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Leauge NotesVICE-REGAL INTERNS: PRODUCTIVE SUMMERS Early reports suggest that the League's three Interns once again enjoyed useful and happy summers as Antony Dobrzensky, Keith Roy and Matthew Goodwin served the Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia respectively. Keith's responsibilities included the mammoth task of coordinating His Honour's allocation of Golden Jubilee Medals, while Matthew worked on the vice-regal web site and assisted with speech ideas. Her Honour Myra A. Freeman wrote the Dominion Chairman Sept 11th to express her appreciation for the League's assistance, calling Matthew "a great promoter and ambassador for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, and I was very pleased with his performance." WINNIPEG TEENAGER TRANSLATES LEAGUE WEB SITE The ability to add to the hitherto-brief contents of the French version of the League web site at www.monarchist.ca came over the summer thanks to the volunteer translation of Winnipeg student Michael Poplyansky, 14. A Toronto native who lived in Moncton and Montreal prior to settling on the Prairie, Michael has been in French Immersion classes since Grade One. He is now a student in the International Baccalaureate programme at Winnipeg's renowned Kelvin High School. A component of the IB programme is voluntary community service, CAS - and Michael contacted John Aimers to ask how he could assist. Trilingual (Russian his third language), Michael enjoys history, hiking, the Royal Canadian Air Farce, playing the piano and baby sitting/tutoring - his part-time job. Michael writes, "I have been a monarchist for quite along time, probably ever since I learned how the system of government works. Being someone who enjoys history, I also value the ancient traditions that make up the Canadian culture. However, having come from a bilingual environment, I realize that some Canadians (not only francophones) view the monarchy as an institution that can only appeal to English Canadians. My own experience proves this attitude to be untrue, but the perception remains." Michael's translations are currently being reviewed by members Paul Benoit and René Le Clère. Meanwhile, the League's growing web site having run out of space on its current server, HQ is negotiating for additional space at a rate that will overall prove less expensive. It is hoped to have Michael's splendid work up and running in November. Merci beaucoup, Michel! LEAGUE NOTECARDS NOW AVAILABLE As the result of an initiative by the Victoria Branch's Sales Coordinator Margaret Mace, and in collaboration with Margaret and her colleagues in terms of design and the initial order quantity, Dominion Headquarters this Autumn produced all-occasion League note cards for sale. (Ed - see Sales for Subjects, back cover). These cards highlight the League's Arms, and can be purchased in bulk by branches for fundraising purposes as well as individually by members. They replace the first League note cards, which were first printed in the 1980's by the Saskatchewan Branch, and subsequently sold nationwide with at least one re-printing. The stocks of these cards had dwindled; and since they bore the former League logo, it was decided to proceed with a new full-colour format. LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS PRESENT LEAGUE BADGES OF SERVICE IN REGINA & FREDERICTON During the summer, three League members whose homes did not lie on the route of HRH Prince Michael of Kent's Tour in March were accorded special recognition for their long and devoted service to the Monarchist League of Canada's work by receiving the League's Silver Badge of Service from their Lieutenant Governors. Her Honour Dr Counsell Trenholme presented long-serving New Brunswick Branch Chairman Marje Harrison with her Badge at a glittering Government House Dinner on June 26, while Her Honour Dr Lynda Haverstock pinned Badges on Fr Derek Nicholls and Isabel Bailey, devoted Saskatchewan past Chairman and Chairman, respectively, during a Government House Tea on August 7th, during which the League Flag flew over the forecourt. The Citations read by the Dominion Chairman, who presented each recipient to the Lieutenant Governor, were as follows:
