RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

President Brian Carter of Nova Scotia Division November 2020 Observations Dear Members of the Association, President Carter has offered some insightful observations on events in his Division over the past while and the support that Nova Scotia Division and by extenstion, the Association is providing to the serving members. James Forrest Director of Communications I […]

I R.C.M.P. VETERANS’ LADIES AUXILIARY (Vancouver Division) BI-MONTLY REPORT OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2020   Because we are still in the Pandemic mode, there has been little activity within the Ladies Auxiliary to report.  We hope that all are keeping well, staying close to home, and following Dr. Henry’s orders regarding masking, distancing, and staying active and healthy. […]

Winter Warm Up Contest Dear Members of the Association The elves at belairdirect have been working hard and have put together a warm-up for winter contest for our members that starts today. The Details can be found by clicking on the buttons below. The images in the pdf contain a link to how to enter […]

More on Art Levins’ Birthday Celebration Dear Members of the Association, Mr. Lance Saunders of Calgary Division has provided some excellent colour to go with the story of Calgary Division member Art Levins’ birthday. First off rumour has it that Mr. Saunders and his team worked closely with media outlets to bring Art’s birthday to […]

Contacting President Sandy Glenn Dear Members of the Association, As you may imagine there is a great deal of email traffic that is sent to President Glenn at both his Association email address and his personal address. This situation makes it difficult for Sandy to keep track of what is going on in each account […]

  Art returns the applause of those gathered below S/Sgt. Arthur Levins Drive By Dear Members of the Association We recently made note of the 100th., Birthday Anniversary of Calgary Division member, S/Sgt. Art Levins. This event came to the attention of the Calgary Herald newspaper and they have provided extensive coverage of both Art’s […]

Appointment of a new BoD Director Dear Members of the Association, The Board of Directors is most pleased to announce the appointment of Deputy Commissioner Garry Loeppky (rtd) of Shuswap Division to the Board. Garry was elected by an affirmative virtual vote of all the Board members on November 27th., 2020. His appointment will be […]

Information from Our Media Watchers Dear Members of the Association, Every so often we come across tidbits of information involving the Force that are not always well known. Here then are some of them. In the Did You Know Department we have, Did you know that renowned jazz singer, Diana Krall has a sister, Michelle […]

Fallen OPP Officer Marc Hovingh Dear Members of the Association, The Association offers its deepest sympathy to the family, colleagues and friends of Cst. Marc Hovigh who was killed on duty on Thursday, November 19th., on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. Marc, a 28-year veteran of the force, is survived by his wife Lianne and children Laura, […]

International Day for People Impacted by Suicide Loss (November 21, 2020): Feature story Dear Members of the Association, “O” Division Wellness Coordinator, Michelle Welsh has graciously directed us to a resource that the Force now provides. “Our National Workplace Well-being Directorate has a segment on our webpage called Our Stories, it consists of several articles […]