Soldier On Golf Day at 4 Wing
Ill or injured Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members living in Cold Lake either serving or retired are invited to take part in the Cold Lake Soldier On Golf Day. This one-day event is a collaboration between the Soldier On Program and the Cold Lake Golf and Winter Club and will take place on August 3, 2021 from 10:45 am to 6:00 pm. This event will bring together both serving and retired...
4 Wing Fire Fighters called to action during EXERCISE AMALGAM DART
Medium view of fire at 115 Kingsway Road, 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta on 10 June, 2021. Photo: Aviator Avery Philpott On the afternoon of June 9 2021, 4 Wing welcomed United States personnel from the Maine Air National Guard and Dyess Airforce Base attending EXERCISE AMALGAM DART 21-1. US personnel were housed in the accommodations trailers and quickly racked out after a long day of...
Wing Commander’s Wellness Challenge – Week 5 Winner
Congratulations to the week 5 winner of the #P4Challenge: Cpl Michael Legare! Thank you to all who participated last week. There are still plenty of prizes to be won over the next 11 weeks, so don’t miss out! This week we’re focusing on a new section of the P4 Challenge: Train Right! Send us your healthy selfies showcasing how you protect against injury. Registration required to win prizes*...
Love Thine Enemy
Photo: Private Jessica Blackburn This is my last transmission with the Courier. I am posted away from Cold Lake with mixed feelings. We will miss the beautiful summers and beaches, and even moreso the friends and neighbours that have made this place home quickly and fastly. But of course, it will be good to be closer to ‘down home’ (the Maritimes), and the journey is always a new...
Health Promotion’s Feature Friday initiative
It’s time for #FeatureFriday! The July 2nd featured member was Cpl Shelby Lewis! An AVS Tech, Shelby has been posted to Cold Lake since 2015. “To keep healthy, I like to pretty much do anything that keeps me moving. Growing up, I played any sport I could get myself into and, as I got older, I focused on soccer and rugby. Now that I have a little one, I like to do stuff that I can...
Wing Commander’s Wellness Challenge – Week 4 Winner
Congratulations to the week 4 winner of the #P4Challenge: Taylor Sinclair! Thank you to all who participated last week. There are still plenty of prizes to be won over the next 12 weeks, so don’t miss out! This week we’re focusing on a new section of the P4 Challenge: Train Right! Send us your healthy selfies showcasing how you protect against injury. Registration required to win prizes*...
Cold Lake teen wins 2021 Ted Rogers Scholarship
Isaac Thiel may only be 18 years old but he has some lofty goals for his future and as a recipient of the 2021 Ted Rogers Scholarship he is already one step ahead. Born and raised in Cold Lake, Isaac graduated from Cold Lake High School and will be attending the University of Alberta this fall to begin his studies in Neuroscience. Although he isn’t quite sure what he would like to make his...
4 Wing Sports Day a success
https://youtu.be/xPJfjFxtoM0 Stay tuned to our site when we will announce the winners from the various events.
Canada Day 2021, and the Uniform
We are at a crossroads as a nation right now. It seems like we have been at this crossroads for some time. Occasionally we try and start away from it, make some headway, but then we realize that no, we have not yet finished at the crossroads. The crossroads I speak of is our relationship with the First Nations – the peoples who were Canadian before Canada was Canada. Once again in recent...
Cold Lake Museums Open Canada Day
Model of SAGEM Sperwer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). Photo: Noah Keizer Searching for something to do on Canada Day? The Cold Lake Museums is now open for the season, and will be open on Canada Day from 10:00 – 4:00. Our priority is providing a safe, fun, educational experience for all ages. Each season, there is something new to see, so even if you have visited us in the past, it is...
