Chief and Petty Officers Mess Esquimalt
1575 Lyall st Victoria, BC, Canada

Another lovely morning!

#BravoZulu! Cdr Nicholas Buxton, Commanding Officer Naval Training Development Centre (Atlantic), recognized the following personnel for their achievements: PO2... Brennan Dodd on receiving the Operational Service Medal (OSM); CPO2 Ivan Lightwood on receiving the Special Service Medal (SSM); MS Stuart Moffat on receiving the Canadian Forces' Decoration (CD); LCdr Rod Madden on receiving a Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) Commendation for work while deployed on HMCS HALIFAX during OP REASSURANCE; MS Stuart Moffat on receiving a CJOC Commendation for work while deployed on HMCS HALIFAX during OP REASSURANCE. Congratulations #TeamNTDCA on your hard work and dedication. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #BZ! Capf Nicholas Buxton, commandant du Centre de développement de l’instruction de la Marine (Atlantique), a reconnu le personnel suivant pour leurs réalisations: M2 Brennan Dodd a reçu d'une Médaille du service opérationnel (MSO); Pm2 Ivan Lightwood a reçu d'une Médaille du service spécial (MSS); Matc Stuart Moffat a reçu d'une décoration des Forces canadiennes (CD); Capc Rod Madden a reçu d’une mention élogieuse du Commandement des opérations interarmées du Canada (COIC) pour le travail pendant son déploiement dans le NCSM HALIFAX durant l’OP REASSURANCE; Matc Stuart Moffat a reçu d’une mention élogieuse du COIC pour le travail pendant son déploiement dans le NCSM HALIFAX durant l’OP REASSURANCE. Félicitations #EquipeCDIMA pour votre travail acharné et votre dévouement.

Another stunning morning at the mess!

#CanadianFlag Our Maple Leaf is 56 years old today! Here are the Fanfare Trumpets led by PO2 Greg Sly with the True North Fanfare! #DrapeauCanadien Notre Drapeau a 56 ans aujourd'hui! Voici les Fanfare Trumpets dirigées par PO2 Greg Sly avec la Fanfare True North!

Join Kim for Yoga and Mindfulness Upon completion of this 6-week yoga program participants will learn specific yoga and mindfulness tools and techniques that wi...ll help manage and alleviate symptoms of stress, depression, anxiety and trauma, improve resilience and mental stamina and the ability to cope in daily life. Call to Register at 250-363-1009 or register online at bkk.cfmws.com/esquimaltpub

Good Day Mess Members It is with great sadness I am forwarding you this information that our PMC CPO1 Gaetan Joseph Bouchard passed away suddenly over the holidays. Subject: NOTIFICATION OF DEATH - CPO1 GAETAN (BUTCH) BOUCHARD_MARPACHQ ESQUIMALT_130929Z JAN 21_MSN:2021013000093... CLASSIFICATION: UNCLAS RAAUZYUW RCWEWLA5021 0131820-UUUU--RCWXUAD. ZNR UUUUU R 130929Z JAN 21 FM MARPACHQ ESQUIMALT//N00// TO MARPACGEN BT UNCLAS MARPACGEN 002/21 SIC WUA SUBJ: NOTIFICATION OF DEATH - CPO1 GAETAN (BUTCH) BOUCHARD 1. THE COMMANDER MARITIME FORCES PACIFIC, RADM BOB AUCHTERLONIE, REGRETS TO ANNOUNCE THE DEATH OF CPO1 GAETAN (BUTCH) BOUCHARD WHO PASSED AWAY ON 4 JANUARY 2021 2. BUTCH WAS BORN ON 20 DECEMBER 1967, IN LORRETTEVILLE, QC. HE JOINED THE NAVY IN 1987, COMPLETED BASIC TRAINING AT SAINT-JEAN, AND ON COMPLETION WAS POSTED AS STEWARD TO BOTH ESQUIMALT AND GREENWOOD. DURING THIS TIME HE ALSO QUALIFIED AS A FLIGHT STEWARD. IN NOVEMBER 1994 HE DEPARTED THE CAF TEMPORARILY AND IN 2000 HE RETURNED TO THE NAVY, WITH POSTINGS TO SEVERAL PACIFIC FLEET UNITS, INCLUDING DEPLOYMENTS FOR OP ALTAIR AND OP APOLLO, AND A TOUR AT CFS ALERT. EVENTUALLY BUTCH WAS POSTED TO OTTAWA TO WORK AT DGMP, EARNING PAGE 2 RCWEWLA5021 UNCLAS PROMOTION TO CPO1 AND SUBSEQUENTLY BEING POSTED BACK TO ESQUIMALT TO THE NAVAL TRAINING DEVELOPMENT CENTRE PACIFIC. A LONG TIME MENTOR TO JUNIOR STEWARDS, AND A STRONG BELIEVER IN PROFESSIONAL CAMARADERIE, BUTCH VOLUNTEERED TO TAKE ON THE DUTIES OF PMC FOR THE C PO MESS, A REMARKABLE UNDERTAKING DURING COVID DISPERSAL AND A TASK TO WHICH HE WAS EMINENTLY SUITED. BUTCH BELIEVED STRONGLY IN HIS JOB AND SUPPORTING HIS FELLOW SAILORS. HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED 3. A. LYNNE AND THEIR CHILDREN BRANDON AND BELLA WILL HOLD A FAMILY MEMORIAL THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT HATLEY MEMORIAL GARDENS, WHICH WILL BE STREAMED ONLINE, 16 JANUARY 2021 AT 1000 (http://www.livememorialservices.com/HOME/Login/9566) PASSWORD IS BOUCHARD6721 (B IN CAPITAL, REMAINDER LOWER-CASE) B. A MILITARY CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL TAKE PLACE AT A LATER DATE AND TIME TO BE DETERMINED

