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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 […]
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 […]
Memories from HMCS Protecteur
The following is written by Gordon Kijek, who joined the crew aboard HMCS Protecteur during the onboard fire in February 2014. He was part of a ‘Tiger Cruise’ – when friends and family sail back onboard a ship to its home port. This seven-day Tiger Cruise ended more dramatically than any before it. Gordon passed away in 2023 but left […]
