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VOLUME 44, ISSUE 12 � MONDAY, JUNE 14, 2010

On the East coast, June 2010will feature a moving feast of

significant naval events for theCanadianNavy’s Atlantic fleet andits sailors. Starting with the annualFrontier Sentinel exercise off Nor-folk, VA and the Hampton Roads,events conclude with the CanadianNaval Centennial and the signaturerecognition of that occasion withthe International Fleet Review onJune 29.From June 14 to 25 will beHAL-

CYONRV, an exercise that will in-volve several task groups fromCanada, the United States, Britainand NATO. Notable for being thefirst time that Canada will com-mand an exercise of this magnitudefrom ashore using the MaritimeComponent Commander concept,it will involve several classes ofvessels, surface and subsurface, aswell as a large variety of air assets. Working between the Virginia

Capes and the Maritime OperatingAreas off Nova Scotia, and with anair to ground element from the Bayof Fundy into the ranges of CFBGagetown, this exercise will testthe interoperability of those taskgroups through a variety of phasedtraining, from combat enhance-ment and fleet integration throughto a concluding tactical exercise.

Along the way, participatingunits and task groups will workthrough the proverbial full spec-trum of naval evolutions: air de-fence, maritime interdiction andboarding, anti-submarine warfare,electronic warfare and determiningthe recognized maritime picture,replenishment at sea, SAR, minecounter-measures, escort oper-ations, and countering asymmetricthreats in the form of massed aerialand surface-borne threats. For theparticipating ships’ companies andtheir commanders, literally every-thing will be thrown at them tochallenge and hone their seaman-ship and warfighting skills.

“HALCYON RV builds onexperience gained from such exer-cises as Joint Warrior, and it willenable all participants to respond tocurrent threats as well as to effec-tively prosecute naval missions be-ing conducted around the world to-day,” saidCdr Paul Forget ofCana-dian Fleet Atlantic’s operationsstaff. “Opportunities to train withsuch a variety of live assets are notalways possible, but this is whatHALCYON RV will provide oursailors and operators, as well asthose of our allied fleets.”One has only to have followed

recent news reports to understandthat Canada’s Navy has proven it-self capable many times over at in-tegrating successfully with those

fleets in preserving freedom of ma-noeuvre on the seas for the globaleconomy, or to weighing in with aconsiderable contribution in in-stances of humanitarian disaster as-sistance and relief operationsaround the world.Looking out to what difference

the HALCYON RV exercise willmake to the sailors of a Navy just-turned 100 years old, Cdr Forgetsaid it will be in the degree of theiralready considerable skills.

“Canada’s Navy is relevant toCanada’s strategic plan, and ourprofessionalism and competence is

both known and appreciated inter-nationally,” said Cdr Forget. “Andwhat HALCYON RV will demon-strate is that we can plan and exe-cute a major multi-national exer-cise – and further, that our capabil-ity as a Navy is indeed out of allproportion to its size.”

HALCYON RV exercise challenges fleets

HDMS Absalon will be the flagship for the SNMG1 Task Group participating in Ex Halcyon RV.CANADIAN FLEET ATLANTIC

By Maj James SimianaJTFA Public Affairs

The first of 17 new CC-130JHercules tactical airlift aircraft

landed at 8Wing Trenton, Ont. onFriday June 4, contributing to themodernization and strengtheningof the Canadian Forces.The Minister of National De-

fence, the Honourable Peter Mac-Kay, and the Minister of PublicWorks and Government ServicesCanada, theHonourableRonaAm-brose, were present to mark this im-portant milestone.

“The Government of Canada,through the Canada First DefenceStrategy, is committed to having afirst-class modern military - pro-viding our men and women in uni-form with the necessary tools to dothe job they are asked to do,” saidMinister MacKay. “These impres-sive new aircraft – under budgetand ahead of schedule – will serveCanada and Canadians well foryears to come.”

“Today, the government is deliv-ering on commitments to ensure theCanadian Forces are properlyequipped with aircraft necessary tosupport its operations at home andabroad" said Minister Ambrose.“The successful procurement of theCC-130J demonstrates theGovern-ment’s commitment to provide theCanadian Forces with cost-effec-tive tactical airlift capability.”

“The arrival of the first CC-130JHercules aircraft marks a new erain the Canadian military, bringingwith it lasting economic benefits toCanada’s aerospace and defenceindustries,” said the HonourableTony Clement, Minister of Indus-try. “The Industrial and RegionalBenefits related to this airlift fleet,at $2.3 billion, will bring high val-ue and high paying jobs, and eco-nomic growth to communitiesacross the country.”The delivery of the first CC-130J

is six months ahead of the originalscheduled delivery and under bud-

get; it is another example of how theimproved military procurementprocess ensures that the men andwomen of the Canadian Forces getthe equipment they need faster,while ensuring best value and re-sults for Canadians.CC-130s are used in a wide va-

riety of roles, including transport-ing equipment, troops and suppliesto, within and from a theatre of op-erations.

“The new J-model Hercules isboth proven and improved,” saidMajor-General Tom Lawson, As-sistant Chief ofAir Staff. “The val-ue of versatile tactical airlift hasbeen clearly demonstrated in recentoperations, including Afghanistanand Haiti. We will be putting thesenew aircraft to good use withoutdelay.”Up to four other aircraft are ex-

pected this year with the final oneto be delivered by 2012. All 17CC-130Js will be based at 8 WingTrenton, thus obtaining maximum

operational and financial efficien-cies from common training, main-tenance and infrastructure require-ments.This delivery follows the Gov-

ernment of Canada’s announce-ment in June 2006 to acquire 17new aircraft to revitalize the CF’s

current tactical airlift capabilities.The contract was awarded in De-cember 2007 to Lockheed MartinCorporation with an approximatevalue of USD $1.4 billion, and anin-service support contract amend-ment followed in January 2010, at avalue of CAD $723.

New generation of Hercules arrives

Defence Minister Peter MacKay arrives at 8 Wing Trenton onboard thenew CC-130J Hercules.

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This August, Canada’s EastCoast Fleet’s senior ship,

HMCS Preserver, will celebrateher 40th anniversary. Commissioned on August 7,

1970 at the Saint John Shipbuildingand Dry Dock Company in NewBrunswick,Preserver is the secondship to bear the name. The original,a base supply ship, was commis-sioned in 1942 and served in theSecond World War before beingpaid off shortly thereafter in 1945.The current Preserver is an Auxil-iary Oil Replenishment ship(AOR), designed to carry substan-tial amounts of fuel and supplies insupport of Canadian and alliedships deployed at sea. Since 1970,Preserver has participated incountless missions from support ofallied forces in the conduct of ColdWar operations in the North Atlan-tic to theGulf ofOman during boththe Gulf War and the more recentOP APOLLO and numerous hu-manitarian relief missions bothclose to home and abroad. In order to properly celebrate

Preserver’s 40th anniversary, sev-eral events have been laid out,mostof which are aimed at permittingboth past and present members ofthe ship’s company, and their fam-ilies, to meet and reminisce abouttheir time aboard. The events andall pertinent information can befound below:August 25, 9am– PreserverGolf

Tournament. The tournament willtake place at the course at IndianLake with a cost of $35 and RSVPdate of July 31. OPI for the event isPO2 Strickland who can be reachedat [email protected]. August 26, 10am – Preserver

BeachDay. There is no cost for thisevent and interest in participatingshould be expressed by August 18.This will take place at McDonaldBeach. Further information can beobtained from PO2 Strickland [email protected] orPO1 Young at [email protected].

August 26, 9 to 11:30pm – Eve-ningHarbour Cruise. This will takeplace aboard the Harbour Queenand will cost $21 per person. RSVPdate for the cruise is August 19 andthe OPI is LS Goodwin who can bereached at [email protected] 27, 1 to 4pm– Preserver

Meet and Greet. There is no cost orRSVP date for this event which willbe held on TheBridge at Juno Tow-ers. OPI for the event is PO1 Youngwho can be reached at [email protected] 27, 7 for 7:30pm – Pre-

server COs, XOs and Coxns Mess

Dinner. Preserver’s current Com-manding Officer, Cdr Hugues Ca-nuel, will host former COs, XOsand Coxn as well as a selection ofselect guests at the CFB HalifaxWardroom. OPI for the event isPO1 Boulanger who can be reachedat [email protected] 28, 6pm to 1am – Past

and present Preserver dinner anddance. This will take place at Mur-phy’s on theWater (downtownHa-lifax) at a cost of $45 per person.RSVP date is August 20. OPI forthe dinner and dance is PO1 Jensenwho can be reached at [email protected]

The officers and crew look for-ward to hosting the larger Preser-ver family through these formaland informal events in order to re-connect with those who have con-tributed to her good name and long-evity. It is hope that many formershipmates, whether still serving orretired, wearing the uniform fromall services, will take some time tojoin us in these festivities. Al-though Preserver will still be un-dergoing a refit at the time to en-sure that she may serveCanada andits navy for years to come, rest as-sure that she remains the Heart ofthe Fleet.

HMCS Preserver celebrates 40th anniversaryBy Lt (N) Evan CarrollHMCS Preserver

The Canadian Naval Air Group(CNAG) held an official com-

memorative ceremony in honourof the only Canadian Naval Victo-ria Cross (VC) recipient of theSecond World War, Lt HamptonGray VC, DSC, RCNVR, at theNational War Memorial and Val-iants Site in Ottawa on May 19,2010. The event was attended by

VAdm Dean McFadden, Chief ofthe Maritime Staff; BGen DwightDavies, representing the Chief oftheAir Staff, Peter Mills, VeteransAffairs Canada; and diplomaticrepresentatives from allied coun-tries. The commemoration washighlighted by a bugler from theStadacona Band of MaritimeForces Atlantic playing The LastPost and Reveille as well as a so-lemn pipe rendition of the Lamentand the Rouse, as well as by an of-ficial wreath laying ceremony.

“Today we recognize theachievements of Canadian navalaviation and we remember the he-roic deeds of Lt. Gray,” saidVAdm McFadden. “His service isan inspiration to all of us.” OnAugust 9, 1945 during one of

the last operational flying days ofthe war in the Pacific, Lt Gray pre-pared to lead his flight of sevenCorsairs in the attack onMatsushi-ma airfield from HMS Formida-ble.To avoid anti-aircraft fire, Lt

Gray decided to have his twoflights approach Onagawa Bayfrom the mainland. He entered intoa rapid decent in order to get theaircraft down to sea level for theshort bombing run of Amakusa,the largest Japanese warship in theharbour.Despite the risk of losing his

life, Lt Gray fearlessly attackedAmakusa which resulted in its in-stantaneous sinking. It was report-ed that his aircraft rolled to rightand plunged into the sea in a vio-lent explosion. The aircraft wasnever seen again.Lt Gray was one of the last Can-

adians to die during the SecondWorld War and was the last Cana-dian to be awarded theVC. His VCis displayed at the Canadian WarMuseum in Ottawa.

He is commemorated, with oth-er Canadians who died or wereburied at sea during the First andSecondWorldWars, at theHalifaxMemorial in Point Pleasant Park,Halifax, Nova Scotia. The RoyalCanadian Legion hall in Nelson,

British Columbia and the war-droom of HMCS Tecumseh, hisRCNVR home unit, also bearplaques in his honour.A memorial service honouring

Lt Gray’s act of bravery was heldin 2006 and a memorial erected at

Onagawa Bay, just meters awayfrom where his plane crashed. Thisis the onlymemorial dedicated to aforeign warrior on Japanese soil.Lt Gray is one of 14 figures

commemorated at the ValiantsMemorial in Ottawa.

Navy commemorates Lt Hampton Gray

VAdm Dean McFadden, Chief of the Maritime Staff, places a wreath during a ceremony honouring Lt Rob-ert Hampton Gray, the only Canadian Naval Victoria Cross (VC) recipient of the Second World War.

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By 2Lt Christopher DanielCanadian Naval CentennialPublic Affairs

That saucy ship, HMCS Pina-fore, is sailing into Interna-

tional Fleet Review Week withperformances on Saturday June 26at 8pm and Sunday June 27 at 2pm,in FountainHall at Neptune Theat-re.The production, the annual

show by the Gilbert and SullivanSociety ofNova Scotia, is renamedfrom the originalHMS Pinafore asa tribute to the Canadian NavalCentennial.VAdm Miller, formerly Com-

mander MARLANT, will againplay the role of Sir Joseph Porter,KCB, First Lord of the Admiralty,who has risen to a lofty position inthe Navy despite his total lack ofany nautical experience or know-ledge.During the two shows onMay 5

and 6 at the Rebecca CohnAudito-rium in Halifax, VAdm (ret’d)DuncanMiller stole the show withhis rendition ofWhen I was a Lad,during which he counselled any-one who wished to progress in anaval career: “Stick close to yourdesk/And never go to sea/And youall may be Rulers of the Queen’sNavy.”According to VAdm Miller, the

Gilbert and Sullivan Society hasadapted the original plot and set itin HMCS Niobe in 1910 in Hali-fax, where the ship’s company isdoing a production of Pinafore.Some of the song lyrics have

been altered to make them moreCanadian, the sailors’ costumeswill be designed like Navy uni-forms from 1910, and the set willlook like HMCS Niobe. The castincludes women suffragettes cam-paigning for the right to vote andcarrying signs with slogans such as‘Why not women at sea?’ The plot revolves around the

ship’s commander,Capt Corcoran,who wants his daughter Josephineto marry Sir Joseph Porter. But sheis secretly in love with a commonsailor, AB Ralph Rackstraw.Eventually the young couple over-come the odds and get engaged butthe plot contains several comictwists and turns, including manyjokes about social class, rank anddemocracy.In addition to the two shows in

Halifax on May 5 and 6, the showwent on the road for performancesin Wolfville, Truro, Pictou andAnnapolis Royal. According to HMCS Pinafore’s

co-producer Ann Miller, “I knowthis will be a busy week but wehope the return of this crazy ope-retta, in celebration of the 100thanniversary of the CanadianNavy,will enhance the week and allowmilitary and the community tohave some fun together.”Tickets for HMCS Pinafore are

on sale at the Neptune box officeand prices will range from $10 to$40, depending on the seat. Therewill be a 20 per cent discount forall military personnel.

HMCSPinafore sailsagain for IFRBy Virginia BeatonTrident Staff


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C racking open a cold one justbecame another way to cele-

brate the Canadian Naval Centen-nial. To acknowledge the 100th anni-

versary of the Canadian Navy, thebottle caps of Alexander Keith’sIndia Pale Ale will sport commem-orative crowns this summer. Instead of the familiar stag’s

head bottle cap, the ships’ badges ofthe 18 vessels of Canada’s EastCoast fleet will replace those capson beer bottles for several weeksthis summer.WadeKeller,Director Corporate

Affairs Atlantic Canada for Labatt,stated this was a way for the brew-ery to show its support for the menand women ofCanada’s East CoastNavy and to highlight the pride dur-ing the centennial year and in par-ticular, during the upcoming Inter-national Fleet Review Week.Speaking during an event in the

hangar ofHMCSCharlottetown onMondayMay 31,Keller announcedthat the bottles with the commemo-

rative crowns will start to appearfor sale in liquor stores in NovaScotia, New Brunswick and PrinceEdward Island within the next fewweeks.

