CFB Esquimalt

Kearra Guldemond is overjoyed to see her boyfriend Jiseop Kim after four months at sea. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

Navy ships return to Victoria for kisses and family after months at sea

The HMCS Ottawa, HMCS Vancouver, and MV Asterix return from Japan and Korea

 

Master Warrant Officer Lisa Kachanoski will be the first female to be promoted to Regimental Sergeant Major in the 140-year history of The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery. (Photo Submitted)

Making history: Nanaimo woman becomes 1st female Regimental Sergeant Major

Lisa Kachanoski first in the 5th BC field artillery regiment’s 140-year history

 

Lt.-Cmdr. Jordan Thwaites is currently on a mission in the Indo-Pacific onboard HMCS Vancouver. (Courtesy of CFB Esquimalt)

Lieutenant commander grateful for his ancestors who served before him

For the fourth-generation member of the CAF, remembrance is ‘deeply personal’

 

A Navy ship returns to CFB Esquimalt after a two-and-a-half month deployment in a multi-nation narcotics-combatting operation off of Central America. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

‘Things are hard’: Navy sails into cost of living crisis at CFB Esquimalt

There are about 8,000 service members at CFB Esquimalt

A Navy ship returns to CFB Esquimalt after a two-and-a-half month deployment in a multi-nation narcotics-combatting operation off of Central America. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
A life preserver sits on the bridge of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Orca class patrol vessel, Caribou. (News Staff)

Defence on the Dock returning to original location in Victoria

The family-friendly event will be held at Ogden Point

A life preserver sits on the bridge of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Orca class patrol vessel, Caribou. (News Staff)
A CH-148 Cyclone helicopter from 12 Wing Shearwater in Eastern Passage, N.S. in June 2020. Residents could see a similar Cyclone take off and land near Work Point on Friday, Aug. 18. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)

Cyclone helicopter set to touch down at CFB Esquimalt

Work Point landing, takeoff are part a demonstration for the Raven Program

A CH-148 Cyclone helicopter from 12 Wing Shearwater in Eastern Passage, N.S. in June 2020. Residents could see a similar Cyclone take off and land near Work Point on Friday, Aug. 18. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan)
JS Kashima and JS Hatakaze on a training cruise with the US Coast Guard earlier this year. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force/Facebook)

2 Japanese ships, 550 sailors land at Esquimalt navy base Thursday

Wreath-laying ceremonies planned Friday in Esquimalt, Victoria

JS Kashima and JS Hatakaze on a training cruise with the US Coast Guard earlier this year. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force/Facebook)
Riders warm up and chat ahead of the CFB Esquimalt 2023 Navy Nike Ride at Ecole John Stubbs Memorial School in Colwood Saturday, June 3. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

PHOTOS: CFB Esquimalt Navy Bike Ride rolls through Colwood

4 km and 28 km rides were available in support of charities

Riders warm up and chat ahead of the CFB Esquimalt 2023 Navy Nike Ride at Ecole John Stubbs Memorial School in Colwood Saturday, June 3. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Register online for the 2023 Navy Bike Ride, with events taking place in Colwood June 3. (Navy Bike Ride/Facebook)

Navy bike ride pedals through Colwood streets Saturday

Free, family-friendly event includes a barbecue

Register online for the 2023 Navy Bike Ride, with events taking place in Colwood June 3. (Navy Bike Ride/Facebook)
Friends and family welcomed members of HMCS Edmonton back home on April 28 as the ship returned to CFB Esquimalt. The vessel was on a two-and-a-half month deployment involved in a multi-nation narcotics-combatting operation off of Central America. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

PHOTOS: Loved ones reunite as navy ship returns to Greater Victoria after months at sea

HMCS Edmonton helped make $50-million drug bust during Central American narcotics operation

Friends and family welcomed members of HMCS Edmonton back home on April 28 as the ship returned to CFB Esquimalt. The vessel was on a two-and-a-half month deployment involved in a multi-nation narcotics-combatting operation off of Central America. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
CFB Esquimalt base commander Capt. J. Jeffrey Hutchinson speaks at the 2023 HMCS Esquimalt memorial service on Sunday (April 16) at Esquimalt’s Memorial Park. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

HMCS Esquimalt honoured as final Royal Canadian Navy ship lost in WWII

The HMCS Esquimalt memorial service was held Sunday

CFB Esquimalt base commander Capt. J. Jeffrey Hutchinson speaks at the 2023 HMCS Esquimalt memorial service on Sunday (April 16) at Esquimalt’s Memorial Park. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
Spouses of CFB Esquimalt are calling out a new pay structure that takes away monthly help for any expense other than housing and targets to mainly benefit the lower ranks. Pictured is Rear-Admiral Bill Truelove presiding over the changing of command from Commodore Bob Auchterlonie to Captain (Navy) Jeffery Zwick CFB Esquimalt on board the HMCS Calgary, in Esquimalt B.C., on June 24, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

