​The Regiment held a very successful open house with about 200+ individuals dropping by Bessborough Armoury to say hello and find out more about the Regiment. There was a C3 set up, recruiting table, small arms table band quartet (or was it a sextet?) and the indirect fire trainer. In addition the Regimental Museum was open and the older guns were on display manned by volunteers from the Vancouver Artillery Association. Check out the other photos here.

Seek to accelerate the establishment of new artillery ammunition production capacity in Canada, creating skilled jobs for Canadian workers for the long term and generating economic benefits for Canadian communities. ​The complete document can be found here.

​Explore options for modernizing our artillery capabilities. This will significantly improve the protection of our deployed personnel by providing them with the capacity to strike enemy positions from farther away and in a greater number of directions. ​The complete document can be found here.

Explore options for acquiring ground-based air defences to defend critical infrastructure from a diverse array of incoming airborne attacks, including drones, missiles and artillery. This more robust approach to integrated air and missile defence could have significant benefits across all theatres in which Canada operates and strengthen our contribution to collective security. The complete document can be found here.

The new policy, titled Our North, Strong and Free, includes an additional $8.1 billion in new defence spending over the next five years and commits to an additional $73 billion in defence spending over the next two decades. You can find it online at this location. I'll post some artillery relevant items as I find them!

Congratulations to Warrant Officer J Palmer MMM CD for his award as a Member of the Order of Military Merit. The Member of The Order of Military Merit recognizes exceptional service or performance of duty. Warrant Officer Palmer has now embarked on his retirement process from the Canadian Armed Forces. Good luck in your future endeavours!
​Check out the Honours and Awards page here.

Congratulations to Honorary Colonel Allan Frank De Genova MSM for having been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal on 3 May 2022!
The Meritorious Service Decorations recognize great Canadians for exceptional deeds accomplished over a limited period of time that bring honour to our country. They honour achievements in both military and civil divisions. The Meritorious Service Decorations (Civil Division) were established to recognize remarkable contributions in many different fields of endeavour, from advocacy initiatives and health care services, to research and humanitarian efforts. Past recipients have tackled poverty in their community, improved education opportunities for children in Canada and abroad, or raised awareness of important causes and issues. 

Check out this fact filled artillery brochure from 1944. The pdf file has also been placed in our reference page.
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