Former RCMP Chief Superintendent Becomes CNS Board Chair

Tom Bennett takes the reins after two years as Vice Chair and 16 years as a Board member Tom Bennett is the new Chair of the 16-member Board of Governors for Commissionaires Nova Scotia (CNS), the province’s premier and only not-for-profit provider of security and background screening services. He succeeds Steve Graham, who has led … Read more ›

CNE Exhibit tells story of First Nations Community

A special exhibit at the Canadian National Exhibition combined art and technology to introduce visitors to the history, culture and military contributions of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. They are part of the Ojibwe (Anishinaabe) Nation, one of the largest Indigenous Nations in North America. Their traditional territory includes the city of Toronto, and land acknowledgements make … Read more ›

Been around the world

What happens when you mix an avid reader, historian and military reservist? You get former Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) public affairs officer turned commissionaire, Anthony (Tony) Keene. Tony’s love for reading started early, encouraged by his father who had come to Canada and joined the Canadian Armed Forces after serving with the British Army during … Read more ›

The Dieppe Raid, 80 years later

A ceremony honouring the 582 members of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry who took part in the Raid of Dieppe in France eighty years ago was held today at Dieppe Memorial Park in Hamilton, which dedicated the park to the soldiers in 2003. 80th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid, Hamiltonians gather to remember – CHCH News … Read more ›