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	okmilmuseumhmcskelowna
		HMCS KELOWNA was a Bangor class minesweeper in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) during WWII.
		The main Japanese threat to BC was removed by the victories of the United States Navy in major battles in the far-flung Pacific Campaign however the threat of submarine laid mines and torpedo attacks remained throughout the war.
		HMCS Kelowna and the other ships of the RCN maintained their patrols against this danger throughout the war.
	www.okmilmuseum.ca /okmilmuseumhmcsokanagan.htm (718 words)

	AM-AP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Stephen, D., OS V24255 Leading Telegraphist (HMCS Alberni) Donald Stephen of unknown address was KIA 19440821 (age 27) and is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial for servicemen lost or buried at sea.
		J27462 Pilot Officer (RCAF pilot) William Russell Stephens died 19440124 (age 21) and is buried at Kelowna cemetery, British Columbia.
		AM-AP Stevenson, R.G., OS V60554 Stoker (HMCS Guysborough) Robert Gordon Stevenson (b.1924) of Flin Flon, Manitoba, was KIA 19450318 and is commemorated on the Halifax Memorial for servicemen lost or buried at sea.
	www.peopleplaces.ca /warmemorial/info/ste.html (338 words)

	Former HAIDA Crewmembers
		I commissioned the HMCS Haida in NewCasle on Tyne England (ca 1943) Was one of the radio operators and came back with the Haida to Halifax Nova Scotia.
		During that period, I served in Haida in 1950 and was drafted to HMCS Nootka, Aug 29, 1950.
		I was a former shipmate on HMCS Haida from 1953-1955.
	www.hmcshaida.ca /formcrew.html (6986 words)

	Life Beyond Elections and SSNs - TWR
		For Canada's navy, 1988 saw the handover to MIL-Davie of HMCS Iroquois, the second of two Tribal-class destroyers to undergo conversion from a primary anti-submarine warfare (ASW) role to a primary anti-air warfare (AAW) role.
		Also noteworthy were the launching of HMCS Halifax (the first of the long-awaited City-class patrol frigates) and the keel laying ceremonies (or the modular equivalent thereof) for the second and third City-class patrol frigates (Vancouver and Ville de Quebec).
		With the DLIR and other improvements (Kelowna Flight Systems was last year awarded a $10.9 million contract to conduct a CC-109 avionics update), the veteran Cosmopolitan could remain in service beyond the turn of the century.
	www.thewednesdayreport.com /articles/historical/historical-2004-5.htm (1037 words)

	John Henry Clarke - Veterans Affairs Canada
		Kelowna, B.C. John Clarke was born September 2, 1920 in Radville, Saskatchewan and raised there with his four brothers and two sisters.
		He was also a crew member of the frigate HMCS Victoriaville, and the corvette HMCS Fennel.
		He crossed the Atlantic numerous times on convoy duty and once, at Iceland, his ship (HMCS Assiniboine) was boarded by Winston Churchill.
	www.vac-acc.gc.ca /general/sub.cfm?source=feature/normandy/norm_bios/clarke (445 words)

	CadetWorld Forums - .:help:.
		There is also a sea cadet corps in Kelowna, a few hours (I think) north of Penticton.
		Kelowna and Penticton are only 77 kms apart - less than one hour.
		we are located in hut d-3 on commange road we parade tuesdays 6:00- 9:30 were 45 minutes away from kelowna and an hour and a half from kamloops.
	www.cadet-world.com /cwforums/showthread.php?t=9080 (500 words)

	MARHST-L archives -- February 2005 (#43)
		HMCS UNGAVA(J149) m/s, C/S "CGRJ" S/Lt Douglas Glen CREBA RCNVR.
		04.02.49 HMCS STADACONA(D/S) for FOAC Comd/Edu, Inst/LCdr Kenneth Livingstone MILLER RCN.
		04.02.52 HMCS SHEARWATER, C/S "CFD" for 880 Sqn, C/S "Bearcat" Lt(P) Kenneth Samuel NICOLSON RCN.
	post.queensu.ca /cgi-bin/listserv/wa?A2=ind0502&L=marhst-l&F=&S=&P=4596 (1150 words)

