RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

    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 […]

      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 […]

    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 […]

      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 […]

      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 #35982 Sgt. Larry Burden who served in “E” Division for 20 years has spent over ten years researching and summarizing these achievements by […]

      The Red Coat Trail roughly follows an approximately 1300 km journey taken by the North West Mounted Police to bring the law and order to the Canadian West.         From Fort Dufferin, Manitoba to the Old Man River in southwestern Alberta where they established Fort Macleod, this was the […]

      Last week, Ric Hall posted this webpage about “Billy” the horse and the details were of interest to many individuals.           In this article (outlined below), Ric outlined that it was Recruit Troop S (1965/66) was the last members to perform a riding display. According to Ric ” […]

      Veteran Jim Scott sent us the following details on the Rules For Common Gaol Prisoners and we have expanded details to include RNWMP policy regarding Force members sentenced to jail time.           ROYAL NORTH WEST MOUNTED POLICE GAOL Rules For Common Gaol Prisoners 1. The first duty of […]

  As a someone who spent a few years as a Drill Instructor at “Depot,” albeit it does seem like a hundred years ago, and having been involved with many parades over the ensuing years and the same goes for many like me, when preparing troops for parade the eyes always do a quick check […]