Visited Captain Mowat's gravesite while in Campbellton, New Brunswick. 

Couldn't get a closer look as the curator of the Museum had come down with COVID several days earlier. Looking in good shape.

A recent addition to the nominal role. Recruited in 68th Overseas Depot Battery, Vancouver. Transferred to 2nd Canadian Tank Battalion in World War 1. After the war taught history before joining the Federal Government. Department of External Affairs, Japan; prepared 1939 royal visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth; Assistant Under-Secretary of State for External Affairs 1941; Canadian ambassador to Mexico 1944; Commissioner of the Northwest Territories 1947; deputy minister of mines and resources; director general of the United Nations' Technical Assistance Administration 1950; chairman of the British Columbia Power Commission 1959; co-chairman at the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority 1962; Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Governors of Notre Dame University College 1969; made a Companion of the Order of Canada "for service at the United Nations and in public administration” 1969; recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace 1982
​Lest We forget.

Change of Command 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery to Lieutenant-Colonel Joe O'Donnell and RSM change of appointment to Chief Warrant Officer Sean McGowan. Looks like a great team! Check out some more photos in our 2022 yearbook page.

​1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery
Your president is in Shilo for the change of command of 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. Today was spent with the RCA HQ, the RCA Museum and the Home Station Officers' Mess. Happen to notice what appears to be one of the Wickett guns outside the William Cook building.

The opening of the No.1 gun emplacement's crew shelter in August 1990.    The first picture shows Vic Stevenson watching his friend and welder Don Morrow hammering on the door hinges to loosen them up. Don also had cut through the welded metal that sealed the doors using a carborundum wheel.  Our summer museum assistant, Jose Abundo, is behind Vic.   The second photo shows Vic forcing the steel door open after lubricating the hinges and, then, the state of the damp and mouldy interior festooned with hanging cobwebs.  The ready ammunition locker doors had already been replaced - some salvaged from the No.3 emplacement - and had painted the metalwork black.  A backhoe was used to excavate the dirt that had filled the passageway up to the mid-point of the doors.  Captain {ret'd} Keith Brown was a member of our work party.  There was not much inside, apart from some duckboards.  The rotted floor had to be replaced.  Photos and story from Peter Moogk.

Well worth a visit if you're in Lethbridge! Co-located with the 20th Independent Field Battery, RCA at the Lethbridge Airport. Had a great opportunity to view their 18 pounder (with wooden wheels plus a pneumatic tire conversion kit!), 25 pounder, Bofors, plus a tour through their museum. We can learn a lot from their displays. See more photos in the 2022 yearbook here.

SOP for crossing the pass is to check on the three monument guns. Starting to look rather rusted. Would they be willing to part with one of them for our museum? Seemed rather fitting that we had stopped in at the Mount Begbie Brewery to pick up an Avalanche growler beforehand. Great job on the artwork from on our former members, Russ Heyman!