“Distribution [of the bottles withthe crowns] is random, so you mayneed to talk to your friends or buy alot of beer to collect the entire set,”he joked.

“We’ve already seen some of theexcitement around these crownsand with 10,000 visitors this sum-mer, we expect that will grow. To-day is a gesture of thanks for all thatour Navy does for us here in Cana-da and of course around the world.”Charlie Angelakos, Labatt Vice

President of Corporate Affairs,presented RAdm Maddison with alimited edition set of the 18 crowns,framed and mounted on a specialbackground.NormanMensour, Labatt Atlan-

tic Region Sales Director, present-ed a full set of the crowns to MSChris Hamilton of Charlottetown,in thanks for the ship’s hospitalityin hosting the event.RAdmMaddison thanked Ange-

lakos, Keller and Mensour “foryour leadership and your initiative

for bringing this wonderful gestureof partnership and support to yourNavy, which is so typical of thekind of support and relationshipsthat the Navy enjoys here in Hali-fax. I tell sailors, soldiers, airmenand airwomen here that there is nobetter place to serve your countrythan here in Halifax and it’s be-cause of the folks here in this hang-ar and others like you in this com-munity, who, day in and day out,express your support and respectfor what men and women in uni-form do and what our families do.”He noted that the act of putting

the ships’ crest on the bottle capsmeans “that the ship’s crests will beseen in establishments and homesin this region…That’s a way for acorporation like Labatt to bring thepower of their organization to bearin supporting theNavy and helpingus to connect with Canadians.”A limited number of special

backgrounds for mounting the 18crowns will be available during theInternational Fleet Review fromJune 26 to July 2, as well as throughAlexander Keith’s Brewery Store,online or through Labatt CustomerService.

Brewery salutes Navy

For several weeks this summer, all bottles of Alexander Keith’s India Pale Ale in the Maritimes will havecommemorative crowns that represent each of the 18 vessels of Canada’s East Coast Navy. During apresentation onboard HMCS Charlottetown, RAdm Paul Maddison receives the full collection of 18 crownsfrom Charlie Angelakos, Labatt Vice President of Corporate Affairs. The crowns are produced in honour ofthe Canadian Naval Centennial.

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By Virginia BeatonTrident Staff

Three sailors from HMCSAthabaskan have been per-

sonally recognized by UnitedNations SecretaryGeneral BanKi-moon for their efforts inearthquake-stricken Haiti dur-ing Canadian Forces’ Oper-ationHESTIA earlier this year. Lt (N) Kyle Sexton,MS Da-

vid Leblanc and PO2 PaulHoveland were largely respon-sible for the design of three or-phanages in Haiti, as well asleading crew members fromAthabaskan in the constructionof two bunk houses with akitchen/storage area for each.

“We were honoured to haveMr. Ban onboard,” said CdrPeter Crain, Athabaskan’sCommanding Officer. “Thethree sailors were nervous butextremely proud that someoneof the Secretary General’s sta-tus would want to meet andthank them for their work. PO2Hoveland has often said thatthe Haitian deployment wasthe highlight of his career.” Mr. Ban was aboard Atha-

baskan in New York City May25, where the ship was along-side to support the Departmentof Foreign Affairs and Interna-tional Trade with a UN recep-tion and to represent Canadaduring Fleet Week New York2010. More than 300 guests in-cluding Minister of NationalDefence Peter MacKay, Am-bassador John McNee, Perma-nent Representative of Canadato the UN, and CommanderCanadian Fleet Atlantic Com-modore Mark Norman, wereon hand to see both Athabas-

kan and Halifax praised fortheir humanitarian work inHaiti.

“We were delighted to wel-come UN Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon aboard HMCSAthabaskan, one of two Cana-dian ships dispatched to Haitiimmediately following theearthquake of January 12,where she worked to supportthe humanitarian efforts in thearea of Leogane,” said Ambas-sador McNee. “We were verypleased that Mr. Ban Ki-moontook the time to particularlyrecognize and thank Lt(N)Sexton, MS Leblanc and PO2Hoveland for their distin-guished work in Haiti in the af-termath of the earthquake, es-pecially for the construction oforphanages for Haitian chil-dren.”

HMCS Athabaskansailors honouredfor work in Haiti

United Nations SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon (L)shakes hands with Lt (N) KyleSexton while PO2 Paul Hov-eland looks on in the back-ground. Both Canadian sail-ors were personally recog-nized for their efforts in earth-quake-stricken Haiti duringCF Operation HESTIA.

GREG KESSLER

By Navy News

United NationsSecretary Generalexpresses thanks

January 11, 2010— MFRCJanuary 25, 2010February 8, 2010— MFRCFebruary 22, 2010— DND DiscountsMarch 8, 2010— MFRCMarch 22, 2010— Posting SeasonApril 5, 2010— MFRCApril 19, 2010— Battle of theAtlanticMay 3, 2010— MFRCMay 17, 2010— DND DiscountsMay 31, 2010June 14, 2010— MFRC/Family DayJune 28, 2010— International FleetReviewJuly 12, 2010— MFRCJuly 26, 2010— DND DiscountsAugust 9, 2010— MFRCAugust 23, 2010— Back to SchoolSeptember 6, 2010— MFRCSeptember 20, 2010— HomeImprovementsOctober 4, 2010— MFRCOctober 18, 2010November 1, 2010— RemembranceNovember 15, 2010— MFRC/DNDDiscounts/Holiday ShoppingNovember 29December 13, 2010— NavalCentennial Year End Review

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Community Calendar

Events at the MaritimeMuseum of the AtlanticThe Sunday Shanty Sessions

take place every Sunday afternoonat 1:30 and 3:30 at the MaritimeMuseum of the Atlantic. The music of the sea is an inte-

gral part of life in the Maritimes,whether it is played in kitchens, inpubs and bars, at the end of the gov-ernment wharf or now, at theMar-itime Museum of the Atlantic. SeaSongs and shanties were sung inwork time, at play time, in goodtimes and bad. Stop by on Sundaysfor traditional Maritime Music,played the incredibly talented staffof theMaritimeMuseum of theAt-lantic. For additional informationcontact RichardMacMichael at 902-424-6446 or email at mac-

[email protected] AnnualAntique Car ShowOn Fathers’ Day, Sunday June

20, from 10am to 3pm, enjoy a widerange of vehicles on display atMemory Lane Heritage Village.Also on display are pre-1950ssmall engines. There also will beFathers’ Day draws and live music.Kids can also challenge Dad to aKub Kar race. Memory Lane Heri-tageVillage is located at 5435ClamHarbour Rd, Lake CharlotteBlood donor clinic atmilitary community centreOn Friday June 25, Canadian

Blood Services will hold a blooddonor clinic in the multi-purposeroom of the Piers MilitaryCommu-nity Centre, bldg 106, WindsorPark. The clinic takes place from

9am to noon. For more hours, loca-tions or to book an appointment,please cal 1-888 2 DONATE (1-888-236-6283)Events at HRMpublic librariesOn Wednesday June 16 at 7pm,

learn about digital photography.Tanya Clattenburg will demon-

strate how to transfer images to acomputer so they can be printed, e-mailed or saved. Learn how to fo-cus and adjust basic settings onyour digital camera. Bring yourown camera. Cole Harbour PublicLibrary.On Wednesday June 26 at

6:30pm, learn the signs, symptomsand treatment options for depres-sion. The impact of depression,tools and resources to help will alsobe discussed. Cole Harbour PublicLibraryOn Friday afternoons at 2pm, get

in the mood for marriage. To cele-brate June as the season of ro-mance, the Alderney Gate branchwill show four films on the themeof love and marriage. On June 18,the film is RoyalWedding and June25, the film is Seven Brides forSeven Brothers. First aid trainingSt. John Ambulance NS/PEI

Council will offer First Aid Train-ing in theMetro area on the follow-ing dates:Emergency First Aid / CPR Lev-

el A: Wednesday June 16, FridayJune 18, Saturday June 19,MondayJune 21, Wednesday June 23, andFriday June 25Standard First Aid / CPR Level

A: Saturday and Sunday June 19and 20Standard First Aid / CPR Level

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The Government of Canada hascommitted to investing tens of

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Kay, along with the ministers ofPublic Works and GovernmentServices Canada (PWGSC) and theDepartment of Fisheries andOceans, and the Minister of State(Economic Development Agencyof Canada for the Regions of Que-bec), unveiled plans to build largeships in two ofCanada’s shipyards,thereby helping fulfil commit-ments made in theCanada First De-fence Strategy.

“I know that that is a shared goalbetween industry and governmentandCanadian citizens, is empower-ing and enabling our soldiers, ourmen and women in uniform, ourmost valued citizens, to do this im-portant work on our behalf at homeand abroad,” Mr. MacKay said.With the NSPS serving as the

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“The NSPS is about undertakingmajor procurements in an effectiveway,” saidMinister ofPWGSCRo-na Ambrose. “It will allow for newnaval vessels to be built in Canadaby Canadians.”The announcement is an historic

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The National Shipbuilding Pro-curement Strategy was an-nounced by Canada’s DefenceMinister, Peter MacKay. The30-year plan will invest tens ofbillions of dollars in federal fleetrenewal for Canada’s Navy andCoast Guard, ensuring effectivemaritime security and service,while boosting domestic indus-try.

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“The CF members and their families have given me the privilege and the trust of assisting them with the sale or the purchase of a home,”

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wonderful about what they’ve accomplished.” Linda and Keith do not take a vacation until after Labour Day and even then, he has his cell phone and laptop and is available 24/7.

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permanent fixture in Halifax sincethe city’s birth, it was the RoyalNavy’s departure around the turn ofthe 20th century that gave impetusto Sir Wilfred Laurier and his Lib-eral government to create a Cana-dian Navy. The Naval Service Actwas proclaimed on 4May 1910.Boileau writes of the growing

pains between Halifax and the Na-vy, and includes the warts: themas-sive, and yet-unequalled conven-tional explosion of December 6,1917 that levelled the city wasblamed on theNavy; the first riot inMay 1918, attributed to a sailorcaught shoplifting in a BarringtonStreet store when he called to hisbuddies to save him from arrest;and the famous riots of May 7 and8, 1945 that involved 2,000 navalratings, and required copious quan-tities of beer, wine and spirits toquell, and landed 211 rioters in themagistrate’s dock.He also addresses the many sac-

rifices and achievements of theNa-vy and the many acts of personalcourage by the sailors. He includesthemany examples ofCanadian de-stroyers and corvettes challengingGerman U-boats, and the victoriesand tragedies that resulted and theTrainbuster’s Club, comprised ofthe ships that shelled theNorthKo-rean trains that ran along the coast-al railway. When a US Navy vessel blew up

two trains in one day, Boileauwrites, the RCN “entered into thespirit of this game with the greatestof enthusiasm, and before the endof hostilities had destroyed propor-tionally far and away more trainsthan had the ships of any other na-tion.”The book introduces RAdm Bill

Landymore as a junior officer inHMCS Fraser who survived thecollision with a British cruiser offthe coast of France in 1940. OnOc-tober 2 1952, now CommanderLandymore, captain of Iroquois inthe Korean War, exacted terribleretribution from North Koreanshore gun batteries that damagedhis ship and killed several of hiscrew. With “a gaping hole just aftof the gun housing,” Landymorereminded his crew of the ship’sSecond World War record and hermotto, Relentless in Chase.” Thenext day she raced toward her ad-versary with guns blazing andquickly put themain guns out of ac-tion and then quickly destroyed thesmaller batteries.Naval aviation, initially estab-

lished at Bakers Point, near Hali-fax, by theUSNavy’s Acting Lieu-tenant Commander Richard Byrd,Jr., was passed to the Canadians onSeptember 5, 1918, and lasted onlyuntil May 1919. Its hiatus lasteduntil September 1940, when theRoyal Navy (RN) stationed HMSSeaborn at Dartmouth to serviceRN aircraft and to enlist Canadiansinto the RN Fleet Air Arm. Thepost-war acquisition of the lightfleet aircraft carriers HMC ShipsWarrior and Magnificent and laterBonaventure, with her very expen-sive refit and subsequent retire-ment in September 1969, round outthe exploration of the establish-ment of naval aviation in Canada,and its importance to wartime andpost-war Canada.Along the way, the writer tou-

ches on numerous issues in Cana-dian Naval operations, acquisitionand policy, including Canada’s en-try into hydrofoil technology withHMCS Bras d’Or, the icebreakerHMCS Labrador and her 1954transit of the Northwest Passage;and the Persian Excursion of HMCShips Athabaskan, Terra Nova andProtecteur to thePersianGulf in re-sponse to Saddam Hussein’s Au-gust 1990 invasion of Kuwait.Halifax and the Royal Canadian

Navy is not a traditional history ofCanada’s East Coast Navy, but it isa rich tapestry that weaves togetherincidents and events with peopleand situations into a colourful time-line that takes the reader from theCanadian Navy’s inception to the2009 appointment of Cdr JoséeKurtz as captain ofHMCSHalifax,the first woman to command a ma-jor Canadian warship.This is an essential book for stu-

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in the Naval Electronics Techni-cian (Acoustic) (NET(A)) QL3 Ap-plications class, was the first recip-ient of the Training ExcellenceAward. In the NET(T) class, LSHenryWade received the Training

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1) DEFECTIVE PLUMBINGDefective plumbing can

manifest itself in two different ways: leaking and clogging. A visual inspection can detect leaking, and an inspector will gauge water pressure by turning on all faucets in the highest bathroom and then fl ushing the toilet.

If you hear the sound of running water, it indicates that the pipes are undersized. If the water appears dirty when fi rst turned on at the faucet, this is a good indication that the pipes are rusting, which can result in severe water quality problems.

2) DAMP OR WET BASEMENTAn inspector will check

your walls for a powdery white mineral deposit a few inches off the fl oor and will look to see if you feel secure enough to store things right on your basement fl oor. A mildew odour is almost impossible to eliminate, and an inspector will certainly be conscious of it.

It could cost you $200 to $1,000 to seal a crack in or around your basement foundation, depending on the severity and location. Adding a sump pump and pit could run you around $750 to $1,000, and complete waterproofi ng (of an average three BR home) could amount to $5,000 to $15,000.You will have to weigh these fi gures into the calculation of what price you want to net on your home.

3) INADEQUATE WIRING AND ELECTRICAL

Your home should have a minimum of 100 amps service,

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4) POOR HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEMS

Insuffi cient insulation and an inadequate or a poorly-functioning heating system are the most common causes of poor heating. While an adequately-clean furnace without rust on the heat exchanger usually has life left in it, an inspector will be asking and checking to see if your furnace is over its typical life span of 15 to 25 years. For a forced-air gas system, a heat exchanger will come under particular scrutiny since one that is cracked can emit deadly carbon monoxide into the home.These heat exchangers must be replaced if damaged — they cannot be repaired.

