The Harriston Legion (Ontario) will be celebrating its 70th anniversary on June 6, 2009, with a full day of activities: 14h00 – Parade to the cenotaph (vet ride in vintage vehicles) 15h00 to 17h00 – Walk Down Memory Lane – 70 Years of History at the Maple Leaf Auditorium 17h30 to 18h30 – Cocktails & [...]

According to the Canadian Press, a federal assessment has found that the historic Quebec Citadelle, located in Quebec City, is in need of extensive refurbishment valued at nearly $100 million. The refurbishment would address significant deterioration of the structure, especially the Redoubt’s foundations, of which some parts date back to the eighteenth century. The last [...]

November 2002 The Canadian World War One mobilization was needlessly complicated by the personal interference of Militia Minister, Sir Sam Hughes. In addition, Hughes’ political cronies, with the help of the minister, would be responsible for selling defective equipment that would endanger the lives of Canadian troops at the Front. Hughes would be fired in [...]

February 2006 The militia myth is one of the most definable terms of Canadian Military History, and refers to the belief that volunteers, drafted into service from their daily lives when threats against Canada’s sovereignty appeared, could successfully defend the country. This belief extended to the idea that the militia had been so successful in [...]