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Canadian Forces Housing Agency unveils its five-year Strategic Plan
Supplied Photo As the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) focuses on recruitment and retention amidst a nationwide housing crisis affecting its members across the country, the Canadian Forces Housing Agency (CFHA) recently launched its 2025–2030 Strategic Plan: Building Our...
Introducing MyCAF: The all-in-one mobile app for the Canadian Armed Forces
Supplied Photo Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members can now download the new MyCAF mobile application (app). MyCAF is a unified mobile app designed to enhance both operational and administrative functionality, providing CAF members with streamlined access to essential...
Courier Connections with the Cold Lake Air Force Museum – Episode 5
Hügelsheim Burgermeister Visits 4 Wing Cold Lake, Celebrating Longstanding German-Canadian Ties
Major Renaud "Grat" Thys, from 410 Tactical Fighter (Operational Training) Squadron (right), kneels with Kerstin Cee (left), the Bürgermeister of Hügelsheim, Germany, while seated in a Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet during a tour of Hangar 2 at 4 Wing Cold...
Black Bear Sighting at CFB Cold Lake
Stock Photo Wing Wildlife Control Officers advises that there has been a black bear sighting around the Wing at 4 Construction Engineering Squadron (4 CES) . Please read the below information on how to act during an encounter. Black bear activity has increased with...
Waterhen Lake Grade 4 Students Tour CFB Cold Lake, Get Up-Close Look at Life on Base
Corporal Chris Marshpose (left) and Corporal Geordan Davis (right) from 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron (401 TFS) pose with the students and staff from Waterhen Lake School for a group photo with a Royal Canadian Air Force CH-188 Hornet at 401 TFS, Cold Lake, Alberta on...
CF One Days Return to CFB Cold Lake with Special Event at CANEX
File Photo Shoppers at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake can take advantage of exclusive savings and community fun during CF One Days with CANEX, running from July 9th to 11th across the country. At CFB Cold Lake, CANEX is marking the occasion with a special event on...
Personal items of a Canadian aviator of the Second World War recovered, returned to family
Supplied Photo The Directorate of History and Heritage (DHH) recently supported the return of artifacts associated with a Canadian aviator of the Second World War. The personal items were obtained following a criminal investigation concerning the illicit excavation of...
RCAF Commander Visits 4 Wing and CFB Cold Lake
Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny, Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) (right), addresses the crowd during the RCAF Commander and RCAF Command Chief Warrant Officer visit at the Air Force Tactical Training Centre Theatre, 4 Wing Cold Lake, Alberta on 25 June...
2024 Friends of Education: Military Families Support Society
Supplied Photo The Northern Lights Public Schools Board of Trustees proudly presented the Military Families Support Society (MFSS) with a 2024 Friends of Education Award at its board meeting. “The Military Families Support Society has been an invaluable partner in...
Cold Lake to Celebrate Canada Day with Full Day of Events and Fireworks on July 1
Supplied Photo The City of Cold Lake is inviting residents and visitors to celebrate Canada’s 158th birthday with a full day of free events at Kinosoo Beach on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Festivities begin at 10:00 a.m. with a downtown Canada Day Parade, followed by beach...
The Courier News Through the Decades – The Eighties
The Courier News Through the Decades is brought to you by:The Courier News Through the Decades – The 1980s Our journey through the decades continues with a look at the 1980s—a dynamic and dramatic era defined by Cold War tension, global technological leaps, and...
4 Wing and CFB Cold Lake Welcome New Chief Warrant Officer in Change of Appointment Ceremony
Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Carlos Oliveira, incoming 4 Wing CWO (left), Colonel Mark Hickey, 4 Wing Commanding Officer (right), and CWO Dipen Mistry, outgoing 4 Wing CWO (right), sign the Change of Appointment (CoA) documents during the 4 Wing CoA Ceremony at the...
4 Wing Summer Sports Day Brings Fun, Fitness, and Friendly Competition
Soccer players in action during the 2025 4 Wing Summer Sports Day, held at CFB Cold Lake on June 20th - All photos and video by Mike Marshall/ The Courier News Under sunny skies and with high spirits, 4 Wing and Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake hosted its 2025 Summer...
CDS & CAF CWO Message: Looking back with thanks, looking forward with purpose
Supplied Photo As we head into the summer leave and posting season, we want to thank you—military members Regular and Reserve Force, and public service employees—for your hard work, dedication, and professionalism. We’ve seen a great deal of activity across the...