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Graduation marks 20 years of Raven success
32 graduates aged 16 to 26 from various First Nations (FN), Inuit and Métis communities across Canada marched smartly onto the Work Point parade square on Aug. 21 to mark the successful completion of six weeks of academically, physically, and emotionally challenging training.
Indigenous Veteran Honoured by Medal Presentation
Peter Mallett Staff Writer — A Canadian Armed Forces veteran is the proud first recipient of a medal commemorating the iconic Second World War battleship USS Arizona and its crew. Lance Corporal (retired) Welby ‘Ike’ Isaacs was presented with the USS Arizona Medal of Freedom during an unveiling ceremony on June 23 at Natural Resources Canada […]
Historic Visit
A hawk circled high in the bright blue sky and a family of otters splashed and frolicked by the shoreline as Sgt Moogly Tetrault-Hamel and paddlers from the Songhees nation headed for an inlet off Esquimalt harbour in a traditional Coast Salish family canoe last Wednesday. In his hands was the Canadian Armed Forces Eagle […]