5) ROOFING PROBLEMSWater leakage through the roof

can occur for a variety of reasons such as physical deterioration of the asphalt shingles (e.g.curling or splitting) or mechanical damage from a windstorm. When gutters leak and downspouts allow water to run down and through the exterior walls, this external problem becomes a major internal one.

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dampness, problems with ventilation, insulation and vapour barriers can cause water, moisture, mould and mildew to form in the attic. This can lead to premature wear of the roof,structure and building materials.The cost to fi x this damage could easily run over $2,500.

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8) MASONRY WORKRebricking can be costly, but

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9) UNSAFE OR OVERFUSED ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT

A fi re hazard is created when more amperage is drawn on the circuit than was intended.Fifteen-amp circuits are the most common in a typical home, with larger service for large appliances

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10) ADEQUATE SECURITY FEATURES

More than a purchased security system, an inspector will look for the basic safety features that will protect your home, such as proper locks on the windows and patio doors, dead bolts on the doors, smoke and even carbon monoxide detectors in every bedroom and on every level. Even though pricing will vary, these components will add to your costs. Before purchasing

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11) STRUCTURAL/FOUNDATION PROBLEMS

An inspector will certainly investigate the underlying footing and foundation of your home as a structural integrity is fundamental to your home.

When you put your home on the market, you don’t want any unpleasant surprises that could cost you the sale of your home.By having an understanding of these 11 problem areas as you walk through your home, you’ll be arming yourself against future disappointment.

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I t was cool, grey and overcastmorning, but that didn’t deter a

local group who had gathered atthe Lower Sackville WellnessCentre recently to participate in asilent walk.

“This is our first walk for thefallen soldiers [in Afghanistan],”said Steve Oliver, director of theWellness Centre to supporters ofthe event during his orientationbriefing. “This walk is a spontane-ous community event, specifical-ly designed for the families of thesoldiers that have passed.”

“The fact that this is Mother’sDay weekend is coincidental, thefact that it is the anniversary of theend of the Second World War iscoincidental, the fact that the 143soldier came back this week, is co-incidental, and the fact that we’reall here, is coincidental—I don’tbelieve in coincidences—there is

a reason we’re all here and thatreason is to pay respect to the fam-ilies,” he stated.The participants started the ap-

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“Hopefully these trees willgrow healthy and we can all re-flect upon them as we walk pastthem everyday,” said participantand staff member of the LowerSackville Wellness Centre, DougBenson, as he planted a sapling.

“It’s worth the sweat to plantthese trees—today we will have afamily of 143 trees for the soldiersand civilians that tragically per-

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“This is the first time I’ve plant-ed anything,” said Tonya Char-bonneau. “I’m here today to sup-port our troops and rememberthose who have passed on and todo something good for my com-munity.”What makes this group unique

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International Fleet Review (IFR)Week, taking place in Halifax

from June 26 to July 2, 2010, willinclude several dozen warshipsfrom the navies of Canada andcountries ranging from Brazil tothe US, UK, France, the Nether-lands, Denmark and Germany.This week will be a high point of

the Canadian Naval Centennialyear inHalifax. It has been 25 yearssince the city hosted a naval as-sembly of this size, and the eventwill combine formal military pag-eantry with Maritime celebrationsand hospitality to welcome morethan 5,000 sailors of other nations.The visiting ships start to arrive

in Halifax on Wednesday June 23and IFRWeek begins officially onSaturday June 26.Events during the week will in-

clude concerts, fleet illumination,fireworks, a flag raising and cakecutting ceremony on Citadel Hillon July 1, and the fleet review it-self, which takes place on TuesdayJune 29.On Friday June 25 at 9am, aMini

WorldCup will take place at the St.Mary’s University Fieldhouse.Participation is open to visitingsailors only but all spectators arewelcome. On the afternoon of Saturday

June 26, the Naval Centennial Vil-lage, located in the south end of the-Dockyard parking lot oppositeRainbow Gate, will open. Vendorand merchandise tents are open tothe public. For visiting sailors and for CF/

DND/NPF personnel with ID, therewill be concerts each night (exceptfor June 28) in the AlexanderKeith’s International Pub locatedin the Centennial Village. All con-certs are at 8pm (doors open at7pm) except for the Laughing Free-men concert at 2pm on June 27 andtheCanadaDay concert at 1pm. OnSaturday June 26, the concert fea-tures Colin James as headliner.Tickets are $10 plus tax and fees forthis concert only. There is a freeconcert with The Laughing Free-

men at 2 pm on June 27. The eve-ning concert on June 27 is a Kitch-en Party with Da Rock and ClamChowder, June 29 is blues nightwith Charlie A’Court and openingact Telfer and June 30 is Pub Nightwith Blueberry Grunt and Eddy’sBasement. On July 1, there will be afree concert by Lennie Gallant at1pm. Except for the June 26 concertwhich costs $10 plus tax and fees,all individual tickets are $5 plus taxand fees. An event passport for allthe concerts is $20 plus tax andfees. Tickets are available at thePSP Information Kiosk. An IFRwelcome ceremony will take placeat 3 p.m. on Monday June 28,which will include a flypast by theSnowbirds.The Fleet Review, the highlight

event of the naval assembly, willtake place onTuesday June 29 from2 to 4:30 p.m. During the review,the participating ships will be at an-chor in Bedford Basin in two ormore lines with open spaces be-tween them. Each ship will haveflags and pennants flying.The general public is encouraged

to watch the review from any loca-tion with good views of BedfordBasin. However, for security andsafety reasons, parts of theBedfordBasin will be off limits before, dur-ing and after the review. At the conclusion of the review,

there will be two brief ceremoniesat the maritimeMuseum of the At-lanticWharf. At 4:30pm, theCana-dian Naval Centennial Plaque willbe unveiled and following that, aplaque for HMCS Sackville will beunveiled.In the evening of June 29 there

will be fireworks at dusk. On Canada Day, July 1, there

will be an official flag raising cere-mony and a cake cutting ceremonyat the Citadel, as well as the RoyalNova Scotia International TattooParade. For frequently updated informa-

tion on the IFR Week, go towww.halifaxifr.ca. For informa-tion on theCanadianNavalCenten-nial, go to www.navy.forces.gc.ca/centennial.

German auxiliary ship, FGS (Federal German Ship) Spessart performsa replenishment at sea with amphibious assault ship USS Saipan(LHA 2) while transiting through the Gulf of Oman. FGS Spessart isone of the ships participating the International Fleet Review Week inHalifax from June 26 to July 2, 2010.

U.S. NAVY PHOTO BY MASS COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST SEAMAN PATRICKW. MULLEN III

Halifax to welcome IFRBy Virginia BeatonTrident Staff


On behalf of our AtlanticRegionmilitary personnel, I strongly

encourage everyone to join us at HerMajesty’s Canadian Dockyard, Fri-day June 25 for the DND FamilyAppreciation Day. The land, air andmaritime forces

inAtlanticCanada are all part of onegreat team. This year however,please forgive me for drawing spe-cial attention to our sailors. Theseare thrilling times for us indarkblue.TheNavy is celebrating 100years ofservice to Canada and our govern-ment has just announced a compre-hensive plan to build warships forthe next generation. We will needthem, because our Navy is very bu-sy.This year alone, while continuing

to contribute to the mission in Af-ghanistan, sailors participated inmaritime security for theVancouverOlympics, provided emergency hu-manitarian support following thedevastating earthquake in Haiti andreturned from sixmonths of fightingpiracy and terrorism in the IndianOcean. However, while all members of

the CF, regardless of the colour ofuniform, work hard for Canada, it’svitally important that we also recog-nize those who stay behind to keepthe fires burning on the home front.Without the great support from ourmilitary families, we could not doour job.Like the keels of our shipskeeping the fleet upright and true,our families uphold us so that we canstay focused on the mission at hand.

This Family Appreciation Daywill have a great backdrop. In prep-aration for the historic 2010 Interna-tional Fleet Review, Halifax Har-bour will be brimming with war-

ships from a host of friendly nationsto commemorate our Navy’s Cen-tennial. In addition to that, our Per-sonnel Support Program folks haveput together an exciting list of events

and activities for everyone. Participants will have the oppor-

tunity to tour a visiting ship fromone of our international friends;there will be BBQs, special draws,

children’s activities and a great con-cert featuring two great bands, TheStampeders and In-Flight Safety.Come and honour our families

with us.

Come celebrate thisspecial day with us

RAdm Paul Maddison and PSP Corporate Services Director Ken Doucette welcome everyone to last year’s Family Days event.PAULA TEMPELAARS

By RAdm Paul MaddisonCommander JTFA and MARLANT

Events set forFriday, June25 at HMCDockyard


WO Dave Kimbers and his military police dog Lahr meet new friends during the Family Days event in2009.

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The prize draws in the Molson Entertainment tent are a high point during Family Day. The Molson Entertainment tent is also the location for the concert, this year featuring TheStampeders with opening act In-Flight Safety (Inset).

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10 a.m.Gates open (South end of the

Dockyard in the parking lot oppo-site Rainbow Gate)Fun at visiting ships (Enter

through HMCS Scotian Gate)Glow Parties Inflatable Amuse-

mentsBowlin Farms Miniature Horses

& Foals12 (noon)Patio opens (Molson Entertain-

ment Tent)

2 p.m.Opening ceremonies with grand

prize draws with over $30,000worth of prizes (Molson Entertain-ment Tent) Remember you have tobe there to win.4 p.m.Ship Tours close6 p.m.Family Appreciation Day Site

Closes

7 p.m.Doors open to concert ticket

holders8 p.m.Concert featuring The Stamped-

ers and In-Flight Safety in theMol-son Entertainment Tent (Limitedtickets are still available: call 721-1201)

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tion Day site closes.

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Hunting for buried treasure with a metal detector was among the Army activities at the 2009 Family Daysevent.

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Thousands of CF members, DND/NPF personnel and their families attend the Family Day event each year.PAULA TEMPELAARS

The prize draws are a highlight of Family Appreciation Day.PAULA TEMPELAARS

The baby animals at the petting zoo enjoy lots of attention.PAULA TEMPELAARS


P rizes and games, give-awaysand barbecued food: families

of theDND community will get to-gether on Friday June 25, for DNDFamily Appreciation Day, a timeto enjoy family, friends, and col-leagues in an entertaining atmo-sphere—and to top it all off, thatnight, there will be a concert withthe legendary group The Stamped-ers, as well as indie rock group, In-Flight Safety.All ages are welcome for the

day’s festivities: a number ofbooths will be set up throughoutthe Family Day Village, sportinggive-aways and information fromsponsors and DND entities, andadmission is free. Bowlin Farmswill be returning to Family Daywith their feature petting zoo, aswell as several other exciting at-tractions.MaritimeTravel will be offering

a trip to a Sandals Resort in Jamai-ca as one of the draw prizes avail-able during the draws in the Mol-son Canada Entertainment Tent.

“We look forward to a success-ful and long lasting partnershipwith Maritime Forces Atlantic,”said Kathy Coyle, Vice Presidentof Business Travel ManagementwithMaritime Travel, a new Fam-ily Day sponsor. “Maritime Travelis very proud to support the 2010Family Day event. As a Halifaxheadquartered national companywe are very appreciative of our na-val personnel and the contributionthey and their families make to ourcommunity.”This year’s random draw prizes

will be worth more than $30,000.Tickets for the prize draw are freeand given out one per person onentry. Attendees must be in theMolson Canada Entertainment

tent at the time of the draw — 2p.m. — to be eligible to win. Other prizes include: a Zodiac

310S 10-foot zoom inflatable boat,from Zep Sales & Service, twoAirline Freedom Vouchers fromPorter Airlines, two netbooks fromCANEX, and a queen-sized bedfrom Cambridge Suites Hotels andtwo $1000 cheques from RonnieFarrell Home Selling team.

“Cambridge Suites Hotels inHalifax and Sydney are proud to bea platinum sponsor of DND Fam-ilyDays,” said LesaGriffin,Direc-tor of Sales for Cambridge SuitesHotels. “We are also pleased to of-

fer special discount rates for mil-itary personnel. We want to be thehome base for the DND communi-ty in Halifax or Sydney.”The smell of barbecued ham-

burgers and sausages will be waft-ing from various barbecue standsthroughout the day; beverages willalso be available at the barbecuestands and at the Molson CanadaEntertainment Tent. That’s alsowhere the concert will kick off at 8p.m. Gates open at 7 p.m. for theconcert ticket holders age 19 andover. Tickets will be for sale at thePSP booth at Family Day for $10plus taxes and fees.

This day is held annually toshow thanks to all CF members,DND and NPF employees, andtheir families for their support.Representatives from PSP Halifaxwould like to express their sincer-est thanks and gratitude to all ofthis year’s corporate sponsors,listed below, and to over 250 vol-

unteers who continue to makeFamily Days a huge success yearafter year.Presenting Level Sponsor: So-beys. Platinum Plus Level Sponsor:Porter Airlines.

Entertainment and fun for all

By Benjamin J. DeLongSpecial to the Trident

See ENTERTAINMENT / Page 16

Many sponsorscontribute tomake FamilyDay a success


Platinum Level Sponsors: Cam-bridge Suites, Ambassatours,Chum Radio Group, Fundy Tex-tile,MolsonMaritimes, RaytheonCanada, Avis Budget Group, RonFarrell Royal Lepage, Xerox Can-ada, Yoplait Canada, ZEP Manu-facturing, Bell ALIANT, Mari-time Travel, Atlantic Digital,CANEX, The Personal Insurance. Gold Level Sponsors: BMO,L3Communications, Glow Par-

ties/Wow Factor, MacFarlands. Silver Level Sponsors: Commis-sionaires Nova Scotia, CanadaBread, Murphy’s On The Water,Pepsi Bottling Group, BluewaveEnergy, VIA Rail Canada, MillerTire. Bronze Level Sponsors: BostonPizza, Canadian Springs, TimHortons, Veterans Affairs ofCanada, Powervac, Subway, En-virowatertec, Staples Advantage,SISIP, Be Smart Be Safe- IBC,Meritus University.

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Entertainment for all

Every year, the prizes just get better. In 2009 everyone wanted a Wii,and 13- year-old Christen Haverstock got her wish at the Family Dayevent.

PTE DAN BARD, FIS

Kathy Coyle, Vice President, Business Travel Management Maritime Travel Direct, Grant Lawlor, BusinessDevelopment Manager Atlantic Canada, Sandals, and Sheila MacKay, Director, Business Travel Manage-ment, Maritimes, Maritime Travel, look forward to attending DND Family Appreciation Day 2010. A vacationin a Sandals resort in Jamaica will be one of the draw prizes.

VIRGINIA BEATON, TRIDENT

Children enjoy the opportunity to climb and play on the bounce toys.CPL LOUIS GAGNÈ, FIS

The legendary Canadian band, The Stampeders will entertain thecrowd at DND Family Appreciation Day.

