Apr 2, 2012

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Apr 2, 2012

VOLUME 46, ISSUE 7
G
MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
HMCS Victoria
conducts
torpedo trials
on west coast
By DND
The ScanEagle UAV takes off from the flight deck of HMCS Charlottetown during a surface warfare exercise conducted as part of Operation
ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR.
OS JASON MCISAAC, HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN
RCN takes the lead in NATO surface exercise
By Lt(N) Jessica MacDonald
Op METRIC / TF Charlottetown
S
uccess in operations comes
from skilful control of many
moving pieces, and it takes time
and training to master the skills of
understanding, visualizing, describing and processing complex
situations.
These skills were recently applied in the Mediterranean Sea as
HMCS Charlottetown conducted a
surface exercise (SURFEX) with
the ships of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) during
Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR. With four ships from three
different countries, one helicopter
and one ScanEagle unmanned ae-
rial vehicle, the SURFEX required
synergy and cohesion to pull things
together.
“We conducted a SAG [Surface
Action Group]. This is when you
take part of a formation and you detach ships to pursue a contact,” said
Lt (N) Damien Ciotti, an Above
Water Warfare Officer serving in
Charlottetown.
“During warfare training using
live assets, the Operations Room
goes into simulation mode, but the
beauty of the system is that all of
the symbols on our equipment look
the same — as if it was actually
happening — so, to the operator,
it’s real.”
Another key element of the exercise was the ScanEagle UAV.
“Once launched, the UAV acts as
the long-range eyes of the ship,”
said Lt(N) Ian Bilodeau, another of
Charlottetown’s Above Water
Warfare Officers. “Although we
are still conducting test flights, the
UAV has the potential to open up
the battle-space. My sensors in the
Ops Room are limited by the line of
sight, but with the UAV our range is
greatly increased and we get a true
bird’s-eye view of the situation.”
Charlottetown embarked a ScanEagle UAV detachment for trials to
assess its intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance capabilities at
sea, and to explore the feasibility of
equipping Canadian warships with
UAVs. Throughout the SURFEX,
Charlottetown acted as the Surface
Warfare Commander, carrying
Commodore Ben Bekkering, com-
mander of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1. “Charlottetown did
an excellent job to bring together all
the moving pieces throughout the
scenario.”
“It’s all about building a picture,” said Lt(N) Ciotti. “Being
able to coordinate the flow of information from multiple assets and integrating it all together.”
Charlottetown is currently deployed on Operation METRIC,
Canada’s participation in international efforts to enhance security in
and around the Mediterranean Sea.
Since mid-January, the Halifaxbased frigate has been integrated
into Standing NATO Maritime
Group 1 and assigned to Operation
ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR.
Reserve soldiers on target in Virginia
By A/SLt Blake Patterson
LFAA Public Affairs
INSIDE
Some students go to Daytona for
their March Break; not these ones.
More than 600 soldiers from 37
Canadian Brigade Group (37
CBG), many of them full-time university students and part-time
members of the Canadian Army
Reserve, travelled to Fort Pickett,
Virginia, March 1 to 11 to participate in Exercise MARITIME
RAIDER 12 (Ex MR 12).
“An exercise like this allows us
an opportunity to identify and develop future leaders,” said BGen
Christopher Thurrott, Commander
Land Force Atlantic Area. “From
the rank of private all the way up to
colonel, it’s an opportunity to excel.”
Witness to
history
Holocaust survivor
thanks the CF Page 3
The Canadian soldiers who took
part in the exercise were primarily
from Canadian Army Reserve units
located throughout New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador. The exercise incorporated
all units within 37 CBG, including
light armour reconnaissance, artillery, light infantry, field engineers,
signals and combat service support.
LCol Alex Brennan, 1st Battal-
ion, The Royal Newfoundland Regiment, was the officer commanding the battle group for the exercise,
37 CBG’s culminating training
event for the 2011 / 2012 training
year. He said MARITIME RAIDER 12 provided a “combined arms
training environment” that preSee RESERVE / Page 5
MFRC
Fitness at sea
Programs and
services for military
families Pages 8-10
Flight deck workouts
for HMCS Charlottetown
sailors Page 13
HMCS Victoria conducted a
series of successful weapon
system trials, including multiple firings of the exercise version of the MK48 Heavyweight Torpedo at CF Maritime Experimental and Test
Ranges in Nanoose Bay, B.C.
during the week of March 12.
“As the submarine fleet
achieves steady-state it will be
ready to act decisively at sea in
defence of Canada, when and
where needed,” said Capt (N)
Luc Cassivi, Director Canadian Submarine Force. "These
trials represent a major milestone for the Victoria-class
submarine program as Victoria
is the first submarine in the
fleet to fire a MK48 Heavyweight exercise Torpedo."
These torpedo firings are
part of the technical and operational tests of Victoria’s
weapons systems and additional weapons system trials are
scheduled for the spring of
2012. In the exercise version of
the torpedo, the warhead module is replaced with electronics
for gathering test data.
Victoria also participated in
training with a naval task group
while off the west coast of
Vancouver Island, focussing
on coordinated anti-submarine
warfare tactics. Equipment and
crew trials will continue
throughout March as part of
Victoria’s program to being declared fully operational later
this summer.
The submarine fleet will
achieve steady state in 2013; at
which point Canada will have
three of four submarines continuously available for operations. As part of the ongoing
submarine operational cycle,
the fourth submarine will be
with industry, undergoing necessary deep maintenance. Submarines are an essential component of a modern, first-class
Navy with a balanced set of capabilities that can act in defence of Canada and Canadian
interests above and below the
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TRIDENT, APRIL 2, 2012
Le Canada se souvient des
personnes touchées par des
accidents du travail
Une moyenne de
897 décès par
année à l’échelle
du pays, soit 2.78
décès par jour
By Eden Boutilier
Sécurité et environnement de la
Formation
O
n ne saurait trop insister sur
l’importance de la sécurité
au travail. Chaque année, le 28
avril, les Canadiens prennent le
temps de se souvenir de ceux et
celles qui ont perdu la vie ou subi
des blessures en raison d’un accident du travail. Cet acte de souvenir est connu officiellement
sous le nom de Jour de deuil national. Lancé tout d’abord au
Canada, ce jour de deuil est maintenant souligné dans plus de 80
pays à travers le monde.
De 1993 à 2010, soit dix-huit
années, 16143 personnes ont perdu la vue pour des raisons liées au
travail, une moyenne de 897 décès par année à l’échelle du pays,
soit 2,78 décès par jour. En 2010,
1014 décès liés au travail se sont
produits au Canada – une augmentation par rapport aux 939
décès de l’année précédente. La
Nouvelle-Écosse ne fait pas exception pour ce qui est de la
hausse des statistiques; la Commission des accidents du travail
de la NouvelleÉcosse fait état de
25 pertes de vie en 2011 suite à
des accidents du travail – une
augmentation par rapport aux 21
décès signalés en 2010. Il s’agit
là de statistiques alarmantes qui
mettent en lumière la nécessité
d’une vigilance constante.
Le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes
prennent au sérieux la sécurité au
travail, et sont honorés de
prendre part aux cérémonies du
Jour de deuil national. Il est important de travailler constamment à sensibiliser les gens et à
promouvoir un milieu de travail
sécurité pour prévenir les accidents. Les coûts économiques des
blessures au travail qui se produisent chaque année au Canada
sont estimés à plus de 12 milliards de dollars – une simple statistique qui ne reflète pas toute la
douleur et la souffrance que les
victimes et leurs familles doivent
endurer, lesquelles ne peuvent se
mesurer en dollars.
Le Jour de deuil national a été
reconnu officiellement par le
gouvernement canadien en 1991
en tant que journée visant à commémorer toutes les personnes
touchées par des accidents du travail. Lors d’une cérémonie organisée par la Nova Scotia Federation of Labour, des conférenciers invités prendront la parole,
des couronnes de fleurs seront
déposées et une minute de silence
sera observée. Le commandant
de la BFC Halifax, le Capv Brian
Santarpia, assistera à la cérémonie qui aura lieu à Province
House à 11 h, et déposera une
couronne de fleurs au nom du
commandant des Forces maritimes de l’Atlantique afin de
rendre hommage à tous ceux et
celles touchées par les accidents
au travail. En l’honneur de toutes
les personnes qui ont perdu la vie
lors de tels accidents, les drapeaux seront mis en berne sur
tous les bâtiments et à bord de
tous les navires de la Formation,
du lever des couleurs à la cérémonie du crépuscule.
Le 28 avril, prenez le temps
d’honorer le souvenir des personnes touchées par des accidents du travail, et souvenezvous que la sécurité n’est pas
simplement qu’une option, c’est
un droit.
Canada commemorates
those affected by
workplace accidents
Annual average of
897 deaths per
year nationwide,
or 2.78 every day
By Eden Boutilier
FSE Public Affairs Co-op Student
T
he importance of workplace
safety cannot be overlooked.
Every year on April 28, Canadians
take time to remember those who
lost their lives or suffered injuries
from a workplace incident. This act
of remembrance is formally known
as the National Day of Mourning.
Initiated in Canada, the Day of
Mourning is now commemorated
in more than 80 countries worldwide.
During the 18 years from 1993 to
2010, 16,143 people lost their lives
due to work-related causes; an average of 897 deaths per year nationwide or 2.78 deaths everyday. In
2010, 1,014 workplace deaths were
recorded in Canada - an increase
from 939 the previous year. Nova
Scotia is no exception to the rising
statistics; the Workers Compensation Board of Nova Scotia reports
that 25 lives were lost during 2011
as a result of workplace accidents –
an increase from 21 fatalities reported in 2010. These numbers are
staggering and highlight the need
for constant vigilance.
The Department of National De-
fence and the Canadian Forces take
workplace safety seriously and are
honoured to take part in the National Day of Mourning. It is important
to spread awareness and promote a
safe working environment to prevent workplace accidents. The economic costs of workplace injuries
each year in Canada are estimated
to be more than $12 billion - a cold
number that does nothing to reflect
the pain and suffering of the victims and their families, which cannot be measured in cost.
The National Day of Mourning
was officially recognized by the
Canadian government in 1991 as a
day to commemorate all persons affected by workplace incidents.
There will be a ceremony, organized by the Nova Scotia Federation
of Labour, which includes guest
speakers, wreath-laying and a moment of silence. CFB Halifax Base
Commander Capt(N) Brian Santarpia will attend the ceremony taking
place at Province House at 11 a.m.
and lay a wreath on behalf of the
Commander Maritime Forces Atlantic to pay respect to all affected
by workplace hazards. In remembrance of those who have lost their
lives in workplace accidents, flags
will be flown at half-mast on all
formation buildings and ships from
colours to sunset.
On April 28, take the time to
commemorate all those affected by
workplace accidents and remember
your safety is more than an option,
it is a right.
