The 20th Annual Newfoundland & Labrador Police and Peace Officers' Memorial Parade was held at 11:00am, Sunday, September 25, 2022 at the Memorial site, Confederation Hill, St. John's.
Order of Service
1030 hrs Parade Fall In
1100 hrs Arrival of the Vice Regal Party & Inspection
- Royal Salute
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Inspection by Her Honour
Opening Remarks and Introduction
. Constable Georgina G. Short, NLPPOMA President, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
. Her Honour The Honourable Judy May Foote, P.C., O.N.L., Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
. The Honourable John Hogan, Q.C., Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General on behalf of The Honourable Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and representing the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Opening Prayer
Reading of the Honour Roll: Constable Georgina G. Short
Police and Peace Officers who lost their lives on duty in Newfoundland and Labrador
Last Post - Corporal Katie Thistle
Minute of Silence
Reveille - Corporal Katie Thistle
Laying a Wreath
Her Honour The Honourable Judy May Foote, P.C., O.N.L., Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
Closing Remarks - Constable Georgina G. Short
Blessing
March-Past - The parade will march past the reviewing stand, which is located in front of the Memorial.
God Save the King - The C.L.B. Regimental Band
Ode to Newfoundland - The C.L.B. Regimental Band
O Canada - The C.L.B. Regimental Band
March-Off Colour Party
Dismissal of the Parade
Parade Commander
Retired Sergeant Robert J. Escott (RNC Veterans’ Association)
Parade Sergeant Major
Sergeant Major Trevor Baldwin (RCMP)
Corporal Katie Thistle, Royal Newfoundland Regiment Band
(By permission of Lieutenant Colonel Lawrence Hatfield, BA (Hons), LL.B., CD)
The Royal Newfoundland Regiment Band provides support for Military and Official Government functions throughout the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Band has also represented Canada at official ceremonies in Europe, including Vimy Ridge and Beaumont Hamel in France in 1997, and Mons in Belgium in 1998 where they recreated the Canadian Victory Parade through Mons on 11 November 1918.
The Church Lads’ Brigade (C.L.B.) was founded in 1891 in London, England. Through the efforts of a young Newfoundlander, Harold Blackler, a C.L.B. Company was started in St. John’s in 1892 – the first C.L.B. overseas unit. Today, the C.L.B. in NL has 14 Companies, 1 Army Cadet Corps, and 1 Navy League Corps spread across the Avalon Peninsula, from St. John’s to New Harbour, and one Company on the Bonavista Peninsula in Trinity East/Port Rexton; in total over 500 members strong!
The C.L.B. Regimental Band has been an integral part of Newfoundland’s musical heritage for more than 120 years. Their membership comes from a wide range of backgrounds and ages that extend from young musicians, not long out of high-school, performing alongside members who have served in excess of seventy years. Today’s band is more than a marching band. It has evolved from its early days as a tin whistle band into a multi-faceted ensemble that is completely volunteer in nature, yet very much professional in attitude.
This Ceremony is open to the Public and if you have any questions, please email us at [email protected]