Category: Recreation


  • Celebrating the big 1-0-0

    Celebrating the big 1-0-0

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    Sergeant (retired) Thomas (Tom) Archibald Franklin celebrated his 100th birthday July 23 at the Wilmot Community Centre, surrounded by friends and family. “I met a lot of people today,” said the happy veteran: in addition to his family, who flew from Winnipeg to celebrate this great milestone, Franklin received many visitors, including Annapolis MLA Carman…

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  • Wing’s women hoping for a regional repeat

    Wing’s women hoping for a regional repeat

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    This summer’s heat and humidity have done nothing to dampen the spirits of 14 Wing Greenwood’s women’s soccer team members. The dynamic group of players has been running and jumping through a variety of exercises during weekly practices since late spring, building reaction time, camaraderie and esprit du corps as they prepare to defend their…

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  • Putting SAR together with international partners

    Putting SAR together with international partners

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    A crew of 22 personnel and one CC130 Hercules represented 14 Wing Greenwood in this year’s Advanced Search and Rescue Exercise (ASAREX), hosted by the Portuguese Navy out of Ponta Delgada July 8 to 12. “Our search and rescue (SAR) region extends all the way out into the Atlantic, so it intersects with theirs,” says…

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