Thu, 6 Nov 2014 08:35:24 -0800
Moving Forward
Good afternoon,
Clearly, the world moves quickly! After last week’s announcement, I am very pleased to write to you today in my new role as the Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs. I am sincerely looking forward to meeting with you and strengthening the relationships that are so important to enhancing the support of our men and women who served and made sacrifices for our nation and for their families.
It will take me a few weeks…
A crowdfunding campaign has been setup to assist the families of slain military members Cpl Nathan Cirillo and WO Patrice Vincent.
The campaign, called the 'Stand on Guard Fund' initially sought $10,000 but organizers say they passed the initial goal in less than a day. They've since raised their goal more than once and are now seeking $200,000 to split between the two families. It has already taken in donations from many Canadians and several major Canadian banks and the…
Reprinted from CBC News
'Nobody could say it's not, nobody could say it is,' says veteran Bob Shaw.
A Fredericton, N.B., man says that he may have a piece of a Franklin expedition ship.
In 1967, veteran Bob Shaw was part of a new section of the Armed Forces: combat divers. The team was working in the area of the Arctic where the wrecked HMS Erebus was discovered last month.
The HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were part of Sir John Franklin's doomed expedition in 1845 to find the…
L'AGMC et notre parent d'association, la Conférence des associations de la défense (CAD), appuient entièrement la réponse provisoire du Gouvernement du Canada au 3ieme rapport du Comité permanent des anciens combattants. Le gouvernement a présenté un processus visant la mise en œuvre des recommandations du rapport, « Nouvelle charte des anciens combattants : Allons de l'avant » , et comportera la mise en œuvre sans délai de mesures correctives touchant les besoins des…
On the 19th of June 2014, the Edmonton Chapter held our second CMEA golf tournament. During the event we raised $4390.65. We donated $3500.00 to Valour Place and $750.00 to the Cpl Turner fund.
L'AGMC et notre parent d'association, la Conférence des associations de la défense (CAD), appuient entièrement la réponse provisoire du Gouvernement du Canada au 3ieme rapport du Comité permanent des anciens combattants. Le gouvernement a présenté un processus visant la mise en œuvre des recommandations du rapport, « Nouvelle charte des anciens combattants : Allons de l'avant » , et comportera la mise en œuvre sans délai de mesures correctives touchant les besoins des…
The year 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the First World War. Bruce MacDonald, a recently retired high school Social Studies teacher in Nova Scotia, has created a blog to share the stories of the war's Guysborough County veterans, while providing background information related to their experiences. We have posted links to his stories on our site. Visit our page Stories About or By Sappers.
Former CDS Paul Manson makes a case for today's need for a new way for Canada’s military veterans to express their needs, concerns, and ambitions. In an editorial piece currently circulating among a number of veterans organizations, Mr. Manson makes a forceful argument for the establishment of a new structure to gather the many and varied veterans organizations under one lead to present their concerns in a convincing and forceful, yet constructive, way to seek solutions from…
