All Entries Tagged With: "Remembrance"
A Solemn Tribute to HMCS Kootenay and the Legacy of Remembrance
Paul Dagonese, Lookout Writer — Members of the Royal Canadian Navy gathered at Memorial Park in Esquimalt on Oct. 23 for a solemn ceremony honouring the nine sailors lost in the 1969 tragedy aboard HMCS Kootenay. The wreath-laying event, marking Canada’s largest peacetime naval loss, drew veterans, sailors, and officials in an act of remembrance. Leading […]
Memory Anchor app collecting stories of those who served
Officer Cadet Laura Lascelle — As much as the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has embraced its future during this year’s centennial celebrations, using an augmented reality application, digital exhibitions, virtual reality cockpit experiences and flight simulators to showcase the organization’s rich history; so, too, has the remembrance of our fallen soldiers benefitted from advancing […]
War time letters offer window to the past
Staff at Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site is providing people a window into the lives and relationships of a Bella Coola family from a century ago. Each day, using social media, they have released letters sent by brothers Ed and Fred Grant to their sister Belle in Victoria during their service in the First […]
