Archive for March, 2006
Canada Corner
The Dead Of Grosse Île
The 19th century saw vast numbers of immigrants come to Canada in search of a better life. The majority found it. But for some, the journey to a new beginning ended abruptly. Thousands died shortly after leaving their native land, either on overcrowded [...]
March 1, 2006, by John Boileau
Features
Canada’s Eye Witness
Lord Beaverbrook is remembered for many things: as one who made millions through controversial business deals; as a British Press Baron, who used his newspapers to great effect; as a charming womanizer and socialite; and as the “foul-weather [...]
March 1, 2006, by Tim Cook
Canadian Military History in Perspective
Eastern Air Command: Air Force, Part 14
The Royal Canadian Air Force was not wholly unprepared when it entered World War II. The force had been receiving newer aircraft since 1934, although many of the types, like the Westland Wapiti and Blackburn Shark were hand-me-downs from the Royal [...]
March 1, 2006, by Hugh A. Halliday
Canadian Military History in Perspective
Into Italy: Army, Part 63
While the men of 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade were fighting for the high ground overlooking the Sicilian town of Adrano, Winston Churchill, Britain’s prime minister, was aboard the Queen Mary en route to Quadrant, the first Allied conference [...]
March 1, 2006, by Terry Copp
Canadian Military History in Perspective
The Invasion Of El Salvador: Navy, Part 14
One of the earliest objections to the establishment of a Canadian navy was the fear that it would involve Canada in situations far removed from its immediate maritime concerns of sovereignty and fisheries protection. These were not unreasonable fears. [...]
March 1, 2006, by Marc Milner
Memoirs & Pilgrimages
Adrift With Death
I jumped over the ship’s starboard rail into the Atlantic shortly after the second torpedo hit. I say the Atlantic, but by then we had probably reached the outer limits of the Bay of Biscay, roughly 300 miles off the French coast. It was around [...]
March 1, 2006, by John Gleason
Canada Corner
The Lure Of The Miramichi
In an explosion of majestic silver strength, the huge fish leaps from the sun-dappled water of a truly extraordinary river, the Miramichi.
Here, where the river continues to wander through the heartland of New Brunswick, the Atlantic salmon fights with much anticipated [...]
March 1, 2006, by Linda Hersey
Defence Today
Show Tour Cheers Up Our Troops
Canadian talent came to Afghanistan in the fall thanks to The Royal Canadian Legion’s sponsorship of a Canadian Forces Show Tour.
Dominion Command sponsors one show tour a year as a way of building morale in support of Canadian troops and to promote [...]
March 1, 2006
Defence Today
Eye On Defence: The Need For Parachute Troops
During this past federal election, Conservative leader Stephen Harper went to Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ont., to make the first of several announcements revealing his party’s defence platform. Among Harper’s promises was a commitment to establish [...]
March 1, 2006, by David J. Bercuson
Defence Today
The UN Mission In Sudan
On a rutted track three hours northwest of Juba, far into southern Sudan’s still lawless territory, Lieutenant-Commander Hugh Son sees the first group of Dinka Bor warriors. Tall and raggedly fierce, these nomadic Dinka tribesmen are well armed [...]
