Shipyards played key role in war effort  Activity at Yarrows and
Victoria Machinery Depot also provided a huge boost to Greater
Victoria's economy  Dave Obee, Times Colonist
Published: Sunday, June 27, 2010  To mark the centennial of the
Royal Canadian Navy, Times Colonist editorial page editor Dave
Obee is writing a series of retrospectives. This week: Building
ships for the navy. To read previous columns in the series
online, go to times colonist.com/navyhistory.  'I christen thee
His Majesty's Canadian Ship Jasper," Dorothy Brodeur said as she
smacked a bottle of champagne against the side of a sleek craft
in an unidentified shipyard in an unspecified port on Aug. 7,
1940.  The launch made history, as it was the first warship
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Button  The senior officers of the three fighting services in
the Canadian West were on hand for the launch of HMCS Jasper.
They included Commander Victor Brodeur,