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Holocaust survivor gives thanks for life
By Virginia Beaton
Trident Staff
“I’m a witness. I was there.”
As he described the terror of
watching his family and thousands
of others as they were persecuted,
beaten and murdered by the Nazis
during the Second World War,
Holocaust survivor Philip Riteman
reminded his listeners of the importance of remembering the past.
“If we don’t know history, we
are doomed to do it all again.”
Riteman was the guest speaker
during MARLANT’s event to commemorate the International Day for
the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, held in the Piers Military
Community Centre on Thursday
March 21.
For more than an hour, Riteman
spoke to an attentive audience that
included RAdm Dave Gardam,
Commander JTFA and MARLANT, Capt(N) Darren Garnier,
MARLANT Chief of Staff, and
many other military and civilian
personnel.
Born in Poland, Riteman and his
family lived in a town whose population included multiple ethnic
and religious groups. “We were all
friends. Russians, Poles, Catholics,
Jews, Protestants.”
In 1941, the Nazis forced all
Jewish families including the Ritemans. out of their town. They were
moved to the Pruzhany ghetto,
where they shared three rooms with
two other families. Starvation became the rule, said Riteman, adding, “You people don’t know what
hunger is. I hope you never do.”
After a year in the ghetto, they
were told that they would be taken
by train to live on farms and that it
would be an hour long trip. Riteman observed that the freight cars
in which they traveled were eight
feet wide and 20 feet long, with 80
to 100 people tightly packed in and
forced to stand. Though it was
crowded, “people said that they
could stand up for an hour for the
trip.”
However, the trip would last six
days and the crowded conditions
resulted in the deaths of babies,
young children, the elderly, and
anyone unable to withstand the inhumane treatment. “We traveled
day and night with no food, no water, “ said an emotional Riteman.
“On the second day, a man fell
down dead at my feet.”
The train’s destination was
Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest
and most notorious of the concentration and extermination camps
built by the Third Reich. More than
one million would be killed there,
and Riteman described emerging
from the freight car and seeing the
sign that read ‘Arbeit macht frei’,
or ‘Work makes you free’.
It was a violent and chaotic
scene, Riteman recalled. Family
members were separated, German
soldiers shot or bayoneted anyone
who resisted, and he could see prisoners inside the barbed wire and
hear them calling out that he should
lie about his age. When a soldier
asked his age and his occupation,
Riteman, then aged 14, lied and
said he was 18 and a locksmith. “I
was a locksmith, like I knew how to
get to the moon,” he observed. It
was a lie that saved his life, however, as shortly he and the other arrivals watched as all the doctors,
teachers, lawyers and engineers
were lined up and shot, according
to Riteman. “They fell down like
pieces of wood.”
Later he would learn that his entire family, including grandparents, parents, numerous aunts and
uncles and his seven siblings, were
all murdered in the gas chambers.
The gas chambers ran day and
night, according to Riteman, saying “They killed 23,000 people
each day.”
Riteman and the remaining prisoners were taken to a facility where
their heads were shaved, they were
sprayed with freezing cold water,
given prison clothes, and had numbers tattooed on their forearms.
Rolling up his sleeve, Riteman
displayed his tattoo and read out the
number, 98706.
From 1942 until May 1945, Riteman did forced labour ranging from
working on a farm, to burying the
bodies of the dead from the gas
chambers. From Auschwitz he was
sent to concentration camps in
Sachsenhausen, Oranienburg, Dachau, and finally Landsberg before
finally being liberated by the
American Army in May 1945. At
that time, he said, “I weighed 75
pounds. I was a skeleton.”
While recovering at a base set up
by the Americans, Riteman learned
that he had several aunts who had
emigrated to St. John’s, NL, Montreal and New York in the early
1900s. His aunt in St. John’s obtained permission for him to move
there, where he lived for many
years until moving to Halifax.
Among the honours Riteman has
received are the Nova Scotia Human Rights Award and and the Or-
Holocaust survivor Philip Riteman shows the number 98706 that was tattooed on his arm in Auschwitz. He
spoke to a large group in the Piers Military Community Centre for MARLANT’s International Day for the
Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
CPL DAN BARD, FIS
der of Nova Scotia, as well as honorary degrees from Memorial University of Newfoundland and St.
Thomas University.
He remains grateful to the Allied
forces that liberated him and
thanked the Canadian Forces for
their actions during the war and
since then, saying, “You are the
luckiest people, you are our treasures,” which his audience rewarded with a standing ovation.
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On April 7 there will be a Ukrainian Easter Egg Art workshop,
from 1 to 4p.m. Just in time for
Easter, come design a unique egg in
traditional Ukrainian style using
dyes and beeswax. Adult workshop.
Space is limited to 15 participants. First come, first served. This
event is in partnership with the Ukrainian Canadian Association Halifax/Dartmouth Region. This workshop is presented in English.
Location is the Canadian Mu-
Nova Scotia Basketry
Guild Workshops
Free workshops in the Craig Gallery at Alderney Landing, Dartmouth.
On Saturday April 7, learn
about Easter baskets made of paper
strips and ribbon. These baskets reuse materials found in our everyday
environment and are woven in the
traditional style of Mi’kmaq fancy
On April 14 from 7:30 to 9:30
p.m., gather with family, friends
and visitors at the waterfront side
of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic for a walking, candlelight
procession. The procession will
make its way from the museum to
the Grand Parade, passing some of
the city’s Titanic-related landmarks along the way. Admission is
free.
From 9:30 p.m. to 12:20 a.m.,
wait in the Grand Parade as we honour Nova Scotia’s connection to the
Titanic. Musical performers will
include the Stadacona Band of
MARLANT. At 12:20 a.m., when
the Titanic began to sink, there will
be a moment of silence and flares
will be set off to symbolize the
ship’s call for help. Admission is
free.
Events at the Maritime
Museum of the Atlantic
On April 17 at 7:30 p.m., join
marine archaeologist Rob Rondeau
for the launch of his book Titanic
Lives: On Board, Destination Canada as he explores the fates of those
who booked their passages on Titanic’s first and only voyage.
Launch and presentation are free to
the public but donations to Feed
Nova Scotia are welcome.
On Tuesday May 8 at 7:30
p.m., there will be a public talk titled One Model: Two Ships - The
Lusitania and Mauretania Ship
Model.
The Maritime Museum of the
Atlantic has recently acquired the
largest antique ship model in Canada, a magnificent 18-foot model of
the RMS Lusitania and Mauretania. The 106-year-old model is the
original builder’s model of the Cunard Line’s RMS Lusitania, whose
sinking on May 7, 1915 is, after Titanic, is the most famous wreck in
history and helped bring the United
States into the First World War. After Lusitania’s loss, the model was
hastily converted to represent its
sister ship, RMS Mauretania, a
long-serving liner with extensive
connections to Halifax. The largest
and fastest ships in the world, these
two ships changed travel history
and their challenge led directly to
White Star Line’s construction of
Titanic. The model, on long-term
loan from the City of Toronto, will
be officially unveiled and Dan
Conlin will present an illustrated
talk on the model and these two legendary ship.
A true team player remembered
By Sgt Lance Wade
Army Integrated Communications
T
he cool chill of the rink, the familiar smell that only a rink can
give and a community joined together to commemorate a local
team player at the annual memorial
hockey tournament. Cpl Paul Davis
spent much of his childhood playing hockey in Sackville; his life
was cut short while serving in Afghanistan on 2 Mar, 2006. The
Sackville Minor Hockey Association (SMHA) played host to the
fourth annual Cpl Paul Davis Memorial Tournament which ran from
March 9 to 11, 2012.
Players, coaches and community
members took a moment to pay
their respects and remember their
local hero during the opening ceremony. Cpl Davis born in Bridgewater, N.S., served with the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (2 PPCLI) died
as a result of vehicle accident west
of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
A retirement banner, fit for a
star, embroidered with the name
Davis, the number nine and at the
bottom a field of poppies with a
waving Canada flag, was revealed,
while members from the 36 Canadian Brigade Group Band played
The Maple Leaf Forever.
“His speed was what I remembered most about him. He was a fast
skater,” recalls, former Peewee and
Bantam coach, John Carr, who instigated the idea to name the annual
tournament in honour of one of his
past players.
“We are honouring Cpl Davis
and highlighting the significance of
his sacrifice, so the young players
realize and understand why we
have retired his number and the impact he has made on the community,” said Sheridan Curnew, Vice
President of Recreation for Sackville Minor Hockey Association.
“I find the number nine is a fitting number for Cpl Davis as nine
or niner represents the Commanding Officer’s call sign who is indeed the team leader. How appropriate it is to have Cpl Davis be remembered as a team leader on and
off the ice,” said Col Joseph Shipley, Chief of Staff of Land Force
Atlantic Area.
A strong sense of community
and support has brought people
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AJ Stewart drops the puck next to LFAA Chief of Staff, Col Joseph
Shipley, during the opening ceremony at the fourth annual Cpl Paul
Davis Memorial Tournament in Sackville, NS on March 9, 2012. This
year’s tournament drew approximately 550 players and coaches.
SGT LANCE WADE, ARMY INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS
from the greater Halifax Regional
Municipality including teams as far
as Cape Breton to play in the tournament. This year’s tournament
drew approximately 550 players
and coaches. Twenty-eight teams
ranging from Atom, Peewee and
Bantam divisions participated in
the tournament.
“I show my support because I am
a hockey player like him, I have
family that was active in the mili-
tary, I also feel really sorry for his
family and I respect what he gave to
his country” said AJ Stewart, 12, a
Peewee player in the tournament.
Cpl Davis is survived by his wife
Melanie, their two daughters, Julia
and Malia; father James (Sharon)
Davis; mother Connie (Avery) Davis; brother Rick Davis; sister Tanya Dampsey; niece Jessica and nephew Joshua; grandmother Garneta Ryan and other family members.
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On April 15 from 3 to 4:30
p.m., an interfaith memorial service will take place at the Fairview
Lawn Cemetery in remembrance of
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and of the 121 Titanic victims buried at the cemetery. The service
will include a wreath laying and
musical performances.
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The next SCAN Seminar will be
conducted May 16 and 17 with a
Medical Information Day on May
18, 2012. Location TBA.
On Tuesday April 10 at 7 p.m.,
join the book club, meet new people, explore new authors and share
reading ideas. Featured book this
week is The Best Laid Plans, by
Terry Fallis. Tantallon Public Library
On Tuesday April 10 at 7 p.m.,
learn about meditation. Meditation
brings a sense of peace within and
gives you answers to questions you
didn’t know you had. Woodlawn
Public Library
On Thursday April 12 at 7
p.m., learn about native medicinal
plants, with Savayda Jarone,
MNIMH. This six-part series presented by the Ecology Action Centre will focus on plants native to the
Halifax area, for gardening, landscaping, medicinal use and environmental health. Halifax North
Memorial Public Library
On Sunday April 22 at 2:30
p.m., join author Hugh Brewster
for a reading from his book RMS Titanic: Gilded Lives on a Fatal Voyage. Brewster is an award-winning
writer and editor and was the editorial director and publisher of Madison Press Books for 20 years.
