As you may recall from our August Newsletter, we wrote about this year’s Pulling Together Canoe Journey. The Canoe families arrived in Sechelt to start their journey, including 34 members of the Vancouver Police family and 200+ youth, including some VPD Cadets. We recently received a […]
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You might be arrested for looking this good with our new “gold” coloured Aviators that are hitting the streets on August 9th. We are commemorating our fifth year of the Kops’ Shades for Kids campaign with the change of our iconic VPD Aviators that help raise […]
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On June 10th, close to 150 participants from Vancouver companies traded in their business suits for workout wear, including official VPD gear, to participate in the Foundation’s new fundraiser: Covert OPS, Mission 01. Each team of eight competed for the bragging rights and coveted Top Squad […]
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On Wednesday, April 12, the Vancouver Police Cadet Program was celebrated with the annual Cadets’ Mess Dinner. Members of the Cadet Program, the Vancouver Police, and the Vancouver Police Foundation attended this special evening. The Cadets’ Mess Dinner brings together the supporters of the program and […]
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VPD Constable Mariya Zhalovaga is a Youth Liaison Officer at Windermere Secondary School. This year, she was one of the VPD Members who participated as instructors during the VPD Student Challenge – a Grade 11/12 “youth police academy” that runs during Spring Break. On March 19, […]
Read More →“The HUB will not only provide better patient care but it will also greatly reduce the amount of time our officers wait with patients in the Emergency Department. The HUB will free up their time so they can get back on the road quicker to help […]
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Yo Bro Yo Girl Youth Initiative is a gang intervention program that started out in 2009 with about 30 gang-affiliated youth in one community. Since then, it has grown to serve more than 500 youth weekly with high impact programs that create outstanding results. Yo Bro […]
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Vancouver Police and MedicAlert Foundation Canada, with funding from the Vancouver Police Foundation, have launched a new service to ensure people with autism, Alzheimer’s, dementia, or a cognitive brain injury, who go missing, are returned to their family members and caregivers sooner. MedicAlert Connect Protect gives […]
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Vancouver – A group of runners from an alternative school program are taking a final run before heading off to the Seattle Marathon this weekend. The Streetfront Program at Britannia Secondary places an emphasis on physical activity as a way to engage at-risk students who struggle […]
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This fall, the Vancouver Police Foundation is celebrating its 40th Anniversary. To celebrate this milestone, the Foundation will be sharing 40 remarkable stories, one story each day for 40 days. The stories will highlight some of the grants or special projects the Foundation has supported over […]
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