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  • 26 Jan 2018 09:40 | Barry Walker (Administrator)

    Here is some welcome news:


    On behalf of the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, the Honourable Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament for Kings–Hants, and Darren Fisher, Member of Parliament for Dartmouth–Cole Harbour today announced a contribution of up to $3.5 million to the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust for extensive repairs to HMCS Sackville.

    As Canada’s oldest warship and the sole remaining Flower-class corvette, HMCS Sackville is an important part of Royal Canadian Navy history.

    HMCS Sackville has been owned by the non-profit Canadian Naval Memorial Trust since the 1980s, operating seasonally on the Halifax waterfront as Canada’s Naval Memorial and a museum ship.

    Most of the repair work is expected to be completed at the Fleet Maintenance Facility (FMF) Cape Scott located within Her Majesty’s Canadian (HMC) Dockyard Halifax.

    Tours and visits to HMCS Sackville will be discontinued until the repairs are completed, which, pending an assessment, is expected to be in summer 2018.

    https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/news/2018/01/government_of_canadaannouncesfundingforpreservationofhmcssackvil.html

  • 22 Jan 2018 15:09 | Barry Walker (Administrator)

    Members of the branch may be interested in latest update from Dave Soule, our Executive Director.  Dave may reached at ExecutiveDirector-NAC@outlook.com.

    Starshell Editor

    I am pleased to announce that the new Starshell editor is Ms Carmel Ecker from Victoria. Now for a little bit about her.

    Carmel is a graduate of UVic, and is a graphic designer and writer/editor by training. She did her apprenticeship with LOOKOUT and comes highly recommended by Melissa Atkinson, the Lookout editor. She is engaging, personable, and switched on about the Navy.

    Carmel has been contracted on an interim basis to produce Starshell, at least for the next two editions. As some you are well aware, we are assessing the future of Starshell from many aspects to include format (in view of the pending "kick off" of our Naval Affairs program), cost of production, distribution and frequency of publication to name a few. If you have any ideas please pass them to me for consideration (some of you have already). All to say producing a publication these days is not a cheap endeavour and there may be ways we can do it better while continuing to provide a service that, based on emails to me, still meets members needs. 

    Carmel's email address is starshell@shaw.ca (same as George Moore's old account)

    NAC News

    Rod Hughes is doing a great job (in my opinion at least!) in generating NAC News. This is not an easy "job", this is a big country and, as I have reminded some folks, what is news in your part of Canada, may not be news elsewhere. You can assist by bringing articles of interest to him that would be appreciated. He is also looking for comments to improve the "News" so let him know if you have any good ideas. While we try and post all links received, this is not always possible and where there are several links to the same material we try and post the best.

    For easier distribution, NAC News will use Mailchimp to distribute the "News" so if you do not get your weekly "fix", check your junk mailbox. This service should ensure we spend less time on admin and more on hunting content. 

    Naval Affairs

    NAC will be "standing up" a Naval Affairs program, hopefully by end March. In the coming weeks we will be advertising for two part-time positions to support this activity. For those of you who may be interested in the program, the following link provides some background on what it is about. 

    http://www.navalassoc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/NAC-Naval-Affairs-Strategy-and-Plan-Info-Brief-to-2017-AGM-201710140800.pdf

    Branch members who are interested in pursuing these positions, please stay tuned as more details on the qualifications required with be forthcoming and posted in the coming weeks. 

    Governance Review

    A review of current NAC guidance documents is nearing completion. The aim of the review is to ensure related documents such as the NAC Admin Manual and By-laws agree as well identify/rationalize the need for current processes and committees as listed in a variety of documents. More to follow on this in the coming weeks and months.

    Membership Cards and Numbers

    Some folks have been asking if they get a membership card and number when they join. While I am aware that a couple of branches do this, National is not in the position to provide these without a national level registration process. That said, if there is interest we may be able to provide a template that all Branches could use as well as address cost issues. I am open for suggestions. Certainly the card option has merit and could be done; assigning a membership number may be a bit of a stretch at this point in time.

    Regalia

    After some lengthly delays, I am going to receive a shipment of ties and blazer badges in the coming month or so. I have also placed a small order for a lapel pin, based on the ship logo, that I will distribute to all Branches (small numbers) to seek your opinion if I should order some for all members. I will be suggesting that these be sold in the order of $5 per pin. More to follow. 

    Blazer buttons - I have a reasonably healthy stock of blazer large buttons but am out of the smaller ones used on a blazer sleeve. I am not sure when I will order more as these are slow moving items so if there is great interest, let me know so I can order more. Some of these types of items are costly and not many folks are in the business of supplying these as far as I can tell.


