Immediately upon his release from the Regular Force, David Ahenakew held a position with the Saskatchewan government and became active in the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN). Within a year he was elected to the position of FSIN president at age 35 - the youngest man ever elected as chief of the FSIN. He served 10 years in that position. During his time as FSIN president he released a report entitled "Indian Education in Saskatchewan" and played a role in the founding of the Saskatchewan Indian Cultural College and the Saskatchewan Indian Federated College in 1972. He was awarded held an honorary LL.D. Degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 1976 for his human rights work. In 1978, he received the John Stratychuk Memorial Award from the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission

In 1982, he was elected Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, the national representative body for Canadian aboriginals. He was a founding member of the National Indian Brotherhood and the World Council of Indigenous Peoples. He will be remembered as a courageous and intelligent native leader whose career was a major achievement for Indian people

The funeral for David Ahenakew was held on 16 March 2010 on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation where he was born and raised.

In accordance with Bill’s wishes, there will be no funeral or memorial service. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Kipnes Centre [4470 McCrae Avenue, Edmonton, AB, T5E 6M8] or a charity of your choice in his memory.

Repatriation took place on Friday, 23 July. Visitation is Wednesday, 28 July at 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. And 7:00 -9:00 p.m. At the Lathangue Chapel of Skwarchuk Funeral Homes [30 Simcoe Road, Bradford].

Funeral and interment services will be held at 11:00 a.m. On Thursday, 29 July at Holy Martyrs of Japan Roman Catholic Church, 167 Essa Street, (Essa St and Church Street) Bradford, Ontario. A private interment ceremony will follow the funeral.

In Memoriam donations in Sapper Collier’s name can be made to: Holy Martyrs of Japan Church Building Fund , Bradford District High School Scholarship Fund (Cheque Payable to: Brian Collier Memorial Fund-Simcoe County District School or Holy Trinity High School Scholarship Fund (Cheque Payable to: Catholic Education Trust Fund of Simcoe County/Muskoka. For more details, please contact the funeral home at (800) 209-4803)

A Celebration of Life will be held Monday, 17 May 2010 at 2:00 p.m. At Henderson's Funeral Home in Chilliwack [45901 Victoria Avenue, Chilliwack, BC V2P 2S9 (604) 792-1344].

Viewing is from 2:00 - 4:00 pm and 7:00 - 9:00 on Friday, 19 February at Butler Funeral Home, 424 Niagara St. In St. Catharines, ON.

The Funeral Service will be held in the Chapel at 9:30 am on Saturday, 20 February

John Gonzales joined 569 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps Brookfield in 1989 as an Officer Cadet and left the Cadet movement in 1997 at the rank of Lieutenant. The next year he enrolled with 144 Construction Engineering Flight Pictou as a Vehicle Technician and completed his initial trade training at Canadian Forces Base Borden in 1999. MCpl Gonzales received the National Electrical Mechanical Engineering Tradesman of the Year award in 2003. He completed his Vehicle Technician Qualification Level 5 in Borden in 2006 and achieved the Top Student Award.

During his time with 144 Construction Engineering Flight Pictou John was tasked to various locations throughout Canada and United States including: 14 Wing Greenwood, Land Force Atlantic Area Training Centre Detachment Aldershot, Canadian Training Centre Gagetown, Knoxville, Tennesee, Canadian Forces Base Detachment Debert, 19 Wing Comox, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Goose Bay, and Edmonton. He deployed to Afghanistan from January - August 2008. In September 2008 he received the Commander’s Commendation for excellent work with the Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

MCpl Gonzales filled a variety of positions while with 144 Construction Engineering Flight: IC Maintenance, 2IC Operations and Training, Team Leader of several community projects and, most recently, the Recruiter for 144 Construction Engineering Flight. He had just accepted a transfer to the Regular Force.

The funeral will be held at Colchester Community Funeral Home (512 Willow Street Truro NS). Visitation will be held following a Royal Canadian Legion Tribute Service on Thursday, 22 July at 12:00pm until the time of the Funeral Service at 2:00. Interment to follow in the Belmont Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia.

The funeral for Sgt Goudreault will be held in New Liskeard, ON at 1100 hrs on Tuesday 15 Jun 2010. Visitation will be at Perrin Funeral Home in New Liskeard [ 128 Whitewood Ave ] on Monday 14 Jun from 1400-1600 hrs and 1900-2100 hrs. There will be a final visitation on Tuesday morning 15 June from 0900-1000 hrs. Mass will be at Eglise Notre-Dame du Bon Secours in Belle Vallée, ON [ 1-6 St. Joseph Blvd ] at 1100hrs on Tuesday 15 June with interment to follow at the Belle Vallée Cemetery. A reception will follow at Eglise Notre-Dame du Bon Secours.

