Marksman from around the world gathered at the Connaught Ranges today for the 25 shooting matches of the annual Canadian Armed Forces Small Arms Concentration (CAFSAC). Participants came from the CAF, (including regular, reserves and the Canadian Rangers Patrol Group), the United States, United Kingdom, and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Of all the matches,…
Ten years ago, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC), National Defence (DND), and Beechwood Cemetery, came together to amalgamate the four veterans sections within Beechwood Cemetery to create the National Military Cemetery. These sections include the Last Post Field of Honour (sec. #19), Commonwealth War Graves (sec. #29), the Field of…
La Machine descended on Ottawa this weekend with two robotic/animatronic creations: Kumo the spider, and Long Ma, the dragon-horse. The story is that that Kumo has stolen the wings of Long Ma and Long Ma will fight Kumo to get his wings back. This takes place on the streets of Ottawa as the two robots…
It is the 65th time the Canadian Armed Forces is sending a contingent to the Nijmegen Marches in the Netherlands since 1952 and the 20th time that the Nijmegen Departure Parade has been held at the Canadian War Museum. Leading the contingent of 13 eleven person teams was Col. Geoff Abthorpe and the reviewing officer…
The Kingdom of Osgoode opened its’ doors today to host its’ 10th annual Medieval Festival, complete with fools, crafts, food, and, most importantly, warriors on foot and on mount. To start, the Kingdom is a trading space where local artisans come to sell their wares to anyone walking by and that is exactly what you…
Sunday the 25th saw the Remembrance of the 64th Anniversary of the signing of the Korean Armistice and the day was marked by three separate, albeit connected, events in Ottawa, all hosted by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea. The day started with a bright blue sky and slightly below normal temperatures, just perfect…
Today (21st June) the Aboriginal Veterans Autochtones celebrated and remembered the veterans of indigenous heritage by holding the annual Remembrance Ceremony at the Aboriginal War Veterans monument in Ottawa. It was a perfect day with temperatures in the high teens, a coolish breeze, and blue sky smattered with clouds. In attendance was the Commander of…
The Ottawa Tulip Festival is an event which celebrates the arrival of Spring with the blooms of over a million tulips and is a sight to see but many people forget the symbology of the tulips in this case. It is actually a remembrance of the service Canada rendered to the people of the Netherlands…
to see all the pictures, CLICK HERE Saturday night saw another graduation of the Richard Robinson Academy of Fashion Design where first and second year students showed their designs at the end of the year. It was held at the Palais de Congres in Gatineau. This year the show started with the Robinson’s grandchildren doing…
OSAA Lame Ducks did hockey battle against DPFL3 (Direcorate of Protocol and Foreign Liaison) of DND in preparation for their big away game this weekend in Toronto. They were in fine trim as they started hard, ending the first period 8-0. After that, the scoreboard just stayed blank out of respect for DPFL3. I lost…