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Notice of Passing – Retired Veteran S/Sgt. Donald Weber – Reg. #18371

  Retired Veteran S/Sgt. Donald Weber Regimental Number 18371, retired November 19, 1978 Don passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020 after a stay in Langley Memorial Hospital.  He had fallen and broken his hip and the challenge to wellness was too great for him.  His family is holding a celebration for him on: June […]

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Sir Sam Steele in a Cannabis Store! 

RCMP Veterans’ Association Veterans Helping Veterans and Their Families This information is being provided to all Association Members Cannabis and Steele Gentle Association Reader, President Allan Speevak of Okanagan Division has drawn our attention to events unfolding in the otherwise quiet hamlet of Cranbrook, B.C. It all began when a local cannabis entrepreneur, Jeff Weaver, […]

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RCMP Veterans – Guest Lecture Opportunity

RCMP Veterans – Guest Lecture Opportunity Alaska Cruise Ship – Summer (May to September) 2020 An Alaskan Cruise Ship line that travels from Seattle/Vancouver to Alaska is looking for some retired RCMP Veterans to act as guest historians and provide (1 to 2 weeks) history lectures on the RCMP from May to August 2020. It […]

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RCMP Vets Net – IMPORTANT NOTICE

Hello from Wayne and Steve at RCMP Vets Net Just a heads up that the RCMP Vets Website will be getting a new look very soon. Content will be essentially unchanged. This update is necessary to reflect changes in software and security improvements in recent years. We will attempt to ensure site is visually pleasing and […]

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Signal Received from SS Sobieski in the North Sea

This information is being provided to all Association Members Stop the Presses Information has just come in regarding a ship in the North Sea that is carrying at least two members of our Association.  The reporting indicates that they are in good condition with the exception that one is experiencing an event. Apparently a certain […]

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Veterans’ Watchdog Shackled by Structure

This is a general broadcast to all members of the Association Dear Association Members, Toronto Division recently received a request from Veterans’ Ombudsman Colonel Craig Dalton (rtd) to meet with members of the RCMPVA in Toronto on August 8th., to gain an understanding of issues that the members of the Southwest Ontario Divisions are facing – […]

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Ed Kelley Celebration

Ed Kelly Celebration

On June 26th, members of the RCMP Veterans’ Association, Vancouver Division, and other retired members (pictured below), attended the celebration to honour Ed Kelly as the first indigenous regular member of the RCMP. It was a privilege to be part of Ed’s celebration.   The link is from the local Chilliwack media covering the event […]

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Guest Speaker – D/Comm (Rtd.) Peter German – May 16, 2019

The next General Meeting is being held on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Hazelmere Golf & Tennis Club, 18150 8 Avenue, Surrey B.C.  Doors open at 11:30 AM with lunch being served at 12 noon.  Cost for lunch is $30.00.  Our guest speaker at this meeting will be D/Comm (Rtd.) Peter German. Dr. German will be speaking on […]

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Larry Burden’s This Day In The RCMP

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 […]

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Supt. Jack Lew MORTON – Celebration of Life – May 12, 2019

18847 (O.966) – Retired Supt. Jack Lew MORTON, passed away from a heart attack in his home in North Vancouver, BC on April 5th, 2019.  A Celebration of Life Service will be held at Fell Armoury, 1513 Forbes Ave., North Vancouver, BC on Sunday, May 12th, 2019 at 11:00 AM.  The attendance of an RCMP Honour […]

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