Honour Newsletter

Honour Newsletter ISSUE 01 November 2014 In this issue Calgary Remembrance Day Ceremonies Valour Canada Supports AFMSA #EuromaidanYYC Education Program The 1919 Calgary Stampede Flame of Remembrance Ceremony The Field of Crosses 2014 Calgary Remembrance Day Ceremonies The week of October 21, 2014 changed Canada when we lost two Canadian soldiers. Remem- brance Day is a time to reflect and show thanks for those who have paid ultimately for our freedom. We are seeing the heartfelt display of crosses on the north side of Memorial Drive just west of Centre Street. Respect to Canada's fallen can be shown at any of this great city's Remembrance Day Ceremonies. Here are just a few: The Military Museums TO FALLEN COMRADES 4520 Crowchild Trail SW Valour Canada expresses its condolenc- Calgary, Alberta es to the families and friends of Warrant Tuesday, 11 November, 2014 beginning at 10:45 am Officer Vincent and Corporal Cirillo, victims of two separate murders on On Remembrance Day, the Museum will be open regular hours, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Admission Canadian soil, October is Free. There will be limited parking available on site in the field to the east of the Parade 20 and 22, 2014. This Square. Parking is also available at the Flames Community Arena to the South. Note that ac- Remembrance Day, we cess to TMM from the arena is through a pedestrian gate in the arena fence. Please dress will remember them. warmly, and plan to arrive early as past events have been well attended. Containers will be Page 1 2014 Calgary Remembrance Day Ceremonies Continued from page 1 provided for non-perishable food donations Join us to keep the memory alive. This year, to the Veterans’ Food Bank. Coffee and hot the centenary of the beginning of the First chocolate will also be available. World War, is a particularly poignant year to ensure we remember the sacrifices made by Principles for Project Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Canadian and Allied personnel. Please dress Management Success 14 St. and 16 Ave. N.W. for the weather, as we intend to host the 9:30 a.m. The Auditorium doors open. ceremony outdoors. Honourary Colonel John 10:30 a.m. Official Ceremony begins Melbourne will be one of the speakers join- 11:45 a.m. Indoor ceremony concludes ing us that morning. Weather permitting, there will be a march President’s Message past outside on the west side of the building Battalion Park Thomas Leppard immediately after the conclusion of the Au- 3001 Signal Hill Dr. S.W. ditorium Ceremonies. 10:30 a.m. Ceremony begins Wreaths will be laid by political, veterans', Battalion Park, originally named Camp military, civic and community organizations. Sarcee in 1915, commemorates the soldiers Anyone wishing to lay a private wreath is who trained there before going off to Europe more than welcome. For further information to fight in First World War. Members of the about the service or tickets for large groups Calgary, Lethbridge, Central Alberta, and please contact the Chairperson of the Calga- Edmonton battalions hauled over 16,000 stones onto the hill to form the numbers ry United Veterans' Association Remem- Currie, center, directs the Canadians during a brance Day Committee, CPO2 Dawn Forsyth, 137, 113, 151, and 51, representing the regi- training exercise mental numbers of their battalions. CD at 403-991-3219. Tickets are free. General Sir Arthur Currie, Canada’s Seating is assigned. Free parking for those Remembrance Day Tour in Union Cemetery acclaimed general, was unequivocal attending the service. when he stated after the First World Union Cemetery War that he “…. could write forever 28 Ave SE and Spiller Road SE about the best soldiers in the Central Memorial Park Tuesday, November 11, 2014 world….The Canadians.” Today, 1221 2 Street SW Times: 2:00p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Currie’s sentiment is enshrined in 10:30 a.m. Ceremony begins Valour Canada’s mission to connect Canadians to their rich and important military history and herit- Central Memorial Park (also known as Me- The Canadian military and the Royal Canadi- age. Our newsletter is just one way morial Park) is Calgary’s oldest park and is an Mounted Police are steeped in tradition, Valour Canada works to achieve this located in the heart of the Beltline. Park and have been since Confederation. But goal. Fundamentally, we are about features include the Cenotaph, Boer War there have also been considerable change. citizenship: ensuring that current Memorial equestrian statue, and a First- Join in a Remembrance Day tour of Union and future generations of Canadians World War infantryman statue in front of Cemetery that reflects on these military know, understand, and the library. units and the heroes buried there. Meet at acknowledge the important contri- butions and sacrifices made by the the Galloway House, on the east side of Un- men and women of the Canadian Aero Space Museum ion Cemetery, 28 Ave. & Spiller Rd. S.E. Vehi- forces to this nation and to the 4629 McCall Way N.E. cle entrance is off Spiller Rd. world. 