All Entries Tagged With: "Canadian Armed Forces"
Former wartime Reservist celebrates Centennial with Naval Reserve
Lt(N) Donald Den, Senior Public Affairs Officer, HMCS Malahat — The year 2023 marks a significant milestone for the Canadian Naval Reserve, as all 24 divisions mark the Centennial of their service with various ceremonies and commemorative events. But for one former Royal Canadian Naval Reservist, 2023 marks a centennial of a different kind. On Apr. 7, […]
Military music spectacle to close first day of Highland Games
Victoria Military Music Festival Society — The 160th edition of the Victoria Highland Games at Topaz Park will host a Military Music Spectacle in partnership with the Victoria Military Music Festival Society (VMMFS) on May 20. This is the second year in a row that VMMFS has brought […]
CAF members join Victoria Sikh community in Vaisakhi celebration
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — The largest Vaisakhi festival on Vancouver Island saw military members join Victoria’s Sikh community to celebrate the birth of the Sikh Nation. Petty Officer First Class (PO1) Kanwar Nijjer arranged for a Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) booth to be at the Gurdwara Singh Sabha temple on Apr. 30. “Our presence here allows […]
Royal Canadian Navy Fleet Weekend
Lt(N) Pamela Hogan, MARPAC PAO — ‘Victoria Traffic, Canadian Warship 341 estimating First Narrows one-three-zero-zero, over.’ HMCS Ottawa entered Vancouver Harbour on May 4, followed by HMCS Nanaimo and Orca-class training vessels Raven 56, Orca 55, and Moose 62, for Canadian Fleet Pacific’s (CANFLTPAC) second annual Fleet Weekend at the Burrard Drydock […]
Volume 68, Issue 19, May 15, 2023
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Outward Bound Canada launches full scholarships for youth of veteran families
Outward Bound Canada (OBC) has launched an exciting new initiative to offer full scholarships for youth of parents or guardians who are or have been serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). This program, made possible thanks to the generous funding provided by W. Brett Wilson, aims to provide youth aged 12-19 with opportunities […]
2023 Support Our Troops Scholarship Program
For families of currently serving Canadian Armed Forces members and veterans This letter announces details of the 2023 Support Our Troops Scholarship Program available to families of currently serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and veterans for the 2023/24 academic year. This program is made possible through Support Our Troops, the official charitable […]
Opening Day puts wind in CFSA sails
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — The Canadian Forces Sailing Association (CFSA) celebrated its first public Opening Day at their new headquarters. The Opening Day on Apr. 29 marked an important turning point for the club, says Kurtis Paddle, CFSA Rear-Commodore. “It’s the first time in a few years we have gathered together as a broader community, so […]
443 Squadron appoints new Honorary Colonel
Lieutenant-Colonel (LCol) Steven P. Deschamps was presented with the Canada Pride Citation in a private ceremony presided over by Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, on Apr. 18 at the Songhees Wellness Centre in Esquimalt. The next day, he was installed as 443 (MH) Squadron Honorary Colonel at a ceremony at the […]
Celebrating Excellence: Fleet School Instructor achieves “first” for RCN
Michael McWhinnie, Public Affairs Advisor, NPTG — Every once in a while someone accomplishes something exceptional, and the only appropriate response is to expend a confetti cannon! The leadership at Naval Fleet School Pacific (NFS(P)) recently celebrated one such occasion when Petty Officer Second Class (PO2) Chris Campbell, a Marine Technician (MARTECH) […]
