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Preparing A “Show” Rose Garden

      In a member’s spare time or as a retirement hobby, RCMP Veterans develop a passion for a particular interest.  Some decide upon photography or travel or model trains. Veteran Phil Juby developed an interest in Rose Garden Shows.  The following article was forwarded to us by Phil and for the benefit of […]

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Cpl. Norman Turner Conradi – #4114

        There are many amazing stories of heroism with the ranks of the Force.  Here is the story of young Norman Conradi.       At 20, Norman Conradi had probably led a more adventurous life than many men twice his age.  He left his native New-Castle-on-Tyne, England, shortly before his 16th […]

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Barry Bradley’s Old Newspaper Clippings

        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 […]

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Book Review: “COP: Forty-Three Years In The RCMP”

        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, […]

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Ric Hall’s Photo Corner

        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. […]

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Veterans: Retirement Travel

        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 […]

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Barry Bradley’s Old Newspaper Clippings

      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 […]

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Law And Order In The Wilds Of The British Northwest

        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 […]

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Veterans: Retirement Travel

        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 […]

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Book Review: 101 Road Patrol Tales From A Chippie Of The California Highway Patrol

        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 […]

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