greatcoats authorized for wear in the autumn and winter. The standard service rifle for the guards was the C1A1 (Self-Loading Rifle). Its cap badge is a star that has ten points to symbolize the ten provinces of Canada. The maple leaves are based the Royal Arms of Canada, with the colour changed from red to gold. The most prominent role of the 1st Battalion was the performance of public duties in the Ottawa-Gatineau region while operationally it performed the role of light infantry. The regiment pioneered what is now the changing of the Ceremonial Guard in Ottawa, with the first such ceremony to take place in the country being performed by the regiment on Canada Day in 1959 when the 1st Battalion mounted the new guard on Parliament Hill with its band and corps of drums. It also provided honor guards for the Opening of the Canadian parliament and sentries for guard duty at Rideau Hall. In September 1959, the regiment's 1st Battalion gave the royal salute following the proceedings of the swearing in of Georges Vanier as Governor General of Canada. It provided most of the guards of honour for state visits of heads of state, including Queen Elizabeth II, Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, and President John F. Kennedy. On 15 February 1965, the guards provided the guard of honour for an official ceremony held on the unveiling of the current Flag of Canada. Former Toronto Mayor Philip Givens inspects a guard of honour of the guards at the Toronto City Hall after the regiment returned from Cyprus in 1965. In 1969, these duties were transferred onto the Public Duties Detachment. Bands Throughout their existence the regular components of The Canadian Guards maintained a regimental band as well as pipes and drums. Known officially as the Band of Her Majesty's Canadian Guards, it was created on 22 April 1954 as a redesignation from the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion Band and was disbanded on 30 September 1968. The band was based at Camp Borden from 1953 to 1957 and after which it was transferred to Petawawa where it stayed until the 70s. Bandsmen were recruited from other Canadian military bands as well as bands from the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. One of the major events the band took part in was the Canadian Armed Forces Tattoo 1967 for Canada's centennial celebrations that year. In common with the pipes