RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

    It is with great sadness that we announce the on-duty death of Kativik Regional Police Constable Steve Dery (Kuujjuaq Detachment), who died in hospital after being shot while responding to a domestic dispute late Saturday evening. Story and video of the incident –     Originally from Ottawa, Constable Dery was 27 years […]

    On May 19th of this year, the RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division marks their 100th anniversary. The early history of the Vancouver Division was first outlined in an article entitled “How We Started” and was published in the 31st edition of the Scarlet & Gold magazine (page 129). Noted article was written […]

    The Canadian Police & Peace Officer Memorial and Pavilion are located on Parliament Hill – directly behind the Parliament building. For those Veterans who have not been to Ottawa to view the memorial, we have provided below some recent photographs of this memorial and pavilion.     The pavilion has it own history […]

Inspector Ken Burton forwarded to us the news that the Canadian Coast Guard Ship – Corporal Heather CV (Cross of Valour) is now undergoing sea trials.  It was the decision of the Canadian government to name one of the new Canadian Coast Guard vessels after this famous RCMP member. As many Veterans may remember, this […]

      Over the past few months, we have posted two previous articles on the famous Corps Sergeant Major Tim Griffin. The following article was discovered in our publication of the Scarlet & Gold magazine (49th edition – 1867):       In 1910 a famous Light Cavalry Unit of the British Army, the […]

On the Jeopardy game program, the contestants were asked the question which none could answer correctly. The question was: “How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns” Tomb of the Unknown Soldier 1.  How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns and why? […]

    Howard Cronkhite spent most of career in the Yukon and participated in many long and extreme cold dog sled patrols as did many other members. Most recently, RCMP Veteran Bob Boyd discovered a report Howard Cronkhite submitted to his Officer Commanding in 1924 outlining the hardships that he and other members experienced while […]

    Richard Nicholson left his mark on the RCMP and this tribute highlights his life and notable milestones:      – first Force chauffeur;      – provides an example of the financial strains placed on members with a family and the lack of universal health care; and     – being the 49th […]

      The citizens of Surrey and members of the RCMP were overwhelmed by grief for the untimely passing of Constable Adrian Oliver of Surrey Detachment. From the time of his death until his burial, two RCMP members in red serge and boots & breeches stood guard over Constable Oliver’s body.     For […]

      Last week, Remembrance Services were held across Canada to recognize the contributions and sacrifices of all Canadian war Veterans. Based on this special day of remembrance, we received many submissions from many Veterans. These submissions are provided below for your information and viewing:   Veteran Phil Juby submitted “Morning Glory: Canada’s own […]