OTTAWA - The Honourable Peter Gordon MacKay, Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, issued the following statement today on the death of a Canadian soldier:
"I am deeply saddened by the loss of Gunner Arielle Keyes-Oliver, who was killed yesterday in a training accident in Petawawa, Ontario. On behalf of the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces, I would like to offer our utmost sympathies to her family and friends during this very difficult time.
I would also like to wish a quick recovery to the four other Canadian soldiers injured in the accident. Our thoughts are with you.
Canada and the Canadian Forces have lost a bright, young and talented soldier. Her loss is a tragedy and she will be missed."
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Gunner Arielle Keyes-Oliver was a member of 30th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery based out of Ottawa, Ontario.
