RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

      On June 3, 2016, Burnaby Detachment commenced a new tradition to honour their retiring Detachment Commander – C/Supt. Dave Critchley.  According to S/S/Major John Buis, “this new honouring tradition is regularly used by many Fire Department.”       On this date, Chief Superintendent Dave Critchley departed the Detachment to commence his […]

      Veteran Ric Hall developed and provided us the following article for your reading pleasure.           Right off the top you are probably asking yourself what is a “The Caparisoned Horse”.   It is the practice of having a horse of a deceased military officer led in the funeral procession […]

        Veteran Ric Hall has sent us some more historical photographs and bit of information for your viewing pleasure.         Many who have served in “E” Division will have seen, or have a copy of, the panoramic picture of the members on horseback in front of the stables at […]

      Over the past few weeks, we have received many photographs submitted to us by RCMP Veterans across Canada.           Based on our review of these images, we have selected the following as being the best. 1) Veteran Al MacIntyre photographed and submitted “Depot Division and RCMP Heritage Centre New […]

      Ric received the following old RCMP photograph and was seeking the assistance of Veterans to identify more details about this image.         According to Ric, “this picture which was circulated by Frank Richter has received an astounding number of responses the most to any of the photos I have […]

          Veteran Ric Hall sent us this article for the interest of other RCMP Veterans.       You may recall the “short box” was created in 1974. CHECK OUT THE PREVIOUS WEBPAGE HERE. Much to my astonishment it carried on well past 2010 used by vertically challenged Right Markers to […]

    Thursday March 31, 2016 what a beautiful spring day and so appropriate for a parade of the RCMP Pipes and Drums Band at “E” Division HQs. During the parade, the mace which bears the Honours bestowed on the RCMP and the Honour Roll of our comrades who have fallen in the line of […]

      Veteran Ric Hall sent us this old RCMP Gazette magazine article about the Force testing the high performance Ford Mustangs.  Veteran Grant Tyndall who contributed to this article has provided us photographs of this testing which resulted in the limited introduction of these cars in the Force.       Article appeared […]

      Many Veterans have submitted, to Veteran Ric Hall, photographs of their downtime and free time in the Force.  According to Ric “it seems casting the fish line in the water as part of ones duties has been a tradition over the years.”       As outlined by Ric, “for those of […]

      Prior to his recent retirement, Supt Wayne Sutherland (O.1988), approached me, unsure what to do with a unique piece of our history.           Wayne had met Helen Eadie and Susan Heffernan through his involvement in the figure skating community in British Columbia and they had turned over to […]