RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

  Art returns the applause of those gathered below S/Sgt. Arthur Levins Drive By Dear Members of the Association We recently made note of the 100th., Birthday Anniversary of Calgary Division member, S/Sgt. Art Levins. This event came to the attention of the Calgary Herald newspaper and they have provided extensive coverage of both Art’s […]

Appointment of a new BoD Director Dear Members of the Association, The Board of Directors is most pleased to announce the appointment of Deputy Commissioner Garry Loeppky (rtd) of Shuswap Division to the Board. Garry was elected by an affirmative virtual vote of all the Board members on November 27th., 2020. His appointment will be […]

Information from Our Media Watchers Dear Members of the Association, Every so often we come across tidbits of information involving the Force that are not always well known. Here then are some of them. In the Did You Know Department we have, Did you know that renowned jazz singer, Diana Krall has a sister, Michelle […]

Fallen OPP Officer Marc Hovingh Dear Members of the Association, The Association offers its deepest sympathy to the family, colleagues and friends of Cst. Marc Hovigh who was killed on duty on Thursday, November 19th., on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. Marc, a 28-year veteran of the force, is survived by his wife Lianne and children Laura, […]

International Day for People Impacted by Suicide Loss (November 21, 2020): Feature story Dear Members of the Association, “O” Division Wellness Coordinator, Michelle Welsh has graciously directed us to a resource that the Force now provides. “Our National Workplace Well-being Directorate has a segment on our webpage called Our Stories, it consists of several articles […]

  Membership Management Program Dear Members of the Association, Our work on the membership management project is continuing. Given the rather large use of the online dues renewal system at this time of the year it has been suggested by our accountant, Brenda Picklyk that we delay implementation of the new system until the new […]

Commissioner Lucki   NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION TO INDIVIDUAL MAILBOXES APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER BRENDA LUCKI ON NOVEMBER 19, 2020. Release of the Final Report on the Implementation of the Merlo Davidson Settlement Agreement Today, the Honourable Michel Bastarache released his Final Report on the Implementation of the Merlo Davidson Settlement Agreement. It details historical and more recent […]

News From Our DivisionsDear Members of the Association, We are pleased to provide a number of news items from our Divisions We would like to thank the Divisions for their contributions and please do keep them coming. James ForrestDirector of Communications Saskatoon Division Assistance to a Homeless Former RCMP Member A huge congratulations to Saskatoon […]

Travels in Nova Scotia Hello All Association Members, On November 19th., I returned from two days travelling with our Nova Scotia Support and Advocacy Coordinators visiting detachments along the south shore of Nova Scotia. 11 Detachments over two days and needless to say I was quite tired when I arrived home last night. The purpose […]

Attached is the Vancouver Division’s November 2020 Newsletter:   Click Here to Read the November 2020 Newsletter