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Toronto Star
January 27, 2018
OTTAWA—A mission by Canadian military explosives experts in Iraq has been extended to help the country clean up the dangerous remnants of the battle against Daesh. Ottawa is weighing other military commitments as the Daesh fight enters a new stage but it's already decided that the combat engineersÃÂ ...
renfrewtoday.ca
January 23, 2018
Base camp is currently set up in the parking lot of the golf course across from Calabogie Peaks. In addition, members of 3 RCR are also practicing ice climbing in the area and snipers will do some high angle shooting, which is a special skill set for snipers. Naturally, some areas of the Peaks are off limitsÃÂ ...
renfrewtoday.ca
January 20, 2018
It's a special and exciting opportunity for students when military set up in their own playground. The 43 students of St. Joseph's Elementary School in Calabogie were given the opportunity to learn from the soldiers from Garrison Petawawa Thursday when members of 3 RCR paid a visit during their winterÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
January 16, 2018
Maintenance and support services for military housing at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Petawawa. Contracts at hospitals including ones in North Battleford, Sask., Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., The Stanton Territorial Hospital in N.W.T, The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, The Royal OttawaÃÂ ...
www.insideottawavalley.com/
January 16, 2018
In July, 2017, 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (2 CMBG) Petawawa assumed the mantel of Canada's High Readiness Brigade, where it will spend the next year as the Government of Canada's go-to military formation for any international or domestic missions. 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR),ÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
January 16, 2018
Carillion's collapse leaves Canadian road, hospital, military contracts in question ... after some of Canada's largest airports, malls, commercial buildings and educational institutions, as well as hospitals in Toronto, Ottawa, North Battleford, Sask., and Nunavut, as well as base housing at CFB Petawawa.
Pembroke Daily Observer
January 15, 2018
Petawawa resident Nick DiGiacinto, owner of Nick D's Lawn and Property Care, and his father Andrew DiGiacinto are running a food drive by ... DiGiacinto said Nick D's would like to challenge other businesses and military units at Garrison Petawawa to do the same, and together everyone can make aÃÂ ...
CityNews
January 14, 2018
FILE--A Canadian Forces Bison armoured personnel carrier drives into the Toronto downtown core Friday, Jan.14, 1999. ... At least 438 soldiers arrived in an array of impressive machinery, bringing 128 military vehicles with them on their long journey from CFB Petawawa to the old Downsview base.
renfrewtoday.ca
January 13, 2018
There will be an increase in military vehicle traffic over the next two weeks in the Calabogie area. Members of the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment will be participating in the Winter Complex Terrain School Course from the January 14th to the 26th. Garrison Petawawa is warning motorists thatÃÂ ...
CBC.ca
January 13, 2018
@amkfoote. This is Petawawa/CFB Petawawa near Noon .... it just went to total ice within a hr. or so ...anything that is driven on/walked on is very hazardous .... pic.twitter.com/ScQ0SZsPD8. — @greggsymonds. I'm up in Wakefield @DougHempstead and it's a bowling alley of death out here. Very slippery.
Ottawa Citizen
January 13, 2018
Over the holidays, Davoren finally met his 94-year-old grandfather, who has four granddaughters, but never knew he also had a grandson. “I've been in the military for three decades. I've seen a lot, done a lot,” said Davoren, a physician assistant at CFB Petawawa. “But along with my marriage and the birthÃÂ ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
January 12, 2018
The Petawawa Military Wives Choir had the honour of performing at the 2017 Christmas Lights Across Canada illumination ceremony at Parliament Hill in December. Heritage Minister Melanie Jolie had personally invited the choir to perform at a special VIP reception at Parliament Hill, as part of the officialÃÂ ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
January 12, 2018
The total, based on a 2016 valuation date, reflects the second year of the four-year phase-in of reassessment increases from the 2012 base year. The town's weighted net assessment growth is 1.3 per cent. This is the second year that council has conducted early budget deliberations. Mantifel said they hadÃÂ ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
January 4, 2018
NEW CO FOR 4CDSB - GARRISON PETAWAWA – The Garrison Petawawa Military Museum served as a back drop as Lt.-Col. Darcy Wright took over command of 4th Canadian Division Support Base (4CDSB) Personnel Services from Lt.-Col. Steve Nolan. Formed up in front of a collection of vehicles,ÃÂ ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
January 1, 2018
The incident occurred as Garrison Petawawa's 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group was training for Exercise Maple Resolve. The 34-year-old Dragoon enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces in 2005. He was subsequently stationed in Petawawa and Meaford, Ontario. He served overseas in Kandahar,ÃÂ ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
December 19, 2017
The Petawawa Military Wives Choir had the honour of performing at the 2017 Christmas Lights Across Canada illumination ceremony at Parliament Hill ... Founded more than two years ago, the Petawawa Military Wives Choir currently has 58 members that include wives and partners of Armed ForcesÃÂ ...
