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Remembrance Day Ceremonies 2023

Remembrance Day Ceremonies 2023

Remembrance Day Ceremonies around the Greater Victoria Region 2023

HMCS Grilse bell stolen from Langford front yard.

Reward offered after theft of submarine’s bell 

Peter Mallett, Staff Writer — A Langford family continues their hunt to recover a decades-old family heirloom – a Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) ship’s bell stolen from their front yard. The large brass bell, which weighs approximately 50lbs, once belonged to the former Balao-class submarine HMCS Grilse during the height of the Cold War. Following the ship’s […]

HMCS Grilse bell stolen from Langford front yard.

Récompense offerte après le vol de la cloche d’un sous-marin

Peter Mallett, Rédacteur en chef — Une famille de Langford poursuit sa quête pour retrouver un héritage familial vieux de plusieurs décennies : une cloche de navire de la Marine royale canadienne (MRC) volée dans sa cour. La large cloche en laiton, qui pèse environ 50 livres, appartenait à l’ancien sous-marin de classe Balao, le NCSM Grilse, […]

Newly posted military find home at musical theatre

Newly posted military find home at musical theatre

Shannon Delaney, a military spouse; Stephen Marinelli, a Warrant Officer; and Nancy Blais, an Ordinary Seaman, all understand the challenges experienced when facing a new posting. But all have found solace in the same organization not traditionally associated with the military – musical theatre. Delaney, WO Marinelli, and OS Blais are newcomers to Victoria who […]