RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

RCMP Veterans’ Association Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families This information is being provided to all Association Members Mounted Police Members’ Legal Fund Dear Association Members, Past President Al Rivard has provided the following communication that the Fund has issued regarding the amalgamation of the Legal Fund with the new National Police Federation . James […]

Remember these shirts, manufactured by “Rugged Wear” of Hamilton, proudly claiming that the shirt was “sanforized”.  I don’t recall that having a “sanforized” shirt was a bonus throughout my training.   Note the unilingual shoulder flash, first adopted in 1954 and worn on shirts and brown tunics till 1970 when the bilingual shoulder flash was introduced.  A narrow tie was […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families This information is being provided to all Association Members London Division 2019 Remembrance Day Dear Association Members, Bill Helland of London Division has very kindly provided a copy of their report for their Remembrance Day ceremonies.  The spirit of the Division members in supporting this outreach […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families This information is being provided to all Association Members Email Advisory – Phishing Dear Association Members, One of our members from Kingston Division received an email message yesterday that appeared to be a phishing attempt.  I’m sure that virtually all of us have received these things […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families This information is being provided to all Association Members Kemptville Training Centre – Hazardous Materials Dear Association Members, This message is further to the CBC article concerning the RCMP training facilities that appear to have contained hazardous materials. President Sandy Glen of Nova Scotia has asked […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families This information is being provided to all Association Members Secretive RCMP training facility had mould and asbestos, force confirms Dear Association Members, Attached is an article that the CBC recently produced regarding the Special I training centre in Kemptville, Ont. The article describes the serious health […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families This information is being provided to all Association Members VAC Warning Dear Association Members, President Steve Walker has received an alert from VAC concerning attempts by criminal entitities to acquire personal information from unsuspecting individuals. The alert, which follows is being sent out to caution you […]

The achievements and contributions of the Force have been built upon the individual contributions of many past Veterans. These contributions have largely been forgotten. Veteran Sgt. Larry Burden ( #35982), who served  in “E” Division for 20 years, has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by specific date.  Nearly every day, Larry sends out […]

Since the early days of North West Mounted Police family members have joined the Force.  Many brothers joined together and as time went by sons of NWMP members joined and that tradition has gone on to this day.  In the 1970s, serving and retired family members of recruits in training were able to present their son with his […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families This information is being provided to all Association Members ‘A man of his word’: Retired RCMP sergeant shows up every week for man with autism Dear Association Members, Our always alert former Director of Communications has forwarded a really heart-warming CBC article on the work of […]