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Eastern Air Command was the part of the Royal Canadian Air Force's Home War Establishment responsible for air operations on the Atlantic coast of Canada during the Second World War. It played a critical role in anti-submarine operations in Canadian and Newfoundland waters during the Battle of the Atlantic. Eastern Air Command also had several ...
The 1st (Halifax-Dartmouth) Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, is a Canadian Army reserve artillery regiment.It is located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at 73 Hobson Lake Drive.The unit consists of two batteries, 51st and 84th Field Batteries (87th Field Battery existing only on paper since the late 1990s).
The National Headquarters of The Royal Canadian Legion in Ottawa, Ontario, feature a Wall of Remembrance, adorned by a three-metre long stainless steel sword (2006) by André Gauthier, who also provided a small work of art on the theme of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (2001) and “Of Such as These” (2003), a small bas-relief of Canadian World War II soldiers, presented by the Conference ...
The 5th Canadian Division is a formation of the Canadian Army responsible for the command and mobilization of most army units in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador; as well as some units in Kingston, Ontario. The division is recognized by the distinctive maroon patch worn on the ...
Also in Yarmouth, on Saturday, Nov. 16, Blue Rock Golf Course in South Yarmouth teams up with the Cape & Islands Veterans Outreach Center for the 19th Annual Turkey Shoot-Out and Food Pantry Drive.
Canadian Forces Base Cornwallis (also CFB Cornwallis) is a former Canadian Forces Base located in Deep Brook, Nova Scotia. It is situated in the western part of Annapolis County on the southern shore of the Annapolis Basin. Today most of the base is a civilian business park known as Cornwallis Park.
Yarmouth Airport (IATA: YQI, ICAO: CYQI) is a registered aerodrome located in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada. It began as a World War II Royal Air Force training base. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle aircraft ...
Royal Fencible American: 1775–1783: Royal Nova Scotia Volunteers: 1775–1783: King's Orange Rangers: 1776–1783: 1st Field Artillery: from 1791: Royal Nova Scotia: 1793–1802: Nova Scotia Fencibles: 1803–1816: Halifax Rifles: from 1860: Princess Louise Fusiliers: from 1867: 78th Highland: 1869–1871: Cape Breton Highlanders: from 1871 ...