CF Families Make Good Neighbours
Profiles Canadian Forces community members who are making a difference in their community and organizations making a difference for CF families
Following the successful first edition of the Operation Cooking for Soldier On cookbook, the second edition is now available |
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Former stock broker and experienced military spouse Lucie Mann took on the Canadian banking industry and renegotiated changes to the mortgage interest rate penalty policy that will ultimately save military families... more... |
In 2006, the Red Friday Ladies began encouraging Canadians to wear red on Fridays, to show their support and pride for Canadian Forces members and their families. more... |
Jeramy Ratelle created Myforces.ca so military members and their families could stay in touch or reconnect with friends and coworkers they've met during their time in the Canadian Forces (CF). more... |
Your vote could make Dolly Bolen's painting a larger than life billboard in Alberta. Bolen created the painting to honour the fallen in Afghanistan four years ago. more... |
A new tribute song featuring well known Canadian Country artists and musicians has been released on the web to honour and support Canada’s Fallen Soldiers and their families. more... |
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Project Heroes |
After raising more than $20,000 selling the first edition cookbook for Operation Cooking for Soldier On, organizers are already busy collecting recipes for a second edition. more... |
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The Globe and Mail, along with CTV and Cyberpresse have partnered together to find 25 Transformational Canadians. more... |
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Wanting to help out wounded soldiers, Jenn Corbett created Operation Cookbook for Soldier On. The response she received for the first print run was so successful that Corbett is taking orders to have more books printed. more.... |
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Jill Kruse writes about how she learned about Red Fridays, what they mean to her and why she believes in them. more…. |
Boomer's LegacyLooking back Maureen Eykelenboom recalls that it was on the flight from British Columbia to Ontario that she knew she had to do something to honour her son Cpl Andrew “Boomer” Eykelenboom. “As I sat on the plane and watched my son's ramp ceremony from KAF on the news the overwhelming raw and unreal emotions that grew made me say, we have to do something,” explains Maureen. more... |



