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CANSEC 2018
CANSEC 2018, Canada’s largest defence and security exhibition, is finished for this year, having been open the 30th/31st May at the EY Centre in Ottawa. All the usual suspects were in attendance from the military industrial complex from shipbuilders such as Davie, Irving, Seaspan, Lockheed Martin and BAE, all showing their wares for the billions…
RCAF Change of Command
It’s often said that when it rains, the army goes out and plays in it – the air force goes to the mess. And such was the case on the morning of 4th May, 2018, with overcast skies and forecasts with rain and 90 kph winds, when the RCAF moved its change of command ceremony…
ANZAC Day 2018
The 103rd remembrance of the Gallipoli campaign was marked at the Canadian War Museum as ANZAC Day was commemorated on the 25th April, 2018. There was a huge turnout, from the High Commissioners from Australia and New Zealand, the Ambassador of Turkey, delegations from several other countries (UK, France, India, Greece, etc.), and from several…
The Holocaust Remembered
The Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony held at the Canadian War Museum, 2018
Breaking Down the Barricades (2018)
Esprit de Corps magazine, in conjunction with the Commissionaires organization, hosted the second annual “Breaking Down the Barricades” Awards Reception for the fourth year of award recipients recognizing women of excellence in the military and defence industries fields. It was held in the Jean Piggott Hall of the Ottawa City Hall on Monday, 9th April,…
101st Vimy Ridge
The Battle for Vimy Ridge, arguably an event that helped define Canada as a nation, was fought 101 years ago from April 9th to 12th, 1917. It is commemorated with all the ceremony of any event that causes so much death and destruction (10,600 casualties plus for Canadians) and also is the first indication of…
CDAI Conference 2018
If you are looking for pictures of speakers, CLICK HERE “The Conference of Defence Associations (CDA) and CDA Institute (CDAI) promote research and informed public debate on national security and defence issues in support of credible government policies for Canada” (CDA statement) and hosted its annual Conference on Security and Defence at the Chateau Laurier…
Russian Hockey in Ottawa
Images from the Russian Embassy “Red Machine” hockey team as they played the Esprit de Corps magazine “Commandos”
War Amps 100 Years
Images from the unveiling of the commemorative envelope of the 100th Anniversary of the War Amps