Saturday August 21, 2010 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
N.L.A.S. Fairgrounds, Almonte, Ontario
  
 
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Duty Band | Guest of Honour | Military Displays

 
 

Durham Regional Police
Pipes & Drums

The Durham Regional Police Pipes and Drums was formed in 1996 under the direction of Pipe Major George Campbell. The band wears the MacBeth tartan commemorating Jon MacBeth Jenkins, first Chief of the Durham Regional Police Service.

Most band members are civilian volunteers. They serve as ambassadors and represent the Service with pride wherever performing; be that at a formal Police ceremony, local parade or pipe band competition. This group travels across the Province to compete at various highland games. Their mission is to represent and help foster the hard work and dedication characteristic of the Service.

Administration and management of both the pipe section and the drum corps come under the direction and leadership of Pipe Major Alex Thomson and Drum Sergeant Mark Humphrey. The music and teaching program are overseen by the band’s Piping Instructor Tom Bowen. Inspector Charlie Green is the Police liaison officer.

Band practices are held on Sunday afternoons at the Durham College Whitby Campus, 1610 Champlain Avenue. Also, there is a teaching program conducted on Thursday evenings at the DRP Police Learning Centre, Durham College Oshawa Campus, 2000 Simcoe Street North.

 

Mark Kosmos

The North Lanark Highland Games committee is happy to welcome former Ottawa Roughrider and Ottawa restaurateur to open the 2009 edition of the games.  Originally from Baltimore, Kosmos spent his college football years playing for the legendary Oklahoma Sooners before spending 8 years in the Canadian Football League (CFL).  The linebacker spent his time with the Montreal Alouettes (1970-71), the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1972-73) and the Ottawa Roughriders (1973-77) and won 4 Grey Cups.  In 1973 he won it as an Ottawa Roughrider and in 1976 he did it again, but this time as a team captain.  Mark was named to the CFL All-Star Team twice (1971 and 1976) and in 1971 he was also awarded the James P. McCaffrey Trophy as the outstanding player in the East Division.  In 2006, Mark was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Hall of Fame.

  
 

Military Displays

We are pleased to feature again military displays provided by 2 Combat Engineer Regiment (2 CER) from 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, Petawawa. This attraction was very popular at the 2005 Games, as part of our 'year of the veteran' celebration and once more at our 2006 Games. The 2 CER Display Team consists of five sappers, and displays include a LAV 3 armoured fighting vehicle and its crew, an explosive threat stand and a mine clearing demonstration (right). These displays are located in the beach area of the grounds; some of the beach will be used as a dummy minefield, where mine detection will be demonstrated, as it is conducted by our sappers, in route designation in Afghanistan, and as it has been conducted recently in Somalia and Rwanda. The mine clearance display will include the opportunity for public participation.

The featured military vehicle is the Light Armoured Vehicle 3 (LAV 3) (left). This vehicle weighs 16,950 kg, has a range of 450 km, and is capable of speeds of up to 100 kilometres per hour on road. It has a 350-hp Caterpillar diesel engine. The LAV 3 is a fast and well-armed vehicle, and is a state-of-the-art troop carrier. Its armament can include a 25-mm stabilized M242 chain gun, a 7.62-mm stabilized coaxial machine gun (C6), a 5.56 or 7.62-mm top-turret mounted machine gun, and a 76-mm grenade launcher. The vehicle provides good protection for its crew and passengers.


  
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