RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

        Throughout his career in the Force (1960 – 1995), Veteran Barry Bradley developed a newspaper scrapebook containing notable news stories about the RCMP in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.     Each week, we will post three or four of these old newspaper clippings for the interest of Veterans and […]

        Throughout his career in the Force (1960 – 1995), Veteran Barry Bradley developed a newspaper scrapebook containing notable news stories about the RCMP in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia.     Each week, we will post three of these old newspaper clippings for the interest of Veterans and their families. […]

      As police veterans enter into retirement, they continue on their hobbies or develop new interests or activities.           Photography is one interest that many veterans adopt and use their creativity to capture or create images to share with friends and families. Once such veteran who took up digital […]

      On November 17, 2103, we received a photograph of an RCMP grave marker which is located in the Hatley Memorial Gardens in Colwood British Columbia.         The grave marker is in the name of Martin G. Tidder.  However, there is no listing for him as a regular member of […]

      This tribute article is in recognition of the patriotic services made by Burnett Laws.  He  joined the North West Mounted Police then volunteered for the Boer War, World War I & II.       Burnett Laws was born on March 3, 1877 at Prudhoe Northumberland England and his father was J.B.E. […]

        We have received the following details from Linda Wright – mother of Casey Wright.         Some new news with our son Casey: Commissioner Bob Paulson presents Honorary Staff Sergeant Major Casey Wright with his official Warrant in a private ceremony at BC RCMP HQ on Friday Nov 15th. […]

      RCMP Veteran Wayne Ryan has published his first book entitled “Souls Behind The Badge: The Real World Of Policing – An Insider’s View.”         There’s no question that law enforcement officers are under intense scrutiny. In high-profile Canadian cases like Robert Dziekanski and Willie Pickton, police are blamed by […]

        Ric Hall submitted the details of a solved mystery over a bronze maple leaf clasp on a RCMP Long Service Medal.         Sergeant Dave Strachan, a member of Surrey Detachment, is also a member of the Seaforth Highlanders and assists with their museum. He came across two sets […]

      Ric Hall has submitted the following story of how policing runs in the family.           Way back in the day when I was the Drill Instructor in “Depot” Division, I had the occasion to meet  Constable Al Malcomson (Reg # 33667)  while he was in basic training.  After I […]

      The following details were forwarded to us by Veteran Joe Collinson.           George Arundel CUTTING was born to Percy and Ruby CUTTING in the Royal Northwest Mounted Police Detachment at Gull Lake, Sask. on the 12 of August 1914.  His father’s regimental number was #3149 and was a […]