Welcome to
Pennfield Ridge War Memorial Service (2012)
&
A-30 C.I.T.C. (Camp Utopia) 70th Anniversary Memorial Dinner
(Pennfield Ridge Air Station 71st Anniversary)
(Capt. James A Mollison's landing 80th Anniversary)
Sunday, 9 September 2012
Schedule of Events

Everyone is welcome to attend the Pennfield Ridge War Memorial Service (2012) BUT seating for the banquet dinner is limited to one hundred and seventy-five (175). Therefore to help us provide appropriate venues and estimate costs, please fill out and submit our Registration Form.

Pennfield Ridge War Memorial Service (2012): Provincial Park, Pennfield Ridge 2-3 pm.

A memorial service held to honour the seventy-eight (78) service personnel (70 Pennfield Ridge Air Station and 8 Camp Utopia) and seven (7) civilians killed at these two Charlotte County bases; remember those who have since gone on to join their comrades in the sky and listen to the stories from those we still have with us.

Admission Price for Memorial Service: Free

A-30 C.I.T.C. (Camp Utopia) Memorial Dinner: The Royal Canadian Legion (Branch No.40), St. George 3-5 pm.

A formal banquet which will provide a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and to make new ones. Although the dinner is a celebration of A-30 Canadian Infantry Cente, CA (Camp Utopia), Pennfield Ridge Air Station and the landing of Capt. James Mollison.

Admission Price for Banquet Dinner: $20.00 per person (Veterans - no charge).

Payment by cheque or money order payable to "Pennfield Parish Historical Society". Deadline for Registration is Friday 17 August 2012.

Walking "The Ridge": Saturday, 8 September, 6:30 pm.

As the title suggests this is a walking tour of the base which was incorporated into the program last year with great success. The tour is held the evening before the memorial service and offers participants a chance to walk in the footprints of the past.

Here is one of the comments from one of the fourteen (14) people in attendance last year:-

"Led by Christian Larsen in the evening of July 23^rd, we and several others toured the property of the former Pennfield Ridge Airbase. Christian, armed with precious copies of photos and diagrams of the Airbase in the 1940’s, pointed out where the various buildings, hangars, etc. were once located. His dialogue was also interspersed with well researched information and anecdotes regarding training accidents/incidents, relocation spots of some of the buildings when the base closed, and other facts. We even stood on one of the runways which is in remarkable shape even today!" (Lynda Lougheed, 5 August 2011).

The memorial service is being dedicated to our fallen Comrades, namely David R. Adamson (RCAF), C. Douglas (Doug) Appleton (RCAF), Lloyd (Dooley) Bunce (RCAF), Stanley (Stan) Collins (RAF), Wesley A (Skinny) Cook (RCA), John H Cooper, (RCAF), Robert H (Bob) Fowler (RCAF), Dr. George L. Harvey (RCAF), Herbert L (Herb) Justason (RCA), Peyton Lyon (RCAF), McKee, Eric D. (RCAF), Jessie Nason (RCAF, WD), Joseph (Joe) Ouellette (RCAF), Robert L.T. (Rob) Williams (RAF), Vernon (Vern) Williams (RCAF) and to all the others who have put their lives on the line to keep our country free.

Anyone willing to assist us in our endeavors in ensuring this worthwhile event continues also please feel free to contact us.