Fort York News Fall 2016

Fort York Branch 165 member, LCol Gary Knopf, lays a wreath at Soldiers’ Tower, University of Toronto, on November 11, 2016

Photo: T. Sleightholm Page 2 Fort York News Fall 2016

Fort York Legion Branch 165 1421 Yonge Street Executive 2016-2017 P.O. Box 69009 President……………………… Col Fred McCague Toronto, ON M4T 1Y7 1st Vice President…..……. HCol Geordie Elms Fort York Branch Calendar 2016-17 2nd Vice President……….. HCol Gil Taylor Immediate Past President... LCol Evelyn Kelly

Secretary……………………… Ann Unger December 8…………………. Christmas Dinner, RCMI Treasurer……………………… Pte Malcolm Hamilton Membership Chair………..LW Joyce Lloyd Chaplain……………………….. Maj Gillian Federico

District D, Zone 5 Rep…… Maj George Chabrol Newsletter Staff Events Co-Ordinator…….. Kathryn Boyden Editor/Publisher…………. Terry Sleightholm Photography………………. Sgt Peter Moon, F.Y. News/Historian……….Terry Sleightholm Terry Sleightholm Messing……………………….. Tom Pam Writers……………………… Sgt Peter Moon Capt Larry Rose Sgt-at-Arms………………….. Capt Larry Rose Terry Sleightholm Public Relations……………. Sgt Peter Moon Printing…………………….. LCdr Donna Murakami LW Joyce Lloyd Remembrancer…………….. TBD Sunnybrook Liaison………. Col Jim Hubel

Service Bureau…………….. Cdr Ed Sparling RCMI Liaison………………… Susan Cook RCMI Presidential Rep….. Col Gil Taylor Members-at-Large……….. TBA

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If you require a name tag, please contact LCdr Donna Murakami and she will arrange to have one made for you. The cost is approximately $5.00 . Indicate whether you prefer a magnet or pin closure. Sgt Peter Moon and partner, Ines Gordnitzky, attend the

Remembrance Day memorial at Soldiers’ Tower, Univer- sity of Toronto on November 11, 2016. [email protected] Page 3 Fort York News Fall 2016

Sunnybrook’s Expanded Tribute Wall

Fort York 165 Members All LtoR: Rene Hubel, Col Jim Hubel, LW Joyce Lloyd , LCdr Donna Murakami; Col Fred McCague, Cdr Ed Sparling, Terry Sleightholm Front: Sunnybrook Veteran, Mary Prescott

Actual Poppy From The Tower of London Near the Tribute Wall

L to R: Col John Lowndes; Rene Hubel, Col

Jim Hubel Our photographer Sgt Peter Moon at work Page 4 Fort York News Fall 2016

Sunnybrook Hospital’s New Tribute Wall

n Monday 12 August , a large group assembled in Warrior’s Hall at Sunnybrook Veterans’ Wing, O comprised of veterans and their families, Sunnybrook staff and Legion members. Several mem- bers of Fort York Branch 165 were in attendance, including President Col Fred McCague and Col Jim Hubel, to witness the official unveiling of the Veterans Living Tribute Wall. This beautifully carved and assembled wall honours Sunnybrook Veterans while highlighting the hospi- tal’s active Veterans community. It also recognizes the longstanding partnerships with the Royal Canadi- an Legion and other supporters of the Veterans Centre. □ T. Sleightholm

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Col Jim Hubel Narrates Video About the Chapel ol Jim Hubel recently played a major role in planning and narrating an excellent video about C Sunnybrook’s Veterans Chapel. Several Branch 165 members volunteer for the Chapel on Sun- days but the general public that frequents the hospital may not know of the Chapel’s history or even that it exists. The video should change this situation. To view the video go to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdkgtblO5T8

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MAJOR-GENERAL GEORGE PEARKES, VC was invited to attend events a couple of times when THE VIEW FROM BEHIND THE PALM FRONDS an extra warm body was required or just out of the By Larry D. Rose kindness of Commander Dixon. There was usually a

