​The Ten cubic yards of gravel has been purchased and spread at our Aldergrove vehicle location. The last vehicle shelter construction has started. 

Phil Edge has forwarded some photos he took at the recent Cloverdale Legion Open House. Thanks Phil, for passing them on and allowing us to post them. More can be found on this page.

​​43rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA and No 7 Anti-Aircraft Operations Centre took part in Exercise Thunderbird. 

Check out the Keynote Speakers at the Artillery Fires Conference! Register for either in person or online attendance here. 

Additional photos from Corporal Albert Law 39 CBG Public Affairs have been posted here.

The caption reads "Three CWACs on Granville Street, Apr 1952" (l-r Waterfall, Higginbotham, Fransen). They were attached to 43rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA. Source Lieutenant Elenor Haydock." Does anyone know their full name and rank? Check out the 43rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft page - 1952

​It's always great to have former members of the Regiment drop by and visit when they're in town. There's usually still someone that remembers you from your past time with the unit, in this case Sergeant Dean Ahmelich complete with a 15RCA hockey Jersey. More photos here.

Personnel caricatures appear to have been trendy back in the 1920s and 1930s. You can find several examples throughout the Armoury. Either that or we had a resident artist similar to our Captain Graeme Stewart in the 1980s. This topic came up recently when we were at the RCA reunion in Shilo and they had a company come in with robot arm artistry - your picture was taken and the robot arm drew your caricature face atop whatever scene they had selected.
Imagine if we had one of those set up in the museum. Visitors could put on a helmet, a beret or whatever and walk away with a picture drawn with the unit's name in the header or footer. Or we could recreate the caricature posters from the 20s/30s.
Good advertising?
How much would this cost?
A four hour rental of 2 machines cost $1,250.00 + tax +a 7.5% Damage Waiver/Safety Compliance Fee.
Ouch!
The purchase of one robot arm - $2,950 (each additional arm - $1,000) 
includes Sketchbot software license, 1 Bot (robotic arm) with protective travel case, iPad SketchBot portrait capture app (unlimited usage), 1 SketchBot platform and base, Dream Studio for advanced caricatures and portraits, full support for caricatures via local Ai, starter 4”x6” paper and pens and full support to get us up and running, along with continued support.
Plus a fee of $599.00 per year after the first year.
That's an ouch as well.
Does anyone have $4,000.00 that they would like to donate for a charitable tax receipt?
Check out the video here.

​On 19 September 2026 the 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA held a Change of Command and Change of Appointment parade at the Bessborough Armoury. Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Grieve relinquished command to Lieutenant-Colonel Alex Haussmann while Chief Warrant Officer Heath Porritt handed over the Regimental Sergeant Major's drill cane to Master Warrant Officer Conrad Skuce.  More photos can be found here.