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VOLUME 39, ISSUE 8 • MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2005

60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC

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50 years laterCelebrating the 50th

anniversary of theMacdonald bridge.PAGE 3

In the knowNew library opens at 12 Wing ShearwaterPAGE 4

Admirals’MedalAfter 32 years, aCanadian HydrographicService employee is honoured. PAGE 10

Go MARLANT goNijmegen team prepares for 2005 march. PAGE 31

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By Kate ThompsonStaff WriterThe Lookout Newspaper

The concept of DouglasBradford’s first naval

painting was born as he stoodon the soaked upper deck ofHMCS CALGARY at sunset,studying a sailor with binocu-lars as thick sheets of rainrolled in.

With only a few snapshotsfrom his camera, some roughsketches and his memory toserve him back in his studio,he transformed the scene ofthe sailor into a vivid, colour-ful portrait.

Bradford, a native of SaultSte. Marie, Ont., was one of 21 artists chosen in 2003 to participate in the Canadi-an Forces Artists Program(CFAP). The program selectsskilled painters, poets, sketch-artists, sculptors and photog-raphers, and gives them theunique chance to observe and record a faction of mili-tary life using their own artis-tic vision.

Last spring, Bradford hadthe opportunity to spend fivedays in CALGARY seekingout striking prospects for awatercolour series. During

his visit, he took hundreds ofpictures and mental notes,and has since used them toproduce 21 engaging imagesof CALGARY crewmembersat work.

“It has been the highlight ofmy career as a painter,” saysthe watercolour artist of 30years. “I was honoured andjust shocked to be picked.”

The 65-year-old artist has a distinctive painting tech-nique that got him noticedright away by the CFAP selec-tion panel.

“His work is unique,because it’s watercolour, buthe has a way of doing it wherethe colours come out reallywell,” says John McFarlane,program manager of CFAP.“His paintings are particular-ly vibrant for watercolours.”

Bradford reveals his secretwithout hesitation, explaininghe uses only the primarycolours—red, yellow andblue—and attempts to getthem right the first time.

“I’ll try to get the colour I want on the paper rightaway I try not to go overany,” he says. “I find if I usemore than my three colours Ijust get confused.”

Bradford has been barber-

ing in his hometown evenlonger than he has been paint-ing, with 43 years behind the chair.

As a professional painter,he makes enough to work atthe barbershop just three daysa week (some of his paintingssell for as much as $2,500), sohe had no reservations aboutleaving it all behind to visitthe ship.

In May 2004, he flew toB.C. and travelled to CFBEsquimalt, where he boardedCALGARY. There he lived intrue navy style, bunking withfour other men, and spent hisdays on board enthusiastical-ly exploring the ship with hisescort in tow.

“I tried to get into everynook and cranny and seeeverything I could, and my

escorts were very patient andprofessional with me,” hesays. “I’m sure the crew gottired of me sticking my cam-era in their faces, but theymade me feel at home andwere quite nice to me.”

Between getting in the wayof a CF member with a rifleduring a boarding exerciseand stumbling into loungeswhile looking for the wash-

rooms at night, Bradford’svisit was not without humourand excitement.

He says the most memo-rable aspects of his trip wereseeing the hard work and ded-ication of the CF members onboard, and enjoying the calmof being at sea.

“I found the men andwomen are just awesome.They do a great job on theship. Everyone was in train-ing and on the go 24-hours-a-day, and I was treated verywell,” he says. “The ship wasso peaceful going through thewater staring into the oceanjust put me in a trance.”

The entire series Bradfordcreated from his time spent in CALGARY will be onexhibit in the ship as part ofits 10th anniversary celebra-tions May 14.

Two of the paintings havebeen chosen for induction intothe archives of the CanadianWar Museum in Ottawa, andhe found out recently that twomore are wanted by theNational Gallery of Canada.

Bradford says he isimmensely honoured, andwishes to thank the crew ofHMCS CALGARY for theirkindness and inspiration.

HMCS CALGARY captured in vivid colour

Bradford developed more than 20 water colour paintings depicting life in HMCS CALGARY.

