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MFRC offers extra support for CAF parents
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Esquimalt Military Family and Resource Centre (MFRC) offers community resources and information for parents looking for extra support this school year. “With the military lifestyle, oftentimes newly-arrived parents don’t have family support in their new…
HMCS Winnipeg makes donation to children’s centre in Jakarta
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanadian sailors brought smiles to children thousands of kilometres away. As it is a custom that Canadian ships participate in outreach activities during port visits, 11 sailors, including the Commanding Officer of HMCS Winnipeg, Cdr Annick…
Batter Up! Stampede flips out for sailors’ sweet stacks
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhite-uniformed sailors fed hundreds of people at the annual Pink Pancake Stampede Breakfast on July 13 in Calgary, Alta. “Many folks were asking questions about us cooking in our white uniforms, but we kept them clean,…
MCDVs set sail to support Naval Warfare Officers’ training
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwo Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDVs) have been tasked with helping out with Naval Warfare Officer (NWO) II course delivery to relieve high summer demand on the training system. “HMCS Brandon and HMCS Edmonton are pushing…
Raven Program takes flight again
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Raven Indigenous Summer Program is back this year with a few major revamps. Not only are half of this year’s staff women, but two staff members have Indigenous backgrounds. Such diversity brings unique experiences and…
Frigate, Patrol Craft Units hold Force Generation sail
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJunior Officers and junior sailors in between formal courses at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt completed On the Job training packages in an initiative between a frigate and three ORCA vessels. “Because ORCA ships are smaller…
Boxing classes are one way for sailors to stay fit while deployed
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNothing beats boxing under infinite sky at sea – that’s according to one Marine Technician aboard HMCS Winnipeg. Finding time to exercise on a deployed ship can be challenging, Sailor First Class (S1) Adrian Cordari says,…
Naval Fleet School (Pacific) Conducts Demolition Trainings
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis past week, regular and reserve force boatswains from the west coast got to detonate explosives at the site of a former leper colony. Eleven students participated in demolition trainings on the Bentinck Island range June…
Meet CFB Esquimalt’s Senior Fleet Chaplain
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMilitary members often seek spiritual guidance from their chaplains, yet the specifics of a chaplain’s work are often shrouded in mystery. Major Daniel Walton, Senior Fleet Chaplain at CFB Esquimalt, says the job of a chaplain…
Base firefighter rides for Tour de Rock
Reading Time: < 1 minuteA local firefighter plans to raise $10,000 for children battling cancer. Josh Peterson, a lieutenant with CFB Esquimalt Fire Rescue, is one of 21 law enforcement and emergency personnel taking part in the 25th Canadian Cancer…
