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VOLUME 46, ISSUE 1
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MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012
Échange avec la
Nouvelle-Zélande
Par Mat 1 Pamela Vant
NCSM Ville de Québec
J
’ai récemment eu une affectation temporaire de six mois auprès de la Royal New Zealand Navy, affecté à la frégate de la classe
ANZAC HMNZS Te Kaha. J’y ai
vécu une expérience unique et extrêmement enrichissante, et aussi
parfois éprouvante. À bord du Te
Kaha, je suis allé jusqu’à Waitangi,
dans la baie des Îles, en NouvelleZélande, pour le Waitangi Day, la
célébration annuelle de la signature
du traité de Waitangi au poteau
porte-drapeau historique. Ce traité,
conclu par les Britanniques et les
Maoris, les autochtones de Nouvelle-Zélande, le 6 février 1840, est
considéré comme l’acte de fondation du pays. Il fut le point de départ
de l’augmentation de la colonisation et du peuplement de la Nouvelle-Zélande par les Européens
(Pakeha).
Après le Waitangi Day, nous
avons navigué durant trois mois et
demi et participé à l’EXERCICE
TRIDENT STORM avec la Royal
Australian Navy, au large de la côte
de l’Australie Occidentale, et à
l’EXERCICE
BERSAMA
SHIELD avec les marines de
Grande-Bretagne, de Malaisie, de
Singapour et d’Australie, dans la
mer de Chine occidentale. La
RNZN effectue souvent des exercices avec elles, dans le cadre d’une
alliance historique que ces cinq
pays ont conclue après la Seconde
Guerre mondiale pour protéger
l’Asie du Sud-Est, en particulier la
Malaisie et Singapour.
Durant ce déploiement, j’ai aussi
participé à de nombreuses activités
du navire, notamment à un entraînement en circuit sur le pont
d’envol, à un tournoi de netball à
Singapour, à la Journéecommémorative de l’ANZAC, à une journée
de sport en Malaisie et au Baptême
de la Ligne. La Royal New Zealand
Navy est une marine jeune, qui
adore le conditionnement physique. Lorsque le Te Kaha est en
mer, son instructeur de conditionnement physique (un véritable métier dans la RNZN) anime des
séances d’entraînement en circuit
sur le pont d’envol deux fois par
jour, auxquelles l’équipage peut se
joindre quand son emploi du temps
le lui permet. J’ai également participé à un tournoi de netball qui mettait aux prises les différents navires
à Singapour. Ce tournoi m’a fourni
une occasion unique et intéressante
d’apprendre un sport qu’on ne pratique pas au Canada.
La Journée commémorative de
l’ANZAC a aussi été très intéres-
À bord du HMNZS Te Kaha, Mat 1 Pamela Vant a visité dans la baie des Îles, en Nouvelle-Zélande pur le
Waitangi Day. Te Kaha a navigué durant trois mois et demi et participé à l’EXERCICE TRIDENT STORM
avec la Royal Australian Navy, au large de la côte de l’Australie Occidentale, et à l’EXERCICE BERSAMA
SHIELD avec les marines de Grande-Bretagne, de Malaisie, de Singapour et d’Australie, dans la mer de
Chine occidentale. La RNZN effectue souvent des exercices avec elles, dans le cadre d’une alliance historique que ces cinq pays ont conclue après la Seconde Guerre mondiale pour protéger l’Asie du Sud-Est,
en particulier la Malaisie et Singapour.
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sante. C’est l’équivalent pour
l’Australie et pour la Nouvelle-Zélande de notre jour du Souvenir.
Elle a lieu tous les ans le 25 avril en
l’honneur des pertes majeures subies par l’Australian and New Zealand Army Corps(ANZACS) qui a
combattu à Gallipoli durant la Première Guerre mondiale. Comme au
Canada pour le jour du Souvenir, la
Journéecommémorative de l’AN-
ZAC sert maintenant à honorer tous
les anciens combattants qui ont servi et qui sont morts dans les opérations militaires pour leur pays.
Mais contrairement au jour du Souvenir, les services s’y déroulent à
l’aube.
J’ai également assisté à une autre
activité intéressante, la journée des
sports des cinq nations, organisée
sur une île tropicale de la Malaisie,
alors que l’EXERCICE BERSAMA SHIELD s’achevait. Pour l’occasion, tous les navires avaient jeté
l’ancre et leurs équipages étaient
descendus à terre pour s’affronter
lors de compétitions de rugby, de
basketball, de volleyball, de soccer
et de souque-à-la-corde. C’était
une pause agréable, qui nous a ofSee ÉCHANGE / Page 2
FDU(A) takes to land for
Christmas Daddies Run
By Margaret MacDonald
Internal Communications
Coordinator, Formation Logistics
INSIDE
A sea of yellow-clad runners
could be seen throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM)
on Sunday Dec. 4 as the Fleet Diving Unit Atlantic (FDU(A)) conducted its Divers’ Run in support of
the Christmas Daddies Telethon.
The Christmas Daddies Telethon, a Maritime tradition since
1964, raises funds to support less
fortunate children and families during the holiday season. The funds,
distributed by The Salvation Army,
provide families with items such as
toys, food and clothing. While
many donations are collected via
phone, online pledge or silent auction bids, others come in through
community fundraising efforts.
The FDU (A) supports the telethon
by running throughout the HRM,
collecting donations along the way.
Counters, who ride in vehicles behind the runners, tally the donations throughout the duration of the
event.
PO1 Gordon Williamson, Diver
Training Instructor, has been involved with the Divers’ Run for 13
years, and has been the organizer
for the past three. He finds it difficult to pinpoint one highlight within the experience. “It’s just the
whole day. It’s super high energy,
and then we go back to the unit and
celebrate. To be able to collect all
that money [for Christmas Daddies]…that’s a good feeling.”
This year, a decorated float, a
military bus, police on motorcycles, several support vehicles, volunteers and a jolly Santa Claus ac-
Over
the top
2011 GCWCC
beats all records Page 3
companied more than 80 divers,
family and friends on their run.
From 9 a.m. to 4:40p.m., the convoy weaved its way through Shearwater, Dartmouth, Forest Hills,
Sackville and Bedford before arriving in Halifax at the final destination, the CTV Atlantic studio.
There, the Christmas Daddies live
television broadcast was taking
place.
As runners and volunteers waited to enter the CTV studio for their
televised cheque presentation, an
arm suddenly stuck out of a slowmoving SUV and waved a $100 bill
in the air. This donation brought the
FDU (A)’s total to just shy of
$13,000, with more money yet to
come. The FDU (A)’s support for
Christmas Daddies didn’t stop
there. A polished brass diving helmet, donated by the unit, went for
L’opportunité
d’une carrière
Un échange avec
la marine NZ Page 14
Each year members of Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) run through HRM to
raise funds for Christmas Daddies.
CPL CHRIS RINGIUS, FIS
$24,200 during the event’s silent
auction, and was won by Big
Leagues (Dining Room and
Lounge) in Dartmouth.
The FDU (A)’s support helped
MFRC
Programs and
services for
military families Pages 6-8
the Christmas Daddies Telethon
raise more than $700,000 for Maritime families this year, and exemplified the generosity and spirit that
exist within the unit.
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fert la chance de rencontrer les marins des autres navires avec lesquels nous nous étions exercés.
Tous ces navires de guerre au
mouillage constituaient sur l’horizon une force grandiose et formidable. Enfin, j’ai vécu le Baptême de
la Ligne de la Royal New Zealand,
une cérémonie amusante et empreinte d’une juvénile exubérance.
Je soupçonne que la version néozélandaise est bien plus costaude
que ce que nous faisons au Canada,
quoique je ne puisse pas comparer,
puisque je n’ai pas franchi la Ligne
avec la Marine canadienne.
Bien que la Royal New Zealand
Navy (RNZN) et la Marine canadiennesoient semblables à bien des
égards, elles ont également de
nombreuses différences. La RNZN
est une marine très jeune en comparaison et de nombreux marins n’y
passent que quelques années de
transition, alors que le Canada a
une marine plus ancienne et plus
orientée sur la carrière. Les frégates
de la classe ANZAC elles-mêmes
ne sont pas conçues pour rester
longtemps en mer, à cause du manque d’espace de rangement des
denrées et de l’absence d’installations de traitement des déchets. Au
mieux, elles peuvent rester en mer
deux semaines avant de revenir à
terre débarquer les déchets et se
réapprovisionner. La RNZN a des
pratiques utiles et innovantes,
comme l’utilisation de petits indicateurs de température portatifs par
les sentinelles, les boundary sentries, pour surveiller la température
des cloisons et de les refroidir au
besoin. Autre idée formidable mise
en pratique par la RNZN, avant
TRIDENT, JANUARY 9, 2012
chaque déploiement, tous les mess
sont appelés dans le hangar pour
une révision des exercices de manipulation des armes sur fusil standard, l’équivalent de notre C7. La
première semaine en mer, tous les
mess ont encore été appelés pour
effectuer un tir au fusil, comme ça,
chaque membre d’équipage connaît
bien le fusil et sait comment le manipuler et tirer avec en toute sécurité au cas où il faut assurer la protection de la force.
Curieusement cependant, la
RNZN est beaucoup moins vigilante que la Marine canadienne
quand il s’agit de la protection de la
force, et ses marins ne sont pas entraînés aux alertes à la bombe ou la
DNBC. Les membres de la RNZN
s’entraînent cependant à lutter
contre les gaz toxiques à cause de la
proximité des installations d’assainissement des postes d’équipage et
des problèmes occasionnels dus
aux gaz toxiques produits par ces
installations. Par conséquent, ses
AREU sont bien plus évolués que
les nôtres, car ils sont fréquemment
utilisés pour évacuer les compartiments remplis de gaz toxiques. Ils
sont réutilisables et comprennent
de petites bouteilles d’oxygène rechargeables, transportées dans un
sac porté en bandoulière sur
l’épaule et d’un capuchon semblable, mais réutilisable et plus durable. Autre pratique intéressante,
amusante et utile: avant de prendre
la mer, chaque mess doit s’exercer
à l’évacuation en équipe vers les
ponts supérieurs, en tenue antiéclair mise devant derrière, les lumières éteintes, pour que chaque
mess soit capable de bien travailler
en équipe dans l’obscurité complète en cas d’urgence.
Partie 1 de deux
CF names coming to a
street sign near you
By Benjamin J. DeLong
Trident Staff
H
alifax Regional Municipality has 6000 streets,
many of which are rich in history and paint a picture of our
past. As the municipality continues to grow, new assets such
as streets, parks, sport fields,
and buildings all require
names.
The HRM has a staff dedicated to civic addressing, and have
put out a public request for
names for new public assets,
such as the ones listed above.
They have received a lot of requests, but still have not received enough.
The public request particularly hopes to draw in names of
HRM citizens who have “demonstrated excellence, courage
or exceptional service to the citizens of the HRM,” according
to Administrative Order 46.
That or a record of community
service, risking one’s life to
protect others, representing
HRM history, representing traditions, among others.
Anyone can apply for a commemorative name. New developments will pick 50 per cent of
their street names from the public-submitted list of commemorative names. Applicants can
specify the communities where
they would like to see their
name applied.
A number of CF names have
been submitted and approved
so far, and there has been a push
from civic addressing staff to
receive more CF names.
“We’ve already started the
campaign,” said Gayle MacLean, Civic Addressing Coordinator for HRM. “The policy
to do this has already been in
place for a year, but people
don’t even know it exists. It’s a
great opportunity; we want as
many names as possible on the
list.”
Heroes Way is a name that
was contributed, as a token of
tribute to all men and women
who lost their lives defending
Canada. It has been designated
for the urban core of Halifax.
Higney Avenue was contributed to honour six Higney
brothers who served in the CF
during the Second World War.
It has been designated for use in
the Woodland Avenue neighbourhood of Dartmouth.
Lastly, the name of Harold J
Shanks was submitted to honour the Second World War sergeant from the West Nova Scotia Regiment. That name has
been designated for use in the
North End of Halifax.
To contribute a name, or to
learn more about the naming
process, contact HRM’s civic
addressing staff by phone at
902-490-5347,
online
at
www.halifax.ca/civicaddress,
or by email at
[email protected].
NCSM Ville de
Québec et Feed
Nova Scotia
Par Matelot-Chef Crair Baker
Technicien en électronique naval,
Le temps des Fêtes est maintenant arrivé et plusieurs organismes
de charité font appels au volontarisme. Cette année, plusieurs
membres du NCSM Ville de Québec ont répondu à l’appel de Feed
Nova Scotia. Cette œuvre de charité viens en aide aux familles dépourvues en assurant la collecte et
la distribution de nourriture à plus
de 150 agences et programmes de
banque alimentaire. Outre le service de nourriture, Feed Nova Scotia vise à éliminer la famine chronique et la pauvreté par le biais de
la recherche et des programmes de
support aux personnes démunies.
Le but des membres du Ville de
Québec était de prêter support à
cette cause qui se rapproche touche
profondément les valeurs fondamentales du navire. Le personnel
participant fut employé afin de trier
les dons en nourriture, remplir les
boites de denrées alimentaires et
préparer ces dernières à être distribuées partout dans la province. Les
tâches exécutées assureront que les
denrées seront partagées aux familles en besoin à temps pour Noël.
Le 14 novembre, 8 membres du
Ville de Québec se sont rendus à
l’entrepôt de Feed Nova Scotia
dans le parc industriel Burnside.
Avec l’aide de cette équipe, plus de
5000 livres de nourriture fut trié
ainsi qu’emballé à des fins de distribution dans la province. Cette
journée fut un grand succès et le
Ville de Québec est fier de sa participation.
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GCWCC 2011 beats all records
By Capt(N) B.W.N. Santarpia
BComd
W
hat can I say? You did it:
your overwhelming support
of the past year’s GCWCC was a
resounding success. Not only did
you show countless people, charitable organizations, United Way
Agencies and the Healthpartners
chapters, that you truly care, you
had fun doing it along the way.
