As Officer Commanding B Squadron, I am extremely pleased to report on the great work being done by Strathcona soldiers in Kandahar, Afghanistan....
On 22 June 06, the MCpl’s of the Regiment hosted the 9th Annual Green Point Lounge Golf Tournament held at the Lancaster Park Golf Course. This years proceeds were once again going to the Children’s Wish Foundation. The tournament...
It was several months in the planning and involved the Strathcona Mounted Troop as well as the Historical Vehicle Troop and when all the dust settled....
The Light Armoured Vehicle TOW Under Armour (LAV TUA) is the first element of the Direct Fire Unit (DFU) to begin Initial Product Testing (IPT)...
The Regiment honoured Major Roy Farran at a military funeral in Calgary on 12 June 2006
For another year, LdSH(RC) answered the call to support the Combined Arms Teams Commander Course (CATCC) at the Tactics School in Gagetown. ...
The Brigade has seen its numbers increase substantially since we first arrived. The following are some of the units that fall...
“Who wants to sign up for Strong Contender this year?” the question rang out loud. “Oh yeah – kick ass sports!”...
Six Sr NCOs and Officers from LdSH(RC) deployed to Afghanistan in Jan 06 as part of the Op ARCHER Roto 1 Afghan National Training Centre, Canadian Detachment (ANTC CA Det)...
Things are still going well over here. Temperature is really heating up and the winds can be something furious....
Disclaimer – This article is probably going to be rather boring because, not only do OPSEC and Official Secrecy prevent us from discussing anything exciting,....
As March rolls in E Coy anxiously awaits the arrival of our new LAV TUA's and the new top of the line sight system, ITAS (Improved Target and Acquisition System),....
While 18 inches of snow tried to derail the festivities of Moreuil Wood 2006, the event nevertheless was a complete success. The celebrations got off to a quick start with the Moreuil Wood ...
With the annual festivities and parade of Moreuil Wood soon upon the Regiment, it was only fitting that Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) held a Demo and Display for a few Korean War Veterans...
On Sunday, 19 February, a Coyote crew, 2Lt Jon-Michael Courtney, Cpl Chad Humphreys, Cpl Benoit Sorel, and Cpl Mike Reid helped Canadian Tire...
Members of the Regimental Soccer Team were in Winnipeg 10 – 13 February 2006, representing Canadian Forces Base Edmonton...
After seven weeks of long days in the classroom and many hours in the simulators, we were finally ready for what every armoured soldier dreams...
31 January 2006 marked the deployment date for four Strathconas bound for Bagram, Afghanistan to work in the Combined Joint Task Force 76 Headquarters...
As is the norm in the Regiment, Headquarters Squadron has been extremely busy. We began...
There I was, one soldier, with a mountain in front of me and a chasm behind. There was only one thing I could do,...
The Brigade Training Event (BTE) came and went without any great incident; well, for the Regimental Police...
As December rolls around, the Regiment gets a little bit antsy. Is it shopping for Christmas?
It was a gloomy morning on the 22 of November when myself and the rest of the 1 P.P.C.L.I. Drum line ...
The Squadron commenced Christmas activities in earnest on the 10 of December with the Regimental Kids Christmas Party....