RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

Tim Short is a member of the RCMP Veterans’ Association, Vancouver Division.  Tim’s wife, Margaret Franz, has just published a book “Between Blade & Bullet”.  It refers to the “41-hour Hostage Taking” at BC Pen in 1975. Mary Steinhauser, the only one killed that day, was Margaret Franz’s sister.   Mary Steinhauser is the only peace […]

Photos From the Past Recently I have been helping out the daughter of a former member of the RCMP. She sent me a colourized photo of her father receiving his Long Service Medal at Fairmont Barracks. The photo was probably taken around 1952. In the background are the stables of Fairmont Barracks. The member is […]

Surrey Detachment 70th Anniversary In 2021, the Surrey RCMP will mark 70 years of service to the City of Surrey. In order to honour this important milestone, Surrey Detachment is reaching out to veterans who served at Surrey to work on a special commemorative project. We would like to put together a collection of photos […]

  Amber Alert during Portapique Mass Shooting Dear Members of the Association, In the year following the tragic events that unfolded at Portapique, N.S. there have been extensive discussions on the use of the Amber Alert system by the Force. In a recent television interview with Global news the Association’s Chief of Public Engagement, Steve […]

Presentation of a Commemorative Coinand Certificate in memoryof Heidi Stevenson Letter from the President I wish to share with everyone, an outstanding act of compassion and caring provided by our Victoria Division and in particular, President Rosie Bowman.We were all devastated, learning of the death of our serving sister, Heidi Stevenson, who courageously fought face to […]

From Brian Carter – President of Nova Scotia Division 1st Anniversary of the Portapique Mass Murder in Nova Scotia April 18th On April 18th 2020, a madman began his murder spree killing 22 people. As RCMP Veterans, our sympathies continue to go out to all of the families of the victims of this horrible crime, […]

RCMP Veterans’ Association Members Helping Members This information is being provided to all Association Members Garth Hampson Passing of The Duke of Edinburgh Dear Members of the Association Ottawa Division Member, Garth Hampson has shared some of his experiences when working with the Royal Family. They are rather intriguing and thus are being shared given […]

Reg. # 9669 Cst. Edgar Millen, who was killed in the line of duty while pursuing the notorious ‘Mad Trapper’, Albert Johnson, in 1932 Cst. Edgar Millen Dear Members of the Association, A variety of media outlets have provided the story of the restoration of the memorial to Cst. Edgar Millen. We have chosen the […]

The Royal Military College (RMC) &North West Mounted Police (NWMP) Going back in time to the creation of the North West Mounted Police there is a clear connection between the NWMP and RMC.  RMC was established in 1874 by, an Act passed by the Dominion Government of The Honourable Alexander Mackenzie to establish a Military College “for the purpose of […]

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 […]