Congratulations.
Impressively, not only did we
surpass our goal of $590,000 by
collecting over $635,000, as of this
writing, we also increased our donor base. This is a very important
aspect of the campaign, as this
clearly indicates that more of you
are learning about and choosing to
contribute through the GCWCC.
Through your generosity, camps
can continue to offer summer programs to underprivileged youth,
Cancer research can get closer to
finding a cure, animal shelters can
care for more animals and homeless shelters can offer more bunks
and hot meals.
I am truly proud of and thankful
for our entire DND Team for this
noteworthy charity achievement.
Special recognition is merited for
all those who worked tirelessly to
canvass their colleagues, those who
built, created or provided items for
raffles, those who came up with fun
and creative ways to get more people involved in the GCWCC; like
with the dress with a difference
days, 50/50 draws, pancake breakfasts and auctions, and those who
worked diligently in the background to make the campaign run
as smoothly as it did. Your commitment to our charitable campaign
was integral to its success.
On a broader note, in conjunc-
Four brave people volunteered to have their legs waxed to support OP DASHER. A worthy cause, OP
DASHER provides funds to military families in need at Christmas. L to R: Emily Hatcher, MFRC; Colleen
Calvert, MFRC; Lauren Copeland, MFRC; Sgt Marc Desrosiers, CPO2 Scott Harvey, LCdr Rob Rounds, Cdr
Lin Paddock; PO2 Steve Legault, CSOR and Pat Haight, MFRC.
MS ADELAIDE BLACKWOOD
Some pain, lots of gain
By PO2 Dan Legault
CSOR Stadacona
J
ust before Christmas, the
FADMO‘s CSOR Stadacona
team decided to host a fundraiser
in support of the MFRC’s OP
Dasher program.
The CSOR lobby filled with
approximately 40 people banging
thunder sticks as Sgt Marc Desrosiers, CPO2 Scott Harvey,
LCdr Rob Rounds and Cdr Lin
Paddock walked into the area. All
four of them sat on a counter and
in unison, pulled off their shoes
and socks, each one revealing a
set of artistically painted toe
nails, to the applause of the spectators. A giant cheque made out
to the MFRC in the amount of
$1254 was placed in the middle
of the quartet. Through multiple
activities (50/50, bake sale, donations etc.) personnel from
CSOR were able to amass enough
funds to support five needy families through OP DASHER.
One other event that garnered
funds was through the promise
made by these four brave souls to
have their legs waxed for charity.
Then the fun started.
LCdr Rounds prepared to have
his legs waxed. There was an idea
to sell each strip-tearing as donations to OP DASHER. I was the
first one to contribute and clear
the initial pathway. This followed with more donations in
quick succession also waxing Sgt
Desrosier’s legs. When asked
about his experience, Sgt Desrochiers stated, “My 39-year old
legs never experienced this - but
this is for a good cause.”
CPO2 Harvey’s legs were by
far the most hairy. A long line of
CSOR Stadacona clerks each donated $5 to have a tear for a good
cause. Someone in the crowd
yelled, ’’Looks like they’ll strip
you to your beard!” Strip after
strip, the poor chief endured what
women must certainly go through
when they do this type of thing.
Then it was Cdr Paddock’s
turn, fully equipped with a tiny
bottle of rum to help alleviate the
pain.
The cash was counted and the
crowd was informed there was
only $120 more needed to support another family. Cdr Paddock
offered $20 to have the toes of his
left foot painted. CPO2 Harvey
made the generous proposition to
tear one strip off his hairy chest.
He exposed his chest and the
crowd went into a frenzy. Fist after fist of money was dropped into the bucket and AB Lindsey
Hancott, who contributed $35,
was the one chosen to pull the
strip.
OP DASHER was originally
established by the MFRC as a
project to support military families experiencing financial hardships during the holiday season.
As a registered charitable organization, the MFRC relies on fundraising to support such initiatives. OP DASHER is a testament
to the steadfast solidarity we, in
the CF community, demonstrate
to our own during difficult times.
tion with our GCWCC, the Metro
United Way Campaign realized increased attention this year. In fact,
through their Days of Caring,
which a number of our personnel
supported, we rolled up our sleeves
and helped several local charities
with labour to complete much
needed projects. The presence of so
many of our team around HRM that
day was a visible reminder to all of
your commitment to making a difference in your community. Simply
put – thank you for a great campaign. I am proud of what you have
achieved to support others and am
thankful for your selfless community-minded contributions, as we
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Blood donor clinic
On Friday Jan. 20, Canadian
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Events at the public libraries
On Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 10:30
a.m., learn how you can borrow
eBooks and audiobooks from the library. Find how to install the software, download books and transfer
them to your devices. Tantallon
Public Library
On Friday, Jan. 13 at 10a.m., get
an introduction to computers. No
experience required. Registration
required. Alderney Gate Public Library
On Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7pm.,
Joana Augusto, PhD student at the
Whitehead Lab, Dalhousie University, will give a presentation describing how she learns about the
social structure of pilot whales including the relationships between
individual whales and how these
relationships evolve. Learn how
scientists determine which whale is
which, who they enjoy spending
time with and how these relationships change with time. Spring
Garden Rd. Memorial Public Library
On Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7pm., aspiring business entrepreneurs will
learn how to navigate government
programs and services, regulations
and permits, taxation, importing
and exporting, market research and
much more. No matter what your
business question is, we’ll help you
find the answer. Presented by Canada Business - Nova Scotia. Tantallon Public Library
On Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7pm,
learn how can gemstones bring
love, peace and abundance into
your life. Woodlawn Public Library
On Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 7p.m., the
Needle Nook group meets.
Join us to knit, crochet, crossstitch or embroider. Share patterns,
stitches, creative ideas and check
out the library’s crafty resources.
Woodlawn Public Library.
Events at the Maritime
Museum of the Atlantic
LEGO: Christmas City by the
Sea LEGO
Once again, a holiday classic.
Thanks to the Owen Grace of the
Nova Scotia LEGO Users Group,
children and those young at heart
can explore the wonderful world of
Halifax. See the usually sites in a
whole new way - the Naval Dockyard, complete with Sea King helicopters, the Town Clock, charming row houses and new for 2012,
a revamped Maritime Museum of
the Atlantic.
There will be a scavenger hunt to
find the things that Owen has hidden within the display. This year,
try your hand at finding the items in
the 12 Days of Christmas. The
Pipers Piping may be easy but
where are the French Hens? The
exhibit will be available for viewing during regular museum hours
until the end of January.
Temporary Exhibit: Nautical
Christmas Cards - Greetings Afloat
The holiday season has always
found ships at sea. It’s part of the
job and it’s part of life. Some ocean
liner companies provided Christmas cards for their passengers and
crews to send their greetings home
to family and friends. Other marine
companies produced nice greeting
cards on behalf on themselves and
their employees. As this festive
time of year draws near, we invite
you to explore a temporary exhibit
of some of these nautical greetings
that arrived in mailboxes from the
Seven Seas. Featured are Christmas cards and menus from the cable ships that worked out of Halifax, such as Mackay-Bennett and
Minia, now most famous for recovering bodies from the Titanic.
There are also holiday greetings
from famous ocean liners such as
Queen Elizabeth and Letitia. You’ll
also see a model unlike anything
you’ve ever seen before, the festive
and indescribable Gursky and her
smaller sister, Gursky II. The display is available until January 15.
On Tuesday Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m.,
learn about the wreck of SS Atlantic. Everybody has heard of the Titanic, but who has heard of the SS
Atlantic? Another White Star Line
ship, she was wrecked on Nova
Scotia’s shores not far from Halifax in the worst trans-Atlantic passenger ship disaster of the nineteenth century. At least 430 victims
of this wreck are buried in Nova
Scotia. Hundreds of artefacts survive in homes throughout the province, passed down through generations until the details of the ship and
their recovery have been forgotten—sometimes along with the
name of the heroic ancestor who recovered them while helping save
the lives of passengers and crew.
Bob Chaulk, who helped author a
book on the dramatic story of the
Atlantic, has been diving Nova
Scotia’s waters for almost 25 years
and has explored the underwater
site of the event many times. Bob
will recreate the story from when
the Atlantic left Liverpool in late
March of 1873 until she ran onto
the rocks at Terence Bay.
On Tuesday Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m.,
there will be a presentation about
HMS Fantome. Nearly 200 years
ago , the British brig Fantome ran
ashore near Prospect while leading
a convoy to Halifax. It was during
the third year of the War of 1812 by
which time Britain had taken
Maine from the Penobscot to the
New Brunswick border, and had repeatedly raided the Chesapeake
Bay area, burning the American
capitol in Washington in August
1814. Legend has it that Fantome
was returning from the Chesapeake
laden with treasure from the raid on
Washington. But the truth is a little
more prosaic: Fantome was escorting a convoy of five schooners
from British-held Castine, Maine,
if the Royal Navy court martial and
other documents are to be believed.
Yet some treasure has been found
at her wreck site. How so? She was
present in the Chesapeake in the
summer of 1813 at the burning of
Have-de-Grace, Maryland, but returned to Halifax that fall and suffered damage in the hurricane of
Nov. 12,1813. Repaired in the shipyard here, she was then detailed to
blockade surveillance of the Maine
coast in 1814. A letter from John
Young in Castine to his son in Halifax, dated Nov. 17, 1814, may re-
veal the answer. Join Professor
Emeritus George F. Young of Saint
Mary’s University for a look into
the mystery of one of our province’s best known wrecks.
615(Bluenose)RCACS
is recruiting
615(Bluenose)Royal Canadian
Air Cadet Squadron is currently enrolling youth ages 12 to18 years. If
you are interested in learning more
about flying, leadership, sports,
music, and many more exciting activities, step up to the challenge and
join 615 Squadron. We parade every Wednesday evening from 6:15
to 9:15 p.m. at the Stadacona Drill
Hall (Building S14, CFB Halifax),
main entrance at the corner of Almon and Gottingen St. For information about 615 Squadron, visit
www.cadets.net/atl/615air/, call
(902) 721-8202 on Wednesday
evenings, or visit us any Wednesday evening at 6:15.
305 RCSCC is recruiting
305 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet
Corps Sackville is currently enrolling youth ages 12 to 18 in the Sea
Cadet program. Learn marksmanship, seamanship, sailing, marching and more, for free. Uniforms
are provided through the program
at no cost to the cadet or the parents.
There are many opportunities to
learn and make new friends that
will last a lifetime. We parade every Wednesday night at the Lesley
Thomas Junior High School on
Metropolitan Avenue in Lower
Sackville from 6 to 9 p.m. For information, please call 864-1001.
865 Dartmouth
Kiwanis Air Cadets
865 Dartmouth Kiwanis Air Cadets are recruiting new members.
Are you 12 to 18 years of age and
interested in aviation, being part of
a team, recreational sports or music? Come see us on Monday or Friday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30
p.m. We are located at Shannon
Park Elementary School. Phone
464-2053 or email [email protected] for details.
HMCS Sackville
celebrates 70
years young
By Cdr (ret’d) Len Canfield
CNMT
V
Adm (ret’d) Hugh MacNeil,
Chair of the Canadian Naval
Memorial Trust (CNMT) in welcoming guests and fellow trustees
to HMCS Sackville’s annual
Christmas social said the gathering
was special in recognizing the 70th
anniversary of the commissioning
of the iconic Second World War
corvette.
“Sackville was built and commissioned in Saint John, NB in December 1941 and along with sister
ships of the RCN played a significant role in helping win the decisive Battle of the Atlantic; she is the
last of the 269 corvettes built by the
Allies during the war,” he explained.
Following retirement from active service in early 1980s, Sackville was acquired by the volunteer
CNMT and in 1985 was designated
Canada’s Naval Memorial by the
Government of Canada.
VAdm MacNeil commended the
dedication of trustees and the support of the Navy and the corporate
community in maintaining and operating Sackville for the benefit of
all Canadians. He explained the
Trust has launched the Canadian
Naval Memorial Project to ensure
the long-term preservation and professional operation of the ship described as the Soul of the Navy.
The project involves a graving
dock (salt water berth) for Sackville
within a Memorial Hall and an adjacent Naval Heritage Centre next
to the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.Following his remarks, the
CNMT Chair invited RAdm David
Gardam, Commander JTFA and
MARLANT, and Cdr (ret’d) Wendall Brown, CO of Sackville to join
in the cutting of the 70th anniversary cake.
VAdm (ret’d) Hugh MacNail, LCdr (ret’d) Murray Knowles and Cdr
(ret’d) Wendall Brown participate in cutting the cake to celebrate the
70th anniversary of the commissioning of HMCS Sackville.
CDR (RET’D) BILL GARD, CNMT
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For information – 721-8660
Sunday Worship
1015 – French Catholic Mass
1115 – English Catholic Mass Lt (N) Matthew Ihuoma
1130 Wednesday – Weekday RC Mass
Jan-Mar 2012 - 1st and last Wednesday of each
month only
1130 Friday – Ecumenical Service of
Remembrance & Prayer
Sunday Worship
0945 hrs – R.C. Mass - Lt (N) Michael Conteh
1115 hrs – Protestant Worship Lt (N) Leonard Bednar
Protestant Communion – First Sunday of
each month
Weekday R.C. Mass
Please see parish bulletin for days and times.
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Honoured for
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D
uring the Admiral’s Honours
and Awards ceremony on
Dec. 14, MARLANT and JTFA
personnel were honoured for accomplishments ranging from 50
years of service to the CF, to participation in humanitarian missions.
“I can see that we have a full
house for these awards today,” said
RAdm David Gardam, Commander JTFA and MARLANT, as he addressed a large audience gathered
in the Wardroom.
“To me, this suggests that we’re
doing something right. We’re rewarding our people who have done
exceptional things.”
RAdm Gardam noted that the accomplishments of these individual
recipients would not be possible
without the support and encouragement from their families.