  • 13 Jan 2018 12:48 | Barry Walker (Administrator)

    In Dec 2016, branch member David Gray spoke to us on the topic of Canada's Maritime Boundaries.   This video provides some additional information on Canada's UNCLOS claims. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URQJdQSbMgc&feature=youtu.be

  • 23 Dec 2017 12:48 | Barry Walker (Administrator)

    Today's (Dec 23 2017) article in the Ottawa Citizen profiles one of our senior members, Alex Polowin.

    http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/scanlan-polowin-avenue-is-a-stroll-down-memory-lane-for-decorated-naval-man


  • 15 Dec 2017 08:06 | Barry Walker (Administrator)

    CANFORGEN 218/17 - RCN 058/17 121242Z DEC 17

    2017 NAVY COMMAND AND SENIOR APPOINTMENTS

    UNCLASSIFIED

    1. VADM RON LLOYD IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE FOLLOWING NAVY COMMAND AND SENIOR APPOINTMENTS: 
      1. THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS ARE APPOINTED COMMANDING OFFICERS: 

        (1) CDR C. PESCHKE - SEA TRAINING STAFF PACIFIC - APS 18 

        (2) CDR B. BROWN - HMCS FREDERICTON - APS 18 

        (3) CDR J. FRENCH - HMCS REGINA - APS 18 

        (4) CDR J. KOUWENBERG - HMCS CALGARY - MT 18 

        (5) CDR S. NADEAU - HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC - MT 18 

        (6) CDR S. NELSON - HMCS HALIFAX - APS 18 

        (7) CDR P. SPROULE - HMCS ST. JOHN S - APS 18 

        (8) LCDR M. EELHART - HMCS MONTREAL - MT 17 (ON PROMOTION) 

        (9) CDR D. CROUCHER - NAVAL FLEET SCHOOL ATLANTIC - APS 18 

        (10) LCDR C. CHALMERS - BASE LOGISTICS OFFICER HALIFAX - APS 18 (ON PROMOTION) 

        (11) LCDR C. FORWARD - BASE ADMINISTRATION OFFICER ESQUIMALT - APS 18 (ON PROMOTION) 

        (12) LCDR J. BERGEN - HMCS NANAIMO - APS 18 

        (13) LCDR J. CHURA - HMCS WHITEHORSE - APS 18 

        (14) LCDR A. FORAN - HMCS ORIOLE - APS 18 

        (15) LCDR K. GRAY - HMCS EDMONTON - APS 18 

        (16) LCDR P. MACNEIL - HMCS GLACE BAY - APS 18 

        (17) LCDR J. SAMSON - HMCS KINGSTON - APS 18 

        (18) LCDR T. SHARE - HMCS SHAWINIGAN - APS 18 

        (19) LCDR T. BERGMANN - OIC PATROL CRAFT TRAINING UNIT - APS 18 

        (20) LCDR P. FOURNIER - FLEET DIVING UNIT ATLANTIC - APS 18 

        (21) LCDR M. WILLS - OIC NAVAL SECURITY TEAM - APS 18 

        (22) LCDR J. BANKE - HMCS TECUMSEH - APS 18 (CDR AWSE) 

        (23) LCDR S. DUSSAULT - HMCS CARLETON - APS 18 (CDR AWSE) 

        (24) LCDR P. GIRARD - HMCS MONTCALM - APS 18 (CDR AWSE) 

        (25) LCDR W. MONIZ - HMCS YORK - APS 18 (CDR AWSE) 

        (26) LCDR G. WALKER - HMCS MALAHAT - APS 18 (CDR AWSE) 

        (27) LCDR P. CLICHE - HMCS D IBERVILLE - APS 18 

        (28) LCDR D. HARNETT - HMCS HUNTER - APS 18 

        (29) LCDR S. LEWIS-SIMPSON - HMCS CABOT - APS 18 

        (30) LT(N) M. FOSTER - CANADIAN FORCES AMMUNITION DEPOT BEDFORD - APS 18 (ON PROMOTION) 

        (31) LT(N) M. BARETTE - HMCS CHAMPLAIN - APS 18 (LCDR AWSE) 
      2. THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS ARE APPOINTED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: 

        (1) LCDR P. MOUNTFORD - SEA TRAINING ATLANTIC - APS 18 

        (2) LCDR N. BUXTON - HMCS HALIFAX - MT 17 

        (3) LCDR C. DEVITA - HMCS MONTREAL - APS 18 

        (4) LCDR C. FORSBERG - HMCS VANCOUVER - APS 18 

        (5) LCDR B. HENWOOD - HMCS REGINA - APS 18 

        (6) LCDR A. LOZER - HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN - APS 18 

