RICHMOND — The remains of a soldier killed in the grass fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta last month have returned to British Columbia. A motorcade has escorted the hearse carrying Pte. Aidan Goulding’s remains from the Vancouver airport to a funeral home in New Westminster. Dozens of first responders lined the roadway to pay their respects, including city police, RCMP and firefighters, among them veterans. A large Canadian flag was strung over the road near the airport using fire truck ladders, and the hearse drove beneath it as police and firefighters saluted. Twenty-three-year-old Goulding, from North Vancouver, was among four soldiers killed in the blaze that overwhelmed a live-fire training exercise at Wainwright on Oct. 17. The other soldiers killed were: Pte. Hayden Lykkemark, 19, of Langley, B.C.; Sgt. Morgan Wong, 26, of Edmonton; and Pte. Shaun Farrell, 23, from Prince Albert, Sask. Farrell’s funeral was held in his hometown on Wednesday, attended by Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and members of Farrell’s unit. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 4, 2026.
