Unleash Your Creativity: Join BreakBeatCode – A Free Coding Program for Military Teens brought to by Google Canada!
Supplied Photo Are you a teen in the military community eager to dive into the world of coding and music? BreakBeatCode is here to help you unleash your inner DJ and coder, offering a unique, free opportunity to learn how to create your very own beats—all by writing code! In this exciting CFMWS Recreation program, you’ll learn the basics of Python, the world’s most popular programming...
The 2024 Canadian Forces Newspapers Youth Reporter Competition is open for submissions until November 17, 2024.
Supplied Photo Presenting a unique opportunity for military youth aged 13-18, the 2024 Canadian Forces Newspapers Youth Reporter Competition, sponsored by Natasha’s Wood Foundation, invites you to share your stories and insights through writing. With four categories, including the new Narrative Journeys: Write Your World for creative writing, this contest is your chance to shine. Winners...
Making a mark in memory of Hong Kong veterans
Hong Kong Veterans Commemorative Association volunteer Derrill Henderson points to the “HK” marker being added to gravestones across Canada, including that of John Levitt, a member of 1st Battalion, The Royal Rifles of Canada Canadian Active Service Force (CASF); in Trenholm, Quebec – Submitted As Remembrance Day approaches, Canadians prepare to honour those who served, including the...
2024 Silver Cross Mother Maureen Anderson Honours Sons’ Legacy of Service
Mrs. Maureen Anderson – Supplied Photo The Royal Canadian Legion has named Mrs. Maureen Anderson as the 2024 National Silver Cross Mother. In this role, Anderson will lay a wreath at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on November 11, representing all Canadian mothers who have lost children in military service. Her appointment pays tribute not only to her sons, Sergeants Ron and Ryan...
First World War Veteran Ralph Hodgson Inspired a Generation of War Amputees
Rachel Quilty, a graduate of The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program, pays tribute to Ralph Hodgson at Ralph Hodgson Memorial Park in Port Hope, Ontario Ralph Hodgson (1895-1948) lived by the motto inscribed on his tombstone: “It’s not what you have lost that counts but what you have.” These words defined his life’s work, as he dedicated himself to ensuring that his fellow war amputee...
A Readers Halloween Tale
Supplied Photo I still remember that Halloween night in 1965 as if it were yesterday. We lived on a military base back then, tucked away in the middle of nowhere. Rows of identical beige houses lined the streets in the married quarter’s community, and the kids knew each other by name. My dad was stationed there, and like the other kids, I spent my days running through the fields, sneaking...
The Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre opens call for applications for the Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Grant Program
Supplied Photo The Sexual Misconduct Support and Resource Centre (SMSRC) is committed to improving access to support services for individuals affected by sexual misconduct within the Defence community. Today, the SMSRC launched its 2024-25 call for applications for the Community Support for Sexual Misconduct Survivors Grant Program. This initiative aims to broaden the availability of support...
Remembrance Day Sentry Program selection announced
File Photo Today, the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Jennie Carignan, announced the members selected for this year’s Remembrance Day Sentry Program. Eleven Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and one officer from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have received the distinction of being chosen from all those nominated across the country to play an important ceremonial role during...
Canada’s Aviation Book of the Year!
The Royal Canadian Air Force: 100 Years of Service Volume 1 By Larry Milberry and Hugh A. Halliday – Supplied Photo The RCAF’s 1924-2024 Centennial has been highlighted by airshows, dedications, commemorative coins and book launches. Adding to the list and having long ago produced the RCAF 60th Anniversary history in 1984, CANAV Books introduces its 2-volume Centennial set The Royal...
Welcome to the Royal Canadian Air Force, 2 Air Support Operations Squadron!
Commander of 2 Wing, Colonel Belley presided over the 2 Air Support Operations Squadron Assumption of Command Ceremony where command was assumed by Lieutenant Colonel Riley and Warrant Officer Parker at the National Air Force Museum of Canada in Trenton, Ontario on 25 July 2024. Photo by: Corporal Luke Barrie, 8 Wing Imaging This summer, 2 Air Support Operations Squadron (2 ASOS) joined 2 Wing,...