We regret to advise of the death of Private Jason Rickard as a result of a motor vehicle accident on 8 September 2011 near Stonecliffe, ON. Age 21 years, Jason was the son of Master Corporal Brett ‘Rick’ Rickard and was following in his father’s Canadian Military Engineer footsteps.

Jason grew up and attended school in North Bay, ON, graduating from Widdifield Secondary School. He was an Air Cadet with 547 Canuck Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron. Jason joined the Canadian Forces in 2010 as a Reservist with 22 Wing Air Reserve Flight in North Bay - working in the Engineer Section as a carpenter technician. At the time of the accident he was travelling to Camp Gagetown, NB, to attend his Basic Carpenter course at the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering on his way to becoming a qualified carpenter.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Jason’s memory can be made to the “Soldier On” charity and would be greatly appreciated by the family.