July 31 marked the 75th anniversary of 405 (Maritime Reconnaissance) Squadron’s Lancaster aircraft KB965 crash, in 1950, at a newly-established weather station on the northeastern tip of Ellesmere Island. Memorial ceremonies were held at 14 Wing Greenwood, led by the modern 405 (Long Range Patrol) Squadron, and at Canadian Forces Station (CFS) Alert, home of…
The Greenwood Dolphins Swim Club is proud to acknowledge the accomplishments of Owen Bond, who competed in the prestigious Canada Games this August. The Canada Games welcomed over 4,000 of Canada’s top youth athletes for two weeks of fierce competition, this year held in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. Bond, 17, competed in four swimming…
The “best kept secret in the Canadian Army” marked its change of command August 13, as Major David Garvin turned command of 5th Canadian Division Support Group Garrison Aldershot over to the incoming Major David Andrews.
14 Wing Greenwood welcomed the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) command team August 7 for a full afternoon of engagements with wing leadership, personnel and various units. Arriving aboard a CC144 Challenger aircraft, RCAF Commander Lieutenant-General Jamie Speiser-Blanchet and RCAF Command Chief Warrant Officer Renee Hansen, were greeted with an honour guard at wing headquarters.