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Wing marks start of Indigenous Awareness Week, path to ‘positive future’
Indigenous Awareness Week is celebrated annually during the third week of May all across Canada, including by Defence Team members. To commemorate the day and celebrate the beginning of Indigenous Awareness Week (IAW), the 14 Wing Greenwood’s Defence Indigenous Advisory Group welcomed Defence Team members and community friends for a May 20 flag-raising event, followed… Read more
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May 30 – 14 Fire Emergency Services’ gate boot drive for MD
May 30, between 6:30 a.m. and 9 a.m., 14 Fire Emergency Services firefighters will welcome 14 Wing Greenwood personnel and visitors at all three base gates (main entrance, Ward Road back gate, Kingswood Road/ RHU gate), collecting freewill cash donations for the Canadian Muscular Dystrophy campaign. This is a national effort, undertaken by firefighters across… Read more
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Turtles: a species at risk
Several turtle species in Nova Scotia are at risk of extinction from threats associated with human activity. Turtles are crucial to our wetland ecosystems, helping control insects, snails and small fish; and maintaining a healthy balance of vegetation in freshwater habitats. Turtles need help from humans, as we continue to encroach on their habitat through… Read more
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14 Wing marks Indigenous Awareness Week with May 20 events
Tuesday, May 20, the 14 Wing Defence Indigenous Advisory Group invites Defence Team members and community friends to join in a number of activities to mark Indigenous Awareness Week, this year themed as “The difference you make today, counts in all our tomorrow.” The morning starts with a flag-raising event and smudge, and come for… Read more
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RMC Alumni Association reaches out to 14 Wing colleagues
The Royal Military College Alumni Association hosted an informal luncheon for RMC alumni at 14 Wing Greenwood April 29. With an estimated 200-plus RMC alumni located in the Annapolis Valley, the event was an opportunity for alumni in the area to reconnect with old friends and make new ones, exchange stories and news, and rekindle… Read more
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Road Safety Week: ‘Share the Road’
May 12 to 18 Sergeant Andrew Roach,Road and Vehicle Safety Supervisor,Transport and Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Flight National Road Safety Week, May 12 to 18, is a vital time dedicated to raising awareness about road safety and encouraging everyone to take responsibility for making our streets safer. This year’s theme, “Share the Road,” emphasizes the… Read more
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Mission first, family always
14 Wing Greenwood’s military family wishes all the heroes behind the uniform – near and far – a Happy Mother’s Day. Your strength, love and resilience make it possible for Defence Team members to go above and beyond! Read more
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May 16 flag-raising marks International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Friday, May 16, 14 Wing Defence Team members and community friends are welcome to an 8:30 a.m. flag-raising event, hosted by the Defence Team Pride Advisory Organization, to mark May 17 as the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. This will take place at the 26 Canadian Forces Health Services main entrance. This year’s… Read more
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McHappy community effort – and fun!
May 8 is McHappy Day across the land, including here in Greenwood. 14 Wing Greenwood personnel are taking on shifts with a host of local celebs and community representatives to help support Ronald McDonald House Charities and Brigadoon Village. “The base is an integral part of the Greenwood community, and we need to do our… Read more
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Project will mark streets with veterans’ stories, service, sacrifice
“We’re starting something amazing,” says Royal Canadian Legion Ortona Branch 69 Berwick volunteer Michèle Champion. Champion, Legion’s public relations and publicity chair, welcomed community members April 22 to a meeting, launching details of a veterans’ and active service members’ recognition program that will, hopefully, see dozens of banners lining several streets leading to Berwick’s cenotaph… Read more
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