Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 6046 FOCUS - NOVEMBER 2016 46 FOCUS - SEPTEMBER 2016 46 FOCUS - NOVEMBER 2016 One of the oldest continuously serving military regi- ments in Canada is right at our doorstep. Established as the 34th Battalion on September 14, 1866 with its headquarters in Whitby, the Regiment was formed in response to the concern over Fenians and others who attacked Canada that year. In addition, soldiers who had fought in the American Civil War and were left unemployed at its conclusion were wandering aimlessly around the country looking for mili- tary involvement. Many joined the Fenian movement. In Port Perry those who saw this threat clearly, joined the 5th Company of the 34th Battalion. The Battalion was designated as the Ontario Regiment in 1920. Now headquartered at the Armouries in Oshawa, the Regiment has an extremely colourful and proud history. Since its creation it has drawn recruits for all over Ontario but when citizens of Scugog felt the urge to come to the aid of our country, they invariably volunteered with the Ontario Regiment. Rod Henderson has written a beautiful and well-docu- mented book on the history of the Regiment entitled Fidelis EtParatus:TheHistoryoftheOntarioRegiment,1866-2016. He will be coming to Port Perry to discuss his book at the November meeting of the Lake Scugog Historical Society. Copies of his book will be for sale at the meeting which will be held in St John’s Presbyterian Church at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday November 9. The Ontario Regiment Tom Rowett, B.A, RDA Karsten Doose, CFP, RDA Anita Van Zeeland, FTA 269 Queen Street, Port Perry (Old War Memorial Library) 905-985-1926 • www.1fc.ca Your One Stop Independent Financial Shopping REM EM B ER CANADA’S SOL DIERS W ITH P RIDE 14325 Simcoe St., Port Perry 905-985-7341 Lest We Forget 193 Queen Street, Port Perry • 905-985-7306 www.emmersoninsurance.com INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED SINCE 1917 WE REMEMBER