Esprit de Corps By: Jason McNaught Before the Halifax International Airport was built in the early 1960s, there was a considerable “to do” about where to put it. Residents of the tiny maritime province of Nova Scotia spend more than 100 days a year tucked under a thick blanket of fog. Actually, to be more … Read more ›
2015 Winnipeg Consumer Choice Award Winners (previously linked to http://www.news9.com/story/27383402/2015-winnipeg-consumer-choice-award-winners)
The following was submitted to newspaper editors across Canada by Bill Sutherland, National Board Chair Commissionaires. We want to share it with you here today. Dear Editor, As November 11th approaches for yet another year, the two world wars most often linked with Remembrance Day recede further into our history. This annual rite of November … Read more ›
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Edmonton Sun By Kevin Maimann Two local foundations supporting veterans will get a helping hand from the federal government this Remembrance Day. Edmonton-Centre MP Laurie Hawn announced Wednesday that the feds will kick in $5,000 to the No Stone Left Alone Memorial Foundation for commemorative poppy-laying ceremonies, as well as $2,500 to the Canadian Corps … Read more ›
National Post When I was serving in the Canadian Forces in Somalia, Croatia and Bosnia, I gave little thought to my career after the military. I had other things on my mind. I was a rifleman and a light machine gun operator. In my last mission in Bosnia, I served as a Chaplain’s assistant. The … Read more ›