RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

      In view of the theme “Mounties and their Horse” for the Vancouver Division’s annual Christmas Levee 2015 I thought the attached article from a 1948 RCMP Quarterly might be of interest to those attending the Levee.         Equitation training had been discontinued during World War II and rumours were […]

      Over the past week, we have received a flood of videos from various Veterans living in many parts of Canada.           Based on our review of these videos, we have selected the top fifteen for your viewing pleasure.  Our Association does not support any comments or products included […]

      During the 2015 federal election, we received many humour videos relating to various political parties running in this election.  In an effort to not to show any favouritism toward any political parties, we held off posting these videos.         With the election now over, we have included these videos […]

      The achievements and contributions of the Force have been built upon the individual contributions of many past Veterans. These contributions have largely been forgotten.         Veteran Sgt. Larry Burden ( #35982) served in “E” Division for 20 years has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by […]

        Windy Gale from England sent us the following message and sought our thoughts.         I bought a book yesterday at a garden centre that my wife and I visited as the subject interested me, being about our local county, Kent.  It had obviously been in the wars and […]

    Seeking to find more information on Walter de Rossiter, I acknowledge that I have taken the liberty of using information on Walter de Rossiter’s life story written by Scott Rossiter and it appears in the Family Pursuit Community Family Tree web site.         Walter Wrixton de Rossiter’s story is, like […]

    With the exception of his first two years in the Force, John Stolarski spent his entire career as a RCMP Police Dog Services handler (1961 – 1988).           Throughout this career, John clipped newspaper articles about members who he had worked with. Despite the fact that John has passed […]

      Both within the Force and in retirement, individuals unselfishly volunteer their services to enrich their communities.           One such individual is Veteran Perry Edwards. He and his family volunteer their time with the Wildlife Rescue Association. According to Perry, “a record-setting Wildlife Rescue transport day for Ryder & dad […]

      Veteran Ric Hall sent us the images and narrative below.           Before I retired I started to do up wooden character pieces for friends when they were retiring. It did take on a life of it’s own as other’s wanted one. I tried to make them to suit […]

      The fear and concerns of having your home broken into and losing priceless family treasures is a concern for most Veterans.         We have pulled together some informative videos to find and develop safe storage areas within your home.  If you are handy, you can create your own secret […]