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Spring 2026

The Battle of Vimy Ridge (April 9–12, 1917), a part of the Battle of Arras, was a pivotal World War I battle where all four Canadian divisions fought together for the first time, seizing a heavily fortified German posi-tion in France. It is a defining moment...

May 2025

After the joy of being reunited with their loved ones, men had to learn a new intimacy with their spouses, bonding with children they had not seen in years. Some relationships made fragile by distance and the passing of years could not....

YEARS OF GIVING BACK
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February 2025

A pristine-looking and handsomely restored Hawker Hurricane is among an array of gems to be seen at the Calgary Hangar Flight Museum. The Mk XII Hurricane on display is the productr ....

September 2024

On Sunday, September 15, 1940, the day Great Britain and the Commonwealth now celebrate as Battle of Britain Day, the Luftwaffe launched its largest and most concentrated ...

June 2024

On March 2nd, the LFSE unit of Sunnybrook Veteran Centre had a party to celebrate Spring. Richard Ratcliffe made a surprise presentation of a 100 Club vest to a thrilled Brenda Reid! ...

February 2024

This year marks 2 significant peacekeeping anniversaries. It is the 60th anniversary of Canada’s involvement in Cyprus and it is the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Conflict in Cyprus, ...

November 2023

Let me preface my remarks with a heart-felt “thanks and wel-come” to you all for coming out this evening. I hope that you’ll enjoy this beautiful occasion, set in the regal elegance of the...

April 2023

With the Spring slowly creeping up on us, despite so much that is unhappy in the world at the moment, I hope that you are in a position to enjoy Mother Nature’s promise of renewal...