On the third Thursday of each month, military members from CFB Esquimalt gather for coffee, tea, and conversation with residents of Broadmead Care’s Veterans Lodge. On Nov. 9, volunteer members from various units at the base will make a memorable trip to the Saanich long-term care home as part of its weeklong lineup of Remembrance Day activities.
Chief Petty Officer Second Class (CPO2) Michael ‘Rob’ Tibbetts, HMCS Corner Brook Coxswain, is the proud recipient of this year’s Vice-Admiral Mark Norman Leadership Award of the Royal Canadian Navy Benevolent Fund (RCNBF).
Staff and residents at Veterans Memorial Lodge in Victoria, together with members of the Tsawout First Nation, commemorated the 20th anniversary of a totem pole created by Indigenous artist Calvin Hunt to reflect the legacy of Indigenous veterans who served in the Canadian Armed Forces.