	Canada's Navy: MARPAC - Maritime Forces Pacific -- News - News Releases and Advisories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The ship will use the signed flag in their Remembrance Day ceremony, and three letters written by crewmembers of the ship thanking the students for the flag and sharing details about their work at sea will be read during the school’s ceremony on Friday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m.
		Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Watters, a Kelowna Detachment recruiting officer, accepted the flag on behalf of the ship during a school assembly on Oct. 23.
		During the assembly, Petty Officer Watters recognized the efforts of Lillan Burmeister, the student council president who came up with the idea for this show of support for Canadian sailors deployed in Operation Apollo, Canada’s contribution to the campaign against terrorism, and offered her a Canadian Forces recruiting pen set.
	www.navy.dnd.ca /marpac/news/marpac_releases_e.asp?category=2&id=103 (317 words)

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		After a few weeks I was assigned to HMCS Kelowna, a newly commissioned minesweeper, at Prince Rupert.
		On arrival in Prince Albert I went on board the Kelowna and spent the next six months sweeping for imaginary mines around the entrance to the harbour, two weeks out and five days in port.
		I got my promotion to Acting Leading Signalman and was drafted to HMCS Annapolis, an old four-funnel ex-American destroyer from World War I that was part of a ships-for-bases deal made with England, 50 destroyers for bases on British soil.
	www3.telus.net /public/ppetty/Part4.html (3458 words)

	News \| canada.com network
		OTTAWA (CP) - The navy is docking its submarine fleet in the wake of the fire aboard HMCS Chicoutimi.
		Defence Minister Bill Graham said the move, which affects the three sister subs of the Chicoutimi, is a precaution as a board of inquiry looks into the cause of the fire which claimed the life of a sailor last week.
		The subs are HMCS Corner Brook, Victoria and Windsor.
	www.buzztracker.org /2004/10/13/cache/361997.html (458 words)

	okmilmuseumhmcskalamalka
		HMCS Kalamalka, a Llewellyn class minesweeper was built in the Vancouver shipyard of Benson Ltd and commissioned in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) on 2 October 1944.
		The ship served in a coastal defence role on the west coast until paid off at the end of the war on 16 November, 1945.
		The main Japanese threat to BC was removed by the victories of the United States Navy in major battles in the far-flung Pacific Campaign however a submarine threat remained throughout the war and HMCS Kelowna and the other ships of the RCN maintained their patrols against this danger throughout the war.
	www.okmilmuseum.ca /okmilmuseumhmcskalamalka.htm (701 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Bangor class Minesweepers
		HMCS Chedabucto (J 168) (lost 31 Oct, 1943)
		HMCS Clayquot (J 174) (lost 24 Dec, 1944)
		HMCS Guysborough (J 52) (lost 17 Mar, 1945)
	uboat.net /allies/warships/class.html?ID=132 (275 words)

	Welcome to the Richmond News - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The HMCS Oriole was in town for the day to officially launch the count down to Richmond's tall ship celebration, scheduled for Aug. 8-12.
		Today, HMCS Oriole is used about 150 days a year - a third of that time training young sailors and the remaining visiting communities on public-relations duty.
		Boasting an overall length of 31 metres, the Oriole remains much the same in appearance as when she was built.
	www.richmond-news.com /issues02/021102/news/021102nn7.html (676 words)

	The Navy League of Canada: Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Cummings began undergraduate studies at Okanagan College in Kelowna, B.C. then moved to complete his studies receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Victoria.
		During this time he was, in successive summers, the Boatswain Course, Course Training and Training Officer at HMCS.
		In 1981, promoted to Commander he was appointed Liaison Officer Quadra becoming Commanding Officer, HMCS Quadra in 1982.
	www.navyleague.ca /eng/organization/biographies/jcummings_e.asp (523 words)

	CIC Canada \| The Role of Transportation in Canadian Immigration 1900-2000
		The Chinese who had built the British Columbia leg of the CPR in the 1880s, and their descendants, had also settled primarily in that province, although many of them had gone east to look for work.
		In a story involving spies, international intrigue and high drama, the ship--minus some passengers who were actually returning residents of Canada and who, therefore, were allowed to disembark--was turned back and forced to leave the harbour two months later.
		The infamous Komagata incident, from May to July 1914, involved the arrival of 376 immigrants from India who were barred entry into Canada despite the fact that they all had valid passports.
	www.cic.gc.ca /english/department/transport/chap-1b.html (398 words)