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By Virginia BeatonTrident staff

Several hundred peoplegathered at the Dart-

mouth Plaza of the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge on Sat-urday April 2 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of thebridge’s opening.

The bridge linking Halifaxand Dartmouth was named inhonour of the late PremierAngus L. Macdonald. In addi-tion to being the longtime pre-mier of Nova Scotia, Macdon-ald was Minister of NationalDefence for Naval Servicesduring the Second World War.

Dignitaries present for theevent included the HonourableMyra Freeman, LieutenantGovernor of Nova Scotia, andHis Honour Lawrence Free-man; the Honourable GeoffRegan, Minister of Fisheriesand Oceans; the HonourablePeter Christie, Minister ofFinance, and Len Goucher,Deputy Mayor of HalifaxRegional Municipality.

Special guests included theHonourable Justice Angus L.Macdonald, the son of thelate premier, and severalretired ironworkers from theDominion Bridge Companywho worked on the bridgeconstruction.

“On behalf of Her MajestyQueen Elizabeth the Second, Iextend greetings and sincerecongratulations to Nova Sco-tians on this landmark occa-sion,” stated Lt GovernorFreeman. In her remarks, shenoted that when the bridgefirst opened 50 years ago, itresulted in national and inter-national newspaper headlines.

“Just over one kilometre inlength, it was the secondlongest suspension bridge inthe British Commonwealth.”

Before the bridge was built,pedestrians took the ferryacross the harbour to get fromDartmouth to Halifax, whiledrivers had to make thelengthy trip through Bedford.Improved transportation hascontributed to the economicgrowth of the cities, Lt Gover-nor Freeman noted. “This wasthe vision of our former pre-mier, the Honourable AngusL. Macdonald.”

The Stadacona Band ofMaritime Forces Atlantic,Halifax Regional Police, andthe Royal Canadian MountedPolice were all present torecreate their original partici-pation in the 1955 ceremony.The 12 Wing Pipes andDrums, a new addition for thegolden anniversary, piped inthe dignitaries.

The celebration was also theopportunity for Canada Post toformally introduce a newpostage stamp featuring the

Macdonald Bridge.Wayne Quinn, general

manager regional operationsAtlantic, Canada Post, intro-duced the new commemora-tive stamp. According toQuinn, it is one of a set offour new 50-cent stampshonouring Canadian bridges.The stamp is a view of theMacdonald Bridge outlinedagainst a bright blue sky, asseen from the deck of a sail-boat in the harbour.

Peter Christie, Nova Sco-tia’s Minister of Finance andminister responsible for theHalifax-Dartmouth BridgeCommission, thanked Rear-Admiral Dan McNeil, com-mander MARLANT, Cap-tain(N) Roger MacIsaac,Base Commander and Com-mander Colin Darlington,Base Operations Officer, fortheir cooperation in arrange-ments for the 50th anniver-sary event.

Judge Macdonald cut theribbon that officially markedthe 50th anniversary of thebridge. On the opening day in1955, his mother cut the rib-bon, since Premier Macdon-ald had died the previous year.

At the conclusion of the ceremony, a procession ofantique cars from the 1950sled the motorcade across the bridge.

A reception for invitedguests was held in the ball-room of the Wardroom. Dur-ing the reception, bridge offi-cials unveiled a small modelof an ironworker. A full-sizedstatue paying tribute to theworkers who constructed thebridge will be put up in the fallof 2005.

Macdonald Bridge celebrates 50th anniversary

Justice Angus Macdonald, son of the late premier, stands beside the news stamp featuringthe bridge.

For 50 years, the Macdonald Bridge has been a key element in the harbour panorama for theCanadian Navy.

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Anew library is now openat 12 Wing Shearwater.

Located in the basement ofWarrior Block, the facilityhad its official launch onTuesday, April 6.

Colonel Al Blair, wingcommander of 12 Wing, andCaptain(N) Roger MacIsaac,base commander of CFB Hal-ifax, cut the ribbon to for-mally open the library.

