Canada Post Corporation unveiled a commemorative envelope at Ottawa City Hall March 17 marking the first of a series of events for the the 100th anniversary of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.
A new structure that will showcase Canada’s Naval Memorial, HMCS Sackville, is to be constructed on Halifax’s historic waterfront as a tribute to all who served in the Battle of the Atlantic.
Dominion representative Paul Poirier leads Manitoba-Northwestern Ontario Command Past President Rick Bennett (second from right) and other guests towards the stage. [PHOTO: ADAM DAY]
It was an epic battle–and an epically good time–this year at the 58th Dominion Command Curling Championship, hosted March 15-19 by Dauphin Branch in Manitoba.
Exploring ways to be more welcoming to the wider community as well as serving members of the military and RCMP, veterans and their families was a recurring theme during Dominion Executive Council’s meeting at Legion House in Ottawa, Feb. 21- 23.
It’s unusual to catch Gib McElroy in his room at the Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre in Ottawa. He’s out visiting his friend, Charlie, at bingo or physiotherapy, a veterans’ council meeting or taking in one of the centre’s many activities. He’s gone so much that his wife and his friends have learned to leave messages for him to call them when he’s got a minute.
Late winter in Ottawa can mean only one thing—the annual gathering of global defence and security movers and shakers at the Conference of Defence Associations. Held Feb. 20-21 at the Chateau Laurier Hotel, the conference focused on the emerging defence issues of austerity, cyber-security and, in general, the question: what comes next?
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