RCMP Veterans Association – Vancouver Division

        Veteran Ric Hall sent us the following article for the interest of our Association members and members of the Force.         Recently while going through a box of old Vancouver Division correspondence and photographs I found an faded old and yellowed Vancouver Province article written by Bob Hendrickson, […]

        Henry Charles Lewis Hooper, Reg #878, engaged with the NWMP at Winnipeg, Manitoba, April 23, 1883, at the age of 21.         The following year, while stationed at Troy (Qu’Appelle Station) as a constable, Hooper did some outstanding work in tracking and arresting several horse thieves and recovering […]

      June 3, 2017 is the 50th anniversary of the death of RCMP Constable Terry E. Tomfohr (Reg. #25214).             Constables Robert Yakubchuk and Terry Tomfohr responded to a complaint of youths tormenting a neighbour in the Capital Hill area of Burnaby BC.  In the dark and with […]

      RCMP Veteran Al Lund has published a new book entitled “Mounties On The Cover.”  Check out the details below.           Over the course of fifty years, distinguished Staff Sergeant (retired) of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Alert Henry Lund amassed the largest ever collection of Mountie books, magazines, […]

      Veteran Ric Hall sent us this article and a reflection of the Force’s history.           Under the RCMP Act there is provision for a RCMP Reserve.   One the Reserve was first put in the RCMP Act I could not find. The current Regulations under the Act are laid […]

      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) served in “E” Division for 20 years has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements […]

      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) served in “E” Division for 20 years has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by […]

      When a RCMP Veteran passes away – their old colleagues pause for a moment to reflect on the good times they had and the memories they created.           Despite the times that deceased member was serving their communities and away from their families, the Veteran’s family members are […]

        Veteran Ric Hall developed and sent us this story about Surrey Detachment.         I was once asked by a member of Surrey Detachment “what is the story of Pattullo Bridge Detachment?”   I thought the answer was pretty simple, it was a Sub-Office of Surrey Detachment (or the old […]

      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) served in “E” Division for 20 years has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by specific date. Nearly every […]