In his opening remarks,LCdr Glenn MacIsaac, ClientServices Officer at FormationHalifax, stated that the plan toset up the 12 Wing librarycame about in the fall of2004, as the result of an ideafrom Formation Administra-tion Officer Mark Watson.

“Last fall Commander Wat-son was in the library in Stada-cona and he asked if they hadthe same service in Shearwa-ter.” LCdr MacIsaac noted thatthere had once been a library

at 12 Wing but unfortunately ithad closed in 1998.

By the opening date of thenew library in April 2005,space in the basement ofWarrior Block had been pre-pared and furnished as a sitefor the new library. “One ofthe best things is that it willbe accessible to the people in this building,” observedLCdr MacIsaac. He extendedthanks to all who had helpedset up the facility, includinglibrarian Anne Simpson, Sgt

Williams, Personnel SupportPrograms (PSP) managerFrank Cleysen, and PSP web-master Neil Thibeault.

“It’s an extension of thelibrary at Stadacona,” saidAnne Simpson. It will belinked up so that if borrowersrequest books from theStadacona library, the itemswill be brought to them forloan through the 12 Wingbranch. “It will be networkedas branches of the publiclibraries are.”

The library features books,magazines, and a study areawith a table and chairs. “Wehave four computers and free internet service,” saysSimpson.

The library may be used bymilitary members and theirdependents, Department of

National Defence (DND) civil-ian employees, and NPF/PSPemployees. Simpson sayspeople wishing to borrowbooks may do so by using theirphoto identification cards.

Library hours are fromnoon to 8 p.m. from Sundayto Thursday.


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John Horton, one of Cana-da’s leading marine artists,

recently donated $500 to thefund set up for the family ofthe late Lieutenant (Lt)(N)Chris Saunders.

Horton was aboard thesubmarine WINDSOR whilehe visited MARLANT in ear-ly October of 2004, only days before the crisis aboardCHICOUTIMI. Lt(N) Saun-ders died after being evacuat-ed to hospital in Ireland.

Following his trip to theEast Coast, Horton paintedseveral pictures that wereexhibited at Zwicker’s Galleryin Halifax in December of2004. Rear-Admiral DanMcNeil, Commander Mar-itime Forces Atlantic, boughtHorton’s painting titledHMCS WINDSOR Cominginto Halifax Harbour. The12-inch by 18-inch oil onboard painting depicts thesubmarine on the surface,sailing past George’s Island.

A veteran of the RoyalNavy, Horton now lives inRichmond, British Colum-bia. He describes himself as deeply affected by theCHICOUTIMI tragedy andsays that he and his wifeMary decided to make adonation to the fund for theSaunders family.

In his letter enclosing thecheque, Horton wrote “Knowwe are very proud of our Sub-marine Service and gratefulfor the commitment and sac-rifice made by our men andwomen and the families thatsupport them.”

“When something like thishappens, you feel it per-sonally,” Horton comments,

adding that the achievementsand sacrifices of militarymembers and their families“are not recognized enoughby the public.”

As for his donation to thefund for the Saunders family,he says “It’s our way of say-ing thank you to all the mili-tary members and familiesfor the work they do.”

During his time aboardWINDSOR, Horton met thesubmarine’s commandingofficer, Commander DermotMulholland, and watched thecrewmembers at work. It washis first time on a submarine,he says, adding “I served oneverything from destroyersto minesweepers, but never asubmarine.” He observed thedaily routines and says “I wasimpressed by the efficiency,and the safety checks thatwere being made.”

More information aboutJohn Horton and his paintingscan be found at the artist’swebsite, www.johnhorton.ca.

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Artist John Horton donates $500to Lt(N) Saunders family fund

HMCS WINDSOR Coming into Halifax Harbour, an 12-inch by 18-inch oil on board painting by John Horton.

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Canadian Cancer Society looks for new volunteers

The Canadian Cancer Society—Bed-ford/Hammonds Plains Unit is current-ly recruiting new volunteers. We havemany exciting opportunities available.Among these are Vice-President,Health Promotions Chair, FundraisingChair and Daffodil Chair. We havesomething to offer for everyone.

