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Retired officer to receive award
August 3, 2018 – Maj. (Ret’d) Micky Colton accumulated 6,936 hours on the C130 Hercules before her retirement — a record for a female pilot. She will receive the Pioneer Award […]
Hamilton celebrating 100 years of timing the skies
July 4, 2018 – In 2018, Hamilton is celebrating “100 years of timing the skies”, a poetic way to describe a century of involvement with aviation. To mark this anniversary […]
Canadian Aviation and Aerospace: Eight Recipients Selected for the 10th Annual Elsie MacGill Northern Lights Award
May 15th, 2018, Toronto, Ontario – The Northern Lights Aero Foundation board members are pleased to announce the eight recipients of the 2018 aviation and aerospace awards. Each year the […]
Canada’s first female fighter pilot honoured
“We didn’t know that we were the first women fighter pilots. I went flying because I wanted to fly, not to prove anything to anybody, for any reason. It was […]
Canadian Aviation and Aerospace: Eight Recipients Selected for the 9th Annual Elsie MacGill Northern Lights Awards
June 1, 2017, Toronto, Ontario – The Northern Lights Aero Foundation board members are pleased to announce the 8 recipients of the 2017 aviation and aerospace awards. Each year the […]
Time to Nominate Outstanding Women In Aviation or Aerospace
Nominations Open for Prestigious Aviation and Aerospace Awards January 26, 2017, Toronto, Ont. – The Northern Lights Aero Foundation is now accepting nominations for its 9th Annual Awards Program. Each […]
Canadian Aviation and Aerospace: Seven Winners Selected for the Elsie MacGill Awards 2016
May 31, 2016, Toronto, Ont. – The Northern Lights Aero Foundation (NLAF) board members are pleased to announce the seven winners of its 2016 Elsie MacGill Awards, the pinnacle aviation and […]
75th Anniversary of The Air Cadet League of Canada
We are pleased to announce that 2013 Elsie MacGill Northern Lights Award winner, Maryse Carmichael, is the new Honourary President of the Air Cadet League of Canada (ACLC). The ACLC […]
Porter Airlines Becomes Title Sponsor for 2016 Northern Lights Aero Foundation
March 29, 2016, Toronto, Ont. – The Northern Lights Aero Foundation (NLAF) is pleased to announce a landmark sponsorship from Porter Airlines that will significantly help foster the cause of […]
Time to Nominate Outstanding Woman in Aviation or Aerospace
January 19, 2016, Toronto, Ont. – The Northern Lights Aero Foundation is now accepting nominations for its 8th Annual Elsie MacGill Awards Program. Each year, the national not- for-profit foundation honours […]