Monarchist League members in Victoria, in particular, as well as many in the Loyal Society community across Canada, felt profoundly saddened by the death of Rean Meyer, who died on August 17th after a short illness. Born of United Empire Loyalist parents in Waterloo, Quebec, Rean attended a short course at Royal Military College, was commissioned in the Canadian Grenadier Guards, and later served with the Royal Canadian Regiment and the Canadian Guards at Petawawa and Quebec, and with the British Army of the Rhine, Germany, attaining the rank of Major prior to his retirement. Married in 1956 to Shirley Olson, the Meyers wintered in California for many years before they settled in Victoria in 1989. Here, using their beautiful oceanside home "Seascape" as a base, Rean renewed a life-long interest in the activities of Loyal Societies. He chaired the British Columbia Branch of the Heraldry Society of Canada, and edited both its own and the HSC's national publications with eclectic panache. He was a Knight of the Venerable Order of St John of Jerusalem. And he was an enthusiastic monarchist, who could not understand the hostility of official Ottawa towards an institution he regarded as the cornerstone of his personal loyalty as well as of Canadian identity. A generous host, an absorbing raconteur, and a great optimist by nature, Rean's memory will long remain alive amongst those organizations and individuals whom he served and befriended. It was a particular honour - thanks to the immediate cooperation of The Chancellery at Rideau Hall - for this writer to have visited with Rean at the Royal Jubilee Hospice, Victoria, only a few days before he died, and there to have presented him with his Golden Jubilee Medal, the fitting tribute from a grateful nation for a lifetime of unflinching service and profound loyalty. JLA JEAN GALLOWAY, RIP Jean Galloway died on August 11 aged 84. Wife for 54 years of League co-founder Colonel Strome Galloway, her Funeral was attended by many members who had known Jean, and admired the way she had borne a long and debilitating illness during which Strome had devotedly nursed her. A graduate in Education, she wrote for the University of Toronto's student newspaper with future stars Wayne & Shuster, then taught high school English before commencing a varied career in journalism. She was Past President of both the Ottawa and Toronto Canadian Women's Press Clubs. During the League's early days in the 1970's, Jean frequently welcomed monarchists to "Redstones," the Galloways' comfortable Ottawa home, where she dispensed generous hospitality and good advice in equal measure. At one with Strome in his military and public career, Jean's unstinting love and keen mind underlay a home and marriage that were at once both happy and busy. We remember her life with gratitude and affection, and extend our sympathies to Strome and to all his and Jean's family. JLA THE DOMINION CHAIRMAN ...attended the British Consul-General's Jubilee Garden Party... welcomed Their Royal Highnesses Prince & Princess Michael of Kent back to Toronto for private engagements prior to the running of The Queen's Plate... addressed League members over the summer in Qualicum Beach, Fredericton, Regina and Vancouver... wrote The Daily Mail to laud the contributions of HRH Prince Michael of Kent to the Royal Family... gave the address at the Niagara Branch's outdoor Drumhead Jubilee Service at Simcoe Park, Niagara-on-the-Lake... addressed a group of Parliamentary Interns in the Office of the Leader of the Opposition in July... spoke to a packed meeting of the London Senior Kiwanians... as of press time, had given over 215 media interviews during the calendar year, including a September 22 colloquy with a National Post reporter that resulted in a front-page story highlighting findings of the League's survey on the cost of Canada's Constitutional Monarchy. LEAGUE MEMBERS AWARDED GOLDEN JUBILEE MEDALS As part of the official observances of The Golden Jubilee of the Queen's Reign, the federal government obtained approval of Her Majesty to issue a Golden Jubilee Medal, to be "awarded to Canadians who have made a significant contribution to their fellow citizens, their community or to Canada." The Medal, part of the Canadian Honours System established in 1967, carries on a tradition of celebrating significant anniversaries as in the case of the Silver Jubilee and Canada 125 Medals. Some 46,000 Medals are to be awarded, of which it is understood 8,000 are to go to members of HM Canadian Forces. Rideau Hall announced that "in order to have a list of recipients that is representative of all regions of Canada, various organizations are invited to propose the names of