The Unit meets the third Monday ofeach month at 7 p.m. at the Lebrun Cen-tre in Bedford. We invite anyone inter-ested in volunteering or learning moreabout us to attend. For more informa-tion please contact Carol at 835-3109.

For more information, please contactTrina Trecartin, Media & PromotionsChair, Canadian Cancer Society—Bed-ford/Hammonds Plains Unit Telephone902-835-1159 or email at [email protected]. Web: www.cancer.ca.

Appeal for photosDo you have any photos of important

events that took place in the old Ward-room or at the Chiefs’ and POs’ Mess?

If so, please consider loaning them tobe part of a display in April during theofficial opening of the new co-locatedfacility of the Wardroom and Chiefs’and Petty Officers’ Mess. The photoswill be part of an exhibit representingprevious mess activities in Halifax. Allimages will be treated carefully and

returned to their owners after the offi-cial opening, scheduled for April 28,2005. If you have any photos you wouldbe willing to loan, please contact Lt(N)Pat Jessup at 427-0550 ext 3075.

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Relay For Life is an ideal way forcommunity groups, businesses, schools,sports teams, clubs—even families andneighborhoods—to join forces in thefight against cancer and have fun duringa night to remember.

Team members take turns walking,jogging or running around a track.

When they’re not on the track, there’smusic, food, contests, awards and prizesto keep participants entertainedthroughout the night. The LuminaryCeremony is one of the evening’s mostmemorable moments as participantspause for a time of reflection and thou-sands of candle luminaries, decoratedwith the names of loved ones, are lit tocreate a pathway of hope around thewalking track three locations across theHRM this year. It’s easy to team up in thefight against cancer. Put together a teamof 10 members or join a team and con-tact the Canadian Cancer Society –Nova Scotia Division at 1-800-639-0222 for more information.

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As a special tribute to veterans,and to acknowledge 2005 as

the Year of the Veteran, Kings ViewAcademy will present a play titledThe Kids of Swing.

The play is set in Halifax in 1942,at a school dance held at OxfordHigh School on Chebucto Road—coincidentally, the same neighbour-hood as Kings View Academy,which is located in the formerChebucto School building onChebucto Road.

“The script was developed from

stories that people told us, and froma book that Barry Broadfoot wroteabout the war years,” said GregoryHeyn, the director of the show.

While working on the story line,they came up with the idea of build-ing the plot around events of thattime, such as the war, and how theywould have affected ordinary peo-ple. “We framed our production sothat our kids are in 1942, at OxfordHigh School.”

They created a radio narratornamed Lorne Gray, based on thelate broadcaster Lorne Green, “whowas known as the voice of doom onCBC radio. We have him as a radio

personality doing a special broad-cast from Oxford High School.”

The cast consists of 22 studentsfrom Kings View Academy, tellingthe stories of young people fromthat era. “There was one story of a 12 year old boy who went to

war. His parents thought he was out west working on a farm. He wasin the infantry and was in combat in Italy.”

Heyn says that he was startled tolearn about what so many youths ofthat time volunteered to do, whenthey volunteered for military service.“It’s amazing how young these peo-ple were; 14 year olds, 17 year olds.”

The play is approximately 50minutes long and while it is essentially a drama rather than amusical, “There is lots of dancing,”says Heyn.

The background music includesthe big band hits by musicians such

as Benny Goodman and GlennMiller, who were popular duringthe Second World War.

“We are also doing a video called,The Making of The Kids of Swing.It will answer a lot of questionsabout why we did this.”

Kings View Academy presentsThe Kids of Swing on Sunday May1 at the Dunn Theatre in the Dal-housie Arts Centre. Performancesare at 2pm and 8pm. Advance tick-ets are available by calling KingsView Academy at 429-5434. Pricesare $10 for general admission, $5for students and seniors, and $25for a family of four.

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The Kids of Swing show pays tribute to veterans

“It’s amazing howyoung these peoplewere; 14 year olds,

17 year olds.”

book one of the six lanes,contact André Rochefort,bowling alley supervisor, at721-8420 or 835-8211.