10:15 a.m. Ceremony begins Page 2 Chairman’s Message Synopsis of Discussions to Re-engage at The Military Museums I am providing this synopsis to clarify for all tween Valour Canada and TMMF posal was put forward for Valour Canada of Valour Canada’s board and staff, mem- board and staff and at the end of April to possibly provide support and become bers, partners, supporters, major donors a meeting was held with DND at Base involved with education programming at and other stakeholders the tremendous Edmonton to discuss a possible future TMM , on an interim basis, during the fall and earnest effort undertaken by the Val- structure and new arrangements. of 2014. This was also seen as an oppor- our Canada board and staff to try to re- Once again DND expressed a willing- tunity for all parties to engage and test engage in an active role at The Military ness to make changes to the then ex- how things could work in the long run Museums (“TMM”). isting regime to accommodate a re- and to allow for a level of trust to poten- engagement by Valour Canada at TMM tially develop so as to make the changes In late 2013 and again at the beginning of if the requirements for this could be for the civilian organization to achieve 2014 members of The Military Museum identified. success easier. Foundation (“TMMF”) Board and representatives of the Department of National As a result of these and other discus- The Valour Canada board designated two Defence (“DND”) approached Valour Cana- sions, and to ensure a fair and unbi- of its members to continue discussions da to explore means of either integrating ased assessment, the board of Valour and negotiations with DND and TMMF to TMMF and Valour Canada, or simply hav- Canada established a committee to settle the terms of the agreement with ing one organization seeking support for identify the requirements and precon- TMMF and DND over the summer. Val- and promoting the education and com- ditions to be satisfied for Valour Cana- our Canada proposed an interim arrange- memorative mandate at TMM. In re- da to successfully re-engage at the ment whereby Valour Canada would fund sponse to these approaches Valour Canada museum. The committee was deliber- the cost of the TMMF educators, and then undertook a methodical and well de- ately comprised of board members assume managerial control over the edu- fined process to assess what would be re- that had not previously been involved cation programming at TMM for a 4- quired to successfully return to the muse- in prior 2009 discussions with DND, month period commencing September um. and was chaired by his Honour Gor- 1st. A form of interim agreement was don Wong. The committee completed prepared and approved unanimously by A promising initial meeting was held third its work in March and April and the the board of Valour Canada and present- week of January with representatives of memorandum outlining these require- ed to DND and TMMF in early August. Valour Canada, TMMF and DND and at ments was approved unanimously by which all parties agreed to work diligently At the PPCLI 100th anniversary dinner in the Valour Canada board and delivered to find a solution that would give the civil- Edmonton on August 8, 2014, it was to DND in early June. At the time, DND ian organization the freedom to operate so learned by representatives of Valour Can- again responded that they could work as to be successful at the museum. At that ada that DND had a number of unspeci- with and generally saw no issues with time DND indicated a willingness to make fied issues with both the interim agree- the requirements as presented by the changes to the existing regime to address ment and the requirements specified by committee and approved by the Valour the concerns that potentially led to issues the committee for re-engagement at Canada board. previously and undertook to present a TMM. It was also learned that DND rules draft agreement and response for the civil- Around the same time, in response to relative to fundraising under the existing ian organizations by the end of March. perceived financial constraints faced regime would continue to be applied to by TMMF that could have potentially funds raised by Valour Canada at TMM Following the January meeting further dis- curtailed education programming at during the interim period, and that they cussions and interactions took place be- TMM for the latter part of 2014, a pro- Page 3 Chairman’s Message Synopsis of Discussions to Re-engage at The Military Museums might not be able to be retained or fully be negotiated.

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