A procession honouring the Canadian Forces Snowbirds aerobatic team member who was killed in recent a plane crash will make its way through the streets of Halifax this evening.
Spectators are encouraged to wear the official Snowbirds colours of red and white to honour Capt. Jennifer Casey during the police-escorted motorcade that will carry her remains through the city to Atlantic Funeral Home on Bayers Road.
A brief homecoming ceremony is scheduled for 5 p.m. after Casey's remains arrive at the Shell Aerocentre near Halifax Stanfield International Airport. Casey earned bachelor's degrees in arts and journalism from Dalhousie University and the University of King's College in Halifax, as well a master's of interdisciplinary studies from Royal Roads University in Victoria.
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