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Favourite Photo July 30, 2021

Shot on July 10, 2021, by Cpl Rachael Allen, the image captures Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry deployed to help with high water levels in the Yukon.

In the image soldiers inspect a sandbag wall for weak points against the floodwaters during Operation LENTUS.

Easier this month, the Yukon Government declared a state of emergency for the Southern Lakes region. This year’s water, July 2021 levels surpassed those last seen in 2007.

Cpl. Allen serves with Canadian Forces Combat Camera. The image is courtesy of Canadian Armed Forces Photo.

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Admittedly the Queen of Typos, Cyndi Mills strives for none, but one or two always seems to slip in. She apologizes! Over the last 29 years Cyndi has had the opportunity to move around the country with her husband, Scott and their four children. Having lived in Chilliwack, Edmonton, London, and Petawawa. She stumbled into the world of journalism by accident – looking for a career that could give her the flexibility to work from home to be with her children and support her husband's military career. Cyndi is also a military parent as her two oldest children are in the military. Raising her third and fourth teenagers, she tries to keep sane by walking, gardening, writing, and spending time with her family while running Canadian Military Family Magazine.

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