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Funeral today for B.C. soldier killed in CFB Wainwright fire
The ceremony will honor 23-year-old Pte. Aidan Goulding, one of four soldiers killed in the fire that wounded 39 others.
- Today, Sunday, Nov. 8, family and friends gathered at Vancouver's Seaforth Armoury to honor Pte. Aidan Goulding, who died during a military training exercise in Alberta.
- Goulding died on Oct. 17, 2026, when a grass fire overtook a live-fire grenade range at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright during a training exercise.
- The incident also claimed the lives of Pte. Shaun Farrell, Hayden Lykkemark, and Sgt., while the fire left 39 others wounded with serious burns.
- Friends and family remember the 23-year-old as an excellent athlete with a contagious laugh who was preparing for a peacekeeping mission in Latvia.
- Based in Edmonton, the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry counted Goulding among its ranks, honoring the fallen soldier as the unit reflects on the tragedy.
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