R Clay introduced from the Brighton Cadets:
MWO James Thornton and CMO
Cpl Abigail Livingston -Usher
MWO James Thornton and Cpl Abigail Livingston -Usher shared some stories of their trip to Alberta in June.
MWO Thornton has been with Cadets 3 years. He is 2nd in command with local cadets.
Cpl Livingston-Usher is in her first year with cadets.
They thanked Rotary for support to go on the trip in June to Albert were they attended the annual ceremony honouring veterans of the 1st Canadian Paratroop Battalion that was formed in 1942, but disbanded after the war.
2019 is the 75th anniversary. The local Brighton Cadets are part of the Canadian paratroops.
The mountain's name became official in 1994 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada to honor the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion. In Latin, Ex Coelis means Out of the Clouds and is their motto.
In 1997 the five peaks of Ex Coelis Mountain were assigned individual names. Normandy Peak, Ardennes Peak, and Rhine Peak were named for World War II battles in which the battalion participated. Elbe Peak was named for the river near where the battalion met the Russian Army. Stan Waters Peak is named for Stanley Waters, a battalion member.
The cadets participated in the ceremony. In addition to this official function, they toured the area, including:
horse back riding / trail riding
glaciers, some of cadets drank runoff waters from the glacier,
The cadets flag shows the battle honours of the Canadian 1st parachute battalion.
Pres Daniel thanked the cadets for sharing their story.