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09/28/2026

09/24/2026

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09/16/2026

Change to live music performance The Gurus replacing The Broadcasters.

09/15/2026

Everyone get ready to party the weekend away with The Frogs performing live Fri & Sat 7pm-12am.

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years ago, Canadian airspace suddenly became the emergency landing zone for thousands of people whose destinations had become unreachable.

Transport Canada directed 270 transatlantic flights to turn back toward Europe after the September 11 attacks, while another 224 aircraft carrying more than 33,000 passengers were brought down safely at airports across Canada.

Operation Yellow Ribbon became an enormous logistical exercise involving air-traffic controllers, airport employees, customs officials, police, military personnel and communities that had only hours to prepare for thousands of unexpected arrivals.

Transport Canada staff worked around the clock during the four days of airspace restrictions, rewriting and implementing new aviation security measures while the stranded aircraft and passengers were gradually cleared to depart.

Gander became the best-known chapter of the story after taking 38 aircraft, but communities from Halifax and Moncton to Winnipeg, Calgary and Vancouver were part of the same national response.

Gander will mark the 25th anniversary on September 10 with firsthand stories from passengers and residents, followed by a September 11 commemoration bringing together families, volunteers, first responders and others connected to those six extraordinary days.

Former transport minister David Collenette, who was in office when Operation Yellow Ribbon was launched, is returning to Gander to share his recollections as part of the anniversary events.

A quarter century later, the story still feels distinctly Canadian because ordinary communities were handed an impossible logistical problem and answered it by finding beds, meals and room for strangers.



(Source: Transport Canada, Town of Gander, Royal Canadian Air Force)

09/11/2026

Fall Band Schedule:

09/11/2026

We’re getting ready to turn the volume up at the Nickel! Who’s coming?