30 years ago today...

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by Jon Skagfeld

...is when the "big bump" occurred at an RRX in Mississauga, Ontario, west of Toronto.

Hi Jon;

I missed your original post, but I remember the Mississauga train derailment also. I was serving with 1 RCR at the time. We were informed upon arrival back at Wolseley Barracks from the Remembrance Day parade. By 1700hrs that evening the battalion vehicle packets were marshalled on the square, all living out battalion personnel were ordered in. Shortly after the vehicles were marshalled, it was decided that the battalion would deploy as per winter scale, which by 2300hrs that evening was completed with the battalion vehicle packets re-marshalled on the square ready to roll. We spent approx. the next five days confined to barracks awaiting the order to move ... which never came ... after stand-down and the return of stores, the kegs that had been awaiting the battalion upon arrival back in barracks from the Remembrance Day parade were tapped and the rest is history ...

Cheers