buffet or at least some sandwiches so the events ot often in life does one have the opportunity to were much welcomed by a starving student. meet a winner, but many years N I should say in passing that I grew up in the mining ago I did meet Major-General George Pearkes, VC a town of Rossland, B.C. where my parents ran a small few times. It is a cliché to say someone’s life was store, so the idea of ever going to Government right out of a novel, but in Pearkes’ case that really House was, until that moment, unthinkable. When I was true. It is sad to think that there are no living Ca- arrived I got in the reception line and could see Gen- nadian Victoria Cross winners today so one does not eral Pearkes and his wife, Blytha, greeting guests. have that opportunity any more. Mrs. Pearkes, a formidable lady who would not have I first saw General Pearkes in Victoria—in, I think looked out of place in a German opera, had a distinct 1965-- when he was Lieutenant Governor of British British accent. As I stepped forward, Commander Columbia. At that time I was a political science stu- Dixon announced, “Officer Cadet Rose”. “Oh,” Mrs. dent at the and an officer cadet Pearkes said immediately, “a Rrrrrr-o-o-s-s-e by any in the Canadian Officer Training Corps. othah name…” I smiled wanly. But that was not the I was fortunate to be invited to an annual young peo- end of it. At the next event I attended, Mrs. Pearkes ples’ event at Government House. Those attending said exactly the same thing. included officer cadets (all male in those days) from I did talk to General Pearkes in a pro forma kind of the university, along with a continent of cadets from way a couple of times but I wish I could say I had Royal Roads Military College (ditto). The officer ca- been able to engage him in a longer conversation. I dets were enthusiastic about the event for several would love to have had a real sense of what he was reasons, not least of which was that a large number like as a person. But mostly, as an officer cadet, es- of student nurses from Royal Victoria Hospital (all pecially at “adult” events, you were supposed to young women) were also invited. stand in a corner next to the palm fronds, look vague- There, awaiting the guests as they arrived was ly intelligent and say nothing unless you were spoken to, all the while wolfing down as many sandwiches as General Pearkes with his incredible set of medals. In possible without being noticed. However, it was fas- addition to the Victoria Cross they included a Distin- cinating to watch General Pearkes at these events guished Service Order and , I think and think a bit about his amazing life. fourteen decorations in all. Later on General Peark- Acting Major George Randolph Pearkes was twen- es also received the . By this time ty-nine years old when he won the Victoria Cross at Pearkes was in his early eighties, stout, with a mous- Passchendaele in October, 1917. His actions were tache trimmed just so, a considerable thicket of hair extraordinary. and an infectious and near relentless smile. He cer- tainly must have been the jolliest lieutenant governor Just prior to an attack Pearkes was wounded in the ever had and it was a pleasure to thigh. Despite that he continued to lead his men, as see him enjoying himself so much. He really relished the official account says, “with the utmost gallantry” the job. during the capture and consolidation of his objectives Later on, because of some undeserved good for- and then going beyond them. “He showed through- tune, I was able to see him at a few other events at out a supreme contempt of danger” the citation said. Government House. My roommate’s girlfriend (later For several hours he held two strong points called wife) was the daughter of Lieutenant-Commander “Vapour” and “Source Farms” with only a handful of Garfield Dixon, the lieutenant governor’s secretary. I Continued on page 6 Page 6 Fort York News Fall 2016

Continued from page 5... romantic part of Canada’s bygone days. In his talk, Pearkes began recounting his experiences as a nov- men and, without assistance defeated several Ger- ice RNWMP constable. At one point he was as- man counter attacks. There was the grimmest possi- signed to go to the pass leading to the Klondike gold ble hand-to-hand fighting throughout. rush. Too many prostitutes were getting into the Pearkes survived the war despite suffering five camps. Constable Pearkes was assigned to stop all wounds. Afterward he stayed in the army during the young ladies en route to the camps to find out wheth- terrible years of neglect in the inter-war years and by er or not they were prostitutes and, if so, to prevent the beginning of the Second World War he was a them from continuing their journey. major general. He commanded the First Canadian But, Pearkes told his audience, he had led a very Infantry Division in Britain until 1942. While he was sheltered life. He was very naïve and had never met an inspiring leader, by this time he was in his fifties, a prostitute. He was simply too shy to ask any of the really too old for combat command in the Second young ladies he stopped, exactly what they were in- World War. Soon divisional commanders were in tending to do in the mining camps. Amid laughter, their early thirties. Also, like some other generals in he said, “I don’t know how many ladies of easy virtue the early war years, his ideas—to be frank about it-- I let in.” had not kept up with the revolutionary changes tak- Major-General, The Honourable George Randolph ing place on the battlefield. Pearkes, VC, PC, CC, CB, DSO, MC, CD died on After the war Pearkes entered politics, becoming a May 30, 1984. □ Conservative Member of Parliament. He was De- fence Minister in the Diefenbaker government from Pearkes 1957 to 1960, a terrible time to have the portfolio, WW1 with the cabinet wrestling with the doomed Avro Ar- row project. I suspect some Canadians have still not forgiven the Diefenbaker government for cancelling it. Anyway, by 1960 Pearkes was likely glad to see the last of politics and was appointed British Colum- bia’s lieutenant governor. While I much enjoyed the times I had seen him at Government House, the last time I saw General Pearkes was a few years after I had finished univer- sity. By this time I was a journalist in , on Island and Pearkes had retired as lieuten- ant governor. Nevertheless, he was still much in de- mand as a public speaker and had been invited to talk to some service group in Port Alberni. At the event, and after an introduction, Pearkes said he was getting too old to deliver speeches, a comment the crowd greeted with shouts of “speech, speech.” “Oh well”, Pearkes said, “in that case I will just reminisce Captain Larry D. Rose is the Sergeant-At-Arms of a bit”. And it turned out he was a great story teller. Branch 165. His book Ten Decisions: Canada’s I mentioned earlier that Pearkes’ life was right out Best, Worst and Most Far Reaching Decisions of the of a novel. Before the First World War he had been Second World War, is to be published by Dundurn in a member of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, a 2017.

