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The Queen's Own
Cameron Highlanders of Canada

Baptized in the mud, blood and fire of France and Flanders, the Camerons bear the distinction of being the oldest highland regiment in Western Canada.

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The Cameron Legacy

An infantry regiment, the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada have always expected to bear the brunt of the fighting. To this end the unit’s training is geared to weapons, field craft and tactics – the essential tools of the infanteer.

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Headquartered at the Minto Armoury in Winnipeg, The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada are the oldest highland regiment in Western Canada.

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June 2023 Respect Forum - Winnipeg
10 May 2023
We look forward to seeing you again at the June 2023 Respect Forum in Winnipeg with lots of news to share.
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Spring 2023 Respect Forum - Winnipeg
18 April 2023
In just one week, on April 24, 2023, we look forward to seeing you at the Winnipeg Respect Forum.
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Oatmeal Rag Issue 42
02 January 2023
Oatmeal Rag Issue 42: News about the Regiment and members of the Association.
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The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
In celebration of Indigenous Awareness Week, the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders held a smudge, led by First Nations elder Alison Robinson Cox, and participated in various traditional Indigenous games. The unit would also like to thank First Nations veteran Bill Shead for gifting eagle feathers to the Pipes and Drums for their ceremonial uniforms. Miigwetch , Ullamh!

Pour célébrer la Semaine de Sensibilisation aux Autochtones, les Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders ont organisé une cérémonie de smudge, dirigée par l’aînée des Premières Nations Alison Robinson Cox, et ont participé à divers jeux autochtones traditionnels. L'unité tient également à remercier l'ancien combattant des Premières Nations Bill Shead d'avoir offert des plumes d'aigle aux cornemuseurs et tambours pour leurs uniformes de cérémonie. Miigwetch, Ullamh!
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
Earlier this month, members from the unit rucked and ran in the WPS Half-Marathon. To begin the ruck, troops were piped over the line and rucked a total of 21.1 kilometres.

Plus tôt ce mois-ci, des membres de l'unité ont participé au semi-marathon WPS. Pour commencer le ruck, les troupes ont traversé la ligne et parcouru un total de 21,1 kilomètres.
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
A big congratulations to Master Corporal Cameron Dawson on his win at yesterday evening's Prairie Piping Invitational solo contest in Regina, Saskatchewan. MCpl Dawson has been a piper in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada for several years and currently serves as the unit's full-time recruiting NCO. He is also a member of the grade 2 Rocky Mountain Pipe Band.

Great job, MCpl Dawson! Ullamh!

Félicitations au caporal-chef Cameron Dawson pour sa victoire au concours solo Prairie Piping Invitational d'hier soir à Regina, en Saskatchewan. Le Cplc Dawson est joueur de cornemuse dans le Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders du Canada depuis plusieurs années et il est actuellement le sous-officier recruteur à temps plein de l'unité. Il est également membre du Rocky Mountain Pipe Band de 2e année.

Excellent travail, Cplc Dawson! Ullamh!

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