Civil Defence Canada

[derk derin]

I have collected a number of civil defence items over the years and have some questions about them that the MLU'ers could help me answer.
The first one is the significance of the color of the helmets,I have three so far and all have different paint.The second question was the decal changed sometime around 1952,the wartime decal had a Kings crown on top then changed to a CD shield with Canada on top.Was this because the Queens Coronation that would have replaced any Kings crown on government status?
Did the Civil Defence have their own vehicles?
The first helmet is painted black with a wartime crest/C.L./C. 1942;


The second is painted green with a wartime crest/C.L./C. 1942;


The third is painted white with a wartime crest but has Edmonton replacing the word Canada in the decal/C.L./C. 1943.Were there other decals with cities titled in them as well?


I have a brassard with a wartime crest on it and C broadarrow stamped on the back;



There is a MK VII 1942 general service respirator bag with civil defence canada markings;


Now this poster has the wartime crest on it but is dated 1952;



The manual here also has the wartime crest in the inside page and is dated 1951;


On the inside pages was listed the organization of the civil defence and its groups.I guess this is why there are armbands made for the different groups listed;