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2010/2011 Cock of the Walk ScheduleDate SportJune 7-11 6-aside SoccerJune 15 GolfSeptember TBD SailingSeptember 7-10 Ball Hockey (Shannon Arena)September 20-24 Slo-pitchOctober 1 RunningOctober 12-15 Flag FootballNovember 1-5 BadmintonNovember 15-19 VolleyballDecember 1-10 SquashFebruary 7-11 Hockey (Shannon Arena)February 21-25 CurlingFebruary 16, March 16 & April 13 BowlingApril 4-8 Floor Hockey April 18-22 Basketball (3-on-3)TBD Curling PlaydownsSame time as COTW Bowling Playdowns

All information will be provided via email to Unit Sports Reps. For sports that will require a meeting, one will be held.

1. What team is known as theBronx Bombers?2. What is a southpaw?3. Who is In the Hole?4. What decade saw the inventionof the hit and run play?5. In a ball game, who was knownas Jesse James?6.When did the Seattle Pilots jointhe league and where did theymove?7. What is a Grapefruit Game?8. What is the Cactus League?9. What did the Cleveland Indiansgive away to the first few fans en-tering the gate during family nightin the early 1960s?10. What is the player called whointercepts throws from the out-field?11. What happened to the USSMaine baseball team?12. What is a Garrison Finish?13. Who were the GashouseGang?14.What is the standard abbrevia-tion for an infielder?15. What is a sacrifice hit?16. What the name of the last sta-dium that the Brooklyn Dodgersplayed in?17. What is the bob and weavepitch?18.What was the derivative of theCincinnati Reds team nickname?19. What is/are GIDPs?20. Who holds the career recordfor highest slugging percentage?Answers1. New York Yankees

2. Left handed Pitcher, derived be-cause home plate was to the westof pitching mound, thus a leftywas pitching with the south arm,south paw.3. There is a batter at the plate, thenext to hit is on deck followed bythe one in the hole.4. 1890s by four Orioles players.5. The Umpire, an old term, be-cause of what he would rob theplayers of.6. 1969, went bankrupt, moved toMilwaukee to become the Brew-ers, replacing Braves, who movedto Atlanta.7. Spring exhibition game in Flor-ida.8. Spring exhibition league ofteams who train in Arizona.9. Puppies.10. Cut-off man.11. All but one player were killedin Havana Harbour during an ex-plosion that killed 266 men (1898-coal explosion during) led toAmerica’s involvement in theSpanish-American War.12. Being down by at least fiveruns and winning the game.13. St Louis Cards from the 1930sbut mostly the 1934 team.14. IF15. A batter giving himself up foran out in order to move a manahead a base or to score a run.16. Ebbets Field 1913-1957, thenthey moved to Los Angeles.17. Knuckleballer.18. Red Legs and before that RedStockings.19. Ground into Double Plays, Gi-daps..CalRipken holds the record.20. Babe Ruth at .690

Baseball triviaBy PO1 Bill SheridanHMCS Charlottetown

The Canadian Navy doesn’tjust rule the waves, it rules

the road too.At the 2010 CF National Run-

ning Championships held May24 and 25 in Ottawa, the Navyteam beat Army and Air forceteams to win the EnvironmentalChallenge Shield. A/SLt MikeMueller, 36, of TRINITY tookhome honours as the repeat win-ner of the marathon, as well as amember of the winning Navyteam.

“The most import reason I runis to represent the CanadianForces, the Navy, and Canada,”said A/SLt Mueller. “When Irace either in CISM races inter-nationally or civilian races local-ly I know I am representing theCF and I am so proud to do it.” The CF National Running

Championship EnvironmentalChallenge Shield is awarded an-nually by The Royal CanadianLegion. The award promotesteamwork that exemplifies whatit means to be a CF member.The Navy team included: A/

SLt Denita Hammond of CFBEsquimalt in the 5k; LS MarkRitchie of CFB Esquimalt in the10k; Lt(N) Erik Seedhouse ofASU Toronto in the half Mara-thon; and A/Slt Mueller of TRIN-ITY in the Marathon.For A/SLt Mueller, it was his

second win in the CF NationalMarathon. He completed the race

in a personal best time of2:47:58.MS John DeWolfe, also from

CFB Halifax, ran the marathon in2:57:42 finishing third and keep-ing pace with A/SLt Mueller forover half the race.

“I know the marathon is an in-dividual race but his support dur-ing the race really helped me stayon track,” said A/SLt Mueller. A/SLt Mueller’s wife 2Lt Kris-

tine Self of 12 Wing was a mem-ber of the Air Force team andwon her age group in the 1/2 mar-athon with a time of 1:42:42. The two train regularly togeth-

er, which is a good thing consid-ering how much time A/SLtMueller must spend running. Henormally runs between 60 and 80km each week, and was totallingas many as 120 km a week as heprepared for the national cham-pionships. The goal of his train-ing is to learn how to run smarteras well as faster. It seems to be working. In Ot-

tawa he ran the 5km race on Sat-urday in 17:01 and then followedup with a personal best time inthe marathon on Sunday, beatinghis previous personal best byeight minutes. His goal now is tocompete in the CISM marathonin Greece this October.A/SLt Mueller admits finding

time to train and compete at a na-tional can be a challenge for a CFmember, but he does his best toremain flexible with his time andtaskings. He also credits the sup-port he receives from the mem-

bers of TRINITY.“My chain of command has al-

ways been very supportive andpromotes members to train andrace,” he said. “I have been veryfortunate and privileged to have

worked with some of the best Of-ficers and NCMs in the CF.”As for running in next year’s

CF National Marathon and help-ing the Navy retain the Environ-mental Challenge Shield, A/SLt

Mueller said that will depend onthe needs of the CF.

“I would like to improve on myperformance next year but it de-pends on where my career takesme,” he said.

Navy team wins national running challenge

A/SLt Mike Mueller of TRINITY took home honours as the repeat winner of the marathon, as well as being amember of the winning Navy team.

CONTRIBUTED

By Blake PattersonSpecial to the Trident

While most people are sleep-ing, the members of the

MARLANT Nijmegen Team areforming up for their rucksackmarch throughHalifax, just anoth-er one of three days of training wedo each week. PO2 Lavignewarms us up by running a short lapfollowed by some push-ups andcore strengthening techniques. At6am we are off with a “Red GreenRed Go Navy.” Today,May 21, isa big day for theMARLANT team.It’s our 14th march and by the endwe will have completed around190km. We will be marching35km with a rest stop at CitadelHill for a tour. Marching with theteam for a few kilometres is a spe-cial guest, John Stanton, who willalso carry a rucksack with thesame weight, approximately 26pounds, as the rest of the march-

ers.John Stanton, a huge supporter

of the military, is the founder ofthe Running/Walking Room, aCanadian bestselling author, Hon-orary Colonel for the 4th BattalionPrincess Patricia’s Canadian LightInfantry and a Member of the Or-der of Canada. It was an honourand pleasure for all of us to meetJohn and have him join us. TeamMARLANT picked John up at oneof our rest stops after already do-ing 17 km. John marched with usand took us to 22km before wereached Citadel hill for our tour. Looking sharp, Lt (N) Steve

Kaufman marched Team MAR-LANT up Citadel Hill to the en-trance, saluting the guard and re-questing permission to enter. Weate a quick lunch and then pro-ceeded with the tour. This was anamazing tour, and the teamlearned a lot about Queen Julianaof the Netherlands and General

Foster, whose military artifactsare displayed at the Citadel. Theobject of the tour was to impressupon the team the historical tiesthat bond our nations so that wehave a better understanding as weembark on this most privilegedjourney of representing Canada inHolland. As grateful as the Dutchare to our forefathers, we mustalso strive to learn and appreciatetheir legacy. Many soldiers were

lost in the Netherlands, and manyare buried at the Groesbeek Cana-dianWar Cemetery which we willvisit on day three of the march. The CF goes to Nijmegen every

year to promote peace and to payrespects to fallen comrades atGroesbeek where 3200 are buried.The Nijmegen March, originallypart of theDutchMilitary physicaleducation, is now a worldwidefour-day event with both military

and civilian participants. Morethan 67 countries take part withabout 47,000 marchers and thisyear marks Canada’s 50th year ofparticipating. Team MARLANT has been

training extremely hard and enjoy-ing every minute. As the only Na-vy team participating, we look for-ward to representing the CanadianNavy in its Centennial year at theNijmegen Vierdaagse.

Nijmegen team walksfar and trains hard

HCol John Stanton, (second row, first on right) CM, founder of the Running Room, joins Team MARLANTduring a portion of their 35km training march. Stanton was in Halifax for the Blue Nose Marathon andshowed his support and appreciation for what CF members do.

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By Pte Darcy BrownClient Services OrderlyRoom Stadacona

The Base Slo-pitch team prac-tices every Tuesday and Thurs-day from 3 to 5 p.m. at theWind-sor Park ball field.For those of you who unaware

of the situation, the Fleet teamand Base team have been com-

bined for the upcoming season.So players from each base arewelcome to come and try out forthe team. If you have any questions

please contact Kirk Durning,PSPFitness and Sports Instructorat 427-0959 or PO1 Scott Os-borne at 722-4433. COTW Golf takes place on

Tuesday, June 15 at HartlenPoint. The Units have spoken and

Flag Football and Sailing will beintroduced as COTW Sports forthe 10/11 season. Sailing andFlag Football will be held in thefall, September and October re-spectively.

Sports updates: slo-pitch teamscombined; COTW golf goes June 15By Virginia BeatonTrident Staff


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Runningmarathons is not some-thing that I grew up thinking

about. As a teenager I would run tomaintain my fitness level and toclear my mind, but it was never aburning passion. That all changedwhen I ran my first marathon in2004.Since that first incredibly re-

warding (and incredibly painful)marathon I have developed a reallove for running. I revel in theknowledge that I can pushmyself tosuch extremes and continually suc-ceed to surpass them. Runners,whether they race the 5km or the42.2 km, are very hardy and deter-mined people. They don’t usuallygive in and they always try again.Heading into this year’s Blue

Nose Marathon, I wasn’t sure if Iwould participate. I had not com-pleted the early registration (some-thing I always do) and I needed anew direction. I felt that I needed toadd something to the experiencethis year. And as so often happens,inspiration struck unexpectedly. Afriend suggested that I be a pacerabbit for the marathon and helpother people achieve their goals.The idea gave me the excitementthat I was missing for this race.Suddenly I felt as though there wasa bigger purpose for me during thisrun and that missing flame of pas-sion was reignited.The event meet and greet on the

Friday before the marathon openedmy eyes to how important the racerabbit position was. Meeting someof the runners who were puttingtheir faith in the pace rabbits andlistening to JohnStanton give amo-tivational speech was overwhelm-ing. His message about surroundingyourself with positive influences toencourage success was very inspir-ing. Following the meet and greet,the assembled group went for a3km friendship run.Race day, I woke up knowing I

was not running to beat my person-al best or to qualify for the BostonMarathon but I was energised allthe same. I had never attachedmuch importance to pace rabbitsuntil I entered theMetro Centre andheard the comments about the pinkears. Many even came to take post-race group pictures with me. I alsonever thought I would see the daywhere we would start this racewithout freezing or being drench-ing wet. It was verymotivational tosee the sun shining on so manysmiling faces. I started the marathon with a

group of about 20 runners aiming tofinish in four hours. The crowds lin-ing the streets were superb in cheer-ing runners on and providing extraenergy. It’s amazing how the soundof someone clapping for you canmake your feet feel a little lighterand put a bit more bounce in yourstep. TheHalifax crowds never dis-appoint and my group was doingwell. By the final leg of the mara-thon I was down to five runnersfrom the original group and wasproud to see them finish the last up-hill section strongly and head overthe bridge to the finish line. Thecrowd waiting at the finish linecould be heard in the distance andwe finished just under the four-hour mark. Being a pace rabbit was a very

inspiring and motivational way forme to complete this marathon. Itshowed me a different side to run-ning and I feel blessed to have beena part in helping other peopleachieve their running goals andwould really recommend it to any-one looking for a change. It was re-assuring to know that there is stillmore that I can experience and Ilook forward to seeing what is nextfor me just over the next hill.

Inspiredrunningbecomesburningpassion

Sgt John Thomson, left, and PO2 Patrick Lavigne wear the rabbit earsas pace rabbits for the 2010 Blue Nose Marathon.

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Completingfirst marathonchangeseverythingBy PO2 Patrick LavigneHMCS Preserver

HMCS Cabot provides us with thewinners of the Ship Shape Compe-tition: The Golden Plaque listingall their names and ready for dis-play will be forwarded to them inSt John’s, Newfoundland.The winning team consists of the

following: Capt Craig Luedee,PO1 Perry Nicholl, PO1 KeithRandell, PO2 Peter Holmes, PO2Jack Vatcher, MS Elaine Collier,MS Robyn Hawco, MS SonjaMcFadyen, LS Stacey Caines, LSNicole Masters, and LS TrudyMullins. Honorary prizes, are being sent

to the two Teammembers who lostthe largest number of inches. PO1Keith Randell will receive a Gold-en Medallion. PO2 Jack Vatcherwill receive a copy ofWartimeHa-lifax by William D. Naftel a bookwhich illustrates some of the amaz-

ing impact the Canadian Navy hadon the development of one of Can-ada’s most notable port cities. Thank you to everyone who par-

ticipated in this contest and itsclasses. Two new classes were cre-ated to offer support to the quest toloose inches though healthy eatingand smart exercise - and one ofthose classes has been so success-ful that at it will remain on the FleetGym Schedule. The Ultimate Fit-ness Class, Wednesday at 12:10, isstill running – and we are hoping toadd more classes in the future. With the Canadian Naval Cen-

tennial celebrations creating somuch excitement on our bases, inthe media and around the country,we continue to have much to beproud of. Let’s look and feel ourbest as we host our internationalvisitors by being Ship Shape. For information on gym sched-

ules and classes, please contact usat 427 3524.

The Fleet Gym offers Ultimate Fitness classes at lunchtime, severaldays each week.

