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What is the Senate?(20 August 2010) The Senate is made up of a select group of members who are the vigilant keepers of the organization’s ways and traditions. The Senate comprises the unit’s past and present commanding officers and honorary lieutenant colonels. As guests with the right to speak, the current and former regimental se... (read more)
The 12e Régiment blindé du Canada Museum(23 July 2010) Until August 22, the 12e Régiment blindé du Canada (12 RBC) Museum is presenting an exhibition entitled “Honneurs et sacrifices – Le Canada et les Guerres mondiales” [Honours and Sacrifices: Canada and the World Wars]. Two presentations were given earlier in the exhibition season, starting with ... (read more)
Eleventh Season of the Pierre Boucher Colonial Militia(29 June 2010) The Colonial Militia is celebrating its 11th anniversary with performances all summer long at the Parc Portuaire de Trois-Rivières and the Jardin des Ursulines. This year, there will also be demonstrations at the Manoir Boucher-de-Niverville on Bonaventure Street. The Pierre Boucher Colonial Militi... (read more)
Honours and Sacrifice(15 June 2010) Until August 22, the Trois-Rivières Military Museum (the 12e Régiment blindé du Canada Museum) is presenting an exhibition entitled “Honneurs et sacrifices – Le Canada et les Guerres mondiales” [Honours and Sacrifices: Canada and the World Wars]. This exhibition illustrates the role of the Canadian... (read more)
QMB 1003(2 June 2010) Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) course number 1003 has come to an end. Twenty-seven students successfully completed this unique, highly demanding training. These members demonstrated great skill; they can be proud of their performance and the knowledge they have acquired with the help of their ex... (read more)
DECORATION, COMMENDATION, PROMOTION(23 May 2010) Lieutenant-Colonel Steven Young, Commanding Officer of 12e Régiment blindé du Canada, paraded the members of his unit for the last time this season before they are deployed to summer training. He took the opportunity to congratulate his troops on their excellent work and to present a number of decor... (read more)
New Regimental Colonel(11 May 2010) On April 24th, 2010, Brigadier-General Albert Geddry became the Honourary Colonel of the 12e Régiment blindé du Canada. Indeed, the change of command ceremony between Lieutenant-General Paul G. Addy and Brigadier-General Albert Geddry was held in CFB Valcartier, at the Major-François-Xavier-Lambert ... (read more)
Military Museum of Trois-Rivières at the Centre Les Rivières(4 May 2010) From April 30th to May 2nd, the regiment's museum, the "Musée militaire de Trois-Rivières", held an information booth at the Centre Les Rivières shopping center as part of the 4th Desjardins Mauricie Tourism Fair. Nearly 40 organizations, businesses or institutions participated in order to be better... (read more)
LFCPFS(13 April 2010) Anually, every military personnel serving under Land Force Command must meet the The Land Force Command Physical Fitness Standard (LFCPFS), without distinction between Regular or Reserve Force, age or gender. The three LFCPFS tasks include: A 13 km weightload march; A casualty evacuation... (read more)
139 years and as active as ever!(27 March 2010) The members of 12e Régiment blindé du Canada in Trois-Rivières recently celebrated the unit’s 139th anniversary. On 24 March 1871, four rural companies—Trois-Rivières, Louiseville, Berthierville and Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon—were grouped together to form the Régiment, which today has over 150 memb... (read more)
Recruiting booth at Centre Les Rivières(22 March 2010) 12 RBC Trois-Rivières recently set up a recruiting booth at Centre Les Rivières. The very popular activity was organized by the Recruiting Centre, and a number of units were present, including local Reserve Force units (62 Fd Regt and HMCS Radisson) and a communications unit, as well as members of t... (read more)
Master Corporal Martial Boisvert receives Sacrifice Medal(7 March 2010) Brigadier-General Simon Hébert, Acting Commander of Land Force Quebec Area, recently awarded 38 Sacrifice Medals during a ceremony held for the first time at CFB Valcartier. All of the Commanding Officers and Regimental Sergeant-Majors of the units involved were in attendance. The Sacrifice Medal ... (read more)
Winter field techniques(24 February 2010) On 20 and 21 February 2010, the unit held an exercise to learn about winter field techniques. The seasoned master corporals had the task of familiarizing the soldiers with the small problems that can arise with equipment as a result of the cold and snow; for example, camp stove seals can contract in... (read more)
New A Squadron Commander(10 February 2010) Captain Bruno Bergeron became the new 12 RBC Trois Rivières A Squadron Commander at the beginning of the year. Captain Bergeron arrived at the unit in September 2009 and has over 20 years of experience in the Regular Force within 12 RBC Valcartier. During his career, the Captain has mainly served... (read more)
Our members honoured at City Hall(19 January 2010) Our members who have returned from the mission in Afghanistan were commemorated at a civic reception at Trois-Rivières City Hall. Mr Lajoie, the Mayor’s representative, spoke of the dedication of the women and men who took part in this mission, during which a number of Canadian troops lost their liv... (read more)
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