Spring Garden Road Memorial
Branch.
On Wednesday April 25 at 7
p.m., join author Paul Butler for the
launch of his novel Titanic Ashes.
Cole Harbour Library
baskets with the diamond-shaped
weave.
On Saturday April 14, learn
about cattail birds. This wrapped
basketry bird uses natural materials
found in our ditches and wet areas.
Make your own bird in this traditional Western Native Aboriginal
style. They float.
On Sunday April 22, Earth Day
2012 from 2 to 4p.m., there will be
a free public talk titled Baskets of
Nova Scotia, with a display of the
traditional basket styles in the
Mi’kmaq, the African Nova Scotian, the Acadian and the Celtic
communities of Nova Scotia. There
will be baskets created by artists
from basket cooperatives in developing countries. Most of these baskets are made from found and reused man made materials. In addition, there will be an information
session for those seeking basket
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pares soldiers for deployments in
Canada and around the world.
“Reservists are only too glad to
be able to serve our country, whether it’s domestic operations or
whether it’s on an expeditionary
role,” said LCol Brennan. “This
type of training really gives them
that opportunity to get a sense for
what it would really be like on a deployment, more so than what they
would ever be able to achieve in
their home units.”
During the exercise, the training
helped the soldiers from 37 CBG
meet specific standards for battle
tasks such as establishing local defence, reacting to direct and indirect fire, establishing roadblocks
and checkpoints, searching buildings and coordinating with civil
authorities, to name just a few.
They also had the opportunity to
participate in armoured convoys
that included the explosion of sim-
ulated improvised explosive devises and the evacuation of simulated
casualties.
Fort Pickett, the Virginia National Guard Maneuver Training
Center, is perfectly suited to this
type of training because it includes
live-fire ranges, an urban warfare
complex, simulated forward operating bases and several training villages.
In addition to the approximately
675 Canadian soldiers who attended MARITIME RAIDER 12, about
120 soldiers from the U.S. military
also participated.
According to LCol Brennan, the
chance to work and train side by
side with the Americans is one of
the biggest reasons why Fort Pickett was chosen as the location for
the exercise.
“It’s for the experience of working in a multi-national environment,” said LCol Brennan. “Any
opportunity to have our soldiers
train with our coalition partners is a
definite force multiplier.”
Before the troops headed home
from Virginia, Col Jake Bell, Commander 37 Canadian Brigade
Group, thanked the Americans for
hosting 37 CBG and for their participation and support during the
exercise. He also made special
mention of the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre (CMTC) staff
who travelled to Virginia from
Wainwright, Alberta, to help coordinate the training and mentor the
soldiers.
“CMTC added a great dimension
to the exercise to help us capture the
lessons learned, and help us improve as we train,” said Col Bell.
“Remember those lessons. Take
them back to your unit and tell them
to the people who weren’t here.
Help improve the overall training
in the Brigade.”
Cpl Alexandra Ramsay of 721
(Charlottetown) Communication
Regiment, will gladly tell her unit
about the lessons she learned during MARITIME RAIDER 12, especially what it’s like to see the collective elements of a Brigade come
together into a cohesive combat
team.
“Overall it was a good experience. It was my first time working
with headquarters, so it was inter-
Members of 2 R Nfld Regt from Corner Brook, NL, embark a MH60S
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The helicopter is being used to transport them to the Military Operations Urban Training site at Fort Pickett, Virginia, USA. Soldiers from
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at the Virginia National Guard Maneuver Training Center, Fort Pickett,
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CFNES Divisions honour professional
success and community involvement
By Virginia Beaton
Trident Staff
the objectives of CSE Division, including both his work with CSE
Div Standards and HCM FELEX.
PO2 Connors was named
CFNES Instructor of the year. This
Command level award is presented
to the instructor “who consistently
exemplifies the highest standard of
instructional technique based on
outstanding professionalism, innovation, devotion and overall improvement to the quality of instruction.”
CPO2 Fred McCrea received the
certificate of completion for successfully completed all components of the Naval -Officer Professional Military Education.
Capt(N) Santarpia presented his
personal coin to MS Byron Lang
for his leadership role towards
CFNES donating 184 kg of food to
the FEED NOVA SCOTIA organization. CFNES School Chief
CPO1 Mario Gagnon noted “This
enormous amount of food made it
possible for a better Xmas for
many families across the province
because of donors like CFNES and
the Navy.”
CPO1 Gagnon stated that during
the 2011 GCWCC, CFNES assigned one Friday each month to
donate the Dress with a Difference
funds to a charity of CFNES’
choice. Seven organizations were
nominated and during the Feb. 8
HODS/CHODS meeting, a vote
was held to disperse $2900 to the
nominated organizations.
The MFRC, nominated by personnel at the Feb. 8 HODS/
CHODS meeting, received $500.
The Elizabeth Fry Society of
Mainland Nova Scotia, nominated
by Lt(N) Judi Risser, received
$400. This organization assists
disadvantaged women to help
themselves, promotes a healthier
socio-economic environment for
not only themselves and their families but for everyone in the community.
The Scouts Canada 1st Lantz
Group Committee, nominated by
PO2 Maurice Pommerville, received $400. This organization is
raising funds to purchase new uniforms for their youth and help improve a 30-year-old cabin that they
use.
The ALS Society of Nova Scotia, nominated by Lt(N) Stephen
Dugas, received $400. ALS stands
for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
and is commonly know as Lou
Gehrig’s Disease. The ALS Society is a non-profit organization that
relies solely on donated funds to
assist those in Nova Scotia living
with this disease.
Feeding Others of Dartmouth,
nominated by Kevin Jack, received
$400. This organization operates
Cdr Luc Carosielli, Commandant of CFNES, carries out the inspection
during divisions on March 22.
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Margaret’s House in Dartmouth
and they serve approximately
2,000 meals per month to hungry
adults.
The Out of the Cold Shelter,
nominated by Bernie Young, received $400. This shelter, located
in the basement of St. Matthew’s
Church, provides a warm and safe
place to sleep for 15 people, from
the cold months of November
through to the month of April each
year.
The final donation was in the
amount of $400 to the Provincial
Autism Centre, which was nominated by Sean Piercey. This nonprofit charity provides support to
people with Autism Spectrum Disorder and to their families.
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ontributing to the betterment
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part of being a CF member, Base
Commander Capt(N) Brian Santarpia told CFNES during divisions on Thursday, March 22 in the
Drill Shed.
“It’s not just what we do on the
job, it’s what we do in the community each day that matters,” said
Capt(N) Santarpia. During divisions, organizations ranging from
the MFRC to the provincial food
bank received donations raised by
CFNES, and Capt(N) Santarpia
congratulated the school for its generosity.
As Reviewing Officer for the occasion, Capt(N) Santarpia also
complimented CFNES staff and
students for their appearance, deportment and work ethic and noted,
“We’re the best navy in the world
because we are so well trained. We
need experienced sailors at sea and
you’re responsible for training,
and that’s very important work.”
Several promotions and honours
took place. PO2 Yvon Nadeau was
promoted to PO1, and PO1 Joseph
Abando was promoted to CPO2
and also received the Commandant’s Certificate of Achievement
in recognition for his outstanding
and steadfast dedication towards
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4 Engineer Support Regiment on exercise in Goose Bay
By Lt Nick Bouchard
4 Engineer Support Regiment,
CFB Gagetown
A
pproximately 200 personnel
from 4 Engineer Support Regiment (4ESR) deployed to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL, Feb.
18 to 29, for winter indoctrination
training alongside members of 5
Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (5
CRPG).
Dubbed Ex NORTHERN SAPPER, or as many soldiers in 4 ESR
have called it, the best exercise of
all time, the exercise was conducted to impart valuable survival and
mobility skills to the soldiers of
4ESR. The learning curve was
steep; however, the troops rose
above the challenge and fully embraced the experience of surviving in our Canadian North.
“The environment in Goose
Bay presents training opportunities and challenges that aren’t
available in Gagetown,” said Maj
Shawn Groves, Acting Commanding Officer of 4 ESR. “The
assistance of the Canadian Rangers was invaluable to our soldiers,
many of whom have never experience these types of conditions."
The members of 41 Support
Squadron were tasked with building an ice road, and in the end, 350
metres of road was constructed.
Sgt Sheldon Hawe and his team
were able to increase the thickness
of the ice by seven inches, thus
raising the Military Load Class of
the ice from 14 to 20 tonnes. The
knowledge in the Regiment of ice
road construction is undoubtedly
leaps and bounds ahead of where
it was at the start of the exercise.
During the exercise, 42 Field
Squadron conducted several
snowmobile patrols totalling in
excess of 500 km. The Squadron
also learned how to ice fish, hunt,
snare, and build improvised snow
shelters under instruction of the
Canadian Rangers. The soldiers of
1 Troop travelled by small fixed
wing aircraft 200 km south of
CFB Goose Bay to conduct
mounted and dismounted patrols,
small arms ranges, and camp
maintenance in the remote Permanent Training Area. The soldiers
of 2 Troop conducted two longrange patrols, one 220 km long up
the south shore of Lake Melville.
This patrol, led by Gerry Fowler
and his team of Canadian Rangers,
guided the 25 snowmobile convoy
through 12 long hours of trail
Members of 1 Troop, 4 ESR offload a Twin Otter aircraft at the Permanent Training Area 150 km south of
CFB GOOSE BAY.
MCPL AMANDA ANDERSON, CFB GAGETOWN
breaking to arrive on destination.
Fowler and his team were invaluable to 2 Troop’s success and were
key factors in keeping them out of
the slop (a terrible mix of snow
and ice that seems to attract inexperienced drivers).
The members of 43 CounterImprovised Explosive Device
Squadron also conducted several
long-range patrols, but were confronted by many more challenges
with poor trail conductions and
equipment failures.
Though not the highlight of
their exercise, they learned many
valuable lessons after spending
half a day getting the Squadron
though one particularly sloppy
section of trail. The squadron also
conducted demolition and conventional munitions disposal and
small arms ranges, and learned
various survival skills.
The exercise was an all-around
success and a must-do for next
year. “Labrador was an ideal winter training ground for 4 ESR,”
said Lt Shawn Burdett from 42
Field Squadron.
“From building survival shelters to driving in six feet of powder
snow, it was a great experience.”
The skills and lessons learned
from this experience will undoubtedly serve the members of 4
ESR for many years to come.
Needless to say, the exercise
would have not been possible
without the gracious support of 5
Wing and the Canadian Rangers,
and the members of 4 ESR are
looking forward to working with
them again in the future.
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Board 101
Are you a military family member looking to get involved and give
back to the community? The Board
of Directors at the Halifax & Region MFRC is always looking for
new members to join our dynamic
team, especially military spouses.