Shearwater MFRC Kids Korner Consignment Sale

Spring into action, cleanout those closets and getready for the ever popularKids Korner ConsignmentSale. It takes place on Satur-day May 7 from 10am to 12noon in the ShearwaterMFRC gym, and features lotsof gently used items at lowprices. Find everything frominfant wear to children’s size16 clothing, toys, bikes, beds,and much more. Come early,as items go quickly. The saleis open to the public and thecost of admission is $2 perperson, with children admit-ted free. For further informa-tion or to become a vendor,please contact Nadine deBlois at 720-2002 or [email protected].

Health Promotionworkshops

Formation Fitness & Sportsand your local Strengtheningthe Forces Health PromotionServices Team are hosting thefollowing workshops:

Nurtition for Action. TopFuel for Top Performance.Dr. Debra Reid, DCOS FHP.

The Dietary SupplementDilemma. Maj. DarrellMenard, DCOS FHP.

Geared toward those whowould like to learn moreabout nutrition for active liv-ing and about the costs andbenefits of taking dietary sup-plements, this informationsession is open to all CFmembers, their families andDND/NPF civilian employees.

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When Jim Atkins and his fel-low Personnel Support Pro-

grams (PSP) employees arrived inKabul, Afghanistan in July 2004,the temperature was 55°C.

“The training gave us goodinsight into what to expect,” saysAtkins, referring to the two weeksof training he received in June 2004at St. Jean in Quebec. The displaymaterials provided in the class-rooms there helped to prepare thePSP employees but still, Atkinsrecalled “It was a little bit over-whelming.”

Within days, Atkins, an opera-tions manager in charge of sportsand recreation and special events,started to adapt to the situation. Hesettled into his living space, a parti-tioned tent shared with seven otherpeople. “It was hot and sunny every

day. Not a cloud in the sky... Itwould take your breath away.”

However, one employee decidedas soon as she arrived in CampJulien that she did not want to stay,according to Atkins. She wentdirectly to the PSP manager’s officeand said she wanted to go home, he recalled.

Atkins had a staff of five, con-sisting of a special events coordina-tor, an equipment and resourcecoordinator, and three fitness coor-dinators. “We provided all the fit-ness classes, the special events, theleagues and tournaments.”

There are 700 Canadians postedto Afghanistan with the Internation-al Security Assistance Force (ISAF).Each member is allotted R&R fund-ing of $60 per month, times thenumber of months that person isdeployed. “That money can buypool tables, fitness equipment,recreational stuff. It’s all controlled

through us.” The equipment andresources person was responsiblefor issuing and keeping track of this gear.

Atkins quickly found that as adeployed PSP member, he wascalled upon to work long hours.“It’s very busy. It’s six and a halfdays a week. You’re up at fiveo’clock in the morning and youleave work late. I know myself, per-sonally, that I left work at eight ornine o’clock at night. There werealways people coming at all hoursof the day and night, looking for fit-ness equipment, with questions,and so on.”

Certain aspects of the PSP mis-sion were comparable to those inCanada, says Atkins. “We ran regu-lar fitness classes. Cardio, muscularstrength and endurance, stabilityball classes. We also had a never-ending flow of people coming in forpersonal programs. So we werevery busy.”

When people arrived in the-atre, the time change plus themalaria medication tended to dis-rupt sleep patterns, says Atkins.That had a direct impact on exer-cise schedules.

“Until my body clock adjusted,quite often I was up at two or threeo’clock in the morning, and youwant to burn off some energy soyou go to the gym, thinking it willbe very quiet. But when you walkin, the place is packed with people.It’s amazing.”

Because of the heat during theday, people who wanted to train didit late at night or at four or five inthe morning, when temperatureswere cooler.

Since they knew that the military

members were working hard,Atkins and his staff rose to the occa-sion. Of the CF members there,Atkins observes, “They’re on duty24/7. They’re doing patrols andworking shiftwork and so we dideverything in our power to accomo-date their requests. I think theywere very satisfied with the level ofservice they received.”

