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 | “Next Target Right!” – LdSH(RC) Participates in Ex PLEIN CONTACT 2012Tuesday, March 13, 2012 It wasn’t long after the Twin Rinks janitor swept up the last few bits of confetti, and the mental scars incurred by seeing Cpl Mike Allman smeared in Myrtle Green body-paint began to heal, that the Regimental sports teams were called back into action... | |
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 | A Rare Occasion- B Squadron Dismounts for Paintball Monday, March 12, 2012 There aren't many careers in which paintball can be considered training, however the army is one of them. B Squadron took a break from the routine of Friday morning OC’s marches to kill each other at Paintball Action Games instead. | |
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 | The Strathcona’s Sweep the 6th Annual Base Energy Challenge Monday, March 12, 2012 As the CO recently observed, it has been a while since anyone referred to us as the “Fat Strats.” We buried that old nickname a little deeper into the ground on 8 Mar by taking First, Second and Third place in yet another major competition... | |
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 | First Command Team Challenge of 2012Friday, February 24, 2012 Perhaps one of the reasons the Strathcona’s have excelled in so many competitions in the past year (Exercises MOUNTAIN MAN, STRONG CONTENDER, PLEIN CONTACTE and the UK’s Cambrian Patrol spring to mind) ..... | |
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, Cpl Pascas (C), and Tpr Bolzan with Garrison Pascas, now happily free of his feeding tube__170__340__________.jpg) | B Sqn at Hair MassacureWednesday, February 15, 2012 On 3 Feb 12, Soldiers from B Sqn, LdSH and joined forces with troops 1 CER to form the the Saint Valentine’s Day Hair Massacure Joint Task Force (or SVDHMJTF for short). | |
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 | LdSH(RC) Conducts Ex STEELE VIRTUAL 2012Monday, February 13, 2012 In preparation for the upcoming spring field exercises with 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group to support the Combat Team Commanders’ Course (CTCC), LdSH(RC) conducted Exercise STEELE VIRTUAL from 30 January to 3 February at the Lecture Training Facility | |
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 | Strathcona Support to Mary’s WeddingFriday, November 18, 2011 When soldiers first join up and sign the dotted line they have to expect a job that is unique and ever changing; the chance to go to Victoria for a tasking that encompassed an Opera was probably not what they expected. | |
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 | Arrival of Leopard 2 to LdSH(RC)Thursday, February 9, 2012 The Strathcona’s are now the proud owners of 14 Leopard 2A4Ms, perhaps one of the finest main battle tanks in the world. | |
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 | Gaza Commonwealth Cemetery, Canadian sectionThursday, January 26, 2012 We are grateful to LCol Paul Peyton for forwarding the article and photos, and to Col (Ret’d) Jim Ellard, who was deployed with Tpr Wiley, for providing additional historical information. | |
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 | Kid’s Christmas Party 2011Monday, January 16, 2012 On an early Saturday morning on 3 December 2011 the eerie silence of the south west hanger of the Strathcona building was shattered as over 350 parents with their children descended for the annual Kids Christmas party. | |
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 | Iquique Chile SUEMonday, January 16, 2012 When the rumour floated around that a small detachment of soldiers were going to be sent to Chile for a Small Unit Exchange (SUE), most of us were sceptical to say the least. | |
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 | The Real Mountain ManMonday, January 16, 2012 Over the past five months I have been walking up and down a hill every day to meet my ANA counterpart. This hill is a baby-hill really, like many found in or around Edmonton. | |
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 | PD and A Party - Black Hat Week 2011Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Black Hat week is an important week at the Regiment. It briefs junior officers on the process of career progression, and reminds those with a little more time in of the importance of “getting all that PD done.” | |
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 | Subaltern PD in CalgaryThursday, December 8, 2011 It was that time of year, again: time for the Subalterns to run rampant throughout Calgary. Professional Development can’t be fun, can it? We shall see… | |
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 | No Stone Left AloneThursday, December 8, 2011 This year I was given a great honour to assist in the coordination of a Remembrance Week initiative that was dreamed up by Mrs Keeley Yates and Mrs Maureen Purvis. | |
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 | Ex PATRICIA ACES: Strathconas in the DesertWednesday, December 7, 2011 During the NTC tasking, Exercise PATRICIA ACES, Strathcona crewmen worked in collaboration with soldiers from 1 PPCLI and 11 Armoured Cavalry Regiment (an American unit), forming what was known as Demon Company. | |
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 | Strathcona’s 2011 United Way Fundraising CampaignTuesday, December 6, 2011 This year’s United Way fundraising campaign has greatly surpassed anyone’s expectations. The soldiers of the Regiment have gone above and beyond to raise a total of $45, 785.21 towards those less fortunate than us. | |
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 | Regimental Martial Arts TeamTuesday, December 6, 2011 On Friday 25 Nov 2011, 12 members of the Regimental Martial Arts Team attended a dinner held by Kamikaze Punishment at The Flow Lounge. The guest of honour was UFC referee Herb Dean and the event raised funds for the MS Fight for a Cure. | |
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 | War Horse and the Strathcona ConnectionTuesday, December 6, 2011 The heroism displayed by soldiers and horses in the upcoming Stephen Spielberg film War Horse draws much of its context from the valour displayed by the Canadian Cavalry Brigade in the First World War. | |
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 | Exercise MAPLE RESOLVE - B SquadronTuesday, December 6, 2011 On the 10th of October 2011, B Squadron returned to CFB Wainwright, having enjoyed a full week of rest and refit from the recently completed Ex STEELE SABRE. | |
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 | HQ Sqn Tpt TpFriday, December 2, 2011 Transport Troop has had one of the busiest years to date, and undergone many transitions since April. | |
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 | Cambrian Patrol 2011Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Early in the morning of October 27th 2011 our team awoke, in a dark dusty farm house... | |
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