www.insideottawavalley.com/
December 31, 1999
On Jan. 14 they travelled from Garrison Petawawa south along Hwy 17 to Hwy 61, south to Hwy 60 then to Butler Road to S McNaughton Road, southwest on Hwy 132 to Hwy 34, south to Hwy 508 to Barrett Chute Road. The reverse of this route will be used on Jan. 26 to return the soldiers and equipment toÃÂ ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
December 31, 1999
Spearheading the response in Ottawa, eastern Ontario and parts of western Quebec were troops from CFB Petawawa's 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (2CMBG). Rolling out of the base, 1,700 soldiers, along trucks, supplies and equipment headed for Ottawa where they reorganized at the CorelÃÂ ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
December 31, 1999
Three athletes from CFB Garrison Petawawa proudly represented Team Canada at the 2017 Invictus Games held in Toronto in Septmeber. Founded in 2014 by Prince Harry, the Invictus Games is an international paralympic-style sporting competition for wounded, ill and injured armed forces members andÃÂ ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
December 7, 2017
On Nov. 29, guest speaker Monica Bobbitt was at the Petawawa Military Family Resource Centre (PMFRC) to share her personal experience of courage and resilience following the loss of her husband who died in a military training exercise in 2014. After her speech, Bobbitt was presented with a gift by ...
Ottawa Citizen
December 7, 2017
The Canadian Special Operations Regiment will have a new compound at Petawawa in the coming years. In total, ten buildings will be constructed in a secure compound at 4 CDSB, Petawawa. The facilities will include working space, training facilities, vehicle maintenance areas, warehouses and medical ...
Victoria Lookout
December 6, 2017
MFRC Deployment coordinator Sandra Pinard says the new software is an effort to reach out to military members and their loved ones with a program that affords ... Prior to the demo, she had requests by MFRC offices in Petawawa and CFB Valcartier to put the App into use at their bases, and has received ...
Ottawa Citizen
December 1, 2017
The Canadian Forces officially opened on Friday its new facility at 4 CDSB Petawawa to house the base's fleet of Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicles. The vehicles will be used for a variety of tasks on the battlefield, including reconnaissance and surveillance, security, command and control, and transporting ...
Ottawa Citizen
November 30, 2017
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will be on hand for the official opening of the new Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV) facility at 4 Canadian Division Support Base Petawawa on Friday. Following that, Sajjan will visit to the construction site of a new complex for the Canadian Special Operations Regiment ...
Windsor Star
November 25, 2017
12, 2015, testing it before an exercise at the base in Petawawa, when ... “But I followed my military training — keep a clear mind and do our job.
Pembroke Daily Observer
November 20, 2017
The annual Garrison Petawawa Business Luncheon was recently held at ... personnel today – the largest base in terms of manpower in Canada. ... while programs will be created to help military personnel and their families. ... better accommodate Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services programs.
CTV News
November 17, 2017
Approximately 20 Canadian army engineers from CFB Petawawa have been ... Canada suspending special forces operations in Iraq ... This counter IED training team is in addition to the ongoing military contribution in the ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
November 12, 2017
PETAWAWA – A bitterly cold but poignant Remembrance Day ceremony ... serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces, cadets and school ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
November 12, 2017
Sean Chase/Daily Observer Garrison Petawawa and 4th Canadian ... out of metal mess tins using military issued KFS (Knife/Fork/Spoon). ... German forces holding Passchendaele ridge, overlooking the city of Ypres, Belgium.
