Royal Canadian Navy welcomes new commander of its East Coast fleet
Sep 1, 2017 | 12:00 PM
HALIFAX — Canada’s East Coast navy welcomed its new commander Friday.
Rear Admiral Craig Baines took over from Rear Admiral John Newton in a ceremony on the Halifax naval dockyards.
Baines has been commander of Canadian Fleet Atlantic since 2014, and called his new job “a great honour.”
Baines enrolled in officer training in 1987, and was appointed commanding officer of HMCS Winnipeg 20 years later.