Cpl Kent Thistle received the
General Campaign Star (Afghanistan) 1st Rotation Bar, awarded to
members who have served more
than 210 but less than 390 days in
theatre.
MS Dave Desmond, MS Craig
Gilday and MS Robert Ivey received Operational Service medals. The Operational Service Medal
Expedition is presented to CF
members who have worked in a
theatre of operations or worked in
direct support of approved operations or served under dangerous
circumstances outside Canada.
LS Boyde Langdon received the
Operational Service Medal Humanitas, in acknowledgement of
his service during the Haiti mission. This medal is awarded to eligible persons who served in approved humanitarian missions conducted in response to a disaster or
human conflict including rescue,
relief and reconstruction outside
Canada for at least 30 cumulative
days commencing on August 1,
2009, provided the said service has
not been otherwise recognized by a
service medal.
Capt(N) Rich Gravel, Maj Gary
Collins, Capt Steven Stuart, and
PO2 Bourgeois each received the
second clasp to the CF Decoration,
presented to officers and NCMs
personnel with 32 years of qualifying service.
MCpl Craig Gilday received the
CF decoration.
Six people received Commander
RCN Commendations. This commendation recognizes achievement
by those who by nature of some direct relationship with the Navy
have made an exceptional contribution by their personal effort and example to the RCN, or have made a
major contribution to enhance the
image of the RCN.
Commander RCN Commendations were presented to LCdr
(ret’d) Brent Hobson, in recognition of his commitment and dedication to the planning and execution
of the 2010 Halifax International
Fleet Review (IFR); to Lt(N) Peter
Nowlan, for his exceptional leadership and dedication in his role as
Staff Officer Visits and Protocol
during the IFR and the Royal Tour
of Canada 2010; and to CPO1
Pierre Auger, commended for his
outstanding leadership and distinguished professionalism while employed as Coxswain of HMCS Preserver.
Commander RCN Commendations also went to CPO1 Robbie
Robinson, in recognition of his
leadership and dedication during
the planning and execution of the
IFR onboard St. John’s. His citation read, “His personal commitment to the complex program was
instrumental in the highly successful visit of Her Majesty The Queen
for the International Fleet Review.”
Roger Barakett was commended
for his outstanding efforts as production manager of the military and
civilian production personnel at
FMF Cape Scott, the largest military industrial complex in the RCN.
Barakett’s leadership and initiative
“have led to improved efficiency
and effectiveness at FMF Cape
Scott in its mission to support CF
personnel by providing the Atlantic
Fleet with the maintenance services and equipment it needs to fulfill
its operational requirements.”
Ken Doucette was recognized
“for demonstrating extraordinary
RAdm David Gardam, Commander JTFA and MARLANT, presents an award to John Clevett in recognition
of 35 years of service to the government of Canada. The award took place during the Admiral’s Honours
and Awards ceremony on Dec. 14, 2011.
CPL DAN BARD, FIS
vision and selfless dedication to
improving the overall welfare and
morale programs at CFB Halifax,”
and for his efforts in coordinating
sponsorship to commemorate the
Canadian Navy Centennial and the
IFR.
The Canadian Expeditionary
Force (CEFCOM) Commendation
is presented to CF members who
perform a deed or activity beyond
the demands of normal duty. CEFCOM Commendations went to
Maj Robert Gascoigne, Lt(N)
Dean Pask, PO1 Martin Cashin,
WO Jean-Marc Grenier, and PO1
Daniel Ricketts
Next were the Public Service
Long Service Awards, presented to
Federal Public Service Employees
in honour of years of service to the
Government of Canada.
Bill Burchell was honoured for
50 years of loyal service; Mike Bonin for 35 years, John Clevett for 35
years, and Tina Westlake for 25
years.
The next set of awards were the
Commander RCN Certificates of
Achievement. This is a Formation
level award, awarded to mark a
demonstration of outstanding ability, devotion to duty, professionalism, and exceptional efficiency in
the performance of duties or out-
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The following awards were
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a ticket between Feb. 13 and March 2 and you could be a winner.
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sandales?
L’Extravaganza annuelle Vacances au soleil du Centre de Ressources des Familles Militaires
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pour des destinations vacances géniales, et des lots bonis, il y a quelque chose pour tout le monde dans
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l’obtention de votre billet pour
l’Extravaganza 2012 à l’appui des
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Register for programs or call for
information at Halifax 427-7788 or
Shearwater 720-1885. Registration
is not complete until you have paid
for the program/event. We accept
credit and debit cards for payment
over $5. Unless otherwise indicated, programs are offered in English.
Military families are given priority for all MFRC programs and services, spaces may be available at an
additional cost for non-military
families. Please call for more information on a specific program.
Sauf mention contraire, les programmes et événements prévus
pour Halifax se déroulent au Centre
communautaire militaire d’Halifax, bâtiment 106, Windsor Park, et
les programmes prévus pour Shearwater se déroulent à l’Édifice
Hampton Grey Memorial à Shearwater. L’emplacement de chaque
programme est indiqué dans la de-
Programmes offerts en
français
Parent/Bambin
Site de Shearwater
Âges: de 0 à 5 ans
Ce programme est pour que les
parents et leurs enfants se rencontrent et participent dans divers activités musique, bricolage, histoire
et une collation que nous fournissons.
Tout les mardis 9h30 à 11h30
Coût: 2$ par enfants militaires et
3$ par enfants non-militaires
Aucune inscription n’est requise
Café français
Site de Shearwater
Bienvenue aux membres des
familles de militaires (19 ans et
plus). Pourquoi ne pas passer vos
jeudis matins à faire de la boulangerie ou de la pâtisserie, à bricoler, à
marcher, à bavarder et à visiter des
endroits vraiment intéressants avec
d’autres membres de familles de
militaires de la communauté? Vous
voulez essayer quelque chose de
différent tout en faisant la connaissance de personnes fantastiques?
Le café est toujours prêt et les conversations toujours animées.
Chaque jeudi matin de 9H30 –
11H30
Coût: $2 par membre de famille
militaire; 5$ -autres
Halte-garderie: 3$ par enfant
militaire; 6$ par famille militaire
Date limite d’inscription: le lundi16H00 avant chaque session.
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beach, sipping an ice cold drink, or
traveling throughout a foreign city
soaking up culture and good food.
Don’t just dream about getting
away for a vacation, buy a ticket for
the H&R MFRC’s Annual Vacation Lottery Extravaganza. You
can’t win a luxurious vacation if
you don’t play and even better, you
have great odds of winning a prize.
Ticket sales begin Feb. 13 and
run until March 2. Get your tickets
early and get in on the 13 early bird
draws, and a $1500 shopping spree
at the Halifax Shopping Centre.
Tickets are only $120 – and ALL
prizes have a value of $120 or
more. Past winners have gone to
Disney, indulged in the rich history
of Europe, put their feet up on Caribbean cruises and explored new
places.
There are monthly draws for
scription des programmes sur le
calendrier.
Vous devez vous inscrire et payer votre inscription à l’avance, y
compris le service de halte-garderie. L’inscription à un programme
ou un événement n’est pas complète tant que le paiement n’est pas
reçu en totalité. Vous pouvez vous
inscrire et payer à l’un ou l’autre
des sites – CRFM de Shearwater ou
d’Halifax. Les formes de paiements
acceptés sont en argent et par carte
de crédit ou de débit pour les transactions de 5 $ ou plus.
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Activité Famille francophone
- Soirée Pizza TGIF
tous âges
Site de Shearwater
Une soirée de plaisir pour socialiser avec ses pairs tout en décompressant. Les familles prendront
part d’un souper pizza et les enfants
vont avoir de la place pour jouer
avec leurs pairs francophones
Le vendredi 20 jan de 14:30 h à
19:30
4 $ par personne de membre de
famille militaire - 20$ par famille /
gratuit pour les enfants de moins de
deux ans
Date limite d’inscription: 16h00
le mardi 17 janvier, 2012.
Classe prénatale en français
Site de Shearwater - salle communautaire le samedi 21 jan, 9h0012h30 Coût: Gratuit. Cette classe
sera facilitée par l’Unité de santé
publique de Capital Health. Un
professionnel de la santé publique
spécialisée dans les cours prénataux et l’accouchement donnera un
atelier de 3,5 heures, fournissant
des informations nécessaires et
pertinentes sur la grossesse, l’accouchement, les options et services
disponibles pour les futures mamans
Date limite d’inscription, le vendredi 20 jan.
Soirée Francophone
pour conjointe militaire
Venez nous retrouver à de charmant et unique resto d’endroits variés d’Halifax et Dartmouth. Le
dernier vendredi du mois nous
donne l’occasion de se retrouver
parmi d’autres femmes française
pour partager un bon repas et de
belles histoires. Tout le monde est
bienvenu mais la priorité sera accordée aux conjointes militaires.
Place limité donc réservé tôt pour
vous assurez une place vendredi.
Plaisir et rire garanti. Date limite
d’inscription est le mardi d’avant.
janvier endroit: The Mongolie
Grill 1645 Granville Street Halifax
NS
Date limite d’inscription le mardi 24 jan avant 16H00
Endroits variés d’Halifax et
Dartmouth
Le dernier vendredi de chaque
mois de 18H30 à 21H30
Coût: Chaque participante défraie le coût de son repas
Date limite d’inscription: le mardi d’avant.
Deployment
and Events:
Programs
Deployment Family Networks –
HMCS Charlottetown
Halifax site
Family networks are a wonderful
and affordable means for military
families with common concerns
and interests to join in on a variety
of fun social events every month
for the duration of the deployment.
Consisting of family members and
friends of deployed CF members,
networks are set up at the beginning
of a deployment for families to
share information, make new supportive friends and organize all
kinds of special outings and events.
Make sure we have your contact
information so we can let you know
when the first meeting is planned.
Contact us for details on the first
meeting - [email protected]
Jan. 18, 6:30 to 8:30p.m. Registration deadline: Jan. 16.
Réseaux des familles de militaires en déploiement – NCSM
Charlottetown
site de Halifax
Les réseaux de soutien aux familles sont un excellent moyen abordable pour les familles de militaires
en déploiement de se retrouver
chaque mois à l’occasion de diverses activités sociales agréables pour
discuter de leurs préoccupations et
de leurs intérêts communs. Constitués des membres de la famille et
des amis des membres des FC à
l’étranger, ces réseaux sont établis
au début du déploiement et ont pour
but de permettre le partage d’information, de connaître de nouvelles
personnes à des fins de soutien mutuel et d’organiser toutes sortes de
sorties et d’activités spéciales.
Assurez-vous de laisser vos coordonnées afin que nous puissions
vous informer de la première réunion prévue. N’hésitez pas à nous
contacter pour de plus amples renseignements sur la première réunion
à:
[email protected].
18 jan. 1830 - 2030 Date limite
de reservation: 16 jan.
Deployment Café
Halifax Site
Come join us for dinner and connect with other military families
and discuss the joys and challenges
of your loved ones deployment.
Sunday Jan. 15, Feb. 5 and 19
from 4:30 to 6:30pm
Cost:Covered by Deployment
Services.
Deadline to register:Wednesday
prior to event by 4pm.
Café déploiement
Site d’Halifax
Joignez-vous à nous pour souper
et rencontrer d’autres familles de
militaires et discuter des joies et
des difficultés éprouvées lors du
déploiement d’un proche
Dimanche, le 15 janvier, 5 et 19
février de 16 h 30 à 18 h 30
Coût: assumé par les services de
soutien au déploiement.
Date limite de réservation : à 16
h, le mercredi avant l’activité.
Deployed Families Ice Skating
Shannon Park Arena (Dartmouth) Deployed families are invited to come join us at the public
skate at the Shannon Park Arena.
Following skating we will be providing cookies and hot chocolate.
Please note that skates are not supplied. Saturday, Jan. 21, 1 to
2:30pm No cost to participantsDeadline to Register: Wednesday,
Jan. 18, 4pm.
Patinage pour les familles des
déployés
Aréna Shannon Park (Dartmouth)
Les familles de membres déployés sont invitées à venir nous rejoindre à la raie publique, à l’aréna
Shannon Park. Après le patinage
nous allons offrir des biscuits et du
chocolat chaud. S’il vous plaît
noter que les patins ne sont pas
fournis. Le samedi 21 jan de 13h0014h30
Aucun coût pour les participants.
Date limite d’inscription: le mercredi 18 jan avant 16h00.
We’re Talking Reunion
Halifax Site
The Halifax & Region MFRC’s
Reunion Workshop is back just in
time to prepare for your CF member’s return home from deployment. Many military family members would agree that homecoming
is the best part of the deployment
process; however it may take some
time and patience for life to settle
back down again. Like other phases
of the deployment cycle, the reunion phase has unique stressors.
Our workshop will cover all of
these elements and provide you
with resources and helpful practices on how you can share your
feelings and keep open and honest
communications with your loved
one during your reunion. There will
also be an opportunity for discussion for participants to share joys
and challenges of reunion.
Thursday, Feb. 16, 6 to 8pm
Registration Deadline: Monday,
Feb. 13, 4pm.
says Keith. “I want to fulfill my
responsibilities to the family I’m
working for, as people in the CF
are very busy with their careers
and with so many other tasks.”
He receives email queries from
CF members deployed in the
Persian Gulf and in Afghanistan.
“These are people who are
thinking of moving to a new
per cent of the selling price. For
example, if Keith helps you sell
your home for $200,000 you
will receive up to $2,000 and
$4,000 cash back. If he helps
you purchase your home for
$200,000, you’ll receive up to
$1,000 cash back.
“The CF members and
their families have given me
the privilege and the trust of
assisting them with the sale
or the purchase of a home,”
Children’s Programs
Emergency and Respite Childcare. Find out more at
http://www.halifaxmfrc.ca/e/
services/family-support/childcare.asp
Weekday Casual Care
Halifax and Shearwater sites
Ages: 3 months to 12 years
Monday to Friday mornings
(9am to 12pm) and afternoons (1 to
4pm).
