THE FORTYNINER - Alberta Genealogy Research "The Recents"
THE FORTYNINER - Alberta Genealogy Research "The Recents"
THE FORTYNINER - Alberta Genealogy Research "The Recents"
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<strong>The</strong> Forty-Niner<br />
over the chess board. <strong>The</strong> next NATO Chess<br />
tournaments will be taking place in France in 2012,<br />
in Poland in 2013 and in 2014 it will be coming<br />
to Canada to celebrate the 25 th anniversary of this<br />
Championship.<br />
Cpl Stephen Stone is a musician with the Loyal<br />
Edmonton Regiment Band and Drum Line and<br />
also teaches chess in Edmonton elementary<br />
schools through <strong>The</strong> Roving Chess Nuts (http://<br />
www.rovingchessnuts.com). Major Régis Bellemare<br />
coordinates chess events within the Canadian<br />
Forces. If you serve in the forces, are a civilian<br />
working for the forces or would like to become<br />
involved with military chess, send an email to<br />
Major Bellemare via CFchess@chess.com. In<br />
addition to the NATO tournament, there is a<br />
yearly Canadian Military Chess Championship in<br />
Kingston (usually in May) at the Royal Military<br />
College. More information about the NATO Chess<br />
Championship can be found at http://www.natochess.<br />
com.<br />
CO MAKES TWO PRESENTATIONS<br />
Story by LCol Michael J Prendergast<br />
On Wednesday night, 23 May, the CO had the<br />
pleasure to make two presentations in front of the<br />
Regiment to LCol Mike Prendergast and Capt (ret)<br />
Chris Atkin.<br />
LCol Chris Chodan presented LCol Mike<br />
Prendergast on behalf of the City of Edmonton his<br />
Commanding Officers cane or walking stick. This<br />
is a tradition that goes back 95 + years and was<br />
recognition by the City of Edmonton for the link<br />
between the City and its namesake Regiment.<br />
Photo credits: Fabrice Wantiez<br />
L Col Mike Prendergast (c) recieves his cane from the Honorary<br />
Colonel Dennis Erker (l) and current CO L Col Chris Chodan<br />
LCol Chris Chodan also presented Capt (ret) Chris<br />
Atkin with the <strong>Alberta</strong> Centennial Medal. Some<br />
of you are probably wondering why Capt Atkin<br />
would be presented his medal seven years after the<br />
<strong>Alberta</strong> Centennial in 2005. Well like many oddities<br />
in life there is a story behind it.<br />
Cpl Stone considering early game options in round 5.<br />
At the beginning of May 2012 LCol Prendergast<br />
received an email from the 41 CBG G1 informing<br />
him that during a “spring cleaning” at the HQ an<br />
<strong>Alberta</strong> Centennial medal and certificate had been<br />
found in the drawer of a little used filing cabinet.<br />
How it got there, who placed it there and why will<br />
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