• Crosscountry ski trails will return with Greenwood snowfall

    Crosscountry ski trails will return with Greenwood snowfall

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    14 Wing Greenwood’s recreational spaces are readying for winter, and the return of the SCOTIA XC Ski Club. Last winter, the cross-county skiing club developed and groomed close to eight kilometres of trails through the grounds of the Greenwood Golf Club. From the club’s parking lot, skiers were welcome to use the trails for both…

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  • Hot times at 404

    Hot times at 404

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    During the 14 Wing Greenwood walk-around before the Christmas break, the 404 (Long Range Patrol and Training) Squadron command team duo was asked to participate in a current online trend, the “One-Chip Challenge.” The object is to eat a single, very spicy Paqui tortilla chip and wait as long as possible before eating or drinking…

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  • NATO space now has place for Canadian First Nations gift

    NATO space now has place for Canadian First Nations gift

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    An opportunity to learn about multinational military environments at the NATO school in Germany was an opportunity for 404 (Long Range Patrol and Training) Squadron Chief Warrant Officer Jean Plamondon to add some Canadian First Nations content. Senior non-commissioned military leaders may be nominated for the Non Commissioned Officer Programmes in Oberammergau: Plamondon was one…

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  • 14 Wing scene – in gingerbread

    14 Wing scene – in gingerbread

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    Down the snowy hillside, keep your eyes peeled for SAR-Tech gummy bears dangling from a rope overtop a gingerbread house roof. There’s a helicopter sitting atop a nearby house’s gingerbread chimney. A fire truck sits beside structure fire: flames are coming out underneath the gingerbread eaves. Candy bits spell out the names and signs and…

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  • Milestone 105th birthday for ‘proud, modest’ military man

    Milestone 105th birthday for ‘proud, modest’ military man

    Captain Rob Albert,404 (Long Range Patrol and Training) Squadron Flight-Lieutenant (retired) James M. McRae DFC CD celebrated his milestone 105th birthday in the presence of friends and five generations of his family, including his five-year-old great-great-granddaughter, and the wider community. November 28, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 61 Yarmouth, hosted a birthday celebration McRae, with…

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