Minister Welcomes Regina Back to the Fleet
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The two Kingston-class coastal defence vessels and their personnel had just completed a six-week deployment in the Western Pacific as part of Operation Caribbe, Canada’s ongoing contribution to Operation Martillo, the multinational campaign against transnational criminal organizations in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Pick up next week’s Lookout for articles about the minister’s visit to CFB Esquimalt. Cpl Brent Kenny, MARPAC Imaging Services We proudly serve the CALL US 10% Canadian Forces Community TODAY ! MILITARY DISCOUNT! As a military family we understand your cleaning needs during ongoing NEED YARD MAINTENANCE OR HOUSE CLEANING ? service, deployment and relocation. www.mollymaid.ca Happy to help Military families with housekeeping, yard maintenance, junk removal & more … (250) 744-3427 Lisa & Mark [email protected] 250-217-6128 [email protected] 2 • LOOKOUT May 2, 2016 aw a y t o i v e d a y D r i GET FINANCING NOW ! 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(250) 386-7867 • [email protected] Bottom Right: Crew members of the Almirante Montt repair the broken hydraulic lines aboard the North Isle. May 2, 2016 LOOKOUT • 3 ANZAC Day celebrated on board Ottawa SLt Melissa Cserhazi ANZAC Day took on a special serving with our allies and being able MARPAC PAO meaning for MARPAC this year with to mark the passage of their day of 12 New Zealand sailors training on remembrance.” As the sun rose over HMCS Ottawa’s board Pacific Fleet ships since January. The ANZACs landed on the flight deck, members of the Royal “ANZAC Day is important for us Gallipoli Peninsula early on the morn- Canadian Navy and the Royal New New Zealanders as many of our mates ing of April 25, 1915. The landings Zealand Navy paraded to commemo- back home have family members were a disaster, with thousands of rate ANZAC Day, which is celebrated that fought at ANZAC Cove,” said allied troops gunned down by enemy annually on April 25. Able Marine Technician (AMT) Jared fire at the base of a steep cliff. By the ttledepot.ca Known collectively as ANZACs, B ryant, one of four New Zealand sail- end of the battle 10 months later, it’s bo the Australian and New Zealand ors training on board HMCS Ottawa. estimated Australia had lost 8,159 ser- Army Corps, along with the Royal “It is an honour to mark this special vice members and New Zealand had Newfoundland and Irish Regiments, day of remembrance with them,” said lost 2,721. landed at Gallipoli, Turkey, during the CPO1 Alden Darragh, Coxswain of Though the campaign failed to Get Registered for PSP First World War as part of the Allied Ottawa. “It has been a pleasure to sail achieve its military objectives, the expedition. The broad military goal of with these young New Zealanders actions of the Australian, New Zealand, Summer Camps Now! the campaign was to open up access to and to see them join together with Irish and Newfoundland regiments the Black Sea and to take the Ottoman the crew of HMCS Ottawa. Our cer- built a lasting legacy and national Call 250-363-1009 Empire out of the war. emony showcased the importance of identity. to register. ESQUIMALT MMAYAY 112,2, 113,3, 1144 & 1155 BUCCANEER DAYS BBEE IITT KKNOWNNOWN 9:45 am - noon on Saturday May 14th Esquimalt Rd. will be closed from Dominion Rd. to Admirals Rd. All cross streets along Esquimalt Rd. as well as Viewfi eld Rd. & Old Esquimalt Rd. will also be closed to traffi c. Join us in celebrating Buccaneer Days: Midway• Stage Entertainment •Children's Events Stormin Norman's Paint Ball • Children's races Buccaneer Market Place • Food Venders – ALL IN BULLEN PARK – The Dance is in the ABSC Curling Club FUN for Everyone - See you there! Corporal Blaine Sewell, MARPAC Imaging Services Rear-Admiral Gilles Couturier, Commander Maritime Forces Pacific addresses HMCS Ottawa’s New Zealand crew alongside Chief Petty Officer First Class Mike Feltham, Formation Chief Petty Officer, and Commander Sylvain Belair, Commanding Officer of HMCS Ottawa, right after the pre-dawn ceremony marking the annual day of remembrance known as ANZAC day on April 25. tary Cust Mili ome ll rs A 10% OFF FOOD ONLY Corporal Blaine Sewell, MARPAC Imaging Services Rear-Admiral Ron Lloyd, Deputy Commander, presents Vice-Admiral Cristian de la Maza Riquelme, Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander of the Chilean Navy, with photography book about early coastal British Columbia, “Light on the Water” by Keith McLaren, during Navy Staff Talks on April 25. 4 • LOOKOUT May 2, 2016 ofOPINION WHO WE ARE matters With hockey playoffs in full swing, Lookout asked people at the base their favourite NHL playoff moment and why? MANAGING EDITOR People Talk Melissa Atkinson 250-363-3372 [email protected] STAFF WRITERS Rachel Lallouz 250-363-3672 [email protected] Peter Mallett 250-363-3130 [email protected] PRODUCTION Carmel Ecker 250-363-8033 [email protected] Shelley Fox 250-363-8033 [email protected] It has to be being in the crowd with Watching Flames captain Lanny I’m from Saskatchewan but am a I grew up in Edmonton so my top my brother at Game 7 of the 1986 MacDonald celebrate and hoist long-time Oilers fan and was liv- moment was when the Oilers were RECEPTION 250-363-3127 Smythe Division Final between the 1989 Stanley Cup trophy ing in Edmonton during the 2006 playing the New York Islanders ACCOUNTS/CLASSIFIEDS the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary in Calgary’s win over Montreal Stanley Cup.