RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

      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 […]

    Sixty-one years ago, Special Constable Andrew Ooyoumut drown while in the service to the RCMP.  It was only in 2011 that his name was added to the RCMP Honour Roll as being the #227 entry and his name is now listed on the RCMP Cenotaph at “Depot” Division.         In […]

    The picture below appeared in the Vancouver Sun, Saturday, August 01, 2015, edition under the banner “This Week In History: 1959 – “the burning of the bonds.”           August 01, 1959, the Premier of BC, W.A.C. Bennett, was to burn the mortgage on British Columbia. All of the bonds […]