1 Aug 2006 Vernon

Tuesday, 1 Aug 2006 (30 photos)

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0700 hrs, daily routine begins (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

2Lt Lynsie Beger, C/Sgt Judy Smith 3125 Calgary Highlanders RC(Army)CC Chestermere AB , Bugler Cdt Krister Wikstrom 3005 Service Battalion RC(Army)CC Victoria BC salute, as C/WO Ben Ceung 2947 Service Battalion RC(Army)CC Richmond BC raises the flag (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Guard Coy preparing to head out to Sugar Lake for their FTX (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Helping each other out... Cdt Nathan Brown 2685 Yukon Regiment Whitehorse YK (back to camera) helps out Cdt April Bloomer 3003 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry RC(Army)CC Edgerton AB with her pack (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Moving out (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Coming back from a rifle drill lecture on Dieppe Square (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

8th Recce Reunion, Bravo Coy playing the music for the ceremony (VACSTC, Capt George Picken)

(VACSTC, Capt George Picken)

The weekly Commanding Officer's meeting, it takes a lot of people to organize and run a training centre this size (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

C/Sgt Marcos Cruz 2812 Seaforth Highlanders of Canada RC(Army)CC Surrey BC teaches the marksmanship class to 23 Platoon Echo Coy. (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

(VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Lecture tent lines (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Clockwise from left Cdts Carson Mclennan 2293North Saskatchewan Regiment RC(Army)CC Saskatoon SK, Sean Sansom, 2293North Saskatchewan Regiment RC(Army)CC Saskatoon SK, Matthew Neufeld 2815 10th Field Artillery Regiment RC(Army)CC Naicam SK, Thomas Buchanan 2051 19th Alberta Dragoons RC(Army)CC Edmonton AB, and Trevor Hasiuk 1838 Royal Westminster Regiment RC(Army)CC Maple Ridge BC volunteer to polish the parade markers for this week's upcoming parades (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

At Sugar Lake, 5 and 6 Platoons Alpha Coy returning from canoe training (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Cdt Megan Roycroft 1838 Royal Westminster Regiment RC(Army)CC Maple Ridge BC, preparing for for next year's NSCE with the assistance of Lt Paul Adair and C/WO Celia Alpuim 526 Winnipeg Grenadiers RC(Army)CC Winnipeg, MB (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

C/WO Cody Schaefer 1809 Loyal Edmonton Regiment RC(Army)CC Edmonton AB and Sugar Lake Camp SM Sgt Kim Arnold review map & compass notes (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Nothing better than fresh rations in the field! (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Guard Coy meal line up at Sugar Lake (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Good soup! (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Simultaneously back at camp, Foxtrot Coy is on the mini confidence course (VACSTC, Capt Chris Gerbrandt)

A little bit of heaven (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Post training debrief for 5 & 6 platoons of Alpha Coy (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Every evening, deer visit the edge of the meadow that makes up part of the bivouac site (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

The architects of the what might be one of the most remote outdoor theaters in Western Canada (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Yep... it doesn't get much better (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

An inverter hooked up to a truck, a laptop, portable stereo and hi-res projector... tada! A movie theatre! (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

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A Coy - in the field, Sugar Lake

B Coy - in Camp

C Coy - in Camp

D Coy - in Camp

E Coy - in Camp

F Coy - in Camp

G Coy - in the field, Sugar Lake

Pioneer platoon - in the field, Sugar Lake

Today's weather: Max Temp. 26c Min Temp. 10c sunny and mild

1 August 1685
The Marquis de Denonville lands at Quebec, accompanied by 800 Troupes de la Marine, to meet the growing Iroquois threat and the aggression of the English colonists to the south.

1 August 1813
A force of British regulars is repulsed after repeated attacks against Ft. Stephenson (west of Sandusky, Ohio).

1 August 1976
The Montreal Olympics close, during which time Canadian Forces personnel have been engaged in police and security duties, drug testing, even acting as time keepers for athletic events.

Army Cadet Corps formed on this day

1 Aug, 1904
#118 St. James Parish Cadet Corps