RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

         REMINDER         VANCOUVER DIVISION RCMP VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LEVEE Friday, December 6, 2019 “The Panorama Ballroom” HAZELMERE GOLF & TENNIS CLUB 18150 – 8th Avenue, Surrey, B.C. No-Host Bar opens at 3:30 p.m. Buffet Dinner at 5:30 p.m. EVENT ALSO OPEN TO RCMP SERVING MEMBERS (Spouses/partners/guests also invited […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families This information is being provided to all Association Members The Passing of a Former Newfoundland Ranger Dear Association Members, Over the years since confederation Canada has had a number of provincial police forces that were eventually replaced by the Force.  Going across the country we see […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families This information is being provided to all Association Members The Citadel Canine Society Dear Association Members, Recently received was a message from Central Vancouver Island (CVI) Division member, Gordon (Gord) Hay on the subject of Post Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI).  Gord was in touch with the […]

R.C.M.P. VETERANS’ LADIES AUXILIARY ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON Held at 12:00 noon, Thursday, December 5th, 2019 HAZELMERE GOLF & TENNIS CLUB “Panorama Ballroom” 18150 – 8TH Avenue, Surrey, B.C. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. – No Host Bar at 11:00 a.m. CHRISTMAS BUFFET LUNCHEON $35.00 PER PERSON, TAXES & GRATUITIES INCLUDED Payment at the door by […]

Another trip down memory lane! St Roch film, by RCMP Sergeant Frederick “Ted” Farrar, Reg # 10607 While I was working at Surrey Detachment, during my retirement, a member there found an old film on the St Roch.  It was marked property of the Vancouver RCMP Veterans’ Association.  He handed it over to me knowing I was […]

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 […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families This information is being provided to all Association Members In Richmond the Force is Working With Nurses When Responding to Mental Health Issue Calls Dear Association Members, This is a slightly dated story from the CBC about a new procedure being deployed in “E” Division, more […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families This information is being provided to all Association Members Victoria Division Caught in an Act of Kindness Dear Association Members, It is a great pleasure to report that Victoria Division has found it’s way into the media.  The Sooke News Mirror has reported on a tremendous […]

RCMP VETERANS’ ASSOCIATION Notice of Passing This message is being sent to all members of the Association Dear Association Members, A truly intriguing individual has departed this life.  Judge Springate had an incredible life moving from being a Montreal Police Officer to being, in 2008 appointed as Canada’s Senior Citizenship Judge for a 5 year […]

On The Subject of Mental Health Dear Association Members, The Association continues to keep its finger on developments in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Injury (PTSI) similarly referred to as Operational Stress Injury (OSI).  You will notice that in the community concerned with the treatment of these injuries that this condition is no longer […]