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CFB Kingston advises of upcoming jet air traffic control training

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments air traffic, Canadian Armed Forces, CFB Kingston, COVID-19, Dassault Aplha Jets, Department of National Defence, jet air traffic control training, jets over Kingston, Kingston, military training, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC)

Kingston residents may notice an increase in air traffic, particularly around the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) on Wednesday,

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DND to resume structural work on Fort Frontenac wall

May 14, 2020May 14, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2020, City of Kingston, Department of National Defence (DND), Fort Frontenac, Kingston, Kingston Police, Ontario Street, Place D'Armes, structural integrity, structural safety, structural work, temporary pedestrian walkway, The Tragically Hip Way, wall

Residents can expect to see a pedestrian walkway put in place along Ontario Street once again as work resumes on

Four RMC graduates among those in Canadian military helicopter crash

April 30, 2020April 30, 2020 Tori Stafford 4 Comments Abbigail Cowbrough, BGen Sebastien Bouchard, Brenden MacDonald, Canadian Armed Forces, Cyclone helicopter, Greece, helicopter accident, helicopter crash, Kevin Hagen, Kingston, Maxime Miron-Morin, Princess of Wales Own Regiment (PWOR), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Royal Military College of Canada (RMC)

Four of the six members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) aboard the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-148 Cyclone

CFB Kingston to carry out training on small arms range

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, east end, Friday April 23 2020, gun shots, Kingston, military base, military training, PSA, small arms ranges, training

Those in Kingston’s east end may hear gunshots during an otherwise rather quiet time as CFB Kingston carries out training,

Canadian Armed Forces personnel banned from international travel

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020 Cris Vilela 0 Comments banned travel, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, coronavirus, COVID-19, General Jonathan Vance, international travel, Kingston

Chief of Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance issued a complete international travel ban on Thursday night for Canadian Armed Forces

‘He will be sorely missed’ – Michal Beaman’s home unit mourns untimely death

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 37 Signal Regiment, autopsy, body recovered, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, cause of death unknown, death of a soldier, Kingston, LaSalle Causeway, LCol Alan Doody, Michal Beaman, missing person, New Brunswick, Office of the Coroner, Private, Signaller, soldier, St. John, student, The Spot Night Club

Following the recovery of Private Michal Beaman’s body on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, Beaman’s home unit in New Brunswick has

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Kingston and the area remember: Remembrance Day 2019

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments affected City services, Battersea, City of Kingston, city services, Collins Bay, garbage, Kingston, Kingston Coalition Against Poverty (KCAP), Kingston Frontenac Public Library (KFPL), Kingston Transit, recycling, Remembrance Day, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 560, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 623, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 631, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), South Frontenac Township, Sydenham, Utilities Kingston, Verona

On November 11 each year, people across the country and around the world honour those who have served in the

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Veterans’ stories: The sailor who couldn’t swim

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments air force veterans, Bernie Heasler, Canadian Armed Forces, Cold War, Kingston, Korean War, marine veterans, military veterans, Navy, Remembrance Day, Royale Place Retirement Residence, Veterans Stories, Veterans Week

There is no better way to mark Veterans’ Week than to share the stories of the men and women who

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Kingston Frameworks presents ‘We Remember: 100 Years of Kingston’

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 100 Years of Kingston, 1919, 2019, aerial photography, Billy Bishop, BMO, Colin Morris, historic photographs, history, Kingston, Kingston Frameworks, Kingston Military Family Resource Centre (KMFRC), Lesley Lehman, local history, military history, Military Veterans Program (MVP+), Queen's Archives, unveiling, We Remember: 100 Years of Kingston, William Barker, WWI

There are many ways to define Kingston – A university town, a tourism hub in eastern Ontario, a city rich

‘Critical incident exercise’ taking place at CFB Kingston

August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Tori Stafford 1 Comment Canadian Armed Forces, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, Kingston, Kingston Police, military base, military police, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), training exercise

A heavy police and military presence at CFB Kingston today is nothing to worry about — it’s just an annual

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Commissionaires Kingston goes into legal strike position on June 24

June 21, 2019June 21, 2019 Lucas Mulder 0 Comments Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, Commissionaires, Highway 15, Highway 2, Kim Lemaire, Kingston, picket, picketing, PSA, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Strike, traffic delays

Commissionaires Kingston is going into a legal strike position at CFB Kingston and the Royal Military College of Canada on

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Kingston athletes to compete for Canada at 2019 Warrior Games in Tampa

June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 Michelle Allan 1 Comment Damien Pittman, Department of Defence, first responders, injuries, Kingston, military, Nick Kerr, Peggy Brogaard, PTSD, Soldier On, Team Canada, The Iron King gym, Warrior Games

Three athletes from Kingston will be representing Canada at the 2019 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games from Friday,

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