	Canadian Heroes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Cliff was educated in Edmonton and at the beginning of the War, in 1940, he joined the Navy along with his brother Lawrence, when he was eighteen.
		he was recruited in Edmonton and later was commisioned to the "HMCS Nonsuch".
		Later, Cliff was commissioned to a Mine Sweeper the "HMCS Kelowna".
	www.cdnheroes.com /tribute/humford2.htm (152 words)

	Dot Com Media Inc - Web Design
		He discusses Canada's initial reaction to the tragic events, as well as the follow-up actions within the UN Security Council and NATO and the challenges currently facing the Canadian Navy.
		He graduated from the Royal Military College in 1983 and began his naval service, serving on various Pacific Fleet destroyers and specialized in anti-submarine warfare.
		He has also served on the HMCS Algonquin and Iroquois, in support of operations in the former Yugoslavia and Kosovo.
	www.dotcommediainc.com /1_news.shtml/fullstory.php?story_id=26114 (175 words)

	Welcome to the Richmond News - Letters
		Today, the powers-that-be tell us that the only way to defeat the horrors of terrorism is to wage a war of unknown duration and geographic scope that has already killed hundreds of civilians and pushed millions to the brink of starvation.
		The HMCS Vancouver and other Canadian forces have been dispatched to fight a war which Richmond MP Joe Peschisolido tells us is in the "the great tradition of the Canadian armed forces that have fought so valiantly in the past for freedom and justice."
		One could start with the fact that the HMCS Vancouver's sister ship, the HMCS Calgary, recently returned from a tour in the Persian Gulf, where it was helping to enforce sanctions against the people of Iraq that UNICEF estimates have killed more than one million civilians.
	www.richmond-news.com /issues01/113101/opinion/113101le5.html (369 words)

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		:: HMCS Haida served Canada proudly and well during her period of commissioning and it is vital that she be kept available as long as possible for public access so people can see what life aboard her would have been like,and just how she served Canada and the world, during her periods at sea.
		I was a Sea Cadet when HMCS Haida was turned over to the city of Toronto and spent many a weekend on the Haida to clean her up and met Prince Charles when she was turned over.I rember that day very well.
		It is hard to believe thar fifty years have slipped by since my time on the Haida.The cruises and memories are still alive although the details and events as they actually happened are open to discussion.As I recall the nootka was leaving harbour and her skipper backed into a large, empty floating barge.
	hmcshaida.ca /cgi-sys/guestbook.cgi?action=listguests&user=dde215 (4165 words)

	SimHQ Forums: Chretien refused to fly in a Sea King Helicopter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		There were a few minesweepers and several frigates, including the HMCS Vancouver and HMCS Huron.
		HMCS Vancouver then dispatched a Sea King helicopter to pick him up.
		Sailors aboard the Vancouver knew that something was up when they were asked to activate the bear trap, a device used to winch down helicopters to the deck of the frigate.
	www.simhq.com /cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=20;t=015184;p= (1588 words)

	Cadets Canada \| Pacific Region Sea Cadet Training (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Two additional centres are planned for Kelowna and Nelson in the near future.
		Corps located in close proximity to a sail centre are afforded two weekends of training, whereas northern corps spend a week during spring break at HMCS Quadra Cadet Summer Training Centre to attain the required LHQ training.
		QUEST is held at HMCS Quadra Cadet Summer Training Centre in Comox, BC.
	www.cadets.net /pac/articles/sea_e.asp (295 words)

	Governor General announces Meritorious Service Decorations, Mentions in dispatches and the Commander-in-Chief Unit ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In July 2001, with utmost vigilance and professionalism and under the most severe environmental conditions, he led the daring takedown of a heavily fortified ship carrying 7000 tonnes of smuggled oil.
		As a result of HMCS Winnipeg's achievements under Lt(N) Myers' leadership and dedication to duty, the United States Navy decided to rewrite its doctrine for naval boarding parties.
		On 23 July 2001, as Second-in-Command of HMCS Winnipeg's boarding party during Operation AUGMENTATION 2001-2002, PO2 Swann displayed exemplary performance and initiative while his ship's boarding party conducted the non-compliant boarding of an oil tanker.
	www.gg.ca /media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=434 (1290 words)

