From http://vpdreleases.icontext.com/2012/01/19/2012-commendation-ceremony/ Recipients Chief Constable Jim Chu Remarks Each year around this time we gather to recognize and applaud the actions of the men and women of the Vancouver Police Department and the civilians in our community who have gone Beyond the Call. Our timing here is not accidental. As we begin the new year, it [...]

Chief Jim Chu and Inspector Les Yeo unveil a new poster featuring unidentified rioters, which was funded by the Vancouver Police Foundation.

From http://vpdreleases.icontext.com/2011/05/19/dog-squad-facility-opening/ The Vancouver Police Department opened its newest facility today, complete with honoured guests, a few speeches and a demonstration from some of Vancouver’s finest. The brand new Dog Squad compound is a fully self-contained, stand-alone and state-of-the-art facility. It offers showers and locker rooms for staff, as well as a classroom with computer workstations [...]

Vancouver police unveil new armoured vehicle CTV video clip VPD unveil tank-like armoured vehicle Global TV BC $350K truck unveiled by Vancouver police CBC News Armoured Rescue Vehicle comes to Vancouver Joy’s Journal – Vancouver’s Social News Scene CKNW AM 980 Vancouver Police display new armoured vehicle News1130 All News Radio Vancouver police unveil tank-like [...]

For many years, the VPD has recognized the need for a vehicle that could be used to get officers safely into and citizens safely out of hazardous situations. The VPD’s impressive new Armoured Rescue Vehicle will perform that function. The Vancouver Police Foundation helped to find the money, raising over $250,000 from the public and [...]

The Vancouver Police Dog Squad and representatives from the BCIT Centre for Rehabilitation Engineering and Technology and the School of Construction and Environment were on hand at Strathcona Park this morning, putting the final nuts and bolts into a uniquely crafted obstacle course designed to assist police dogs in training. The obstacle course was donated [...]

July 9th – The 21st Annual VPD Free Youth Soccer Camp was put on this year by the Vancouver Police Soccer and Service Club with the generous support of the Vancouver Police Foundation. Foundation Executive Director Valerie MacLean remarked that “the funding provided by the Vancouver Police Foundation is made possible by the unprecedented and [...]

Thanks to a grant provided by the Vancouver Police Foundation, Vancouver Police will be patrolling the beaches on ATVs again this summer. VPD Acting Inpsector Barry Kross recognized Executive Director Valerie MacLean and Trustees Murray Atherton and Susan Evans for the generous grant of $34,687.20 toward the lease of three ATVs to be used throughout [...]

Words from Chief Contstable Jim Chu When we choose policing as a career, we can realistically expect that we will experience moments over the years that will test our character and affect us in a way that may change us forever. There is always a danger that in the heat of the fray our humanity [...]

Canada actually should have won 15 gold medals with the final gold medal being awarded to the Vancouver Police Department. Chief Constable Jim Chu and every VPD officer displayed professionalism, integrity and calm while keeping our beautiful city, our visitors, and all of us safe during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. They ensured that not only [...]