RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

The Adorable Recruit Dear Members of the Association, Our Association has been providing inestimable service to the serving members of the Force through Operation Morale Booster. President Sandy Glen has compiled some observations regarding this operation and I am pleased to be able to present them to you. James Forrest Director of Communications RCMP Veterans’ […]

    Harold Alfred WHETSTONE Sergeant (Ret’d) – Reg #15355 Years of Service: 1947 – 1967 Postings:   “O” and “E” Divisions Harold (Hal) A. Whetstone passed away on October 14, 2020 at the age of 92.  He was a member of the Vancouver Division for 37 years. Click on the links below to read the “Obituary […]

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

    Our New Membership Management System Dear Members of the Association, As you will be aware we are developing a new membership management system for the Association. And, as has been previously noted, our contractor for this project is Barrie, Ont., – based Signal Flare Media Company. Signal Flare have asked that we distribute […]

Invitation – The Specific Needs of Women in Uniform As the National Coordinator of Women’s Outreach for the Respect Forum, I am pleased to invite you to our first Webinar-Conference on the topic: “The Specific Needs of Women in Uniform”. The objective of this webinar is to reflect on the specific needs of women wearing […]

Northern Flying Dear Members of the Association, The following intriguing article involving the work of an RCMP pilot was noted in the June 2020 edition of BlueLine Magazine. We thought that readers might enjoy the story of a most unique individual, Kathy Stewart. The article may be viewed on line by clicking here. James Forrest […]

The Moose Mountie Dear Members of the Association Nova Scotia Division has embarked on a quite incredible program to distribute Moose Mounties to all 52 “H” Division detachments. The goal is to have these plush toys available at the Detachments for distribution to their communities during times of stress involving children or other individuals affected […]

Appointment Announcement Dear Members of the Association We are pleased to note that our new Operational Director of Strategic Engagement, Al Treddenick has been the subject of a notification in BlueLine Magazine.  The announcement is as follows, Alan Treddenick, retired RCMP/CSIS member and the former director of National Security and Law Enforcement Liaison for BlackBerry, […]

Supporting the Serving Members Dear Members of the Association, Over the summer a number of our Association Divisions have undertaken operations to show support for the serving members during what can only be described as a very difficult time for law enforcement. The response from the serving members has been warm and complimentary. The visits […]

James (Jim) Warren passed away on October 5th, 2020 at the Palliative Care unit at the Tofield Health Centre with his son Jim Warren (RCMP Sgt. retired) at his side. The family would like to thank the doctors and staff of Tofield Health Centre for their kindness and professionalism during Jim’s stay with them. Jim […]