A Memorial Service was held at the RUSHNELL FUNERAL CENTRE, 60 Division Street, Trenton on Saturday, 6 February. Reception followed at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 110 Trenton. If desired, Memorial Donations to the Hospice Quinte or Paramed Home Health Care would be appreciated by the family.

A Graveside Service will be held at Noon on Friday, 9 July 2010 at Chilliwack Cemeteries with a Celebration of His Life to follow at the Promontory Lake Estates Clubhouse, 6001 Promontory Rd. Chilliwack, beginning at 2:00 pm. Friends and neighbours are welcome to attend both services. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choosing.

Tom was repatriated to Canada in 1946 and re-enlisted in the Royal Canadian Engineers as a Corporal with the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering in Chilliwack, BC. His subsequent tours included being an instructor with the Instructional and Administrative Cadre at Noranda, QC, tours with 2 Field Squadron and 3 Field Squadron as well as more postings with the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering in Military Engineering Squadron and Trades Training Squadron. Among his notable achievements was his appointment as Squadron Sergeant Major of 5 Escadron du Genie du Canada at Valcartier 1970-73. He retired to Chilliwack in February 1974.

There will be private arrangements by the family. If friends so desire, donations may be made to the BC Cancer Agency.

With the exception of two years on Instructional Staff in Saint John, NB, in 1960-1962, the rest of Les’ military career was spent at RCSME teaching bridging and mine warfare. In 1969 he was awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration and, on his 52nd birthday, ended thirty-six years of military service. Following his retirement from the Canadian Armed Forces, Les embarked on a second career as a mortgage administrator with The Permanent [now TD Canada Trust]. Following that he became the administrator for the RAAP program for the City of Chilliwack. Initially enjoying his retirement in Chilliwack, he moved to Calgary in 2008.

A Private Celebration of Les’ Life will be held at the Beverly Centre Glenmore (1729 90 Avenue S.W., Calgary, AB) on Thursday, 4 March. In lieu of flowers, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Alberta, 200, 119 - 14th Street N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1Z6 Telephone: (403) 264-5549 [ www.heartandstroke.ca ] or the Beverly Centre Glenmore (Beverly Auxiliary), 1729 90 Avenue S.W. Calgary, AB T2V 4S1 Telephone: (403) 253-8806, or to the charity of the donor’s choice. In living memory of Les Howard, a tree will be planted at Fish Creek Provincial Park by McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes, Chapel of the Bells, 2720 Centre Street North, Calgary, AB T2E 2V6 Telephone: 1-800-661-1599.

Undertaking his training in Brockville and Petawawa, Russ joined 23rd Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers in New Brunswick and sailed to England in July 1943 as a Platoon Commander. Soon after the arrival of his unit in France and throughout the northwest Europe campaign, Lt Kennedy served as the Company Reconnaissance Officer, returning home in 1946.

A highlight of Lt Kennedy’s WW II actions was his leadership in Operation BERLIN, the rescue mission at Arnhem, Holland, after the failed Operation MARKET GARDEN. As part of the 1st Canadian Army Troops, 20th and 23rd Field Companies helped withdraw some 2,500 British and Polish airborne paratroopers across the Neder Rijn River under heavy and continuous enemy fire during the night of 25/26 September 1944,. The stormboat operation saved more than 2,000 of the 10,000 members of the British 1st Airborne Division and Lt Russ Kennedy won a Military Cross for bravery for exceptional bravery in action. He was presented the medal by King George VI at Buckingham Palace after the war.

After the war, Russ Kennedy became a lecturer and later a Professor in Civil Engineering at Queen’s. Russ also commanded the Canadian Officer Corps contingent from 1951 to 1958, retiring as a lieutenant-colonel. Over the span of 40 years, he served Queen’s in many capacities including Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, Vice-Principal (Administration), and Executive Director of the Alumni Association. He was one of the first post-war faculty members to become deeply involved in industrial research in hydraulics and his outstanding work led directly to the establishment of a Coastal Engineering Laboratory at Queen’s. He retired in 1983.

A nationally honoured specialist in hydraulics and coastal engineering, in 1993 Russ Kennedy received an honorary doctorate of science from Queen's for his pioneering post-war research links with industry and for helping to reorganize both graduate studies and alumni affairs.

