WARRIORS DAY PARADE COUNCIL years and still marching

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1 Honorary Patron The Hon. James K. Bartleman, OOnt Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Honorary President Colonel The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, PC, CC, KStJ, OOnt, QC WARRIORS DAY PARADE COUNCIL years and still marching Honorary Parade Marshal Major-General Lewis W. MacKenzie, MSC, CD, OStJ, OOnt President MWO Charles G. Harding, CD Past Presidents P/0 Donald Cameron Cpl William Gordon LCol Jack Lee, CD Maj Don Duthie, CD, SBStJ, Capt Mort Lightstone, CD Vice-President Operations LCol John Burns, CD, ADC Vice-President Administration Capt Rose McGuire, CD General Secretary Mrs. Marjorie Harding Treasurer MWO George MacLean, CD CNEA Liaison Maj Don Duthie, CD, SBStJ Directors Maj Don Duthie, CD, SBStJ Mr. John Hymers CWO John Speirs, MMM, CD MWO Mark Stephens, CD Members of Council Maj Sandra Bullock Mr. David Burns Lt Joe Cardwell Mrs. SarahRose Duthie Capt Jean-Paul Ferron Maj Robert Holliday, CD Capt Stewart Kellock, CD, OStJ MWO Leonard Pelletier, CD Sgt Robert Thomas F/O Reg Walders Life Members F/O Norman Dale Maj John Fogg, CD F/Sgt Harry Hinton, DFM, CD, OStJ MWO Leonard Pelletier, CD S/Sgt Tom Reynolds, EM, CD Maj George Suzuki, CD Sgt Gord Walker Lt J. Armand Warren WMO Jim Webb TO: ALL PARTICIPANTS OF THE WARRIORS' DAY PARADE May 1 st, 2006 Re: 85 th Anniversary Warriors' Day Parade, Sat., August 19 th, 2006 The Warriors Day Parade is pleased to continue honouring our veterans in celebration of various events that have taken place after World War II. This year s theme is Coming Home Enclosed please find the following information in regard to this year s Parade: (a) (b) (c) (d) 2006 Parade Order [four pages], application for Family Tickets [two pages], an attractive poster with general Parade details, and a "Salute To Heroes" circular. We now look forward to Saturday, August 19 th, 2006 and our 85th Warriors' Day Parade, the longest continuous Parade of its type, which will once again remind Canadians of the importance of the personal sacrifices made by members of the Armed Forces of Canada in protecting the freedom we all enjoy. Every year is an important year to honour our veterans and their service. Information is also enclosed from GO Transit with respect to their Warriors Day free ride program for Veterans and the families of deceased Veterans. We would like to express our sincere appreciation to GO Transit for this most generous offer. This is the 128 th year of the Canadian National Exhibition. We wish to thank the Canadian National Exhibition Association for its continued support of the Warriors' Day Parade over the last 85 years. The Warriors' Day Parade Council looks forward to your participation in this year's Parade on Saturday, August 19 th, It is the intention of the Warriors' Day Parade Council to continue to hold this annual Parade as long as there are participants and support. Be sure to visit our our new website at Yours truly,

