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Lion dancers bring festive cheer for the Lunar New Year
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — A giant drum, hand-hammered gong and cymbals sounded at the main entrance of Rear-Admiral (RAdm) Christopher Robinson’s official residence as two brightly coloured red and yellow lions warmed up the mood on Feb. 14. The lion dancers from Victoria’s Wong Sheung Kung Fu Club have cleansed CFB Esquimalt of ‘bad mojo’ while […]
RCMP complete capsized vessel training
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — Nothing sounds as refreshing as spending the only snowy day on Vancouver Island trapped inside a capsized boat in the cold waters of Esquimalt Harbour. Luckily for a team of 20 Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) members, the situation was not a real-life emergency but part of training scenario. The […]
