 1951 filling in for her ailing father King […]

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Help Us Identify Two RCMP Members

      Veteran Fred Stark was going through his old Force photographs and came across which he took in September 1958 in front of the Canadian Parliament building.  the identity of the two mounted members is unknown.           If you have any idea who these two members may be?  If […]

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