Monthly Archives: April 2021

Dominion Convention – Important Update

An important announcement from Dominion Command.


Bird strike caused fatal Snowbirds crash, report confirms

An item from the Legion Magazine.


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Bird strike caused fatal Snowbirds crash, report confirms

Bird strike caused fatal Snowbirds crash, report confirms 

Story by Stephen J. Thorne

A single small bird brought down a Canadian Snowbirds demonstration aircraft last year after it was sucked into the plane’s engine and caused a compressor stall, a flight safety report confirmed on March 29.

Both air crew escaped the CT-114 Tutor as it went down on takeoff near Kamloops, B.C., on May 17, 2020. But they were low and Captain Jennifer Casey—the team’s public affairs officer—was killed after she is believed to have become briefly entangled with her ejection seat and her parachute failed to fully open. The pilot, Capt. Richard MacDougall, landed on the roof of a house and was badly injured.

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Celebrating Canada 5-Tea Set
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Searching for Tirpitz

Searching for Tirpitz

Story by Sharon Adams

On March 31, 1944, Canadian destroyers HMCS Sioux and HMCS Algonquin left Scapa Flow in Scotland’s Orkney Islands to join Operation Tungsten, the hunt for the German battleship Tirpitz.

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Queen marks 100 years of RAAF at Runnymede

An item from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.


Welcome to the CWGC’s latest newsletter.

Her Majesty The Queen has marked the centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at the CWGC’s Runnymede Air Forces Memorial.

The Queen was welcomed to the ceremony by CWGC Director General Claire Horton CBE and The Honourable George Brandis, High Commissioner for Australia alongside representatives from the RAAF. A fly past and wreath laying in honour of the RAAF personnel who have given their lives in the past 100 years took place at the event yesterday (Wednesday 31 March).

Claire Horton said: “Today is an historic milestone for the Royal Australian Air Force and we are honoured that the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Runnymede Air Forces Memorial has been chosen to mark the occasion.

“Around the world, the sacrifice of men and women from the Commonwealth lives on through the memorials and graves that bear their names. A century on from their formation, the RAAF’s duties at home and abroad remain as strong as ever, as does our commitment at CWGC to remember their fallen forebears.”

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All Eyes on Ieper for Cycling RaceLast Sunday, 28 March, one of Belgium’s premier cycling races started at the CWGC Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial. The Gent to Wevelgem road cycle race, known officially as Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, runs through the former Battlefield of the First World War. Click here to learn five fascinating CWGC connections to the world of cycling!
Our Year in Lockdown

Here at CWGC we’re charged with a job that was started over 100 years ago. Despite the dramatic changes the world has seen over the past year, our work continued and just like everyone else we found ways to adapt as we all faced a pandemic that would drastically change the way we lived, worked, and socialised. Join us as we take a look back at a year which surely none of us will forget.

CWGC Director of Horticulture appointed as Trustee of Royal Botanic Gardens, KewOur very own Director of Horticulture, David Richardson, has been appointed as a Trustee of The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. David has worked for the Commission for over 30 years, and the CWGC has a historic connection with Kew. We look forward to strengthening our relationship in the years to come.
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Announcing: C100’s 2021 Fellows Cohort!

An announcement from one of our fellow Canadian organizations in the Bay Area.


Hi Michael,

Here it is! The moment you’ve been waiting for…. meet the C100 Fellows 2021 Cohort!

We are proud to announce the founders who will make up this inaugural cohort of C100 Fellows in 2021 and will also be joining us (virtually) at 48Hrs in May 2021.

There are a number of reasons we are excited for you all to get to know these entrepreneurs. Despite moving the program online, C100 saw more demand than ever before for the program, with 355 Nominations, a 75% from the year before, and over 202 applications, a 55% increase. We are also thrilled to see that this cohort has the highest representation of female founders than ever before, making up one-third of the class.

We implore you, as a community at large, to join us by celebrating this news and supporting these ambitious Canadian entrepreneurs through mentorship, investment and partnership. 

“We’ve had a lot of awesome companies come through our Fellows program in the past, but this year may just be the best one yet!”

– Andre Charoo, C100’s Co-Chair and Founder & General Partner of Maple VC

This January, C100 Fellows was launched as a significant reboot and expansion of C100’s longstanding flagship event, 48Hrs in the Valley (now called “48Hrs”). The C100 Fellowship expands the founder experience from that of a 2-day event to that of an 8-month long program involving mentorship with growth-stage founders and expert operators from the C100 community, and peer networking across ecosystems and industries.

Click below to read more about the 21 exceptional Canadian-led early-stage companies that make up the 2021 C100 Fellows Cohort!

48HRS, BUT MAKE IT “OUT OF THE VALLEY”

The 48Hrs in the Valley event will now be called “48Hrs” and will serve as the kick-off to the 2021 Fellowship. The removal of “the Valley” is intentional. It marks not only the reality that the C100 will once again gather virtually in 2021, but it is also in recognition of our belief that exceptional Canadian talent and technology is everywhere.

With over 40% of C100’s members now located in tech hubs outside of Silicon Valley, we feel this reinforces the diversity and vibrancy of our network of mentors, talent, founders and investors contributing to the Fellowship.

48Hrs takes place May 19-20 and is a members-exclusive event. Not a Member? Apply today!

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?

Consider deepening your engagement with C100 as a Member.

C100 Members are entrepreneurs, investors, and operators in the technology field, with a special focus on Canadians living abroad who wish to connect with one another and to give back to Canada’s ecosystem. They enjoy high-value, intimate virtual events, a Members-only C100 Slack space, and exclusive Member communications. All prospective Members must have their application sponsored by at least one active C100 Member.

C100’s mission is to support, inspire, and connect the most promising Canadian entrepreneurial leaders through mentorship, investment, partnership, & talent. Apply to join as a member today!

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