Welcome back to the Messes
The Officer’s Mess at 4 Wing in Cold Lake is just one of the spaces looking forward to welcoming back guests after a few difficult years, says the mess management team – Photo by Mike Marshall / The Courier News The 4 Wing Mess team says they’re looking forward to seeing the smiles on faces as they welcome back guests. After a few years of dealing with restrictions due to the...
Local Air Cadet learns about aviation
Flight Sergeant Addison Champagne of 664 Cold Lake, Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, in Cold Lake, Alta., at the controls of a flight simulator at Cold Lake Cadet Training Centre on August 16, 2022 – Photo by Flight Sergeant Georgios Koutsopoulos, Cadet Correspondent, Cold Lake Cadet Training Centre Flight Sergeant Addison Champagne joined other cadets for the four-week Advanced Aviation...
Feast at the Beach returns to Cold Lake September 2nd, 3rd
Feast at the Beach, presented by the Cold Lake Chamber of Commerce, returns to Kinosoo Beach on September 2nd and 3rd – Image courtesy of Feast at the Beach / Facebook A popular summer wrap-up event is returning to Cold Lake for the Labour Day long weekend. Feast at the Beach, presented by the Cold Lake Chamber of Commerce, returns to Kinosoo Beach on September 2nd and 3rd. The day sees...
New mural unveiled at 4 Wing
A new mural celebrating both 4 Wing and the City of Cold Lake now stands behind the Small Arms Range – Photo by Mike Marshall / The Courier News A new piece of art can be seen just beyond the gate to the General Restricted Area at 4 Wing, courtesy of one of the members here. A new mural celebrating both 4 Wing and the City of Cold Lake now stands behind the Small Arms Range. The mural,...
4 Wing set to host a Volksmarch and Oktoberfest again
After a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 24 September 2022 and back for the third time, 4 Wing celebrates its connection with Auf Wacht (alertness) in Cold Lake with some traditional Gemütlichkeit (cordiality and friendliness). In 1993, 4 Wing stood down at CFB Baden-Söllingen in Germany and re-established at CFB Cold Lake; the wing will celebrate its German connection with a...
Sonic Boom the cause of noise around Cold Lake
A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 passes over the targets on the range, during EXERCISE Maple Strike, at Primrose Lake, Saskatchewan, on May 4, 2021 – Photo: Cpl Justin Roy, 4 Wing Imaging Officials at 4 Wing are saying a sonic boom was the cause of some noise on Monday afternoon “On August 29, 2022, at approximately 11:36 a.m. a CF-18 Hornet from 4 Wing Cold Lake was conducting...
Trudeau and NATO Secretary General visit 4 Wing
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with a CAF member at 4 Wing inside CFB Cold Lake on August 26th – Photo by Mike Marshall – The Courier News Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, and other dignitaries stopped in at 4 Wing on Friday, where the two leaders discussed shared priorities and threats to...
Back-to-school safety tips for a safe return to the classroom
Back-to-school means both kids and parents should be thinking about safely making the morning and afternoon commute – Stock Photo It’s back to school time! As school doors open, traffic gets a little heavier on our streets. People are back from holidays, school buses and public transit are on regular routes, and more people are walking, cycling or driving to school. To help with the...
4 Wing MFRCS out-of-school care helping to take the stress out of return to the classroom
The 4 Wing MFRCS offers out-of-school care – Stock Photo Back-to-school for both parents and children at 4 Wing usually means a change in the day-to-day schedule, and for some families, before-and-after school care may be needed. The 4 Wing Military Family Resource Centre Society (4 Wing MFRCS) offers out-of-school care to children attending Art Smith Aviation Academy at CFB Cold Lake. “We...
Public Service Pride Week at 4 Wing
Corporal Connie Valin raising of the pride flag just outside building 1 on August 22, 2022 at 4 Wing Cold Lake – All photos by 4 Wing Imaging The Cold Lake Defence Team Pride Advisory Organization (DTPAO) is joining in with many other Bases, Wings and Formations across Canada to celebrate Public Service Pride Week. Over this past weekend, members from 4 Wing, family, and even a four legged...
