Category: 14 Wing

Remembrance Day: the wearing of the poppy

November 6, 2025

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Aurora News

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14 Wing, Community, News

May 15, 2025, the National Defence Clothing and Dress Committee approved the wearing of Indigenous-crafted poppies to “recognize and honour the contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples” by Canadian Armed Forces members in the same manner as the Royal Canadian Legion poppy, commemorating Canadians who died in battle.
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Remembrance briefings opportunity to take time for ‘application of history’

November 4, 2025

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Sara White

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14 Wing, News

Personal mementos and gathered heritage on display in the middle of 4 Hangar’s workspace help members of 14 Wing Greenwood’s Communications and Information Systems Flight learn more about the reasons for Remembrance Day. In the flight’s third “Ramp Up to Remembrance” effort, which includes the Fall display and a variety of Thursday morning briefings, CIS…
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Beaded poppy carries extra respect, remembrance

November 3, 2025

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Sara White

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14 Wing, Community, News

After a morning of squinted eyes, pricked fingers and self-doubt, a dozen people left a special workshop satisfied with their own, personal symbol of remembrance. The Macdonald Museum in Middleton hosted Mi’kmaw artist Karen Beals October 16, as she shared a sampler of her traditional quillwork and beading in a pre-Remembrance Day beaded poppy project.
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