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…
Belmont Park chapel collects funds for Ukraine
Reading Time: < 1 minuteParishioners at the Chapel of Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Military Chapel in Belmont Park performed a seven-day miracle. They collected $780.52 in one week to aid the citizens of Ukraine. Captain (Padre)…
The (civilian) world at your fingertips
Reading Time: < 1 minuteAfter retiring from the navy in 2015, Roger Payne wasn’t quite ready to pack in work life. He wanted to transition into a civilian job that would be beneficial to Canada, just as his navy job…
2022 Sailor of the First Quarter recognized
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe good work of Sailor First Class Jaime Santisteban Bazan has earned him Sailor of the First Quarter honours. The award recognizes the outstanding achievements of a junior non-commissioned member of a fleet unit. The HMCS…
HMCS Brandon Day Sail: person overboard and other demonstrations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSurrounded by 30 civilians on the deck of HMCS Brandon, Petty Officer Second Class (PO2) Lance Ingeberg explained the person overboard exercise unfolding in the water before them. “The fleet standard is five minutes, from the…
