THE FORTYNINER - Alberta Genealogy Research "The Recents"

The Forty-Niner
By Captain Darby Whitebone, Cadet Liason Officer
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment added a new
member to the Regimental Family this year. On
24 January 2012 the Loyal Edmonton Regiment
Cadet Corps, #2961 Behchoko was stood up. The
town of Behchoko lies driving distance, north of
Yellowknife, NWT. C Company. The L Edmn R will
be working closely with this corps to ensure peak
efficiency. Already the corps has participated in
a Northern Region Marksmanship Competition.
Although they did not win this year they have their
eyes set on the prize.
#2850 Grande Prairie completed an extraordinary
training year. The highlight of the year for the cadet
corps was a trip to Vimy, France to commemorate
the 75th anniversary of the famous battle in which
Canadians paid so high a price. Another great
honour for the corps was the opportunity for Cadet
Bilodeau to escort the Governor General of Canada
to Beaumont-Hamel National Monument and lay an
official wreath. Of course the corps did spend some
time in Canada. In May the corps organized and
executed a challenging mountain biking expedition
to scenic Jasper Park.
The Edmonton based L Edmn R Cadet Corps, #
1809 held a number of motivating and challenging
field training exercises during the past training
year. Starting in October 2011 with a basic
Bivouac exercise their exercises quickly became
complex. In the heart of winter the corps executed
a Cold Weather Challenge exercise and in May a
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