25 March 2020 Good day to our 4 Wing members and families, As you can imagine one of my biggest challenges right now is keeping up with the many sources of information, discerning fact from fiction, and ensuring that the news I deliver to you and your supervisors is accurate. The COVID-19 situation continues to evolve rapidly. During our first week of contingency operations our focus was on immediately reducing the risk to our peopleRead More

Cliff Kenyon Cold Lake organizations seem optimistic as they face new challenges and intend to continue offering help. The Cold Lake Food Bank has adequate supplies of food at this time to meet needs and stands ready to help, said board member Randy McDonald. “We are going to do anything we can to stay open as long as we can,” McDonald said. The food bank has made changes to procedures to eliminate any physical contactRead More

19 March 2020 Good day 4 Wing members, Yesterday I received updated guidance to 4 Wing from the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). I will highlight that although recent direction to the CAF set a 250 km distance restriction on local travel, a special 300 km exemption was granted for 4 Wing to allow our members to travel to Edmonton. This exemption recognizes that our members and their families are sometimes dependent on access to EdmontonRead More

Hello Valued Member, Our CANEX Family is just that—a family made up of employees, members and the communities we serve. In these uncertain times, the health, safety and well-being of our family, and yours, is our top priority. We have been closely monitoring the rapidly-changing situation around COVID-19 (commonly referred to as Coronavirus), responding to new developments as they arise and preparing for all possible scenarios, with the goal of continuing to safely serve ourRead More

Defence Team and families of 4 Wing Cold Lake, Our CFB Cold Lake leadership teams have been working hard to develop and implement a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) contingency plan that prioritizes your continued health and welfare while ensuring that 4 Wing can continue our critical operations. The priorities of our plan include: ·         Reducing opportunities for the virus to spread amongst base personnel by using work-from-home arrangements, canceling group training and events, and using enhancedRead More