Cost: $5/hr for children under 18
months, $4/hr for children over 18
months
Registration available one week
in advance.
Cycle of Deployment
Workshop
Halifax Site
If you are a military family member preparing for a deployment or
currently experiencing deployment, you are invited to join the
H&R MFRC for the Cycle of Deployment Workshop. This workshop covers the various challenges
and opportunities faced before,
during and after deployment, while
house or are being posted when
they return, and they want to
meet with me to talk about it.”
Over the past 26 years, Keith
and his executive assistant
(wife) Linda have worked with
numerous military families
posted in and out of the Halifax
area. During that time, they
have seen how useful it is to
Halte-garderie– semaine
Site d’Halifax et Shearwater
Âge: 3mois à 5ans.
Le service de halte-garderie est
offert aux membres des familles
militaires pour leur permettre d’aller à un rendez-vous dans la journée,
de faire une pose ou de faire des
courses. Tarif: enfants de moins de
18mois– 5$/heure; enfants de plus
de 18mois– 4$/heure. Inscriptions
offertes une semaine à l’avance.
Saturday Casual Care
Ages: 3 months to 12 years
Register for this program as
early as possible because spaces
are limited and fill up quickly.
have extra cash in hand during a
move. Keith says he knows extra
money is always helpful, even
though the military covers many
of the posting expenses.
“I’ve seen the results of my
program,” he says. “It’s great
when the families get a couple of
thousand dollars they wouldn’t
have, otherwise. Then they can
get some of the extra things they
would like to have, over and
above just the things that they
need.
“I encourage families to see
every property they wish to see,
as this allows them to make
an informed decision. It means
additional running around but
the result is that everybody feels
wonderful about what they’ve
accomplished.” Linda and
Keith do not take a vacation
until after Labour Day and
even then, he has his cell
phone and laptop and is
available 24/7.
As the year 2011
progresses and now that
annual posting season has
arrived, Keith and Linda
look forward to greeting and
assisting Canadian military
families, either selling and
moving to a new location, or
on their house hunting trip.
Please do not hesitate to
contact Keith at
(902) 452-3456 or by email
at [email protected].
Selling
Buying
“Cash Rebate Receive up to
to Sellers” $
on the sale of your home
and selling houses.
“With the cooperation
of a lot of good people in
the Department of National
Defence, it got underway and
now, I can see the returns.
It’s enjoyable to see so many
people benefitting from this
program.”
If you are posted to or from
Halifax, or even if you are
moving to a new home within
this area, Keith Tannahill can
Que vous viviez actuellement un
déploiement, que vous soyez sur le
point d’en vivre un ou que vous en
ayez déjà vécu, cet atelier est fait
pour vous. L’atelier sur le cycle de
déploiement aborde les divers problèmes auxquels on fait face avant,
pendant et après un déploiement et
les possibilités qu’il apporte. L’accent est mis sur les stratégies d’adaptation et sur la façon de rendre
l’expérience plus agréable.Mardi,
le 21 février, 18h à 20h
Date limite pour l’inscription:
jeudi, le 16 fév au plus tard 4h.
Site d’Halifax
La plupart des familles militaires
s’accordent à dire que le retour au
foyer est le meilleur moment d’un
déploiement. Toutefois, il faut faire
des efforts pour que la vie reprenne
encore une fois son cours normal.
Venez vous joindre à nous pour une
soirée interactive amusante où
nous discuterons des joies et des
défis des retrouvailles et partagerons nos expériences en la matière.Jeudi, le 16 fév., 18h à 20h
Date limite pour l’inscription:
lundi, le 13 fév. au plus tard 4h00
Realtor thanks military
community with cash back
put extra cash in your pocket.
If you purchase your home
through Keith, he will give you
his cash to buyer incentive. This
applies to all MLS® listings in
the Halifax and surrounding
areas. Keith Tannahill is an
experienced full-time real
estate agent offering qualified
professional service with all his
listings on the MLS® system.
He offers you all the benefits
of MLS® with advertising
and promotion plus the added
incentive of his cash back offer.
Should you list your home
with Keith and he writes an
acceptable offer from a qualified
buyer, he will give you, the
seller, on closing, up to two
Atelier sur le cycle
de déploiement
Atelier sur les retrouvailles
ADVERTISING SPECIAL
Since January 17, 2008,
Realtor Keith Tannahill has
given back over $100,000
to the many military
families who have used
his professional real estate
services. “It’s my way of
saying thank you, from my
wife Linda and me to all
the CF members who put
themselves in harm’s way.”
During his 26 years in real
estate, Keith has acquired an
in-depth knowledge of the
market in Halifax Regional
Municipality. Two years ago,
Keith received approval to
start his program of cash back
to CF members who used his
professional services in buying
emphasizing positive coping strategies and enhancing positive
experiences. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 6-8
pmRegistration deadline: Thursday, Feb. 16, 4 pm.
7000
Complete MLS benefits,
advertising & promotions.
Potentially thousands of your
investment dollars SAVED!
“Cash Back
to Buyer”
Full professional services.
25 years experience.
on MLS home
purchases
Keith I. Tannahill
Atlantic Lifestyle Realty
(902) 452-3456
[email protected]
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Experiencing deployment? Let us
know as respite hours can be used.
Shearwater site: Jan. 21, Feb 4,
18
Halifax site: Jan. 14 and 28, Feb.
11 and 25
10am to 3p.m.
Cost: $5/hr for children under 18
months, $4/hr for children over 18
months
Registration Deadline: Wednesday before the session.
Service de garde occasionnel
du samedi
Âges: 3 mois à 12 ans
Les parents sont priés de s’inscrire à ce programme le plus tôt
possible, car les places sont limitées et se remplissent rapidement.
Vous vivez un déploiement? Laissez-nous savoir et les heures de répit pourront être utilisées.
Site de Shearwater: le 21 jan., le
4, 18 fev.
Site d’Halifax:, 14 et 28 jan., le
11 et 25 fev.
10h00 à 15h00
Coût: 5$/heure pour les enfants
de moins de 18 mois, 4$/heure pour
les enfants de 18 mois et plus
Date limite d’inscription: le mercredi avant la session.
Cost: $25/person
Deadline to register: Jan. 10
Soirée de science
Âge: 8 à 13 ans
Site de Shearwater
Les préadolescents ont l’occasion de se réunir en groupe pour
partager et discuter des joies et des
défis auxquels les jeunes font face
de nos jours.
Les mardis 17 et 31 jan.; 14 et 28
fév.; 27 mars; 10 et 24 avril 18h30 à
20h00
Coût: 25 $ par personne
Date limite d’inscription: le 10
jan.
Âge : 8 à 13 ans
Le 19 janvier 1800-2000
Coût: 2$
Date limite pour s’inscrire et
payer: le 17 janvier
Girl Gab
Âge: 8 à 18 ans
Rencontrer au Centre sportif
PSP
Le 21 janvier 13h à 15 h
Coût: 6 $
payer: le 19 janvier
Ages: 8-13
Shearwater site
Pre-teen girls have the opportunity to get together in a group setting to share and discuss some of
the joys and challenges today’s female youth face.
Mondays Jan. 16 & 30, Feb. 13 &
27, March 19, April 2 & 16. 6:30-8
pm
Cost: $25/person
Registration Deadline: : Jan 11
Entre Fille (between us girls)
Ages: Infant to 5 years
Halifax site (38 Macdougall
Street): Tuesdays and Thursdays,
9:30to 11:30am
Shearwater site: English - Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays;
French - Tuesdays 9:30 to
11:30am. Shearwater site: Military
families only. Limited space.
Cost: Military $2/child and civilian (Halifax only) $3/child
Âge: 8 à 13 ans
Site de Shearwater
Les préadolescentes ont l’occasion de se réunir en groupe pour
partager et discuter des joies et des
défis auxquels les jeunes femmes
font face de nos jours.
Le lundi 16 et 30 jan.; 13 et 27
fév., 19 mars, 2 et 16 avril de 18h30
-20h00
Coût: 25 $ par personne
jan.
Parent / Bambin
Home Alone for Youth
Âges: poupon à 5 ans
Site d’Halifax (38 Macdougall
Street): les mardis et jeudis
Site de Shearwater: Anglais: les
lundis, mercredis et jeudis; Français: les mardis
9h30-11h30
Coût: 2$ /enfant de militaire et
3$ /enfant non-militaire (Halifax
seulement)
Militaire seulement à Shearwater.
Age: 10 – 15 years
Shearwater Site (Youth Centre)
Youth will learn various skills in
order to stay home by themselves.
Saturday, Feb 18, 1to 4p.m.
Cost: $5/person (military)
Deadline to Register: Tuesday,
Feb. 14
Parent and Tot
Dad & Me – Mooseheads
Hockey Game
Come and enjoy a night with
your children at the Moosehead
Hockey game. Friday, Jan. 20,
6:30pm
Cost: $8person
Participants must register and
pick up their ticket for this event by
Tuesday, Jan. 17 by 4pm
Papa et moi – Partie de Hockey
des Mooseheads
Venez assister et profiter d’une
soirée avec votre enfant à une partie
de hockey des Moosehead. Plaisir
garanti.
Vendredi, 20 janvier 2012
8$ par personne
Les participants doivent s’inscrire et venir chercher leurs billets
pour cet évènement avant
mardi le 17 janvier 16h00
Gymboree
Ages: Infant to 5 yrs
Shearwater Site
Gymboree is a program that provides children with the opportunity
to interact with other kids and play
in a gym filled with bikes, balls,
tunnels, hoops, mini putt, toys and
much more.
Sat Jan 21, Feb 4, Feb 18, March
3, March 17, March 31, 10 am to
11:30 am
Cost: $3/mil child $4/ civ child
Deadline to register: Wednesday
before the session.
Gym tapageur
Âge: jusqu’à 5ans
Site de Shearwater
Le Gym tapageur est un programme qui donne aux enfants
l’occasion
d’interagir
avec
d’autres enfants et de s’amuser
dans un gymnase où ils trouveront
une multitude de bicyclettes, de
ballons, de tunnels, de cerceaux et
de jouets, un mini-golf et plus encore.
Les samedis 21 janvier, 4 février,
3, 17 et 31 mars, 10H00 – 11H30.
Coût: 3$/enfant militaire
4 $/ autres
Date limite d’inscription: le mercredi avant la session
Youth Programs
Boys’ Brigade
Ages: 8-13
Shearwater site
Pre-teen boys have the opportunity to get together in a group setting to share and discuss some of
the joys and challenges today’s
youth face.
Tuesday Jan. 17 & 31, Feb. 14 &
28, March 27, April 10 & 24
Cost: $2
Entre gars
Seule à la maison – pour ado
Âge: 10 à 15 ans
Centre de la jeunesse (Site de
Shearwater)
Les jeunes apprendront des compétences diverses telles que la sécurité, la cuisine, les premiers soins
et plus encore. Et ce afin de rester à
la maison par eux-mêmes.
Le samedi 18 fév., 13h00
à16h00Coût: 5 $ par personne (militaire) Date limite d’inscription: le
mardi 14 fév.
Henderson Sweetman
Youth Centre
For details on becoming a member of the Youth Centre or for inquiries on Youth Services, contact
720-3038 or email [email protected]. For drop-in
times and more, check out
www.halifaxmfrc.ca/youth.
All
youth programming is offered at
the Henderson Sweetman Youth
Centre unless otherwise indicated.
Youth Committee
12+yrs
Jan. 10 and 24
Cost: Free
Contact the Youth Coordinator if
you would like to join.
Comité des jeunes
Âge: 12+
Le 10 et 24 janvier
Coût: Free
Contacter la coordonatrice si
vous desirez devenir membre.
Drop-in Floor Hockey
12-18
Jan 13, 6-8pm and Jan 28, 1-3pm
Cost: Free
Deadline to register: Drop In-
Swim & Pizza
Age: 8-18yrs
Meet at PSP rec centre
Jan. 21, 1-3pm
Cost: $6
Natation et pizza
Basketball Skills
Age: 8-14yrs
Jan 25, 6-8pm (Doors open at
6pm)
Compétence de Basketball
Âge: 8 à 14 ans
Le 25 janvier, 18 h à 20h (porte
ouvre à 18h)
Chill out Zone- Skills to help
you de-stress and relax
8-15yrs
Jan 26, 6-8pm
Cost: $3
Deadline to register: Jan 24
Zone décompression -Compétence pour vous aider à déstresser et se détendre
Âge: 8 à 15 ans
Le 26 janvier 18hà 20h
Coût: 3$
payer: Le 24 janvier
Ice Cream Social
8-15yrs
Jan. 29, 1-4pm
Cost: $2
Deadline to register: drop in
Rencontre crème glacé
Âge: 8 à 15 ans
Le 29 janvier 13 h à 16h
Coût: 2$
payer: porte ouverte
Adult Programs
and Events
Coffee Connections
Halifax and Shearwater sites
Friday mornings
Cost: $2/military family member $6/non-military family member
Casual Care: $3/child or $6/military family
Registration Deadline: Tuesdays
prior to each session
Café connexion
Site d’Halifax et Shearwater
Les vendredis de novembre 9h30
à 11h30
Participation: 2$ pour les familles militaires – 6$/familles nonmilitairesService de garde d’enfants: disponible, uniquement pour
les familles militaires (3$, 6$) Date
limite pour s’inscrire et payer: le
mardi précédent si vous désirez
faire garder votre enfant.
Breakaway Program
for Seniors
Shearwater site
In partnership with the VON, we
offer programming for seniors in
the CF family including gentle exercise for the body and mind and
therapeutic activities.
Friday mornings, 9:30am 12:30pm
Registration is ongoing.
