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In this edition Mental Health Benefits now available Protecting your mental health in times of stress Five programs receive support from the Veteran and Family Well-Being Fund Learn to manage everyday stress Best Advice Guide: Caring for Veterans Are you ready for tax time? Free help with your income tax return Commemoration: 105th anniversary of the […]
The RCAF commendation was presented to Lieutenant-Colonel Melany Lepage during the CANELEMNORAD Honors and Award ceremony, that took place on 09 March 2022 at Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States of America. Citation : “LCOL (THEN MAJOR) LEPAGE DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AS 14 WING OC TELECOM FLIGHT FROM 30 JULY 2018 TO 1 OCTOBER 2019, SERVING […]
Dear C&E Family: Following the topic of female leadership in Canadian Armed Forces and International Women’s Day, we are happy to share that one of our distinguished members, Major Nisha Venkatesh, was recently featured in Skies Magazine. FEATURED PHOTO: Maj Venkatesh (right) at the 2021 NLAF Gala. Photo credit: Nisha Venkatesh Please read “Breaking the […]
Warrant Officer Sara Anvari, 34 Signal Regiment is awarded the prestigious Captain Nicola Goddard Award by the Conference of Defence Associations Institute. This award honours young Canadians who are innovators and trailblazers and who have made an inspiring early or mid-career contribution to Canadian security and defence. For the full story, see: https://cdainstitute.ca/captain-nichola-goddard-award-2022/
Funding announced to address wait times for Veterans On February 23, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, announced funding of $139.6 million over two years to extend temporary positions as part of action to address the backlog of disability benefit applications at Veterans Affairs Canada. Between 2015–16 […]