Events that I have photographed.
In 1952, on the frozen Imjin River in Korea, the Royal 22eme Regiment (R22eR) and the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI) got together and played hockey, thus introducing the sport to Koreans and bringing a part of home to a foreign land. On Saturday, 5th November, 2016, the tradition of these two teams was…
Over 24,000 people piled into TD Place in the pouring rain as the Ottawa Redblacks once again grasped defeat from the jaws of victory in losing to Hamilton 39-36 in double overtime. For most of the game, Ottawa held the lead but lost their advantage in the 4th quarter allowing Hamilton to tie. A fumbled…
Friday night (Oct 14th) saw the start of another season of Lame Ducks hockey as the Ottawa Service Attaché Association (OSAA) hockey team, made up of defence liaison officers, took on the General Officers and Flag Officers (GOFOs) of NDHQ. It was a spirited game as the GOFOs, without a full roster, skated their way…
The Canada Aviation and Space Museum was once again home to the Battle of Britain Remembrance Ceremony, held this last Sunday, the 18th September, 2016, after moving last year to Parliament Hill for the 75th anniversary of the Battle. It was held in the back parking area adjacent the runway of what was RCAF Station…
Last week (05-09 Sep, 2016) I was in Halifax to cover the Defence, Security and Aerospace Exhibition Atlantic 2016 (a.k.a. DEFSEC) which is a trade show of manufacturers trying to sell equipment to the government. In this case, most vendors were involved in ship building, systems for ships (weapons and other systems), or aircraft and…
This year, on August 7th, current and past serving peacekeepers gathered at the Reconciliation Monument in Ottawa to remember peacekeepers who have lost their lives, those who served, and those still serving. The Remembrance Ceremony takes place at the Monument on the Sunday (this year the 7th) closest to National Peacekeepers Day which is August…
Although the day was overcast, it looked like the rain would hold off until the Change of Command ceremony for the new Commander of the Canadian Army on Parliament Hill was done. However, looks are deceiving and just as the ceremony started, the rain started to fall. Mostly it was spitting and moved up to…
On Friday, 8 July, 2016, the HMCS Kingston, MM700, lead ship of the Kingston class of Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDV), settled into Crawford Wharf in Kingston, Ontario, for a 3 day visit as part of the Great Lakes Deployment. This exercise, which has two ships visiting several ports along the Great Lakes and the…
On Friday, the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Battle of the Somme, and more specifically the Battle of Beumont-Hamel, was marked with a ceremony at the Canadian War Museum. It was a beautiful day and attendance is estimated to be around the 600 person mark. The Master of Ceremonies, Herb Davis of the…
Thursday night at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum was all things Star Trek to inaugurate the Starfleet Academy Experience exhibit, which opened to the public on Friday. Thursday night was the big Gala and sneak preview for lucky ticket holders which saw William Shatner himself, John de Lancie (“Q” from The Next Generation), and…