RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

      As you will recall from previous messages, the Vancouver Division is sponsor Grover.  He is one of the new puppies at the BC & Alberta Guide Dog Service. Recently, we received a letter of appreciation from the BC & Alberta Guide Dog Service and it is below for your information:     […]

  Regardless on where a current RCMP member or RCMP Veteran came from or where they ended up serving, they all have one thing in common.  They all completed the basic training at “Depot” Division in Regina – home of the RCMP. This tradition has continued endlessly since “Depot” Division was established in 1882.  While […]

    Veterans Tom Quilley and Dick Hawkshaw forwarded an internet link to an amazing account of the early years of the Force. Noted historical account was told by Frederick Bagley who joined the North-West Mounted Police at the age of 15 years old and was one of the original 300 members who participated in […]

    Two realities we all face is death and taxes. If a RCMP Veteran receives a pension, they are entitled to a regimental grave marker at public expense.  The choice of a grave marker comes in three different forms:       The selection of the RCMP regimental grave marker hinges on the regulations […]

      I had decided that June 21, 2012, would be the day I formally retired from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. It was then that I began to think about being “a veteran”.           I had already grappled with the association of aging with the word ‘retirement’ and I […]

    On May 19th of this year, the RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division marks their 100th anniversary. The early history of the Vancouver Division was first outlined in an article entitled “How We Started” and was published in the 31st edition of the Scarlet & Gold magazine (page 129). Noted article was written […]

      This week, our Vancouver Division RCMP Veteran Jane Hall launched her new updated website.           Jane’s website focuses on female police officers from around the world. In so doing, she pays tribute to the milestones of women in policing and the leadership role of women in policing.  By […]

        On January 7, 2013, one hundred and fifty retired RCMP members attended a tour of the new “E” Division Headquarters at the invitation of RCMP Superintendent Wayne Sutherland (OIC “E” Division HQ Relocation Project).     In his opening comments to the group, Superintendent outline that “the long awaited new “E” […]

    Howard Cronkhite spent most of career in the Yukon and participated in many long and extreme cold dog sled patrols as did many other members. Most recently, RCMP Veteran Bob Boyd discovered a report Howard Cronkhite submitted to his Officer Commanding in 1924 outlining the hardships that he and other members experienced while […]

    Richard Nicholson left his mark on the RCMP and this tribute highlights his life and notable milestones:      – first Force chauffeur;      – provides an example of the financial strains placed on members with a family and the lack of universal health care; and     – being the 49th […]