RCMP Veterans’ Association – Vancouver Division

        Veteran Ric Hall developed and sent us this story about Surrey Detachment.         I was once asked by a member of Surrey Detachment “what is the story of Pattullo Bridge Detachment?”   I thought the answer was pretty simple, it was a Sub-Office of Surrey Detachment (or the old […]

      Surrey Detachment recently put up a wall honouring the former Officers in Charge of the detachment.           Surrey Detachment has occupied many buildings in Surrey BC since it took over policing responsibilities from the Surrey Municipal Police in 1951. The following are photographs of these buildings from 1952 […]

      For this week, Ric Hall’s Photo Corner theme is Surrey Detachment’s “Fallen Members’ Memorial.”           The first member to be killed on duty at Surrey Detachment was Constable Archie Lepine (Reg.# 21512) – July 15, 1960.  Then in the mid-1970, three members were killed in the line of […]

        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. […]

      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. […]

    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. […]

      Throughout the history of the Force, sports activities have been encouraged to promote team spirit and to keep the members in top physical condition.           One of the sports that Force members have and continue to enjoy is ice hockey. As an avid hockey player and referee, Veteran […]

      Throughout his career in the Force (1960 – 1995), Veteran Barry Bradley developed a newspaper scrapbook 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. […]

        For this week, Ric Hall’s photographic theme is the “King’s Police Medal and Surrey Detachment Connections.”         Prior to the Canadian Honours System being implemented in 1967, Canada relied on the British Honours system to recognize bravery.  For the police, it was the King’s Police medal which later […]

          The following poem was created by Veteran Wayne Ryan in tribute to Constable Adrian Oliver:       Constable Adrian Oliver  A young man dead too early Two families bound in grief One family loved for many years The other’s time too brief   One family made of parents And […]