CFB Esquimalt spouses decry families effectively seeing pay cuts with new structure

Long-awaited replacement aims to help lower ranks afford housing

Spouses of CFB Esquimalt are calling out a new pay structure that takes away monthly help for any expense other than housing and targets to mainly benefit the lower ranks. Pictured is Rear-Admiral Bill Truelove presiding over the changing of command from Commodore Bob Auchterlonie to Captain (Navy) Jeffery Zwick CFB Esquimalt on board the HMCS Calgary, in Esquimalt B.C., on June 24, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
Wren Petty Officer Dorothy Robertson and Wren Chief Petty Officer Trudy Jardine at the RCN’s secret Japanese radio intercept hut at Gordon Head, 1945. (Courtesy of Dave Freeman)

Victoria veteran preserving stories of navy women

Lt.-Cmdr. Dave Freeman has records from hundreds of Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (Wrens)

Wren Petty Officer Dorothy Robertson and Wren Chief Petty Officer Trudy Jardine at the RCN’s secret Japanese radio intercept hut at Gordon Head, 1945. (Courtesy of Dave Freeman)
Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Morrison and navy Capt. J. Jeffrey Hutchinson stand in the CFB Esquimalt base commander’s office Tuesday (Nov. 8) after Morrison was presented with the Aboriginal Veterans Millennium Medal on National Indigenous Veterans Day. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

‘This is for all of us’: Indigenous sailor honoured with medal from CFB Esquimalt commander

Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Morrison was awarded the Aboriginal Veteran Millennium Medal Tuesday

Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Morrison and navy Capt. J. Jeffrey Hutchinson stand in the CFB Esquimalt base commander’s office Tuesday (Nov. 8) after Morrison was presented with the Aboriginal Veterans Millennium Medal on National Indigenous Veterans Day. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Sailor 3rd Class William Black of CFB Esquimalt has been chosen as one of the seven sentries for this year’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. (Courtesy Canadian Armed Forces)

Esquimalt sailor chosen as sentry for national Remembrance Day ceremony

Sailor 3rd Class William Black of HMCS Calgary is one of seven to stand vigil on Nov. 11

Sailor 3rd Class William Black of CFB Esquimalt has been chosen as one of the seven sentries for this year’s Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa. (Courtesy Canadian Armed Forces)
The body of Royal Canadian Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos Cea was found near Esquimalt’s Work Point. (Facebook)

Sailor remembered as father, leader after body found near Esquimalt base

Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos Cea was reported missing days prior

The body of Royal Canadian Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos Cea was found near Esquimalt’s Work Point. (Facebook)
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan is the Canadian Armed Forces’ Chief of Professional Conduct and Culture, and is leading a ‘fundamental shift’ in how the army, navy, and air force manages its professional conduct and culture. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

Armed forces culture and conduct chief talks ‘fundamental shift’ at CFB Esquimalt

Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan met with base leaders, members before sitting down with Black Press Media

Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan is the Canadian Armed Forces’ Chief of Professional Conduct and Culture, and is leading a ‘fundamental shift’ in how the army, navy, and air force manages its professional conduct and culture. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
A woman in Alberta found Spike in a thrift store. (Courtesy of CFB Esquimalt)

Esquimalt military museum puts spotlight on Victoria ventriloquist

Sheila Margaret Kidd and her dummy Spike travelled throughout Canada and Europe

A woman in Alberta found Spike in a thrift store. (Courtesy of CFB Esquimalt)
Ken Nicholson (left) receives a long service award recognizing his 50 years of service to the Department of National Defence and the Government of Canada from Rear Admiral Christopher Robinson, Maritime Forces Pacific commander, as Nicholson’s wife Betty Jean looks on. (Courtesy CFB Esquimalt)

From typewriters to virtual meetings, Ken Nicholson guided the armed forces’ transformation

Celebrating a career that spanned 50 years with the navy

Ken Nicholson (left) receives a long service award recognizing his 50 years of service to the Department of National Defence and the Government of Canada from Rear Admiral Christopher Robinson, Maritime Forces Pacific commander, as Nicholson’s wife Betty Jean looks on. (Courtesy CFB Esquimalt)
The Royal Canadian Navy is warning Metchosin residents there may be increased noise this week at the Rocky Point Destruction Range. (Google Maps)

Navy warning Metchosin residents to expect noise this week at Rocky Point

Administrative destruction will take place until Sept. 29

The Royal Canadian Navy is warning Metchosin residents there may be increased noise this week at the Rocky Point Destruction Range. (Google Maps)