Thursday May 18, 2023

 

• 0830 – 1800 – Registration – Reception & Information Centre – Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 6

 

• 0900 – 1600 – VIIICH Assn Golf Tournament – Petitcodiac Golf & Country Club

 

• 0900 – 1600 – Spousal / Guest Program Tour & Lunch – Cornhill Nurseries

 

• 0900 – 1600 – Self-guided tours – local, Activities - Open Day

 

• Shopping – Downtown Moncton/Champlain Mall

• Hopewell Rocks – Fundy Park

• Visit Magnetic Hill & Zoo,

• Visit to “Resurgo”, Moncton Museum

• others

 

• 1900 – 2300 – Maritime Kitchen Party – Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 6 –Jimmy the Janitor & DJ

 

Friday, May 19, 2023  

 

• 0830 – 1800 – Registration – Reception & information Centre – Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 6       Pictorial History Distribution (Registration Desk)                                                                                     

                                                                                                                           

• 0900 – 0930 – Coffee etc. (Legion)

 

• 0900 – 1000 – Identifying Battlefield Casualties – 106 Years Later 

          Sarah Lockyer Ph.D. – Coordinator of Victim Identification Services, Department of National Defence

Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 6

 

• 0930 – 1200 – Spousal / Guest Program – Tour of Magnetic Hill Winery, Wine & Cheese Tasting

 

• 10:00 – 1030 – 175th Pictorial History Book Launch – Dr. Lee Windsor & Book Signing – Allan Halfper / Mike McNorgan, Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 6  Pictorial History Distribution (Registration Desk)

                                                                                           

• 1030 – 1045 – Coffee Break

                                           

• 1045 – 1200 – The 8th Hussars - the Italian Campaign (December 17th, 1943 – Jan 1945)

       Lee Windsor Ph.D., Fredrik S. Eaton Chair in Canadian Army Studies - University of New Brunswick 

       Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 6, Moncton

 

• 1200 – 1330 – Association & Veteran’s Luncheon, Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 6

 

• 1330 – 1430 – VIIICH Association General Meeting – Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 6

• 1500 – 1600 – Memorial Service and Roll of Honour, St George’s Anglican Church, Moncton,Note: Congregants and guests to be seated by 1430              

 

• 1830 – 2000 – 175th VIIICH Commemorative Concert – New Brunswick Youth Orchestra, Wesleyan Celebration Centre, St George Blvd. Note: Timing change to 1830 – patrons to be seated by 1810.

 

Saturday May 20, 2023  

 

• 0830 – 1200 – Registration – Reception & Information Centre – Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 6

       Pictorial History Distribution (Registration Desk)

 

• 0930 – 0950 – Private Audience – HRH & VIIICH Command Team

 

• 10:00 – 1045 –Private Reception – HRH & VIIICH Regimental Council -

 

• 1100 – 1200 – 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise’s) – Exercise of the Freedom of the City of Moncton,

 

• 1115 – 1130 – 3rd Field Regiment – Gun Salute – Riverside Park, Moncton

 

• 1130 – 1330 – Civic Reception, Moncton City Hall  

 

• 1400 – 1600 – Open House / Visitation VIIICH Lines & RHQ – Equipment/Weapons/Vehicles  

 

• 1800 – 1845 – Private Reception – VIIICH Affiliated Regiments & Friends of the Regiment

       Shediac Room – Delta Beauséjour Hotel

 

• 1800- 1850 – Public Reception – All Ranks, Association, Regimental Council, Public

       Mezzanine, Delta Beauséjour Hotel

 

• 1900 – 2300 – Gala Dinner – All Ranks, Association, Regimental Council, Public – Ballroom, Delta Beauséjour Hotel. Note Guests are to be seated by 1850.