candidates for the Medal: the federal, provincial and territorial levels of government, national professional, educational and cultural organizations, military and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, veterans' groups, sports associations, and philanthropic and charitable bodies." The Golden Jubilee Medal carries a contemporary effigy of The Queen on the obverse. The reverse features the design of a stylised maple leaf with CANADA at the bottom and the years 1952 and 2002 on the left and right of the Royal Cypher and Crown. The Medal is worn suspended from a broad royal blue ribbon, with red outer stripes, double white stripes and a red central stripe. The Monarchist League of Canada was named a partner in the Golden Jubilee Medal award process. Its allocation of nominations was relatively small in number, at 20. However, thanks to the cooperation of other partners, it has been able to secure some 55 nominations in total, from an original list of over 125 names compiled by the Dominion Chairman with the advice of Dominion officers, and past and present Branch Chairmen. The League hopes that the balance of its desired list, along many other League members, will receive recognition as a result of nominations by other partners such as Senators, MP's, provincial MPP's (in some cases) and other community groups. It looks forward to publishing in future issues of Canadian Monarchist News the names of all members who have received this special recognition, together with the source of their nomination. At press time, the League was aware of the following honorees, including members on the Table of Precedence of Canada, recipients of The Royal Victorian Order and the recipients of The Order of Canada, who are receive their Medals automatically: Ex Officio ORDER OF CANADA Anne Spicer, Victoria Nominated by THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF QUÉBEC René le Clère, Montréal Ven. Peter D. Hannen, Montréal Downes Ryan, Montréal Jean St-Laurent, Baie Comeau THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF ONTARIO John Aimers, Toronto Paul Benoit, Ottawa Arthur Bousfield, Toronto J. Alvin Boyd, London Aaron Campbell, Markham Rosemary Campbell, Toronto Sylvia Cook, Hamilton Major John Fisher, AdeC, UE, Barrie Rafal Heydel-Mankoo, Ottawa Christopher Lucki, Windsor Marlene McCracken, Toronto Robert Oldham, Hamilton Sean Palmer, Brampton Matthew Rowe, Halton Hills Nathan Tidridge, Ancaster Garry Toffoli, Toronto Brock Weir, Jr, Newmarket THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Elaine Currie, Victoria David Harris, AdeC, Victoria THE MONARCHIST LEAGUE OF CANADA William J. Birtles, Winnipeg F.M. Felicity Burton, Ottawa Lt (N) Gene Fedderly, Victoria Richard Fiennes-Clinton, Toronto Robert Finch, Hamilton J. William Galbraith, Ottawa Bruce Hallsor, Victoria Marjorie Harrison, Hampton, NB Kent Jackson, Toronto Gladys Killip, Parksville, BC Geraldine Mainguy, Victoria Jane Ann McCaw, Napanee, ON The Late Rean E. Meyer, CD, UE, Victoria Jacques Monet, sj, Toronto Olive Pastor, Pictou, NS Alexander J. Paton, Victoria Brian Scott, Courtenay, BC Hereward Senior, Montreal Michael Valpy, Toronto Winifred Weston, Mississauga, ON A MEMBER OF THE PARLIAMENT OF CANADA Richard Gagnon, Gatineau Léonel-Jean Regimbal, Ottawa William Schleihauf, Montreal OTHER PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS Capt Michael Axford, CD Edward Moroney, Toronto Capt David Ratz, Thunder Bay CONGRATULATIONS TO... Toronto member Jacques Monet, sj, who authoritatively and professionally co-anchored CBC's Television live coverage of the visit of His Holiness The Pope to World Youth Day... Dana Brooks and Dave Moore, Toronto members who wrote excellent letters of cogent argument to the Prime Minister wherein they expressed disappointment with the Opening of Parliament not being conducted by HM... the following dedicated League members on receiving the Ontario Volunteer Service Award: long-serving Branch Chairman J. Alvin Boyd of London; past Chairman Rosemary Campbell of Toronto; Web Site Designer Martin Green of Toronto & Washington, DC; another long-time Branch Chairman in Jane Ann McCaw of Belleville; Branch Treasurer Bill Silver of Ottawa; Web Designer and Event Volunteer Brock Weir, Jr of Newmarket... Matt Rowe, who not only heads the Mount Alison University Golden Jubilee Committee, but who, over the summer, with fellow member (and Halton Hills Mayor) Kathy Gastle, organized a Children's