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September 2016 Executive Meeting and Inspection

President LCol Fred McCague chats with Zone Cdr Wayne Powell (C) and Deputy Cdr Eric Reynolds

It appears that Tom Pam is giving S/L Jack Lumley some advice! Page 8 Fort York News Fall 2016

First Executive Meeting Fall 2016… a busy agenda!

Treasurer Malcolm Hamilton answers a Col Jim Hubel gives his report. budget question.

LW Joyce in a ponderous moment

Terry Sleightholm seems amused. Cdr Ed Sparling makes a point in his report. Page 9 Fort York News Fall 2016

Your Executive at work Page 10 Fort York News Fall 2016

PILOTING THE LEGENDARY the Atlantic. Any emergency over water might have been a disaster. Apart from that the cost of LANCASTER the operation was daunting, in the end adding up to $2.5-million. The cost of fuel alone for a one- By Larry D. Rose way trip was $70-thousand. The museum gets no money from government but imaginative fund rais- Flying a mighty Second World War Lancaster bomb- ing, including sponsorships and getting $280- er across the Atlantic might be an impossible dream for thousand for carrying three paying passengers many pilots but it was a dream that came true for Major (one going over, two coming back), helped to actu- John McClenaghan. He was part of a team from the ally raise $3-million. Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton that flew Lancaster “VRA” to Britain in 2014 as part of cele- The plane was a sensation in Britain with thou- brations marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day. sands of people attending air shows, lining road- ways and taking pictures. It toured with the RAF’s The museum’s Lancaster is one of only two in the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, which flies a Brit- world that are still flying. The second Lancaster is ish Lancaster dubbed Thumper. The RAF’s Lan- flown by the Royal Air Force’s Battle of Britain Memori- caster carries markings from one of the most fa- al Flight. mous squadrons of the Second World War – the Major McClenaghan described his adventure to Dambusters of 617 Squadron. The two Lancas- about forty members of Branch 165 and guests at a ters flew together with escorts of Spitfire and Hurri- dinner at the Royal Canadian Military Institute on Sep- cane fighters of the Memorial Flight. tember 28. Five past presidents were among those Among the most heart warming moments of the welcomed to the event by the new Branch President, trip, said Major McClenaghan, was greeting many Colonel Fred McCague. wartime Lancaster air and ground crew members. Major McClenaghan is a former air force reservist The Canadian team was able to stay at the offic- who now flies for Air Canada. Since 2002, he has been ers’ mess in Middleton St. George where Andrew part of the air crew that has flown the four-engine Lan- Mynarski was based. It also stayed at the Petwood caster and other aircraft at the Hamilton warplane mu- Hotel in Lincolnshire, formerly the Officers’ Mess seum at air shows and other events in Canada. of 617 Squadron. In addition to British-built Lancasters, 430 Lancas- The joint appearances of the Canadian Lancas- ters were built at what was then Victory Aircraft (later ter and the Memorial Flight Lancaster were so suc- Avro) at Malton. Among the Canadian Lancasters was cessful that the tour was repeatedly extended and the aircraft now dubbed VRA. was only marred by an engine failure on the Cana- Canadian Andrew Mynarski was a crew member dian plane toward the end of the visit. The RAF aboard the original VRA when it was attacked by Ger- came to the rescue with the loan of a spare engine man aircraft and set on fire on June 13, 1944. He tried to keep it flying and get it home. unsuccessfully to rescue a trapped crew member but The cockpit and instrumentation of Canada’s lost his life in the process and was awarded a Victoria Lancaster are, by today’s standards, primitive but Cross for his heroism. The plane crashed but all the despite that, the Lancaster is a joy to fly, Major other members of the crew survived. McClenaghan said. It is, however, a challenge on Major McClenaghan said it was a monumental chal- the ground because the rear tail wheel does not lenge to take a seventy year old aircraft across veering off in unpredictable directions. See p. 11 Page 11 Fort York News Fall 2016