Made up of a minimum of 51 per
cent civilian spouses/partners of
CF members, the Board works to
meet and determine the needs of the
military community.
“Becoming a Board member
provides volunteers with a unique
opportunity to actively participate
in the governance of one of the best
charitable organizations in the
country. Over the years, Board
members have all played an integral role in building and enhancing
the programs and services we provide to military families,” said Colleen Calvert, Executive Director,
H&R MFRC. Board members represent the H&R MFRC, develop
governing policies, develop strategic plans, goals and objectives and
most importantly, make a difference in the CF community. Skills
of board members are diverse and
their multi faceted approach helps
ensure that the H&R MFRC remains relevant to the community it
serves. Board members volunteer
with the H&R MFRC because of
their passion and commitment to
the military community.
“Volunteering on the Board for
me is a way of saying thank you to
the MFRC for everything they’ve
done for me and my family over the
years. I enjoy volunteering on the
Board because my opinions or valued and appreciated. I am proud to
be part of such a wonderful group,”
said Nathalie Morin, H&R MFRC
Board member.
Being a part of the Board also
provides members with some
really great opportunities. Not only
will members be giving back to the
military community, they will be
exposed to working with other
great volunteers and connecting
with new people. Members are also
able to participate in training and
other personal and professional development opportunities.
“I originally joined the Board to
get to know people that lived the
same military lifestyle that I did. I
found a network of ‘family’ that I
feel very connected with. Being on
the Board has provided me with a
sense of giving back to the community. Everyone should consider
volunteering with the H&R MFRC.
The friends you will make will be
with you for a lifetime,” said Carolyn O’Malley, Advisor to Chair.
If you are looking to make a difference in your community and be
affiliated with a great organization
we encourage you to join the board .
Check out our Board Information
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Conseil d’administration du
CRFM d’Halifax et régions
101
Si vous êtes membre des familles
des militaires et que vous désirez
vous impliquer davantage et donner
en retour à la communauté militaire, sachez que le conseil d’administration du CRFM d’Halifax et
régions est à la recherche de nouveaux membres au sein de sa dynamique équipe . Composé d’au
moins 51% de membres de familles
civils du personnel des Forces canadiennes (FC), le conseil d’administration du CRFM d’Halifax et régions a pour mission de répondre
aux besoins de la communauté militaire.
« En devenant membres du conseil d’administration, les bénévoles
ont la possibilité de participer activement à la gouvernance de l’un
des meilleurs organismes de bienfaisance au pays. Au fil des ans, les
membres du conseil d’administration ont joué un rôle déterminant
dans l’élaboration et l’amélioration
des programmes et des services offerts aux familles des militaires », a
affirmé Colleen Calvert, directrice
générale du CRFM d’Halifax et régions. Les membres du conseil
d’administration représentent le
CRFM d’Halifax et régions, élaborent des politiques de gouvernance,
établissent des plans, buts et objectifs stratégiques et, surtout, apportent une contribution positive à la
communauté des FC. Ils possèdent
des compétences variées et leur approche à multiples facettes contribue à faire en sorte que le CRFM
d’Halifax et régions demeure important pour la communauté
qu’elle sert. Le bénévolat des
membres du conseil d’administration du CRFM d’Halifax et régions
tient à leur passion et à leur engagement à l’égard de la communauté
militaire.
« Faire partie du conseil d’administration à
titre bénévole
est pour moi
une façon de
dire merci au
CRFM
pour
tout ce qu’il a
fait pour moi et
pour ma famille
depuis des années.
J’aime
faire du bénévolat au sein du
conseil d’administration
parce que mes
opinions sont
utiles et sont les
bienvenues. Je
suis fière de
faire partie de
ce merveilleux
groupe », a fait
remarquer
Nathalie Morin,
membre
du
conseil d’administration du
CRFM d’Halifax et régions.
Le
conseil
d’administration offre également à ses
membres
de
belles possibilités, notamment
l’occasion de donner en retour à la
communauté militaire, mais aussi
de travailler avec d’autres bénévoles remarquables et de faire de
nouvelles connaissances. Les
membres du conseil d’administration reçoivent une formation et
d’autres possibilités de développement personnel et perfectionnement professionnel leur sont offertes.
« Je suis entrée au conseil d’administration, d’abord et avant tout,
pour mieux connaître les personnes
qui partagent le même mode de vie
militaire que j’ai vécu. J’ai trouvé
un réseau de famille auquel je me
sens très liée. Être membre du conseil d’administration m’a offert
l’occasion de donner en retour à la
communauté des FC et m’a donné
un véritable sentiment de fierté.
Tout le monde devrait songer à
faire du bénévolat au CRFM d’Halifax et régions. Les amis que vous
aurez resteront avec vous toute
votre vie », a indiqué Carolyn
O’Malley, présidente du conseil
d’administration.
Si vous souhaitez apporter une
contribution positive à la commu-
nauté des FC et adhérer à une
grande organisation, songez à devenir membre du conseil d’administration . Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez consulter la
trousse d’information en ligne du
conseil à www.halifaxmfrc.ca.
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Registration is not complete until
participants have paid for the program/event. To register for programs please call 427-7788 (Halifax) or 720-1885 (Shearwater).
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.
Don’t forget: Special
Events & Family Activities
Dad & Me – Maritime Reptile
Adventures Show
Halifax Site
Come and experience an interactive reptile show.
Sunday, April 29, 1-3p.m.
Cost: $5/person
Deadline to register: Wednesday, April 25, 4p.m.
Papa et moi – Aventures maritimes spectacle de reptiles
Site d’Halifax
Venez apprécier un spectacle et
une expérience interactive de reptiles.
Le dimanche 29 avril 13h00 à
15h00
Coût: 5$ par personne
Les participants doivent s’inscrire et payer avant le mercredi 25
avril 16h00
Oaklawn Farm Zoo
Trip- Aylesford, NS
Bring the family to the zoo. Enjoy the animals, get up close and
personal with some animals, have a
pony ride and an ice cream.
Sunday, May 6, 1 to 3p.m.
Cost: $3 for 12 and under, $5 for
teens and adults. Children 2 and under are free.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, May 2
Activité pour la famille: Zoo
Oaklawn Farm
Zoo Oaklawn Farm- Aylesford,
NÉ Emmenez toute la famille au
zoo. Venez voir de près toutes
sortes animaux et régalez vous
d’une crème glacée. Le dimanche 6
mai de 13 h à 15 h
Coût : 3$ 12 ans et moins; 5$ 13
ans et plus inscrivez-vous avant 16
h00 le mercredi 2 mai
Deployment Programs
and Events
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.
Next meeting: contact: [email protected]
Réseaux des familles de militaires en déploiement –
NCSM Charlottetown
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.
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]
Deployment Café
Halifax Site
Any military family member
experiencing short or long term deployment, IR, training or exercises
is invited to join us for dinner, connect with other military families
and discuss the joys and challenges
of your loved ones deployment.
Casual Care is available for children under 5. Please register in advance for casual care.
Sunday, April 15, and May 6
4:30 – 6:30p.m.
Deadline to register:Wednesday
prior to event by 4p.m.
Café déploiement
Site d’Halifax
Joignez-vous à nous pour souper, rencontrer d’autres familles de
militaires et discuter des joies et
des difficultés éprouvées lors du
déploiement d’un proche
15 avril et le 6 mai, 16h30 à 18 h
30
Date limite de réservation : à
16h00, le mercredi avant l’activité.
CO’s Monthly Family Briefing/VTCs/Potluck
Supper
Event for families and friends
of HMCS Charlottetown
Halifax Site
Join us for the CO’s Monthly
Family Briefing.
(please check with the deployment services team as CO’s briefings may be impacted by operational requirements)
Séance d’information mensuelle du commandant aux
familles/ VTC / Souper fortune du pot pour les familles
et les amis du NCSM
Charlottetown
Site d’Halifax
Les familles et amis du NCSM
Charlottetown, sont invités à nous
rejoindre pour la séance d’information mensuelle du commandant aux
familles.
Francophone Programs
and Events
Parent/Bambin (Français)
Site de Shearwater
Âges: de 0 à 5 ans
Les mardis matins 9 h30 to 11
h30
Coût : 2$ par enfants militaire et
3$ par enfants non-militaire
Aucune inscription n’est requise
Café français
Site de Shearwater
Cette activité qui s’adresse aux
familles de militaires francophones
est un lieu d’échange où l’on parle
de ce qui touche la vie militaire
dans la région d’Halifax. On se retrouve pour tisser des liens et
prendre un café entre nous, dans
une ambiance décontractée et le
tout se passe en français. Les jeunes
enfants sont bien heureux de jouer
ensemble, sous la supervision du
personnel du Casual Care (service
de garde occasionnel).
Les jeudis 9h30 à 11h30
Coût: 2$ par personne famille
militaire / 6$ autres
Date limite d’inscription: réserver au plus tard le lundi avant
16h00 pour profiter du service de
garde pour les enfants de 0 à 5 ans,
au coût de 4$ par enfant/ 7$ par
famille
Cours de conversation
en anglais
Site d’Halifax
Age: adulte (18+)
Si vous êtes francophone et vous
avez une certaine compréhension
de base de l’anglais, pourquoi ne
pas joindre nos cours de conversation anglaise et pratiquez vos compétences linguistiques . Nous allons discuter de sujets liés à la vie
quotidienne dans une région anglophone. Ceci est une excellente occasion d’apprendre des tournures
de phrase, rajoutez à votre vocabulaire et d’apprendre à rire de nousmêmes
Chaque mercredi soir du 11 avril
au 13 juin de 18h00 à 20h00Coût:
50$ (remboursable) pour famille
militaire; 115$ (non-remboursable) autres
Le remboursement exige que les
participants aient fait 85% du
cours.
La date limite d’inscription: le 5
avril 2012.
Brunch pour les familles
francophones au Centre
de la jeunesse
Shearwater
Le samedi 14 avril de 10H00 à
13H00
Coût: 3 $ par personne famille
militaire; 5 $ par personne autre
Aucun frais pour les enfants de
deux ans et moins
Date limite d’inscription: le mercredi 11 avril
Soirée Francophone
The Muster Station Tap & Grill,
590 Portland Street, Dartmouth,
NS
18 ans + pour conjoint(e) de
membre militaire
Place limité donc réservé tôt pur
vous assurez une place. Plaisir et
rire garanti. vendredi le 27 avril de
18H30 à 21H30
Coût: Chaque participante défraie le coût de son repas.
Date limite d’inscription: le mardi 24 avril avant 16h00
Children’s Programs
and Events
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 5 years
Monday to Friday mornings
(9a.m. - 12p.m.) and afternoons (14p.m.).
Shearwater: Monday to Friday
9a.m.- 12p.m. and 1 - 4p.m.
Cost: $5/hr for children under 18
months, $4/hr for children over 18
months
Registration available one week
in advance.
