First Eastward Crossing of the Northwest Passage National Historic Event
Regina, Saskatchewan
HSMBC plaque mounted on pedestal
© Parks Canada / Parcs Canada, 1989
Address :
5907 Dewdney Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1943-05-20
Other Name(s):
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First Eastward Crossing of the Northwest Passage
(Designation Name)
Importance:
1940-42 Arctic voyage of the St. Roch from Vancouver to Sydney
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Training Centre grounds 5907 Dewdney Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan
On the 23rd June, 1940, the R.C.M.P. auxiliary schooner St. Roch sailed from Vancouver, British Columbia, and on the 8th October, 1942, anchored in Sydney Harbour, Cape Breton, the first vessel in history to cross from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean by the Northwest Passage. The voyage, unique in the annals of Arctic exploration was made in the regular course of duty. The St. Roch was commanded by Sergeant Henry A. Larsen. The members of the crew were Corporal M.F. Foster, Constables A.J. Chartrand (died 13th February, 1942 at Pasley Bay), F.S. Farrar, E.C. Hadley, P.G. Hunt, W.J. Parry, G.W. Peters.