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Angela Morehouse (left), Diane Edwards (second from right) and Daniella Palmieri (right), Victoria General Hospital Child Life Department Staff, accept a $4,000 delivery of toys and gift cards from Master Sailor (MS) Kayleigh Ferris of Naval Fleet School (Pacific) and HMCS Regina members Sailor First Class Billy Turner, Chief Petty Officer Second Class Trevor Moore and MS Zachary Kowalchuk. Monies raised for the donation came through the ship's Dave Barber Charity, named in honor of the ship's former Fire Control and Radar Technician who died of Leukemia in 1997. Credit: HMCS Regina

25 years of giving

Peter Mallett, Staff Writer —The sailors of HMCS Regina brightened up another holiday season for young patients at Victoria General Hospital (VGH) with a large delivery of toys.   This year’s 25th annual fundraiser for the VGH Child Youth Family Department saw $4,000 worth of toys and gift cards donated by the ship through the Dave Barber Charity. This foundation honours […]

Alan Dennis presents a painting of Royal Navy vessel HMS Griffin to Tatiana Robinson, CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum Curator, Nov. 17. Photo: Peter Mallett/Lookout

New Museum painting, a nod to the past

Peter Mallett, Staff Writer  — HMS Griffin returns to homeport  CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum now boasts another great addition to its collection: a historic painting of the Royal Navy (RN) vessel HMS Griffin. The acrylic on canvas rendering of the Griffin is the creation of Hugh Knollys, former Royal Navy (RN) Lieutenant-Commander and marine artist […]

Trial participant Corporal Quian Meftah of 35 Combat Engineer Regiment displays her C5B gas mask outside the gas hut, Nov. 29, 2023, at CFB Esquimalt's Damage Control Training Facility Galiano. Photo: Peter Mallett/Lookout

Canada leads the way in building better fitting respirators

Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — A made-in-Canada invention is poised to make respirators used in Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) training more inclusive for all Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members.  The final testing phase for the C5B respirator occurred at CFB Esquimalt’s Damage Control Training Facility Galiano in Colwood at the end of November. Those leading the […]