Halte-garderie– semaine
Site d’Halifax et Shearwater
Âge: 3mois à 5ans.
Lundi de vendredi 09h00 to
12h00 et 13h00 to 16h00.
Tarif: enfants de moins de
18mois– 5$/heure; enfants de plus
de 18mois– 4$/heure. Inscriptions
offertes une semaine à l’avance.
Saturday Casual Care
Ages: 3 months to 12 years
Experiencing deployment? Let
us know as respite hours can be
used.
Shearwater Site: Saturday, April
14
Halifax Site: Saturday, April 21
10a.m. – 3p.m.
Cost: $5/hr for children under 18
months, $4/hr for children over 18
months
Registration deadline: Wednesday before the session.
Realtor thanks military community
with cash rebate on buying or selling...
R
ealtor Bill Crockett and Atlantic
Lifestyle Realty have been giving
cash rebates back to their clients
for many years, families who have
used there professional real estate
services. ‘I believe by giving back to the
community only help strengthen the
community.”
During his many years in real
estate Bill has acquired an in-depth
knowledge of the market in Halifax
Municipality. Bill is approved IRP
supplier and knows first hand about
military moves being in Europe,
Quebec and Cold Lake Alberta to name
a few place. Four years ago Atlantic
Lifestyle approved the cash rebate
back to CF members who used their
professional services in buying and
selling houses.
If you are posted to or from Halifax,
or even if you are moving to a new
home within this area, Bill Crockett can
put extra cash in your pocket. If you
purchase your home through Bill, he
will give you part of his commission in
cash on day after closing. This applies
to all MLS® in Halifax, Dartmouth
and surrounding areas. Bill Crockett
is an experienced full-time real estate
broker 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
rebate offer. Should you list your home
with Bill and he writes an acceptable
offer from a qualified buyer, he will
give you, the Seller on closing up to
two percent of the selling price. For
example, if Bill helps you sell your
home for $200,000 you will receive
up to $2000 to $4000 cash rebate. If
he helps you purchase your home for
$200,000, you will receive up to $1000
rebate.
“The CF members and their families
have given me the privilege and trust
of assisting them with the sale or the
purchase of a home” says Bill “I want
to fulfill my mission to the family
I’m working for, as people in the CF
are very busy with their careers and
families.”
Atlantic Lifestyle
Reality has received
email queries from CF
Members deployed in
the Persian Gulf and
Afghanistan.
“These people who
are thinking of moving
to a new house or are
being posted when
they return, and want
to meet with me to
talk about it”
Over the past years Bill has
worked with numerous military
families posted in and out of the
Halifax, Dartmouth and surrounding
areas. During that time he has seen how
useful it is to have extra cash in hand
during a move. Bill
says he knows extra
money is always
helpful, when
moving to a new
posting or across
town to a bigger
house a little extra
cash can help.
I‘ve seen the
results of the
program,” he says
“It’s great when
the families get a couple of thousand
dollars they wouldn’t have, otherwise.
They can get some of the extra things
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.
The end result is the family purchases
the perfect home for their needs.” Bill’s
cell phone is on 24/7 or you can email
directly to [email protected].
As the year 2012 progresses and
now that annual posting season has
arrived. Bill 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 Bill at
(902)-401-5552 or by email at
[email protected]
CASH BACK!!!
CASH REBATE TO DND MEMBERS ON YOUR RELOCATION, WHETHER BUYING OR
SELLING, IN HALIFAX, DARTMOUTH AND SURROUNDING AREAS...
• COMPLETE MLS® BENEFITS.
• REAL ESTATE BROKER SINCE 1999
• REFERENCES FROM DND MEMBERS AVAILABLE
• IRP APPROVED SUPPLIER
Bill Crockett
Atlantic Lifestyle Realty
• SEE... “TRIDENT’ TO VIEW ADVERTORIAL.
• OVER $200,000.00 GIVEN BACK TO
DND MEMBERS SINCE JANUARY 2008.
Office (902) 452-3456
Fax (902) 462-7429
[email protected]
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Service de garde occasionnel
du samedi
Open Drop-in
Âges: 3 mois à 12 ans
Vous vivez un déploiement?
Laissez-nous savoir et les heures de
répit pourront être utilisées.
Site de Shearwater le 14 avril
Site d’Halifax le 21 avril
10h00 à 15h00
Coût: 5$/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.
Sunday 1-4p.m. and 5-8 p.m.;
Tuesday 3:30-5 p.m.; Wednesday
3:30-5p.m. and 6-8p.m.; Thursday
3:30-5p.m.; Friday 3:30-5p.m. and
6-9p.m. and Saturday 1-4p.m. and
5-8p.m.
Special events and programming
- please see our calendar for more
details
Indique les évènements et la programmation spéciale – veuillez
consulter le calendrier pour plus de
détails.
Parent and Tot
Movies n’ Munchies Ages 8+
Ages: Infant to 5 years
Halifax site (38 Macdougall
Street): Tuesdays and Thursdays,
9:30 - 11:30a.m.
Shearwater site: English - Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays;
French - Tuesdays 9:30 - 11:30a.m.
Shearwater site: Military families
only. Limited space.
Cost: Military $2/child and civilian (Halifax only) $3/child
Thursday, Apr. 12, 6-8p.m.
Cost: $2 Deadline to register: Apr.
12
Youth Programs
and Events
Leaders in Training
Shearwater Site
Youth ages 12-15 will learn leadership skills, teamwork, time management, program planning, resume develop.m.ent, diversity
training and much, much more .
Mondays: April 23 and 30; May
7, 14 and 28; June 4 and 11, 68:30p.m.
Cost: $30/person
Deadline to register: Tuesday,
April 17.
Soirée ciné Âges 8+
Le jeudi 12 avril de 18h00 –
20h00
Coût: 2$
Date limite d’inscription: le 12
avril
Basketball Drop-in Ages 8+
Fri, Apr. 13, 6:30-8 p.m. Deadline to register: Drop in.
Basketball Porte Ouverte
Ages 8+
Le vendredi, 13 avril de 18h3020h00
Porte OuverteGirls Drop-in Ages 8+Sat, Apr. 14, 6-9p.m.
Deadline to register: Drop-in
Porte Ourverte pour les filles
Âges 8+
Le samedi 14 avril de 18h00–
21h00
avril
Leaders en formation
Come Try Zumba Ages 8+
Sitede Shearwater
Description: Les jeunes ages 1215 ans vont acquérir toutes sortes
de compétences notamment dans
les domaines du leadership, de la
gestion du temps, de la communication, etc.
Les lundis 23 et 30 avril; 7, 14, et
28 mai; 4 et 11 juin de 18 h à 20 h 30
Coût: 30 $ par personne
Date limite pour s’inscrire: le
mardi 17 avril
Guys and gals, get moving with
this fun dance workshop . Sun, Apr.
15, 1-3p.m.
Cost: $2 Deadline to register:
Apr. 13
Venez essayer le Zumba Âges;
8+
Henderson Sweetman Youth
Centre / Centre de la jeunesse
Henderson Sweetman
Badminton Skills Ages 8+
For details on becoming a member of the Youth Centre or for inquiries on Youth Services, contact
720-3038 or email [email protected]. All youth programming is offered at the Henderson Sweetman Youth Centre unless
otherwise indicated.
Garçons et filles, venez bouger
avec cet atelier de dance amusante .
Le dimanche 15 avril de 13h00 à
15h00 Coût: 2$
avril
Wed, Apr. 18, 6:30-8p.m.Cost:
$2
Deadline to register: Apr. 17
Soirée Badminton Âges 8+
Le mercredi 18 avril de 18h3020h00 Coût: 2$
avril
Cooking in the Kitchen Ages
8+
This month we’ll be making lasagna and garlic breadThursday
Apr. 19, 6-8p.m.Cost: $4
Cuisiner ensemble Âges 8+
Ce mois nous allons faire de la
lasagne et du pain à ailLe jeudi 19
avril de 18h00 -20h00Coût@: 4$
Date limite d’inscription: le 17 avril
Floor Hockey Drop-in Ages
8+
Fri, Apr. 20 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.
Drop-In
Hockey en salle- Porte
Ouverte Âges 8+
Le vendredi 20 avril. 18h3020h00 Porte Ouverte
Bowling and Grilled Cheese
Ages 8+
Soirée Scientifique Âges 8+
Le jeudi 26 avril. de 18h0020h00 Coût: 2$
avril
Flag Football Drop-in Ages 8+
Fri, Apr. 27, 6:30-8p.m.
Deadline to register: Drop in
Jeu de football (drapeau) Âges: 8+
Le vendredi 27 avril de 18h30 à
20h00Porte ouverte
Gardening Workshop Ages 814
Sat, Apr. 28, 1 - 4p.m.Cost: $3
Deadline to Register: Apr. 26
Atelier de Jardinage Âges 814
le samedi 28 avril de 13h0016h00Coût: 3$Date limite pour
s’inscrire: le 26 avril
Sat, Apr. 21, 1-4p.m.Cost: $6
Adult Programs
and Events
Bowling et sandwich grillé au
fromage Âges: 8+
Coffee Connections
Le samedi 21 avril de 13h00 à
16h00Coût: 6$
avril
Drawing Workshop Ages 8+
Sun, Apr. 22 & 29, 1:30-3p.m.
Cost: $2
Deadline to register: Drop in
Atelier en dessin
Âges 8+ Dimanche le 22 et 29
avril de 13h30-15h00 Coût: 2$
Porte ouvert
Friends for Life Ages 8-10
Friends for life is an internationally recognised program that helps
children to build emotional resilience, develop skills to reduce anxiety and build positive mental
health. This is a four-week program, meeting bi-weekly.Tues,
Apr. 24.
Cost: $20
Amis pour la vie Âges 8-10
Amis pour la vie est un programme internationale reconnu qui
aide les enfants à gérer leurs émotions, développer des habilités pour
réduire l’anxiété et développer une
santé mentale équilibrée. Ce programme est d’une durée de 4 semaines; au deux semaines. Le mardi 24 avrilCoût: 20$
Date limite de s’inscrire: le vendredi 20 avril
Science Night Ages 8+
Thurs, Apr. 26, 6-8p.m. Cost: $2
Halifax and Shearwater sites
Friday mornings
Cost: $2/military family member $6/non-military family member
Casual Care: $3/child or $6/military family
Registration deadline: Tuesdays
prior to each session.
Coffee Connections
(Café connexion)
Site d’Halifax et Shearwater
Les vendredis de novembre 9h30
à 11h30
Participation: 2$ 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.
Evening Coffee
Shearwater site
Cost: $2 drop-in fee/military
family members; $6/non-military
family members.
Registration deadline: Mondays
prior to the session by 4p.m.
Café en soirée
Site de Shearwater
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.
le 1 & 29 mars; 18h30 à 20h30
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, 9:30a.m. 12:30p.m.