The PSP team’s main focus wason serving the Canadian contingentamong the 2,000 members of theISAF. “But there were times whenwe’d get requests from other peoplefor classes that we had. If it wasn’tfilled to capacity, obviously, thenthe more the merrier. So we wouldlet other people take part.”

Since there were no hard struc-tures at the camp, everything tookplace in tents or weather havens.“One of the larger ones, we used asa gymnasium and that’s where the

fitness and sports equipment was.” The weather conditions were

extreme, says Atkins, comment-ing “It went from 55°C in July to minus 20° in January.” Hedescribed the country as having “ avery, very harsh environment... Itwas extremely dry. They get verylittle precipitation.”

Maintaining the equipment was achallenge because of the powderydust blown up by the windstorms,and there was usually a windstormeach week, Atkins remembers.

“There was no warning, it wasjust out of the blue. If you happenedto be outside, you could see it com-ing down the valley. The first timeI saw one, it was probably three orfour miles off. Within about fiveminutes, it was right on top of us.”

The dust was a fine powder thatgot into everything, he states.“Computers, anything that runs on

PSP on the job in Afghanistan


electronic systems, tread-mills, or electrical equip-ment. It was a constant battleto try to keep it clean.”

The one difficulty thatAtkins encountered was thedelay in receiving recreation-al equipment. As a result, hewrote a proposal that wouldspeed up the ordering andacquisition of this gear.

“What I recommended wasthat while they were there,whoever was in theatre at thetime would send to deployedops, a copy of all the clubsthat were currently operatingin the camp, plus a list oftheir DA and all the equip-ment that they had. Based onthat they could decide whatclubs or activities they want-ed to have, check against theequipment list to see if therewas anything they didn’thave so they could order it inCanada, which takes a frac-tion of the time, and bring itover with them. So whenthey arrive in theatre, thethings that they are lookingforward to in their leisuretime, which is very precious,they can take advantage of.”

The proposal is being seri-ously considered, accordingto Atkins. “The welfare of the troops is what is mostimportant.”

Among the events thatAtkins and his staff organ-ized were the Terry Fox Runand CF participation in theDubai marathon. As Dubairuns out of oil, the countryhopes that tourism will be anew revenue source, accord-ing to Atkins. “We went tothe beach while we were inDubai and there were 28 newhotels that were going up.They’re really trying toattract tourists and the Dubaimarathon is one of their bigselling features.”

People from all over theworld attend this event, “andwe had 18 people from Kab-ul who ran the marathon orthe 10 K.”

The camp also held a NewYear’s Resolution Run, andthe Governor General startedthe first event.” As well, therewere euchre tournaments andpool tournaments. “I organ-ized what was called theCommanders’ Cup Competi-tion and it involved all thenations. There were 17 eventsmaking up the competition,including volleyball, ballhockey, euchre, pool, andarchery. There was somethingto get everybody involved.”

The events were spread out between September andJanuary, “but there wereeight or nine events that ranin December.” For peoplewho would be away fromhome over the holiday sea-son, it helped them to be busyand have distractions, Atkinsemphasized.

While he was inAfghanistan, Atkins and oth-er PSP staff occasionally hada chance to see something of

the country and the people.Afghanistan is a place ofgreat contrasts, he observed.“There are the extremelyrich, and the poor, and notmuch of a middle class.”

The region has been scarredby many years of armed con-flict and the danger continues,Atkins states. “While we werethere, we were sitting outsideour tent one night and weheard this huge explosion. Welooked down the valley only akilometer or two away, andthis cloud, a mushroom cloud,was rising. We were told that someone had launched a missile.”

In Camp Julien, there werestrict rules governing forceprotection. Personnel learned

to keep their flak jackets andhelmets handy in the work-place and during the firstweek in theatre, there werebunker drills for the Hescobastions. These bastions pro-vided a secure shelter in caseof a security threat “and theydo the bunker drills so every-body gets used to the idea incase there is an emergency. Iremember three occasionswhen we got called to thebunker.” In one instance, theairport was under attack bymissiles. Camp Julien isabout an hour from the airport“but as precaution they puteverybody in the bunkers. Wewere there for about fivehours on that occasion.”

