A boot, an axe and an iPad
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhen Sub-Lieutenant (SLt) Marty Hagen visited Yellowknife, N.W.T., during a namesake city visit with HMCS Yellowknife’s ship’s company, he did not expect to embark on a side quest. But, alas, on May 17, he found himself assisting Major…
HMCS Vancouver visits namesake city
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSeven sailors from HMCS Vancouver conducted a namesake city visit March 2-3. The visit allowed members to share their experiences with Vancouverites during the ship’s previous year’s six-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific. Lieutenant (Navy) Sean Ritchie,…
We are Family Dance
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRadar, the Esquimalt Military and Family Resource Centre’s (MFRC) mascot, looks forward to a good boogie woogie with you! On March 11, all military and veteran-connected families are invited to celebrate families of all kinds and honour…
Putting the ‘why’ to the ‘how’: COPS II
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhat measures should a Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel (MCDV) crew put up to deter a potential attack from pirates? This is the type of simulated operations seven Naval Reservists from Quebec trained in during a specialized…
Shoot Like A Girl podcast says you can too
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMaster Sailor (MS) Kate Gouthro loves listening to podcasts, but remembers saying she could never start a podcast because she is an introvert. Now, as a host of a women-centric podcast, she loves what she does.…
HMCS Ottawa hosts Lion’s share of Christmas
Reading Time: < 1 minuteChristmas 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,…
NAVRES Western Region holds Small Boat Exercise
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe 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 outside…
HMCS Ottawa helps shape future naval decision-makers
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHMCS 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 will…
HMCS Corner Brook dives towards returning to the fleet
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHMCS 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 are…
Community taught harm-reduction, equipped to save lives, reduce overdoses
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTo 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 Week,…
