2 CER Millennium Trail monument

Petawawa, Ontario
Type
Monuments

The Town of Petawawa has commemorated 2 Combat Engineer Regiment's local work on the Millennium Trail, part of the Trans-Canada Trail, by unveiling a monument based on a Bailey Bridge panel. The monument recognizes the Regiment's work on the 1.5 km section of the trail that passes through the Town of Petawawa and a nearby panel further explains the Regiment's contributions to the trail and other projects.

Inscription

The people of the Town of Petawawa

gratefully acknowledge the generous

assistance and contributions

of the members of

 

2 CER

CFB Petawawa

 

This military engineering unit has been instrumental

in the creation of this Millennium Trail as well as

2 soccer fields and a baseball diamond at the Civic Centre

 

UBIQUE

 

With sincere appreciation

September 2000

 

[panel]

 

2CER

2 Combat Engineer Regiment

Trail builders

 

(under the photo: Cpl D. Hoffman, WO L. Packer, Cpl J. Foreman, Cpl B. Snook, Cpl K. Bailey, Cpl P. White, Sgt R. Bradley, Cpl S. Clement, Cpl W. McDougall, Cpl R. Dix, 2Lt S. Sultana, Cpl S. Knoll)

 

Dedicated to the soldiers of 2 Combat Engineer Regiment in appreciation for their many contributions to the people of Petawawa.

 

Town of Petawawa projects supported by members of 2 CER:

- Construction of the second major soccer field at the Petawawa Civic Centre

- Leveling of an area for a practice filed which is now the Centre’s third soccer field

- Brushed, grubbed and shaped the third ball field at the Civic Centre

- Designed and completely built this Millennium Trail to road standards

- Erection of the Bailey bridge for the Trillium Trail opposite Pineview School

- Design input and construction of the Trillium Trail bridge over the Petawawa River

Location
2 CER Millennium Trail monument

18 Park Drive
Petawawa
Ontario
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 45.9030121
Long. -77.2785452

Photo 1- Monument

Ralph Storey (former RSM 2 CER)
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Photo 2- Plaque

Ralph Storey (former RSM 2 CER)
1 of 4 images

Photo 3- Surroundings. Houses in the background and to the left are near the park entrance on Park Drive

Richard Turcotte
1 of 4 images

Photo 4- Panel

Richard Turcotte
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