Kuwait National Day – 2024

On Thursday, 29th February, 2024, the Embassy of Kuwait in Canada hosted a reception in room TwentyTwo at the top of the Westin Hotel to celebrated its 63rd year of independence and the 33rd year since the liberation of Kuwait from the occupation of Iraq. To see all the pictures, CLICK HERE: Kuwait gained its…

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24th Senate Remembrance Ceremony

The week of Remembrance ceremonies got underway on Friday at the Senate Chambers in Ottawa with guests and representatives of Peacekeepers, Korean Veterans, Indigenous veterans, Royal Military College, RCMP, cadet groups, and various politicians and civilian reps. The entire Senate Chamber was filled with the area between the two sides filled with extra seating for…

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Latin American Remembrance Day

On Sunday, 15th October, 2023, the 2nd Annual Latin American Remembrance Day Ceremony was held at the National Military Cemetery within Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa. The day was coolish, but not unpleasantly so, and overcast with the threat of rain. Notwithstanding, the ceremony took place outside and was co-hosted by the Embassy of the Argentine…

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107th Beaumont-Hamel

The 107th ceremony of remembrance for the Royal Newfoundland Regiment (RNR) and the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel was held on July 1st, 2023, at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on a somewhat overcast and smoky morning that threatened rain. Just as the ceremony completed, however, the sun came out for about 10 minutes so everyone…

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RCAF Gala Ball

To see all the pictures, CLICK HERE: Many celebrations are now taking place since the long dry spell inflicted upon us by Covid has relaxed and unlimited group size gatherings are again permitted. This is the case with the RCAF Gala Ball which was held on June 3rd, 2023, at the Infinity Centre in Ottawa….

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