RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

Reach Out To That Hand As most of you are aware, this past Thursday, September 10, was National Suicide Prevention Day. With the continuing bombardment from the news media, much of which contains only partial information, it is easy to understand why many of us who have unselfishly served Canada for decades take these criticisms […]

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 […]

  The comfort and joy that can be found in books is undeniable!  The Reckoning – The conclusion to Operation Wormwood has arrived! On the Day of Reckoning, everyone is called to account for their actions. Award-winning crime fiction writer Helen C. Escott is back with the thrilling conclusion to Operation Wormwood – The Reckoning published by […]

Constable Edgar Millen – Reg # 9669 – RCMP Honour Roll # 51 Recently I submitted an article to our Vancouver Division web site on the recollections of members involved in the attempted arrest and search for Albert Johnson, always to be known as “The Mad Trapper of Rat River.” See: https://rcmpveteransvancouver.com/the-mad-trapper-of-rat-river/.  The attempted arrest […]

Updates on Chaplain Jim Turner   September 6, 2020 August 21, 2020 The following information is the latest update sent to Robert Underhill, President, from Jim’s daughter, Anita: Well, it has been one week since Dad was released from Langley. We are so thankful for all of those who reached out and offered to help, […]

Operation Morale Builder Dear Members of the Association,President Bob Ellergodt of Calgary Division has asked that the following message be distributed.Good day Calgary Division:As you are aware, Operation Morale Builder was developed in June 2020 in an effort to help build the morale of our serving members. I thank Dave Henry for making the phone […]

Governor Bruce’s Ramparts Dear Members of the Association Yesterday we released “Governor Bruce’s Ramparts” on YouTube video. We have 1,000 views in just over 24 hours on the english, and 62 on the french (subtitled – mandated for Cdn govt – there is not much difference I know). ENGLISH https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiSPSL2X9VE FRENCH (subtitled) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N9JGFnHCfI&t=45s Significant work […]