The Canadian War Museum was again host to the Candlelight Tribute for Veterans on the evening of 7th December, which was attended by over 350 people this year, including many veterans. Music was provided by the Canterbury High School Chamber Choir, who sang “In Flanders Fields”, and the Ottawa Police Chorus. Dignitaries present to lay…
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…
Good news today in that the newest issue of Esprit de Corps magazine is out (vol 23, issue 10) and I have got two pictures on the front cover (main and lower left) as well as several in the body. I always like to get a cover, even with older pictures. Subscribe to the magazine…
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…
Today marked the 99th Anniversary of the Battle for Hill 70, an important World War 1 battle that claimed over 9100 Canadian casualties and over 20,000 Germans from the 15th to the 25th of August, 1917. It was a battle every bit as important to Canada’s nationhood as Vimy Ridge. So why has no one…
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…