        (7) LCDR N. ROBICHAUD - HMCS FREDERICTON - APS 18 

        (8) LCDR C. TAITT - HMCS ST. JOHN S - APS 18 

        (9) LCDR M. WOODBURN - HMCS TORONTO - APS 18 

        (10) LCDR L. ZEZZA - OFFICER-IN-CHARGE MWV SEA TRAINING - APS 18 

        (11) LT(N) A. MORRIS - HMCS EDMONTON - APS 18 

        (12) LT(N) E. TURNER - HMCS SASKATOON - APS 18 

        (13) LCDR N. BRUZZONE - BASE ADMINISTRATION ESQUIMALT - APS 18 

        (14) LCDR S. RUDDERHAM - BASE ADMINISTRATION HALIFAX - APS 18 

        (15) LCDR Q. YUSEF - BASE LOGISTICS ESQUIMALT - APS 18 

        (16) LCDR S. STAINTON - HMCS YORK - APS 18 

        (17) LT(N) S. EVANS - HMCS DISCOVERY - APS 18 (LCDR AWSE) 

        (18) LT(N) C. LEGAULT - HMCS BRUNSWICKER - APS 18 

        (19) LT(N) R. MERCIER - HMCS GRIFFON - MT 17 

        (20) LT(N) M. SOWA - HMCS STAR - APS 18 

        (21) LT(N) L. YEWER-STACEY - HMCS NONSUCH - MT 17 
      3. THESE NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENT POSITIONS WERE ESTABLISHED AND THE FOLLOWING CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS WERE PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED: 

        (1) CPO1 S.J. LEPAGE - DG NAVAL STRATEGIC READINESS CPO 

        (2) CPO1 M.J. MILLER - NAVAL PERSONNEL AND TRAINING GROUP CPO 
      4. THE FOLLOWING CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ARE APPOINTED TO NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENT POSITIONS: 

        (1) CPO1 D.R. KITCHING - FORMATION CPO - ATLANTIC - APS 18 

        (2) CPO1 D.J.M.M. DIONNE - DG NAVAL STRATEGIC READINESS CPO - APS 18 

        (3) CPO1 I.M. KELLY - CFB ESQUIMALT BASE CPO - APS 18 

        (4) CPO1 J.F.J.C. JAQUEMOT - CANADIAN FLEET PACIFIC CPO - APS 18 
      5. THE FOLLOWING CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS ARE APPOINTED TO NAVY KEY POSITIONS: 

        (1) CPO1 T.D. BLONDE - DIRECTOR GENERAL MARITIME EQUIPMENT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CPO - APS 18 

        (2) CPO1 D.L.L. BURD - SEA ENVIRONMENT CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER CAREER MANAGER - APS 18 

        (3) CPO1 B.J. EADY - NAVAL LOGISTICS COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT CPO - APS 18 

        (4) CPO1 A.D. GOULDING - FMF CAPE BRETON CPO - APS 18 

        (5) CPO1 S.J. MURPHY - SEA TRAINING ATLANTIC COXSWAIN - APS 18 

        (6) CPO1 A.S. MOULTON - CANADIAN SUBMARINE FORCE CPO - APS 18 

        (7) CPO1 R.C. CAMPBELL - NAVAL RESERVE WESTERN REGIONAL CPO - APS 18 

        (8) CPO1 R.A. CHESLEY - NAVAL RESERVE ATLANTIC REGIONAL CPO - APS 18 
      6. THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL ARE APPOINTED AS SHIP COXSWAINS: 

        (1) CPO1 F.T. BEAZLEY - HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN - APS 18 

        (2) CPO1 D.J. BISAL - HMCS REGINA - APS 18 

        (3) CPO1 D.E.K. DEJONG - HMCS FREDERICTON - APS 18 

        (4) CPO1 G.E. GIBBONS - HMCS WINNIPEG - APS 18 

        (5) CPO1 B.A. MONDELLI - HMCS TORONTO - APS 18 

        (6) CPO1 C.T. SHEBIB - HMCS ST JOHNS - APS 18 

        (7) CPO1 D.J.B. TOOKE - HMCS MONTREAL - APS 18 

        (8) CPO1 J.R.G. TREMBLAY - HMCS MARGARET BROOKE - APS 18 

        (9) CPO1 S.J. WIST - HMCS VANCOUVER - APS 18 

        (10) CPO2 C.J. LOCKEY - HMCS VICTORIA - MT 17 

        (11) CPO2 J.R. UNDERWOOD - HMCS CHICOUTIMI - MT 17 

        (12) CPO2 M.J. WRIGHT - HMCS VICTORIA - APS 18 

        (13) PO1 P.M. GREENE - HMCS MONCTON - APS 18 

        (14) PO1 C.A. OLDHAM - HMCS KINGSTON - APS 18 

        (15) PO1 J.B.S. ROSE - HMCS GLACE BAY - APS 18 

        (16) PO1 R.J. WINSOR - HMCS SHAWINIGAN - APS 18 
      7. THE FOLLOWING PERSONNEL ARE APPOINTED AS UNIT CHIEFS AND COXNWAINS 