Hockey en salle porte ouverte
Programme Détente
pour les aînés
Âge: 12 à 18 ans
Le 13 jan. 18h à 20h et le 28 jan.,
13h à 15h
Coût: gratuit
Site de ShearwaterTous les vendredis matins
9 h 30 à 12 h 30
Teen Night- Coffee house
Halifax site: 12 and 26 Jan., 9 et
23 Feb. 6:30-8:30pm
Shearwater site: 19 Jan., 6:308:30 pm 2 et 16 Feb.
Cost: $2 drop-in fee/military
family members; $6/non-military
family members. Registration
Deadline: Mondays prior to the session by 4pm.
13-18yrs
Jan. 14, 6-9pm
Cost: $3
Soirée ado - petit café
Âge: 13 à 18 ans
le 14 jan., 18h à 21h
Cost: $3
Trivia Challenge
8-18yrs
Jan. 15, 1-4pm
Cost: No fee
Défis de bagatelles
Âge 8+18 ans
le 15 janvier, 13h-16h
Coût: gratuit
Science Night
Age: 8-13
Jan. 19, 6-8 p.m.
Evening Coffee
Café en soirée
Site d’Halifax: jeudis le 12 et 26
jan., 9 et 23 fev.
Site de Shearwater: jeudi le 19
jan., 2 et 16 fev.
18 h 30 à 20 h 30
Coût : 2 $ familles de militaires ;
6 $ membres des familles des employés civils.
Date limite pour s’inscrire: à 16
h, les lundis précédant chaque rencontre.
Brunch Bunch
Jan. 28 – Sam’s Sea Food and
Grill, Russell Lake, Dartmouth
February 26 - The Vines, Sunday
Brunch Buffet 4 Panavista Drive,
Dartmouth, NS
11am to1pm
Cost: Participants are responsible for the cost of their meal. Casual Care: $6/child;$9/family
Registration Deadline: one week
in advance.
La Bande du Brunch
28 janvier – Sam’s Sea Food and
Grill, Russell Lake, Dartmouth 26
février Le restaurant Vines
De 11H00 à 13H00
Coût: Les participants doivent
assumer leurs propres dépensesService de halte-garderie: $6 / enfant $9 / famille
Date limite d’inscription: une semaine a l’avance.
Pet First Aid,
St John Ambulance
Shearwater Site
The program covers a wide variety of topics including: Injury
Prevention, Choking, CPR, Bleeding, Fractures, and much more.
Jan. 15 9 to 2p.m.
Registration Deadline: Jan. 11
Cours de secourisme pour
animaux de compagnies, Ambulance Saint-Jean
site de Shearwater
Le programme couvre une
grande variété de sujets, notamment: prévention des blessures,
étouffement, RCR, saignements,
fractures, et bien plus encore.
15 janvier 9H00 à 14H00
Jan.
Emergency First Aid and CPR
Level C
Halifax site
Saturday, January 21, 9a.m. to
5p.m.
$35per military family member
Registration deadline: Wednesday, Jan. 18
Premiers soins d’urgence et
RCR niveau C
Site d’ Halifax
Places limitées.
Le samedi 21 jan. 09h00-17h00
35$ pour les membres de familles de militaires
Date limite d’inscription : le 18
jan.
Out N’About :Halifax Mooseheads Hockey Game, Halifax Metro Centre
Friday, Feb. 10. Game starts at
7p.m.
Cost: $11/Military
Registration deadline Feb. 3
Sortez et venez vous amuser:
Match d’hockey Mooseheads de
Halifax, Centre Metro d’Halifax
Vendredi 10 fév. 2012 Le jeu
commence à 19h00
Coût :11$ /Military
fév.
Extreme Couponing – MFRC
Style
An outside facilitator will present the workshop and share her
experiences of saving her family
over $300 a month using coupons.
Participants will leave the workshop with tips on how to save money using coupons, and a folder
filled with valid Canadian coupons.Saturday, Feb. 11. 10a.m. to
12p.m. – Halifax Site, 2 to 4p.m. –
Shearwater Site
Cost: $8/Military or $10nonmilitary members
Couponnage extrême
Afin d’aider les participants
avec leur budget familial, on mettra
à leur disposition les ressources nécessaires pour profiter pleinement
des avantages du couponnage.Le
samedi 11 fév
1000-1200 - site d’ Halifax,
1400-1600 - site de Shearwater
Coût : 8$ /Military 10$ non-military.
Standard First Aid and CPR
Level C
Shearwater Site
Feb. 25 and 26, 8a.m. to 4p.m.
Cost: $10 military family participants
Registration deadline: Feb. 22
Cours standard de premiers
soins et de RCR, niveau C
Site de Shearwater
Les 25 et 26 fév, de 8 h à 16 h
Coût : 10$/Military
Date-limite d’inscription : le 22
fév
Parents
How to Talk so
Kids will Listen
Halifax Site
Do you have children between
the ages of 2 ½ and 11 years olds
and are looking for a new logic or
know-how that will enhance your
parenting skills? Look no further.
How to Talk so Kids will Listen is a
practical workshop which can help
parents improve the everyday quality of their relationship with their
child(ren). We will be exploring a
variety of strategies, suggestions
and innovative ways to solve common problems like engaging cooperation, helping children deal with
their feelings, praise, self-esteem
and more. Join us for six evening
sessions and learn new ways to talk
so kids will listen and listen so kids
will talk.
Tuesday evenings Jan. 17 to Feb.
21
Cost: $15/military family; $20/
non-military family (will be put on
a wait list), childcare is available to
military families at an additional
cost of per session: $6/child per
session or $12 per family
Deadline to register: Thursday,
Jan. 12
Comment parler à vos enfants
pour qu’ils écoutent
Site d’Halifax
Vous avez des enfants âgés de 2
½ ans à 11 ans et vous cherchez une
nouvelle logique ou des techniques
qui amélioreront vos compétences
parentales? Ne cherchez plus.
«Comment parler à vos enfants
pour qu’ils écoutent» est un atelier
pratique qui peut aider les parents à
améliorer la qualité de la relation
quotidienne avec leurs enfants.
Nous examineront différentes stratégies, suggestions et façons nouvelles de résoudre des problèmes
courants comme favoriser la coopération, aider les enfants à reconnaître leurs émotions, féliciter, favoriser la confiance en soi, etc. Venez participer à six ateliers du soir
pour apprendre de nouvelles façons
de parler avec vos enfants pour
qu’ils vous écoutent et d’écouter
pour que vos enfants vous parlent.
Les mardis soirs le 17 jan -21 fev.
Coût: 15$/famille militaire, 20
$/famille non militaire (en liste
d’attente); un service de garde pour
enfants est disponible pour les familles militaires moyennant un coût
additionnel de 6$ par enfant par
soirée ou de 12$ par famille.
Date limite d’inscription: le jeudi 12 jan.
Behaviour Guidance
(ages 2 – 6 years)
Parents of children 2-6 years
Halifax Site
All children will exhibit challenging and difficult behaviour
from time to time. For parents these
behaviours can be extremely challenging to handle. There are many
reasons for a child’s behaviour and
there are also many ways for parents to help children manage their
behaviour. Join us for a two-hour
workshop in which we will explore
strategies that promote positive attitude and positive behavior in children between the ages 2 and 6
years.
Monday Jan. 23, 9:30 to
11:30am
Cost: $5/military; $10/non-military, child care is avaibable to military famiiles at an additional cost
Deadline to register and pay:
Wednesday Jan. 19
Guide de comportement (âges: de 2 à 6 ans)
Parents d’enfants de 2 à 6 ans
Site d’Halifax
Tous les enfants ont un comportement difficile de temps à autres.
Pour les parents, ces comportements peuvent être extrêmement
difficiles à régler. Plusieurs raisons
peuvent expliquer le comportement d’un enfant, et il existe également plusieurs façons pour les parents d’aider les enfants à mieux se
comporter. Venez assister à un atelier de deux heures où nous examinerons des stratégies qui favorisent une attitude et un comportement positifs chez les enfants de 2 à
6 ans.
Le lundi 23 jan. 2012, de 9 h 30 à
11 h 30
Coût : 5 $/famille militaire, 10
$/famille non militaire; un service
de garde est également offert aux
familles militaires moyennant des
frais supplémentaires.
Date limite d’inscription et de
paiement: le mercredi 19 jan.
Coming Up:
Parenting Workshop: Temper
Tantrums Tuesday, Feb. 28, 9:30
to11:30a.m.
Atelier pour les parents: Crises
de colère Le mardi 28 fév. 2012, de
9 h 30 à 11 h 30
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The Royal
Canadian Sea
Cadet
Education
Foundation
By Capt(N) (ret’d) Roger Chiasson
Director, Maritimes Region,
RCSCEF
Many Trident readers are familiar with The Royal Canadian Sea
Cadet Education Foundation
(RCSCEF), founded in 2007, with
the objective of funding scholarships for Sea Cadets entering their
first year of post-secondary education. The foundation is an independent charitable organization,
supporting the sea cadet scholarship program previously funded
and administered by the Navy
League of Canada. The foundation
is solely focused on meeting the annual needs of the scholarship program through fundraising initiatives. Administrative expenses are
extremely small, with each of the
board members volunteering their
time and paying costs for any incidental expenses.
The foundation has been strongly supported by the Royal Canadian
Naval Benevolent Fund (RCNBF),
which matches the number of
scholarships awarded annually by
the Foundation. Recently, the Naval Association of Canada (formerly NOAC) has boosted the foundation’s efforts by earmarking funds
from their endowment fund to support
additional
scholarships.
Through this tripartite cooperation
among the RCSCEF, the RCNBF
and the NAC, a total of 30 $1,000
scholarships were awarded in 2011
to sea cadets advancing to post-secondary education.
Despite the success of the foundation since its formation, it is still
not fully able to meet the needs of
all sea cadet applicants. In spite of
the steady increase in donations in
the foundation’s short history, the
available funds are falling short of
the demand. The foundation clearly
sees an increasing demand for assistance as the costs of tuition, accommodation and books continue
to rise at an unprecedented rate.
Readers are encouraged to support The Royal Canadian Sea Cadet
Education and its partners in their
important endeavours on behalf of
deserving sea cadets. This can be
easily done through a tax-free donation through James Clute, Secretary-Treasurer, RCSCEF - Unit
602, 1180 Ohio Street Ottawa K1H
8N5 (613-248-3396 or 613-8631874) or by making an online donation at www.canadianseacadetscholarships.ca.
There is also an opportunity to
contribute on a monthly basis by
using the United Way payroll deduction. Simply complete the donation form by specifying Option C
and writing in the Foundation’s
Charity
Registration
number
(82761 4413 RR001).
Cadet corps honours its ancestry
By Phil Gray
ADMINO, NLCC Micmac
On Nov. 3, 2011 Navy League
Cadet Corps (NLCC) Micmac and
the First Nations Community
came together to celebrate a historical event that reconnected the
corps with the First Nations.
HMCS Micmac has been the
name of our corps since its inception and we wanted to bring back
the original ship’s crest to honor
those who served and the people
of the First Nations.
The crest changing ceremony
was a pleasure for NLCC Micmac
to host. We were honored with the
presence of numerous dignitaries,
including RAdm Jennifer Bennett, Chief of Reserves and Cadets; Elder Douglas Knockwood
of Indian Brook First Nations;
and Don Julien, Executive Director of the Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq. We were also
thrilled to have with us CPO2 Dan
Peppar of HMCS Windsor, Earle
Don Julien, PO2 Rhys Watson, PO2 Spence Lewis, Doug Knockwood, RAdm Jennifer Bennett, and PO2
Gregory Cole display the ship’s crest that links NLCC Micmac with HMCS Micmac and the First Nations.
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Corn, NLCC Division President,
Cdr Garry Reddy, Scott Briand,
Vice President Navy League, Cdr
(NL) Susan Murphy and NL
Branch President Leon Lewis.
RAdm Bennett presented our
cadets with their new crests, with
the original ship’s crest of a gold-
en fern on it by followed by Elder
Knockwood presenting the cadets
with their rocker, aptly embroidered ‘Melkedae’, meaning ‘fearless’ in Mi’kmaq.
This change has brought history full circle for our corps. The
day that HMCS Micmac sailed,
seven chiefs from the First Nations appeared on the jetty to
bless the ship as she set sail. With
this crest change, we have reunited both the First Nations and
the Royal Canadian Navy with
our own corps, Micmac, our
namesake.
A sense of the sea - our own view
By Brian G. Whitehouse
PhD
Brian G. Whitehouse, PhD, is the
son of LCdr Edward Whitehouse,
RN, RCN. This excerpt, from Dr.
Whitehouse’s book A Sense of the
Sea: Our View of the Sea and How
We Got It, is printed in Trident by
permission of Brian Whitehouse.
Part one of two
Grandfather William Whitehouse was the son of an English
seaman. He became a stoker in the
Royal Navy, and according to my
father’s youngest sister, like my father, my grandfather was a man of
few words. Apparently, in the Royal Navy you learn not to speak your
mind.
On 5 July 1933, when Edward
was barely eleven years old, his father removed him from the family
home and shipped him off to The
Royal Hospital School. The facility
continues today as it was then, a
boarding academy located in Holbrook, Ipswich. Edward never
lived with his mother again. She
died six years later, during child
birth, when she was thirty-eight
years old. Nor did he see his siblings again, until years later when
they were no longer children.
His sisters were not told he had
been sent to an academy, or that he
was not permitted to return home.
The Holbrook facility was established as a school for the children of
Royal Navy seamen and it was run
with military precision. In the early
1930s most of Holbrook’s students
were orphans who were accepted
with the understanding that upon
graduation they would join the
Royal Navy. Each student was assigned a number, a locker, a nautical uniform, and a cot in a fifty-bed
dormitory.
Edward was discharged from the
Holbrook facility on 31 December
1937. Three days later he joined the
Royal Navy, stationed at His Majesty’s barracks at Chatham. He was
assigned to the Mechanical Trainer
Establishment and the HMS Pem
broke depot.
Edward’s mother died during his
time there. Within months of his
mother’s death, he was fighting
World War II at sea.