As we look back on 2020, let's remember our brothers and sisters who made the ultimate sacrifice. Sub-Lieutenant Abbigail Cowbrough Captain Brenden Ian MacDona...ld Captain Kevin Hagen Captain Maxime Miron-Morin Sub-Lieutenant Matthew Pyke Master Corporal Matthew Cousins Captain Jennifer Casey Corporal James Choi Master Sailor Duane Earle We will #RememberThem.

Holiday Message from RAdm Auchterlonie, Commander of MARPAC Interesting is one way to describe this last year. Challenging is another. 2020 has presented us al...l with many opportunities to adapt and overcome, and despite the many obstacles we have had to work through, I am proud of every one of our Defence Team members for the high level of professionalism and readiness you have been able to maintain. Again this year, we were able to conduct a successful Remembrance Week; honouring our veterans while literally navigating pandemic restrictions by having HMCS Brandon and HMCS Saskatoon as well as Patrol Craft Training Unit / Unite des patrouilleurs d'entrainment Vessels Renard, Moose, and Cougar sail past the Vancouver Island shoreline from Sidney to the West Shore to commemorate #RemembranceDay. The move to virtual ceremonies to maintain safety was necessary and given that this year marked the 75th anniversary since the end of the Second World War and the #BattleOfAtlantic, our efforts were all the more important. I am very proud of the team at Fleet Maintenance Facility Cape Breton who worked tirelessly to push through many pandemic-related hurdles to ensure our ships and submarines remain ready for the challenges that always lie ahead. This military and civilian workforce, working side by side (but six feet apart) has kept us fighting fit and I thank them for their dedication. Across Maritime Forces Pacific and Joint Task Force Pacific, the team continued to excel and we stayed on mission. We have cleared mountain passes on #OpPALACI, deployed HMCS Winnipeg / NCSM Winnipeg successfully on RIMPAC, and #OpPROJECTION and #OpNEON. We conducted two Task Group Exercises putting the majority of our ships to sea, and maintained our ability to force generate for pandemic related requests on Operation Laser. While always prepared to meet our core mission, Operation Vector, the Canadian Armed Forces’ assistance to the Public Health Agency of Canada for the distribution of the #COVID19 vaccine, is the latest mission in which we will have a part and I have every confidence that we will succeed in that as we have every time we are asked to help our fellow Canadians. I am grateful to all of our members who are working through the holidays both here at home and abroad. Your dedication to duty is what keeps us prepared and safe. Please remember to keep our deployed members in your thoughts, and to check in on your shipmates locally as the holidays can be a difficult time for many. Christmas will be different this year given the pandemic. I encourage you all to follow safety guidelines and keep your bubble small as you get some well-earned time to relax and refresh yourselves. From my family to yours, please have a safe, relaxing, fun, and Merry Christmas. Lets look forward to a New Year where, just maybe, we can shake hands, hug, and see each other more often.

The Mess is now closed for the holiday season! We will resume regular hours Monday January 4th 2021. Have a safe and happy holiday season!

All hail the Chief! #Congratulations to CPO2 Charles (Chuck) Kuyper on logging his 4000th kilometre of cumulative running distance so far this year. Chief Kuype...r is NPTG’s New Capability and Training Initial Cadre Training (NC&T ICT) Coordinator. Chief Kuyper adopted a consciously healthier lifestyle only within the last few years. He is now in the best physical shape of his life, he’s got more energy and sleeps better, and is aiming to qualify for the Boston Marathon in 2022! #NPTGProud #Inspiration #StayFit #StayHealthy #InThisTogether Saluez tous le premier maître! #Félicitations au PM 2 Charles (Chuck) Kuyper pour avoir parcouru un total de 4 000 kilomètres jusqu’à présent cette année. Le premier maître Kuyper est le coordonnateur de la nouvelle formation des membres du cadre initial d’instructeurs (Capacités et instruction) au sein du GPIM. Le premier maître Kuyper n’a adopté un mode de vie plus sain que ces dernières années. Non seulement il est au meilleur de sa forme physique, mais il a aussi plus d’énergie et dort mieux, et il vise à se qualifier pour le marathon de Boston en 2022! #FiertéGPIM #RestezenForme #RestezEnSanté #TousLesEnsemble Relevant protective health measures were observed as per provincial guidelines in place at the time photos were taken. / Les mesures de protection de la santé pertinentes ont été respectées conformément aux directives provinciales en vigueur au moment de la prise des photos. CFB BFC Esquimalt Navy Run Canadian Armed Forces Sports / Sports des Forces armées canadiennes