Message from the Honorary Lieutenant Colonel
Building bridges through inclusion This blog begins in the midst of the High Holidays, which is an important time of year for people of the Jewish faith. Shana Tova to Jewish members of our Regimental community and may it be an easy fast. Ours is a Regiment and a Brigade that is rich in diversity, […]
Message from the Commanding Officer
Greetings Highlanders – It’s a great day to be a Highlander! As I’m enjoying the last few days of summer, I thought that I should send out a brief update on the status of the Regiment, and let you know what’s going on as we resume training. We continue to navigate our […]
103rd anniversary of the battle for the Drocourt-Queant Line and the assault on The Crow’s Nest
Today is the 103rd anniversary of the battle for the Drocourt-Queant Line and more specifically for the 15th Battalion (48thHighlanders), the assault on The Crow’s Nest at Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt. The D-Q Line was part of the heavily defended Hindenburg Line and the assault on it by The Canadian Corps in late August-September 1918 was part of […]
104th anniversary of Hill 70
This is the 104th anniversary of the battle of Hill 70 during which the 15th Battalion (48th Highlanders) assaulted and captured Puits 14 and Bois Hugo as part of the Canadian Corps’ assault on Hill 70 near Lens, France. The battalion was in the first wave of the assault on the Corps’ exposed and vital […]
The 103rd Anniversary of the battle of Amiens: August 8-10, 1918
The battle of Amiens was the beginning of Canada’s 100 Days on the road to final victory in The Great War. In March 1918 the German High Command commenced a series of large scale offensives along the Western Front. Although German forces achieved significant gains the Allies eventually contained their advance. The British and French […]
Message from the Commanding Officer
Hello Highlanders – It’s hard to believe that we’re at the August Long Weekend already – the mid-point of summer. The summer sure is flying by. You’ll have seen the FALCON by now, and know several notable, long serving members have retired during this past training year: WO Ian Dewar Sgt Colin Dewar […]
Message from the Padre – #2
As the old joke goes, Canada has only two seasons: winter and July. This July will find me on a busman’s holiday in the Kawartha Lakes. There is a little church on an island in Stoney Lake called St Peter’s-on-the-Rock. It was established in 1914 and with the addition of a cottage in 1920, it has hosted […]
From The RSM’s Desk – Blog #2:
Hello Highlanders, As I write this blog, we are closing out another training year and beginning to look forward to the summer months and the fall training cycle. This has certainly been a challenging year. The restrictions on training imposed by health protection measures required ongoing adjustments to plans, training, ceremonies and everything that is […]
Message from the HONORARY LIEUTENANT COLONEL
“What is our legacy?” GREETINGS HIGHLANDERS – SERVING SOLDIERS, FORMER SERVING MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF OUR EXTENDED REGIMENTAL FAMILY As a Wealth Advisor, I regularly ask clients to think about and articulate their desired legacy. So, what is a legacy? It is most often defined in two ways: 1. monies (or property) gifted […]
Message from the Commanding Officer
Hello Highlanders – We’re well into May now – and finally the weather has caught up with the calendar! And the end of the Training Year is in sight. Although we have about 4 weeks of training left, we’re already seeing soldiers depart, or getting ready to depart, for training and courses this summer. This […]