Source: Rachel Gilmore, globalnews.ca, February 22, 2021 In addition to the ire directed at Canadians travelling south, many Canadians are rethinking their own travel plans. As travel restrictions have clipped the wings of many snowbirds hoping to fly south to their Florida homes for the winter, the vast majority of Canadians support the new travel… Continue reading Many Canadians Say They Have No Sympathy for Snowbirds
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May Be Weeks or Months Until Cause of CF Snowbirds Crash Is Known
Source: Ashleigh Mattern, cbc.ca, May 19, 2020 Capt. Jenn Casey, a public affairs officer with the Snowbirds, died in the crash. The pilot, Capt. Richard McDougall, survived with non-life-threatening injuries. The commanding officer of the Snowbirds said Sunday’s crash was a worst-case scenario that became an “absolute worst nightmare.” Speaking in Moose Jaw Monday, Lt.-Col.… Continue reading May Be Weeks or Months Until Cause of CF Snowbirds Crash Is Known
CF Snowbird Crashes in Kamloops, B.C.
Source: Simon Little, globalnews.ca, May 17, 2020 Roughly an hour before the crash, it was posted on Twitter that flight plans were being disrupted by rain and low visibility. An aircraft with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds demonstration jet team crashed in Kamloops, B.C., on Sunday. Dana Hings told Global News she was at home, watching… Continue reading CF Snowbird Crashes in Kamloops, B.C.