RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

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 […]

Notes on the New Membership Management System Dear Members of the Association, We have received a number of queries regarding the new system and have asked Signal Flare to provide some information on the workings of the system. They have provided the following message which will assist you in handling the new system. And, as […]

Dear Members: Please find attached the January message from the President of the Nova Scotia Division. Your Communications Team Message – President, Nova Scotia Division     Copyright © 2021 RCMP VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: RCMP VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 8900, 1 Sandridge Road Canadian Police College Ottawa, Ontario K1G […]

    Norman Allan ADOLPH Staff Sergeant (Ret’d) Reg #15934 1929 – 2021 Years of Service: 1949 – 1975 Postings:  “E” Division RCMP Veterans’ Association Member Vancouver Division since 1975  

Changes for Paying Annual Membership Dues Effective immediately, all membership dues MUST be paid to the RCMP Veterans’ Association in Ottawa, Ontario since the administration of membership information has now been centralized. There are three ways to pay your dues: Online (credit card):   Members can pay online on the National RCMPVA website by going to: […]

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Re: The importance of Volunteering “Volunteering is the act of giving one’s time and efforts to another person or organization without the expectation of monetary reward.” This is the time of the year when Divisions start reaching out to their respective membership seeking volunteers to fill empty positions or to replace those members of the […]

R.C.M.P. VETERANS’ LADIES AUXILIARY (Vancouver Division) BI-MONTLY REPORT December 2020/January 2021   Well, here we are, entering a New Year, 2021, and still in the COVID-19 Epidemic!  It is frequently difficult to realize that it is almost a year since we held our last luncheon/meeting, and that most of us have not seen each other […]

Dear Members of the Association, Our very talented Chief Advocate, Ruby Burns has now resigned from the Board of Directors.  We wish her ongoing enjoyment of her retirement from the Force and now the Association.  In her liberation she will be free to pursue any whimsy that she comes across.  We will miss her guiding hand. Tennyson – […]

    January 22, 2021 Monthly meeting with representatives of various military veterans’ groups and Walt Natynczyk,  Deputy Minister, Veterans Affairs Canada. The monthly meeting took place via “Microsoft Teams” video conference and was attended by a wide variety of Canadian military veterans’ associations, including the Royal Canadian Legion, Veterans of the Gulf War, as […]