Padre’s Ponderings: Spike Milligan Ranks
Stock Photo A few years ago, I read what one critic called “an unreliable history of the war” (WWII). Why would I waste my time, you ask? Well, my curious friend, I’ll tell you. It was the fourth volume of Spike Milligan’s memoirs. Spike was an English gunner during the war and later went on to fame as a comic actor and radio personality (he makes a brief appearance in Monty Python’s Life of...
Familiar face at CFB Cold Lake wins international award
Dana Hess, left, presents Jeff Gaye with an ISWNE Golden Dozen award for outstanding editorial writing- Photo via Gordon Cameron / Respect Jeff Gaye, editor of the Cold Lake-based Respect newspaper, was awarded a Golden Dozen award for outstanding editorial writing by the International Society for Weekly Newspaper Editors (ISWNE). ISWNE holds an annual competition for editorials and opinion...
Prehistoric Adventure Awaits: Jurassic Forest Bus Trip Registration Open to Everyone
Supplied Photo Families and dino lovers, get ready—registration is now open for a special Jurassic Forest Bus Trip happening Saturday, August 23rd! Organized by 4 Wing Personnel Support Programs (PSP) Community Recreation, this exciting one-day trip offers participants a chance to step back in time and explore a forest full of life-sized, animatronic dinosaurs just outside of Edmonton. It’s...
Cadets Celebrate Graduation at Cold Lake Training Centre
Bonnyville–Cold Lake–St. Paul MLA Scott Cyr, guest Reviewing Officer, at the Cadet Graduation on July 18th – All photos by Mike Marshall / The Courier News Cadets gathered inside the Col J.J. Parr Sports Centre at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Cold Lake on July 18 to celebrate the successful completion of their two-week summer training programs at the Cold Lake Cadet Training Centre. The...
Courier Connections with the Cold Lake Air Force Museum – Episode 5
Hügelsheim Burgermeister Visits 4 Wing Cold Lake, Celebrating Longstanding German-Canadian Ties
Major Renaud “Grat” Thys, from 410 Tactical Fighter (Operational Training) Squadron (right), kneels with Kerstin Cee (left), the Bürgermeister of Hügelsheim, Germany, while seated in a Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet during a tour of Hangar 2 at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta on 2 July 2025 – All photos courtesy of Corporal Alisa Strelley, Royal Canadian Air Force Imagery...
Black Bear Sighting at CFB Cold Lake
Stock Photo Wing Wildlife Control Officers advises that there has been a black bear sighting around the Wing at 4 Construction Engineering Squadron (4 CES) . Please read the below information on how to act during an encounter. Black bear activity has increased with the warm weather, and bears are actively searching for easy food sources. Black bears are very common around the Wing and can be...
Waterhen Lake Grade 4 Students Tour CFB Cold Lake, Get Up-Close Look at Life on Base
Corporal Chris Marshpose (left) and Corporal Geordan Davis (right) from 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron (401 TFS) pose with the students and staff from Waterhen Lake School for a group photo with a Royal Canadian Air Force CH-188 Hornet at 401 TFS, Cold Lake, Alberta on 16 June 2025 – All Photos by Aviator Haylee Fradsham, Royal Canadian Air Force Imagery Technician Grade 4 students from...
CF One Days Return to CFB Cold Lake with Special Event at CANEX
File Photo Shoppers at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake can take advantage of exclusive savings and community fun during CF One Days with CANEX, running from July 9th to 11th across the country. At CFB Cold Lake, CANEX is marking the occasion with a special event on Wednesday, July 9, featuring a barbecue with chips and drinks from 11AM-2PM, mini putting course, bouncy castle, cake, lawn games,...
RCAF Commander Visits 4 Wing and CFB Cold Lake
Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny, Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) (right), addresses the crowd during the RCAF Commander and RCAF Command Chief Warrant Officer visit at the Air Force Tactical Training Centre Theatre, 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta on 25 June 2025 – All photos by Corporal Kastleen Strome, Royal Canadian Air Force Imagery Technician From June 24 to 26, Canadian...