Minister of Emergency Preparedness, President of the King’s Privy Council and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) will attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt marking the realization of a milestone in the $1.1B multi-phase A/B Jetty Recapitalization Project. The event will take place … Read more
Veterans Affairs Minister and Associate Minister of National Defence Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, N.B.) will participate in the 31st annual Peacekeepers Memorial Day event to unveil the 2023 Veterans’ Week poster. This event will take place at Esquimalt Memorial Park, 1200 Esquimalt Rd. Call 613-992-7468.
National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) will announce investments for the acquisition and sustainment of equipment for the Royal Canadian Navy. This event will take place at HMCS Vancouver, Her Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard. Call 613-996-3100.
Green Party leader Elizabeth May (Saanich-Gulf Islands, B.C.) will attend the Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific Change of Command Ceremony at which Commodore J. B. Zwick, OMM, CD will be relieved by Commodore A. I. Topshee, OMM, MSM, CD. The event will be held at HMC Dockyard Esquimalt. Call 613-562-4916 x 206.
Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos (Québec, Que.) will visit the Esquimalt Fire Rescue, where he will participate in a short tour and talk about Government of Canada programs that support older Canadians, as well as the importance of retirement planning. This event will take place at the Esquimalt Fire Rescue, 500 Park Place. Call 819-994-5559.
Governor General Julie Payette will board the Canadian patrol frigate HMCS Regina to meet with members of the Royal Canadian Navy. Later, Her Excellency will board the submarine HMCS Chicoutimi. This event will take place at Her Majesty’s Canadian Dockyard, Esquimalt (main entrance at the end of Esquimalt Road). Back in Victoria, B.C. at 1:50 p.m. (local time), Payette will present honours … Read more
Minister of Public Services and Procurement Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.) will announce an investment in British Columbia infrastructure. This event will take place at the Esquimalt Graving Dock, East end dock, 825 Admirals Rd. Call 819-997-5421.
National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) will announce a contract award for the sustainment of a critical weapons system for the modernized Halifax-class frigates.This event will take place at Naval Fleet School (Pacific), CFB Esquimalt, Naden 92. Call 613-996-3100.
Public Services and Procurement Minister Judy Foote (Bonavista-Burin-Trinity, Nfld.) will announce an investment in British Columbia infrastructure. This event will take place at the Esquimalt Graving Dock, East end dock, 825 Admirals Rd. Call 819-997-5421.
National Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan (Vancouver South, B.C.) along with Rear-Admiral Gilles Couturier, Commander of Maritime Forces Pacific, will attend a ceremony hosted by the Royal Canadian Navy to celebrate the successful completion and transfer of HMCS Regina, the last frigate on the West coast to be modernized under the Halifax-Class Modernization / Frigate Life … Read more
