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Chief Petty Officer 1st Class Pascal Harel

‘Consistent, trustworthy’ CPO with West Coast connections tipped for top NCM job

22nd Command Chief Petty Officer of the RCN  Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — A seasoned Chief Petty Officer 1st Class (CPO1) with strong ties to the Pacific Coast bristles with optimism over his next posting as the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) senior Non-Commissioned Member.  With 28 years of experience in Canada’s military, CPO1 Pascal Harel will become the 22nd […]

Honorary Captain (Navy) (HCapt(N)) Jeff Topping during a visit to Hamilton, Ont. HCapt(N) Topping was recently named to the ambassador role for HMCS Prevost, the Naval Reserve Unit of London, Ont. Photo: HMCS Star.

Battle of Atlantic memorial takes shape

Peter Mallett, Staff Writer  —  The newest Honorary Captain (HCapt(N)) of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) hit the ground running with inspiring projects to honour and celebrate the legacy of RCN sailors. Jeff Topping was appointed HCapt(N) of HMCS Prevost, London, Ont., Naval Reserve Unit (NAVRES), in a March 5 ceremony involving Vice-Admiral (VAdm) Angus Topshee, RCN Commander. Now he […]

DND and Babcock crew collected garbage from Inskip Island. L-R: Mel Lacelle (Babcock Canada), Jean-Guy Mayer (POESB Fire Services), Graham Keehn (Babcock Canada), Lieutenant (Navy) Brayden Casper (POESB BaseOps), Chris Davis (Babcock Canada), Kurtis Briggs (Babcock Canada), Kate Bandura (Lookout Newspaper), Christina Pullen (Babcock Canada), Carolina Montes Valenzuela (POESB Auxiliary Fleet), Masha Vasiuta (POESB HQ).

POESB breaks records with Harbour Clean-up for World Ocean’s Day 2024!

Lorraine Crinkley, Branch Environment Officer, Port Operations and Emergency Services Branch – CFB Esquimalt’s Port Operations and Emergency Services Branch (POESB) celebrated World Ocean’s Day on June 5th by completing their annual harbour and shoreline clean-up. POESB teamed up with the Esquimalt Graving Dock, Victoria Shipyards – Seaspan […]