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Important AMP Society Annoucement

Today, May 27 2019 Northern Contracting Ltd began the restoration of the Command Post of the historic Chapel Point Battery – Phase 1 of the development of the Atlantic Memorial Park.

The completion of the Atlantic Memorial Park at the entrance to Sydney Harbour will provide visitors with an educational experience unlike any other. The mission statement resonates with Canadians; “to create a seaside journey of remembrance that brings Canada’s military history home”. The proposed park is located in a spectacular ocean side setting. It will provide a unique opportunity for Canadians and other visitors to learn about Canada’s military sacrifices overseas and the role of Sydney Harbour during the Battle of the Atlantic. It will represent a gesture of national closure for the approximately 115000 personnel lost during the wars-none of whom could be repatriated to Canada. It will operate as a focal point for commemoration of Canada’s veterans. The educational materials will not glorify war nor shy away from its tragedies. The message “never again” will be prominent .The Park also provides a unique opportunity for First Nations reconciliation through recognition of their military and cultural contributions. Outstanding tourism and economic benefits will be realized

The 120 acre Park will be comprised of an unmatched combination of features that will include:

• The restored historic wartime fortification known as the Chapel Point Battery. - the subject of the current announcement

• A Mi’kmaq encampment and annual veterans pow-wow

• A family playground and beautiful beach centrally located in the Park.

• A feature monument facing Vimy and a replica Vimy battlefield

• An Arch Of Remembrance at the Park entrance displaying the coats of arms of Canada’s provinces and territories

• A modern visitor education centre containing the latest methods for displaying and communicating information

• Provincial Books of sacrifice

• Memorials to Canada’s overseas military sacrifices and the historic Sydney Harbour contributions

The Command Post restoration is on schedule for completion by Dec 2019 and will be open to the public in 2020. Future tenders will be issued for fencing, signage, welcome centre and an engineered walking trail from the beach to the Command Post. For further information contact Brian Ferguson at 902-322-8509 or Cyril Aker at 902-577-7577.

The Cape Breton Highlanders and the Shaping of Canada: Conference on Military and Social History

Call for Papers

Cape Breton Highlanders Association / Cape Breton University / Atlantic Memorial Park
September 30, 2021 at Cape Breton University,Sydney, Nova Scotia

On 13 October 1871, the Victoria Provisional Battalion of Infantry was officially organized and headquartered at Baddeck, Victoria County, Nova Scotia. The battalion, known today as the Cape Breton Highlanders, drew from settler and immigrant communities to Cape Breton Island in the 19th century – largely Highlanders of Scottish origin whose families had arrived in the previous decades. One hundred and fifty years later, in October of 2021, the Cape Breton Highlanders are again coming together to celebrate the 150th anniversary of their organization. In recognition of this most august event, Cape Breton University in conjunction with the Cape Breton Highlanders Association and the Atlantic Memorial Park are hosting a one-day conference (30 September 2021) on the history and influence of the Cape Breton Highlanders, the military history of Canada between 1871 and the present, as well as related areas of social history. This conference will commence a three-day schedule of events relating to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Cape Breton Highlanders, culminating with a formal Presentation of Colours on Saturday, 2 October 2021.

The conference will bring together scholars from a variety of disciplines as well as members of the Canadian military, policymakers, representatives of heritage organizations and museums, and community-based projects involving military and social history in Canada. We encourage the submission of individual papers or full panel proposals. Possible themes include any aspect of the history of the Cape Breton Highlanders, First Nations and Mi’kmaq contributions to Canada’s military, life on the home front (broadly considered), and Heritage and Commemoration of Canada at War.Papers will also be considered for inclusion in a special journal issue or edited collection. The Cape Breton Highlanders and the Shaping of Canadais being co-organized by Cape Breton University (www.cbu.ca), the Cape Breton Highlanders Association, and the Atlantic Memorial Park (www.ampheroes.ca). Presenters should plan to cover their own travel and accommodations, although the organizers will be applying for a grant that may help to defray some of these costs.