RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

        Throughout his career in the Force (1960 – 1995), Veteran Barry Bradley developed a newspaper scrapebook containing notable news stories about the RCMP in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.     Each week, we will post three or four of these old newspaper clippings for the interest of Veterans and […]

        Veteran Bill Sharp has recently published a book on his experiences in the RCMP.         When asked why he wrote the book, Bill responded – “I was laying in the hospital reflecting on my 43 years of service in the RCMP.  With plenty of time on my hands, […]

        For this week’s Photo Corner Theme, Ric Hall has selected “Depot’s Laying Out Kit On Barrack Room Bed.”         Since the establishment of the Mounted Police Barrack at “Depot” Division in Regina,  it has been a tradition to have the recruit’s kit laid out for the weekly inspection. […]

        Over the past week, we have searched for the most recent articles on the topic of retirement travel.         Based on our search, we selected the following articles for your reading pleasure. GENERAL 10 Of The Best Places To Live Abroad – Most of us have a deep, sneaking […]

      Throughout his career in the Force (1960 – 1995), Veteran Barry Bradley developed a newspaper scrapebook containing notable news stories about the RCMP in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.         Each week, we will post three or four of these old newspaper clippings for the interest of Veterans […]

        Veteran Bill Sedler forwarded to us an old news article written by Frank G. Carpenter and appeared in the Boston Sunday Globe – August 27, 1916.       The articles outlines duties and responsibilities of the Royal North West Mounted Police in the Canadian far north.  This article has been included […]

        Over the past week, we have searched for the most recent articles on retirement travel.         Based on this search, we have selected the following articles for your reading pleasure. GENERAL 3 Tips for Traveling Where You Don’t Know the Language – The Office of Travel and Tourism […]

        Veteran Perry Edwards has submitted to us a book review on this book by E.W. Tompkin Jr.         According to Perry “I just finished reading an iBook downloaded from Apple to my iPad. It is entitled “101 Road Patrol Tales” (Memories of a Chippie of the California Highway […]

        Veteran Perry Edwards recommends this book by Randy Nelson.         According to Perry “I first got to know DFO officer Randy Nelson when he joined the “K” Div. team for the Jasper-Banff Relay many years ago. He was a phenomenal runner. Most of us were glad to complete […]

      For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of “2014 British Columbia Police Officer Memorial Service at Abbotsford British Columbia.”         The following photographs were taken by Ric Hall while attending this memorial service. 2014 BC Law Enforcement Memorial Video by the Abbotsford Police Department. If you […]