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Members of HMCS Calgary row ashore Commander Jeremy Samson (above), their outgoing Commanding Officer. Photos: Corporal Tristan Walach, MARPAC Imaging Services.

HMCS Calgary’s Change of Command

NCdt Shelby Andrews, HMCS Calgary  —  On May 13, the Officers and Crew of HMCS Calgary assembled in the Chief and Petty Officers’ Mess for the Change of Command ceremony, where Commodore (Cmdre) David Mazur presided over the transfer of Command from Commander (Cdr) Jeremy Samson, outgoing Commanding Officer (CO), to Cdr Matt Woodburn. Calgary’s outgoing and incoming COs have much in common as they […]

Items are displayed on the village cloth. Photos: CFB Esquimalt Public Affairs.

Powerful workshop strengthens understanding and culture

Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — The CFB Esquimalt Defence Team explored a pre-colonial Indigenous Village to understand First Nations’ heritage at the beginning of June. Members immersed themselves in the value systems and interactions of First Nations communities during an interactive The Village Workshop Series titled Building Bridges: Through Understanding the Village©. […]

Commander Darren Sleen (left) and Chief Petty Officer 1st Class André Aubry (right) invite Josée Lafontaine and Laura Brackenbury to cut the cake.

Naval Training Group turns ten!

NTG Public Affairs  —  “Everyone in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) shares the same professional goal: to force generate maritime capabilities for employment at the direction of the Government of Canada,” said Commander (Cdr) Darren Sleen, Commander Naval Training Group (CNTG), during a recent address. The assembly of military and civilian members gathered at Work Point’s […]