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The forgotten history of HMCS Niobe: in celebration of Tartan Day, April 6
For five years, Smithston in Greenock, Scotland, flew under the flag of the RCN. From 1941-1946, working out of the former Smithston Poorhouse and Asylum, around 20 RCN officers and staff administered 3,000 Canadian sailors and 100 Canadian Wrens (members of the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service).
Giving you something to ‘grapple’ with
Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — Any casual observer who happened to stop by the upper gymnasium of the Naden Athletic Centre (NAC) on March 23-24 might have thought a Greco-Roman wrestling competition was underway. With accelerated heart rates and sweat dripping from every pore, 30 athletes from Esquimalt put their bodies to the ultimate test during a […]
