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Quilts of Valour’s Fredericton chapter has sent 32 handmade quilts to Alberta for soldiers affected by the Oct. 17 fire at CFB Wainwright, which killed four service members and injured 39. The national organization has asked chapters to send 350 to 400 quilts.
Quilts of Valour members say more are coming for soldiers hurt in the Wainwright base fire
Polina Kozlova · CBC News
· Posted: Oct 30, 2026 3:01 PM EDT | Last Updated: 25 minutes ago
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Lynne Mersereau is a Fredericton representative of Quilts of Valour Canada. (Jordan Gill/CBC)
Quilters in Fredericton have sent 32 handmade quilts to Alberta for soldiers affected by the Wainwright military base tragedy, and they say more are on the way.
The fire broke out Oct. 17 at CFB Wainwright, one of the busiest army training bases in Canada, east of Edmonton. Four service members were killed and 39 others were injured, 19 of them critically.
A preliminary investigation points to a munition from a live-fire exercise igniting a grass fire fanned by strong wind, but officials have said the cause could take time to confirm.
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