4 Wing Band Christmas Concert set for December 14th
The 4 Wing Band performs inside the Cold Lake Energy Centre at their 2022 Christmas Concert – File Photo A concert by the 4 Wing Band will take place at the Cold Lake Energy Centre once again in celebration of the holiday season. The Christmas concert will be held on December 14th. A rich display of musicianship will be presented as well as some new selections, according to Bandmaster,...
Chaplain’s Angel Tree and Christmas Hamper campaign returns for 2023
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, Lieutenant-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,...
Cultivate and Craft Holiday Market at 4 Wing set for December 3rd
The poster for the upcoming Cultivate and Craft Holiday Market – Supplied Photo A popular local market is making its way back to 4 Wing, in time for the holiday season. The Cultivate and Craft Market, presented by the 4 Wing Cold Lake CANEX, will return on Sunday, December 3rd at Club 41. The market offers access to a variety of vendors with homegrown and locally produced products. Sherri...
Former 4 Wing member headed to ISS aboard Starliner- 1
Colonel Joshua Kutryk – Photo from the Canadian Space Agency A Canadian astronaut with ties to 4 Wing is headed to the International Space Station. On November 22nd, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced that Colonel Joshua Kutryk will fly aboard the new CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the space station on a six-month mission, to take place no later than 2025. This will be the first...
Cold Lake Santa Claus Parade returns on November 24th
The parade route for the 2023 Santa Claus Parade in Cold Lake, taking place on November 24th – Photo from the City of Cold Lake Santa Claus is coming to Cold Lake on November 24th. Once again, the annual Santa Claus Parade is on its way to the city. The event sees businesses, groups and others put on a mobile display on 50th Avenue in the city, including a visit from St. Nick himself....
Lakeland Multicultural Association returns with Diwali Night November 18th
The poster for Diwali Night on November 18th – Supplied Photo The Lakeland Multicultural Association (LMA) is hosting a night in celebration of Diwali on November 18th. The doors will open on the group’s sixth annual Diwali Night at the Cold Lake Energy Centre, starting at 5:00 PM. President of the LMA, Corporal Kirandeep Braich says the event celebrates a festival of Indian origin....
The Courier News Office Decorating Challenge returns for 2023
4 Wing Commander Col Dave Turenne, former 4 Wing Chief Warrant Officer CWO Lee Darling, and 4 Wing Personnel Support Programs (PSP) Corporate Services Manager Janae Wandler pose with members of 1 Dental Unit and the Courier News Christmas Office Decorating Challenge Penguin trophy after being named the winners of the 2022 edition of the contest – File Photo On your mark, get set, decorate! The...
Watch: 2023 Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Cold Lake Energy Centre
4 Wing Unveils Local Celebration Plan for RCAF’s 100th during City Council
Canadian Armed Forces members pose for a group photo with members of the Cold Lake City Hall Council at Cold Lake City Hall, Alberta on October 24, 2023 – Photo credit: Corporal Kastleen Strome, Royal Canadian Air Force Imagery Technician On October 24, 2023, in a momentous session with the City Council, plans for the local celebration of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) 100th...
Padre’s Ponderings: Remembrance Day
Stock Photo In Plato’s opinion, “Only the dead have seen the end of war.” Civil War general, William Tecumseh Sherman’s opinion was even more famously blunt: “War is hell.” And in every age, in every part of the world, in every society war has wreaked its ghastly, brutal work. War is indeed hellish. War is not glorious; it is violent and brutal. I no longer wonder why veterans speak so...
