My dear Friends, Co-workers and supporters of the Navy League Cadet programmes.
Please read below and peruse the brochure. Time is Ticking has made many of the commemorative watches you have seen in the last few years and they always sell quickly. There are a limited number so ordering early is the only guarantee.
Please pass this on to those you know. Print and post it in your neighbourhood or a place you know there would be interest. I only starting posting this last week and the sales are coming in fast and furious.
Thank you for your assistance in spreading the word.
Help Honour the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Navy
As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Navy, all Canadians can look to our maritime service and its history with justifiable pride in its accomplishments.
From modest beginnings in 1910 and its eventual development into the third largest navy in the world at the end of the Second World War, the Canadian Navy has evolved into a modern and highly respected instrument of maritime peace on the three oceans which border Canada.
The Navy League of Canada has played a very real part in the origins and growth of our Navy. Founded in 1895 as a society with the primary aim of ensuring secure ocean trade and an adequate naval defense of Canada, the Navy League helped formulate naval policy and the establishment of the Canadian Naval Service, the forerunner of the Canadian Navy.
Following the First World War, the Navy League supported the Merchant Marine and maintained shore hostel facilities to benefit seafaring personnel. During the Second World War, it operated hostels in seaport areas with provision of quarters, amenities and special clothing supplies for visiting seamen from all Allied nations.
At war’s end, the Navy League returned to its primary goal; support for youth training and promotion of a knowledge of Maritime Affairs and in 1948, the Navy League established The Navy League Cadet Corps.
Today, the Navy League of Canada has a presence in more than 260 Canadian communities running youth programmes which greatly benefit more than 15,000 young Canadians every year.
The men and women of Canada’s Navy have proudly served this nation in peacetime and conflict; diligently guarding North Atlantic convoys that were the principal lifeline to Allied troops in war torn Europe, engaging in grueling anti submarine patrols that preserved Cold War global stability, securing shipping lanes in the pirate ridden Arab Gulf and rebuilding shattered homes and lives in places like New Orleans and Haiti, as they diligently reinforce Canada’s sovereignty over the Arctic.
As we celebrate the centennial of the Canadian Navy, it is only fitting that the Navy League of Canada shows its continuing pride in a manner which reflects the great heritage of our naval service. It has commissioned one of Canada’s leading watch designers Time is Ticking Inc. to create a truly remarkable limited edition commemorative timepiece for this occasion.
By recalling its Royal Canadian Navy roots, The “Tribute to the Canadian Navy” watch honours the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Navy in a historically unique manner and can be worn by all Canadians.
