Talking to youth about mental health
Since the onset of the pandemic, children, teens, and post-secondary students have experienced the greatest declines in mental health. Given the toll that the pandemic has had on our youth, having open conversations about mental health and sharing helpful resources with them is both timely and necessary. These are just a couple of available resources that can be leveraged: Kids Help Phone has...
CAF Harassment Centre of Expertise Sets Course for Policy Modernization
A modern force requires policies that reflect the realities of our ever diversifying work environment. With an impetus on providing increased accountability and the guarantee of a safe workplace for all members, modernizing a harassment policy that has remained largely unchanged since the 1990’s is a priority for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) leadership. The CAF Harassment Resolution and...
Canadian Armed Forces air support to B.C. wildfire situation
Members from B Company, 1 Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry board a CH-147F Chinook helicopter to receive loading instruction from the crew during Operation LENTUS 21-03 in the British Columbia Interior on July 25, 2021. Photo: Corporal Jay Naples, MARPAC Imaging Services, Canadian Armed Forces photo On July 5, 2021, in response to a Request for Federal Assistance (RFA) from...
BMO Celebrating Women Grant Program
BMO, in collaboration with Deloitte, has launched the BMO Celebrating Women Grant Program. Ten women-owned businesses will each receive a $10,000 grant, and an additional eight will receive a $2,500 grant for their business. Do you know any woman-owned businesses who could apply? Applications for the grant program opened Monday, July 26 and will close on Friday, Aug. 13, at 11:59 pm ET. For...
Kamloops native returns for Canadian Armed Forces support against wildfires
Photo: Corporal Jay Naples, Canadian Armed Forces Imagery KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Master Corporal (MCpl) Brendan Collins geared up for flight on a CH-146 Griffon helicopter in his hometown of Kamloops, B.C. in support of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) contribution to the fight against B.C. wildfires on July 24, 2021. MCpl Collins enrolled in the infantry with the Rocky Mountain Rangers after...
Military Ordinariate Provincial Council of the Catholic Women’s League of Canada hosted 53rd annual meeting
The Military Ordinariate Provincial Council of the Catholic Women’s League of Canada held its 53rd Annual Meeting of Members on June 26, 2021. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the meeting was held in a hybrid format with a small group of delegates gathered safely in Ottawa and the majority connected via Zoom from across Canada and OUTCAN. The Military Ordinariate Provincial Council (MO) of...
National Drowning Prevention Week – July 18-24, 2021
Over 400 Canadians die in preventable water-related incidents annually. Even one drowning is one too many. Chaque année, plus de 400 Canadiens se noient lors d’incidents évitables reliés à l’eau. Même une seule noyade en est une de trop. Despite a downward trend, drowning is still the third leading cause of death in Canada. Drowning is preventable! Join Lifesaving Society Canada and PSP...
Are you reaching for the Stars? RCAF Foundation can help.
The newly formed RCAF Foundation is looking for Canada’s next generation of leaders and explorers in the field of science and space. To help those future go-getters, the Foundation is offering 20 $1,000 scholarships to any Canadian youth 25 years of age or younger who is either entering or studying in a post-secondary institution or flight school. The scholarships are designed to encourage all...
What do you see in the New RCAF 2024 Centennial Logo?
With the RCAF Centennial anniversary only a thousand days away, Lieutenant-General Al Meinzinger, Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Chief Warrant Officer John Hall, the RCAF Command CWO unveiled the RCAF 2024 logo and motto. The logo features the RCAF Roundel as the centrepiece of a stylized ‘100.’ “We are quickly approaching the dawn of our next century,” says LGen Meinzinger. “This...
Minister of National Defence marks the 105th anniversary of the establishment of the No. 2 Construction Battalion
Inscription: 1916-1920, No. 2 Construction C.E.F., First Headquarters Site, CANADA’S FIRST & ONLY BLACK BATTALION, “THEY SERVED THEIR COUNTRY HONOURABLY” Photo: Marilyn Gurney; Carmen Goold. http://www.parl.ns.ca/cenotaph/index.htm July 5, 2021 The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, issued the following statement today in recognition of the...