From Vancouver Community College – June 8, 2011 http://www.vcc.ca/about-vcc/news.cfm?NEWS_ID=7593 VANCOUVER, B.C. – What started as a piece of metal in the VCC auto shop has now earned a silver medal for VCC from the Association of Canadian Community Colleges. The NASCARZ ‘Never Again Steal Cars’ program was selected as the silver recipient of the 2010-2011 Association of [...]

A letter from event onlooker Chief Constable: I am sure that you get many messages from citizens when things don’t go right, so I thought I would send a message to compliment your officers on their handling of the incident at Burrard and Georgia street the other day. This was a very dangerous situation for [...]

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From the Vancouver Sun – May 28, 2011 Officers have been forced to ride in cabs or use their personal vehicles to carry out police work It’s never reached the point where a Vancouver police officer has been forced to take a taxi to a murder investigation or to chase a suspect. But the police [...]

From CTV – May 19, 2011 http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/gallery/html/BC_dog_squad_110519/photo_0.html The Vancouver Police Department opened a new kennel and training facility for its dog squad May 19, 2011. The VPD gave a training showcase and debuted their newest police puppy Scout. Darlene Poole, widow of VANOC chairman Jack Poole, donated a large amount of money to make the [...]

From Metro Vancouver – May 19, 2011 http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/local/article/865827–new-state-of-the-art-facility-for-vancouver-police-dog-squad Vancouver’s finest have gone to the dogs. The department showed off a new state of the art kennel and training facility Thursday, made possible by a generous donation to the Vancouver Police Foundation from Darlene Poole. “It has been both a privilege and an honour to contribute,” [...]

From CKNW980 – May 19, 2011 http://www.cknw.com/Channels/Reg/NewsLocal/Story.aspx?ID=1420813 Vancouver Police have a brand new training complex for their dog squad. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held this morning at the transported facility, near Terminal avenue. The ceremony started with a tribute to the force’s fallen canine members. Chief Jim Chu says its important to recognize the VPD’s [...]

From News1130 – May 19, 2020 http://www.news1130.com/news/local/article/229062–vancouver-police-dogs-have-a-new-home It’s touted as a state-of-the-art facility VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – The state-of-the-art kennel and training facility is now up and running near Evans and Glen Drive in Vancouver. The new compound has 20 kennels, heated floors and ventilation, as well as showers and locker rooms for staff. The new [...]

From the Vancouver Observer – May 19, 2011 http://www.vancouverobserver.com/blogs/policeblotter/2011/05/19/new-dog-squad-facility-opens-1 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 [...]

From The Province – May 20, 2011 http://www.theprovince.com/life/Canine+crime+fighters+million+school/4814954/story.html Two cute and fluffy eight-week-old puppies and a police dog wearing a Canucks jersey went after a bad guy in a San Jose Sharks’ T-shirt Thursday, thereby stealing the show at the grand opening of a new facility for the Vancouver Police Department’s dog squad. The $3-million-dollar [...]