Five questions with the new Chief Petty Officer at Naval Fleet School (Pacific)Â
Reading Time: < 1 minute âNaval Fleet School (Pacific) (NFS(P)) is an institution where the best and brightest shape the fleet, and I look forward to facing this challenge.â 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 childâs 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 Edmontonâs crew left Esquimalt waters mid-September to visit their namesake city. Nine members of the shipâs company travelled to the prairies Sept. 26 to mark the 25th anniversary of Edmontonâs commissioning. âAs weâve yet…
Promoting a sense of belonging with Regina running team shirts
Reading Time: < 1 minute Sailors continue finding ways to promote unit solidarity as the Base eases out of the pandemic. For HMCS Regina, that meant donning custom-made purple shirts during the September Formation Run. âHMCS Regina created custom purple…
HMCS Yellowknife supports Canadian Coast Guard in wreck survey
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Royal Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) successfully assessed several well-known shipwrecks around Vancouver Island. HMCS Yellowknife supported three members of the Fleet Diving Unit (Pacific) (FDU(P)) and two CCG personnel in…
Defence team members spread âpawsâ-itivity for cause
Reading Time: < 1 minute CFB Esquimalt saw an increase in working paws last week. ââBring Your Dog to Work Dayâ increases morale, builds strong communities, promotes good health, and gives folks an opportunity to give in a meaningful way,â…
CFB Esquimalt rolls up sleeves for COVID-19 booster
Reading Time: < 1 minute With the fall season upon CFB Esquimalt, the Acting Base Surgeon urged members to visit the Canadian Forces annual flu/COVID booster immunization clinic. âInfluenza and SARS CoV-2 continue to present a risk to the general…
Diving Officer reveals what it takes to keep a deployed ship top-notch
Reading Time: < 1 minute HMCS Vancouverâs Dive Team is making true the old adage, one personâs trash is another personâs treasure. âSome of the fishing lines we have found tangled on our blades and propellers were cut and we…
Local firefighter spins the wheels for Tour de Rock
Reading Time: < 1 minute As the Canadian Cancer Societyâs Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock 25th anniversary ride made one of their last stops in Esquimalt on Friday, Oct. 7, one participant said it has been an amazing and…