All Entries Tagged With: "HMCS Ottawa"
‘Globetrotting’ benefits CFB Esquimalt athletes
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — Athletes from CFB Esquimalt revelled in the recent opportunity to travel the globe and represent Canada internationally. Before the holiday break, members of Canada’s men’s CISM (Conseil International du Sport Militaire) soccer team went to Ireland and the United Kingdom for training and a series of matches against other nation’s […]
RCN, USN artists design 2024 RIMPAC logo
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — A Leadership Conduct Instructor from Esquimalt is a co-winner of a logo contest for this year’s Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises. Lieutenant (Navy) (Lt(N)) Tristan Robertson of Naval Fleet School (Pacific) learned he won the contest on Dec. 5. He shares the spotlight with Lieutenant (Lt) Emily Paiz […]
Once in a blue moon: Climbing Mount Fuji in Japan overnight
‘Once in a blue moon’ is an expression that rarely coincides with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and an actual blue moon. In this case, a lucky few of His Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Ottawa and Vancouver’s crew climbed Mount Fuji’s summit during August’s second full moon: coincidentally, a ‘super blue moon’.
