tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602029201718002085.post3653185704046541533..comments2024-03-14T14:27:59.085-04:00Comments on Camping Canadian: Road Trip to RCAF Station Parent (Parent, QC)Steffan Watkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450950957115187533noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602029201718002085.post-14943566781174666412023-06-11T22:44:58.576-04:002023-06-11T22:44:58.576-04:00I was the first baby born in the base!Feb 1954 . ...I was the first baby born in the base!Feb 1954 . <br />My father was also responsible for stocking a nearby lake with rainbow trout!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602029201718002085.post-52508578083893088702011-08-30T15:53:35.078-04:002011-08-30T15:53:35.078-04:00Fantastic :) Glad you found the blog entry!I foun...Fantastic :) Glad you found the blog entry!<br>I found reference to CS Cy Yarnell in the documents I've been reading; he was the CO from May 14th 1957 (when command was handed over after a parade) to July 6th 1959 (after a formal dance was held in his honour). It was a great trip. Even after this many years, the site is still quite impressive, and still has a great view! I was amazed how Steffan Watkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450950957115187533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602029201718002085.post-52656222389130487262011-08-30T15:09:50.346-04:002011-08-30T15:09:50.346-04:00I lived on the RCAF base at Parent from @ 1958 to ...I lived on the RCAF base at Parent from @ 1958 to 1960 before my dad (a radar fighter controller) was posted to Metz, France. <br><br>The Commanding Officer<br>at the time when we were stationed at Parent was Cy Yarnell. <br><br>Interesting to find a blog about the base 41 years on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602029201718002085.post-66084527570255789472011-08-16T23:39:35.006-04:002011-08-16T23:39:35.006-04:00- I'd love to bring an ATV, but a) it would li...- I'd love to bring an ATV, but a) it would limit what else I could bring (I only have a short box), and b) I don't have one ;)<br>Maybe next time?<br>Not sure what artifacts I might find... I think the site has been pretty picked over; it was decommissioned in the 1960's... I will see if there's anything to bring back... I suspect I'll be lucky to find a bolt or screw!<br><Steffan Watkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11450950957115187533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602029201718002085.post-73816339545699816312011-08-16T20:09:26.076-04:002011-08-16T20:09:26.076-04:00Sounds like a very interesting trip Stef! I loved ...Sounds like a very interesting trip Stef! I loved that 1950's term "social dislocation" as a euphamism for fighting. I will use that next time I'm in a heated discussion!<br><br>A couple years ago, while visiting a very cool comic book store in Toronto, I picked up this book called "Access All Areas: a user's guide to the art of urban exploration" (it's not a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602029201718002085.post-52947138969986106222011-08-16T19:15:45.179-04:002011-08-16T19:15:45.179-04:00Very impressive when you told me about this trip a...Very impressive when you told me about this trip a few weeks ago I was at first thinking to my self WHY ? But now Im thinking why not. Sounds like it would be fun exploring the area. Road trip !!!<br><br>Hell ya I wish I had a hummer i would take us as far as possible. But maybe you need to throw a 4 wheeler in the back of your truck. <br><br>Looks like you have done your research good luck bringKris LeBlancnoreply@blogger.com