RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

The Vancouver Division is in the process of striking a Division Challenge Coin and we need the input of our membership in finalizing a design.   The face of the coin would be the RCMP Veterans Association crest similar to that depicted.  The inscription would read “RCMP Veterans Association, Vancouver Division, Established 1913”.   We […]

NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE / Memoir of a Doctor’s Wife by Henrietta E. Haultain / edited by Donald J. Klancher I have felt an urge to make a record of life on the plains as I knew it, with my pen and my photographs, for the memory of it should not vanish with the passing of […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association, Vancouver Division Notice of Upcoming General Meeting October 17, 2019 Hazelmere Golf and Country Club, 18150 8 Avenue, Surrey, B.C. Doors Open at 11:00 AM “Blamed and Broken – The Mounties and the Death of Robert Dziekanski” By Curt Petrovich Earlier this summer, I had the opportunity to read the book “Blamed […]

IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR, AGAIN!!  HO, HO, HO!! As in past years, the E Division NCO’s mess is seeking volunteers from our Vancouver Division Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary Members to assist with the annual Children’s Christmas Party.   The Christmas Party is being held on Sunday, December 7th, 2019 from 0900 – 1300 hours at “E” Division Headquarters, […]

The Future of Fairmont Barracks – Plans for the Heather Lands As many of you may be aware the Fairmont Lands situated in the City of Vancouver was ceded to the First Nations in 2014.  Since the fall of 2017, your Vancouver Division Executive have been in discussion with the City of Vancouver regarding the retention of the […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families This information is being provided to all Association Members Scheer promises free admission at Regina’s RCMP museum Dear Association Members,This message is certainly not a political endorsement for any particular party.  Rather it is a simple report from the CBC on the status of the RCMP […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families This information is being provided to all Association Members Walking for PTSD Awareness Dear Association Members,A very interesting news item recently appeared on the CBC website.  It deals with a 239 km walk to heighten awareness of the PTSD factor in the career of first responders […]

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 […]

Vernon Barry March 27, 1942 – September 23, 2019 Vern died in St Paul’s Hospital of cancer and its complications.  He leaves to mourn his long time partner, Eve Back; his sons: Sean, in Miles City, Montana and Anthony, in Regina, Saskatchewan; and many friends in Arizona and Canada. Vern dedicated himself to serving his […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association This message is distributed to all members of the Association Former RCMP Intelligence Director Dear Association Members,An earlier message reported on the arrest of former Director Cameron Ortis on charges of espionage.Further reporting has now been produced by the CBC as follows.James ForrestDirector of CommunicationsRCMP Veterans’ Association Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Sep 29, […]