Thursday night saw the Ottawa Redblacks take on the BC Lions at TD Place in Ottawa but before the game started, time was taken to say thanks to the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces as it was Canadian Forces Appreciation Night at TD Place. The flag party marched out with the Central…
On Sunday, 21st August, 2016, Hylands Golf and Country Club played host to the final round of the National Capital Open to Support Our Troops golf tournament, part of the Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada. It started early (0715 am) because of rain and the hopes of having an early finish to beat the possibility of…
On Sunday, a ceremony was held at the Monument to the Canadian Fallen, in Ottawa, to commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the signing of the Korean Armistice. The ceremony was held under a bright hot sky with guests shielded by the shade of nearby trees. The reception following the ceremony was held at the Chateau…
The day started out badly. Torrential rain and high winds showed no sign of abatement right up until noontime. But the Lord loves the military and the rain let up in time for the National Military Ride, a motorcycle procession that ends at the National Military Cemetery (Beechwood Cemetery) where the riders participated in a…
Today I had the pleasure to be photographing the visit of the Chief of Defence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands, General Tom Middendorp. This was his first visit to Canada and he was here as a keynote speaker at the Ottawa Conference on Security and Defence. His presentation was very interesting and germane to…
Today, Airbus Defence and Space stated that they have submitted their bid to the Canadian government officially putting the C295W aircraft into the competition as Canada’s next Fixed Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) platform. The bid, according to Antonio Rodriguez-Barberan, Senior Vice-President Commercial, Special Projects for Airbus Defence and Space, weighed in at 1.5 tons…
The annual Candlelight and Tree Lighting Ceremony took place at Beechwood Cemetery on the 13th of December and was a well attended event despite the fact that we got rain instead of snow. The ceremony was short, with inspiration provided by three religious leaders and a choir but the tree lighting is, to me, the…
On Friday, the Gatineau Executive Airport was host to a General Dynamics presentation for their contender in the Fixed Wing Search and Rescue (FWSAR) replacement for the Canadian Armed Forces known as the C-27J Spartan. On hand to excite the crowd was a C-27J from the Peruvian Air Force, one of 13 air forces who…
Today, at the Hong Kong Memorial Wall, a small ceremony was held to remember the Canadian soldiers who defended Hong Kong in December, 1941, and were the first Canadian soldiers to see action in WWII. “C” Force consisted of 1975 soldiers, mostly from the Winnipeg Grendiers and the Royal Rifles of Canada, of which 290…
Today was the annual “We Will Remember” concert hosted at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum showcasing the combined skills of the Central Band of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Regimental Band of the Governor-General’s Foot Guards. It was a little shorter this year at about 70 minutes but the music and the singers…