CBC.ca
November 11, 2017
... Forces Medical Services Branch and was stationed at CFB Petawawa. ... "Let us remember the thousands of military members who have ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
November 11, 2017
Witnesses reported seeing military police setting up roadblocks at several arteries into the military side of the garrison. The gates at ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
November 10, 2017
PETAWAWA – The new commander of the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment ... the sex trade is known to exist around Canadian Armed Forces bases. “Unfortunately around military bases there are a large amount of sex trade ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
November 9, 2017
... to community centres to pre-schools, the United Way supports innumerable local organizations that include The Grind, the Petawawa Military ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
November 9, 2017
One of those testimonials comes from local women who participate in the Petawawa Military Family Resource Centre's pre and post-natal ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
November 9, 2017
Petawawa Predators Swim Club executive committee member Andrew O'Connell ... Day and the swim club's connection to the armed forces. ... we swim out of a military facility and we support military families and do that as a ...
Pembroke Daily Observer
November 5, 2017
That paid $24,000 tax free to military personnel, most were based at Garrison Petawawa, who worked on decontaminating the Chalk River site ...
Edmonton Journal
November 4, 2017
I wish we could begin a dialogue between the Canadian Forces and the population to ... Collette now works as a social work officer at CFB Edmonton. ... based at Petawawa, Ont. She earned the Medal of Military Valour for her service. ... house when soldiers discovered another IED not far from their base.
Ottawa Citizen
October 24, 2017
A Petawawa soldier is facing one count of sex assault following an alleged ... The charges relate to an alleged incident in May during a training exercise at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, Alta. ... in September 2016 at CFB Borden, Ont. involving another individual serving in the Canadian military, ...
Ottawa Citizen
October 23, 2017
The body of Canadian Forces medic Betiana “Betty” Mubili is on its way ... Mubili was killed in a recreational skydiving mishap in Petawawa on Aug. ... not allow a Canadian citizen and military officer to be buried in Zambia.”.
Pembroke Daily Observer
October 22, 2017
Members will be offering poppies at locations across Petawawa from now until ... of the Canadian Armed Forces and retired regimental sergeant-major, ... The Allies hoped to capture German submarine bases along the coast ... at the cenotaph with the Petawawa Military Wives Choir providing the music.
Pembroke Daily Observer
October 15, 2017
This year's charitable gala, once again taking place at the Normandy Officers' Mess at CFB Garrison Petawawa, attracted more than 200Â ...
Simcoe.com
October 14, 2017
Wasaga recognizes military regiment during Avenging Gunner ... than usual this week, as a regiment based in Petawawa conducted exercises in the region. ... The unit also conducted exercises at the bases at Borden and Meaford. On Oct. 15, a convoy will travel between CFB Borden and CFB Meaford, west along Hwy.
CTV News
October 14, 2017
... used this weekend for training for some of the Canadian military's best. ... Artillery out of CFB Petawawa are getting ready for the unexpected.
Pembroke Daily Observer
October 14, 2017
Three athletes from CFB Garrison Petawawa proudly represented Team ... for wounded, ill and injured armed forces members and veterans. ... Stress Disorder (PTSD) which led him to retire from the military at an early age.
Pembroke Daily Observer
October 13, 2017
GARRISON PETAWAWA – It started with breakfast, and now it ended ... draw, with the remaining $3,500 going to the Petawawa Military Family ...
London Free Press
October 11, 2017
Military: Army to conduct training -- with explosives -- in London, Goderich ... Garrison Petawawa, the army base in the town of the same name ... from Saturday until Oct. 21, the Canadian Armed Forces announced Tuesday.
Ottawa Citizen
October 1, 2017
Canadian special forces soldiers, left and right, speak with ... engineers will come from Garrison Petawawa, according to the Canadian military.
Pembroke Daily Observer
September 22, 2017
I was taking part in Garrison Petawawa's Exercise Collaborative Spirit which invites ... to get a firsthand look at a day in the life of a Canadian Armed Forces soldier. ... city councillors, Petawawa Military Family Resource Centre staff, ... better appreciation for what they do and what's happening up in the base.
Pembroke Daily Observer
September 19, 2017
The development of a Petawawa tartan was a two-year project under ... green (symbolic of Petawawa's military roots and rich lumber industry).
Ottawa Citizen
September 15, 2017
Betiana “Betty” Mubili, a 29-year-old Canadian Forces medic, died Aug. ... to open during a solo recreational jump with Skydive Petawawa.
