In This Issue 2 – Late Breaking News…
Late Breaking News…We regret to announce the passing of H25917 Major WJ (Danny) McLeod which occured early this morning – Jan 14th in Kingston, ON. Funeral will be at St. George’s Cathedral- 270 King St E, Kingston, ON K7L 3B1 on Saturday, 18 January at 2PM. There will be a reception following the funeral service at the…
Ex-Cadets in the News
HMCS Regina sets sail on 8-month counter-terrorism voyage to Arabian Sea “It’s a counter-terrorism mission,” he said. “Right now, Toronto is in there and on her way home. Regina was in before that and Regina’s heading back with a fresh new crew to take on these duties.” 12192 Gen Tom Lawson – CDS Article ***…
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Royal Canadian Air Force announces pilot and theme for 2014 CF-18 Demo Team “The Snowbirds came to my hometown to do a show when I was nine. After seeing the performance, I was hooked on everything about military aviation,” he said. “I’m thrilled about having the chance to inspire the next generation of youth to…
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A lighter side to Chris Hadfield – An Astronaut’s Guide to Movember Sense of humour – 1:08 video Former army boss 12320 Walt Natynczyk working on 10-year plan for Canadian Space Agency Read more: Australian 60 Minutes 17 November 2013 – Chris Hadfield Segment Here Canadian Armed Forces deploy additional resources to Philippines “Canadians can…
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BRANCH 631 HAS BEEN RENAMED IN HONOUR OF CAPTAIN 22596 MATTHEW DAWE — REFLECTING THE SACRIFICE HE MADE FOR HIS COUNTRY. (Short Video) An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth: Chris Hadfield has big plans for life after the final frontier The Government of Canada Commemorates the Battle of Châteauguay “The Battle of Châteauguay is…
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23578 Capt Ashley Collette was the only woman in her platoon of soldiers on the Afghan front line – and she was in charge. In the Canadian armed forces, unusually, every job is open to women – and both sexes live together and fight together. 23578 Captain Collette: The life of a woman on the…
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Spy agency CSEC needs MPs’ oversight, ex-director says In a rare interview, 6508 John Adams told CBC’s Greg Weston he thinks the government must do more “to make Canadians more knowledgeable about what the intelligence agencies are trying to do on their behalf.” H7860 Romeo Dallaire, former UN commander who witnessed Rwanda genocide, pleads for…
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The Board of Directors of the BC Innovation Council (BCIC) today announced the appointment of 13605 Greg Caws as the organization’s new President and CEO “I am excited to be joining both the BCIC team and our stakeholders to continue making British Columbia a great place to do technology business,” xxxxxxxxxxx A successful 18…
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Long Walk to Sanity – Medric Cousineau By: 25751 (IV) OCdt Kettenacker “At the edge of destiny you must test your strength – Avery Bishop”. This quote was how 13855 Captain (ret) Medric Cousineau – Class of 1983, recipient of the Star of Courage, began his presentation to the 4th year class of 2014. An…
Ex-Cadets & More in the News – Danny McLeod Book- Now Available
“Always a Leader. The lives of Danny McLeod”. Now Available The book is close to 400 pages. – Contact the author – Ted Nurse [[email protected]] for purchasing and delivery details. __________________________ National Defence Marks the Establishment of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Group “”Placing our five intelligence collection units under a single commander will allow us…
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Article – Op ATTENTION Pushes Forward By 14596 MGen Dean Milner News Article – Colombian Military visits 8 Wing “We’re delighted to be a host for the Colombian military’s visit to Canada,” said acting 8 wing commander 20503 LCol Ryan Eyre. “Their visit fosters a spirit of cooperation, understanding and mutual respect between our forces.”…
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New Chaplain General for the Canadian Armed Forces “Our Canadian Forces Chaplaincy has a unique spiritual mandate that provides services for families as well as for our military personnel,” said 14429 Brigadier-General Fletcher. A new look at the ‘shipbuilders’ war’ 3572 Frank Norman Afghan military, police training cost Canadians $500M The commander of Operation Attention,…