This street, Sininger Place, is named in honour of Major John Frederick (Si) Sininger, RCE.
John Frederick (Si) Sininger was born in December 1918 near Alhambra, Alberta. At the outset of the Second World War, he joined the 78th Battery, RCA in Red Deer but later transferred to the Royal Canadian Engineers as a platoon sergeant. Promoted to Company Sergeant Major, he served overseas with 1 Field Park Company RCE, landing in France on D-Day + 1. CSM Sininger saw action throughout France, Holland, Belgium and Germany, until the cessation of hostilities. He was mentioned in dispatches and received a special citation from Field Marshal Montgomery for his exemplary service above and beyond the call of duty. After the Second World War, he returned to Calgary with 13 Field Company RCE. In 1947 he was posted to 23 Field Company RCE at Camp Chilliwack and in May 1948 he was promoted to RSM (SMI) of Training Wing, Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering (RCSME) followed by an appointment as RSM of RCSME and Camp Chilliwack in 1950. He was selected for the position of RSM of The Royal Military College, Kingston and served in that position from July 1, 1958, to July 1, 1961. He was commissioned to the rank of Captain in 1961 followed by a promotion to Major in 1966, remaining with RCSME until his retirement in 1969. As a tribute to his outstanding and dedicated service to the RCE, the main lecture hall – Sininger Hall – at RCSME Chilliwack and now CFSME in Gagetown, was named in his honour. Major Si Sininger passed away in October 2003 at the age of 84.