PSP Community Recreation Each year, Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) invites Canadian schools, individuals and organizations to make Valentines for Vets. VAC then distributes the valentines to Veterans in long-term care facilities across the country by February 14. This tradition began in 1989 by newspaper columnist Ann Landers, who encouraged her readers to create special valentines for Veterans throughout Canada and the United States. Although Ann Landers passed away in 2002, VAC is committed to ensuringRead More

Chaplain’s Corner Padre Andrew Whitman The Military Christian Fellowship and Saint Mark’s Chapel organized an Alpha program last fall to the encouragement of all who participated. If nothing else, it was a chance to talk to other (adult) people. I’d say that it was a chance to get out of the house during a lockdown, but it wasn’t – we did it over Zoom (groan) – but it was like getting out of the house.Read More

From Your 4 Wing Imagery Team

rcafé is an on-line, open forum to discuss, collaborate, share information & develop solutions to common problems. RCAF leadership is fully engaged in both the creation and participation in this forum and we are seeking your help to grow the number of participants so that voices from across the RCAF are heard in the discussion. The rcafé is hosted on a landing page for the RCAF Dispatch software. The goal is to increase the conversationRead More

Yves Bélanger, Servir The death of a child or a spouse always creates a shock wave in a family. The HOPE program exists to help those who have lost a loved one who served in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). A resident of Montérégie shares his experience as a volunteer for this program. Created in 2006 by the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS), the HOPE program offers confidential support to bereaved families throughRead More

Janae Wandler, Courier News Manager Just what is a positive space? Is it a place where everyone is positive all the time, or is it a place where we can be free to express ourselves without any negative consequences, or can it be much more? What we really need is just true acceptance of others, free from any judgement. We all want to come to work and be accepted for who we truly are. HowRead More