Construction begins on new $131 million Air Force Expeditionary Capability facility at Canadian Forces Base Bagotville
2 Wing Crest – Supplied Photo On November 15th, Marie-France Lalonde, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence, on behalf of the Honourable Bill Blair, highlighted the construction of a new Air Force Expeditionary Capability facility at Canadian Forces Base Bagotville. During construction, this project is expected to sustain approximately 600 jobs. Once completed, this...
Defence Minister Bill Blair releases second status report of the External Monitor
File Photo On November 20th, the Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence, released the second biannual status report of the External Monitor, Jocelyne Therrien. The report provides an update on the progress made at the Department of Defence (DND) and Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to implement the recommendations made by former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour in the Independent...
The Canadian Armed Forces reintroduces uniformed Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioner Major LeBlanc in CAF Alert assessing a patient while participating in a CFS Alert Station wide mock disaster, mass casualty exercise – Supplied Photo November 12-17 marked Nurse Practitioner Week in Canada, a week devoted to recognizing the unique contributions Nurse Practitioners make to healthcare every day across the country. Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are...
Now live: The 2023 Your Say Survey
File Photo The 2023 Your Say Survey is now live for Regular Force and Primary Reserve members. Help inform decisions on personnel programs and policies that affect you. The Your Say Survey is your opportunity to be heard and to provide leadership with valuable insights on a variety of topics, which will help inform decisions about policies and programs. Questions in this survey include topics...
The Lasting Legacy of Canadian War Amputee Veterans
Photo: Madeleine Jaffray (First World War), Mike Krulicki (Second World War), Arthur Johnson (Korean War) – Supplied Photo Amid the wars, countless Canadian soldiers and nurses displayed extraordinary bravery and unwavering dedication, putting their lives on the line for our country. Many of these individuals returned home bearing the profound physical and emotional scars of war, having...
Letter to the Editor: The courage of young women and men
The French Legion of Honour – Photo from the the Grand Chancery of the Legion of Honor/ Government of the French Republic On Remembrance Day, look at the old veterans gathered at your local cenotaph, standing proudly, or seated with a warm blanket on their lap. Try to imagine what they experienced many decades ago when they were young, and the world was at war. The great invasion to kick...
Statement from the Canadian Armed Forces Regarding Unsafe Intercept of Royal Canadian Air Force Helicopter
File Photo On Sunday October 29, 2023, while deployed in support of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy, HMCS Ottawa’s embarked CH-148 Cyclone helicopter was conducting routine exercises in the South China Sea, when it was intercepted by two People’s Liberation Army J-11 fighter jets. Though the initial encounter was safe, two subsequent encounters were deemed unsafe. With successive passes, one jet...
A moment to reflect and to remember them
Wearing her poppy and service medals, a member of the Canadian Armed Forces (Royal Canadian Navy) stands at attention during the Remembrance Day service in Dartmouth, N.S. Photo credit: Ryerson Clark, Getty ImagesTwo minutes. It isn’t that much time, right? We are supposed to take two minutes to brush our teeth. In that amount of time we can easily tidy up our workspaces, heat up leftovers, make...
Remembrance Day Sentry Program marks 25th year with major expansion
Supplied Photo This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Remembrance Day Sentry Program, which publicly recognizes outstanding Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members from both the Regular Force and the Reserve Force, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), for their dedication, professionalism and performance in service to Canada. To acknowledge this milestone, General Wayne Eyre, the Chief...
Echoes of the Abandoned: Part 3
Supplied Photo The following is the second part of a Halloween serial. For the second part of the story, click here. For the first part of the story, click here. In 2017, the abandoned Canadian military camp remained a dormant enigma, its history shrouded in mystery and whispers of the supernatural. Most had forgotten the camp, a distant memory in the annals of time. Yet, it would once again...