Tag: Royal Canadian Air Force
Remembrance Day: How one woman’s service, dedication lives on
When Betty Dickinson finished high school and the time came to look for a paying job, there were really only three options for women
Billy Bishop Museum marks 25 years of honouring local veterans
This year’s honourees included Sgt. Howard Arnold Jones, of the Queen’s Owen Rifles of Canada, who’s featured in two museum exhibits, including a new one about Saugeen Ojibway Nation’s war service.
Billy Bishop Museum to host spooky trivia night this month
It’s about to get spooky, night-at-the-museum style, in Owen Sound this month. The Billy Bishop Museum is hosting a Spooktacular Trivia Night at the Royal Canadian Legion in Owen Sound (1450 2nd Ave. W.) on Friday, Oct. 25. Billed as a ghoulishly good time, doors creak open at 6 p.m. the night of the event, […]
Port Burwell beach closed amid search for missing swimmer
Provincial police closed a Southwestern Ontario beach after a swimmer went missing in Lake Erie over the weekend. Emergency crews were called Sunday shortly after 3 p.m. to Port Burwell beach for a report of two swimmers in distress, Elgin OPP said. One swimmer was pulled to safety and taken to hospital with non-life threatening […]
What to know about London’s new war memorial
London’s HMCS Prevost is preparing to unveil a new memorial that commemorates Canadians killed in the Second World War’s longest battle. The Battle of the Atlantic memorial at the fork of the Thames River is being unveiled Sunday afternoon, days before the 80th anniversary of the end of the critical battle on May 8. Our […]