RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

      Over the past few days, several RCMP Veterans have been in the news. Their stories are include below for your information.         Legendary Mountie MacRae Overhauled Training At ‘Depot’ – REGINA — When Bill MacRae joined the RCMP, recruits — all of them male — got training heavy on […]

      For this week’s photo corner, Ric has selected the theme of “Firearms Training at ‘Depot’ Division.”           For many new Force recruits, their “Depot” firearms training was their first exposure to firearms.  While others, recruits it was just a review. The photographs below provide an older perspective of […]

      Veteran Phil Juby submitted the following story to us and it is appropriate to post on our website for other to read and pass on.         Although this is an American true story, it is relevant to Canada as well. In September  of 2005, on the first day of […]

        For this week, Ric’s photo theme is the “RCMP Museum in the early 1950s.”         Some old photographs have been discovered relating to “Depot” Division.  Amongst these photographs were images of the old Museum prior to RCMP Centennial Museum and prior to being in the basement of “B” […]

      For this week, Ric has selected the photographic theme of “Old Force post cards.”  This theme is a continuation from the past two weeks.         The achievements and challenges of these early Force members were stories of personal sacrifices in providing the best possible services to the west.   […]

      For this week, Ric Hall has selected the photography theme of “RNWMP Depot Division images on postcards.”  The colour was after the photograph was taken and was usually hand painted.       As the photographs illustrate below, many Depot buildings have come and gone. However, the “A” Block building and the […]

        As in previous years, we are holding another spring golf tournament. The details of this tournament are provided below:       Date: Thursday, June 5th, 2014 Time: 1:15 PM Registration: 11:00 AM Location: Kings Links Golf Course 3388 – 72nd St, Delta, BC 604-952-0999 Green Fees & Dinner – $90.00 […]

    For this week, Ric Hall has selected the theme of “photographs received from Veterans.” Photograph on the left is the buffalo head which is mounted over the main entrance to “A” Block building at “Depot” Division in Regina.       The following photographs are some which Ric has received: Veteran Frank Kelley forward […]

    Our Division has six Honour Guard Teams which attend the funeral service or celebration of life service when a RCMP Veteran passes away. At these services, the presence of uniformed retired members is highly appreciated by the families.       The connection with the RCMP Veterans and the families go back to […]

      On November 26, 2013 at Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, it was a proud day for the members of the Edmonton Division of the RCMP Veterans’ Association.         It was on this day that Mayor Gale Katchur unveiled and dedicated the life sized bronze statue of  Inspector William D. Jarvis seated on a […]