CFB Wainwright: Remains of Pte. Aidan Goulding to be returned to B.C.

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The remains of Pte. Aidan Goulding will be returned to B.C. today.

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Goulding, originally from North Vancouver, was one of four members of the Canadian Armed Forces killed in a grass fire at an army base in Wainwright, Alta. on Oct. 17.

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On Wednesday, Goulding’s remains will be flown into Vancouver International Airport, expected to arrive at 12:45 p.m., before being escorted by a motorcade to a funeral home in New Westminster.

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First responders are set to pay their respects by lining the south side of Grant McConachie Way around 1:30 p.m., saluting as the motorcade passes by.

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Goulding had been based in Edmonton and was serving in the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (3 PPCLI) at the time.

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The 23-year-old had just graduated in August, according to his aunt Kim Goulding.

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“You were so bright, kind, and so excited, and so, so proud to serve in the CAF,” she wrote in a tribute.

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Almost 40 other personnel at the site were also injured in the Oct. 17 incident.

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Another victim, Pte. Hayden Lykkemark, is also from North Vancouver.

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David Eby, then serving as premier, had shared his condolences to both the Lykkemark and Goulding families at the time.

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“In this moment of profound heartbreak, as British Columbians and Canadians, let’s wrap our arms around their families, supporting them and joining in the mourning of this horrible tragedy,” he posted.

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