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THIS ARTICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN SENTINEL MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER 1971.
Colours Laid Up
The colours were removed from the protestant Chapel at CFB Clinton and laid up in the Wesley-Willis United Church in the town of Clinton.  The base was due to close on 31 August.  After the ceremony, Major Frank Golding, Clinton’s final commanding officer, said: “To those present today and to all who will worship in this church in the future, may these symbols serve as a valuable reminder of the friendship that has existed between the townsfolk of Clinton and the military for the past 30 years.”

 

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Jul 09 2009

Soue Kee Delivers the “Laundlee”

The following article was originally published in the January – February 1966 issue of Sentinel magazine. While I didn’t write this article, I wanted to include the story of this much-loved man in Royal Canadian Navy circles: *************************************************************************************************************** Old-time navy men lost a good friend and their favorite laundryman recently when Soue Kee, 80, died …

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Jul 09 2009

The Avro Arrow

In August 1999, it was revealed that one of the Avro Arrow engines, Iriquois Engind #116, believed to be the only one left in existance, had been located lying in peices in a museum warehouse in Cardington, England. The Royal Air Force Museum apparenly knew of it's existance, but kept this infomation a secret for …

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Jul 09 2009

Canadian Army Training Centres of WWII

ALBERTA No. 131 Canadian Army (Basic) Training Centre – Camrose No. 132 Canadian Army (Basic) Training Centre – Grande Prairie No. 133 Canadian Army (Basic) Training Centre – Wetaskiwin No. 2 Canadian Women’s Army Corps – Vermilion A20 Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Training Centre – Red Deer A16 Canadian Infantry Training Centre – Calgary …

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