NORAD Tracks Santa Returns: Follow the Festive Journey!
NORAD Tracks Santa returns this year, with help from the Royal Canadian Air Force – Photo from Facebook/ NORAD Tracks Santa As the holiday season approaches, children around the world eagerly await the arrival of Santa Claus, and for over 65 years, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has been dedicated to tracking his journey on Christmas Eve. “NORAD tracks...
2023 Courier News Christmas Office Decorating Challenge: The Winner!
4 Wing Commander Colonel Dave Turenne (far left) , 4 Wing Chief Warrant Officer Dipen Mistry (far right), and 4 Wing Personnel Support Programs (PSP) Corporate Services Manager Janae Wandler (bottom left) pose with members of 4 Mission Support Squadron Replenishment Flight and the Courier News Christmas Office Decorating Challenge Penguin trophy after being named the winners of the 2023 edition...
2023 Courier News Christmas Office Decorating Challenge: The Finalists
Decorations at 4 OSS CLAWR Ops on December 14, 2023. Photo Credit: Corporal Julia Currie, Royal Canadian Air Force Imagery Technician The 2023 Courier News Christmas Office Decorating Challenge is in its’ 21st year of celebrating fantastic holiday displays in the workspaces around 4 Wing. Seven different offices entered the competition. In this article, we’ll take a look at the six...
A letter from the 4 Wing Chaplains
The Padre team kicks off the holiday season by starting their Christmas Hamper/Angel Tree Campaign In photo from left to right Padre Alex Krause, Padre Howard Rittenhouse, Colonel Dave Turenne, 4 Wing Commanding Officer, Chief Warrant Officer Carlisle Mason, Padre Derrick Lee, Padre Anthony Ezeonwueme, and Captain Sophie Quemeneur at the Padre Office, 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta on November 10,...
CL Medical Clinic ready to enter the New Year with new docs
Stock Photo CL Medical, the medical clinic run by the City of Cold Lake’s municipally controlled corporation, has doubled the number of doctors at the facility since it took over and looks forward to continuing to support the region’s primary care and preventative medicine in the New Year. The number of physicians hosting their practice at the facility has increased from two to four since the...
Photo Gallery: 2023 1 AMS Strawberry Cup
Lieutenant-Colonel John-Alec Bossence, 1 Air Maintenance Squadron (1 AMS) Commanding Officer (Center Left) Honourary Colonel Greg Hamel, and Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Derek Rogers, 1 AMS Squadron CWO (Center Right) pose for a photo with a member of each team as they drop the puck during the 1 AMS Strawberry Cup on November 23, 2023 at JJ Parr ice rink, Cold Lake, Alberta. Photo: Cpl Kastleen...
Cultivate and Craft Holiday Market offers unique shopping at CFB Cold Lake
Vendors and attendees take in the Cultivate and Craft Holiday Market at Club 41 on December 3rd – Photo by Mike Marshall / The Courier News Organizers of the Cultivate and Craft Holiday Market are calling it a success. The market took place on December 3rd and featured 17 different vendors inside Club 41 at CFB Cold Lake, as a joint effort between the CANEX, Personnel Support Programs...
4 Wing Pipes and Drums – Join a Unique Part of Cold Lake and the Lakeland
On December 11, 2022, 4 Wing Pipes and Drums (special guest players) pose at the Cold Lake Energy Centre before the 4 Wing Band Christmas Concert – Supplied Photo Without question, most Canadians will know what they hear when they hear a Pipes and Drums band, a sound instantly recognizable from near and far (yes, they are loud!). A combination of droning and melodic bagpipes, crisp and rhythmic...
Cold Lake Museums offers new, accessible ways to enjoy history
Left to Right: Paige Skarsen (caregiver), Linda Dunn (curatorial manager, Cold Lake Museums), Wanda Stacey (curator, Cold Lake Air Force Museum), Chris Holoboff (chair, Cold Lake Museums Society). Seated in the stairlift is KayLee Hallwachs of Axcelling Forward – Supplied Photo In conjunction with the International Day for Persons with Disabilities on Dec. 3, the Cold Lake Museums invited...
ADVENT SEASON: A precursor to Christmas
Secret Santa and Elf – Photo by MWO Carter And Capt. Ezeonwueme As the month of November hits the twilight zone, everyone begins to gear up for the “grand finale” month of the year; December. The name December invokes the feeling of festivities throughout the world. A lot of people seem not to know that apart from Christmas, there are lots of other festivities that have rich traditions in...