2 2006 Warrior's Day Parade PARADE ORDER 1. WHEN: Saturday, August 19, Markers will form up at 1000 hours. The Parade moves off at 1030 hours sharp. 2. ASSEMBLY AREA: Gore Park, south of Fort York Armoury, between Fleet Street and Lakeshore Boulevard, east of the Princes' Gates at the C.N.E., and west of Fort York Blvd. 3. PARADE ROUTE: Through the Princes' Gates, along Princes' Blvd, in front of National Trade Centre (NTC), up west side of NTC. Through the Passage between NTC and Horse Palace. In the north-west entrance of Ricoh Coliseum from the West Annex. Exit the Arena through the north-east entrance. 4. SALUTING DAIS: Located at the east side of the Arena in the Ricoh Coliseum. 5. DISPERSAL AREA: The Parade will exit the Ricoh Coliseum Arena through the north east doors and disperse in the East Annex. 6. REGISTRATION: Each registering contingent must be a military or paramilitary organization Each participating contingent must be registered at the Registration Tables, located at the west end of Gore Park. Please register as early as possible. Registration commences at 0900 hours and closes at 1015 hours. Only ONE person per contingent should register. The registering person should be familiar with the full name of the contingent and the representative's name, address and telephone number. At registration, the registrant will be issued a standard that will show the organization's number. This registration number serves two purposes. The first is to identify the contingent's name to the announcer at the march past and the second for judging purposes. Please be certain this Parade number is visible and carried for the full length of the Parade Route. As the Warriors' Day Parade Council cannot predict the number of Cadets and Scouts available for the Parade, you may be required to provide your own standard bearer to carry your registration number. The standard must be carried in the front rank and on the right hand side of your unit; i.e., beside your right marker and be visible at all times for the judges and the announcer. Wherever possible, cadets or scouts will be assigned to Bands and Colour parties. (See Para 10, JUDGING.) Contingents having few marchers may, if they wish, march together with another unit. In these cases only the combined contingent will register and that contingent will only be eligible to receive any awards won. Upon amalgamation the unused registration numbers must be returned to the registration table. In addition the combined contingent must decide which name is to be used for judging purposes, for the announcer and the award of trophies if any. Those individuals unable to march the entire Parade route are invited to 'fall in' with their contingents for the march past. This joining up point' will be the North West entrance of the Ricoh Coliseum. Page 1 of 4

3 A Registering Contingent must be a military or para-military organization. Contingents must register at one of the five tables as listed below: Table 1: Canadian Bands-Brass, Pipes & Drums, Trumpet, Bugle, Fife Flute, Accordion, etc. Table 2: Canadian Colour Party/Guard Table 3: Allied and Visiting Contingents Table 4: Royal Canadian Legions, Canadian Veterans Associations, Canadian Ex-service Women's organizations Table 5: Serving Forces, Regular and Reserve 7. ORDER OF MARCH: Section No. 1 (Blue) - Royal Canadian Legion Section No. 2 (Red) - Dieppe Veterans, Regimental and Corps Associations, Hong Kong Veterans, Dunkirk Veterans, Burma Star Association, Royal Navy Association, Royal Marine Association, Merchant Navy Association, Canadian and British Airborne Forces Associations, Guards Division Association, Royal Canadian Naval Association Section No. 3 (White) - Public Service Veterans, Police War Veterans, Fire Fighters War Veterans Associations, Unattached Veterans , Korea, Peace Keeping, United Nations Force. Section No. 4 (Green) - Allied and Visiting 8. PARADE MARSHAL: The Parade Marshal is responsible for the placement of each contingent in the Parade formation 9. BANDS: Unattached bands will be assigned a position in the Parade by the Parade Marshal. 10. JUDGING: The Judges decisions are final. Judging is based on the following criteria: (a) General effect and Public reaction (b) Uniformity and correctness of dress (c) Drill, marching deportment and discipline NOTE: Scores are recorded to the Registration Number carried by the appointed person from the contingent. Music performance will not be judged. 11. WINNERS: Are usually advised within seven days following the Parade. (A maximum of two representatives per contingent will be invited to the Awards Dinner for presentation of the award). 12. AWARDS: The Warriors' Day Parade Council shall determine the number of awards given each competition. (See page 3). 13. AWARDS DINNER OCTOBER 13, 2006: Due to space limitations, attendance is by "invitation only" to those contingents being awarded a trophy. Each of the winning organizations receives two (2) tickets only. NO EXCEPTIONS will be made. As a result, anyone arriving without a dinner ticket WILL NOT be admitted. 14. PARTICIPATION AWARDS: Entries for the Participation Awards may be obtained at the Information Officer table adjacent to the Registration tables. Only those serving or ex-serving personnel marching in the Parade are eligible. Entries are to be deposited in the drum located at the dispersal area at the East Annex building of Ricoh Coliseum. A selected number of entries will be drawn. The winners will be notified after the Parade and will receive a cash award by mail. Page 2 of 4