Jubilee Party with cake, crown decorating and games. "Everyone had a great time, and I think we won over a large number of future Monarchists," Matt writes... League co-founder and the a most distinguished veteran of the Royal Canadian Regiment, Col. Strome Galloway, in tribute to whose long service the Carleton Palace Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion held "Strome Galloway Day" on August 4th at which the League flag, inter alia, was flown... Scott Hazelwood, a Regina member, whose letter to the Editor of the Regina Leader-Post was published, rightly rebuking the newspaper for several recent references to "Britain's" rather than "Canada's" Queen... Comox, BC member Barbara Clements, who reached the great age of 90 on August 11th... "Duke" Warren, also a Comox member, who was chosen to represent the Air Force Association on the Dept of Veterans' Affairs Pilgrimage to Dieppe commemorating the 60th anniversary of that fearsome Battle. Duke and his twin were Pilot Officers on their first tour, and flew three sorties that day as sprog fighter pilots... Mike Genova, Mississauga high schooler, who worked this summer for MPP Rob Sampson and assisted in the distribution of Queen's Jubilee pictures to area schools... Cheryl Kaysser, student member at Simon Fraser University, BC, who spent the summer working as Intern to Grant Hill, MP... Geoffrey Little, former Guelph resident and recent grad from Trinity College, University of Toronto. Geoff was the League's second Summer Intern to the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario; recently, he took up a permanent position on His Honour's staff, as Invitations & Correspondence Coordinator... Nigel Molaro, high school member from Saskatoon, who delivered a short speech about the Jubilee at his church and caused the congregation to sing The Royal Anthem... London member and seminarian, Cyril Bagin, whose encouraging letter evoked a promise from the Editor of the Canadian Geographic to consider a story on The Queen and Royal Family... new student member Michael Murphy from Fredericton, who spent the summer serving Her Honour as a Guide and Waiter at Old Government House... Toronto member Neil Fraser whose insistent demands kept The Queen's Jubilee stamp in stock at a number of City postal outlets... another Toronto monarchist, Jehangir Medora, who wrote a moving tribute to The Queen Mother printed in the Scarborough Mirror-Journal... Gene Fedderly of Victoria, whose letter to the editor of the Toronto Star corrected nonsense about the monarchy written by a professor of law... and fellow letter-writer John Taylor of Ottawa, who rebuked a Citizen's correspondent for suggesting The Queen was about as relevant to Canada as a buggy whip!... Eric Haynes, of Fergus, Ontario, who wrote to the International Express extolling the work of Prince Michael during his Canadian tour... Victoria member Eileen Tarrant who with friends Barbara Waldner and Pat MacLeod set up an outstanding Royal display in the narthex of their church, Cordova Bay United, a building erected in Coronation Year... Valerie Davidge, who organized Streetsville's imaginative and successful Jubilee celebrations... SPECIAL THANKS TO... Queen's University student member Kasra Nejatian, who stepped into the breach to update the League's web sites with speed and accuracy... The Vancouver Canucks organization, for making half-price tickets available to League members and friends in order to facilitate their attendance at the hockey game attended by The Queen and Prince Philip. The offer led Vancouver member Patrick Hamilton to write the Dominion Chairman that "membership has its privileges." (Sorry, Amex!)... Hamilton member, and CO of The Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess Louise's), Lieut-Col Geordie Elms for so generously offering League and Loyal Society members tickets of admission to greet Her Majesty at Copps Coliseum, Canada, at the presentation of new Colours to the distinguished Regiment... Paul Benoit of Ottawa and René LeClère of Montreal, for spending many hours in resolving the fine points of translation of the League's new french-language web site. Paul also addressed the Kiwanis Club of Nepean about the Crown and the Golden Jubilee Year... Winnipeg native now studying at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Rajesh Joshi, for informing - to their astonishment - British and international students about the distinct and thriving nature of the