CAROLYN HIRTLE

Ship Shape contest winnersBy Olivia GoguenPSP Fitness and Sports Instructor


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La province de Kandahar estpleine de contrastes et très di-

versifiée. La vallée de la puissanterivière Arghandab est luxuriante,avec ses vignes et ses vergers degrenadiers. Des champs de blédominent le terrain, ponctués par labeauté des fleurs de pavot. La ver-dure de la vallée de l’Arghandabfait un contraste saisissant avec ledésert avoisinant.La ville de Panjwa’i est située

sur une plaine relativement plateentourée par de hautes montagnesqui offrent une vue époustouflante,digne de n’importe quel parc na-tional canadien. Lorsque la com-pagnieOscar (cieO) est arrivée ici,nous avons rapidement appris queles habitants sont tout aussi com-plexes que leur environnement etqu’ils ont établi des alliances et desrivalités tribales qui remontent àdes générations. Ces Pachtous sontpolis, patients et reconnus pour leurgénérosité,mais ils sont égalementprudents et réservés.Il y a eu de grands développe-

ments à Panjwa’i depuis 2006, dateà laquelle les Talibans ont vidé laville de ses véritables habitants.C’est ici que leCanada a participé àsa plus vaste opération offensivedepuis la guerre de Corée. Mainte-nant, Panjwa’i est en voie de rede-venir le centre économique qu’ellea déjà été, pleine de magasins ou-verts et grouillante d’activités. Desfemmes marchent dans les rues et ily a des enfants partout. L’école, quiservait de caserne à l’Armée na-tionale afghane (ANA) en 2006, està nouveau remplie d’élèves.Les pelotons de la cie O intera-

gissent délibérément avec les habi-tants des villages aux alentours dePanjwa’i. En rencontrant les aînéslocaux, en parlant avec les fermiers

et en aidant toujours l’ANA, nousvoulons être de bons voisins et par-ticiper à la vie de chaque commu-nauté, tout en travaillant à augmen-ter la légitimité du gouvernementlocal, particulièrement le rôle duchef de district.Les défis sont de taille. Pendant

les patrouilles, tout le monde doitcomposer avec la chaleur et avecles obstacles découlant de la cul-ture du raisin, comme les murs deboue autour des champs et lesstructures qui soutiennent la vigne.Que ce soit sur le terrain ou dans unpoint fortifié, cependant, lesmembres de la cie O font de leurmieux avec ce qu’ils ont et doiventgénéralement se contenter de ceque contient un petit sac pour vivre.Les conforts matériels de lamaisonsont rares, mais nous vivons lagrande vie comparativement à noshôtes afghans, qui font preuved’une résilience hors du communpour vivre dans un environnementsi difficile.Nous savons que le peuple af-

ghan a encore beaucoup de cheminà faire,mais nous pouvons voir dessignes de progrès indiquant quenotre présence a un effet. Le trans-fert du groupement tactique du 1erBataillon du Princess Patricia’sCanadian Light Infantry s’est trèsbien effectué, et nous espéronspouvoir continuer à avancer tout aulong de l’été. En établissant lesconditions pour le développementdans le secteur, nous apprenonsrapidement à connaître les village-ois, de même que nos confrères desForces de sécurité nationale af-ghanes.Nous tenons à dire à nos familles

que nous allons tous bien. Noussouhaitons la meilleure des chanc-es à nos confrères du 3e Bataillontout au long de l’été, et nous avonsbien hâte de vous rejoindre à notreretour. D’ici là, Pro patria.

La CompagnieOscar à Kandahar:PremièresimpressionsPar Maj Steve BrownFOI-Afg / GT 1 RCR

Kandahar Province is a place ofcontrast and diversity. The

valley of the mighty ArghandabRiver is lush with vineyards andpomegranate orchards. Swaths ofwheat dominate the terrain, punc-tuated by the beauty of the poppyflower. The greenery of the Argh-andab valley is a stark contrast tothe vast surrounding desert.The town of Panjwa’i lies on a

relatively flat plain surrounded byhigh mountains that offer breath-taking views worthy of any Cana-dian national park. When OscarCompany arrived here, we quicklylearned that the local people arejust as complex as their landscape,having developed tribal alliancesand enmities spanning generations.They are Pashtuns, polite and pa-tient people noted for their generos-ity, yet cautious and reserved.Panjwa’i has developed immen-

sely since 2006, when the town wascleared out by the Talban and leftempty of real residents. It was herethat Canada participated in its larg-est offensive operation since theKorean War. Now Panjwa’i is re-claiming its former status as an eco-nomic hub, bustling with openshops and activity. Women walk in

the streets and children are every-where. The school that the AfghanNational Army (ANA) used as bar-racks in 2006 is full of pupils again.The platoons ofOCoy are delib-

erately engaging with the people ofthe villages aroundPanjwa’i. Meet-ing with local elders, speaking withfarmers and always assisting theANA, we have set out to be goodneighbours and to participatemeaningfully in each community— all this while working to legiti-mize local government in the area,especially the roles of the DistrictLeader. The challenges are substantial.

While on patrol, everyone is chal-lenged by the heat and the obstaclesposed by grape cultivation — themud walls around the fields, andthe frames that support the vines.Whether out on the land or in astrong point, however, the soldiersof O Coy do their best with whatthey have, living for the most partout of a small pack. The creaturecomforts of home are sometimes inshort supply, yet we live a privi-leged life compared to our Afghanhosts. Truly a resilient people, theysurvive in a truly challenging envi-ronment.Although we know the Afghan

people face a long road ahead, we

can see signs of progress indicatingthat our presence here is making adifference. Having received an ex-cellent handover from the 1st Bat-talion Princess Patricia’s CanadianLight Infantry Battle Group, wehope to move forward continuallythroughout the summer. Setting theconditions for development in thearea, we are quickly getting ac-quainted with both the villagers andour brothers of theAfghan nationalsecurity forces. O Coy wants our families back

home to know that we are all doingwell. We wish our 3rd Battalionbrothers all the best throughout thesummer, and we look forward to re-joining you upon our return. Untilnext time — Pro Patria.

Oscar Company inKandahar: First impressionsBy Maj Steve BrownJTF-Afg/1 RCR Battle Group

MWO John Copeland, left, Com-pany Sergeant Major of OscarCoy, 2 RCR Battle Group, sur-veys the fields of fire from amachine-gun position.

CAPT ROB KIDNIE, 1 RCR BATTLE GROUP

A fter a facelift, CanadaHouse at Kandahar Airfield

opened its new doors in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 27,2010. When it opened in 2005 as the

only focal point for Canadians atKAF, Canada House was a tent

sheltering a store offering onlysnacks, coffee, hygiene itemsand DVD rentals. It has under-gone many changes since then.Today,CanadaHouse is a two-

storey structure with a spaciouslounge; alcoves for pool, pingpong, air hockey, chess and po-ker; two video-gaming areas; androoms for watching TV in En-

glish and French on televisionswith 70-inch screens. The 110-seat theatre upstairs was com-pleted in time for the World Ju-nior Hockey Championship andtheWinter Olympics.Canada House is now a place

where soldiers, sailors, airmenand airwomen can come togetherto relax and watch hockey.

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or exercise plan,” said CPO1Hann. “The support of my wife,Mary, the check-ins with KenDoucette, and the support frommy workplace were critical to mysuccess.” During theMay 24 longweekend, CPO1 Hann and hiswife Mary completed their first10K race during the 2010 BlueNose Marathon Event. CPO1 Hann reports that he no

longer experiences the aches andpains that he once did. He has alsonoticed an improved quality ofsleep, more energy, and just feel-ing better overall. “Healthy eatingand exercise are now my priori-ties,” said CPO1 Hann. He saidthat while recently away on acruise, both he and his wife main-tained their lifestyle habits of ex-ercise and healthy eating; no smallfeat on a cruise ship with all thetempting foods and beverages onoffer. To help stay on track duringthe cruise, he had emailed the shipprior to booking to ask about theirrunning and gym facilities. As a cook, he found it a chal-

lenge to find the energy to exer-cise after working from 5 a.m. to1:30 p.m. Moreover, “beingaround food constantly leads to a

consistent pattern of picking andeating in a hurry,” said CPO1Hann. For anyone wishing to improve

his or her health, CPO1 Hann rec-ommends seeking advice, startingwith small changes, soliciting thesupport of family and friends, andbuying the proper equipment foryour activity. While noting thatrunning gear can be expensive, hebelieves it is worth it when itcomes to the overall comfort andenjoyment of the activity. CPO1Hann sees the cost as not an ex-pense but an investment in hishealth.The CFB Halifax and Area

Health Promotion Services teamsalutes CPO1 Hann on his journeyto improved health and the beha-viour change efforts that it took toexperience the benefits of his newlifestyle. When asked about futuregoals, this former cook replied“My wife and I are already signedup for the Navy 10K and we arelooking forward to it.” CPO1Hann hopes that his example mayinfluence others to start on a jour-ney of improved health.Congratulations CPO1 Hann on

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A salute to healthy changes

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A personaljourney launchesimproved lifestyle

The Fleet Club recently wasthe scene of a banyan held

in appreciation of the MasterSeaman and below.On Friday May 21, Xerox

Canada sponsored a barbecueand reception as a tribute to thejunior ranks, acknowledgingthe important role they play inthe Canadian Navy, and cele-brating theCanadianNaval cen-tennial.Cdr Lin Paddock, Formation

Administration Officer, intro-duced Pat Tallon, Vice Presi-dent Eastern Operations, XeroxCanada, and noted that Xeroxhas been a corporate sponsor forFamily Days for eight years.Tallon spoke briefly, thankingthose present “for all the com-mitment that you and your fam-ilies have made.”

“Welcome to your celebra-tion,” stated CPO1 Tom Riefe-

sel, Formation Chief. “Whatyou do makes a difference in theDND community.”RAdm Maddison also ex-

pressed his thanks to theMasterSeaman and below and assuredthem he was also grateful totheir families for their sacrificesand support. Observing that this year was

not only the Canadian NavalCentennial but also the 65th an-niversary of the end of the sec-ond World War, RAdmMaddi-son stated that theCanadianNa-vy found its identity during thatwar, especially during the Bat-tle of the Atlantic.Without the Master Seaman

and below, victory would havebeen impossible, he stated. “It isour sailors who define who weare and who define the cultureand the pride we feel….You arethe Navy. As we move into thesecond century, you are the oneswho will be in the positions ofresponsibility and leadership.”

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workers, there is another, crucialaspect to this support, and it’s oftenone that works closest with those inneed, the Assisting Officer.The units have always provided

close assistance and guidance tothe members’ families and lovedones. The role of the Assisting Of-ficer, however, has taken on a newrespect in light of the number ofdeaths and injuries from our cur-rent deployment to Afghanistan.

“My Adjutant explained to ev-eryone that I was untouchable,” ex-plained Sgt Doug Allen, from 2ndBattalion Princess Patricia’s Cana-dian Light Infantry, when heworked as an AO. In his case, themember he was assisting was in-jured in Afghanistan.

“You need to be an AO for themember, are you prepared to dedi-cate at least the next three monthsto the member? Everything elsestops,” he said.AOs are there to help the fam-

ilies or injured member navigatethrough the paperwork, protocoland also advocate on their behalf.

“You are the tip of the pen forboth sides,” said Sgt Allen.Capt (ret’d) Kim Newman

knows what it’s like to try andstrike a balance with the families’needs and your own objectivity.She has been an Assisting Officertwice, both times after the suddendeath of a service member.

“Besides being a personal assist-ant to the family, you have to main-tain that arm’s length – but alwayswith the family in mind. You areshoulders, not a counsellor. Youneed to be a flexible pillar,” CaptNewman explained.Assisting Officers go into the

task with a two-day course of for-mal training. The course touches onall of the parts, from insuranceforms to dealing with the media –but obviously can’t address everysituation that may arise.

“From my perspective, it’s anhonour, a moral obligation to sup-port families that have lost some-one or been injured,” Capt New-man explained.Sgt Allen agrees.“It should never be a tasking.

You should be presented with theoffer to be an AO. If the person isnot ready, the results could be cata-strophic,” said Sgt Allen.More than any other mission,

this is one that CFmembers have todo perfectly the first time out.

“If anything in life, we have to beperfect at this one,” says Capt New-man.With the pressure of knowing the

family or member is depending soheavily on you, the toll on the AOcan be tremendous.

“You need to warn your family –they really won’t see you. Say tothem, ‘I really won’t see you for thenext three months’. If that phonerings, I have to go, I can’t eat sup-per,” Sgt Allen said.

“Your career, everything goeson hold,” said Capt Newman.The job can be so demanding that

people working around theAOs of-ten watch for signs of mental stressand trauma.

“One of the most difficult obsta-cles is that everyone else wants tohelp, and you are the one that has

control, so you may have to pullback on other professions. Youhave to manage every single personthat comes into contact with thatperson and their business,” says SgtAllen.

“There can be vicarious trauma,”Capt Newman said.It’s up to theAssistingOfficer to

recognize their own needs, some-times knowing if they should eventake the job.

“Self-care is vital. The worstthing that can happen is you can

break down,” Capt Newman said.“People need to feel safe to turn

the offer down, if they don’t feelthey can do it,” explained Sgt Al-len.Those that have done it see it as

both incredibly difficult, and in-credibly important.

“We are their family, it’s familysupporting family, it is both themost rewarding and difficult re-sponsibility,” Capt Newman said.

“Never shall I fail my brothers,”said Sgt Allen.

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Even the smallest ships will bepart of the Canadian Naval

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Discovery, was named winner ofthe national ship model buildingcontest launched by The CanadianNaval Memorial Trust (CNMT).The contest was CNMT’s way torecognize theCanadianNavalCen-tennial and draw attention to howimportant the corvettes were in theBattle of the Atlantic and in the de-velopment of today’s Navy. Thecontest also honoured Sackville,the last remaining Second WorldWar corvette.The contest was open to the CF

community, including Naval Re-serveDivisions (NRDs), headquar-ters sections, ships’ companies,servingmembers or retired individ-uals. In all, 24 participants fromacross the country took up the chal-lenge. Participants included modelbuilders from as far away as NRDsJolliet and Discovery, to units asclose of Fleet School and the FleetMailOffice. There were even a fewretired admirals who gave it a try. As winner, LCdr Horner will re-

ceive a wood-based glass displaycase. The model will join the BCMaritimeMuseum’s CNC display.Later it may be kept permanently inDiscovery’s Wardroom. The contest required participants

to build models of corvettes usingRevell’s Snowberry Flower Classmodel kit number 05061. Complet-ed models could represent any Al-lied corvette.According to CPO1 (ret’d)

Graham McBride, who helped co-ordinate the corvettemodel compe-tition and served as one of the judg-es, LCdr Horner’s model ofHMCSChilliwack (1942 version) was ex-emplary in its attention to detail, re-search, andmodifications to ensureaccuracy.

“It came out quite spectacular;museum quality,” saidCPO1McBride, noting modificationssuch as the shortening of the bowand the addition of wood panelingto the side of the asdic hut -- fea-tures of corvettes from the period.LCdr Horner said he chose to

build Chilliwack because the shipwas actually built within sight ofwhere he now works at the BurrardDry Dock Co. Ltd. in Vancouver.His research included talking to

veterans of the Battle of the NorthAtlantic who had first-hand know-ledge of equipment and colourschemes. He also referred to copiesof the original ship drawings usedwhen the ship was built at the Bur-rard Dry Dock.Some other modifications he

made to the model included the ad-dition of wooden decks, the re-building of the stem, the flatteningof the stern, and the addition ofscratch-built davits, gallows,bridge weapons, and watertightdoors, to name just a few items.CPO1 McBride gave honourable

mention to PO2 John Beaulieu ofAlgonquin whose model of HMCSArrowhead featured cutaway sec-tions of the hull to showcase theworking details of the ship’s engineroom and forward mess decks. Healso praised the extraordinaryworkmanship of Joseph Vella whosubmitted two models (theRimous-ki and the Chambley) built from

scratch. He also noted that LCdrHorner was not the only entry fromDiscovery. MS Ryan Bull of Dis-covery submitted a beautiful modelof the Sackville.PO2 Beaulieu, who is deploying

June 14, said he plans to take hismodel to various displays and com-petitions while he’s away. As presi-dent of a local model club inVicto-ria, he said attending the competi-tion with the corvette will be a goodway to join theCNC’s “spirit of get-ting the Navy out to the people.”

