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Thanks for the response, Bbd.

I haven't seen the "new" museum, but I was there on the morning, in the mid-1990's, when a fire broke out in the hangar containing the Lancaster, a Hurricane and a Mark V Spitfire that was in the process of being restored (I was one of the crew working on the spit). Guys literally risked their...

This SunMedia article is reproduced here under the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright Act: Gunowners in New Brunswick, Ontario need invites to shoot guns at ranges BY KRIS SIMS ,ATLANTIC BUREAU Handgun owners in both New Brunswick and Ontario are being told to carry written invites with...

Sounds like a can of worms in the making if they do. The last time I checked, private police forces services are on the list of "bad things" -similar to private military contractors- except that the private police services have been flying under the radar these last several years. That could...

World War Z is an excellent read. From what I've seen/heard about the movie, the only thing they share in common is the title. I just started reading Tales of the North Atlantic by Hal Lawrence. An older book but one I've never read before.

Of the myriad double standards and injustices that are out there, this one seems like a very strange thing for a male to decide to get his back up over. Iv'e long since left the CF but I still keep my hair short because it is far more comfortable that way. It's cooler in the summer, dries much...

On an Idle No More related thought, there's a bit of a kerfuffle brewing in central Manitoba over the slaughter of a dozen elk by natives. One of the hunters posted a video on Facebook and added that he was "doing his share to Idle No More". Most of the news agencies are mentioning the...

Have any of you guys ever put an aftermarket synthetic stock on a hunting rifle? I'm semi-debating putting one on my Winchester Model 70 and have been reading (with a grain of salt) the on-line reviews of stocks such as Ramline. The rifle's not giving me any grief or anything, this is just a...

I notice that the o/p registered on 15 Nov., hasn't been active since 19 Nov. and has spent a grand total of 1 hour and 4 minutes here (logged in). There is a John Chipman employed by the CBC (I checked) but I can't help but wonder if he decided the place was too hostile to the CBC and decided...

That looks more like it.

I purchased a Canex parka when I was in Shilo. It looked for all the world like an old police reefer jacket (minus the side zips). It was bulky but light and very warm. It certainly looked better than the usual practice of wearing the OG parka with work dress. I think I still have it in a box...

Nope. The greatcoat didn't have a belt. Neither did the gabardine raincoat I recall (and I was issued both at some point -and yes, they did weigh 5000 pounds when wet  ;D). The raincoat in your photo I recognize because my older brother had one (he was in the Navy in the '70's) but I was neither...

Kind of a basic thought, but he needs something to shoot at - an 'umpteen' pack of some sort of targets like those "shoot'n'see' (the ones that make fluorescent holes when you hit them) targets -or -if you want to spend some money- a decent spotting scope. Or a range box to carry all his stuff in...

When I hear read "gabardine" I'm thinking of a single-breasted, again, rifle green coat, referred to (if memory serves) as a raincoat. It, too, was of fairly stout construction but not nearly as heavy as the greatcoat. 

Just out of curiosity, when did they stop issuing what used to be referred to as a greatcoat ? (that heavy, double-breasted, rifle green coat issued back in the eighties)  It looked good and was reasonably warm.

For whatever it's worth... (reproduced under the Fair Dealing Provisions of the Copyright Act) Gun registry records destroyed BY DAVID AKIN , KRIS SIMS ,QMIAGENCY OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives were cheering the destruction of hundreds of thousands of gun registry records Thursday night...

They're only attack ads and smear campaigns when the other side is using them.

According to this article in the Toronto Sun online, the deceased crew member is the ironically named Ms. Christian -42 years of age. http://www.torontosun.com/2012/10/29/us-coast-guard-rescues-at-least-14-from-hms-bounty-replica If you go there, avoid the comment section.

A brief update from QMI agency -reproduced here under the fair dealing provisions of the Copyright Act: Shot border guard released from hospital By QMI Agency A Canadian border guard shot in the neck earlier this month has been released from hospital. The Customs and Immigration Union...

Unfortunately, those prerequisites may well get him elected to lead the country. (I wonder if he was ever a community organizer...?)