Due to a depletion of funds caused by delays in our Casino due to the on-going Covid situation, the 49th Bn the Loyal Edmonton Regiment Association regrettably will not be able to fulfill its winter bursary serial. It is our hope that we will be able to gain sufficient funding…
The following obituary appeared on the Beechwood, Ottawa, web site. Please click here to pay your respects to this former Eddie: Daniel Kim, died at the age of 44 on the 21st of October, 2020. He will always be lovingly remembered by his wife, In-Sun, Mother, Yang-Ja, Father Jun-Ki, brothers…
The Association has it’s casino dates booked for April 3 – 4, 2021, (Saturday/Sunday) at the Yellowhead Casino, Edmonton, and is looking for volunteers to assist. Funds from the casino allow us to support many initiatives including our bursary program. This is a call-out to all Eddies, if you can…
The 49th Bn, The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Association AGM, originally scheduled for Saturday, November 21, 2020, has been postponed until May 15, 2021, due to the on-going Covid restrictions within the City of Edmonton limiting the size of gatherings to 15 people. More information on timing and location will be…
We commissioned a new look for our badge in 2020 taking into account the red background of the serving Regiment, putting Lestock front and center, keeping a link to our past in the layout of the 1916 original windmill hat badge, and adding in the word “Association” to the banner.…
Due to the continued concern and uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, the Association regretfully announces that the 2020 Annual Banquet has been cancelled. Concern for our fellow Eddies, many of whom are aging and of uncertain health, has prompted this decision.
The following obituary appeared in the Edmonton Journal August 14, 2020: Michael Shaun Wood October 2, 1979 – August 2, 2020 With great sadness we announce the sudden passing of MichaelShaun Wood on August 2, 2020. Michael is survived by his mother, Dianne, and his children, Colby and Kinley. He…
Typically the BBQ that was formerly called Lestock Day has been held in June. With the Covid-19 lock-down and gradual re-opening we have been working through in Alberta it has been decided to postpone the event until September, 2020, at the earliest. More information to follow here when available.
To all members of The Loyal Edmonton Regiment and Regimental Family: It is imperative that we in the Regimental Family keep in contact with each other during this crisis. The Association endeavors to aide any one of the Eddies and their families. You are not alone, if you need assistance…
July 14, 1921 to March 24, 2020 Dave passed away peacefully at the Coronation Long Term Care Centre in Coronation, Alberta on the afternoon of March 24th at the age of 98 years. Dave was one of ten children born to Andrew and Agnes Pennington at their farm south west…
