Ontario Regiment 150

Feed for the 150th Anniversary of The Ontario Regiment (RCAC) on 14 Sep 2016. Managed by the Regimental Association & our affiliated Cadet Corps.

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@benoit_liza @erinotoole @HMCSWinnipeg No longer Seaman, Liza. It’s Sailor now...gender neutral. Mr O’Toole is quite correct.

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Join us at 1100hrs this Sat, 17 Sep for our 150th Anniv Parade @GMCentre in @oshawacity. #ONTR150 @CanadianArmy

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Also #OTD, 14 Sep 1996: LCol Steve Coles CD is appointed our Commanding Officer. #ONTR150

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#OTD, 14 Sep 1866: The 34th (Ontario) Battalion of Infantry auth'd to be formed from Ontario County's 9 independent companies. #ONTR150 1/2

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Flag raising at #Oshawa City Hall today to celebrate 150 years of service for the Regiment. #ONTR150 https://t.co/PCyTSBRfOX

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We are 150 years old today. Happy Birthday. "Carry On, Ontarios!" #ONTR150 #Oshawa #StrongProudReady #canadianarmy

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Our past RSM & CO, Col (retd) Bob Chapman discusses this wknd's #ONTR150 event w/ @channel12oshawa. Watch now: https://t.co/b1EEIXUh1d

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@canadapostcorp marks #ONTR150 w/ new commemorative envelope. Order yours here: https://t.co/XxLqji9ZKF. #oshawa #cdnarmy #cdnpoli

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Join us at 1100hrs Sat, 17 Sep for our 150th Anniversary Parade @GMCentre in @oshawacity. #ONTR150 @CanadianArmy

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Regimental Trivia: "B" Squadron became our Regiment's Cougar (or sabre) Squadron in Sep 1981. #ONTR150

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#OTD, 12 Sep 2004: LCol David W Parry, a past RSM & Durham police officer is appt'd our Commanding Officer. #ONTR150

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The Regiment also paraded its 4 Sherman tanks past Parkwood's front gates and fired a feu-de-joie. #ONTR150 2/2

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#OTD, 11 Sep 1971: Ontarios parade a 100-man guard to celebrate Colonel R.S. McLaughlin’s 100th b-day. #ONTR150 1/2

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Regimental Trivia: "B" Squadron relocated to Uxbridge in September 1954; returned to Oshawa in 1959. #ONTR150

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Regimental Trivia: A brief WWII history of the Ontarios, "The Ontario Regiment in the Field 1939-1945" was pub. in September 1945. #ONTR150

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Also #OTD, 8 Sep 1939: The first Ontarios begin moving into their new barracks in downtown Oshawa's former Williams Piano Factory. #ONTR150

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#OTD, 8 Sep 1866: The 9 independent companies of Ontario County train together for the 1st time at an 8-day camp at Thorold, ON. #ONTR150

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#OTD, 7 Sep 1980: The late LCol Leo Morin CD is appt'd Commanding Officer; among our youngest at just 37. #ONTR150

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News: On Sat, 10 Sep: @canadapostcorp will rls a commem envelope to mark @ONTR150 prior to next wknd's celebrations. MTF. #Oshawa #ONTR150

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#OTD, 6 Sep 1872: Headquarters of our 34th Battalion's No. 5 Company moves to the recently incorp. (1871) village of Port Perry. #ONTR150