Family and friends bearing homemade signs and flowers were waiting at the jetty at CFB Esquimalt to welcome the ships’ crews, as was Defence Minister Anita Anand
Having her husband, Thomas, home in time for Christmas after a six-month deployment on HMCS Winnipeg is special for Colleen McDavid, but she says it’s the regular, day-to-day activities that she is really looking forward to.
Also there to welcome Thomas — a master sailor — were his two daughters, five-year-old Grace and two-and-a-half-year-old Penny. “They’ve grown a lot since I’ve been gone, but it’s nice to [connect via] Wi-Fi on board,” he said. “We get a lot of pictures, a lot of videos and get some Facetime.” Sara said she got the family Christmas tree on Sunday, cutting it herself on a friend’s property at Shawnigan Lake.
Anand, a mother of four, says it’s the family reunions that make her most emotional when seeing sailors return from long deployments.“The fact that these Canadian Armed Forces members have been away since the spring from their families — I am so happy that they’re going to be reunited with their families today.”
Last week in B.C., the federal government announced its Indo-Pacific Strategy, which includes four new defense initiatives aimed at promoting peace, expanding trade and investments, ensuring a green future, and increasing Canada’s presence in the area, backed by half a billion dollars in new investment on the military and security side.
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