RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

    It is well known throughout the Force that new members joining the Force follow in the footsteps of their fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and long lost relatives who served with the RCMP. It is no different for Cadet Erica Lacasse who is a member of Troop # 10 currently undergoing training at “Depot” […]

      In view of the theme “Mounties and their Horse” for the Vancouver Division’s annual Christmas Levee 2015 I thought the attached article from a 1948 RCMP Quarterly might be of interest to those attending the Levee.         Equitation training had been discontinued during World War II and rumours were […]

      On November 11, 2015 at the Cloverdale BC Remembrance Day Service, representatives from the RCMP Ladies Auxiliary attended the service.         Auxiliary member Susan Rivard laid a wreath in memory of her late father – RCMP Veteran Ed Krutz who passed away on February 28, 2015 in Langley, B.C. […]

      Over the past week, we have received a flood of videos from various Veterans living in many parts of Canada.           Based on our review of these videos, we have selected the top fifteen for your viewing pleasure.  Our Association does not support any comments or products included […]

    Recently we wrote about Inspector Francis Dickens, NWMP.   A friend of the Force from England, Windy Gale, made reference to a book called “Kent 1800-1899 A Chronicle of the Nineteenth Century”(published 2003) and is one of a series by Bob Ogley (a local historian) that mentions Insp. Dickens. CHECK OUR WEBPAGE HISTORICAL ERROR […]

      During the 2015 federal election, we received many humour videos relating to various political parties running in this election.  In an effort to not to show any favouritism toward any political parties, we held off posting these videos.         With the election now over, we have included these videos […]

      At the last luncheon meeting of the Vancouver Division of the Veterans’ Association our long time member Dan Lemieux, Reg # 15230, gave a presentation on the history of Fairmont Barracks and his association with Fairmont as an instructor.       Of course there were the personal stories from back in […]

        Veteran Bill Sedler spent us the following details and photographs of the first Force members to the Kootenays.           Since the March West in 1874, the well-being of the First Nations people has been the primary concern for the North West Mounted Police. In 1887, a dispute […]

    In the past we have done stories on the lances and different colours used on the RCMP Musical Ride pennons. In the days before the permanent Musical Ride there were Rides in Ottawa, “Depot” and Vancouver, pulled together for special events and it appears for a time they used different coloured pennons in […]

      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 […]