In hindsight, my experiences at
weather station Papa probably had
similarities to what my father
experienced during his first few
weeks at sea, when he was just sixteen years old. Thereafter, his naval
experiences were nothing to chuckle about over a cup of tea. By the
time he was my twenty-three years,
he had already sailed on HMS Raleigh, Victory and Hawkins. He had
also survived war at sea. His
experiences were something he
was trying to bury, not reminisce
about.
On occasion, James Bond, the
fictional character of British novelist Ian Fleming, wore a Royal Navy
commander’s uniform without any
indication of having served time on
the grey ships, just like the author
himself. Ian Fleming did hitch a
ride home to England once on one
of His Majesty’s war ships. He
boarded HMS London in December 1943 when it was ashore in Gibraltar, the same port in which Edward Whitehouse disembarked
from the same ship in 1949.
My father was aboard her when
she sailed up the Yangtze River in
late April, 1949, in an attempt to
rescue the converted frigate HMS
Amethyst. He was one of the lucky
ones when he disembarked from
her decks the following August in
Gibraltar. There could not have
been a greater contrast between my
father’s experience on HMS London and Fleming’s.
Six months after Edward Whitehouse joined her crew, HMS London sailed from England to the
South China Sea, right into a civil
war. The British cruiser had recently received an extensive refit, all
ready for what would become its final deployment and deadliest service. Mao Tse-tung’s Communists
were challenging the rule of China’s Nationalists, with force. The
Communists shelled HMS Amethyst as she was sailing up the
Yangtze River, causing extensive
damage that left the ship out of control. After running aground at Rose
Island, with the Nationalists on one
side of the river and the Communists on the other but preparing to
cross, the British frigate radioed for
help.
HMS Consort sailed down river
from Nanking to assist. Although a
British destroyer, being confined
by the river she became the proverbial sitting duck. With casualties,
and her wheelhouse destroyed, the
Consort abandoned the rescue and
continued down river to Kiang Yin,
where she anchored alongside
HMS London and HMS Black
Swan.
What followed became naval
history, subsequently immortalized in the 1957 movie entitled Battle Hell. The London’s commanding officer, Captain Peter Cazalet,
lost thirteen sailors on the Yangtze,
plus more than 50 wounded, but he
did not rescue the Amethyst. Having sustained severe shell damage
to his ship, he realized that continuing the rescue attempt was suicide. The wheel was ordered hard
to starboard and the engine room
full astern on starboard engine.
In addition to the engines themselves, the London’s guns, and the
Communists’ piercing shells, that
order likely consumed my father’s
view of the sea that day. With the
ship’s bridge shattered by a bursting overhead shell and its pilots
dead or unconscious, the engine
room turned a naval cruiser doing
twenty knots while under fire in a
river no more than a mile wide. The
sight from shore must have been
gobsmacking.
Two months after my father arrived in Gibraltar on HMS London,
Mao Tse-tung stood before the
gates of the Forbidden City and announced the inauguration of his
new regime. Mao’s forces had
shelled the London again during its
trip back down river. The beating
sustained by the ship and its crew
was so brutal that the ship was sold
for scrap upon its return to England.
To be continued
A gift for the museum
Capt(N) (ret’d) John Stuart, past president of the Nova Scotia
Naval Officers Association of Canada (NSNOAC), LCdr (ret’d) Doug
Thomas, President NSNOAC, present a cheque to Rick Sanderson,
acting Director of the Maritime Command Museum (MCM), Christine Walker, Assistant Curator MCM, and Capt(N) Brian Santarpia,
Base Commander CFB Halifax. The funds from NSNOAC will be
used to create a new exhibition at the museum.
CPL DAN BARD, FIS
Exchange with the RNZ Navy
By LS Pamela Vant
HMCS Ville de Québec
R
ecently I was attached posted
for six months with the Royal
New Zealand Navy. I was posted to
the ANZAC frigate HMNZS Te
Kaha. It was a unique and rewarding experience as well as challenging at times. While deployed on Te
Kaha I sailed to Waitangi in the
Bay of Island, New Zealand to help
celebrate Waitangi Days which is
the annual celebration of the signing of the treaty of Waitangi at the
historic flag pole. The treaty is considered the founding document of
New Zealand and was signed by the
British and the Maori’s, the native
people of New Zealand, on Feb. 6,
1840 which began the increased
colonization and settling of New
Zealand by the Europeans (Pakeha). After Waitangi days we sailed
for three and a half months participating in EXERCISE TRIDENT
STORM with the Royal Australian
Navy off the coast of Western Australia and EXERCISE BERSAMA
SHIELD with the British, Malaysian, Singapore and Australian navies in the South China Sea. The
RNZ Navy often exercises with
these navies as part of a historic
five nation’s alliance formed after
the Second World War to protect
South East Asia, particularly Malaysia and Singapore.
During this deployment I further
participated in many of the ship’s
activities like circuit training on the
flight deck, netball tournament in
Singapore, Anzac day, a sports day
in Malaysia and the crossing the
line ceremony. The RNZ Navy is a
young navy and has a real zest for
fitness. Their PTI instructor (Physical Training Instructor is an actual
trade in their navy) conducts flight
deck circuit training twice a day at
sea which the ships company can
participate in when scheduling allows. I also participated in a netball
tournament between the ships in
Singapore. It was a unique and interesting opportunity to learn a
sport not played in Canada. The
ANZAC ceremony was also very
interesting ANZAC day is the Australian and New Zealanders equivalent to our Remembrance Day in
Canada and occurs on April 25 every year commemorating and honoring the major losses of the Australian and New Zealand Army
corps (ANZACS) who fought at
Gallipoli during the First World
War. Similar to Canada’s Remembrance Day, ANZAC day has expanded to remember and honor all
veterans who served and died in
military operations for their countries. Unlike Canada’s Remembrance Day, however, ANZAC day
services are conducted at dawn.
Another interesting evolution I
participated in was the five nations
sports day on a tropical Malaysian
island near the end of EXERCISE
BERSAMA SHIELD. All ships
went to anchor and spent the day
ashore competing against each other in rugby, basketball, volleyball,
soccer and tug of war. It was a great
break and a chance to meet the sailors from the other ships who we
had been exercising with. All warships at anchor made for a scenic
and formidable force on the horizon. The Royal New Zealand Navy’s crossing the line ceremony
was fun and full of youthful exuberance. I suspect it is far more
hard core version then Canada’s
but I can’t compare them because I
haven’t crossed the line with the
Royal Canadian Navy.
The RNZ Navy, although similar
to Canada’s in many respects, also
has many differences. The RNZ is a
very young navy in comparison and
many sailors are only in the navy
for a few transitional years where
as Canada has an older and more
career-oriented navy. The ANZAC
frigates themselves aren’t designed
to sustain long durations at sea due
to food storage space and the lack of
garbage treatment thus the longest
duration is approximately two
weeks at sea before returning to
land gash and resupply. Some very
useful and innovative practices
used by the RNZ included the use
of small movable temperature
gauges by the boundary sentries allowing a fire boundary sentry to
monitor the bulkheads actual temperature and cool down as needed.
Another great idea practiced by the
RNZ Navy is that before every deployment each mess is called up to
the hanger to review weapons
handling drills on their standard rifle, the equivalent to our C7. The
first week at sea all the messes were
again called up to fire the rifles thus
ensuring that every member of the
ship’s company was familiar and
able to safely handle and fire the rifles in case a force protection need
should arise.
Curiously though, the RNZ Navy isn’t half as vigilant as Canada
when it comes to force protection
and they don’t train for bomb
threats or NBCD. The RNZ does
however train for toxic gas due to
the proximity of the sewage treatment plants to the mess decks and
occasional issues with the toxic
gases produced by the sewage.
Thus their EEBDs are far more advanced then Canada’s as they are
used frequently to escape toxic gas
filled compartments. Their EEBDs
are reusable consisting of small refillable oxygen bottles carried in a
bag that slings over your shoulder
and a similar but more durable reusable hood. Another interesting,
fun and worthwhile practice conducted before sailing was that each
mess had to practice escaping from
their mess as a team to the upper
decks with their flash gear on backwards and the lights turned off, thus
ensuring that each mess could work
well as a team in the complete darkness should such an emergency
arise.
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11
12
Service
fessionalism, and exceptional efficiency in the performance of duties
or outstanding acts outside of normal duties.
Three CF members were recognized for their leadership efforts regarding the MARLANT Camp Hill
veterans’ Outreach Programme.
SLt Brian Houston was honoured
“for his dedication and professionalism”, CWO Daryl Smith for “his
positive attitude and dedication”
and directly contribution to the success of the Veterans’ Memorial
Garden renovation project; and to
MWO Bryce Firlotte, also, “for his
outstanding leadership and commitment in support of the MARLANT Camp Hill Veterans’ Memorial Outreach Programme.”
PO2 Ken Harrison was honoured
for his leadership and seamanship
abilities while conducting an emergency tow in adverse environmental conditions on the night of October 8, 2009. “His leadership and
skill were key elements in safely
overcoming setbacks, while directing and motivating Shawinigan’s
ship’s company, in order to accomplish the task safely and promptly.”
Kit Kraseman was recognized
for his work in the design and fabrication of the reviewing platform
used aboard St. John’s by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II during the
IFR.
The next set of awards were the
Commander JTFA Bravo Zulus,
awarded for demonstrations of outstanding ability, devotion to duty,
professionalism, and exceptional
efficiency in the performance of
duties or outstanding acts outside
of normal duties.
LCdr Eric McCallum was commended “for superb diligence, dedication and unwavering commitment to MARLANT mission requirements.” His teamwork and
communication resulted in outstanding liaison among the workforce, the Command Team and
higher authorities for complicated
repair efforts onboard Corner
Brook during a critical and compressed AMP prior to the coastal
transfer deployment.
LCdr John Pitman was commended for his outstanding dedication and professionalism, during
OP LAMA 2010, the CF’s response
in the aftermath of Hurricane Igor
in Newfoundland. “He proved to be
instrumental in JTFA’s capacity to
provide an immediate, effective
and sustained response, in the wake
of the emergency.”
LS John O’Neill was also commended for his outstanding contribution preparations for, and during,
Operation LAMA. “His work ethic
and attention to detail as displayed
through the superb direction given
to his flight deck team while conducting many helicopter replenishments and his exceptional operation of the ship’s boats proved to
be instrumental to mission success.”
Next was the JTF Afghanistan
Commander’s
Commendation,
awarded to recognize deeds or ac-
tivities beyond the demand of normal duties in the operational theatre of Afghanistan.
A JTF Afghanistan award went
to Sgt Waugh, who from December
2010 to January 2011, supported
Special Operations Task Force 58
in a Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Ministry of
Interior) mandated training mission for a newly formed Afghan
National Police unit.
The final award was the JTF
North Commander’s Commendation, commonly referred to as the
Commander’s Pennant, to recognize deeds or activities beyond the
demands of normal duty.
PO2 Pinault Le Page was recognized for skills in planning and organization while embarked as the
Senior Naval Combat Information
Operator aboard Summerside during OP NANOOK 11. “His ability
to manage, plan and execute complex tasks with minimal resources
outside the mandated capabilities
of a KINGSTON class ship in a
multi-national Task group, contributed significantly to the success of
the operation.”
PO2 Sylvain Landry was also
recognized for his service in Summerside during OP NANOOK 11.
“His proactive work in repairing
ship’s boats ensured the ship was
prepared to assume and execute numerous taskings outside of her
mandated capabilities to support
the operation. Additionally, his
commitment to the morale of his
shipmates was consistently evident.”
Bling, bling
Padre’s Corner
By Lt(N) Leonard Bednar
12 Wing Chaplain
Hello, and happy New Year. I
hope you had opportunities for refreshment over the leave period. I
know a number of you will have
had some activity around gift-giving and receiving. The heart of the
season is about seeking to meet
each others’ needs. But we are
pressed to spend money not time,
and focus on bling rather than relationships. So I want to pass along a
little suggestion for any who have
come to have some form of smart
device or electronic bling.
These devices have become so
common, and scientific studies
have come out on how they are affecting our behaviour in some curious and even some dangerous
ways. One study asked university
students to give up their electronics
for several days and record their reactions. Surprisingly, they responded as if they were in withdrawal from a drug. While patterns
of repetition could develop symptoms something like drug use or addiction, I think a greater danger
lurks.
I am concerned that many people
treat their electronic device as their
new best friend. These devices, in
particular smart phones, have become the Pavlovian equivalent to a
bell being rung at dinner time (for
you youngsters, Pavlov’s dog was
trained to associate dinner with the
ringing of a bell – an actual bell,
you know). So when the bell was
rung but there was no food, the dog
would still expect a meal, and it
would start to salivate. In other
words, the bell affected the dog’s
behaviour. The dog treated the bell
like it was a real meal. Ring any
bells?
People are not that much smarter
than dogs and perhaps not as smart
as their phones, particularly if they
are treating their phones like real
friends. The problem for Pavlov’s
dog, is that a bell is not a meal, and
though it stirs the same response, it
does not fulfill his needs. The same
is true for our electronic devices,
they may stimulate real responses
and excitement, but the phone itself
will not fulfill any of our needs.
There’s an old saying, “The
more things change, the more they
stay the same”. A long, long time
ago, there was another kind of
hands-free communication and
tablet platform (Exodus 19 and 32).
The Bible tells a story in which one
particular man had several conversations with God, and eventually,
God gave him a tablet with the
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Deployment training promotes competence
Job-specific
training
delivered by
PSP subject
matter experts
By Christian Giacobbi
Deployment Training Manager,
Director General Personnel and
Family Support Services
T
he PSP Deployment Support
Shipboard Training and Selection Course was conducted at CFB
Esquimalt from Nov 19 to 24,
2011. In the recent past, a number
of ships within the Royal Canadian
Navy on both the east and west
coast have requested PSP fitness
instructors to sail during prolonged
deployments to plan and coordinate the operation and delivery of
physical fitness, sports, and recreation programs for the ship’s company.
