RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

New building for food and clothing in Nova Scotia Even after retirement, most RCMP veterans still serve their community. Freedom Kitchen, an outreach program of the Knox United Church in Lower Sackville, NS is providing hot meals to this suburban community.  A program that served 15 meals on its first night of operation now serves […]

Ongoing Updates Dear Members of Division Executives, The following memorandum from Signal Flare serves to further clarify the new membership management system. James Forrest Director of Communications Division Executives As we continue to roll out the membership management system, it’s important that all divisions understand the changes. The following defines the processes, management of member […]

Individual Computer Pension Portal Dear Members of the Association, Further to our earlier message regarding a call letter for the pension portal – it is now available and appears below in both official languages. James Forrest Director of Communications Would you like to take part in the creation of a new Retiree Pension Portal by […]

Central Vancouver Island’s Randy Wilson with a certain American politician In the Matter of Newspaper Editorials Dear Members of the Association Randy Wilson’s wife drew his attention to an article in the Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-rcmp-commissioner-urged-to-issue-directive-on-use-of-knee-to-neck/?fbclid=IwAR2q0rY6BpyoZ9tIC03iAKxRBFin2nH6iiO2zjquXOvR8ts5ieWuEHeJLZ4 That caused Randy to take pen to paper to create a rebuttal to the article since it was unfairly […]

Pension Computer Portal Dear Members of the Association Past President and Director Steve Walker has provided some rather interesting news on the pension front. We have learned from Karen Favereau, who is a policy analyst with the Force attached to the National Compensation Services branch that the Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) are in […]

belairdirect Contest Dear Association Members, One of our very generous sponsors is running a contest as may be seen in the flyers below. Yes, it is part of a client promotion endeavour and is therefore a form of advertising. Belairdirect does, however, form a very strong financial bulwark for our Association and we are more […]

Dear Members: The message below provides information on how to access the RCMP – GRC Vets Net website. RCMP Vets Nets Website Update This is further to the following email you would have received from Wayne Rushton – RCMP Vets Net.   All Members  To access RCMP VETS NET online use this address https://rcmpvets.ca  If […]

The Virtual Torch Relay Dear Members of the Association, This message is in response to requests from some members for some further clarification on how the virtual Law Enforcement Torch Run is functioning. Cst. Harten has provided some further details on the event as follows, There is no limit to when you can register and […]

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The Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) program first began in Wichita, Kansas in 1981. Toronto police officers Chief Jack Marks (Ret’d) and Lorne White (Ret’d) successfully organized the first Torch Run on Canadian soil in Toronto in June 1987. More than 1,100 LETR officers from 36 agencies took part in the event, covering more than […]