On 01 May, 2014, the veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic were honoured at a Gala Dinner hosted by the Naval Association of Canada, with the support of the Royal Canadian Navy, and held in Canadian War Museum. The evening was hosted by Tom Clark with words from the U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman, National…
On Friday night, I was privileged to be the Museum photographer for the Montfort Hospital’s Choco Chic Gala fundraiser to raise money for a new Cardiac CT Scanner. The event was held at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum where there were cocktails, short speeches, and an excellent meal infused with chocolate. However, the highlight…
Last night (06 Feb, 2014) was the illumination ceremony for the 2014 Veterans Affairs Ice Sculpture, held in Confederation Park, Ottawa. In attendance were many veterans and a VIP party of Senator Day, MP Peter Stoffer, Parliamentary Secretary Parm Gill, CDS General Tom Lawson who laid wreaths in remembrance. This years theme was remembering the…
This is a photo of Air Canada Captain (ret’d) Bob Pearson who rose to fame when he landed a Boeing 767-233 airliner, which had lost power to both engines, in Gimli, Manitoba, on 23 July, 1983. There was no loss of life during the landing and the incident has become known as the Gimli Glider….
Group photo from the “Return to Busan” Remembrance Ceremony. The photo is of the Korean Veterans at the ceremony as well as the Korean Ambassador Cho Hee-yong and the Korean Defence Liaison Col Choi. The ceremony is held in Ottawa and in Busan, Korea, at the same time except that the time difference makes it…
Wandering around the National War Memorial today so I decided to put my poppy on the Tomb of the Unknown soldier and take a couple of pictures. It wasn’t long before a couple of other people came by and did the same thing. Mine is the one with the small Canadian flag in the center.
Today, to start of a week of remembrance, the Senate of Canada held its’ Remembrance Ceremony in the Senate Chamber. The main speakers were the Speaker of the House (Andrew Scheer), the Speaker of the Senate (Noel Kinsella) and the Minister of Veterans Affairs (Julian Fantino). A wreath of remembrance was laid in front of…
During the Battle of Britain Parade last week, I had the pleasure to talk to Ms. Loreena McKennitt, one of Canada’s premiere singer/songwriters and also Honourary Colonel for 435 Squadron and 17 Wing. During our brief encounter, I also took a couple of photos for her. Today, one of the photos was used in the…
Today the veterans who fought in the Battle of Britain and flew bombers into the heart of Germany were honoured at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum. These men flew against overwhelming odds being vastly outnumbered by the German Air Force and those in the bombers flew missions unsupported by fighter aircraft, until later in…
Today was the celebration and remembrance of all those sailors who, during World War II, sailed the ships that made the convoys across the Atlantic Ocean to help feed the Allied war effort and played a significant role in the Battle of the Atlantic. The ceremony was held at the National War Memorial in Ottawa…
