Snowbirds

EDITORIAL – Fulton Field park a fitting way to honour Capt. Jenn Casey

August 29, 2024 // 2 Comments

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. ABOUT A HUNDRED friends, dignitaries and guests gathered today (Aug. 29, 2024) at the south end of Fulton Field to officially open the Jenn [Continue]

COMMUNITY – Memorial art display pays tribute to Capt. Jennifer Casey

April 16, 2024 // 0 Comments

A memorial art display — a 1:1 ratio of a Royal Canadian Air Force CT-114 Tutor Snowbird — is being installed at Fulton Field Park adjacent to the Kamloops Airport as a [Continue]

EDITORIAL – It’s harder and harder to justify keeping Snowbirds in the air

August 8, 2022 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. THE BIG ANNUAL Abbotsford International Airshow wrapped up yesterday, without its star attraction. The Snowbirds aerobatic team is out of [Continue]

SNOWBIRDS CRASH – ‘Artist tribute’ to Capt. Jenn Casey planned at airport

May 17, 2021 // 0 Comments

An “artist tribute memorial” will be created in honour of Capt. Jenn Casey, the Snowbirds public information officer killed in the crash of a Tudor jet at Kamloops [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER: Remembering Capt. Jenn Casey one year after Snowbirds tragedy

May 17, 2021 // 0 Comments

NOTE: Today, May 17, 2021 is the one-year anniversary of the Snowbirds’ crash in Kamloops and the tragic death of Capt. Jenn Casey. The following column was originally [Continue]

PETERS – For the Snowbirds, returning to Kamloops was a tough manoeuvre

May 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

FOR MOST OF US, Kamloops envelopes our entire life. The mention of the city’s name evokes thoughts of family, thoughts of work and memories of a place that, for better or [Continue]