4 15. ORDER OF DRESS: At the discretion of participating contingent. 16. MILITARY DECORATION: Service Medals are to be worn. 17. ARMS: Arms may be carried. The firing of any weapon, rifle, etc., is prohibited by law and is not permitted. Any infringement will immediately disqualify the contingent from any awards. 18. COLOURS: National colours are not to be dipped at anytime. 19. POSTER: Please post the enclosed flyers on your notice boards, so your members will have advance information. 20. INFORMATION: Address any inquiries to: MWO Charles Harding, CD President 496 Mortimer Avenue Phone: Toronto, Ontario, M4J 2G DO S AND DON T S: DO S DON T S 1. Reply to these instructions quickly and signify your intent to participate to the Parade Marshal, MWO Mark Stephens Phone , mstephens0815@rogers.com 2. (a) Arrive early at Gore Park on Saturday, August 19 th, 2006, to register and (b) Follow Parade Marshal s instructions. 3. Always display your assigned Parade number so the judges can identify you. 4. Parade Marshal is the final authority on who will/will not participate. 1. DO NOT discard Parade numbers at the end of the Parade. 2. National flags, standards, guidons and colours are NOT to be dipped during the Parade. 3. Firearms carried on Parade are NOT to be discharged. 4. No knives are to be displayed. 5. No banners are to be carried or displayed on Parade. COMPETITIONS OPEN TO ORGANIZATIONS DOMICILED IN CANADA A. The Canon Scott Trophy - Marching Formation of 20 or less members B. The Goodyear Remembrance Trophy - Marching Formation of 21 or more members C. The Elwood Hughes Trophy - Bands, Brass, Trumpet and Bugle D. The Hon. L.M. Alexander Pipe Band Award - Pipes and Drums of 20 or less members Page 3 of 4

5 E. The Metropolitan Toronto Police Veterans Memorial Trophy - Pipes and Drums of 20 or more members F. The John Labatt Trophy - Colour Guard/Party of 6 or more members G. The Molson Trophy - Bands; Flute, Fife and Drum, Accordion, etc. H. The Lt (N/S) Kay Christie ARRC Memorial Trophy - Ex-service Women's Organization I. The LCol. The Hon. J. Keller MacKay Memorial Trophy - Canadian Armed Forces - Regular and Reserve J. Lord Mayors' (London, England) Cup Competition - Largest Marching Unit on Parade K. The Frank Jamieson Memorial Trophy - Parade Champions - The unit obtaining the highest score L. Council Award of Merit - MGen Bruce J. Legge CMM, CM, ED, CD, QC Trophy - Presented to the person, group or organization deemed by the Council through the President and Executive, best exemplifying the objectives of the Warriors' Day Parade Council M. Drum Major William MacDougall MacKay, CD Memorial Trophy - Awarded in a competition to a Drum Major of non-military pipes and drums band. COMPETITIONS OPEN TO ALLIED OR VISITING CONTINGENT A. The Samko Trophy - Allied or Visiting Unit obtaining the highest score. B. Plaques for 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd - Platoon / Marching Formations C. Plaques for 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd - Bands D. Plaques for 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd - Colour Party / Guard Visit us on the Net at: Page 4 of 4

6 Warriors' Day Parade - Saturday, August 19, Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, Ontario 2006 APPLICATION FOR FAMILY TICKETS Free Family tickets to the Canadian National Exhibition grounds will be issued only to Canadian or Allied Veterans, or members and ex-members of the Canadian Forces (Permanent Force or other Canadian Components) and their IMMEDIATE FAMILIES. A. Each request for free Family tickets, including organizations requesting on behalf of their members, must provide proof of military service by quoting service number and/or name of unit. B. All applications for tickets must be received on or before Friday, August 11 th, 2006 C. Free Family tickets WILL NOT BE HONOURED AFTER 12:00 P.M. on the day of the parade, as all related activities associated with the parade will be completed at or before that time. ALSO PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE TICKETS WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR THE OPENING WEEK-END COME BACK PROMOTION AND/OR ANY OTHER CNE PROMOTIONS. D. IMPORTANT: Free Family tickets are only for use of veterans, members and ex-members of the Canadian Forces and their immediate families. Veterans, not affiliated with any recognized organization and ex-service personnel may, on giving proof of military service, receive tickets for themselves and their immediate families by writing to the address below enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope to their request for tickets. All other unattached veterans or ex-service personnel may also apply in the same manner as above. Ticket Chairman Warriors' Day Parade Council 105 Hollyberry Trail Toronto, Ontario, M2H 2N9 PERSONNEL ON PARADE DO NOT REQUIRE TICKETS TO ENTER THE CNE GROUNDS Please provide the following information, as per attached form, by August 11 th, 2006 (1) Number of tickets required (2) Veterans Name, Rank & Serial or Regimental Number (3) Your Military Unit (4) Address to whom tickets are to be mailed (5) A stamped, self-addressed reply envelope PLEASE POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE ON YOUR BULLETIN BOARD