        (1) CPO1 L. MCDONALD - FLEET DIVING UNIT PACIFIC CPO - APS 18 

        (2) CPO2 M.P. BRADFORD - HMCS SCOTIAN - APS 18 

        (3) CPO2 S.R.M. JOHNSON - HMCS CARLETON - APS 18 

        (4) CPO2 M.L.J. POULIN - HMCS MONTCALM - APS 18 

        (5) PO1 J.A. DIETRICH - HMCS BRUNSWICKER - APS 18 

        (6) PO1 P. RIOUX - HMCS DONNACONA - APS 18 

        (7) PO1 J.A. SEMENZOW - HMCS STAR - APS 18 

        (8) PO1 M. STADLER - HMCS HUNTER - APS 18 

        (9) PO1 A.J. VAN AKKER - HMCS MALAHAT - APS 18 

        (10) PO2 P. GOEDMAN - HMCS CATARAQUI - APS 18 

        (11) PO2 J.C.S. ROY - HMCS JOLLIET - APS 18 
    2. VADM LLOYD COMD RCN CONGRATULATES ALL OF YOU
  • 22 Nov 2017 10:57 | Barry Walker (Administrator)

    It is with regret that I have to share the news that  RAdm Bob Yanow crossed the bar on November 19.  


    YANOW; Robert (Bob) D. CMM, CD, KStJ, Rear-Admiral, RCN (Ret’d) (1933-2017)

     

    Bob Yanow passed away 19 November at the hospice of the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria BC. He is survived by his loving wife Valda; son Robert and daughter-in-law Lynn of Nanaimo; daughter Deborah and son-in-law Nigel of Victoria, and granddaughters Jennifer and Sarah.

    RAdm Yanow lived a life of thorough immersion and passionate dedication to the Navy. Having joined the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps “Jervis Bay” in 1946 in his home-town of Saskatoon, he pursued his dream through Royal Roads Military College (1951), and HMCS UNICORN (UNTD 1952), graduating from the University of Saskatoon (BA Maths and Physics) in 1956. Following this he served in various frigates and destroyers of the RCN on both east and west coasts of Canada, as well as serving two years on exchange with HMS SEA EAGLE in Londonderry and with the Royal Navy Far East Fleet. On return to Canada he advanced quickly through the ranks to command HMCS SAGUENAY (1969), during which time he survived the crash and sinking of the ship’s Sea King helicopter. He then commanded in quick succession the then-brand-new HMCS ATHABASKAN (1972), and the First Destroyer Squadron (1974). On promotion to Commodore he was appointed the Naval Attache in Washington DC (1977), after which he returned to Ottawa in several senior positions at the rank of Rear-Admiral (1979-84), He concluded his naval career in Victoria as Commander Maritime Forces Pacific and Commander Pacific Region (1984-87).

    In retirement, Bob served as the VP for BC Transit (1988-89), Managing Director for the 1994 Commonwealth Games (1989-90) and Chairman of the Centennial Stadium for the Games, and as a Member of the Veterans’ Review and Appeal Board (1997-2002). He was also President of the Victoria Rotary, Chairman of the BC Press Council, Chairman of the Corps of Commissionaires (Victoria), and Chairman of the St John Ambulance (Victoria Branch). For his public service he was made a Knight of the Order of St John in 2009. He remained a great supporter of Sea Cadets and Boy Scouts, giving his name to the Parksville Navy League Cadet Corps, “NLCC Admiral Yanow”. For many years he was the Chair of the annual God’s Acre Memorial Service at the historic veteran’s cemetery in Esquimalt. 

    Bob Dmytro Yanow will be dearly missed by his family and friends. His last wish was that his ashes be scattered at sea off Royal Roads. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held at McCall’s Memorial Gardens on Falaise Drive, Victoria, at 2:00pm on Saturday 2 December 2017. The family wish to thank the Victoria Hospice staff for their very kind care and assistance to all of us in these past few weeks. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hospice at Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria.

  • 10 Nov 2017 09:54 | Barry Walker (Administrator)

    Approximately 60 members attending the November meeting at the Chiefs & POs' Mess to hear our guest speaker for the evening, VAdm Ron Lloyd, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy.  