From page 10 Modern navigation aids were added for the trans- Atlantic crossings. Above all, the speaker said the flight, and the air- craft itself, are reminders of the sacrifice of so many Bomber Command crewmen during the Second World War. One in three crew members in Bomber Command did not survive the war. Among those lost were 10,695 Canadians. □ (Captain Larry D. Rose is the Sergeant-at-Arms of Branch 165 and the author of Ten Decisions: Cana- da’s Best, Worst and Most Far Reaching Decisions of the Second World War, set for publication in Septem- ber 2017.)

L-R: F/L Chuck Casson & LCdr Donna Murakami assist Veteran, Hamilton Blair, WW II, RCN.

hree former air force pilots use their hands as T planes to explain how they flew. Major John McClenaghan, left, talks with Colonel Fred McCague, centre, Fort York branch's president, and past presi- dent Brigadier-General Paul Hayes, right. Major McClenaghan, who still flies Boeing 777s, was one of the pilots who flew the 's Lan- caster to England in 2014 to fly with the RAF's Lan- caster in commemoration of the 60th anniversary of D -Day. He spoke about the experience at Fort York Lt(N) Dr. David Shergold, a reserve officer and Branch’s dinner in September at the Royal Canadian physician at Sunnybrook, talks about his first ca- Military Institute. □ Sgt Peter W. Moon reer as a submarine officer and his second as a doctor. Page 12 Fort York News Fall 2016 The Unusual Story of the S.S. WARRIMOO he passenger steamer S.S. Warrimoo was quiet- T ly knifing its way through the waters of the mid- Pacific on its way from Vancouver to Australia. The navigator had just finished working out a star fix and brought the master, Captain John Phillips, the result. The Warrimoo's position was LAT 0º 31' N and LON 179 30' W. The date was 31 December 1899. "Know what this means?" First Mate Payton broke in, "We're only a few miles from the intersection of the Equator and the International Date Line". Captain Phillips was prankish enough to take full ad- vantage of the opportunity for achieving the naviga- tional freak of a lifetime. He called his navigators to the bridge to check & double check the ships posi- LCol Russ Bannock, Canada’s second-highest tion. He changed course slightly so as to bear direct- fighter pilot ace of WW II, and LCol Gary Knopf ly on his mark. Then he adjusted the engine speed. swap war stories with two Sunnybrook veterans. The calm weather & clear night worked in his favor. At midnight the SS Warrimoo lay on the Equator at exactly the point where it crossed the International Date Line! The consequences of this bizarre position were many: The forward part (bow) of the ship was in the South- ern Hemisphere and the middle of summer. The rear (stern) was in the Northern Hemisphere & in the middle of winter. The date in the aft part of the ship was 31 December 1899. Forward it was 1 January 1900. This ship was therefore not only in two different days, two different months, two different years, two different seasons but in two different centuries - all at the same time. □ Submitted by Capt Stu Kellock, Past President Rhonda Galbraith, operations director for Veter- ans at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, re- ceives a cheque for $2,160 from Malcolm Hamil- ton, Fort York Branch’s treasurer. The money was raised for the veterans at a fundraising breakfast organized by Past President, BGen Paul Hayes at his squash club.

A vote of appreciation goes out to everyone who was a part of this very successful luncheon with 89 attendees, very capably chaired by Col S.S. Warrimoo Jim Hubel. Page 13

Last Post–In Memoriam

The Branch records with sadness the passing of...

Leading Seaman John McCartney Lt Robert Bigelow, April 26, 2016 Wayne P. Bunce, October 9, 2016 Daphne Tully, November 16, 2016

We will remember them.

