News Items tag as: Canadian Armed Forces

Armed forces reservists will be making noise near Kamloops
October 13, 2023 - 10:42 AM

The Canadian Armed Forces will be conducting training of their reserve units in the Lac Du Bois area near Kamloops later this month.
Get ready to share the road from 100 Mile House to Vernon with military trucks
August 27, 2021 - 4:30 PM

As the Canadian Armed Forces moves troops and equipment where they are needed in the fight against wildfires in B.C., motorists can expect some delays this weekend.
Canadian Armed Forces moving troops, equipment from Oliver to Vernon on Friday
August 26, 2021 - 2:48 PM

There is a good possibility of traffic congestion and slowdowns along Highway 97 between Oliver and Vernon tomorrow afternoon as the Canadian Armed Forces moves troops working the wildfires in the South Okanagan to North Okanagan.
Nighttime military helicopter operations set for Vernon, Kamloops areas
April 06, 2021 - 10:12 AM

The sound of military helicopters and the rat-a-tat-tat of ammunition being fired may wake up some Kamloops and Vernon residents over the next two weeks as the Canadian military conducts routine training late at night.
Expect to hear the thrum of Canadian military helicopters in the Okanagan
March 10, 2021 - 11:27 AM

The thrum of military helicopters will be a new and short-lived addition to the Okanagan this month.
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Armed forces reservists will be making noise near Kamloops