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Clair "WHYTIE" Whyte
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Expansion of RCR museum planned
From London Free Press
Sun, March 11, 2007
London's military history will be saluted in a plan to expand the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum at historic Wolseley Barracks.
A strategic fundraising plan will be kicked off in a special program tomorrow at the museum with a bit of star power, military and otherwise.
Honorary chairperson is Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent who will appear at a news conference with Brig.-Gen. Gary O'Brien, a Londoner who has just returned from service in Afghanistan.
O'Brien will describe his experiences in that country.
A plan at the by-invitation-only event will be outlined to expand the existing RCR Museum along the western wing of the barracks at Oxford and Elizabeth streets to which troops first moved in 1888. Elements of the RCR have been stationed there since.
Among those expected at the event marking the start of the Building for the Future campaign will be Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best, who will talk about London's history as a "garrison town."
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Mike Blais
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A ROYAL CANADIAN "NEVER PASSES A FAULT"
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RCR museum needs money
Mon, March 12, 2007
By JOHN MINER, SUN MEDIA
The museum housing the artifacts of Canada’s longest-serving infantry regiment launched a drive today to raise $2.3 million over two years to rebuild and refurbish its London facility.
Headquartered in London, the Royal Canadian Regiment has served in every major conflict from the Boer War to the current campaign in Afghanistan.
“In essence, that is the history of Canada,” said Brig. Gen. Philip Spencer, chair of the board of directors of the museum.
While the Canadian government provides some money for building maintenance, there is no support for the specialized equipment and structures required by the museum, Spencer said.
The cost of operating the museum is carried by the regiment.
Plans for the museum include a 6,500 square foot expansion that will include more gallery and storage space and relocating the main door to the Memorial Arch to give it a more friendly image to the public.
At present, people driving by the museum on Oxford Street don’t realize it is a public facility, said Douglas Weldon, honorary lieutenant colonel of the regiment.
The museum’s lighting, heating and cooling systems also need to be upgraded to properly preserve the artifacts, Weldon said.
On the second floor of the museum, there will be a larger exhibition gallery to show the regiment’s Nato operations and a gallery for the regiment’s current operations in Afghanistan and Haiti.
London Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best said it is important to recognize London’s strong military connections and honour the people who serve.
“As a community it is important to recognize the military in this community is still more than 800 strong today,” she said.
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3RCR 1979-82 M Coy, Pipes & Drums, Sigs, Mortars. (CFB Baden-Soellingen)
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