November 28, 2016
The public has been notified that a CF-18 fighter jet pilot has died after an early morning crash today.
The CF-18 from 401 squadron at CFB Cold Lake went down on the Saskatchewan side of the Cold Lake air weapons range just after 11 a.m. local time. The name of the pilot has not been released, reports CBC news Edmonton.
"Because of our deep connection with the military in Cold Lake, we are feeling a big loss as a group and emotions are understandably running high," said Guy Gervais, Associate Vice President of Academic.
The Board of Governors and staff of Portage College offer our condolences to the family of the pilot and the many friends, family and military personnel impacted by this loss of life.
UPDATE:
Capt. Thomas McQueen Named as Pilot Killed: Huffington Post News Story
We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.