by Editor | Aug 9, 2023 | News, Recruitment & Retention
Facing a workforce crisis, the military is starting to see positive effects from a multi-pronged plan to recruit and retain talent. by Lisa Gordon Last fall, Chief of the Defence Staff General Wayne Eyre acknowledged that the Canadian military is facing...
by Editor | Jul 25, 2023 | Leadership, News
by Tim Dunne Once seen as the Canadian Army’s “Cinderella,” Fifth Canadian Division (5 Div) has undergone growth, transformation, and reorientation under a series of transformational leaders. From the 1967 Canadian Forces Reorganization Act until Sept. 1, 1991,...
by Editor | Jun 24, 2023 | News Releases
June 2023 – Stoeger Canada with Steiner, Germany, have been awarded the Department of National Defence (DND) contract for the Steiner Optik M7Xi 4-28×56 Tremor III Optical Scopes to be delivered this year. The contract builds on the strength of the Sako Multi-Caliber...
by Editor | Jun 18, 2023 | News, Operations
As the Canadian Army prepares to deploy a tank squadron of about 130 personnel, 15 Leopard 2 tanks, two armoured recovery vehicles and fuel, supply and other supporting vehicles to Latvia by the spring of 2024, contributing editor Ken Pole speaks with members of the...
by Editor | May 30, 2023 | News, Procurement
by Ken Pole Some years ago, during his 32-year Army career, when he was a Colonel, John Errington, who retired last summer as a Brigadier-General and Commandant of the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, observed about Army divers: “Dive operations are a vital...
