All Entries Tagged With: "CAF"
CAF members present and past team up in golf fundraiser
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — Team Army/Air Force edged out Team Navy while helping set a new fundraising record at this year’s Broadmead Care Charity Golf Tournament. The 21st annual fundraiser for Broadmead Care’s Veterans Memorial Lodge saw 144 participants hit the links at the Royal Colwood Golf Club on the afternoon of June 6. The tournament established a new fundraising […]
A Royal Encounter
Kate Bandura, Lookout Editor — As I stood in the presence of Her Royal Highness, I couldn’t help but be flooded with memories of the first time I met her a decade ago. It was a crisp Remembrance Day morning when I had the privilege of escorting Princess Anne to the National War Memorial in Ottawa […]
FMF shops hit their mark for royal 21-gun salute
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — Perched atop a bluff at Black Rock Naval Battery, a nine-member gun crew of Naval Fleet School (Pacific) fired off the traditional 21-gun salute with expert precision. The thunderous roar echoed across the Esquimalt Harbour for Princess Anne’s visit last month. The five-pound blank casing shells detonated from the barrels of three Quick-Firing 12-pounder, 12 […]
