RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

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 […]

James (Jim) Warren passed away on October 5th, 2020 at the Palliative Care unit at the Tofield Health Centre with his son Jim Warren (RCMP Sgt. retired) at his side. The family would like to thank the doctors and staff of Tofield Health Centre for their kindness and professionalism during Jim’s stay with them. Jim […]

PILLARS OF THE FORCE GRAND OPENING The Grand Opening of the Pillars of the Force exhibit was held on Sunday, September 20, 2020 at the RCMP Heritage Centre in Regina, SK.  This event was originally scheduled to coincide with the RCMPVA Annual General Meeting in June, however, it became a victim of the pandemic. The […]

Constable Edgar Millen – Reg # 9669 – RCMP Honour Roll # 51 Recently I submitted an article to our Vancouver Division web site on the recollections of members involved in the attempted arrest and search for Albert Johnson, always to be known as “The Mad Trapper of Rat River.” See: http://www.rcmpveteransvancouver.com/the-mad-trapper-of-rat-river/.  The attempted arrest […]

It Happened 70 Years Ago! At the request of the Province of British Columbia the RCMP assumed responsibility for provincial policing and absorbed the members of the British Columbia Provincial Police Force (BCPP) into its ranks.  August 01, 1950, the Force takes over the BCPP, 492 members immediately switch over to the RCMP.  The BCPP […]