RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

      With the exception of his first two years in the Force, John Stolarski spent his entire career as a Police Dog Services handler.         Throughout this career, John clipped newspaper articles about members who he had worked with. Despite the fact that John has passed away, his family has […]

      In a letter to the Right Honourable Minister of the Interior in Ottawa dated November 17, 1880, Commissioner Acheson Gosford Irvine provided his assessment of performance evaluation of North West Mounted Police Officers under his command.       His letter and comments are included below: Sir, I have the honour to […]

      Veteran Ric Hall forwarded to us the following photograph which he discovered in the Alberta Archives.  Noted photograph was taken in the RCMP Chapel at “Depot” Division in 1960.       There is no indication of the names of the member or chaplain. The following is a magnified image of these […]

        On October 7, 2014, Ric Hall posted the photograph of an unknown RCMP member photographed with Rene Castellani in November 1966.         This member has now been identified as John K. Paterson Reg. #24696. According to John , “I was a brand new Constable ( just a few weeks out […]

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of “horses were still a fundamental component of the Force in 1916 – 1919.”       In 1916, the Force purchased the first police car and was used at “Depot” Division for prisoner escorts.  However, horses were the primary mode […]

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of “Constable Karla George’s in ‘G’ Division.”         The following photographs were provided by Constable Karla George while serving in “G” Division.  “Imagine all that fun and getting paid to do it!”   If you have any Force related […]

        A few weeks ago, Ric had a photo theme of “Force cannons at ‘Depot’ Division.”  Since that time, he has received many more photographs with members being photographed by one of the cannons.       The photographs are included below for  your viewing pleasure. Vancouver Police Veteran Bob Young sent […]

    On September 8, 1935, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police unveiled the Force’s Cenotaph which is situated on the west side of Sleigh Square at “Depot” Division in Regina.  At the time of the unveiling, the Cenotaph contained the names of 48 members who had died in the line of duty.       […]

        For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photo theme of “Veteran Fred Stark’s time at “Depot” Division in 1962.”         Over the past week, Ric has received some amazing old Force photographs from RCMP Veteran Fred Stark (Reg. #22248 – O.1392) With regards to the following photograph, […]

        For this week, Ric has selected the photo theme of “Members Photographed With ‘Depot’ Cannon.”         For new recruits with their new Force uniforms, the canon was a popular spot for photographs to be taken.  Ric has included the photographs below. If you have any old Force related […]