Distinguished Speaker 22 June 2022 – Operation PRESENCE: Engagement Capacity Building for United Nations Peace Operations
This event was deferred due to change of travel arrangements of the speaker. The new date will be posted later.
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Distinguished Speaker
Distinguished Speaker 25 May 2022 – No. 2 Construction Battalion: A Short History & an Apology
RUSI(NS) will host Colonel (retired) John Boileau, presenting “No. 2 Construction Battalion: A Short History & an Apology.” After considerable
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MV ASTERIX – Government of Canada Leased Replenishment Vessel
Rear-Admiral Gilles Couturier, Royal Canadian Navy (retired), Chief Executive Officer, Federal Fleet Services Inc., spoke to RUSI(NS) and guests by
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“Growing Together” – The Cultural Contribution of Indigenous People in the Canadian Military Since the First World War
Slides to accompany this text are available here. Image 1 – title 1 One hundred years ago, when the Canadian
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Halifax and Region Military Family Resource Centre
Shelley Hopkins, Executive Director of the Halifax and Region Military Family Resource Centre, spoke to RUSI(NS) and guests 10 October
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Arctic Priorities: Opportunities for the Canadian and Global Arctic
Presentation on the Arctic by Robert Brooks, Director, Economic Industry Intelligence, Canadian Coast Guard, to RUSI(NS) and guests, 29 August 2018.
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The changing nature of public affairs in the CAF
(Editor’s note: Senior Public Affairs Officers [PAO] Major James Simiana, National Defence Public Affairs Officer Atlantic; Lieutenant-Commander Jordan Holder, PAO
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5th Canadian Division looks to capitalize on new training, equipment and benefits
Brigadier-General Derek Macaulay, Commander 5th Canadian Division, spoke to RUSI(NS) and guests 10 January 2018 using no notes or slides.
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City’s Saviours: The Military Response to the Halifax Explosion
(Editor’s note: The following is the talk on the subject given by Colonel John Boileau, Canadian Army (retired), to members
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Supporting Veterans in Long Term Care
On 18 October 2017, Lynne McCloskey, A/Director Long Term Care & Disability Benefits Directorate, Veterans Affairs Canada, briefed the Royal United
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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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