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07 Mar 2010 |
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CHANGE OF REGIMENTAL MAJOR - PPCLI
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Major Jeff Bird and I have completed our handover of the duties of
Regimental Major. Major Bird will look after a couple of projects he
needs to see through to completion, but for all other Regimental
business, I am now your primary contact. My updated contact information
can be found below. Please note there is a change in the mobile phone
number for the Regimental Major.
I have been with the Regiment since 1992 and had the privilege of
serving with all three battalions and the PPCLI Battle School. If we
have not crossed paths in the past, I'm certain we will at some point in
the future. I am proud to be given this opportunity to serve the
Regiment and its soldiers as the Regimental Major.
VP
H.J.S. Mandaher (Manny)
Major
Regimental Major
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Regimental Headquarters
PO Box 10500, Station Forces
Edmonton AB T5J 4J5
harpal.mandaher@forces.gc.ca
Telephone: 780-973-4011 extension 5459
Mobile: 780-907-4905
Facsimile: 780-973-1613
www.ppcli.com
PPCLI COLONEL OF THE REGIMENT - CHANGE OF APPOINTMENT
Patricias:
On behalf of the President of the Regimental Guard, Major-General
Semianiw, I am pleased to inform you that the Minister of National
Defence has approved the appointment of Lieutenant-General R.R. Crabbe, CMM, MSC, CD (retired) as Colonel of the Regiment for Princess
Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
The Change of Appointment Ceremony between Brigadier-General J.E.L.
Gollner (retired) and Lieutenant-General R.R. Crabbe (retired) is
tentatively scheduled to occur on Monday, 17 May 2010, at Canadian
Forces Base Shilo, Manitoba. Details and formal invitations to follow,
as required.
Regards,
VP
J.M. Bird
Major
Regimental Major
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Regimental Headquarters
PO Box 10500, Station Forces
Edmonton AB T5J 4J5
Jeff.Bird@forces.gc.ca
Telephone: 780-973-4011 extension 5459
Mobile: 780-934-8759
Facsimile: 780-973-1613
www.ppcli.com
(Webmaster Comment: It will be like the ole' days again; LGen Crabbe as the CO 1PPCLI and I doing countless Bn double-doughnut extras :) Congrats to LGen Crabbe and congrats to us, the Regiment and the Association.)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Please find attached (link below) a letter to The Troops from Hockey Canada and
signed by the Team Captains for our three Olympic hockey teams.
Although you may have received a copy of this letter via your respective
chains of command, we wanted to ensure its maximum distribution.
CLICK - 2010 - Hockey Canada - Letter to the Troops (PDF)
Regards,
VP
J.M. Bird
Major
Regimental Major
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Regimental Headquarters
Jeff.Bird@forces.gc.ca
Telephone: 780-973-4011 extension 5459
www.ppcli.com
Capital Care - Kipnes Centre for Veterans - From The Front Lines Autumn 2009
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Good Morning Gentlemen:
The 2008 Patricians are hot off the press and are being distributed now. Please find attached [link below] the request for 2009 submissions to The Patrician.
<<2009 Patrician Submissions.PDF>>
Submissions should arrive at Regimental Headquarters no later than 22 January, 2010. Electronic queries and submissions may be made directly to the Assistant Editor at electronic mail address:
Regards,
VP
J.M. Bird Major Regimental Major Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regimental Headquarters PO Box 10500, Stn Forces Edmonton, AB T5J 4J5 jeff.bird@forces.gc.ca Telephone: 780-973-4011 extension 5459 Mobile: 780-934-8759 Facsimile: 780-973-1613 |
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PPCLI WOs & Snr NCOs Club (Retired) Piklee Info Bulletin 16 September 2009 Volume 7 Number 56 Website: www.pikleepost.com E-mail: piklee@shaw.ca Tele: (250) 478-3757 HONORARY PATRICIA – Don Cherry Ed’s note: Don, will no doubt soon have a new blazer (Red, Gold & Royal Blue) to match his Regimental Tie.
BACKGROUND: Members of our Regiment are grouped into four categories: serving members; retired members; titular members; and honorary members. An honorary member is defined in Paragraph 5, Article 120, Chapter 1 of the Regimental Manual, as follows: Honorary Patricia. From time to time, certain citizens who have displayed long-standing and unsolicited support of the Regiment may be honoured by receiving invitations to become life members of the Regiment. These members shall be referred to as Honorary Patricias. This honour will be bestowed only in exceptional circumstances and after the recommendation of the Regimental Executive Committee, the concurrence of the Regimental Guard and the approval of the Colonel of the Regiment in consultation with the Colonel in Chief. A record of honorary members will be maintained in the Regimental Manual, Annex D to Chapter 1. GENERAL: On behalf of the Colonel of the Regiment, Brigadier General (Ret'd) Gollner, it is my distinct pleasure to announce Mr. Don Cherry's appointment as an Honorary Patricia. Formal public broadcast of this appointment will be made at a later date to be confirmed. I politely request that you disseminate the following message from the Colonel of the Regiment to your respective Patricias:
APPOINTMENT OF MR. DON CHERRY AS AN HONORARY PATRICIA: Our soldiers have often said that Don Cherry should be a Patricia. They admire and respect Don Cherry's unabashed pride of being a Canadian, his unstinting public support of the Canadian Forces, especially since the beginning of the Afghan campaign, and his recognition of the families of Canadian Forces members. They like his unmatched hockey knowledge too. They feel that Don Cherry shares many common values with us and as such is worthy of being a Patricia.
Earlier this year acting on our soldier's behalf I asked our Regiment's Commanding Officers to discreetly poll their units to see if the proposal to make Don Cherry an Honorary Patricia was widely held. Additionally, senior members of the Regiment and our Association advice were sought. Across the family the results were clear; make Don Cherry an Honorary Patricia. I asked Don and he agreed to join our Regimental family. We are all pleased and proud of having him as a member of our Regimental family and look forward to welcoming him into our family.
J.E.L. Gollner Brigadier General (Ret'd) Colonel of the Regiment Any queries may be directed to the sender.
Regards,
VP
J.M. Bird Major Regimental Major Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regimental Headquarters
Ed Hansen National President PPCLI WOs & Snr NCOs Club (Retired) 2209 Aldeane Ave Victoria, BC V9B 2C6 |
Good Morning Gentlemen:
I am pleased to inform you that the PPCLI 100th Anniversary Cell was formally established over this past Summer and is now operational.
Major Sean Moran is the 100th Anniversary Regimental Secretary and Master Warrant Officer Jim Butters is the 100th Anniversary Sergeant Major.
The central point of contact for the 100th Cell is through the following electronic mail addresses:
The 100th Cell will use the Regimental website to publish information as it becomes available and/or official and requires broadcast or distribution. The Internet address for the Regimental website is:
Centennial information currently available on other websites will be consolidated into this single site over the coming months.
Regards,
VP J.M. Bird
Major Regimental Major Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Regimental Headquarters PO Box 10500, Stn Forces Edmonton, AB T5J 4J5 jeff.bird@forces.gc.ca Telephone: 780-973-4011 extension 5459 Mobile: 780-934-8759 Facsimile: 780-973-1613 |
