BCVCA Announcements
UPDATED Vancouver City Council Directive On Veterans Free Parking
UPDATE City of Vancouver, Veterans free parking. Effective 03 November 2020, Vancouver City Council approved a by-law change that will give veterans free parking for one year as a pilot project. Pilot program details: Effective 03 November 2020. Veteran drivers, with...
The Triumph of Democracy Contest Award Winners
In the Autumn of 2022, British Columbia Veterans Commemorative Association held a literary contest inviting middle and secondary school students to submit their thoughts, in essay form, on achieving a peaceful co-existence in the world. Students across the Province,...
The Triumph of Democracy Literary Contest
Introduction On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine to challenge their Statehood and an alleged expansion by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It continues to be a hostile military operation, more appropriately referred to as War, with missiles,...
Boots of Remembrance – North Shore first responders and health-care staff given veterans’ honour
Hundreds of Boots of Remembrance pins go to Lions Gate staff, police, paramedics and firefighters Reposted from a story on North Shore News, by Brent Richter.Image: Retired Lt.-Col. Archie Steacy proudly bestows North Vancouver paramedic unit chief Jordan Lawrence and...
Bronze Commemoration Plaque – Pte Allan Milton Olsen
During Word War II, 1939 – 1945, British Columbia's West Coast was defended by 34,000 members of Canada's Army, Navy and Air Force. C65050 Private Allan Milton Olsen, “D” Company, The Midland Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps, Canadian Active Service Force, was...
An Experience of a Lifetime – Juno75 Student Pilgrimage
In honour of the 75th Anniversary of the Second World War D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy, the British Columbia Veterans Commemorative Association (BCVCA) proudly sponsored four worthy and inspired youth, representing British Columbia, on the Juno Beach 75...
DND Announces Availability of New Veteran’s Service Card
The Department of National Defence has introduced the new Veteran’s Service Card (VSC), which: helps you stay connected to military and veteran support programs during your transition from military to civilian life. This card also recognizes your service...
Call to Action – Preserve Our Military Veteran Legacy
Fellow Veterans and Serving Members, The Royal Canadian Legion, BC/Yukon Command has lobbied the NDP Government to expand the eligibility criteria to provide British Columbia Military Veteran Licence Plates and rescind use of the Legion’s poppy design on...
Bronze Commemoration Plaque – CSM Robert H. Hanna, VC
BCVCA initiated the design and donated $900.00 for the procurement of a bronze plaque honouring the centennial recognition of Company Sergeant Major Robert Hill Hanna, VC who earned the VC during the Battle of Hill 70, France on 21 August 1917. The plaque, situated at...
Flanders Poppies at Honour House
The Flanders Poppy Field at Honour House, New Westminster, B.C., continues to reseed itself and beautifully bloom annually to remember Canada’s fallen.
ICBC Remembrance Day Service
Image: L to R: Dennis Crockett, Bill Newton, Tom Van Walleghem, H Col Ted Hawthorne, Major Jim Barrett, JP Fell Pipe Band & Lieut. Gordon Barrett. BCVCA members attended the twelfth ICBC annual Remembrance Day Ceremony on 10 November 2016. The J.P....
British Columbia Memorial Cross Licence Plate
The British Columbia Government has issued a new vehicle licence plate to recognize and honour British Columbia residents who have been presented with a Memorial Cross. President Archie Steacy and Lynda Steacy were invited to attend a ceremony, conducted by...
Bronze Commemoration Plaque – Lt Col Cyrus W. Peck, VC DSO and Bar
The unveiling/dedication of the bronze plaque recognizing Lt Col Cyrus W. Peck took place during the Remembrance Day Service, 11 November 2015, in Prince Rupert, British Columbia after a year and a half in the planning and casting of a Lt Col Peck bronze plaque. Many...
The VJ Day Commemorative Committee Celebrating the End of World War II
The end of World War II was celebrated in Vancouver on 15 August 2015, with a ceremony organized and conducted by the British Columbia Veterans Commemorative Association, the Chinese Cultural Association and the Chinese Military Museum Society. The...
Wallace Field Dedication
On 19 October 2008, a new memorial was unveiled and dedicated to recognize the original Wallace Field, to remember a son of Colonel Clarence Wallace, killed while serving in the RCAF during World War II and the Military Units all who served at Jericho from...
