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Project Franklin was a DND Centennial project undertaken in August of 1967 to search King William Island and environs for Sir John Franklin's grave and any records in cairns or caches. Franklin’s Royal Navy expedition left England in 1845, and his two ships HMS Terror and HMS Erebus were abandoned near King William Island in 1848. 1PPCLI, Griesbach Barracks Edmonton was tasked with conducting the ground search with a platoon-sized unit commanded by Captain RD Gillan with Sergeant LA Atkinson, the senior NCO. A total of 25 personnel were drawn from the battalion, including a cook and a medical assistant. It was determined that Gladman Point would be suitable as a base camp on the island as it has a gravel runway that could accommodate C130 Hercules aircraft and was also the site of DEW radar site Cam 2. Additionally, there were several useable Jamesway huts that could be used by the search teams when in base camp. Air support was necessary for moving the search teams from location to location. This was provided by two Voyageur helicopters from 1 Transport Helicopter platoon, RCASC, Edmonton. 1 Field Squadron, RCE provided a small dive team of one officer and four sappers to conduct underwater search operations. Additionally, 408 Squadron, Rivers, Man, and DPIC provided photo interpretation support.

The ground search was conducted with five teams, deployed by helicopter with their tents, rations, etc. Each search team carried one FN rifle and ammunition for defense against polar bears, which were numerous in King William Is area. Due to the terrain - limestone severely weathered into extensive “felsenmeer” of shattered plates - movement of the tent groups was not possible except by helicopter. Flight operations were hampered by weather, which was generally poor with numerous days of low visibility, low ceiling and drizzle, and near-freezing temperatures. Although the search of the Western shore of the Island and the Boothia Peninsula to the East did not reveal Franklin’s grave, it turned up some artifacts likely from his expedition: the remains of a seaman’s boot and wooden debris from sailing vessels. These were sent to the Arctic Institute at the University of Alberta. This was one of the few times the Canadian Army had conducted operations in the arctic summer. Therefore, it was of excellent training value as well as revealing weaknesses in both equipment and rations.

Le cénotaphe de Whitehouse souligne la guerre des Boers, la Première Guerre mondiale, la Seconde Guerre mondiale et la guerre de Corée.

Le cairn de la Station des Forces canadiennes Alert

Le cairn est situé à l’extrémité nord de l’île d’Ellesmere près de la piste de la Station des Forces canadiennes Alert, à 20 kilomètres au sud-ouest du site de l’écrasement. Inauguré le 24 juin 1993, il est dédié à ceux qui sont morts à la suite de l’écrasement de l’avion CC-130 Hercules survenu en 1991, près de la Station des Forces canadiennes Alert.

Le monument de deux mètres a été construit à partir de l’ardoise locale par la Section du génie construction de la SFC Alert. Sa plaque de bronze porte les noms de ceux qui sont morts, les écussons du Commandement aérien et du Commandement des communications, ainsi qu’une image de l’avion Hercules entourée de feuilles d’érable.

Le « Livre du Souvenir » est un livre enluminé à la main créé par Miss Marion Morham Grigsby, où sont inscrits au Tableau d’honneur les noms des soixante?dix hommes de Vancouver Ouest qui ont donné leur vie lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il se trouve dans le sanctuaire commémoratif de la bibliothèque West Vancouver Memorial, où il a été inauguré en 1950. 

Le vitrail « Harmony » haut de trois mètres que l’on aperçoit dans le hall de la bibliothèque West Vancouver Memorial a été créé en 1931 par John Henry Dearle, le maître artisan de Morris & Co., en Angleterre. Il a été commandé pour Henry Athelstan Stone de Vancouver en guise de symbole commémoratif à la mémoire de son fils. Il s’agit d’une reproduction de la peinture « Harmony » de sir Frank Dicksee, exposée à la Tate Gallery, à Londres, qui a été présentée à la bibliothèque par la sœur de l’officier, en 1950.

PPCLI Ridge was adopted 10 August 1989 on 92 N/7, as requested February 1989 by Commanding Officer 3rd BN PPCLI, CFB Esquimalt. It was named to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, a regiment commonly known as PPCLI. The regiment was founded 10 August 1914, named after Princess Patricia, granddaughter of Queen Victoria and daughter of the Duke of Connaught, who was governor general of Canada 1911-16. PPCLI was selected to perform guard duty at Buckingham Palace, St. James' Palace, and at the Tower of London during May 1998 - a rare honour last awarded to a Canadian regiment during the 1953 coronation. Adoption date selected to coincide with the anniversary date of the Regiment. In addition to numerous commemorative activities scheduled throughout the summer of 1989, several members of the 3rd Battalion PPCLI climbed the face of this ridge 21-25 August 1989 - the first recorded ascent. PPCLI commissioned a decorative certificate to recognize the official name "PPCLI Ridge" and signed by BC naming authority, Colonel of the Regiment, Commanding Officer 3rd BN, and the Expedition Leader Major David Fraser.