From 2nd February, 2018, until 2nd April, 2018, the Canadian War Museum (CWM) will be hosting an exhibition of war art created by the Canadian Forces Artists Program (CFAP) – Group 7. The Directorate of History and Heritage of DND, which sits under the Commander Military Personnel Command and is commanded by LGen. Lemarre, is…
The Canadian Forces Health Service Centre, housed within the Monfort Hospital in Ottawa, was the scene today for an announcement by the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, of the awarding of three contracts totalling $310.9 million for the provision of health care services to Calian Ltd. Also present at the…
Wreaths Across Canada is a non-profit organization dedicated to remembering all those who have fallen in the service of Canada. They do this by placing a balsam wreath on the headstones of soldiers on the first Sunday in December and this year that ceremony took place at the National Military Cemetery, part of Beechwood Cemetery,…
The Canadian War Museum once again hosted the Candlelight Tribute for Veterans on Monday night, 6th November, 2017, to a full house of veterans and families in the Lebreton Gallery. The Ottawa Police Chorus serenaded the crowd prior to the start of the ceremony and the entrance of the Official Party. The official party of…
images from the 20th Annual Remembrance Ceremony held in the Senate of Canada
This past August I was a guest of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and allowed a close-up look at a portion of this year’s Operation Nanook in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, For those who don’t know, Rankin Inlet is a forward operating location (FOL) of the CAF located about 470 km north of Churchill, Manitoba, on…
Once again two great hockey powers came together to determine hockey supremacy reminiscent of that great Canada-Russia series of 1972, forty-five years ago. This time, however, it was the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Ottawa against an Esprit de Corps Commandos team. The Russian team, known as the “Red Machine”, not able to field…
This morning a small crowd gathered at Ottawa’s Via Rail Station to wish athletes from Team Canada well for their upcoming trials at the Invictus Games in Toronto. Among those attending were Jody Mitic, ex-serviceman, double leg amputee, and current Ottawa city councillor, Walt Natyncyzk ,ex-Chief of Defence Staff now Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs,…
The day started off with a fog that only gave a few yards of vision but as the morning drew on the sun managed to burn off the moisture revealing a sunny and hot day for the 2017 Battle of Britain Ceremony held at the Vintage Wings of Canada (WVoC) hanger at the Gatineau Executive…
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,…