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Combat Divers return to Metchosin waters
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — After a four-year hiatus, Exercise Roguish Buoy returned to Metchosin on Jan. 29 for two weeks, allowing 65 Army Combat Divers from Canada and worldwide to test their teamwork skills. Working in the tides and currents of the Strait of Juan de Fuca provided a new dynamic as Combat Divers normally work in inland […]
Chilli champ knows how to ‘handle the heat’
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — The CFB Esquimalt’s Great Chilli Cookoff winner has some important culinary advice for would-be chefs attempting to achieve taste bud nirvana. The Naval Communicator at Sea Training Pacific (STP) took the top prize in the third annual Great Chilli Cookoff at STP last fall. He shared a few chilli cooking tips […]
Senior Tritons advance to CAF Nationals
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — The Esquimalt Tritons senior hockey team are Canada West gold medalists again. The senior men’s Tritons successfully defended their Canadian Armed Forces Old Timers Regional hockey title with a 2-0 victory over CFB Comox in the tournament championship game, Feb. 3 in Wainwright, Alta. Esquimalt prevailed in a tight-checking gold medal game […]