Programme Détente
pour les aînés
Site de ShearwaterTous les vendredis matins
9h30 à 12h30
Out N’About (adults only)
Wing Night - Big Leagues, 920
Cole Harbour Road Cost: Participants are responsible for the cost of
their meal.
Wednesday, April 18, 5:307:30p.m.
Deadline to register: Monday,
April 16.
Sortez et venez vous amuser
(programme pour adultes)
Soirée ailes de poulet – Restaurant BigLeagues, situé au 920, Cole
Harbour Road
Coût: Les participants assument
les frais de leur repas.
mercredi le 18 avril, de 17h30 à
19h30.
Date limite d’inscription: Le lundi 16 avril à 16h
Women’s Self Defense
Halifax Site
Saturday, April 21, 9a.m. – 4
p.m.
Cost: $25/military family member; $40/mother-daughter military
family; $40/non-military
Deadline to register and pay:
April 17
Autodéfense pour les femmes
Site d’Halifax
Samedi le 21 avril, 09h00-16h00
Coût: membres de familles de
militaires– 25$; femmes-filles de
militaires– 40$; autres– 25$.
Date limite d’inscription: 17 avril
Brunch Bunch
April 28, Cole’s Neighbourhood
Restaurant, Cole Harbour Road,
Dartmouth
11am-1p.m.
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 Avri Cole’s Neighbourhood
Restaurant, Rue Cole Harbour,
Dartmouth.
De 11h00 à 13h00Coût: Les participants doivent assumer leurs
propres dépensesService de haltegarderie: $6 / enfant $9 / famille
Date limite d’inscription: une semaine a l’avance.
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A sailor volunteers at the Aviation and Space Museum
By CPO1 Pat Devenish
DGMFD, HCM Trg
“The first prototype Supermarine
Spitfire flew March 5, 1936…The
museum example is a Mark IX variant and depicts an aircraft of RCAF
421 Squadron complete with the
Red Indian Head logo of McCollFrontenac Oil Company (later Texaco Canada) who were patrons of
421 Squadron…The highest scoring Spitfire ace was a Canadian;
George ‘Buzz’ Beurling who finished the war with 33 1/3 kills.”
So what is a sailor doing giving
tours of aircraft and wandering the
floor answering questions of visitors to Canada’s Aviation and
Space Museum in Ottawa? Believe
it or not, on my first Sunday, this
was actually the second most common question I received. The most
common was “Where are the bathrooms?”
When I got back to my apartment
that afternoon, I wondered if I had
made a good choice in volunteering
here. As luck would have it, I most
certainly did make a good choice.
Not only that, but I wish I had started doing this when I got here 16
months ago.
Like most young boys, I was enthralled by airplanes and specifically Second World War airplanes,
captivated by movies like Battle of
Britain and Tora, Tora, Tora. As
any one who knows me can attest,
this passion has never left me. Even
as Chief ERA on board HMCS Halifax a few years back, I had a Warbird calendar over my desk (as I do
here in Ottawa) which raised the
eyebrows of more than a few visitors.
My usual answer to the Navyairplane question is that there is no
Naval Museum here in Ottawa but I
have to admit that even if there
were, I would still have ended up
where I did. As I start to feel more
comfortable and confident in my
knowledge of these artefacts, I
can’t help but realize what a true
treasure is enclosed within this
building.
CPO1 Pat Devenish is a regular volunteer at the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum in Ottawa.
CONTRIBUTED
Included is an airworthy replica
of one of the first aircraft to fly in
Canada: the Silver Dart, as well as
the first purely privately developed
Canadian aircraft (though it never
flew); the McDowall Monoplane.
As one proceeds through the historical timeline, several First World
War aircraft are on display; a British Sopwith Snipe, a French Nieuport 12 and a rare German AEG G5
bomber to name but a few, as well
as many interactive displays dealing with some of the challenges of
early flight and air combat.
A large component of the museum deals with the bush plane era
which started following First
World War and continues to modern times. This is what truly opened
up Canada’s north. Next is the Second World War era. Among the
classic aircraft flown by the RCAF;
Spitfire, Hurricane, Mustang and
Lancaster (as well as their main op-
ponent, a Messerschmidt 109),
there is also a separate display dedicated solely to the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
which saw the training of over
130,000 Commonwealth aircrew
(the largest in the Commonwealth)
in the relative remote safety of Canada.
Finally, on display also are two
war prizes: a Messerschmidt 163
Komet rocket plane and an Heinkel
162 Volksjager small fighter. The
postwar section includes the largest
remaining section (nose from the
cockpit forward) of a CF 105 Avro
Arrow. As well, there is the first CF
18 Hornet delivered to Canada and
several other jets from the 50s, 60s
and 70s both military and civilian.
A section on civil aviation is also
included with one of the best cutaways of a gas turbine engine I
have ever seen. I keep telling museum workers that when I leave,
that engine is coming with me to be
put in MSE Div at CFNES in Stadacona.
Last, but far from least is a section dealing with Naval Air. Few
realize that the RCN was a major
player in this area until the decommissioning of Bonaventure in the
early 70s. In this section are a Fairey Swordfish, Fairey Firefly and a
McDonnel Banshee. Also in this
section, a huge screen continuously
runs video showing carrier operations from Canada’s three postwar
carriers; HMC Ships Warrior,
Magnificent and Bonaventure.
Finally, there are many interactive displays, children’s activities,
theatres, workshops, flight sims,
cockpit mockups (including a
Snowbird and MiG 21) and also a
growing section called Canadians
in Space. Moreover, a Reserve
hangar is open for guided tours and
is another treasure trove all on its
own.
There are two drawbacks for me
as a volunteer. First, I will be posted back to Halifax in all likelihood
in the coming months and will truly
miss my Sunday afternoons being a
child again. Second, I always feel
compelled to stop in the gift shop
every time I am at the museum. I
now have a tote full of t-shirts and
sweatshirts, posters, books, DVDs,
coffee mugs and mouse pads.
If you plan to visit Ottawa in the
coming months, might I suggest a
visit to this, the most interesting of
the National Capital Region’s Museums? (Yes, I am biased.) Just remember though, the tall, goodlooking sailor wandering the floor
in the Jet-Second World War-Naval Air sections takes his coffee
with one milk (no cream please)
and no sugar.
HMCS Ville de Québec places nutrition on its menu
By Harold White
PSP Health Promotion Manager
PSP Health Promotion Services
and Sobeys’ Wellbeing Counsellors, Rachel Finley and Amanda
Sibley, were welcomed onboard
HMCS Ville de Quebec on Mar 19
to recognize National Nutrition
Month and the importance of
healthy eating for Navy personnel.
Fleet Chief, CPO1 Mike Feltham
and the crew of Ville de Quebec
were onboard to welcome them.
Health Promotion staff and
Wellbeing Counsellors set up an interactive nutritional display in the
flats next to the canteen and they
were on hand to answer questions
about nutritional wellness and
healthy eating. Focusing on the National theme of Getting the Real
Deal on Your Meal, the display offered a variety of resource materials and samples of shelled maple
and garlic flax seeds to those who
stopped by. As noted by the A/
Coxn, CPO2 Gerry Doucet, “It was
a little strange to find an information booth on nutrition set up in the
canteen flats onboard our ship. A
few years back, an old sea dog like
me would certainly have believed
that there was a mutiny afoot. However, an attestation to our culture
change on the fitness and wellness
of our sailors, I was not surprised to
see it.”
The crew in charge of food preparation were also happy to share
with us some of the challenges of
feeding a large crew with a limited
ability to keep food fresh. They
also shared some tips and strategies
they use to improve healthy eating
on board. As part of this effort, the
Ship’s Coxswain, CPO1 McLellan,
is currently creating an information
display on Canada’s Food Guide to
Healthy Eating.
To CPO1 Feltham, CPO1
McLellan, CPO2 Doucet, Lt(N)
Robinson and the entire crew of
Ville de Quebec, we thank you for
this exciting onboard opportunity.
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initiative or to discuss ways to
bring the PSP Health Promotion
Services team to your unit, ship,
squadron or department, please
contact our office at 722-4956 or
email:
[email protected].
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Overcoming adversity
Padre’s Corner
By Cdr Brian K. Waite
USN Exchange Chaplain
Healthy, happy and tobacco-free
Maintaining
health at a high
level will allow
for greater
freedom
By Melanie Bower
Health Promotion Manager
CPO2 Shawn Butt has made beneficial changes to his lifestyle.
Here, he describes how he found
and maintains his motivation to
live a healthy lifestyle.
1. Compare and contrast your
health practices 10 years ago versus today.
Ten years ago my health practices weren’t as much practices as
they were punishments. While I
regularly played hockey, it was
sporadic and not at the best of my
ability because of my lack of cardiovascular health. I smoked almost a pack of cigarettes a day and
ate continually. My diet was not all
bad. I tried to eat vegetables whenever possible but was mainly a
meat and potatoes person. I ate lots
of potato chips as well.
Chasing after two kids, smoking
and the physical work I was doing
at the time kept my weight at a manageable level but I had mildly high
blood pressure at the time.
Today I am 40 pounds lighter
due to my far improved eating habits and a lifestyle that includes
some sort of physical activity daily
that engages at least one large muscle group and some cardio 4-5
times a week. Lately my cardio is
running, which fits my current situation.
Last year I ran the Navy 10K and
the COTW 5K. I trained to complete the Men’s Health Urbanathlon in New York in October but had
to deploy instead. This year I plan
on running the Bluenose Half, the
Tele10 mile in St.John’s, NL along
with the same three from last year. I
may also go to Ottawa to run the
Army Half with my sister.
2. What first motivated you to
pursue a healthy lifestyle?
My wife was diagnosed with MS
almost six years ago and while she
is maintaining her abilities as an
able-bodied person, the trend of the
disease is to remove those abilities
little by little. We have accomplished a few of our dreams but
have many more to explore and I
may need to be in excellent physical shape in order to allow us to
realize those.
Maintaining my health at a high
level will allow us greater freedoms in the future. Along with that,
I have two wonderful kids that motivate me, that I want to be here for,
for a long time.
3. How long ago did you quit
smoking? Has physical activity
helped you remain smoke-free?
What else helps you stay motivated to live a tobacco-free lifestyle?
Over two and a half years ago, I
quit smoking for good. The physical activity has helped me remain
smoke-free. I feel better, I think I
smell better and I am not finding
excuses to be alone away from my
family so I can smoke in private.
What has helped me remain smokefree is the desire to be healthier but
there are other factors as well. I
have a teenage son and a preteen
daughter who didn’t know I
smoked. I am sure they had their
suspicions but I didn’t confirm
them. I didn’t want to give them the
opportunity to look at me and say,
“You do so why can’t I?”
4. What advice would you give
the average CF member who is
thinking about becoming healthier but isn’t quite yet motivated
to take that step?
