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Whitby Free Press, 22 Sep 1982, p. 3

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NANWOOO AVU. WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESjDAY, SEPTEMBER 22') 1982, PAGE 3 '.Nick' Hall made commander Toronto District TORONTO - Lieuten- ant-Colonel Nicholas M. Hall bas been promoted colonel and appointed commander, of Toronto Miitia- District, ac- cording to aný announce- ment made recently -by Brigadier-General .J Patterson, commander àf the Central M.ilitia Area. Hall, a former com- manding officer of, The Ontario W Regiment,' RCAC, bas been the deputy commander of Toronto Militia District since 1980. He succeeds Colonel D.A. Pryer, who lias completed a two-' year term. .as- District Commissioner. Hall's military ser- vice goes back to 1948, when ..he joinedthe On- tani'o REegimenit Cadet Côps., He rose to; be ~cadet commanding of- ficer of. the corps, then enlisted in The Ontario Regiment as a reservist in 1954 and attained the rank of troop sergeant. Accepted for officer training, Hall _was commissioned .as second'lieutenant upon qualification 'through the Canadian1 Officers' Training Corps in 1959. He has lîved on Meadow Road, Whitby since 1982 and is married with two children. He held nearly every regimental appointment since commissioning, including troop leader, battle captain in both "ýA" and "B" Squad- rons, regimental adju- tant and unit training of- Co mmuniity Care During the month of June, Whitby Communi- ty Care volunteers drove 5,051½h miles and gave 913, hours of ser- vice. Aong with 357 Wheels to Meals, they went on 203 medical and 170 other drves*as well as 22 long distance drives while serving 94 clients. Ini July, 73 clients re- ceived service. Volun- teers drove 1,808 miles to provide 330 hours of service. Tbere were 115 medical drives, 107 other drives, four long distance-drives and 102 Wheels to Meals. Whitby Community Care is also looking for new volunteers willing to give up an hour or two of their Urne a week. ror 'more -Information cail 668-6M2. ficer. Ini 1965, he was promoted major and commander of "C" Squadron, then in 1968 he was appointed second-in-eommand of the Ontario Regiment., Following -graduation from the reserve com- mand and staff courses, he was 'promoted -lieu- tenant-colonel and. ap- pointed to command the Ontario Regiment- in January, 1969. Following a three- year tenure as com- manding officer, Hall became senior staff of- ficer,. operations and training, -Central Militia Area Headquarters, Toronto, with, responsi- bility for the planning and implementation *of training for over> 6,000 reserve soldiers in the province of Ontario. Following .this duty, he returned to The Ontario Regiment as command- ing officer. In 1976, h e went back to Central Militia Area- Headquarters where he served for the next two years as a member of the directing staff of the Militia Command and staff c'ourse and as Area Public Affairs Officer.' He came - to Toronto Militia DistrictHe- quarters as senior staff officer, training irl 1978, then became, deputy commander in 1980. Hall bas served as president .of the Royal Canadian Armoured. Corps Association. and asamember of the Con- ferernce of . Defence Associations. In civilian life, he is a 25-year veteran of General' Motors of 'Canada, where he is manager for media relations,' public relations staff, Oshawa. Toronto Militia Dis- trict, Hall's new com-, mand, is the largest con- centration of reserve re dfgiments and forma- tions in -Canada. Cover- ing ail 0f. Metropolitan, Toronto, the units there include The GCovernor- General's Horse Guar- ds, 'The' Queen's 'York Rangers, the 7th,.Toron- to .Regiment, 'Royal Canadianý Artillery, The Queen's- OwÉ -Rifles of Canada, The :Royal Regiment of Canada, 48th Highlanders', ofý Canada, The? Toronto Scottish Regiment, 2nd Field Engineer Regi- ment, 25 .(Toronto) 'Ser-, vice Battalion and 25 Medical Comhpany., Also included is Hall's unit, the' Ontario Regiment, Oshawa and the Hast- YOU CAN BE A PROFESSIONAL N AIRSTYLUST ART là TECHNIQUE H*.stykig Schod ENROLI NOW F OR-N EXT MONTH'S CLASSES 7 Government Licensed Instructors 27 succ.ssful y.ars of hulrstyllng experience 14 Ontarlo Si. 221 Pitt St. Os)hawa Cornwall 576-0479 938'9313 Thank you foir helpitig our studerits tà(<iHr to 11F. professional hdirStYlStS toifTlorrowvý UYPEWRITERS ADDINr ACHINES & CALCULATORS SALES 1*SERVICE e RENTALS' ings and Prince Edward Regiment, Peterbor- ough and Belleville. 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