Canadian Crown... Joe Boudreau, a member living in California, who very kindly sent the League Archives a 16mm print of a NFB film on the Monarchy dating from the 1960's... Pictou Co. Marc de Asis of Vancouver, who helped with the organization of the UBC George VI Statue unveiling ceremony in the summer... Montreal member Peter McNally, who set up a Golden Jubilee display in McGill University's Redpath Library and assisted Quebec's Lieutenant Governor in mounting her "open house" welcome exhibit during The Queen's Homecoming. Both tributes contained many items from his extensive private collection... Sean McCarron, for his efforts to have the Golden Jubilee flag flown over City Hall at Kitchener, Ontario... MEMBRE QUÉBECOIS HONORÉ Membres de la Ligue Monarchiste du Canada à Québec félicitent Le Chevalier René le Clère, qui vient de recevoir la Médaille de la reconnaissance de la nation par ses états de services militaires en tant qu'appelé du contingent de la classe 1960 et ayant participé à la guerre d'Algérie. Cette médaille a été instituée par décret du 12 avril 2002 de la République française et comporte à l'avers l'effigie de la République, et au revers un bouquet de feuilles de chêne surmonté de l'inscription Médaille de la reconnaissance de la nation, avec agrafe Afrique du Nord. Cette médaille fait suite à l'attribution par le gouvernement français d'un diplôme dénommé Titre de reconnaissance de la nation qui a été décerné: en témoignage des services exceptionnels rendus à l'occasion de sa participation aux opérations de sécurité et de maintien de l'ordre en Afrique du Nord (opération maintenant appelé "guerre d'Algérie "), diplôme signé du ministre des Anciens combattants, M. Jean Laurain, et daté du 18 septembre 1981. Bravo, ancien soldat distingué! LEAGUE CORRECTS BC MUSEUM "BRITISH" REFERENCE Prompt action by a Vancouver League member, Trevor Kramer, and the Victoria Branch Chairman, Bruce Hallsor, made an outstanding Jubilee Exhibition at the Royal British Columbia Museum [ed: see page 17] even better. The Museums' original publicity invited visitors to celebrate the "British" Monarchy, but Hallsor's intervention and an alert response from Museum officials changed the reference to "Royalty" in recognition of the fact that Canada's Monarchy is separate and distinct from the British Crown - hence Canadians are celebrating our own Queen's Jubilee. Well done! YOUNG QUEBEC CITY MONARCHIST SERVES ON LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR'S HISTORY COMMITTEE JEUNE MONARCHISTE QUÉBECOISE ASSISTE SON HONNEUR On April 23, 2001, I received a letter from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Québec. Her Honour invited me to attend a meeting at which she would present the details of a project she wanted to undertake. Little did I know that this meeting would be the beginning of an interesting and enriching vice-regal experience! Madame Thibault a formé ce comité dans le but de s'assurer que le patrimoine de l'institution du Lieutenant-gouverneur soit conservé et accessible à un plus grand nombre de personnes possible. Over the past year, the History Committee has undertaken many projects. We have met at each month. Each member has shared the results of his research to find papers and pictures. We also have considered the best ways to make population better discover and understand history. Notre mandat ne s'arrête pas là. En effet, le Lieutenant-gouverneur désire que les membres du comité puissent prêter main forte aux employés du Cabinet lors d'événements publics à caractère monarchique. Entre autres, nous avons accueilli les citoyens désireux de signer le registre de condoléances à la suite du décès de la Reine mère en avril dernier. Au début du mois d'octobre prochain, nous serons présents au cabinet lors de portes ouvertes tenues dans le cadre de la visite de la Reine au Canada. I am glad and proud to be part of this Committee. Being in touch with the representative of the Queen in Québec and with people who have so many stories to tell about our province's history is a great privilege. J'ai toujours eu une passion pour l'histoire. Pas besoin d'être un expert pour apprécier l'histoire. Il existe tant de façons de découvrir son passé. Il suffit simplement de trouver celle qui nous convient le mieux, tant que l'on montre un intérêt pour apprendre et connaître. L'histoire est à la base de la compréhension. William St-Michel, 17 ans  |
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