7 Sir, I require tickets for the Warriors Day Parade on August 19, NAME: Rank: Serial / Regimental Number: My Military Unit was: Address: : By August 11 th, mail this request with a stamped, selfaddressed Mail tickets to this Address: reply envelope Mail to: Ticket Chairman Warriors Day Parade Council 105 Hollyberry Trail Toronto, Ontario, M2H 2N9 Free Family tickets WILL NOT BE HONOURED AFTER 12:00pm on the day of the Parade, as all related activities associated with the Parade will be completed at or before that time. ALSO PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE TICKETS WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR THE OPENING WEEK-END COME BACK PROMOTION AND/OR ANY OTHER CNE PROMOTIONS. Sir, I require tickets for the Warriors Day Parade, August 19, 2006 NAME: Rank: Serial / Regimental Number: My Military Unit was: Address: Mail tickets to this address: _ By August 11 th, mail this request with a stamped, Selfaddressed reply envelope Mail to: Ticket Chairman Warriors' Day Parade Council 105 Hollyberry Trail Toronto, Ontario, M2H 2N9 Free Family tickets WILL NOT BE HONOURED AFTER 12:00pm on the day of the Parade, as all related activities associated with the Parade will be completed at or before that time. ALSO PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE TICKETS WILL NOT QUALIFY FOR THE OPENING WEEK-END COME BACK PROMOTION AND/OR ANY OTHER CNE PROMOTIONS.

8 A SALUTE TO HEROES 2006 BAND DISPLAY and NARRATIVE FREE ADMISSION COMPLIMENTS OF THE CNE FREE ADMISSION COMPLIMENTS OF THE CNE IN CELEBRATION OF THE 60 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOMECOMING AND THE 85 TH WARRIORS' DAY PARADE FEATURING THE BANDS OF THE TORONTO GARRISON 48 th Highlanders of Canada; Governor General s Horse Guards; HMCS York Lorne Scots; Queens Own; Queens York Rangers; Royal Regiment; 7 th Toronto RCA and the Toronto Scottish DANCERS & VOCALIST Danielle Bourre SPECIAL GUEST BANDS The National Band of the Naval Reserve Saturday, August 19, 2006 (at the conclusion of the Parade, approximately 12:00 noon) WHERE Ricoh Coliseum Exhibition Place, Toronto PLEASE POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE ON YOUR BULLETIN BOARD

9 Veterans ride free to Warriors Day Parade announcement GO Transit values the sacrifice of our war veterans. It s an honour to recognize your valour, and we d like to show our gratitude by offering you and one companion free transportation to this year s Warriors Day Parade at the CNE. When can I ride free? On Saturday, August 19, 2006, you may ride free all day on GO Transit. Who can ride free? You and one companion may ride free. Others travelling with you must buy tickets or passes. How do I get on the GO? You and your companion can take any GO Train or GO Bus anytime on Warriors Day. There is no need to buy a ticket. On the train: Simply get on the train you don t need to identify yourself unless asked while aboard the train. On the bus: Identify yourself as a veteran to the bus driver. How will you know I m a veteran? Please wear your medals, beret, blazer, uniform, or something else that clearly identifies you as a war veteran. What about the families of deceased veterans? The immediate families of deceased veterans may also ride free. Please make sure you carry something to identify your relation to the deceased veteran, such as an identification card or service papers. Check us out for more info Need to know how to get on the GO? Our telephone information guides would be happy to help you. And you can check our easy-touse website anytime at the address below. GET ON THE GO GO Transit Toronto local calling area GET ON GO ( ) long distance toll free TTY teletypewriters only