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Sorry to read this. Lots of damage to boats all around the area. I live in Central Saanich and one of the sailboats that has been docked just off the James Island Dock was sitting up on the beach this morning. Bad news for someone. That doesn't make you feel better, but there's lots of it going...

I've done DNA test with three different companies. I am on a quest, but that's beside the point. I was astonished at the accuracy of the results. In two of the tests, based only on my spit, they were able to pinpoint my maternal ancestry almost to the exact village in Croatia. Not country, but...

Very sad news. RIP Christie.

I wasn't aware the Royals had property here on Vancouver Island. So far as I'm aware they were simply staying at a guest residence, albeit a very swank one. I hope your post was sarcasm, in which case well done. However, the last thing most of us who live here want is some bunch of poncy Royals...

No different than a volksmarch medal (and I have both). No place on uniform.

I guess his planned retirement date of 2019 worked out after all. Too bad he had to be screwed around like this though. I worked for him a long time ago and found him (Paul Wynnyk) to be a fair, competent and very knowledgable officer. I wish him all the best in his retirement.

If the CF is going to be more committed to domestic operations in the future, perhaps there is some value in considering re-configuring Army units specifically for this role. For example, we could consider reconfiguring Militia Armour and Artillery units to engineering, logistical and medical...

For Mario Mike. (I don't know how to post a quote from a previous post). The HUSAR teams are a good start and the three municipalities (and the provinces and feds who have provided support and funding) are to be congratulated. But these three teams, for the entire country, do not represent any...

I can't speak to other provinces, but neither BC nor Alberta put anything like the necessary resources into emergency preparedness and response that they should. This is even worse at the municipal level. I suggest there is no, repeat no, municipality in Alberta or BC that puts the necessary...

I had the privilege of meeting Mr. Roblin in our command post in Winnipeg during the floods. A true gentleman, but boy, talk about somebody who clearly was feeling very vindicated! He got a lot of criticism when the spillway was being built, but nobody in 1997 was criticizing him.

We had our holiday to Palm Springs, which was supposed to start tomorrow, cancelled by Air Canada due to this issue. One of the legs on our flight was on a 737 MAX. Bloody inconvenient but better than making an unscheduled hard landing. Air Canada was good about refunding our money but I was...

I worked with Roger when he was a young lieutenant. He was an excellent officer and excelled at whatever he did. Taken at 54 is just a shame.

Brihard, thanks for this clarification.

When we were issued the new environmental uniforms circa 1986 I noticed our admin clerk (I was at a CF school at the time) had chosen the Air Force uniform. Not being aware of any particular reason why she would do so (this was her first posting) I asked her why she chose the Air Force uniform...

I saw this movie in Victoria yesterday. It was incredible. I was amazed by how young the soldiers were. I've read about it but seeing it is so different. Many of them really were just children. And the terror in some of their faces before "going over the top" was heart-wrenching. But much of the...

A very Merry Christmas from the Wet Coast. Or more properly this year, the Windy Coast! :subbies:

I wasn't sure if this should be posted in "The Mess" or under Air Force, so mods if you want to move it, please do so. But since there is a specific Air Force connection to this story, I've posted it here. My Dad, WO Eric Black, passed away on August 16. He was 92 and had lived a full and, up...

Very happy it worked out for you and thank you for taking the time to acknowledge those who helped you.

Well done to all involved in the rescue. Its nice to see a story with a successful conclusion.

What a sad story, but I guess we all move on. Best wishes to General MacKenzie, a hell of a soldier.