RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

Staffing Requirement – RCMPVA – Chief Administration Officer Dear Members of the Association The Association is seeking to fill the position of Chief Administration Officer of the Association, previously referred to as the Executive Officer. What follows is a general bulletin and attached is an expanded job description giving greater detail of the expections of […]

Arnold (“Arnie”) R. NYLUND Staff Sergeant (Ret’d) Reg #18712 Years of Service: 1954 – 1989 Postings:   “E” Division Arnold R. NYLUND, known to his friends as Arnie, passed away on September 18, 2020, at Chilliwack General Hospital.  

PILLARS OF THE FORCE GRAND OPENING The Grand Opening of the Pillars of the Force exhibit was held on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at the RCMP Heritage Centre in Regina, SK.  This event was originally scheduled to coincide with the RCMPVA Annual General Meeting in June, however, it became a victim of the pandemic. The […]

Attached is the Vancouver Division’s September 2020 Newsletter:   Click here to read:  September 2020 Newsletter  

Office of the Veterans Ombudsman We work to ensure that veterans and their families are treated fairly and have access to the programs and services that contribute to their wellbeing. We also study and recommend ways to make these programs better. If you are a serving CAF member, RCMP member, Veteran, family member or representative […]

An Opening Appears Dear Members of the Association, News of rising rates of suicides amongst first-responders is troubling in the extreme. The often-asked question is what could have prompted this. And, when no questions are asked and the event is put away for another day, it is forgotten. An inconvenient truth has been avoided. But […]

l   Karl Herman RICHERT Staff Sergeant (Ret’d) Reg #19180 1934 – 2020 Years of Service: 1955 – 1991 Postings:  “A”, “G” and “E” Divisions Obituary and Condolences RICHERT; Karl Herman, known to his friends as Karl with a ‘K’, passed away peacefully on August 13, 2020, at Delta View Care Centre at the age of […]

    Maxine Vivian Lemieux – November 19,  1929 to September 11, 2020 Maxine Vivian Lemieux (B:  Nov 19, 1929) passed away peacefully at home on September 11, 2020.  Maxine was the wife of long time Vancouver Division Veteran, Dan Lemieux (Reg # 15230).  Maxine was a proud recipient of the Unpaid Second Man Award […]

  Straight Talk About Suicide Dear Members of the Association, CSM Al McCambridge has provided the following message from Commissioner Lucki delivered in recognition of World Suicide Prevention Day. I should also mention that during a 2020-09-09 Board of Directors meeting which CSM McCambridge attended he said that there was a very strong feeling in […]

  Depot Division National Memorial Service Dear Members of the Association On Wednesday, 2020-09-09, CSM Al McCambridge brought to the Association’s attention the live streaming of the Force’s National Memorial Service from Depot. With this being an event of great interest to both serving and retired members it was suggested that the coordinates of the event […]