Ross Keller came across a couple of Remembrance Day articles that mentioned Yorke Island. Check out their stories on the links below.
Private Nicholas Williamson Sr
Captain Ken Foote

The availability of beer was an important concern in Vancouver in 1943. 

​Gibson Legion
Major-General Stu McDonald runs across a couple of other former 15th Field Gunners during a recent visit to the Legion. Ken Young 1959-1961, Bruce Kiloh 1976, Stu McDonald 1967-1981

Driver Alfred Calder Bell has been added to our list of fallen. Driver Bell joined the 62nd Battery, 15th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery in Victoria, BC. He was subsequently transferred to 3rd Brigade and was killed in action on 2 September 1918. His Circumstance of Casualty record reads:
Killed in Action
During Military operations in the vicinity of DURY, the Battery to which this soldier belonged was being heavily shelled by the enemy when a shell burst close by killing him almost instantly.
His remains were not recovered and his name is inscribed on the ramparts of the Vimy Memorial with the names of over 11,000 Canadian soldiers who were posted as 'missing, presumed dead' in France.

This year, we commemorated the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, and the end of the Battle of the Atlantic. This was also the year where we had to remember differently. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we were unable to gather by the thousands at Victory Square, as we would normally do. Instead, Vancouverites were asked to “remember in place” in their homes, watching a livestream broadcast of a safe and socially-distanced Remembrance Day service.

Regret to inform all that Warrant Officer Class II George Chow, CD passed away on the evening of November 6, 2020.  He had turned 99 the day before.
Good Shooting.  End of Mission, George.

Two additional awards to members of our World War I perpetuated units. 
Driver Weston Baldwin, DCM citation for the  Distinguished Conduct Medal reads:
For great gallantry and devotion to duty  since August 1917, especially night on 4th-5th  Nov. near Onnaign, as lead driver of a wagon bringing ammunition to the battery position. On arrival he found the position being shelled. he drove up to his gun, had his wheel driver hold the horses, and himself unloaded his wagon and returned down the road to the wagon line.
Gunner William Baldwin, MM was a member of 9th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery when he was awarded the Military Medal on 18 November 1918. There were no details recorded on his citation card. He was taken on strength 15th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery while in England.
​Check out their stories n the Honours and Awards page and in the nominal roll.

Trevor Godinho, a Canadian photographer, is working on a project to to share the stories of everyday Canadians who have made the choice to serve our country. The portraits cover both active and retired CAF members from WWII to the modern day and include men, women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ community and Aboriginals.
He wants to show the public faces they can relate to as well as bring back the public reverence that the military deserves. His aim is to take 400+ portraits across Canada including every arm of the Canadian Armed Forces. These portraits will then be curated into a nationwide exhibit.
Sample of some of the portraits can be found here.
He will be photographing in Vancouver BC on Nov 7-8, 2020. If interested in being part of the HONOUR COUNTRY SACRIFICE PROJECT please email him at [email protected] for details.

A recruiting pamphlet from the 102nd Coast Regiment, RCA provides a glimpse into the routine of the unit in the 1950s. ​There is no date but it would have been produced sometime between the formation of the unit in 1949 and it's amalgamation with the 43rd Heavy Anti- Aircraft Regiment, RCA in 1954. See more in 1950.

105mm Howitzer
​Popular Mechanics features the new 105mm howitzer that was replacing the 75mm in the US Field Artillery. Check out the rest of the story here.