RSSAuthor Archive for Lookout Production

The Lookout Newspaper can trace its history back to April 1943 when CFB Esquimalt’s first newspaper was published. Since then, Lookout has grown into the award winning source for Pacific Navy News. Leading the way towards interactive social media reach, we are a community resource newspaper growing a world wide audience.

Base Commander Captain (Navy) Kevin Whiteside, pins a poppy onto Syvlia Vink, 1st Vice President and Poppy Chair of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 172 at the first poppy pinning ceremony held at the Chiefs & Petty Officers' Mess, Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Esquimalt on Oct. 25. Photo: Sailor 1st Class Brendan McLoughlin, MARPAC Imaging services

The Pinning of the First Poppy at CFB Esquimalt

The last Friday of every October officially marks the opening of Remembrance for  the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). And for CFB Esquimalt, the two weeks leading up to Nov. 11 signify the official beginning of Remembrance with the Pinning of the First Poppy Ceremony. “It’s small and simple, but it’s meaningful”, said Chief Petty Officer […]

Lookout Newspaper, Issue 37, 2024

Volume 69, Issue 37, November 4, 2024

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Une Histoire d'Halloween d'un Lecteur

Une Histoire d’Halloween d’un Lecteur

Ryan Cane  — Je me souviens `de cette nuit d’Halloween en 1965 comme si c’était hier. À l’époque, nous vivions sur une base militaire, perdue au milieu de nulle part. Des rangées de maisons beiges identiques bordaient les rues de la communauté des quartiers familiaux, et les enfants se connaissaient tous par leur prénom. A […]