A/PETTY OFFICER DONALD A. STEWART, RCNVR

GUNNERY COMMANDER, SAILED ON 6 DEMS

(DEFENSIVELY EQUIPPED MERCHANT SHIPS) - WW11

DEMS GEORGE PICKERING TORPEDOED OFF SICILY—1943

LIBERTY SHIP TORPEDOED OFF CALCUTTA, INDIAN OCEAN—1944

POW (RESCUED BY GHURKA TROOPS) - 1944

PRESIDENT, VETERANS & COMMUNITY RESIDENTS COUNCIL 2009-2016

MEMBER BRANCH 40 (, BC) Page 14 Fort York News Fall 2016

thousand Rangers with about two-thirds of them abo- riginals including some who speak neither English CANADIAN RANGERS: nor French but only their native language. In all, Rangers speak 21 different northern languages and AN ARMED FORCES dialects. Among the organization are, of course, the Inuit, but also status and non-status Indians, Metis, SUCCESS STORY and non-aboriginals. However, they are all united, Sgt. Moon said by having “unparalleled expertise in By Larry D. Rose survival skills and knowledge of their home territory”. Many Ranger patrols exist in remote communities that are only reachable by aircraft, or in some cases in winter by truck over “ice roads” across frozen riv- The Canadian Rangers have written an amazing ers and lakes. success story in northern Canada but it is one that is not much known by many Canadians, according to Rangers are trained in many different roles but Sgt. Peter Moon, MMM, CD. Sgt. Moon, a familiar foremost, in Northern Ontario, is their work in search face to Branch 165 members, was the speaker at a and rescue. Often the Rangers are the only ones Legion dinner at the Cricket Club on Wednesday, available in cases of accident or missing persons in October 26. remote areas. They have a “formidable record” of saving lives and getting to the scene of an emergen- Branch President Colonel Fred McCague wel- cy when bad weather prevents outside assistance, comed five past presidents, Branch members and according to the speaker. They do it in temperatures guests to the dinner with the speaker introduced by that can plunge to 50C or colder. Vice President HCol Geordie Elms. He said, “To a large extent, the Canadian Rangers Sgt. Moon, a supposedly retired journalist, ap- are Canada’s military presence in the Arctic and sub- peared at the dinner in his distinctive Rangers uni- Arctic.” Sgt. Moon said one of the frustrations of his form with red hoodie and crest along with combat job in telling about the work of the Rangers is that, pants. He has spent the past sixteen years as a part while there success is much recognized and respect- time reservist and public relations officer with the ed in the North, it has been harder to tell many Cana- Rangers and Junior Canadian Rangers. At age 82 dians in the south about what they do. he remains the oldest active sergeant in the Armed Forces while five years ago he was decorated as a The speaker also pointed to the extremely valua- Member of the Order of Military Merit (MMM) for his ble work done by the Junior Canadian Rangers, who outstanding service. range in age from 12 to 18. In Ontario they have an annual meeting at Camp Loon, 50 kilometers north of His duties have taken him to many remote commu- Geraldton. This year’s camp was heralded in Net- nities in Northern Ontario which, he pointed out, is an News Ledger, a website aimed at northern residents, area larger than the size of France. He has twice as “Canadian Rangers Camp Loon—Worth Every travelled to Canadian Forces Station Alert, Canada’s Penny”. The article, by Peter Moon, noted that 156 most northerly outpost. He is a member of the 3rd Junior Ranger members plus 35 Rangers attended Canadian Ranger Patrol Group which includes 630 the camp. Canadian Rangers in Northern Ontario.

“The Canadian Rangers are probably one of the least understood groups in the Canadian Armed Continued on page 16 Forces”, according to Sgt. Moon. There are five Page 15 Fort York News Fall 2016 JUNIOR CANADIAN RANGERS COMPLETE teams.

