Our most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Lieutenant-Colonel Dan Bobbit, CD Commanding Officer 2nd Regiment Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. CBC coverage of the tragic accident can be found at this link and his biography at the Royal Canadian Artillery website.
End of Mission Dan

Did you remember to RSVP for the Artillery Mixed Guest Night on Thursday night?

22 May 2014
Cocktails: 18:30 hrs
Dinner: 19:00 hrs

It is an honour for 7 Toronto Regiment RCA to announce that the Minister of National Defence has appointed BGen (Ret'd.) E.B. Beno OMM, CD to the position of Honorary Colonel of 7 Toronto Regiment. BGen Beno has been a staunch supporter of the Artillery community in Toronto as he has been throughout the country, and has the admiration and respect of the  Toronto Gunners.  As an accomplished gentleman with a remarkable record of service to Canada and the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, he has been instrumental in raising the profile and credibility of the Gunner community.  We are grateful for his leadership, inspiration and dedication to the Artillery and we are proud and delighted that he has been appointed for the period 28 April 2014 to 27 April 2017.
UBIQUE!
John D. Stewart
Major,
Acting Commanding Officer
7 Toronto Regiment, RCA

For those of you that were planning to buy some sports gear. Note the fine print - Please present your CFOne Card, NDI 20, NDI 21, NDI 10 or NDI 75 Card to receive your discount.
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Valid Tuesday, May 13th, 2014 only, during normal store hours. No cash value. Excludes taxes and cannot be combined with any other 3rd party offer. Not valid on gift cards, layaway items, previous purchases, service shop services & shipping costs. Offer valid in store only, not valid online. Other exceptions may apply. *Not valid in Atmosphere stores located in the province of Quebec., Orleans, ON, Grande Prairie, AB or Whitehorse, YK.

Following message has been received from the Regimental Colonel
Ladies and Gentlemen,
 In my capacity as the Regimental Colonel, it is my pleasure to invite you to attend a reception for the families of our fallen gunners following the Day of Honour Ceremony. The intent is to provide a venue to solemnly honour our fallen and acknowledge their families in a more intimate setting. In particular, this event will allow the families to meet the CoC of the Royal Regt, and to talk to gunners who may have served with their loved ones. It will also serve as an opportunity to show the familes that their loved ones are still very much in our thoughts. The Colonel Commandant and the Senior Serving Gunner, as well as other senior members of the Regt will be in attendance.

 Details:
Timings: 1600hrs to 1800hrs
Schedule:
1615 - 1630 Meet and Greet
1630 - 1645 Intro family members by former CO's/Chain of Command
1645 - 1700 Col Comdt and Sr Serving Gunner address the families
1700 - 1800 Socialize/commerative photo
Location: 30th Fd Regt Mess, Morrison Artillery Park (located near the airport) - 307 De Niverville Private (take Paul Benoit Driveway from Huntclub) - see attachment.
Parking: Parking at MAP is limited, however there is ample parking along the road.
Dress: Dress of the day (military members who attended the Day of Honour ceremony may wear ribbons vice medals)
Finger food will be provided, a cash bar will be open.

Please join me in honouring our fallen camrades and acknowledging their families. Any question may be direccted to Maj Jamie Vieven. E-Mail Address: James.Vieveen@forces.gc.ca tel: (613) 943-6328
 
 Dan Bouchard
Colonel
 Regimental Colonel, RCA
Colonel Régimentaire de l'ARC
National Defence / Défense nationale
Ottawa, Canada K1A 0K2
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Lieutenant Colonel Gary Hardwick, a Gunner, former Chief of Staff of 33 Canadian Brigade Group, has been in the news recently with the current Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) mission in the Ukraine. Just click on either of the following headlines to connect to the canada.com site featuring the team.

Canada to take over leadership of military observer mission in Ukraine
Three Canadians lead the watch for new flashpoints in Ukraine

As today is the first day of May it seems to be an appropriate day to change some of the photos in the headers on each of the pages.
Seeing how May is the month to celebrate Artillery Day, I thought it would be appropriate to post some pictures of the many salutes that the Gunners perform across Canada. For your viewing pleasure, I've also included some photos of the Artillery from other nations that also participate in commemorative salutes.
I came across enough salute pictures to not only do the headers, but also enough to put in the following slide show.