Past & Current President
In the early Spring of 1913, some of the Force’s Old Timers met and decided to place an advertisement in the local newspaper to announce that a meeting would be held for all Mounted Police Veterans.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the formation of a Royal Northwest Mounted Police Veterans’ Association. Meeting took place on May 19, 1913 in the halls of the Anglican All Saints Church in Vancouver, BC.
The meeting was hosted by the Church Minister, the Reverend Cannon Henry C. Lewis Hooper (ex-Sgt/Major – Reg. #878), who was most interested in the proposal of there being a Mounted Police Veterans’ Association.
This first meeting included 70 Mounted Police Veterans and retired Commissioner Laurence W. Herchmer. Herchmer chaired this first meeting with Secretary Percy Howard (Reg. #4101) being the secretary and Charles Filtness (Reg. #3095) serving as treasurer.
A motion was unanimously passed to create a Royal North-West Mounted Police Veterans Association.
The following is a listing of all individuals who were President and Secretaries for the Vancouver Division of the Veterans’ Association:
1913 President Major A.E. Snyder Elected Secretary C .A. Filtness
1920 Followed by Lt Col. I.W. Herchmer
1921 President J. Roberts
1923 President Rev. H.C. Lewis Hooper
1927 President H.C. Lewis Hooper
1928 President C.W. Whitehead Secretary J.W.Weeks
1929 President C.W. Whitehead Secretary JW. Weeks
1930 President S. Garnham Secretary J.W. Weeks
1931 President S. Garnham Secretary J.W. Weeks
1932 President Sidney Marshall Secretary J.W. Weeks
l933 President S. Garnham Secretary J.A.W.O’Neill
1934 Presidlent S. Garnham Secretary J.A.W. O’Neill
1935 President S. Garnham Secretary J.A.W. O’Neill
1936 President S. Garnham Secretary J.A.W.O’Neil
1937 President R.F.B. Smyley Secretary A.B.Christie
1938 President T.C. Goldsmith Secretary Frank Corby
1939 President T.C. Goldsmith Secretary Frank Corby
1940 President T.C. Goldsmith Secretary Frank Corby
1941 President W.J. Bowdridge Secretary Frank Corby
1942 President C.R. Filtness Secretary Frank Corby
1943 President C.R. Filtness Secretary Frank Corby
1944 President C.R. Filtness Secretary Frank Corby
1945 President L.M. Lloyd-Walters Secretary Frank Corby
1946 President Edward A. Simmonds Secretary Frank Corby
1947 President Jim Fripps Secretary Frank Corby
1948 President H.A. Stewart Secretary Frank Corby
1949 President Jim Fripps Secretary Eric Kusch
1950 President Jim Fripps Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1951 President Jim Fripps Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1952 President T.B. Hutchings Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1953 President T.B. Hutchings Secretary Murdoch MacLean
l954 President Jim Fripps Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1955 President Jim Fripps Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1956 President Edward A. Simmons Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1957 President Edward A. Simmons Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1958 President T.B. Hutchings Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1959 President T.B. Hutchings Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1960 President E.A. Chamberlain Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1961 President E.A. Chamberlain Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1962 President E.A. Chaiziberlain Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1963 President E.A. Chamberlain Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1964 President J.T. Lines Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1965 President J.T. Lines Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1966 President W.J. Durnin Secretary Murdoch MacLean
1967 President M.J. Olsen Secretary Henry Kearny
1968 Presidlent M.J. Olsen Secretary Henry Kearny
1969 President Johnny Doyle Secretary John Piper
1970 President R.K. Gervin Secretary John Piper
1971 President R.K. Gervin Secretary John Piper
1972 President R.K. Gervin Secretary John Piper
1973 President J.W. Duggan Secretary John Piper
1974 President J.W.Duggan Secretary John Piper
1975 President H.F. MacNaughton Secretary John Piper
1976 President H.F. MacNaughton Secretary J.W. Duggan
1977 President John Doyle Secretary M.J. Olsen
1978 President Johnny Doyle Secretary M.J. Olsen
1979 President R.K. Gervin Secretary M.J. Olsen
1980 President R.K. Gervin Secretary M.J.Olsen & J. Brucker
1981 President R.K. Gervin Secretary Jim Rutherford
1982 President R.K. Gervin Secretary Jim Rutherford
1983 President J.W. Duggan Secretary Jim Rutherford
1984 President Frank Brien Secretary Jim Rutherford
1985 President Frank Brien Secretary J.W. Duggan
1986 President Frank Brien Secretary J.W. Duggan
1987 President Frank Brien Secretary J.W. Duggan
1988 President J.W. Duggan Secretary Art Levins
1989 President Paul Starek Secretary J.W. Duggan
1990 Presidlent Jim Warren Secretary J.W. Duggan
1991 President Bill McCheyne Secretary J.W. Duggan
1992 President Bill McCheyne Secretary Bob McKee
1993 President Bill McCheyne Secretary Bob McKee
1994 President Bill McCheyne Secretary Bob McKee
1995 President John Hooper Secretary Bob McKee
1996 President John Hooper Secretary Bob McKee
1997 President Dave Turnbull Secretary Bob McKee
1998 President Dave Turnbull Secretary Bob McKee
1999 President Jim Druchet Secretary Bob McKee
2000 President Jim Druchet Secretary Bob McKee
2001 President Les Holmes Secretary Bob McKee
2002 President Les Holmes Secretary Mike Runte
2003 President Bill Schindeler Secretary Mike Runte
2004 President Bill Schindeler Secretary Bob McKee
2005 President Alf Erickson Secretary Bob McKee
2006 President Alf Erickson Secretary Bob Mckee
2007 President Ed Wilson Secretary Alf Erickson
2008 President Ed Wilson Secretary Meredith Rowden
2009 President Bob McKee Secretary Meredith Rowden
2010 President Bob McKee Secretary Meredith Rowden
2011 President Dick Hawkshaw Secretary Meredith Rowden
2012 President Tom Quilley Secretary Meredith Rowden
2013 President Keith Leishman Secretary Meredith Rowden
2016 President Donna Morse Secretary Meredith Rowden