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Museum working hard to secure transfer of sub
St. Thomas Times-Journal
By NICK LYPACZEWSKI TIMES-JOURNAL Canada's Cold War-era HMCS Ojibwa submarine is scheduled to tie up at Port Burwell in September but Elgin Military Museum executive director Ian Raven cautions there's still a massive amount of work to do.

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Keeping watch over Canada's coast
Victoria News
HMCS Nanaimo conducts hoist training with a Canadian Forces Sea King helicopter off the coast of Vancouver Island during a coastal defence exercise in this undated file photo. Exercise Pacific Guardian scenarios begin Monday (Feb. 6).

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Three Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels Exercise To Take Part in PACIFIC ...
Ottawa Citizen (blog)
Her Majesty's Canadian Ships (HMCS) Nanaimo, Brandon and Saskatoon will take part in the exercise off the west coast of Vancouver Island and in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. During the annual Exercise PACIFIC GUARDIAN, participating members will be put ...


Plying the Strait of Hormuz
Parksville Qualicum Beach News
By Neil Horner - Parksville Qualicum Beach News As she watches images of the Canadian warship HMCS Charlottetown steaming for the Mediterranean and US aircraft battle groups heading for the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, it brings back fond ...

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NACLA (blog)

Canada: A Late but Eager Partner in Policing the Caribbean
NACLA (blog)
According to the report, between October and November 2010, the HMCS St. John's Canadian naval ship intercepted a self-propelled semi-submersible submarine filled with 6700 kg of cocaine, with a street value of $180 million.

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Korean veterans named Ambassadors for Peace
Kingston This Week
Jack Coleman was one of the last of the Canadians to leave Korea, where he served as a peacekeeper, stoking the engines aboard HMCS Haida for six months from 1954 to 1955, patrolling the waters off the Korean coast. He was 22 years old and had joined ...


Public service announcement - HMCS Montcalm takes you on board
Canada NewsWire (press release)
1, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - The public of Québec and the surrounding area is invited to attend the open house event of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) Montcalm, on 4 February from 9 am to 3 pm, at 170 Dalhousie St. The goal of this day event is to inform ...

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Heavy-Duty HMCs Machine Large Parts
Modern Machine Shop
Mag's modular HMC 1250/1600 series is designed for high-precision, high-productivity machining for the aerospace, power generationand off-road industries. Mag's modular HMC 1250/1600 series is designed for high-precision, high-productivity machining ...


Navy divers' death under investigation
Gaston Gazette
The 22-year-old from Winchester, Ky., died Thursday while diving with other sailors during diving operations aboard the Canadian ship HMCS Summerside. They were part of an amphibious training exercise called Bold Alligator 2012.

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Victoria Lookout

Sailor on road to recovery
Victoria Lookout
Last fall, A/SLt Christopher Mackie, a reservist with HMCS Malahat, was struck by a bus while walking through a crosswalk causing devastating injuries to his leg and pelvis. Now four months later, he's beginning rehabilitation at the Naden Centre.


6 reasons why you should use a panoramic X-ray for bitewings
Dentistry IQ
in the Canadian Navy Reserve and is a recipient of the Canadian Forces Decoration and the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee medal. 1. Valechovic RW et al. The use of panoramic radiography in the evaluation of asymptomatic adult dental patients.


Keeping watch over Canada's coast
Victoria News
By Erin McCracken - Victoria News Drug and immigrant smugglers, polluters, illegal fishers, loggers or other criminals will be on the minds of crew members aboard three Royal Canadian Navy coastal defence vessels. The ships, stationed at CFB Esquimalt ...

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National Post (registration)

BC, the gateway to Asia, is the place to be
National Post (registration)
A solid base for economic prosperity in Vancouver was established last October when Seaspan Marine was awarded an $8 billion contract to supply seven non-combat vessels (eg, patrol ships, supply ships and icebreakers) for the Royal Canadian Navy.

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Victoria Shipyards welcomes marine school
Oak Bay News
Victoria Shipyards will build new ships for the Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy, with a contract valued at more than $8 billion. By Erin McCracken - Victoria News A ground-breaking ceremony will happen by the end of the month to mark where a ...

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Hunter claims to have found 'world's richest shipwreck'
Vancouver Sun
Two of the four who died were Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve officer Lt. John Molson Walkley of Montreal and RCNVR Able Seaman Leslie Horne of Winnipeg. According to historical records, Walkley and Horne were both posthumously "Mentioned in ...

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National Post (blog)

Salvage team says it has found $3B treasure from 'world's richest shipwreck'
National Post (blog)
Two of the four who died were Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve officer Lt. John Molson Walkley of Montreal and RCNVR Able Seaman Leslie Horne of Winnipeg. According to historical records, Walkley and Horne were both posthumously “Mentioned in ...

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NACLA (blog)

Canada: A Late but Eager Partner in Policing the Caribbean
NACLA (blog)
... the submarine Corner Brook, several CH-124 Sea King helicopters and CP-140 Aurora long-range patrol aircraft, Minister of National Defence Peter Mackay proudly remarked that “During the past three months, our Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian ...

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Korean veterans named Ambassadors for Peace
Kingston This Week
Over 26000 Canadians volunteered to go to Korea with the Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force and the newly formed infantry and artillery brigade, the Canadian Army Special Brigade. Over 500 Canadians died in the fighting, which ended with the ...


Stranger than fiction
Colorado Springs Independent
(Associated Press) A floating fence intended to stop terrorist attacks and protect Canadian navy ships has been dismantled after it was weighed down by mussels and kelp and battered by waves in Halifax harbor. The mile-long orange fence, ...


Ship of fools
NOW Toronto
Also, the US Navy likes working with the Canadian Navy because of the latter's familiarity with the latest satellite communications tech, explains Dr. Paul Mitchell, a professor and naval technology expert at the Royal Military College.