Group of RCN sailors at the CPR station in Port Arthur, ON. (now Thunder Bay), sometime between 1943 and 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Allan “Bud” Bruder, RCNVR. (RTL-AB006)
Whaler Sail
RCN sailors from HMCS GRIFFON in Port Arthur, ON. (Thunder Bay) rigging a whaler for a sail, sometime between 1943 and 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Allan “Bud” Bruder, RCNVR. (RTL-AB004)
RCN Sailors at Port Arthur, ON
Group of RCN sailors ready to ship out at the CPR station in Port Arthur (now Thunder Bay), ON, sometime between 1943 and 1945. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Allan “Bud” Bruder, RCNVR. (RTL-AB005) If you enjoy the content I create and find value in the articles on this website, please feel free to click on […]
Women in the RCN -An Incredible Legacy
On 8 August 1914 a contingent of nursing sisters sailed in the the hastily converted, His Majesty’s Canadian Hospital Ship PRINCE GEORGE. I wonder if they realized they were making history. They were the first women to serve at sea in a ship under the control of the Royal Canadian Navy! This milestone would not be […]
HMCS RCN Guard -HAIDA Flagship Ceremony
A massed Guard of Honour, Colour Party and Naval Band, consisting of sailors from five Naval Reserve Units, including HMCS STAR from Hamilton, HMCS YORK from Toronto, HMCS PREVOST from London, HMCS CATARAQUI from Kingston and HMCS GRIFFON from Thunder Bay. It was an impressive show for the dedication of HMCS HAIDA as the RCN’s […]
Millions of Lives Saved by a Canadian Navy Doctor
Many know the name of Dr Charles Best for his fame as co-founder of Insulin with Dr. Frederick Banting in 1922 at the University of Toronto. Very few people realize that Dr. Best served Canada in two World Wars and his work for the Royal Canadian Navy saved many sailors lives and continues to influence […]