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LCdr Phil Horner, the XO of HMCS Discovery, built this model of HMCS Chilliwack that won first prize inthe CNMT’s corvette model building competition.

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I t has no walls, windows or doors,let alone a gym, cafeteria or

washrooms. Just a simple woodengazebo, it functions as a classroomeach Saturday during the weeklybazaar where Kandahar City mer-chants sell their wares to base per-sonnel.The merchants bring their sons

and nephews to help set up and teardown their stalls. These boys, whorange from seven to 14 years old,are the students of the KAF bazaarschool. The school operates with the

help of military and civilian volun-teers. The boys work with the vol-unteers to set up the classroomeachweek, and put everything away atthe end of the session. All thedesks, chairs, and supplies arestored with the teacher’s white-board in a sea container that lies be-side the gazebo.The three-hour program begins

about 9 a.m., and includes one hourof instruction in English and eti-quette by a teacher fromKandahar.The boys have one hour before andafter the formal lesson to work andplay with the volunteers. The boys enjoy colouring and

making arts and crafts with the vol-unteers. Few of the younger chil-dren speak English, but some olderboys can communicate quite wellinEnglish and they assist the volun-teers. A lot of body language is re-quired but eventually everyone un-derstands each other adequately.What the boys actually do is lessimportant than their interactionwith the volunteers. After the formal class, it’s time

to go outside for something active,such as a soccer game or a Frisbeetoss. The boys love to run around,and they have energy to burn off af-ter their studies. Soccer is always apopular choice, as the boys greatlyenjoy the fast-paced game.MCpl Sarah Pollock, who works

for Commander Kandahar AirfieldHeadquarters, is a school volun-

teer. “It was an eye-opener to seehow the children interact with eachother compared to Canadian chil-dren of the same age group,” shesaid. Each group of volunteers com-

mits to a two-week block with thestudents, and they usually have agood idea of what works and whatdoesn’t by the second week. Everyunit with aCanadian presence is ea-ger to get involved in the BazaarSchool — in fact, sometimes therearemore volunteers than the schoolcan employ. After returning toCanada, many volunteers continueto help the Bazaar School by send-ing supplies or organizing supply

drives. Capt NadineAllen ofTask Force

Kandahar volunteered at the schoolto connect with local Afghans. “Iwill definitely recommend to anyCanadians on future deploymentsto continue efforts in this projectand to interact with the boys,” shesaid. “It was the highlight of mytour.”Contributions to the Bazaar

School project can be sent to:Andrew CraigieJ1 Branch, COMKAF Head-quartersKandahar AirfieldAfghanistan

KAF bazaar school brightenstour for CF volunteers

An Afghan boy and a CF member focus on a colouring project at theKAF bazaar school.

UNKNOWN CF PHOTOGRAPHER/JTF-AFG

By WO René ForsterJTF-Afg/COMKAF HQ

CWO Giovanni (Gino) Morettiis back at theUnited States Ar-

my Sergeants Major Academy,where he is to be inducted as thefirst Canadian into the Internation-alMilitary Student Hall of Fame.The Academy is acknowledged

by bothmilitary and civilian organ-izations as the world’s premiereducation institution for non-com-missioned officers. It is here thatapproximately 600 US sergeantsmajor and 45 international militarystudents learn the finer points ofleadership and the responsibilitiesof a sergeant major in operations.The Hall of Fame recognizes A-

cademy graduates who have goneon to achieve prominent leadershippositions in their country’s mili-tary. Canada has sent at least oneCWO to the Academy every yearsince 1989.Hall of Fame inductees must be

Academy graduates and must per-form duties as the senior enlistedmember of a country’s armedforces or service component.

“It is a privilege and an honour,”said CWO Moretti, explaining thatwhen he was a private, all he want-ed was to become a section com-mander. As his confidence grew, hewas given more and more respon-sibility. As a result, he always re-minds soldiers, “We joined toserve, not to be served. And wehave an obligation to the institutionof the Canadian Forces.”After graduating from the Acad-

emy in 1999, CWO Moretti stayedon as a faculty member at theschool for two more years. Sincebeing posted back to Canada, hisleadership roles and responsibili-ties increased. This summer, hewill become the Army SergeantMajor.When asked if he has anything to

say about his upcoming role, he re-plies, “It’s a great day to be in theArmy. The only thing to do is tohave fun, is to soldier on, and whenthere is a challenge, theNCO has tocontinue.”

First CF soldierinducted intoUS Army Hallof FameBy Sgt Marco ComissoArmy News, CFB Petawawa


May 4, 2010 marked an impor-tant day in Canada, as 100

years of naval history was celebrat-ed by former and current membersof the Canadian Navy and Cana-dians as a whole. HMCS Halifaxmarked this momentous occasionby participating in the Freedom oftheCityParade, acknowledging theservice and hard work of some ofour shipmates and by piping UpSpirits. Following the Freedom ofthe City Parade, in which Halifaxprovided the Honour Guard andColour Party, the ship’s companyreturned to the flight deck to enjoythe incredible spring day and toacknowledge the contributions ofseveral of the crew to our rich navalhistory. PO1 Clyde Long and LSEric Brown both received the Can-adian Forces Decoration 1st Claspfor 22 years of service in the CF,while PO2 James McNeil, MS Ja-son Morgan, MS Marcel Vautour,LS Shane Smith, and LS AlainPlourde were all awarded theCana-dianForces Decoration for 12 yearsof service. Lt(N) Brian Smith, PO2Darren Thurier, LS Larissa Closeand AB Kyle Gray were all recog-nized for their hard work by beingpromoted to their current rank andwere awarded the privilege of buy-ing their messmates a round. A particularly touching moment

and one that could not better exem-plify the long and proud history ofthe Navy occurred when PO2 SueSears was promoted to her currentrank by her father CPO1 (ret’d)John McIntosh. The family has along history of service in the Cana-dian Navy with more than 62 yearsof service between father anddaughter. Chief McIntosh had a

distinguished career in the Canadian Navy, joiningon April 1, 1958 and serving onboard numerousHMC ships with his final sea posting as the ChiefEngine Room Artificer on Saguenay. His daughter,now a member of the same mess from which he re-tired continues their proud family tradition of ser-vice at sea.Following the awards and promotions, Halifax

had only one task left to accomplish, pipingUp Spir-its in a throwback to centuries of naval tradition. Tomark the Canadian Naval Centennial, each crewmember was issued a ration of dark rum. However,unlike the standard 20oz daily ration given to eachsailor in Lord Nelson’s navy, a more manageabletithe of 1oz was given in order to start off the banyanon a proper foot. With good food, company and spir-its, Halifax paid proper respect to the 100 years ofCanadian Naval history and tradition and toasted to100 more.

HMCSHalifaxcelebratesCNC withpromotionsand party

PO2 Sue Sears is promoted to her current rankby her father, CPO1 (ret’d) John McIntosh, andCdr Josée Kurtz, Commanding officer of HMCSHalifax. Members of the ship’s company provid-ed the Honour Guard and Colour Party duringthe May 4 Freedom of the City parade. Followingthe parade, the ship held a banyan and severalpromotions and awards were given out.

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On May 7 and 8, close to 225Reservists from Les Volti-

geurs de Québec, Canada’s oldestFrench-speaking infantry unit,took part in festivities marking the148th anniversary of the foundingof the regiment. The Regimental celebrations

were kicked off on Friday May 7,during the traditional banquet forofficers at the Quebec GarrisonClub National Historic Site. High-level dignitaries from theCanadianbusiness community were presentfor the occasion. Among the guestswere Col Gratien Lamontagne,Commander of 35 Canadian Bri-gadeGroup, andAndréDesmarais,President of Power Corporation. The next day, a military parade

swung into action at Place GeorgesVat 8:30 am, in front of the remainsof the Armoury, which was de-stroyed by fire in April 2008. Thisyear, celebrations for the 148th an-niversary coincided with the 125thanniversary of the Northwest cam-paign, which occurred in 1885.Since the regiment was a rifle com-

pany at the time of that campaign,some members of the Voltigeurswere wearing the uniform of the ri-fle companies, which their prede-cessors had worn at the end of thenineteenth century. The troop paraded through the

streets of the old quarter all the wayto the Basilique-Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Québec, where a masswas held in memory of the fallenVoltigeurs from the last 148 years.Capt Jean Tailleur, regimentalchaplain, Mgr Jacques Vézina,Vicar General of the CatholicChurch in Quebec, and MonsignorDenis Bélanger, parish priest of theBasilique-Cathédrale Notre-Damede Québec, presided over the reli-gious ceremony. At 10:30 am, the traditional cere-

monial drill took place at the Cityof Québec Convention Centre.Then, two new honorary memberswere officially inducted into the re-giment, and regiment memberswere given praise, trophies andbursaries in recognition of theirachievements. This year, the event was marked

by the induction into the regimentof two new honorarymembers. An-

thony R. Graham, ex-Director ofthe Toronto Stock Exchange, andMarcel Jobin, ex-Honorary Colo-nel of the Voltigeurs, were madehonorarymembers of the regiment.

In 2012, Les Voltigeurs de Qué-bec will celebrate their 150th anni-versary.

“We plan on having a huge con-cert at the Palais Montcalm for our

150th, a bit like the one we had forQuebec’s 400th anniversary,” saidLieutenant-Colonel Jean-FrançoisBédard, Commander of the Volti-geurs.

Les Voltigeurs celebrate 148th anniversary

Les Voltigeurs de Québec, formerly a rifle company, took part in the Northwest campaign of 1885. Duringthe military parade, a few members of the current regiment wore the uniform worn by their predecessorsat the end of the nineteenth century.

CPL ISABELLE PROVOST

By Les Voltigeurs de QuébecPublic Affairs Team


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Le Collège militaire royal deSaint-Jean accueillera laRencontreinternationale sur les académies,collèges et écoles militaires, du 3 au5 novembre prochains. Des mili-taires, des professeurs et des cher-cheurs universitaires de partoutdans le monde s’y réuniront pour sepencher sur des enjeux importantstouchant ces institutions qui for-ment de futurs officiers aux plansintellectuel et professionnel.Des aspects tels les raisons d’être

des académies militaires – leurmission, leur histoire – ainsi que lesenseignements qu’on y dispense –quoi enseigner, comment enseign-er ? – seront abordés. On s’intéres-sera également à des questions deculture: quelle culture militaire ytransmet-on? Comment la culturemilitaire et la culture «civile» y co-habitent-elles ?Que vous vouliez soumettre une

proposition de communication ousimplement assister à l’événement,des informations détaillées ainsique le formulaire d’inscription sontdisponibles à l’adresse suivante:www.cmrsj-rmcsj.forces.gc.ca/col-col/ria-ima/index-fra.asp.

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military academies–their mission,their history–as well as the teach-ings they offer – what to teach, howto teach? – will be discussed. Addi-tionally, the question of culturewill be explored. For example,what kind of military culture ispassed on? How do military and ci-vilian cultures co-exist? If you are interested in submit-

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Volunteer civilian and militarymechanics recently serviced

personal vehicles in the TransportElectrical and Mechanical Engi-neering (TEME) workshop at 12Wing Shearwater.

“Customers or family membersof military personnel get something

that has to be done, such as a tirechange, an oil change, a 15 point in-spection, and a car wash,” saidWOEric Beaumier, who is in charge ofthe vehicle maintenance workshop.

“All of this for a small fee withprofits going to the Government ofCanada Workplace CharitableCampaign (GCWCC) and basical-ly redistributed to local non-profitorganizations.”

“I think it’s a good cause whereeveryone is a winner,” added WOBeaumier, as sounds reverberatedthroughout the shop. “It originatedat an Army base. We started it herein 2008 and since then it has ex-

panded to Willow Park on the otherside of the bridge in Halifax. Basi-cally, we get twice the money onthe same day.”The fundraiser “is a great way

for the military community to con-tribute directly to the communitiesthat they live in,” said Cdr MarkChupick, who was having hiswife’s car serviced.

“This is great for our civilian andmilitary customers because it givesthem a chance to get a discountedrate and they know it’s going to agood charity,” saidCplTrevor Gui-tard, a Vehicle Technician at theTEME workshop.

Getting down and dirty for charity

By Sgt Todd BerryArmy News

Vehicles servicedand proceeds goto good cause

Cpl Trevor Guitard, a Vehicle Technician works during ExerciseDIRTY HANDS, a fundraising charity event at 12 Wing Shearwater.

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Halifax & Region MilitaryFamily Resource Centre

www.halifaxmfrc.caCharitable number 8707 5829

RR0001We’re now on facebook and twit-

ter. Find the MFRC on twitter at@hrmfrc (www.twitter.com/hrmfrc) and become a Facebookfan by searching Halifax& RegionMilitary Family Resource Centre.Halifax SiteBuilding 106 Windsor Park Ha-

lifaxTel 24/7 427-7788Shearwater SiteHampton Gray Memorial build-

ing in ShearwaterTel 720-1885 (after hours call

427-7788)To sign up to receive the Trident

newspaper by mail, please contact720-1885, or email [email protected] yourmailing address.Pour recevoir la publication du

Trident, s.v.p. contactez le 720-1885 ou par courriel : [email protected] en nous indi-quant votre adresse postale.Did you know?Volunteers contribute on a daily

basis to all areas of the H & RMFRC. Volunteers participate inprogram facilitation, office admin-istration, newsletter production,website design and much more.Volunteering is a great way to con-tribute along with learning and us-ing new skills. Check out this linkfor more info:http://www.halifaxmfrc.ca/e/

volunteering/index.aspExtravaganza WinnersThe next draw is coming up on

July 12.MayWinners:Grand Prize: Caribbean Cruise

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WolfePlease see our website for June

winners http://extravaganza.hali-faxmfrc.ca. Why do you do the thingsyou do?By Emily Hatcher, Resource De-

velopmentEver wonder where really busy

people find the time to do some ofthe things they do? Why do somepeople spend countless hoursworking in a garden, or fixing anantique car? Or why do some peo-ple donate their time and skills tovolunteer for different organiza-tions and causes? Maybe the an-swer is simple; people genuinelycare and enjoy doing these things.For MichelleWest, a long-standingboard member with the Halifax &Region Military Family ResourceCentre (Halifax& RegionMFRC),enjoying her time with the organ-ization is just one of the many rea-sons why she has been a dedicatedand committed volunteer for thepast nine years.Michelle joined the MFRC

Board of Directors in November2001 shortly after moving to NovaScotia. As a military spouse andformer CF member, joining theboard was a perfect fit for her and agreat opportunity to meet new peo-ple and connect with other militaryspouses. A stay-at-home mother ofsix at the time,Michelle was look-ing to put some of her talents, skillsand expertise to good use for a goodcause. After only one year, Michelle

was elected to ViceChair and spentthree years in this role. She waselected to Board Chair in 2005 andserved a three year term during avery pivotal and crucial time for theMFRC. Michelle took on thedaunting and emotional challengeof stewarding the amalgamation ofthe Halifax and ShearwaterMFRCs to form the Halifax & Re-gionMFRC.

