RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

Broadening our approach to commemoration Dear Members of the Association, We have received a note from VAC Internal Communications to the effect that they are staging a remarkable Facebook event on February 22nd, 2021 to expand on the future of remembrance and recognition in Canada. Thanks to VAC for providing this information. Their flyer follows […]

Ongoing Updates Dear Members of Division Executives, The following memorandum from Signal Flare serves to further clarify the new membership management system. James Forrest Director of Communications Division Executives As we continue to roll out the membership management system, it’s important that all divisions understand the changes. The following defines the processes, management of member […]

Individual Computer Pension Portal Dear Members of the Association, Further to our earlier message regarding a call letter for the pension portal – it is now available and appears below in both official languages. James Forrest Director of Communications Would you like to take part in the creation of a new Retiree Pension Portal by […]

Follow up to Previous Message: Public Health Agency of Canada Support Dear Members of the Association, Further to the message yesterday (2021-02-17) regarding candidates for increasing PHAC enforcement capacity. We have received a number of communications noting the fact that the email provided is not always working For those members who did find the solution […]

Central Vancouver Island’s Randy Wilson with a certain American politician In the Matter of Newspaper Editorials Dear Members of the Association Randy Wilson’s wife drew his attention to an article in the Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-rcmp-commissioner-urged-to-issue-directive-on-use-of-knee-to-neck/?fbclid=IwAR2q0rY6BpyoZ9tIC03iAKxRBFin2nH6iiO2zjquXOvR8ts5ieWuEHeJLZ4 That caused Randy to take pen to paper to create a rebuttal to the article since it was unfairly […]

Pension Computer Portal Dear Members of the Association Past President and Director Steve Walker has provided some rather interesting news on the pension front. We have learned from Karen Favereau, who is a policy analyst with the Force attached to the National Compensation Services branch that the Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) are in […]

  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 the deceased member was serving their communities and away from their families, the Veteran’s family members are extremely proud of the contributions made by […]

belairdirect Contest Dear Association Members, One of our very generous sponsors is running a contest as may be seen in the flyers below. Yes, it is part of a client promotion endeavour and is therefore a form of advertising. Belairdirect does, however, form a very strong financial bulwark for our Association and we are more […]

Dear Members: The message below provides information on how to access the RCMP – GRC Vets Net website. RCMP Vets Nets Website Update This is further to the following email you would have received from Wayne Rushton – RCMP Vets Net.   All Members  To access RCMP VETS NET online use this address https://rcmpvets.ca  If […]

The Virtual Torch Relay Dear Members of the Association, This message is in response to requests from some members for some further clarification on how the virtual Law Enforcement Torch Run is functioning. Cst. Harten has provided some further details on the event as follows, There is no limit to when you can register and […]