Snowbirds

SNOWBIRDS CRASH – Fence memorial to be removed but will be preserved

May 26, 2020 // 0 Comments

The Snowbirds memorial along the perimeter fence at the Kamloops Airport will be removed Friday (May 29, 2020). A joint statement by the City and 19 Wing Comox today said [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Talk of permanently grounding the Snowbirds should be dismissed

May 25, 2020 // 1 Comment

IT WAS INEVITABLE questions would be raised about the safety of the CT-114 Tutor jets flown by the Snowbirds. But any suggestion the Snowbirds be disbanded should be [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Some things you might not have known about Capt. Jenn Casey

May 23, 2020 // 0 Comments

BEFORE LAST WEEKEND’S TRAGEDY, maybe a dozen or so Kamloops residents knew Capt. Jenn Casey by name. We’ve learned a lot about her since then as our community has [Continue]

SNOWBIRDS CRASH – Pilot makes brief appearance outside Royal Inland

May 22, 2020 // 1 Comment

Capt. Richard MacDougall was entertained Thursday night (May 21, 2020) at Royal Inland Hospital, making his first appearance in public since last Sunday’s crash of a [Continue]

SNOWBIRDS CRASH – Capt. Jennifer Casey’s family releases statement

May 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

Statement on behalf of Capt. Jenn Casey’s family read by St.-Col. Corrine MacLellan at a news conference today (Wed. May 20, 2020): Captain Jennifer Casey, our beloved [Continue]

EDITORIAL – Renaming Airport Road after Capt. Casey a fitting gesture

May 19, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. SOMETIMES LIFE is simply unfair. There’s not always an explanation for why bad things happen; there’s not always a lesson to be learned [Continue]