Capt. Jennifer Casey died after ejecting from the Snowbirds aircraft last month.

Moose Jaw welcomes back the Snowbirds' team for the first time since the fatal crash in Kamloops, B.C. on May 17, claiming the life of the Capt. Jennifer Casey.

The 35-year-old military public affairs officer and Halifax native died in the crash of a Snowbirds Tutor jet in a residential area of Kamloops, B.C., one week ago.

'I thought this would be a really good way to… show the Snowbirds and 15 Wing we support and love them,' said 15 Wing Hon. Col. Lisa Franks of the show of hearts.

The Canadian Armed Forces note the procession will begin after a homecoming ceremony at approximately 5 p.m., at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport.

Capt. Richard MacDougall, accompanied by his family, came out of the Royal Inland Hospital in a wheelchair and was greeted by a group of supporters.

The 35-year-old former journalist and public affairs officer for the Canadian Forces Snowbirds died last week after the jet she was flying in crashed in Kamloops, B.C.

Capt. Jennifer Casey died on Monday after ejecting from a Snowbird before it crashed.

Capt. Jennifer Casey, the team’s public affairs officer originally from Halifax, died in the tragic Snowbirds crash in Kamloops, B.C. on Sunday.

Before becoming Capt. Jennifer Casey with the Snowbirds, Casey was a radio host in Belleville. Friends say she had a big heart and smile.