by Editor | Jan 12, 2023 | Army Reserve, News, Operations
by Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin The Grey and Simcoe Foresters (G&SF), an Army Reserve unit headquartered in Barrie, Ontario, recently led a Joint Task Force (JTF) of over 150 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members made up of Army and Air Force assets and personnel....
by Editor | Sep 5, 2022 | Exercises, News
By Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin Hundreds of Canadian Army Reserve soldiers from across Ontario and beyond participated in simultaneous infantry and artillery exercises at 4th Canadian Division Training Centre (4 CDTC) in Meaford from August 20-27. The expansive...
by Editor | Nov 23, 2020 | News, Operations
by Ian Coutts When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada in March 2020, it was obvious that the country faced an almost unprecedented emergency. Long-term care homes, housing some of our most vulnerable Canadians – the elderly and permanently disabled – were...
by Editor | May 13, 2020 | Army Reserves, News, Training System, Uncategorized
by Allan Joyner The images are indelible and, in some ways, misleading. Nightly news footage of troops filling sandbags and armoured vehicles wading flooded city streets are well known across Canada. The reality is that smaller communities, and more...
by Editor | Mar 25, 2020 | Army Reserves, Exercises, News
by Allan Joyner and Chris Thatcher For two weeks in the August 2019 heat, Primary Reservists from across 4th Canadian Division gathered in the training areas of Meaford and Petawawa, Ont., for an annual confirmation exercise meant to test their individual and...