UNIQUE LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSE By Peter Moon “These kids can go out on the land to do canoeing, hunting, and all kinds of outdoors stuff with ease,” group of Junior Canadian Rangers from said Captain John McNeil, the officer across the north of Canada, including nine commanding the 750 Junior Rangers in 20 First Na- A from Northern Ontario, has completed a two- tion communities in Northern Ontario. “But what they week training course in leadership that many de- had to do on this course, in part, was in a big city en- scribed as “a blast” and one of the best learning ex- vironment, which is foreign to most of them. periences ever in their lives. “They had to plan small party tasks in which some- The 38 Junior Rangers, aged 15 to 18, came from body leads a small group of their peers. They had to small northern communities in six provinces and all plan a budget, how to use public transit. Most have three territories. They were First Nations, Metis, Inuit, never been on a bus or on a subway train. They had and non-Aboriginal. to interact with the public in large crowds of people and with each other. The course took them in August to Toronto, Kingston, , and Canadian Forces Base Borden, where “The end result is we’ve got kids who are now confi- the course was organized by the 3rd Canadian Rang- dent and able to work in an environment of what was er Patrol Group. Most of the Junior Rangers had nev- for them uncertainty. They’ve learned to start an activ- er seen skyscrapers, never travelled on a subway ity, complete it, and do it successfully.” train, and never had to cope with temperatures in the “Oh, man, this course has been so much fun,” said 30-34C temperature range. Beth Baxter,18, a Cree from Moose Factory, Ont. “I’m so hot,” said Heidi Kamookak, 16, of the small “I’ve had nothing but a blast. I’ve learned a lot. I’ve Inuit settlement of Taloyoak in Nunavut, when the learned a lot about myself, like my leadership quali- temperature hit a humid 34C in downtown Toronto. ties, what I’m not good at, and where I need to im- “I’ve never been so hot. At home it would be 12C. All I prove. I’m excited to work on what I’m not good at so I want to do is get into a shower and turn the cold wa- can develop as a leader. ter tap on.” “The instructors have been fantastic. I love every sin- Junior Ranger Rose Tagak, 17, an Inuit from Pond gle instructor here. They’ve helped me learn how to Inlet, Nunavut, said being more than 3,000 kilometres come out of my shell. And now I know how to come from home was a challenge. “There are too many out of my shell I can help other people to come out of people and too many buildings in Toronto and it was their shell.” too hot,” she said. ‘But I’ve enjoyed this course. I’ve In Toronto the Junior Rangers had to plan trips from learned a lot and I’m taking it home with me. I want to their temporary residence in a community college on use what I have learned.” the outskirts of the city into the downtown core to visit The Junior Canadian Rangers is a culturally appropri- the CN Tower, the Royal Ontario Museum, Ripley’s ate Canadian Army program for boys and girls aged Aquarium, the Hockey Hall of Fame, a Blue Jays 12 to 18 in remote and isolated communities across baseball game, and the Ontario Science Centre. In the Canadian North. Kingston they visited Royal Military College, Old Fort Henry, and CFB Kingston. They saw the changing of During the course the Junior Rangers received class- the guard on Parliament Hill, toured the Centre Block room instruction from Canadian Army instructors and of Parliament, visited the Canadian Aviation Museum, Canadian Rangers. They learned the principles of the Canadian War Museum, and were visited during a leadership, how to deal with various forms of stress, breakfast by Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Ontario’s Lieuten- public speaking, and how to work in small groups and ant-Governor. Continued on page 16 PagePage 20 16 Fort York News Fall 2016

Continued from page 14 The museum has a new exhibit showing the role of Aboriginal peoples in Canada’s wars. “What was in- spiring in Ottawa was all the Aboriginal people that were in World War One and World War Two,” he said. “I didn’t know any of that stuff. They were heroes.”

The Canadian War Museum made a big impact on Junior Ranger Jack Linklater Jr., 17, of Attawapiskat, Like many of the Junior Rangers, he said he would need some time when he got home to come to terms with the crowded and busy two weeks of the course. “When I get home I think, first, I’m going to go out on the land, because I’ve missed the land, and after- wards I’m going to tell people at home what I learned Kirsten Fiddler enjoying Ripley’s Aquarium, while I met a lot of people from different cultures from Toronto all over Canada.”

His home of Attawapiskat made headlines across Canada this year because of an epidemic of youth suicides and attempted suicides.

“I’m going to take back what I’ve learned on this course to my community,” he said. “Because if I can do that it could bring hope to my community. I’m going to use as much of it as I can.” □

(Sergeant Peter Moon is the public affairs ranger for the 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group at CFB Bor- den.) The Rangers at Old Fort Henry, Kingston, Ontario ______

From page 15 The article quotes Capt. John McNeil, the officer commanding Junior Rangers in Ontario as saying “Camp Loon is an opportunity for the Junior Rangers to learn how to do things like how to ride an ATV safe- ly and how to shoot accurately and handle their weap- on safely”. Sgt. Moon said members of the Canadian Rangers have received many medals, decorations and awards for outstanding achievements and courage, “a record which the regular army would be proud.” They are, The Royal Canadian Legion Hall of Honour at Sgt. Moon said, “true citizen soldiers”. □ the Canadian War Museum, Ottawa