ST ROCH Memorial
A message form Inspector Dan Tanner, RCMP (retired) and President of the Royal United Services Institute of Nova Scotia. This
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Comments
One of the most prolific types of writing that the Institute produces, Comments provide context and elaboration to things discussed elsewhere.
HMCS ST JOHN’S and Operation REASSURANCE
The popular RUSI(NS) Distinguished Speaker series continued on 4 October 2017 with a presentation by Commander Sheldon Gillis. The charismatic
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Unveiling Ships
‘Unveiling’ seem to be coming a term increasingly used in shipbuilding, at least for Canadian government ships (though not for
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Canadian Coast Guard at RUSI(NS)
On September 20, RUSI(NS) welcomed Chris Henderson, Director General National Strategies, Canadian Coast Guard (CCG), as the Institute’s September 2017
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The sun dips on PRESERVER, last of the Protecteur-class AOR
August 2, 2017, will mark the end of an era for the Canadian built Protecteur-class AOR (Auxiliary Oiler, Replenishment) when
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Ardesco ab Venter – CCG Dive Team’s turn to be rescued
The first part of the title, loosely translated from Latin, means Fire from the Belly. This was the motto of
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Secure, Strong, Engaged – the New Canada Defence Policy
This past Friday, 9 June 2017, the Honourable Scott Brison, Member of Parliament for Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia, and President of
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Understanding Amphibious and Marine Force Structures
Ananda Narasimhan’s article “Should Canada create an amphibious force,” published on the NATO Association of Canada (NOAC) website on May
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RCMP Human Remains Detection Dog – Innovative Research in Nova Scotia
by Blair Gilmore On May 10, 2017, as part of their Distinguished Speaker program, the Royal United Services Institute of
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Hull Wraps for Canadian Warships
Normally an article about a paint scheme on the hull of a BC ferry would not draw the attention of
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Pals and Buddies – Canada, the First World War, and Vimy
On April 2, 2017, the Dalhousie Undergraduate History Society1 invited Honorary Colonel John Boileau2 to give a lecture entitled Canada
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