Inspector Les Yeo Integrated Riot Investigation Team This morning are launching a major poster campaign that will blanket the region with posters featuring 100 rioters. The public support has been incredible. In two weeks we were able to assemble over 340 volunteers and 70 police officers to help hand out 70,000 posters, across 75 locations, in […]...
VPD Mounted Unit’s Two Newest Members: Turbo and London
INSPECTOR SCOTT THOMPSON DISTRICT ONE COMMANDER I want to welcome you and our guests, Mr. Wynne Powell, the CEO of London Drugs, and Valarie MacLean of the Vancouver Police Foundation to the Vancouver Police Mounted Unit. I also want to acknowledge North Command Superintendent Andy Hobbs of the VPD who is also here today. The Mounted Unit has been […]...
VPF Funds Riot Poster
On November 16th the VPD launched a poster campaign to enlist the public’s support in identifying suspected rioters. During a 12-hour period, a team of 150 volunteers distributed 35,000 posters featuring photos of 104 suspected rioters. Reaction to the poster was tremendous. People came down from office buildings asking for stacks of posters for their […]...
VPF Keeps Kids Safe at Queen Alexandra Elementary
This summer, the VPF awarded $25,000 to KidSafe, an organization that provides nurturing safe havens for vulnerable inner-city children when schools are traditionally closed. Our funding helped KidSafe provide 280 hours of programming to 350 at risk children and youth. We recently heard back from them about the impact of our donation. “It’s widely recognized […]...
Mounted Squad Benefits from London Drugs’ Love
As one of the businesses affected by the June 15 Stanley Cup riots, London Drugs was keen to find a way to acknowledge the Vancouver Police Department and the officers who helped their staff to safety that night. The company recognized the goodwill amongst Vancouver’s citizens and quickly launched an in-store fundraising program with two […]...
Vancouver School Safety Patrol Receives VPF Funding
With the onset of cold weather and icy road conditions, in December the VPD issued a timely reminder to watch for young students coming and going from schools around the city. The VPD drew attention to the importance of the Vancouver School Safety Patrol in helping to keep kids safe. The VPF provided a $15,000 […]...
Message from the Chief
It has been just a year since I last wrote to you in the VPF Newsletter but what a year it has been. As the year began we were still flush with pride from the 2010 Winter Games. We proved then as the world watched that with a combination of advance planning, decisive action, and […]...
Message from the Chair – Doug Brown
It’s hard to believe that 2012 is already upon us. The past few months have been busy for the Vancouver Police Foundation. 2011 marked a changing of guard for the board. After three successful years in the role, Peter Armstrong stepped down as Chair. He will continue on as a Trustee. We are very grateful […]...
Chief Jim Chu and Inspector Les Yeo Unveil new Riot Round-Up Poster
Chief Jim Chu and Inspector Les Yeo unveil a new poster featuring unidentified rioters, which was funded by the Vancouver Police Foundation....
35,000 posters picturing Stanley Cup riot suspects distributed by VPD
From The Vancouver Sun – November 16, 2011 Link to Article in the vancouversun.com VANCOUVER – The Vancouver police department is blitzing the Lower Mainland with 35,000 posters featuring pictures of 104 suspects from the Stanley Cup riot whom police have yet to identify. Police Chief Jim Chu did not disclose the cost of the […]...