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‘soldiers link with

Local

Deana Lancaster

News Reporter
deana@nsnews.cam

THE North Shore’s
only militia unit has
re-established ties with’
a prestigious regiment .
of British engineers.

Seven members of the
Sixth Field Engineering
Squadron, based in North
Vancouver, went to
Monmeuth, = Wales >in
September :to join’ in’ the
“summer training exercise of
the Royal Monmouthshire
 Roval ‘Engineers Regiment
(RAIR): ;
* Phe trip, was av success,

id Lieutenant: Chris: Shaw, °
one of the seven North Van
personnel to go.

“You alv wonder how
You stack up against other

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“We don’t
have the same
equipment or the
money, but in
training and skills
We are at least as
good.”

originally part of the Corps
of Royal Canadian Engineers
—- who had special permis-
sion granted from Ring
George V
the word “Royal”
and collar badges
the Royal Engine
Britain.

In 1972, the command:
ing officer of the Sixth Field
squadron came across a book
about the RMER and was so

and hat

impressed with the history of

for the use of

Britain's senior reserve regi-
ment be worked to establish
an amanion,

In the tollowing 17 vears,
there were personal and offi-
cial visits between the nwo
regaments, but in 1989,
because of budget curbacks,
the visits all but ended.

Last summer the affla-
tion grew strong again, wher
members of the British regi-
ment managed a quick stap
in North miver after 4
sixeweek Canadian training
exercise.

According to Shaw, now
that the relationship with the
sMons” hay been re-estab-
lished, othe Sixth Field
squadron has no intention of
leving it slip again.

“We plan on spending
more with them.
Some of ¢ guys com:
ing to train with us this
spring.”

countzies he said.
“We don't have. the same
equipment or the money, but
in training and skills we are

at least as good.”
fe He.also said the team
* . members overed = they
have much: in‘common with

SEVEN members of North Van's Sixth Field Engineering Squadron, Cp!. Luebkmann
(left to right from back), Sapper Garrett, Sgt. h, Lieut. Shaw, Master Cpl. Stamp,
Sgt. Skibinsky and Cpl. Park trained with B ‘engineers this summer.

since the = Sixth — Field
squadron, which helped to
settle Western Canada, was

deportment our origins: are
very clearly British,
Which is not. surprising

their colleagues across the
pond.
“In custom, tradition and

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