With deployment aboard a ship,
there are obviously inherent risks
and dangers when deployed at sea.
Thus it is important that PSP staff
received appropriate training for
their environment. Most fitness
sports and recreation coordinators
do not have experience in this environment, so it is important that they
are introduced to the risks and the
living conditions before they actually deploy. It has therefore been
recognized that PSP fitness, sports
and recreation coordinators require
some basic skills training, both theory and practical, to be deployed on
ship. To date, deployments had
been locally managed and although
successful the process has now
been centralized.
There are three components in
the training curriculum. The Seamanship Division of The Canadian
Forces Fleet School Esquimalt delivered Sea Survival training, basic
ship knowledge orientation, tour of
a Navy ship alongside, and discussed operational security.
There was job-specific training
delivered by PSP subject matter experts including the PSP fitness instructors’ roles and responsibilities
specific to their position while deployed on ship. Health Promotion
briefed the candidates with regard
to messaging on ship in addition to
stress management. The candidates
were also required to conduct a 15minute PT session keeping in mind
the setting of being on ship or
alongside in port. This was an excellent opportunity for them to
show their creativity, flexibility
and resourcefulness. The competition was open to all internal PSP fitness instructors.
The pool of applicants was narrowed down to 18 PSP fitness instructor employees from bases
across Canada. The course was
mandatory for PSP fitness instructors who wish to deploy to deliver
fitness and recreation programs on
an RCN ship. This was the first
course that PSP Deployment conducted specific to this type of deployment. Since 2003, PSP Deployment Support has also conducted over 35 training courses and
trained over 1,200 civilian employees in the delivery of morale
and welfare programs in support of
Canadian troops deployed to places
such as Bosnia, Haiti and Afghanistan.
The five-day training program
was also a selection tool, as candi-
Sports updates
By Trident Staff
HMCS Fredericton became
COTF basketball champion after a final game against Athabaskan that went into overtime
and saw literal blood, sweat and
tears left on the court. OS Peverill overcame an elbow to the
nose in the late second half to hit
a game-tying buzzer beater to
send the game into overtime
which eventually saw Fredericton win with a score of 45-42.
With the win, Fredericton officially put an end to Preserver’s
four-year run as COTF basketball champions.
Congratulations from the
Fleet staff to Fredericton and
her team on a thrilling victory.
Learn to Skate for Hockey
program--Shannon Park
Arena
There will be a training camp
held on the following dates and
the camp.
Monday Jan. 16, 2012
Monday Jan. 23, 2012
All sessions will take place
from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Shannon
Park Arena.
To register, or for additional
info, please contact Louis DeSouza at 427-3985 or Kirk Durning at 427-0959.
Apprendre à patiner—Programme de hockey à la patinoire de Shannon Park
Un camp d’entraînement aura
lieu aux dates suivantes. Ce
camp est offert à tous les homes
et femmes des FC.
le lundi 16 Jan 2012
le lundi 23 Jan 2012
Toutes les séances d’entraînement auront lieu de 15 h à
16 h à la patinoire de Shannon
Park.
Pour vous inscrire our pour de
plus amples renseignements,
veuillez contacter Louis DeSouza au 427-3985 ou Kirk Durning
au 427-0959.
L’équipe de hockey (LB) de la
Formation Halifax – Joueurs
recherchés
L’équipe de hockey (LB) de
la Formation Halifax est à la recherche de hockeyeurs pour la
saison de 2011/2012. Faites partie de l’équipe gagnante cette
année.
Si vous êtes intéressés à faire
partie de l’équipe de hockey
(LB) de la Formation Halifax,
veuillez contacter le Cplc Chris
Gouthro au 427-0751 ou [email protected].
Formation Halifax LB Hockey Team- players wanted
The Formation Halifax Large
Base Hockey Team is seeking
players for the 2011/2012 season. Be a part of this year’s winning team. If you are interested
in becoming part of the Formation Halifax LB Hockey Team,
please contact MCpl Chris
Gouthro at 427-0751 or [email protected].
L’équipe de hockey de vétérans de la Formation Halifax.
Joueurs recherchés
L’ équipe de hockey (les vétérans) de la Formation Halifax
est à la recherche de hockeyeurs
pour la saison de 2011/2012.
Les parties entre différentes
ligues auront lieu les mardis
soirs. Tous les joueurs intéressés peuvent assister aux pratiques qui se tiendront les mercredis de 14 h 30 à 16 h.
L’ équipe de hockey de vétérans a remporté les championnats provinciaux en 2009. Notre
objectif est de décrocher le titre
de champions nationaux tout en
développant un bon esprit de
camaraderie et en jouant du bon
hockey.
Veuillez contacter le Pm 2
Todd Jackson au 720-1577 ou
par courriel à:
[email protected] pour toute
question.
Eighteen PSP fitness and sports instructors participate in training during the PSP Deployment Support
CONTRIBUTED
Shipboard Training and Selection Course at CFB Esquimalt from Nov. 19 to 24, 2011.
dates were evaluated on their resourcefulness and creativity in addition to their soft skills including
DGPFSS core characteristics such
as being a team player, and having
customer focus, a positive attitude,
excellence, and competence. It was
also very important to determine
whether candidates were able to
live in a tight environment with a
significant restriction to which they
may not be accustomed on their
personal freedom.
The biggest benefit of the course
is that it ensured the overall preparedness of PSP fitness instructors
prior to deploying aboard HMC
ships to deliver fitness and recreation programs. They received the
necessary safety and job related
training in addition to an indoctrination to the culture and to the routine of the RCN.
We now have a pool of 18 fully
trained and qualified PSP fitness
instructors ready to deploy with the
RCN in the delivery of fitness and
recreation programs. We are prepared to run additional training serials as required.
The course was taught by PSP
Deployment Support staff, CFB
Esquimalt PSP Health Promotion
staff, Seamanship Division CF
Fleet School Esquimalt instructors
and additional PSP subject matter
experts. Deployments can generally range from one month to six
months either from Esquimalt or
Halifax. Deployments could be in
support of Navy exercises or CEFCOM operations in another country.
Provision of PSP staff to conduct
fitness training will enhance the
operational effectiveness of the
Navy by promoting fitness and a
healthy lifestyle.
CFB Halifax squash playdowns
By PSP Sports Staff
The squash playdowns will select CFB Halifax’s squash team to
represent CFB Halifax at the 2012
Atlantic Regional Competition.
The playdowns are scheduled from
Jan. 30 to Feb. 3, 2012. Regionals
will be held from Feb. 27 to March
2 at Cole Harbour Place in Dartmouth.
The make-up of the team is two
female players, one junior player
(under 30), one senior player (40
and older), one master player (45
and older) and four open players for
a team roster of nine.
Interest in playing squash is the
most important criteria and not
ability. We encourage participation
at all levels. The playdowns will
help to improve your game and if
you make the team, you will also be
provided some quality equipment
to possibly further improve your
game.
If interested, please contact Jonathan
Berg
at
[email protected] or 721-8418
NLT Jan. 23 with the following information: first name, last name,
rank, S/N, unit, email address, office phone, home/cell phone number, divisional supervisor’s name,
divisional officer’s name and
squash category.
For Shearwater inquiries, please
contact Jason Price at 720-1072.
Swim camp set for 14 Wing Greenwood
By Trident Staff
The CF Atlantic region swim
camp will take place at 14 Wing
Greenwood from January 18 to 20.
The camp will open on Wednesday Jan. 18 with a meet and greet
at the Sgts’ and WOs’ mess.
On Thursday Jan 19, there will
be a briefing on CISM swimming
and lifesaving at the fitness and
sports centre from 8 to 9 a.m. This
will be followed by a swim workout with a focus on flip turns and
starts. The afternoon session will
include another swim workout,
this time including an underwater
video and assessment.
On Friday Jan. 20, there will be
a classroom lecture concerning
swim kinesiology and injury prevention. This will be followed by
a core strength trainingin the gym,
and a sports nutrition lecture.
After lunch, there will be time
trials for seven CF swimming
events, as well as
additional drills and coaching
for those not competing or racing.
Formation Halifax OT Hockey Team- Players Wanted
The Formation Halifax OT
Base Hockey Team is seeking
players for the 2011/2012 season.
The season will consist of
weekly competitive league play
on Tuesday evenings. Practices
take place at every Wednesday
from 2:30 to 4 p.m. Practices are
open to all interested players.
The Formation Oldtimers
were the CF National Champs in
2009; our goal is to shoot for the
National title while enjoying
some solid camaraderie and
good competitive hockey along
the way.
For any questions or concerns
please contact CPO2 Todd
Jackson at 720-1577 or email:
[email protected]
Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay
The Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary relay comes to CFB Borden. Three medal bearers from the base,
Jeff Moyle, a fitness therapist with Personnel Support Programs; Crystal O’Neill of the Construction
Engineers; and Pte Richard Moore of the CF School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, are joined
by the Borden Striders Club and base personnel as they run a 2.5 stretch on the base. They were greeted in military style on the podium and to celebrate the arrival of the medal bearers, CFB Borden held a
short military ceremony.
CPL DAVID CRIBB, DND
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Opportunity of a career, a six-month exchange with the New Zealand navy
By PO1 Eric Labadie
HMCS Ville de Québec
A
round mid-December of 2010
a message came out offering
an opportunity unseen in the last
few years. A chance to spend six
months working alongside sailors
of another country. It was a chance
to clear some training bunks for
Canadians sailors and to strengthen cooperation between Canada
and New Zealand. Unfortunately
the original message was for a
yearlong deployment which probably scared off quite a few people
but when it was all said and done
the tour was for six months. All in
all, six sailors answered the call out
of the over 25 positions offered.
The flight to New Zealand was
somewhat of an adventure in itself
thanks to Mother Nature and the
ensuing delays and missed connection. A day late and somewhat tired
all six of us set foot at the airport in
Auckland. The first detail to deal
with was the fact that we were in
New Zealand for six months without a proper visa. Respect, patience
and carrying all relevant messages
ensured our passage through customs. The New Zealand Navy
kindly supplied us with a driver
and a vehicle and a short ride later
there we were at the naval base in
Devonport. The rest of the forenoon and the afternoon were spent
taking care of all sort of administrative details.
The training also started and the
first thing on the agenda called for
us to spend a couple days at their
DC school in order to learn the NZ
navy way of dealing with fires and
the use of the gear they have to accomplish that task. Other than the
fact that their EEBDs are quite different than ours and that they are
more aggressive than we are when
it comes to attacking a fire with a
first aid extinguisher, the rest was
quite similar to what we do. Unfortunately we didn’t get to experience their damage control simulator which is articulated and could
have given us a firsthand experience at DC in a moving environment.
The NZ navy operates 12 ships
of seven different classes. The end
of that first week saw us being detailed to our respective units. The
original message called for all of us
Bling
message written on it for the whole
community to share. The problem
was, when he took it to the people
they were only interested in the
bling. Instead of seeking relationships through real conversations,
to become part of the ship’s company of HMNZS Te Kaha which is
one of the two frigates that the NZ
navy operates. Two officers and
two junior NCMs were detailed to
that ship. One officer was detailed
to HMNZS Wellington which is an
Off-Shore patrol vessel and I was
detailed to Canterbury which is a
multi-purpose vessel for military
sea lift and ship-shore disembarkation of troops and vehicles.Early
February saw us depart Devonport
with a belly full of military vehicles of various types and around
150 army personnel of different
trades. The objective of that deployment was for the NZ navy and
army to hone their skills at working
together towards a common goal.
The first thing on the agenda was
for us to sail to Lyttleton, located
around the North-East portion of
the south island of NZ to embark
more troops and equipment. We
were all tied up at the jetty and the
embarkation process was running
smoothly with sailors taking turns
to have lunch so as to ensure a continuous operation when the whole
ship started shaking like nothing I
had ever experienced in our navy.
Needless to say that everybody
rushed to their part ship to try and
figure out what could have been the
cause of this shaking. If you remember, there was an earthquake
in a town called Christchurch in
early February, 2011. The epicentre of that earthquake was actually located 10 miles away in a
town called, you guessed it, Lyttleton.
I went up to the bridge to see if
there were any indications of what
had just happened from up there.
Upon reaching the bridge and looking at the town from the bridge
windows it became very obvious
that we had just been through an
earthquake. That was one thing,
but when I heard the CO tell the XO
to ensure all NavComms were on
the lookout for tsunami warning
over the radios and what his plan
was if that threat ever materialised,
I realized that this is a very possible
threat in that part of the world.
Needless to say that the objective of our deployment took a sharp
turn at that moment. The good part
of all this is that there were military
divers present and they were able
to conduct an underwater survey of
they were content to get excited
about how shiny the gold bling was
(and partay!). Too bad, even Pavlov’s dog could have told them
there was no heart in the bling.
You don’t have to be Jewish or
Christian to take advice from the
Good Book. The first rule is, “Do
not make idols.” Whether it is God
or our neighbours, it would be
wrong to allow a thing to replace
PO1 Eric Labadie served his exchange in HMNZS Canterbury, which is a multi-purpose vessel for military
sea lift and ship-shore disembarkation of troops and vehicles.
CONTRIBUTED
the jetty which had suffered some
damage. After a positive assessment of the jetty, all army personnel as well as their equipment and
vehicles were offloaded and rather
quickly dispatched to Christchurch
to help civil authority. As far as the
ship’s company of Canterbury was
concerned we had to wait for a decision on the part of the NZ government as to what our involvement
would be. We were quickly detailed off to help civil authority in
Lyttleton by patrolling the streets
and ensuring no looting activity
took place and to prevent people
from entering damaged buildings.
We also did quite a few trips to
Wellington, the capital of NZ, located at the southern tip of the
North Island, to bring food and other supplies back. This was an
experience full of emotions that allowed me to meet outstanding people. These people kept a positive
spirit even after losing everything
and were thankful for the smallest
things we did for them. Thankfully
there were no casualties in Lyttleton. Our involvement came to an
end towards the end of February
and we were back in Devonport at
the end of the first week of March.