I am a goal-focused person and
that works for me but others may
have different motivations. The
thing is to ask yourself what do you
want out of life.
We are fortunate in the CF to
have people who work at keeping
us healthy and offering programs to
help us help ourselves. The Stadacona Fitness and Sports Centre offers great lunchtime programming
that is challenging for all levels and
varies daily on a weekly schedule.
Lucas Hardie and the other PSP
staff are very encouraging and will
assist you in all sorts of ways to
help you reach your goals. The way
I feel right now is fantastic. By
following Canada’s Food Guide
and adopting an active lifestyle I
have changed from always being
dragged out and chasing the pack,
to feeling energetic. I may still be
chasing the pack but it is the lead
pack in the race.
When I was in seminary and
called to preach my first sermon before a live congregation, I remember being terrified. I asked my professor, “What I should speak
about?” His answer was clear and
to the point: “Speak about adversity.” This was not the answer I was
looking for. I wanted to speak
about love or caring or about anything that seemed to produce good
feelings – not life’s difficulties.
The reality of this desire was not
because of some innate conviction
to speak about the topics I liked better than others, but because I wanted to speak about something easy.
In other words, it seemed a lot easier to me to talk about feel good
items, than it did to delve into hardships. The problem with this ideology is that life is not easy. It is difficult and the one common denominator we all share is adversity.
Anyone who has lived for any
length of time whatsoever has encountered difficulty. It is an undisputable fact of life. It is something
we all share in common.
The question then arises, “Why
do some handle difficulties different than others? Why do some
overcome adversities, while others
seemed to be crushed by them?” I
think the answer is in one’s ability
to be resilient, that is, the ability to
bounce back from life’s difficulties. In fact, some not only bounce
back from these hardships, they actually become better because of
them. So, what makes the difference between the two? What makes
the difference between whether
you overcome adversity or adversity overcomes you? I think the an-
swer is in one’s ability to have balance in their life – thus gaining perspective in what is really important,
as well as what is not. People for the
most part, become overwhelmed
by life’s difficulties because they
do not have healthy outlets for
stress. These difficulties are then
allowed to build up until they eventually come out in an unhealthy expression – like blowing up at a coworker, family member, or friend.
To put it more simply, in regards to
handling life’s difficulties, we are
either a can of beans or a tea kettle.
One holds in the pressure until it
eventually explodes, whereas the
other has a release mechanism.
In my first church, one of the older men in the church decided – in
the absence of his wife, and better
judgement – that he was going to
cook a can of beans on the stove. He
thought it would cook quicker inside the can, so he just put the enclosed can on the open flame. You
know the ending, it was not good.
There was a loud explosion and
beans were embedded in the ceiling. Fortunately, the church member survived the scenario, but we
were all left with a wonderful image of life.
Life lesson: He who stuffeth,
puffeth. We all need healthy outlets. Without them we are bound for
destruction.
With this in mind, we must understand we are three-part beings.
We must take care of ourselves
physically, spiritually, and emotionally, finding healthy expressions for each. My prayer for you –
as well as myself – is that we would
not wait for life’s adversities to
overwhelm us, but that we would
determine today to put outlets in
our lives that allow us to not only
survive life’s adversities, but to
thrive in the midst of them. After all
isn’t that what this week is all
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Hitting the deck for fitness at sea
By LS Korey Tynes
Op METRIC - HMCS Charlottetown
I
walk up to the flight deck and
call the bridge to open the hangar
door. It always brings a smile to my
face looking at the picturesque
view of the Mediterranean Sea. The
background of my fitness class is
endless water upon the horizon.
My role as EXPRES Test Coordinator makes the crew’s fitness a
subject that I hold close to my
heart. Ultimately, I want to see everyone be successful and to achieve
the benefits that come with leading
a physically active lifestyle – that is
what drives me to want to help everyone in whatever way I can.
As the Basic Fitness Training
Assistant (BFTA) on HMCS
Charlottetown , it’s my job to help
people stay fit and active. Staying
physically active is challenging at
sea. Sailors don’t have access to a
conventional gym. Sometimes
you’re working out in confined
spaces, and the pitch and roll of the
sea can add an interesting dynamic
to any treadmill workout.
There’s a makeshift fitness room
with weights and exercise equipment; there’s cardio equipment
scattered throughout the ship; but
my favourite spot for fitness class
is on the flight deck.
I teach two types of fitness classes: one which is open to the entire
ship’s company and one for members of the Naval Boarding Party
(NBP).
For the ship’s company fitness
class, I lay out the mats, dumbbells,
kettlebells and medicine balls for
the circuit class. The class ability
ranges from sailors with basic fitness or exercise experience, to sailors who lead very active lifestyles.
You will find a variety of difficulty
levels within each station based on
what type of a workout the individ-
LS Matthew Stark ,a Sonar Operator in HMCS Charlottetown,
participates in fitness training
class on the flight deck.
CPL RONNIE KINNIE, FIS
ual is aiming for. These classes take
place on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.,
which works well with varying
watches on a warship.
Charlottetown has a high number of physically fit personnel,
which is evident as you walk
through the ship and see the cardio
equipment being used at all times
of the day. The gym onboard is always crowded with people wanting
to maintain or become more active.
My training from the BFTA
course has given me a tremendous
foundation for the tools that I use
for each of the classes I put on. I attribute this to excellent instruction
during my BFTA course in Borden,
Ontario, from PSP instructors like
Duane Farrell.
As a member of the Naval
Boarding Party (NBP) and with my
fitness trainer background, I apply
these skills to instruct Physical
Sports trivia
By PO1 Bill Sheridan
NCSM Ville de Québec
List the top five for the following
subjects:
1. NBA Career Points
2. NHL Career Goals
3. Wins in major league ball by a
pitcher
4. Touchdowns in the NFL
5. NASCAR wins.
6. Career rebounds in the NBA
7. Assists in the NHL
8. Home runs in Major League ball
9. Quarterback passing yards
10. Tennis majors, singles, doubles
and mixed doubles
11. Steals in the NBA
12. NHL Coaching wins
13. Runs Batted In, in MLB
14. Rushing yards in the NFL
15. Men’s Golf Majors
16. Assists in NBA
17. Shutouts in hockey
18. Baseball strikeouts
19. NCAA Football coaching wins
20. NCAA Basketball wins
Answers
1. Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlaine and Kobe Bryant
2. Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe,
Brett Hull, Marcel Dionne and Phil
Esposito
3. Cy Young, Walter Johnson,
Grover Alexander, Christy Matthewson and Warren Spahn
4. Richard Petty, David Pearson,
Jeff Gordon, Bobby Allison & Darrell Waltrip
5. Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Ladainian Tomlinson, Terrell Owens, &
Randy Moss
6. Wilt Chamberlaine, Bill Russell,
Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Elvin Hayes
& Moses Malone
7. Wayne Gretzky, Ron Francis,
Mark Messier, Ray Bourque and
Paul Coffey
8. Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe
Ruth, Willie Mays and Alex Rodriguez
9. Brett Favre, Dan Marino, Peyton
Manning, John Elway and Warren
Moon
10. Marg Court, Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King, Marg Osborne
Dupont and Louise Bragg Clapp
11. John Stockton, Jason Kidd, Michael Jordan, Gary Payton and
Maurice Cheeks
12. Scotty Bowman, Al Arbour,
Dick Irvin, Pat Quinn and Mike
Keenan
13. Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Barry
Bonds, Lou Gehrig and Stan Musial
14. Emmitt Smith, Walter Payton,
Barry Sanders, Curtis Martin and
Ladainian Tomlinson
15. Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods,
Walter Hagen, Gary Player and Ben
Hogan
16. John Stockton, Jason Kidd,
Mark Jackson, Magic Johnson and
Steve Nash
17. Martin Brodeur, Terry Sawchuk, George Hainsworth, Glen
Hall & Jacques Plante
18. Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson,
Roger Clemens, Steve Carlton and
Bert Blyleven
19. John Gagliardi, Joe Paterno,
Eddie Robinson, Bobby Bowden
and Bear Bryant
20. Harry Stratham, Dan Miles,
Herb Magee, Mike Krzyzewski and
Don Meyer
Sports updates
By Trident Staff
COTW floor hockey takes
place in STADPLEX from April 2
to 5.
The CFB Halifax summer ball
hockey league starts play on May
22, 2012. This league is open only
to CF members and registration
deadline is May 4. All games take
place on Tuesdays and Thursdays
at the Shannon Arena. Sign up as an
individual or register a complete
team. Cost per tem is approximately $800, depending on the number
of teams that register. This league
is one of the best in the province
and has been running for more than
15 years. For more information
please contact Louis DeSouza at
427-3985
or
[email protected], or Kirk
Durning at 427-0959 or [email protected]
The Formation Halifax women’s slo-pitch team is looking for
members. Anyone interested in
playing for the team is invited to attend a meeting at 1p.m. on Monday
April 16 at the fleet gym. The coach
is MS Sean Boutillier, 721-5764.
For more information please contact Louis DeSouza or Kirk Durning.
LS Korey Tynes (front) a Sonar Operator onboard HMCS Charlottetown, conducts a fitness training class
on the flight deck during Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR with Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 in the
CPL RONNIE KINNIE, HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN.
Mediterranean Sea on Feb. 3, 2012.
Training classes for NBP in the
mornings with PO2 Chris White.
PO2 White leads an extremely active lifestyle and is very knowledgeable about fitness. We are
able to provide the needed – and
some mornings, unwanted – rigorous workouts. The Boarding Party
class has an increased intensity level because we need to be a well prepared team. The ship’s company
fitness class versus the NBP fitness
class has major differences. One is
more physically demanding than
the other depending what PO2
White and I see in the effort put
forth and it can be reminiscent of
Basic Training. Most days we decide to go with the good cop/bad
cop approach.
“Korey puts together a good program that has enough variety to be
challenging for a beginner or advanced fitness level,” said LS Sean
Hemeon, member of the NBP. He is
someone who attends both classes.
He’s one example of a crewmember who spends a lot of time on his
physical fitness and works out everyday whether it is weights or core
stabilizing exercises.
“I like it [attending both classes]
because it changes all the time;
you’re not doing the same thing everyday,” said LS Hemeon. “Exercises are more dynamic than static
and there is a lot of motivation to
push yourself when you see others
pushing themselves.”
Running across the Gambia for a cause
By Noel Paine
Communications Officer,
DRDC Ottawa
Landmines can lie dormant for
years and maim and kill innocent
victims who were never meant to
be targets. No one is more aware of
the dangers of IEDs and anti-personnel mines than members of the
CF.
In July 2012, Andrea Moritz will
be running 424 kilometres across
the West African country of the
Gambia to raise funds for landmine
injury prevention and health education programs aimed at kids.
