 In 1942, a bandshell and a bandroom were built in Oshawa's Memorial Park for use by the group, with the sponsorship of industrialist Robert McLaughlin.Official ties with the regiment were ended in 1968 due to budget cuts by the federal goverbmebt as a result of the Unification of the Canadian Armed Forces.After this, Naval Lieutenant Bill Askew intervened in the destruction of the band's history, resulting in it officially assuming the name of Oshawa Civic band and has since become incorporated.