The remainder of the month was
spent getting ready for the next deployment. April 4 saw us sail for
Pacific Partnership. NZ, Australia,
England, the U.S. and France all
took part in that exercise. The first
stop was Noumea in New Caledonia to pick up the French helicopter
and its crew. We then sailed for the
south island.
In all we paid visit to NTT, Port
Vila and Luganville. Crystal clear
blue water and sunshine were the
norm for whole time we were
there. That may sound exotic but
when you consider that all those island had been visited by a tsunami
in 2009 it takes some of the paradise image away. Again our task in
those islands was humanitarian in
nature. We were kept busy doing
repair work to roofing, building
structures and also painting and
putting up fences and kids’ playground. For that deployment, Canterbury was also carrying army
doctors and dentists who went at
work providing their services to
the local population. The physical
aspect of our work was made that
much harder due to the climate in
those islands. The thermometer
was hovering around the 35 C everyday with a cloudless sky and a
very high degree of humidity.
Needless to say that the word of
caution was for everyone to carry
enough water to remain hydrated
for the day. I drank on average six
litres of water every time I went
ashore. As if that wasn’t enough,
there were also some animals that
presented somewhat of a threat.
Snakes and mosquitoes carrying
malaria are two good examples of
that. The people of those islands
were extremely thankful for everything we did for them and every
time we were done in one place we
were treated to a local meal and a
display of local customs, be it
dances or songs. The end of April
brought with it the end of Pacific
Partnership and the next stop was
again Noumea to drop the French
helicopter and enjoy some rest and
relaxation for a few days. The end
of the first week of May saw us returning to Devonport.
The following month was spent
preparing for Canterbury’s upcoming dry dock in Australia. The
reason that the docking wasn’t going to happen in NZ is that the ship
didn’t fit in the only available graving dock which is located in Devonport. The ship left for Australia
on June 18 and from that point on I
was employed on the dockyard and
also used some of my free time to
tour some of the north island.
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of committing our best energies into real relationships. My suggestion
is, take one day a week, or one
weekend a month, and turn all your
electronics off, get out of your
shell, and visit someone real. It
would be a great step towards real
fulfilment. What was that? I think
your phone is blinging. Peace.
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RCN participates
in TGEX 4-11
By SLt April Blackwood
HMCS Montréal
Officers’ Mess supports community shared agriculture
By Melanie Bower
Health Promotion Manager
F
amily owned and operated in
Kings County, Nova Scotia,
Taproot Farms is a Community
Shared Agriculture (CSA). They
grow delicious, ethically produced
and nutritious produce. CSAs enable shareholders to purchase an-
nual shares in exchange for weekly
allocations of seasonal produce,
ensuring a mutually beneficial relationship with farmers.
By entering into shareholding
agreements farmers invite the community to actively support agriculture. The cheap, often unethical,
and sometimes unsafe production
of food (often on the other side of
the globe) has given large producers and exporters an unfair advantage. This and other commercial farming practices during the
last few decades have placed the
family farm in great jeopardy.
Local farm shareholders are a
key component of CSAs. At Taproot Farms, and other small farms
across Canada, shareholders are
helping to stabilize the local farm
economy. They are countering the
commercial farming practices that
are threatening family farms and
farmland. As a result they are also
guaranteed produce that is the
freshest-of-the-fresh.
Maj DJ Mann, PMC for the
Shearwater Officers’ Mess, coordinates a weekly drop-off of CSA
produce. His family supports the
program for a number of reasons
including year-long access to a
wide range of tasty, high quality,
and local produce.
When I peeked inside the weekly
CSA box, my taste buds were immediately activated. Among the
produce were plump and juicy
strawberries, herbs, red peppers,
broccoli, Swiss chard, beet greens,
and basil seedlings.
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Because Taproot grows produce in
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you can expect fresh greens, strawberries and raspberries earlier in
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well as information about upcoming crops and farm activities at
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for TGEX 4-11. During the transit
to Charleston, South Carolina, major warships participated in surface
gunnery, Officer of the Watch maneuvers, replenishment at sea, air
defence exercises, as well as air operations in the MARLOAS and
VACAPES. On November 26,
Goose Bay and Moncton were detached from the task group to conduct the Coastal Operations Course
Sea Phase, focusing on Search and
Rescue, as well as Force Protection
Scenarios.
After a successful port visit to
Charleston, Task Group 301.1
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Gulf, Elrod and Taylor, as well as a
number of other American warships in the Jacksonville Operating
Areas, for the remainder of the exercise. The exercise was directed
towards Maritime Infrastructure
Protection, Maritime Interdiction
Operations, as well as Combined
Anti-Submarine Exercises. Of
note, Montréal, Iroquois, and
Charlottetown, participated in
Joint Maritime Defence to protect
Iwo Jima from enemy forces. The
focus of the exercise was to conduct
a realistic scenario mimicking current global situations and building
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L’ opportunité d’une carrière
By PO1 Eric Labadie
L’opportunité d’une carrière, un
échange de 6 mois avec la marine
de la Nouvelle Zélande.
Environ vers la mi-décembre
l’an dernier un message est sorti
offrant une opportunité rarement
vue depuis quelques années. Il représentait une chance de libérer
des positions d’entrainement sur
les bateaux Canadiens ainsi que
de solidifier la coopération entre
le Canada et la Nouvelle Zélande.
Malheureusement le message
original indiquait une durée d’un
an pour ce déploiement ce qui a
probablement effrayé plus d’une
personne mais en bout de ligne la
duré en a été réduite a 6 mois. Au
total, 6 marins ont répondu à l’appel sur un total de plus de 25 positions offertes.
Le vol jusqu’en Nouvelle Zélande fut une aventure en luimême à cause des retards causés
par mère nature et des connections
manquées qui s’en suivirent. Une
journée en retard et quelque peu
fatigués nous avons mis le pied à
Auckland. Le premier détail à
clarifier fut le fait que nous étions
en Nouvelle Zélande pour une durée de 6 mois et ce sans le visas
requis. Du respect, de la patience
et tout les messages se rapportant
à notre déploiement en notre possession nous ont permis de passer
au travers de ce petit contre temps
avec le personnel des douanes de
la Nouvelle Zélande. La marine
néo zélandaise nous ayant fournis
un véhicule avec chauffeur, il ne
s’en fallut que d’un petit voyage
pour que nous arrivions à la base
navale de Devonport. Le reste de
l’avant-midi ainsi que l’après-midi servirent à régler de petits détails administratifs.
L’entrainement débuta aussi et
la première chose au calendrier
fut de passer 2 jours à leur école du
contrôle des avaries pour une mise
à jour sur leur méthode d’attaquer
un feu et l’utilisation du matériel
dont ils se servent pour accomplir
cette tâche. Autre le fait que leurs
AREUs sont très différents des
nôtres et qu’ils sont beaucoup
plus agressifs que nous lorsqu’ils
attaquent un feu avec un extincteur le reste des procédures est très
similaire à ce que nous faisons.
Malheureusement nous n’avons
pu vivre l’expérience de leur simulateur d’avaries articulé ce qui
aurait représenté pour nous tous
une première expérience de lutte
contre les avaries aussi réaliste.
La marine de la Nouvelle Zélande opère 12 navires divisés en
7 classes différentes. A la fin de la
première semaine nous avons étés
assignés à nos navires. Le message
original indiquait que nous allions
tous être attachés au HMNZS Te
Kaha qui est une des 2 frégates
que la NZ opère. Deux officiers
ainsi que deux membres du rang
furent assignés à ce bateau. Un officier fut assigné au Wellington
qui est un vaisseau de patrouille
côtière d’une envergure se situant
entre une frégate Canadienne et
un MCDV. De mon côté je fus assigné au Canterbury qui est un
vaisseau multifonctionnel pour le
transport d’équipement militaire
et opérations amphibies.
Nous avons quitté Devonport
au début février avec un navire
plein de véhicules militaire de
types variés et environ 150 militaires de la force terrestre de différents métiers. L’objectif de déploiement était pour la marine et
la force terrestre de la Nouvelle
Zélande de parfaire leurs compétences à travailler en équipe pour
l’atteinte d’un but commun. La
première était de nous rendre à
Lyttleton, petite ville localisée
dans la portion Nord-est de l’ile
sud de la Nouvelle Zélande pour
embarquer d’autre troupes et de
l’équipement. Nous étions amarré
à la jetée et le processus d’embar-
quement se déroulait sans anicroches lorsque le bateau en entier
s’est mis à bouger d’une façon que
je n’avais jamais vécue et ce
même avec plus de 25 ans de service. Il va sans dire que la réponse
fut immédiate avec les marins se
rendant à leur lieux de rassemblement en cas d’avarie, semblable à
notre «rapid survey» pour essayer
de découvrir la cause de ce
mouvement. Maintenant, certains
se rappellerons peut-être qu’il y a
eu un tremblement de terre très sérieux à Christchurch en Nouvelle
Zélande au mois de février 2011.
L’épicentre de ce tremblement de
terre était actuellement localisé à
10 miles au Nord-est de Christchurch dans une ville qui se nommait vous l’aurez deviné, Lyttleton. Personnellement je me suis
dirigé vers la passerelle pour voir
si je pourrais apercevoir des indications de ce qui venait tout juste
de se passer. Une fois sur la passerelle, en regardant la ville, il ne
m’en fallut pas plus pour comprendre que nous venions de vivre
un tremblement de terre. Cette
réalisation fut telle que telle mais
j’ai entendu le commandant dire
au commandant en second de
s’assurer que les communicateurs
navals soient aux aguets pour tout
avertissement de tsunami sur les
ondes et le plan qu’il envisageait
si cette menace se réalisait j’ai
vite compris que cette menace est
une réalité dans cette partie du
monde. D’un côté positif, nous
avions des plongeurs militaires à
bord et leur tâche immédiate fut
d’inspecter la jeté à laquelle nous
étions amarré pour tout signe de
dommage structurel. Après un bilan positif, le personnel militaire
ainsi que leur équipement furent
mis à terre rapidement détachés à
Christchurch pour porter main
forte aux autorités civiles. Pour
notre part, nous avons du attendre
que le gouvernement de la Nouvelle Zélande décide de notre
tâche. Nous avons rapidement
étés assignés pour aider les autorités civiles de Lyttleton en patrouillant les rues pour assurer
qu’il n’y ait pas de vol et pour empêcher les gens de gagner accès à
l’intérieur de bâtiments endommagés. Nous avons aussi fait
quelques voyages à Wellington, la
capitale de la Nouvelle Zélande
localisée dans la pointe sud de
l’ile nord, pour rapporter nourriture et autre fournitures. Cela fut
pour moi une expérience pleine
d’émotions qui m’a permis de rencontrer des gens hors du commun
qui réussissaient à garder une attitude positive après avoir tout perdu et qui étaient reconnaissant des
plus petits gestes que nous accomplissions pour eux. Par miracle,
même si le degré de dévastation
était assez élevé il n’y a pas eu de
morts à Lyttleton. Notre implication s’est terminée à la fin février
et nous étions de retour à Devonport au début mars. Le reste du
mois de mars a servi de période de
préparatif pour le prochain déploiement.
Le 4 avril nous avons quitté Devonport pour prendre part à un exercice du nom de Pacific Partnership. La Nouvelle Zélande, l’Australie, l’Angleterre les États-Unis
ainsi que la France prenaient part
à cet exercice. Le premier arrêt fut
à Noumea en Nouvelle Calédonie
pour recevoir un hélicoptère de
l’armée de l’air Française avec
son équipage. Cet exercice nous a
vus mettre pied à Nuiatoputapu,
Port Vila et Luganville. De l’eau
limpide d’un bleu crystal et du soleil à profusion étaient la norme à
chacun de ces endroits. Cela peut
sembler exotique mais si l’on considère que chacune de ces iles fut
visitée par un tsunami en 2009
l’image paradisiaque disparait un
peu. Une fois de plus notre tâche
fut de nature humanitaire. Le gros
des tâches consistait à refaire des
toitures, solidifier des charpentes,
peinturer, l’érection de clôtures
ainsi que la construction de 2
parcs d’amusement pour enfants.
Pour ce déploiement des médecins ainsi que des dentistes étaient
à bord du Canterbury et ils ont
dispensés leur services à la population locale. L’aspect physique
de notre tâche était accentué par le
climat de ces iles. La température
se maintenait entre 35 à 40 DegC
avec un ciel sans nuage et un très
haut niveau d’humidité. Nul besoin de dire que le mot d’ordre
était pour chaque personne allant
à terre de s’apporter assez d’eau
pour rester hydraté. En moyenne
je buvais 6 litres d’eau chaque fois
que j’allais travailler à terre.
Comme si cela n’était pas suffisant, il y avait aussi certains animaux qui présentaient un danger
potentiel. Serpents et moustiques
portant la malaria sont 2 bons exemples. La population locale de
ces iles était à chaque fois très appréciative de notre travail et avant
chacun de nos départs nous avions
droit à un repas typique et une démonstration des coutumes locales, que ce soit de la danse ou
des chansons. La fin du mois d’avril marqua la fin de Pacific Partnership et notre prochain arrêt fut
à nouveau Noumea pour y laisser
l’hélicoptère Français et prendre
un peu de repos bien mérité. Le retour à Devonport se fit au début
mai.
Le mois suivant fut occupé à
préparer le Canterbury pour une
mise en cale sèche en Australie.
La raison pour aller en Australie
étant due au fait que le Canterbury
est trop gros pour la cale sèche
disponible à Devonport. Le bateau
quitta Devonport le 18 juin et par
la suite je fus employé à l’arsenal.
Mon temps libre m’a aussi permis
de visiter certaines parties de l’ile
nord.
Comme le titre l’indique, l’opportunité d’une carrière.

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