Women in Defence and Security: A reason to celebrate

Esprit de Corps hosted its fifth annual Women in Defence and Security Awards at the Beechwood National Memorial Centre in Ottawa, last night. Awards were presented to 21 women —serving members, veterans and civilians—who have made outstanding contributions to Canadian defence and security. This year’s event was well attended. Previous recipients, dignitaries and family members enjoyed … Read more ›

There’s never been a better time to join Commissionaires!

Commissionaires Nova Scotia (CNS) is thrilled to now offer employees health & dental group benefits. Effective April 1, 2019, CNS is pleased to offer our new and existing commissionaires a comprehensive health and dental plan. “As a not-for-profit, being able to roll-out this new benefit was no small feat,” says Geoff Hamilton, CEO, CNS. “My … Read more ›

Commissionaires Ottawa receives CFLC Award in recognition of support to the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve

Since 1994, the Canadian Forces Liaison Council (CFLC) has recognized deserving civilian employers and educators who have demonstrated exceptional support for Reservist employees. For the 2019 awards, Commissionaires Ottawa was selected from more than 100 nominees as one of the 10 recipients of a provincial award in recognition of our support of the mission of the Canadian … Read more ›

Spring Forward

It may not look, or feel like it yet, but spring is just over 2 weeks away. The first true hint came yesterday when we all (well, hopefully everyone remembered to) turn our clocks ahead one hour. This is also the perfect time to perform some other home maintenance tasks.  By associating clock changes with … Read more ›