	HMCS KELOWNA Personnel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This website will help you find out about old colleagues and comrades, friends or family who served in HM Armed Forces.
		Unfortunately, HMCS KELOWNA does not yet have any current members.
		You may like to try a new search or be the first person to register with this unit.
	www.comradesandcolleagues.com /unitlst/CAUnits1396.asp (97 words)

	The Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 76 Annual Veteran’s Luncheon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		There have been memorable flights with the Sea-King Helicopter, 42 years in the service of Canada, most recently when they conveyed me to the terrible fire situation in the Interior of the province so that I could visit with the evacuees, emergency professional and volunteer workers and firefighters in a number of communities.
		I later visited Camp Kelowna where some 2000 Members of Canada’s Western Land Forces remain engaged with firefighters from far and near countering the unprecedented disaster of fires suffered by our fellow British Columbians this summer.
		By the way of the full firefighting forces, some 20% were women, armed with the same pulaski shovels and axes as their male colleagues, both sexes covered in ashes and sweat and our gratitude for their magnificent work.
	www.ltgov.bc.ca /whatsnew/sp/sp_sep18_1_2003.htm (1434 words)

	segunartmemorialcup2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In addition, the BCD Colour Party escorted the Memorial Cup on the ice for the presentation to the 2004 Cup winners the Kelowna Rockets to the thunderous applause of the audience.
		The 2004 Kelowna Memorial Cup Committee Chairman, Mr.Paul Mitchell shares a moment of anticipation with the RCMP escort waiting for the arrival of the Stanley Cup for public display at the Kelowna Memorial Arena.
		An RCMP escort flanks the Stanley Cup as it is brought to the Memorial Arena, Hockey Hall of Fame venue for public display.
	www.segunart.com /segunartmemorialcup2.htm (554 words)

	PCSL - Pacific Coast Soccer League (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		And possibly, my ideal of building an open, non-politically-biased forum for all opinion, with value for all, is just not possible.
		Through 56 issues, WFP has featured editorial contributions from some simply brilliant, dedicated individuals (from here to HMCS Winnipeg off the coast of India) that did understand the concept of our paper.
		And the 100's of pages painted since May, 2002 have been paid for by advertisers and sponsors that also believed, and appreciated the value WFP offers their businesses, clubs and associations, and our entire Canadian community.
	www.pcsl.bc.ca /features-2005/wfp-aug-16/wfp.htm (710 words)

	Mall Arkey Investments This Week
		You all know what a savvy traveler old Mall Arkey is. I go to the travel agency months in advance to get the cheapest fare and the best flight times to Mexico.
		We like to fly from Kelowna to the airport in San Jose at the tip of the Baja peninsula.
		Try as they might they couldn’t find seats for less than $800, and we had to leave Kelowna on the Horizon Air flight at 6 a.m.
	www.mallarky.com /past_columns.asp?columnid=72 (526 words)

	My Log Entries
		Comments: my grandfather served on the hmcs new glascow during wwii,i would love any info on shipmates or the ship it's self,his name was archbald weir.
		Ray served aboard HMCS Labrador when she made her historic circumnavigation of North America, which was recounted in the book "The Ice Was All Between" by T. Irvine.
		Comments: Hi, I joined the navy in 61, did my time in HMCS Cornwallis (Hold Me Close Sweetheart--Cause Our Royal Navy Won't Allow Loose Loving In Ships) where we did extra drilling for the sunset guard for the commissioning ceromonies of the first submarine into the RCN which was named HMCS GRILSE.
	home.cogeco.ca /~heart-of-oak/logarchives/logarchive7.html (1847 words)

	BANGOR Class
		A BANGOR class minesweeper of the Royal Navy, HMS WHITEHAVEN.
		HMCS ESQUIMALT was torpedoed off Halifax in 1945 by U190.
		HMCS INGONISH returning to port, partially covered in ice.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/canada/ww2/bangor (187 words)

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		The plan is for Ozawa to draw off Halsey's fleet carriers and fast battleships, so these heavy units can attack the vulnerable invasion transports.
		Completed as mercantile MV Aspy III 1945 - Minesweeper HMCS Cherry Lake cancelled.
		Completed as mercantile Regina Polaris 1946 - The Corfu Incident - the destroyer HMS Saumarez struck a mine whilst passing down the channel between Corfu and the Albanian coast.
	www.seawaves.com /newsletters/TDIH/october/22Oct.txt (618 words)

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