May 2005
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ROYALS SERVING IN AFGHANISTAN
Three members of the Regiment are serving overseas in Kabul, Afghanistan and one has just returned.
We sent parcels to the three last month to let them know they are not forgotten. They were:
Cpl Andres Arias
Cpl Cory Betik
Cpl Kevin Brown.
MCPL Mehdi Salem was also in Afghanistan recently serving as an interpreter.
He was on a 3 month posting and returned before we could send him a parcel.
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DIEPPE REVISITED
by LT Peter Boyle
Inscription
Lt. Adam West and Lt. Peter Boyle at The Royal Regiment of
Canada Memorial on Puys Beach, Dieppe
On the 21 Apr, Lt Peter Boyle (58 COY) and LT Adam West (Toronto COY) visited Dieppe, France.
Their trip was both a personal pilgrimage and a point of importance for the Regiment.
While at Dieppe, Adam and Peter spent a considerable amount of time on the beach near Puys.
This was the landing spot of the Regiment nearly 63 years ago. LT Adam West had a
particular interest in Puys Beach as his grandfather, then Major Forbes West, landed there
on 19 Aug 1942. Major West was wounded and captured like so many other Royals on that
fateful day. LT West was able to walk the beach and have a better understanding of the
obstacles that his Grandfather and all Royals faced on the Beach. After the War, LCol Forbes
West commanded the Irish Regiment of Canada and later was promoted to BGen and
commanded 14 Militia Group in Toronto. After he retired from the Reserves BGen West
became the President of the Army Cadet League of Ontario.
Dieppe is a place that all members of the Regiment should attempt to visit sometime in
during their lifetime. It is a stark reminder of those who went before us and the hardships
they faced. It is difficult for serving members of the Regiment to fully appreciate what happened at
Puys Beach on the 19 Aug 1942. However, a walk of the beach, a gaze up the cliffs
and a moment of silence in memory of those who fell on the beach is the least that we can
do as members of The Royal Regiment of Canada.
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LIFETIME MEMBERS
Article 4 of our By-Laws state; "Any member who makes a donation of ten times the value
of the Annual Dues, may with the approval of the Board of Directors, be awarded a Lifetime
Membership. The dues are currently $10 per year and a donation of $100, or more will qualify
a member as a Life Member. A new Member is:
JACK HUGGETT
Thank you to all Life Members for your great support.
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SCHOLARSHIPS FOR CADETS
Each year, the Association presents Scholarships to deserving members of Cadet Corps
in Oakville and Mississauga. Cadets are selected for their Army Cadet performance and
are encouraged to stay in school and work hard at their academic studies. On 28 Apr, Joe
Ryan presented 3 Scholarships to Cadets at No. 440 Appleby Cadet Corps in Oakville.
The winners were: WO Sameer Lakha, Sgt Darya Ianovskaia and Private Kyle Stingily.
More Scholarships will be presented to Cadets of No. 105 Streetsville, No
. 2824 Mississauga COPS and 2736, Royal Regiment of Canada Cadet Corps at
For York Armoury. The names will be published in the Sep Newsletter
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CASH REGISTER TAPE PROGAM IS CANCELLED
The Association's Fund-raising program, collecting cash register tapes from A & P,
Dominion, Miracle Mart, or Ultra Mart, has been cancelled. John Hayward reports, A&P
demanded ever larger values of tapes to qualify for cash rewards. It was costing our members
more money in postage than the value of the tapes they mailed. Fewer tapes were being submitted
and the reward is less than the energy spent in time & effort to submit them. It was a good source
of up to $1,000 for our Education and Welfare Fund while it lasted and we thank A & P for
their support. But the time has come to pack it in and look to other ways to support our programs.
Many thanks to John Hayward and previously to Pat Hayward who did so much work to support
the Association.
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