“Michelle brought a no nonsensestyle of leadership and provided atrue sense of direction to the Boardat the time. Her leadership reallymade a difference during the amal-gamation. Michelle saw the bigpicture and throughout a very chal-lenging time she really inspired ev-eryone to keep the organization’smission and vision clearly in sight.It was because of this quality shesuccessfully lead the board throughthe transition years, which is crit-ical to our success today,” saidCar-olyn O’Malley, current BoardChair of the H&R MFRC. Balancing a busy CF family life,

work and volunteering with theboard was always a juggling act, “Iwas very fortunate and I am stillfortunate today to have an extreme-ly supportive family. As a militaryfamily, my husband and childrenunderstand why it is so importantfor me to volunteer with theMFRCand make a difference in the mili-tary community. We have beenthrough military postings and de-ployments so they are aware of theMFRC and what the organizationdoes for families,” said West.Aside from trying to balance her

busy life, Michelle also played anactive volunteer role within her lo-cal community of Beaver Bank.She was a member of the SteeringCommittee for the Beaver BankKinsac Community Centre and af-ter its construction joined theirboard as secretary. Today she con-tinues to actively volunteer with theCentre and at local communityevents in Beaver Bank includingCanada Day celebrations andBreakfast with Santa.Currently Michelle is serving as

the Advisor to the Chair with the H&RMFRC. Sadly she will be leav-ing the board on June 16 to focus onother aspects of her life. Michellehas invested nine years with the H& R MFRC and plans to focus onher family and busy career with Im-perialOil. “I am a firm believer thateveryone has their time and thatnew people have value to add to theboard. I want to give new boardmembers the opportunity to con-tribute and grow like I did for somany years. I have helped manymilitary families during some verysignificant events and just to knowthat I have made a difference intheir lives is probably one of themost rewarding feelings I’ve

experienced,” said West.Michelle brought caring, com-

mitment, dedication and excellentleadership to the H & R MFRC, aswell as her wealth of expertise andskills. “My only wish for Michelleis that she takes her commitmentand her passion for what she sup-ports to another organization be-cause she has so much to offer. Ourloss is truly someone else’s gainand I would like to personally thankher for everything she has done forme and the board,” said O’Malley.So maybe the answer to why

people do some of the things theydo isn’t that simple. For Michelle,she volunteered for many differentreasons and the MFRC has beenfortunate to have had her as a boardmember in all of her roles. Wewould like to wish Michelle goodluck in all of her future endeavoursand truly thank her for everythingshe has contributed to military fam-ilies and the military community.She is just one of manyCF familieswho are the strength behind the uni-form.Royal Canadian LegionDonates to the Halifax &RegionMFRCBy Pat Haight, Fund Develop-

mentOn Saturday,May 15 Nova Sco-

tia/Nunavut Command ofTheRoy-al Canadian Legion presented theH&R MFRC with a $5,000 dona-tion in support of military families.

“The H&R MFRC would like tothank the NS/Nunavut Commandfor their incredible generosity. Weare extremely fortunate to receivethis donation to continue providingprograms and services that supportmilitary families,” said CarolynO’Malley,BoardChair of theH&RMFRC. The Royal Canadian Legion has

been at the forefront of caring forVeterans and their dependents andhas also been a strong supporterand advocate on behalf of servingCF members since their inception85 years ago.

“We have been a financial sup-porter of DND Family Days overthe last few years and with CF per-sonnel now serving in various dan-gerous locations throughout theworld, NS/Nu Command believesthat that our financial contributionscan be put to a more direct use byreaching out to the families of thoseserving personnel throughMilitaryFamily Resource Centres”, saidSteve Wessel, Chairman of NovaScotia/Nunavut Command.The H&R MFRC believes that

military families are the strengthbehind the uniform and organiza-tions like The Royal Canadian Le-gion allow MFRCs to continue toprovide unique programs and ser-vices that benefit military families.Once again, thank you to NS/NuCommand for their generous dona-tion.Telus Day of CaringOn SaturdayMay 29, staff mem-

bers from local TELUS offices inHRM came out to support theH&RMFRC for TELUS’ Annual Day ofService. “Thanks to the help of theTelus team, we were able to get theYouth Centre into tip top shape forsummer programming,” said Lau-ren Copeland, Emergency Child-care Coordinator. Every year, TE-LUS team members join togetherand volunteer their time by givingback to the local community in

which team members live andwork, supporting their philosophy,we give where we live. For the sec-ond year in a row, the H&RMFRCwas the lucky charity to receive thegenerous help from individualswho volunteered their Saturdaymorning to get started on some ofthe Centre’s spring cleaning.Did you know the MFRC pro-

vides programs and services formilitary families in Halifax area,Truro, Northern Nova Scotia andCape Breton? Are you being posted? Check out

http://www.familyforce.ca/ to con-nect with theMFRC where you aregoing.Video TeleconferencingThe H&R MFRC has a video

teleconferencing system at our Ha-lifax site for families of membersdeployed to Kandahar. Contact theMFRC at 427-7788 for more infor-mation on the VTC system.

Upcoming ProgramsRegister for programs or call for

information at Halifax 427-7788 orShearwater 720-1885Registration: Registration is not

complete until participants havepaid for the program/event. Youcan register for all programs at ei-ther the Halifax or Shearwater site.We also accept credit and debitcards for payment over $5. Military families are given prior-

ity for allMFRC programs and ser-vices but spaces may be available atan additional cost for non militaryfamilies. Please call theMFRC formore information on a specific pro-gram. Unless otherwise listed, pro-

grams and events at theHalifax siteare located in the Piers MilitaryCommunity Centre, Bldg 106Windsor Park and programs at theShearwater site are located in theHamptonGrayMemorialBuilding. Please note that unless otherwise

indicated, programs are offered inEnglish. For other program infor-mation and details, please visitwww.halifaxmfrc.ca. NOTE for all casual care pro-

grams: Parents are responsible toprovide necessary clothing anditems for their children, i.e. - appro-priate indoor and outdoor clothing/footwear, diapers, wipes, change ofclothes, bottles, etc. Quick Index:Deployment Programs p 28Francophone Programs p 29Children’s Programs p 29Youth Programs p 29Adult Programs p 29Parenting Programs p 29Summer CampWe offer a 10-week summer day

camp for school age children.Campers’ weeks are filled with out-door fun, crafts, sports, beach days,games, interactive age appropriateactivities and field trips. We have two camps for your

convenience: one in Halifax andone in Shearwater. Each week is adifferent theme and Fridays aretheme day with contests, costumesand more. Camp cost $100/week with a

1:10 staff to camper ratio. Our staffare trained in first aid and CPR andhave undergone a week long train-ing session prior to camp. Camphours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with earlydrop off between 6:30 to 7am andlate pick up 5 to 5:30 p.m. at an ad-ditional fee. Space is limited to 55

youth in Shearwater; 40 inHalifax. Limited spaces available on

some weeks, call for details.Welcome to Halifax BeachDay at MacDonald BeachJoin us for a fun day at the beach,

presented by the MFRC and PSP.We’ll have hotdogs on the BBQ,and activities for the whole familyto enjoy, while you check out thewonderfulMacDonald Beach. Theevent runs from 11 am to 3 pm.Tickets are limited and go on saleJune 28. $5 per person or $10 perfamily.

Navy 10K Run and FunRunThis year’s Navy 10K Run is in-

troducing a Kids’ Run of 2.5 km.(ages 12 years and under) on Sun-day, August 22. The race begins at9 a.m. at the museum entrance ofCFBHalifax onGottingen Street inHalifax. Kids will be racing withinthe base. Please register online atwww.psphalifax.caRegistration: $15 in advance or

$20 on race day. Participants willreceive a cotton t-shirt. Enter codeCFB3 in the promotional code fieldwhen registering to enter to win anIPod Touch. Contact 427-7208 formore information.

Deployment CornerDeployment... what does it

mean?Is your daughter currently in the

Sudan? Your spouse away on IR?Or perhaps your grandson is awayon course? Whenever someone youcare about is away, any work relat-ed separation is a deployment. De-ployments can be two weeks or twoyears, whether they are away on aship / boat, to Afghanistan, Sudan,Jerusalem, etc., or gone to basictraining – any time away. ContactDeployment Services to ensure thatall family members of Regular andReserve Force are on our deploy-ment contact list. We can even con-tact people who are living in otherprovinces and put them in touchwith theMFRC nearest to them. [email protected] you ready for deployment?Deployment… sooner or later

we know that all military familieswill experience it. No matter whatthe length of time or when it occurswe know that sooner or later it willhappen. So why not be ready for it.You know what they say about thebest laid plans…. Now may be thetime to get connected and be pre-pared. Even if you are alreadyexperiencing a work related sepa-ration or a deployment right now,it’s never too late. Click here formore tips: http://www.hali-faxmfrc.ca/e/deployment/deploy-ment_readiness.aspUpcoming Deployment pro-

grams and events:Register for programs or call for

information at Halifax 427-7788 orShearwater 720-1885Deployment CaféHalifax SiteDeployment Café brings De-

ployment Services for CF person-nel on operations around the worldto a new level at the H& RMFRC.Programs offer the loved ones ofdeployed CF members an opportu-nity to get together and connect.Each evening begins with a home

See MFRC / Page 29Michelle West has been a volunteer for the MFRC since 2001.CONTRIBUTED

The Royal Canadian Legion presents a cheque for $5,000 to the Halifax & Region MFRC.CONTRIBUTED


cooked meal made by MFRC staffand volunteers and then the floor isopened up for participants to sharetheir experiences and receive infor-mation from a variety of guestspeakers attending each session.Casual care is provided for chil-dren. Every second Thursday evening,

June 17, July 15 and 29, 5:30 to7:30 p.m. Cost: Covered by Deployment

ServicesDeadline to register: Tuesdays

prior to each session by 4 p.m.Café déploiementSite d’HalifaxLes jeudis soirs, le 17 juin, et

le15 et le 29 juillet 2010 de 17 h 30à 19 h 30.Coût: GratuitDate limite d’inscription: 16 h, le

mardi avant chaque rencontre.FrancophoneParent & Bambin(0 à 5 ans)Site de Shearwater - de 9h30 à

11h30. Les mardis jusqu’au 29 juinpour le programme francophone ettout les vendredis pour le pro-gramme bilingue, même durantl’été.Ce programme interactif

s’adresse aux enfants et leurs par-ents ou gardiens(ennes). Les en-fants participent à différentes activ-ités: jeux libres, bricolage, gym etcomptines. Coût: 2$ par enfant familles mil-

itaires / 3$ par enfant autreAucune inscription requise.

Parent/Bambin BilingueÂge: enfants de 0 à 5 ans Site de ShearwaterCe programme interactif

s’adresse aux enfants et leurs par-ents ou gardiens (ennes). Les en-fants participent à différentes activ-ités : jeux libres, bricolage, gym etcomptines. Tous les instructionsseront en français et en anglais; lesparticipants peuvent posés lesquestions dans leurs langue dechoix.Tous les vendredis 9h30 à 11h30Coût: $2/ enfant de famille mil-

itaire $3/ enfant de famille non-militaireDate limite d’inscription: Au-

cune inscription n’est requise

ChildrenEmergency and Respite Child-

care…. Find out more at:http://www.halifaxmfrc.ca/e/

services/family-support/child-care.aspWeekday Casual Care

(Ages: 3 months to 5 years)Halifax and Shearwater SiteCasual care is short term child-

care for military families whenthey have appointments or they justneed a break. The program offersactivities based upon children’s in-

terests and encourages children toexplore and enjoy their surround-ings as they socialize with theirpeers. Activities include art experi-ences, songs, story time, age appro-priate toys and games.Monday to Friday Mornings (9

a.m. to 12 p.m.) and Afternoons (1p.m. to 4 p.m.)Fee: $4/children under 18

months, $3/hr for children over 18months Registration available one week

in advance, for Shearwater site call720-1038 and for Halifax call 722-4663.Saturday Casual Care

(Ages: 3 months to 12 years)Saturday Casual Care is provid-

ed on alternate Saturdays at theHa-lifax and Shearwater sites. Parentsare asked to register for this as earlyas possible because spaces are lim-ited and they fill up quickly. Satur-day Casual Care is booked by theFIRST Team at 427-7788 for theHalifax site or call 720-1885 for theShearwater Site (respite hours canbe used)Shearwater Site: June 26, July

10, 24Halifax Site: June 19, July 3, 17,

3110a.m. to 3 p.m. Fee: $4/hour for children under

18 months, $3/hour for childrenover 18 months Deadline to Register: Wednes-

day before the session. Registration for Shearwater site

call 720-1038 and for Halifax call722-4663.Parent and Tot

(Ages: infant to 5 years)This program is for parents/care-

givers and children to come togeth-er and participate in circle time, art,songs, free play and snackShearwater Site – until the end of

June: Monday, Tuesday (French),Wednesday, Thursday and Friday(Bilingual) July-Sept: Monday, Wednesday

and Friday (Bilingual)9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.Halifax Site: Tuesdays and

Thursdays until June 24 (Building38 onMacDougall St.)9 to 11 a.m.Cost: Military $2/child and Ci-

vilian $3/child. No Registration required.

