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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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I do not mean that we should build our country in the past but rather on the past. If we forget or ignore the traditions for which Canada has stood as a mighty bulwark against all the shock of time, then the splendour will fade and our usefulness will be no more.
- General Sir Arthur Currie
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October 8
1869: The West Nova Scotia Regiment: Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)
1918: CAMBRAI, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 9 Oct 18)
1918: VC won by Capt Coulson Norman Mitchell, 4th Battalion, Canadian Engineers (1st Tunnelling Company), CEF, Canal de l'Escaut (near Cambrai)
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