by brucericketts | Oct 29, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Introduction Canada made great contributions and sacrifices in the First World War. Our many achievements on the battlefield were capped by a three-month stretch of victories at the end of the war during what came to be known as “Canada’s Hundred Days.” The Western...
by brucericketts | Sep 16, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
We normally think of Peace-keeping operations as a function of the military, but the RCMP have been directly involved for many years. Canada has deployed police officers to peace missions around the world since 1989. Almost 4,000 Canadian police officers have been to...
by brucericketts | Sep 11, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Born in 1905 in Vancouver, Elsie MacGill was a force to be reckoned with. In 1927, she became the first woman to graduate as an electrical engineer from the University of Toronto. She was hired as an engineer by the Austin Automobile Company in Michigan. When Austin...
by brucericketts | Aug 29, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The Cadet Program is one of the largest federally sponsored youth programs in Canada that includes: The Royal Canadian Sea Cadets; The Royal Canadian Army Cadets; and The Royal Canadian Air Cadets. It is a national program for young Canadians aged 12 to 18 who are...
by brucericketts | Aug 29, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The Canadian Rangers are a part of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Reserves working in remote, isolated and coastal regions of Canada. They provide lightly-equipped, self-sufficient mobile forces to support CAF national security and public safety operations within...
by brucericketts | Aug 29, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
If word leaked out, it could cause real trouble. The war was over, after all, and no other Canadian soldier convicted of murder had been executed. Worse, this young private was professing innocence. Fifteen days later, on a brilliant sun-baked July morning in 1945,...