Parent & Tot Out & AboutHalifax siteCome on out and try our new par-

ent & tot out and about program.Every Thursday morning we willbe gathering together at the play-ground to have some out door funwith the children. We will be hav-ing snack, having circle time withsongs and stories, crafts and age ap-propriate games, snack will also beprovided. So come on out and havesome outdoor fun with our newprogram. This program will onlyrun during nice weather.Thursdaymornings starting July

8. 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.38MacDougal Street at the play-

ground.Cost: $2 per military child/ $3

non-military.Dad &Me: Pier 21Historic SiteCanada’s Immigration Museum

Pier 21 Did you know that 1.5 million

immigrants passed through Pier 21between 1928 and 1971? Comelearn more interesting facts aboutimmigration, war brides, and theCanadian military at Pier 21. We’llalso have a small snack during ourtour. Sunday, June 27, 1 to 3pmCost: $5/personDeadline to Register: Wednes-

day June 23

YouthYouth Centre

(Ages: 8 – 18 years)The Henderson Sweetman

Youth Centre is located in Shear-water. Membership for the year is$20. All activities are at the YouthCentre unless otherwise noted. Youmust be a youth centre member toparticipate in Youth Centre pro-grams.Drop-insPre-teen Drop-in (Ages: 8-12

years) Saturday 6 to 9 p.m., Sunday1 to 4 p.m.Teen Drop-on (Ages: 13-18yrs)

Tuesday 6 to 9 p.m., Friday 6 to 9p.m.Open Drop-In (Ages: 8-18yrs)

Monday to Friday 3:30 to 5 p.m.,Monday 6 to 9 p.m., Sunday 5 to 8p.m.Father’s Day Craft - Card and

painted mug projectAges 8-18 yearsWe will be painting our own cof-

fee mugs andmaking Father’s Daycards. A great gift for dad.Thursday, June 17, 6 to 8 p.m.Cost: $4Deadline to Register: June 15Movie (new Release – TBD) and

treatAges 8-18 yearsThursday, June 24, 6 to 8 p.m.Deadline to Register: June 22

AdultCoffee ConnectionsCome out and meet new people

while sharing some commonexperiences with other militaryfamily members. Meeting topicsand activities will depend on yourinput. Friday Mornings 9:30 to 11:30

a.m.Halifax Site and Shearwater SiteCost: $1/military family mem-

ber $5/non-military family mem-berCasual Care: $6/military familyDeadline to Register: Tuesdays

prior to each session.Breakaway Program forSeniors

Shearwater SiteThe Breakaway program is ex-

actly that… a break from the dailyroutine. In partnership with theVictorian Order of Nurses (VON),the H&R MFRC is excited to beable to offer programming for se-niors within the CF family. Thisprogram includes gentle exercisefor the body and mind, therapeuticactivities such as music, stretch, re-laxation, games, cooking, outings,and more. This program is run byprofessional VON staff and volun-teers, and can accommodate nu-merous conditions. This also agreat respite opportunity for care-givers and VON offers much need-ed support to those in the care giv-ing roles. Every Friday morning 9:30 a.m.

to 12:30 p.m. Registration is ongoing

Out ‘N’ AboutWe’re going out n about and we

want you to join us. Once a monthwe are calling on all adult militaryfamilymembers to get together andhave some fun. Spaces are limited,so register now for upcoming pro-grams. Bring your spouse, friends,parents, and meet some other mil-itary familymembers. We’re goingto have a ball.Participants are responsible for

their own costsAtlantic Jazz Festival Saturday,

July 10, 7pmDeadline to Register: July 7

Frénésie urbaineProgramme pour les adultesLe festival de jazz atlantiqueLe 10 juillet 2010 de 19 hCoûtA déterminéDate limite pour réserver: le 7

juillet.Brunch BunchThe last Saturday of every

month, we will meet at a differentlocation for brunch and social timeaway from the kids/pets etc. Comeout and meet some new people inyour community, and take sometime to relax, and who knows, youmay be able to win your meal. Feelfree to bring a friend/spouse andwe’ll see you there. June 26 – Cora’s Restaurant

Dartmouth (Burnside) 10 a.m. to 1p.m.July 31 – Location TBACost: Participants are respon-

sible for their own expensesCasualCare: $6/child or $9/fam-

ilyDeadline to Register: Wednes-

day prior to the event.La Bande du BrunchLe dernier samedi du mois - le 26

juin - au restaurant Cora Burnsideet le 31 juillet- location à déterminéDe 10H00 à 13H00Coût: Les participants doivent

assumer leurs propres dépensesService de halte-garderie: 6$ /

enfant 9$ / famille.

On the Road AgainIn April 2010, the MFRC went

on the road again, bringing infor-mation on tips and tricks for fam-ilies preparing for a deployment toTruro, Pictou and Glace Bay. Pre-senters included from the H&RMFRC, Integrated Personnel Sup-port Centre, 36 Brigade and Oper-ational Stress Injury Social Sup-port. Part of the MFRC’s commit-ment to families in our outreachareas is to provide regular briefingsand facilitate activities in the com-munities we serve.Unit members and family mem-

bers gathered at RCL inGlaceBay,April 22, 2010 for presentations byMFRC,OSISS, IPSC, VAC and 36Brigade. All in the family, Gerald Brown

(Dad) and Michael Brown (son)from Glace Bay.Starting Your Own BusinessBy Terry Green, Employment

and Education ServicesSo, the job search is not going

well and you feel like you are al-ways taking two steps back insteadof one step forward. As we know it,living in a rural area will have alimited amount of job openings es-pecially in certain fields. Youreally don’t want to or have theability and opportunity to relocateto a major city. So why not startyour own business today?Entrepreneur is a term applied to

the type of personality who is will-ing to take upon herself or himself anew venture or enterprise and ac-cepts full responsibility for the out-come. See if you have an entrepre-neurial personality by taking theEntrepreneur test at www.commu-nityfutures.com/cms/Entrepre-neur_Test.15.0.htmlStarting a business can be very

rewarding but can also be challeng-ing. There are many reasons whypeople start a small business but,the one that stands out is wantingthe freedom of being the boss, an-swering to no one, take time offwhenever you wish, work whenyou want, and best of all; you’llnever get fired. Also, before youbegin and decide on what business,make sure you pick something thatfits your interest, skills, education,experience and passion.If you decide to start your own

business venture, it is recommend-ed that you visit a small businesscentre nearest you or contact theMFRC’s Employment & Educa-tion Services at employmenthalifax@hireamili-

taryspouse.ca to assist you, beforeyou spend any time or money.Discussing Danger While aParent is AwayBy Leah Byrne,Deployment Ser-

vicesHaving a parent deployed can be

a scary time in a child’s life. Hereare a few tips on how to ease fearsthat may arise over the course of thedeployment:Share information with your

childrenIf possible, explain where the

parent is and the special job that heor she is doing for our country.Answer questions openly and

honestly, using words your chil-dren can understand.Encourage your children to share

with youLet your children know it is okay

to share whatever fears they haveabout danger.Encourage them to express their

feelings about danger through talk,play, drawings, etc.Help your children during this

timeHelp your children sort through

what they hear and see in news re-ports.Let them know it is okay to ask

questions.Find out what your children

know and understand and talk tothem about their feelings.Help your children feel more at

ease. Let your children know thatother children share similar feel-ings about their parents’ dangerouswork.Assure them that they are cared

for and safe while the parent isaway.Tell them that the parent who is

away is doing everything he or shecan to stay safe.Offer your children comfort by

touching and holding them, espe-cially if they have trouble sleeping.If you have any questions or

want more information on how tohelp children deal with deploymentplease contact the H&R MFRC at(902) 427-7788 or 1-888-753-8827.

continued from / Page 28

Volunteers garden outside the MFRC during the Telus Day of Caring. Story on page 28.CONTRIBUTED


In 2010, the Canadian Navy cele-brates its 100th anniversary. The

centennial will be a momentousmilestone both for the CanadianNavy and for Canada’s history. Thenaval centennial slogan “Com-memorate, Celebrate, Commit” re-flects the desire to honour the past,celebrate Canadian Navy achieve-ments and recognize the Navy’sobligation to Canada. In tribute tothe Canadian Navy, the Air Forcewill adopt the CanadianNavy Cen-tennial as its theme for the 2010Demonstration Hornet’s air showseason. The demo jet’s tails havebeen especially painted to com-memorate this important mile-stone.A versatile, world-class fighter

aircraft, the supersonic CF-18Hornet can engage both ground andaerial targets. Its twin engines gen-erate enough thrust to lift 24 full-size pick-up trucks off the ground.As the Canadian Air Force’s

frontline multi-role fighter, theCF-18 is used for air defence, airsuperiority, tactical support, train-ing, aerobatic demonstration andaerospace testing and evaluation.Canada’s tactical fighter squad-

rons have served around the world,

and under Canada’s NORAD part-nership with theUnited States, pro-tect the skies of North America 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year.Featuring classic Canadian Air

Force and Navy motifs and a strik-ing paint design, the CF-18 nation-al demonstration jet will be daz-zling audiences across NorthAmerica during the 2010 air showseason. The Navy Centennialtheme, customized by Jim Belli-veau of 4WingColdLake,Alberta,is featured on both tails, rendered infreehand airbrush and paint gunmurals in subdued blues. The tri-colour Royal Canadian NavyRoundel from the 1950s is featuredon the fuselage. As well, the mainserial number on the nose, intakesafety markings and false canopyon the underside were rendered innavy blue.The tail art features a stylized an-

chor, Navy Maple Leaf, and wavegraphics. One the left-side (port)tail, HMCS Winnipeg with aCH-124 SeaKing helicopter is fea-tured, and on the right-side (star-board) tail HMCS Bonaventurewith a Banshee Fighter jet. The artreflects the intimate and longstand-ing working relationship shared bythe Navy and Air Force.

This work of art was applied at 3Wing in Bagotville, Quebec byCplc Alain Leduc and his team ofair component and structure techni-cians. Serving as both designer andpaint team member, Jim Belliveauparticipated in a nine-day whirl-wind paint booth session to bring

his 30-second paint scheme to com-pletion.It took approximately 240 per-

son hours to apply the specialty art-work and graphics for theCanadianNavy Centennial Hornet, speciallydesigned to pay true tribute to animportant Canadian milestone.

Belliveau designed the paintscheme to emphasize theNavy her-itage, both its current commitmentsaround the world and its rich histo-ry. In addition, both ships were se-lected by Belliveau to representboth theWest and East coast Com-mands.

Air show season will acknowledge CNC

The Canadian Forces CF-18 national demonstration jet will be dazzling audiences across North Americaduring the 2010 air show season starting on May 28 at the Jones Beach Air Show in New York.

CPL ALEX ROY

By Air Force News

A fter close to three years of re-search, design, crafting and

installation, the Naval MemorialWindow was unveiled inside his-toric St. Paul’s Anglican Church inEsquimalt May 22.Formerly called the Naval and

Garrison Church, St. Paul’s has along-standing connection with theNavy dating back 150 years. Be-cause of this, the man behind theproject, RAdm (Ret’d) BillHughes, knew there was nowhereelse a stained glass window com-memorating the Navy’s centennialshould go.The guests at this historic occa-

sion were a mixture of civilians,clergy, civil servants, politiciansand military from across the coun-try, many of whom wore uniformsadorned with medals silentlyspeaking volumes about the servicethey have provided to their country. The dedication ceremony was

rich in tradition, beginning with theentry of pipes and drum led by acolour party comprised of two sea

cadets parading the White EnsignandCanadian flag. Rev. CanonAn-drew Gates led the crowd in prayerand song before introducing anoth-er special guest, Victoria’s premiertenor and composer, Ken Lavigne,who sang a stirring rendition of “IAm Sailing.”RAdm Hughes then took the po-

dium, leading the crowd on a gamutof emotion with his inspirationalwords, including thanks to the firmof Mercer and Schaefer Glasstu-dios for creating the four-panelwindow. He also told the story ofone young woman who called him afew months after fundraising forthe window began. “She told meshe was the widow of amaster sea-man who had died quite recentlyand she wanted to make a donation.I said that would be wonderful andwas thinking she’d say $100 orsomething like that. But she toldme she wanted to donate $2,000.She said it was the money she andher husband had been saving for aholiday.”In the end more than 400 donors

from around the world contributed

to the Naval Memorial WindowFund, as well as eight cities whichdonated in honour of ships namedafter them: Calgary, Charlotte-town, Edmonton, Ottawa, Sum-merside, Toronto, Whitehorse andYellowknife. A full list of donorscan be found at www.navymemo-rialwindow.org. Some of what is represented on

the window includes the badges ofships and commands, and symbolssignifying themerchant navy, nurs-es, submariners, airmen, Wrensand divers. Just prior to the unveil-ing of the window, RAdm Hughestold the guests what to expect:“Look for the lovely [Navy] LadyRose that the Wrens Associationhas developed for the naval centen-nial. Look for the names of the 24ships sunk in the First World Warand the one that sunk in the SecondWorld War, all shown in ghostlywhite in the deep blue sea. Look forthe red jewels, symbols of the livesof those who died with the ships.Look for the names of our 24NavalReserve Divisions set in gold ropearound the window. Look for a Sea

King, the White Ensign and, ofcourse, the oak leaves of London-derry and the Pitcher Plant ofNewfoundland that commemoratesthe famous Newfie-Derry Run ofthe Second World War. Finally,look for the two lighthouses offHa-lifax andEsquimalt that guided andstill guide our ships back home tosafe harbour. All these and moreyou’ll see on the Naval MemorialWindow.”And with that, Bishop James

Cowan and Maj Douglas Friesen,Formation Chaplain, made theirway beneath the window. As they

spoke, the curtain was pulled awayrevealing the colorful beauty of thestained glass panels beneath. Oneword seemed to echo through thecrowd: “Wow”.

“There are two things inVictoriathat will be permanent reminders ofthe naval centennial,” said RAdmHughes. “One is the HomecomingStatue downtown and the second isthis window in St. Paul’s. We haveparades, we have ships’ assem-blies, all sorts of things that aretransient, but these two things arepermanent and I think that is verysignificant.”

Light shines clearly throughNaval Memorial window

The Naval Memorial Window was unveiled in St. Paul’s AnglicanChurch in Esquimalt May 22.

PENNY ROGERS, THE LOOKOUT

By Penny RogersThe Lookout

The Field Engineer TrainingSquadron (FETS) was deliver-

ing the Advanced Bridging Course(ABC) for students at the CFSchool of Military Engineering(CFSME) and within regimentalunits, so this year’s professionaldevelopment day focussed on hon-ing bridge-building skills. The course includes some of the

more complex bridging techniquesthat are no longer covered on careercourses, such as non-standardbridges (NSBs), mechanically aid-ed constructed by hand–mediumgirder bridges (MACH-MGBs) andACROW® bridges. The opportuni-ty for these students to have an en-tire squadron do their heavy liftingwas not to be passed up.We travelled to Swan Lake by

bus, eager to sling panels all day.Upon arriving, we receivedmyriadbriefs. Calvin Taylor, CFSMEbridge inspector, imparted detailedsafety instructions, occupationalsubspecialty troop Sergeant MajorMWO Frank Pearson talked abouthow bridges were constructed backin the day, and heavy equipmentcellWOReid discussed safety withcranes. A motivational talk fol-lowed.With the briefs completed, along

with safety and administrativepoints, the work began. FETS wassplit into two groups: MACH-MGB, under the direction of SgtMacEachern, and ACROW®, un-der the supervision ofMWO Pear-son.Iwas herded into theMACH par-

ty, which was directed to lay out thebuilding site. Sgt MacEachern andMCplMcKay expertly demonstrat-

ed the MACH particulars by de-scribing its pieces and constructionmethod. It was a very casual, en-joyable and informative discus-sion.Our MGB troop built a few bays

and were about to assemble thenose when we switched to the

ACROW® site. Again, we re-ceived a quick brief on the special-ized equipment of ACROW® andstarted the trudging work. We com-pleted a few bays of nose andlearned useful builder’s informa-tion that cannot be found in anypublications.

The day at Swan Lake turned outto be a very rewarding experience,with students and staff making newmemories and reviving forgottenones. The experience gained by theentire squadron was also a first-ratetime, with laughs and learningthroughout the day. The bridge

commanders brought forth awealth of knowledge and passed iton to the troops in a straightforwardmanner. The students on the ABCbenefitted from seeing a squadronat work and squadron personnelbenefitted from the students’ en-thusiasm and knowledge.

Bridge-building is no small task

Many hands are required to lift heavy beams on the ACROW® bridge.MAJ JÉRÉMIE EMOND

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L ’année scolaire tire à sa fin,et si vous êtes parmi ceux

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