Published in The Maple Leaf 24 June 2009 On 2 May 2009, Branch 637, The Sir William Stephenson Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion officially recognized the induction of the late Sir William Stephenson, CC, MC, DFC, as an honorary member of the United States Military Intelligence Corps. This is a significant honour that has …
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Published in the The Rivers Banner, 8 September 2008 Published in the The Lookout – Navy News, 27 May 2016 Published on the Canadian Army Aviation web site – www.canadianarmyaviation.ca/aatts_mess_bar_bell.html The Rivers Bell – A story of honour and thievery A ship’s bell is an essential component of any ship. Usually made of brass with …
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Published in the The Rivers Banner 8 September 2008 (Updated May 2016) Longtime residents of the Rivers area will probably remember a time when the air buzzed with the sound of RCAF aircraft from an airfield south-west of Rivers. Early in the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Air Force entered into an ambitious project: …
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Published in The Naval Reserve Link September 2008 Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, VC, DSC, RCNVR has the distinction of being Canada’s last Victoria Cross winner. It may be of interest to Naval Reservists that Lt Grey was also a member of the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR), colloquially known as “The Wavy …
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Published in the Vaughan Perspectives 30 August 2008 Today, the City of Vaughan is one of Canada’s fastest-growing municipalities, a vibrant world-class city with several of the GTA’s major tourist attractions. It was not so long ago that Vaughan was a tranquil rural community. For a brief 30-year period, Vaughan Township as the …
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Published in the Barrie Examiner 4 April 2017 This year marks the 93rd anniversary of the founding of the Royal Canadian Air Force and the 100th anniversary of the founding of Canada’s first military airfield. In March 1917, the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) training school at Camp Borden, north of Toronto, Ontario (now known as …
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This is a question that I submitted to Duran Duran’s web site (www.duranduran.com). “Ask Katy” section. It also appears in the book “Would someone please explain?: The best of Duran Duran’s Ask Katy” by Katy Krassner. 26 April 2008 I have a question for the band. Having written so many enduring, classic songs, …
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Published in the Barrie Advance 19 March 2008 If there is one word that describes Jordan Webb, it would be modest. The 24-year-old Beeton resident and corporal with Barrie’s Grey & Simcoe Foresters completed a tour of duty in Afghanistan last year with the 1st Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle Group. While …
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Barrie Advance 7 March 2008 The Maple Leaf 19 March 2008 16 Wing Royal Canadian Air Force web site 27 March 2012 Esprit de Corps June 2016 Alan Arnett MacLeod was a tenacious 14 year old with a dream. Today, he and his dream are remembered at Canadian Forces …
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Published in the Barrie Advance February 2008 Published in the Canadian Police Insignia Collector’s Association Newsletter September 2008 The Barrie Police Service, in Barrie, Ontario, is the fourth oldest police force still in existence in Ontario, after the Kingston Police Service (1841), the Hamilton Police Service (1833) and the Brockville Police …
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