    VAdm Lloyd spoke of the current state of the RCN, highlighting current operational successes, including recent drug seizures made by vessels participating in OP CARIBBE and the deployment of HMC frigates and submarines.  He also discussed the navy's leadership in the use of analytics technologies to ensure that resource expenditures are directly linked to naval priorities.   He also demonstrated the versatility of the new Naval Combat Dress.   A lively question and answer period followed.

    At this meeting, branch vice president Tim Addison was presented with the NAC Silver Medal for his work in planning and executing the Battle of the Atlantic Gala Dinner over the past three years.  Steve King and Nick Leak were presented with NAC Bronze Medals in recognition of their work as Membership Director and Special Events coordinator respectively.



  • 29 Oct 2017 14:01 | Barry Walker (Administrator)

    Congratulations to members of the Ottawa Branch who were recognized for their service to the Association at the 2017 Annual General Meeting:

    Gold Medal

    Dr. Richard Gimblett

    Silver Medal

    Cdr (Retd) TIm Addison

    Barry Walker

    Bronze Medal

    Capt(N) (Retd) Steve King

    Cdr (Retd) Nick Leak


  • 10 Oct 2017 08:37 | Barry Walker (Administrator)

    Our regular meeting on October 2nd, 2017 featured Dr. Sherry Scully of the Institute for Ocean Research Enterprise.  Dr. Scully spoke on the Maritime People Partnership which was established to explore workforce development issues and advise on a national human resource development strategy.  

    Her work identified six priority areas that comprise common challenges to workforce development in the marine industry, nationally. These priority areas include:

    • The History of Boom and Bust

    o Projects and initiatives aimed at progressing the industry from an infrastructure or workforce development perspective often find themselves dragging the dead weight of a legacy of boom and bust that produces tenuous confidence in the dreams of building a sustainable industry.

    • The Socializing and Normalizing of Mobility

    o Coastal regions now have an established and embedded history of ‘leaving for work’, which normalizes and rationalizes this as a valid option

    o Trends in worker mobility demonstrate that our workforce ignores regional boundaries in the pursuit of employment. The conventional mindset views this as cannibalization of workforce. There is an opportunity to shift our thinking to see workforce mobility as a benefit that expands rather than shrinks the pool of talent. A national workforce strategy can help to balance regional supply and demand, and support the cultivation of domestic talent and experience

    • Social and Systemic Challenges to Attracting Talent to the Skilled Trades in the Marine Industry

    o A significant hurdle to the recruitment of new young workers to trades and technology careers is the social bias against what is perceived to be a plan-B education and career path

    o Career literacy and career counseling in schools emerged as significant gap areas relating to workforce development. Career counseling tends to be biased towards traditional academic pathways

    • Developing Essential Skills, Workplace Skills, and 21st Century Competencies

    o Essential skills support effective learning, enabling workers to learn new skills, possess workplace knowledge more readily, adapt to workplace change, and make better decisions

    o New entrants to the workforce or to post-secondary education are lacking the minimum level of these skills to be successful and to contribute at the expected level

    • Developing Workforce Capability among Under-Represented Workers

    o Women, immigrants, Aboriginal people, visible minorities, and people with disabilities have largely been marginalized from the marine industry because of low turnover, low relative visibility of the industry, perceptions of unwelcoming work environments and workplace cultures, low awareness of how to hire an under-represented worker, and lack of awareness of how innovations have made many roles more accessible to a broader range of workers

    o Common obstacles include the absence of relatable role models, perceptions of restricted accessibility and ‘fit’ challenges, and lack of continuity in Government-funded initiatives aimed at supporting under-represented workers

    • Developing Management and Leadership Capability

    o The cycles of boom and bust have derailed succession strategies so that there is a significant gap in management and leadership capability (the ‘little middle’) across the industry

    o Modern management and leadership require a more complex combination of technical and interpersonal skills, and diminished notions of positional authority require more nuanced people management skills

    Dr. Scully's presentation informed and challenged the members, and generated considerable discussion.   

  • 3 Oct 2017 10:30 | Barry Walker (Administrator)

    On 30 September 2017, at the fall convocation of Commerce students at St Mary's University, Halifax,  Commander Heather Armstrong (retired) was presented a Degree of Doctor of Civil Law, Honoris Causa.  Rear-Admiral John Newton was to asked deliver the citation summarizing Heather's career.  His remarks can be read on his LinkedIN page.

    On behalf of the entire NAC Ottawa branch, I wish to extend the heartiest of congratulations to Heather for this award and for her tireless work in support of her CF colleagues and their families.


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