All Entries Tagged With: "CFB Esquimalt"
It’s ‘Victory Oar Duff’ in race to Alaska
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — vic·to·ry /ˈvikt(ə)rē/ | nounan act of defeating an enemy or opponent in a battle, game, or other competition. oar /ôr/ | nouna pole with a flat blade, pivoting in an oar lock, used to row or steer a boat through the water. duff /dəf/ adjective, informal 1. Dessert 2. Indicates that something […]
Naval Training Group Change of Command
Naval Training Group (NTG) bid farewell to one leader and welcomed another during a ceremony presided by Commodore Patrick Montgomery, Commander of the Naval Reserve, at CFB Esquimalt’s Wardroom on April 25. Capt(N) Matthew Coates had been NTG’s fourth Commander since its establishment in June 10 years ago. He assumed command in 2021 and has led NTG through a […]
Unraveling the story of AB Zbarsky
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — Able Seaman (AB) Ralph Zbarsky was born on Oct. 23, 1924, in Saskatoon, Sask. He later attended the University of Saskatchewan and was president of the Saskatchewan branch of the Canadian Young Judaea before his family moved to British Columbia. He enrolled in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1941 at 17. […]
