Game Changer: John Newton, Managing Director, Fleetway Inc. and Oceanic Consulting Corp.
John Newton retired from the Royal Canadian Navy in 2018, after a 35-year career that saw him undertake leadership roles in command of ships, operations, naval bases, the Naval Training System, and Maritime Forces Atlantic. During his departure speech from Maritime Forces Atlantic, where he led for five years, John held a large mechanic’s spanner in his hand, a...
HMCS Ottawa off to the Asia-Pacific region
On August 6, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Ottawa left Esquimalt for a four-and-a-half-month deployment to the Asia-Pacific region on Operations PROJECTION and NEON. Through these operations, the Canadian Armed Forces are contributing to a maritime presence in the region and supporting a multinational effort in implementing UN Security Council sanctions on North Korea. These sanctions are intended to urge North...
Game Changer: James Castle, CEO, President & Founder, Terranova Aerospace
James Castle started his career in the defence and security industry over 20 years ago as an Emergency Manager in Ontario and was trained as an Incident Commander by the Toronto Police Service, Public Order Unit. While working in this industry, he came to realize the tremendous opportunity of how innovative technologies in drones, AI, and cybersecurity can improve...
Third shipyard under NSS to build six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard
The Government of Canada has announced that it’s launching a competitive process to include a third Canadian shipyard under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) to join Irving Shipbuilding Inc. and Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards. Through an Invitation to Qualify, the government will shortlist pre-qualified shipyards that will be eligible to submit a formal proposal to become the third strategic partner...
How technological developments are elevating surveillance and security
On the show today, J. Richard Jones talks with Keith D’Sa from Axis Communications Canada about how technological developments are elevating surveillance and security. Keith has more than 15 years providing insight and strategy tactics around business development, solution selling, and account management in the security and surveillance industry. He is responsible for business operations in Canada, including new...
BMT Canada to provide long-term support services to the RCN
BMT Canada Ltd. has been awarded a service contract valued at $77.8 million to provide engineering, logistics, management, and support services to the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) fleet for five years. The contract will support over 260 jobs during this time with two five year option renewals. According to a news release, this is one of the first contracts...
