HMCS Ottawa hosts Lion’s share of Christmas
January 12, 2023Reading Time: < 1 minute Christmas cookies crumble onto HMCS Ottawa’s deck as seven daze-eyed children observe Sailor First Class (S1) Deryck Kent, a Marine Technician, in the Machinery Control Room (MCR). “This is what makes the ship run,” he says, pointing into a hole in the floor. Beneath – a propulsion system that can take the Halifax-class frigate up to 30 knots (56 km/h). A little boy bravely peeks into the void, his cookie in hand, and returns with a silent ‘wow’. See the full story at the Lookout!
NAVRES Western Region holds Small Boat Exercise
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Western Region of the Naval Reserves (NAVRES) held a simulated training scenario of maritime drug interdiction operations for the first time ever. The Small Boat Exercise (SBEX) was held Nov. 19-20 in English Bay…
HMCS Ottawa helps shape future naval decision-makers
Reading Time: < 1 minute HMCS Ottawa conducted a day sail on Dec. 5 as part of the Environmental Learning Week of the Joint Command & Staff Program (JCSP). The program hosts students who will advance into positions where they…
HMCS Corner Brook dives towards returning to the fleet
Reading Time: < 1 minute HMCS Corner Brook, one of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) submarines, completed the well-anticipated Camber Dive in October. The trial marks a milestone in the next stage of its Tiered Readiness Program. “The dive tests…
Community taught harm-reduction, equipped to save lives, reduce overdoses
Reading Time: < 1 minute To educate the Defence and surrounding community on opioid overdose identification, prevention, and treatment, MARPAC Health & Wellness Strategy (MHWS) held a Naloxone Training workshop at CFB Esquimalt as part of the National Addictions Awareness…
HMCS Vancouver: Maintaining the ship’s sensors and satellite communications
Reading Time: < 1 minute Have you ever wondered what kind of tasks the Combat Systems Engineering (CSE) department aboard HMCS Vancouver may perform while deployed? To start, the CSE team is responsible for almost all the equipment that distinguishes…
MFRC prepares families for long-awaited deployment return
Reading Time: < 1 minute When children arrive at the jetties on Monday to meet their parents after six months apart, they are greeted by a variety of entertainment, courtesy of the Esquimalt Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC). The MFRC…
Five questions with the new Chief Petty Officer at Naval Fleet School (Pacific)
Reading Time: < 1 minute “Naval Fleet School (Pacific) (NFS(P)) is an institution where the best and brightest shape the fleet, and I look forward to facing this challenge.” 1. What does this new role mean to you? Serving as…
At sea but close by: How morale mail helps sailors keep connected to home
Reading Time: < 1 minute From a child’s drawing to a bag of candy, morale mail brings a part of home to all the deployed sailors. As HMCS Vancouver and Winnipeg navigate the Pacific on their six-month deployment, the blue…
HMCS Ottawa holds ship tours in North Vancouver
Reading Time: < 1 minute Approximately 500 guests visited HMCS Ottawa while the Halifax-class frigate docked in North Vancouver at the end of October. Lieutenant-Commander (LCdr) Justin Simmons, Executive Officer with HMCS Ottawa, said the ship was in North Vancouver…
A trip home for HMCS Edmonton
Reading Time: < 1 minute HMCS Edmonton’s crew left Esquimalt waters mid-September to visit their namesake city. Nine members of the ship’s company travelled to the prairies Sept. 26 to mark the 25th anniversary of Edmonton’s commissioning. “As we’ve yet…