Moritz is an ultra-marathoner
who works as a communications
manager for the Government of
Canada in Ottawa. Her involvement in running has often intersected with the CF. While living in Halifax, she coached CF members to
run the In Flanders Fields Marathon, an event dedicated to the
memory of those who fought
bravely in the First World War. She
and her team had the great honour
of laying a wreath during the Last
Post Ceremony at the famous Me-
nin Gate in Ypres.
Moritz has also participated in
the CF Army Run, which supports
Soldier On, a program of the Director General Personnel and Family
Support Services. She is also a
three-time finisher of, and the Canadian Ambassador to South Africa’s famous Comrades Marathon,
an ultra race of 90 kilometers,
which was conceived as a dedication to the pain, hardships, agonies
and deaths of the soldiers who
fought in the First World War. It
was during those trips to Africa that
Moritz developed a passion for the
continent and its people.
CF members can support Moritz’s quest to keep kids alive and
communities strong in West Africa
by joining her at the Blue Nose
Marathon Weekend in Halifax,
Nova Scotia; the Ottawa Race
Weekend or the Chocolate Race in
Port Dalhousie, Ontario. At each of
these events, individuals can run or
walk any distance offered as members of Team Love4Gambia. Ottawa Race Weekend serves as the CF
National Running Championships.
CF National Running coach Sgt
The Fit Zone
Powerlifting clinic takes CFB
Halifax by storm
By Lucas Hardie
Fitness & Sports Instructor
PSP Halifax
March became the month of
powerlifting at CFB Halifax.
What was initially was one clinic
intended for six members, became four clinics for 22 members. The clinic was held in the
newly renovated Functional
Gym at STADPLEX. The newly
renovated space made it more accessible to have multiple stations
for lifting at one time and still
maintain quality instruction.
Each clinic introduced members to the three lifts: squat,
bench press, and deadlift. Some
members attended the clinic with
a background in training, looking
to learn new techniques and variations to apply to training, while
others attended with little to no
background in training with
hopes of learning proper technique.
One of the main components to
each session was to introduce
speed-strength to the lifts with
proper technique. You may have
heard this kind of strength referred to as power.
Speed-strength is how well
you apply force with speed. Its
importance in powerlifting cannot be overemphasized, as this
kind of movement is what it takes
to stimulate your fast-twitch
muscle fibers to respond. Slow
movements just won’t do it, and
actually make you weaker.
There are two components of
speed-strength:
I Starting strength
I Explosive strength
Starting strength means your
ability to instantaneously turn on
as many muscle fibers (muscle
cells) as possible. For powerlifters, it’s critical in breaking the
inertia of the ponderous weight
being hoisted before ATP is depleted (well within two seconds
Denis Cloutier is encouraging his
runners attending CF Running Nationals in May to think about adding a good cause to their quest for a
personal best or a medal. Moritz’s
running
expedition
called
Love4Gambia will start in the rural
community of Koina on the Gambia’s Eastern border with Senegal
and finish in the capital city of Banjul by the Atlantic Ocean. Accompanied by a support team, she will
take on the challenge of running a
minimum of 30 kilometers each
day in high heat and extreme humidity. Her journey will take her to
the edge of the Casamance Region,
an area littered with landmines laid
during a civil war between the Government of Senegal and an independence movement. This area,
which borders the Gambia, is frequently traversed on foot by civilians from both sides of the GambiaSenegalese border.
All funds raised from Moritz’s
run will support the life-saving programs of the Nova Scotia – Gambia
Association, a registered Canadian
charity that has been working with
West Africans for over 25 years.
during all-out muscle contraction).
Once your muscle fibers are
turned on, your ability to leave
them turned on for a measurable
period is referred to as explosiveness. Football linemen pushing his opponent or a shot putter
putting the shot as far as possible
are examples of explosive
strength in action. Olympic-style
weightlifting is perhaps the best
example of maximum explosive
strength in action.
The ultimate form in which explosive strength is displayed is
called acceleration. This is the
type of explosiveness that’ll ensure successful passage through
the sticking point of each of the
three powerlifts. It’ll also ensure
that the lift is completed before
too many of your muscle cells
become so fatigued that you
can’t complete it.
The success of this powerlifting clinic proves that there is a
need for this sport, whether to get
involved competitively or to
learn the proper techniques. Also
keep in mind that the CF will be
hosting another Atlantic Regional Powerlifting Event this fall.
If you have any questions regarding powerlifting or your own
fitness regime please email [email protected]
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Heaving their way to victory
Sports day held to build morale and
team spirit among the sailors of SNMG1
By Lt(N) Jessica MacDonald
Op METRIC / TF Charlottetown
“Two, six — HEAVE,” rang out
across the Naval Academy athletic
fields in Piraeus, Greece as HMCS
Charlottetown’s tug-o’-war team
led us to victory in the Standing
NATO
Maritime
Group
1
(SNMG1) Olympics on March 16,
2012.
Ships’ companies from the Netherlands (HNLMS De Ruyter), Germany (FGS Rheinland-Pfalz) and
Canada (HMCS Charlottetown)
competed in soccer, basketball,
ball hockey, tug-o’-war and a relay
race in a sports day held to build
morale and team spirit among the
sailors of SNMG1.
“The team sports really brought
the ships together,” said Cdr Wade
Carter, Commanding Officer of
Charlottetown, who played in the
ball hockey tourney.
“There is a true universal language of sport that enables you to
appreciate other people and other
countries.”
Offsetting our less-than-stellar
performance in soccer and basketball, the Charlottetown crew led
the field in hockey, tug-o’-war and
the relay to bring home the SNMG1
Olympic cup.
“The best part of the day was
beating the Germans at tug-o’-war,
because they were the most challenging,” said LS Gerald Warner.
“I was thinking I just want to get
this over with so we can win the trophy.”
The day finished with an exhilarating relay race in which OS Mat-
thew Huffman anchored the
Charlottetown team to victory.
“Luckily, my teammates gave me a
great lead going into the final leg,”
said OS Huffman. “The hardest
part was leaning over the barrel,
spinning around 10 times, and then
trying to run straight.”
“Being in Greece – the country
where the first modern-day Olympics were held – was the perfect setting for the competition,” said
Commodore Ben Bekkering, commander of SNMG1, who also participated in ball hockey. “Operation ACTIVE ENDEAVOUR has
built on experience gained over the
years. and is becoming networkbased and no longer relies on permanently assigned units; therefore,
events such as this where we get to
know our NATO allies are key to
LS Chris Warner (front) and his team-mates from HMCS Charlottetown heave their German opponents over the line to win the tug-o’war event in the SNMG1 Olympics.
CPL RONNIE KINNIE, FIS
Cdr Wade Carter (right) of HMCS Charlottetown takes control of the ball during a ball hockey match
against a German team during the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 Olympics held in Piraeus, Greece on
March 16, 2012.
CPL RONNIE KINNIE, HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN
our interoperability.”
So you see, we weren’t just having a good time playing with our
friends.
Charlottetown is currently deployed on Operation METRIC,
Canada’s participation in interna-
tional efforts to enhance security in
and around the Mediterranean Sea.
Since mid-January, the Halifaxbased frigate has been integrated
into Standing NATO Maritime
Group 1 and assigned to Operation
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Stadacona
0800-1200 hrs
Mental Fitness & Suicide Awareness:
Supervisors' Training
Apr 19 & 20 Stadacona
0800-1200 hrs
Jun 21
Shearwater
0800-1600 hrs
Managing Angry Moments
Apr 20 - May 18 (Fridays) Stadacona
0800 - 1200 hrs
Mental Fitness & Suicide Awareness: General
May 17 Windsor Park
0800-1600 hrs
stress.calm (2-day Workshop)
May 24 & 31 Shearwater
0800-1500 hrs
Alcohol, Other Drugs and Gambling Awareness:
Supervisors' Training
Apr 25 & 26 Shearwater
Jun 19 & 20 Stadacona
0800-1600 hrs
GENERAL TRAINING
Weight Wellness Lifestyle Program (Evening Program)
Apr 23 - May 14 (Mondays) Windsor Park
1800-2000 hrs
Top Fuel for Top Performance
Apr 11 & 18 Stadacona
May 10 & 17 Shearwater
Jun 14 & 21 Dockyard
0830-1530 hrs
1. A brief comment
2. Sultanate of NW Borneo
3. Importune
4. Forelimb 5. Models of ethical
behavior 6. Harangues
7. This (Spanish)
9. Springfield Area Mobile Intensive Care
10. Sang at Christmas door to
door 12. Partly or nearly blind
14. Posterior pituitary gland
hormone
15. American Nurses Association (abbr.)
17. The 7th Greek letter
19. Strives to equal
20. Toff
23. Coleoptera insects
24. The color of blood
25. Slipped by
26. Of she
27. A short musical passage
28. CNN’s founder Turner
29. Radioactivity unit
30. Exculpation defense
31. Walking back and forth
32. Come forth from
33. Oxalis
34. A soft twilled fabric of silk
36. The two large chest muscles
Butt Out Self-Help Program
Tuesdays 1045-1200 hrs
Stadacona
Wednesdays 1100-1200 hrs Shearwater
For more information or to register for any of the
Strengthening the Forces programs and workshops, please
contact: Health Promotion Services at 722-4956 or visit
the Health Promotion webpage at www.psphalifax.ca.
Sensibilisation à la violence familiale pour
les superviseurs
13 avril
Shearwater
1 juin
Stadacona
8 h - 12 h
Force mentale et sensibilisattion au
suicide (superviseurs)
19 & 20 avril Stadacona
8 h - 12 h
21 juin
Shearwater
8 h - 16 h
Éducation à la toxicomanie pour les superviseur
25 & 26 avril Shearwater
19 & 20 juin Stadacona
8 h - 16 h
FORMATION GÉNÉRALE
Stratégies pour réduire les blessures causées par
le sport et l’activité physique
19 avril
15 mai
11 juin
8 h - 12 h
Stadacona
Shearwater
Stadacona
Gérer les moments de colère
20 avril - 18 mai (vendredi) Stadacona
8 h - 12 h
Force mentale et sensibilisation au suicide (générale)
17 mai Windsor Park
8 h - 16 h
Le stress: Ça se combat
24 & 31 mai Shearwater
8 h - 15 h
Programme « Poids-santé »
23 avril - 14 mai (lundi) Windsor Park
18 h - 20 h
Écrasez-la, programme d’auto-assistance (séance d’inscription)
Mardis 10 h 45 - 12 h Stadacona
Mercredis 11 h - 12 h Shearwater
Bouffe-santé pour un rendement assuré
11 & 18 avril Stadacona
10 & 17 mai Shearwater
14 & 21 juin Dockyard
8 h 30 - 15 h 30
Vous pouvez obtenir plus de renseignements, ou vous inscrire à l’un ou
l’autre des ateliers du programme Énergiser les Forces, en contactant
votre bureau local des Services de promotion de la santé, au numéro de
telephone 722-4956 ou vous pouvez également visiter a page Web des Services de promotion de la santé à l’adresse suivante: www.psphalifax.ca.
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