Johnnie Caine Way was dedicated by the Canada Lands Company on May 22, 2012, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).
John Caine, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Caine of South Edmonton, Alberta, reported for duty with the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1939 after the war in Europe had started. He was rejected because of an insufficient education, but was offered a crash course from which he graduated after 18 months and started his flight training on December 1 to become a pilot on the De Havilland Mosquito. Caine established an enviable record by destroying 20 enemy aircraft. He was noted for his success in pressing the attack in the air and for inflicting much damage on ground targets He specialized in destructing German railway yards and low level flying and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross three times.