by K-J | 18 Apr 2023 | Community
Postponed due to a spring snow storm April 3, the Teal Up for military kids flag raising was held under sunny spring conditions at the Base’s south gate. BComd LCol Chris Wood and BRSM CWO Jeremy Abrahamse had help from a youngster who asked if she could pull...
by K-J | 16 Apr 2023 | Community
Andrew OakdenStag Special RCA Museum staff recently moved its M114/39 howitzer to a new prominent location in the outdoor gun park.Visitors now have an excellent view of the howitzer’s profile. We also call the M114/39 the Gerald Bull gun. Gifted Canadian...
by K-J | 16 Apr 2023 | Community
Jonathan FergusonStag Special The RCA Museum is proud to present In the Service of Peace: Canada’s Peacekeepers.This exhibit traces the history of Canadian peacekeeping by telling the stories of individual soldiers. This year marks both the 75th anniversary of the...
by K-J | 15 Apr 2023 | Community
Emily Nakeff Stag Special Grateful — this is the word Monica Bobbitt chooses to describe the last nine years of her life. It might surprise you to learn that nine years ago, Bobbitt became a widow after her husband, then 2RCHA CO, died suddenly in a tragic military...
by K-J | 11 Apr 2023 | Community
Jules XavierShilo Stag Imagine exploring military history, including artillery donations, currently languishing shelves behind the scenes at CFB Shilo’s RCA Museum.You can do that and much more if you are interested in volunteering, according to senior curator...
by K-J | 9 Apr 2023 | Community
Stag Special In the weeks surrounding the another anniversary of the battle and victory of Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917, thousands of students and Cadets from across Canada travelled to the historic site in France to commemorate the Canadian troops who fought and who...