A memorial service in celebration of Dr. Kennedy’s life will be held Saturday, June 12 at 2:00 pm in the Ban Righ Fireside Room. In lieu of flowers, In Memoriam donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated.

In 2009 Sergeant MacNeil earned the 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group "Top Master Corporal" award for his outstanding junior leadership and he received an early promotion to Sergeant that Fall. Sgt MacNeil was on his second Afghanistan deployment and had also previously deployed twice to Bosnia.

Visitation will be at McGillivray Funeral Home, 16 Reserve Street, Glace Bay, NS on Wednesday 30 June and Thursday 1 July from 1400-1600 hrs and 1900-2100 hrs. The funeral service will be held Friday 2 July at 1400 hrs at Immaculate Conception Church, 468 Kings Rd, Dominion, NS.

Friends may call at the Westboro Chapel of Tubman Funeral Home, 403 Richmond Road, (at Roosevelt) on Tuesday, 29 June from 7-9 p.m. And on Wednesday, 30 June after 9 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Patrick’s Basilica, Kent St. At Nepean on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. Interment Pinecrest Cemetery. If you wish to make a donation in memory of Tom, please consider the Hospice at May Court 114 Cameron Ave., Ottawa, K1S 0X1.

The Funeral Service was held at the Steven R Bridges Funeral Home, 207 Mill St, Angus, ON on 11 February 2010. As expressions of sympathy, donations to The Royal Victoria Hospital or the RVH Cancer Care Centre would be appreciated by the family.

A private gathering will be held on Sunday, 28 March, to celebrate David's life. His ashes will be interred at the Beechwood Military Cemetary in Ottawa on Friday 18 June at 1:30.

Visitation will be Monday, 26 July 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at Malcolm, Deavitt & Binhammer Funeral Home, 141 Renfrew St, Pembroke. The funeral will be on Tuesday, 27 July at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 605 Black Bay Road, Petawawa. Participants are invited to wear uniform w/medals to provide an honour guard for Glenn.

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Hugh rejoined the army in 1951 in the Royal Canadian Engineers and served until 1973. In Canada he served in the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering at Camp Chilliwack, 59th Field Squadron at Camp Petawawa, 4 Works Company in Montreal , was Officer Commanding 31 Works Section in Soest Germany, and Base Construction Engineering Officer, Greenwood (1969 - 73). Outside Canada he served in Korea with 59th Field Squadron during the Korean Conflict, the United Nations Emergency Force I in the Suez Canal, the Sinai and the Gaza Strip, and in Germany. Upon retirement from the Canadian Forces Hugh worked with Public Works Canada in Halifax until his final retirement in 1987. Hugh belonged to a variety of organizations including the Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia, the Korea Veterans Association, the Military Engineers Association of Canada and the Retired Sappers Associations of both Chilliwack and Gagetown.

The funeral service took take place at Saint George's Round Church on 19 March, followed by a private family interment. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Saint George's Round Church (Anglican) 2222 Brunswick Street, Halifax, B3K 2Z3 or the Friends of the Halifax Public Gardens, PO Box 36103, 5665 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3J 3S8.

A Memorial Service will be held in First Memorial Funeral Chapel, 4725 Falaise Drive, Victoria, on Tuesday, 12 January at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Mark’s first posting was to the Construction Engineering Section at CFB Petawawa followed by a tour at 2 Combat Engineer Regiment 1979-1981. He was then transferred to Montreal where he became the Regular Support Staff Officer with 3 Field Engineer Regiment in Montreal 1981-1984 followed by a posting at Mobile Command Headquarters first as Staff Officer 3 Field Engineering and then Staff Officer 2 Establishments upon promotion to major. Mark then returned to 2 Combat Engineer Regiment as the Deputy Commanding Officer 1987-1989. From 2 CER Maj Zoledowski was assigned to the Canadian Forced School of Military Engineering as the first Officer Commanding Doctrine Troop in 1989 followed by duties as Officer Commanding Field Engineer Training Squadron 1991-1993. He was next a Project Manager for the Army 1993 - 2006 in Land Forces Atlantic Area and Land Forces Central Area. Mark retired from the Regular Force in October 2006 after more than 35 years of service to the Canadian Military Engineers and the Canadian Forces.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Mark can be made payable to St. John's (Bonnechere) Lutheran Church, c/o Pastor Charlie Nolting, 276 Island View Dr., RR 1 Golden Lake, ON, K0J 1X0.

A private memorial service will be held in July at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Germanicus (in the Golden Lake/Eganville/Pembroke area). Details to be published