Association Dinner a Tremendous Success

OTTAWA, October 2005 - The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Regimental Association hosted the 60th Annual Reunion Dinner on October 22, 2005. This year's Dinner Committee headed by Roger Laplante decided to go with a Dutch theme as it was sixty years ago the Holland was liberated.

This year's head table included RSM Clapham and his wife Jane, LCol Walsh, Karen Nutall, Gerry McCauley President of the Association and his wife Sylvia, Honourary Colonel Urie, and Marty Lane President of the Governor Generals Foot Guards Association and his wife Estelle.

More that 250 sat down for dinner this year, one of the largest dinners in recent memory. Conrad Laplante former RSM of the unit gave the Address to the Haggis and Conrad did a fabulous job.

This years entertainment included the sounds of the Pipes and Drums of the Cameron Highlanders. Pauline van der Roest entertained us with her beautiful voice as Fred Hill accompanied her on the keyboard. This year our Regimental Toast had a little twist as Gordon Wright sang his way through the toast as he was picking away at his guitar. Much to the surprise of many Gord has written several songs about the Regiment and has a wonderful voice.

As the days and years pass us by, more and more of our veterans pass on. At the end of this years dinner we had taken the opportunity to gathered all those who were there sixty years ago for a photo.

Judging by the look on may faces, this was a very successful dinner. Thanks go out to the committee and all those who assisted in the set up and take down.