Six new banners recognizing veterans

The Town of Wasaga Beach and the Rotary Club of Wasaga Beach are collaborating to present six new remembrance banners that honour local veterans.

“On behalf of council and staff, I thank the Rotary Club for working with us to recognize these individuals for their service. We remember these veterans for their bravery and sacrifice,” Mayor Nina Bifolchi said.

Kevin de Groot, president of the Rotary Club, said it is an honour for his membership to play a role in the remembrance banner project. 

“The men and women who have served our country deserve our utmost respect and admiration. We can never truly do enough to show them our gratitude,” he said.

The banner project, initially launched in 2018, now features 20 veterans.

The town is installing the banners along Mosley Street, west of Schoonertown Bridge.

The new banners recognize the following individuals:

Joe Baxter

Mr. Baxter was a member of the 48^th Highlanders of Canada and served in the Canadian military from 1966 to 1973. During his career, Mr. Baxter served overseas in West Germany. A member of the Royal Canadian Legion for several years.

Fraser Muir

Mr. Muir joined the Royal Canadian Air Force at age 18 in 1942 and served as a mid-upper gunner on a Lancaster bomber, completing 36 sorties with 50 Squadron, based at Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. Learn more about Mr. Muir.

Marc Seguin

Mr. Seguin served in The Black Watch Royal Highland Regiment of Canada from 1990 to 1994. In 1993, he served on a United Nations tour in Bosnia. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Seguin was a member of the Second Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. From 1998 to 2004, he served as a CF-18 aviation technician at CFB Cold Lake. From 2004 to 2011, he was a flight engineer at CFB Valcartier. During this period, in 2009, he served a tour in Afghanistan. And from 2011 to 2015, Mr. Seguin worked as an ammunition technician at CFB Borden.

Darren Bailey

An 18-year member of the Royal Canadian Navy, Mr. Bailey’s career has involved serving in many operational theatres, including Operation Apollo (the War on Terrorism) in the Persian Gulf. He also deployed to Afghanistan for a seven-month tour of duty and later deployed to Haiti on a humanitarian mission, following a major earthquake there. His career has also included several deployments with NATO.

Carol Bateman

Ms. Bateman served in the Canadian Armed Forces from 2004 to 2019. During her career, she was a unit chaplain at CFB Kingston and CFB Petawawa. She also served as the base chaplain at Petawawa. Postings also took Ms. Bateman to Toronto and CFB Borden. From January 2007 to March 2007, Ms. Bateman served in Cyprus and later, in 2010, she served in Afghanistan. Other career highlights for her included participation in the burial of a Second World War Canadian soldier in France after his remains were found and identified.

Roy Moore

Mr. Moore joined the Royal Canadian Volunteer Naval Reserve in Toronto at HMCS York in 1942. He served in the Battle of the Atlantic. Sailing aboard HMCS Bittersweet (K182) and HMCS La Malbaie (K273), he participated in ship escorts, submarine hunting, and coastal patrols. Later, he transferred to HMCS Red Deer (J255) and participated in convoy escort duty, submarine patrols, and minesweeping. In 1943, Mr. Moore served aboard HMS (HMCS) Norwegian Destroyer Lincoln (G42), which was on loan to the Royal Navy. He left the navy in 1945 as a chief stoker machinist.