The skirl of the pipes can be heard at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa during a new exhibition dedicated to highland soldiers and the units they formed during the 20th century. The exhibition, Highland Warriors, opened June 7 and will run until Jan. 12. It features more than 200 artifacts from the war museum and the Glasgow Museums in Scotland. “You have some wonderful artifacts here in the Canadian War Museum, especially your war art,” said the exhibition’s curator, Allan Carswell, who was the curator of the National War Museum of Scotland at Edinburgh Castle. The exhibition has three sections. The first deals with the clans of Scotland and their traditions. The second shows how the British Army raised highland regiments to fight in its own wars in Europe. The third part deals with...

Democracy in action is the best description of the 51st Alberta-Northwest Territories Command Convention held in Drumheller on May 10-12. The tone was set at the opening ceremonies where Dominion Past President Dave Flannigan reminded delegates that “Conventions are held so that we can make changes so we [can find] better ways to serve our veterans and their families.” Delegates later donated generously to support a new therapy program for veterans and the command service bureau. The convention started with a commemoration ceremony at the Badlands Community Facility, during which wreaths were placed by Mayor Heather Colberg, Flannigan and L.A. Command President Margaret Koenig. Second World War veteran John Wiebe declared the convention officially open Friday night. On Saturday, the 2...