By the middle of the tour,

as the weather started to cooloff in the evenings, peopleassembled bunker bags con-taining warm clothing in casethey were called to thebunker while exercising atthe gym. “If you have yourPT gear on and you have to goto the bunker, there’s no heat.It’s open at both ends. Itmight drop to minus 10,minus 15.”

Atkins arrived back inCanada on February 2, 2005and is now back in his job asFitness and Sports Director at the Fleet Gym. Of his tourin Afghanistan, he statesemphatically, “It was a won-derful experience. I’d recom-mend it to anybody and I’dgo back, no hesitation.”


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R.M. ‘Mike’ Eaton, who spent32 years with the Canadian

Hydrographic Service (CHS), hasbeen awarded the Admirals’ Medalfor 2004.

At a luncheon held at the HalifaxClub on Wednesday April 6, Eatonreceived the medal from Her Honourthe Honourable Myra Freeman,Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.

In the medal citation, Eaton wasrecognized for his exceptional con-tribution to Canadian maritimeaffairs, “By substantially improvingthe safety of maritime navigationthrough the development and imple-mentation of state-of-the-art elec-tronic navigational aids.”

Eaton is frequently called thefather of the electronic chart inCanada.

According to a biography of Eatonprepared by Lieutenant Commander(LCdr) (ret’d) Jim Reddy, Eaton“played a very significant role in thedevelopment of the Electronic ChartDisplay and Information System(ECDIS) that is becoming the stan-dard for the present day seafarer.”

In an interview before the cere-mony, Eaton, now retired and livingin Dartmouth, stated that he spent12 years in the Royal Navy, joiningthe Hydrographic Survey Branch in 1950.

After coming to Canada in 1957,he joined the CHS, where he served

until his retirement in 1989. Of theelectronic chart, Eaton says “I did-n’t really start working on it muchuntil after I retired. ...Ten, fifteenyears I’ve worked on it now, but Iwas in retirement.”

Coming to Canada shaped hiscareer, Eaton states. He rememberstalking to a Dutch surveyor who wasin the geodesic survey, whose com-ment was that if he’d stayed in Hol-land, he would have surveyed asmall town. Instead, he came toCanada and he surveyed a continent.

For himself, Eaton says “If I hadstayed in the UK, I would have sur-veyed a muddy estuary. I came toCanada and I helped produce theelectronic chart, which is the biggestdevelopment in marine safety ornavigation since radar. And I neverwould have had the opportunity if Ihadn’t come to Canada. So thatstands out above all.”

Eaton’s career includes time in theArctic, where he was party chief ofhydrographic work from 1959 to1963, the first four years of the PolarContinental Shelf Project. He man-aged contracts with Edo Canada Ltd.to develop helicopter-towed openwater sounding techniques, withwhich the hydrographic party sur-veyed Penny Strait and Hell Gateand as a result, Eaton was elected aFellow of the Arctic Institute ofNorth America.

In 1970, Eaton became head of aNavigation and Positioning groupat the Bedford Institute of Oceanog-

raphy (BIO). He also worked on Loran-C cali-

bration. Together with Paul Brunavsof the Nautical Geodesy section ofCHS, he first developed the theory ofradio wave propagation into a work-ing model to predict overland prop-

agation velocity predictions. He rana five-year program of Loran cali-bration and in the 1980s and 1990s,Canada was the only hydrographicoffice to issue Loran chart latticescalibrated to actual observations inthe charted area, instead of lattices

based on predictions. “I’ve had a very interesting time,”

states Eaton. “I have worked all overCanada and then with the electroniccharts, I’ve had meetings all overwestern Europe. ...That was reallythe highlight, because it was such ahuge advance for the mariner, toreduce the stress when he is in a dif-ficult situation.”

Master of ceremonies for theluncheon was LCdr Graeme Arbuck-le, executive secretary of the Admi-rals’ Medal Foundation, and ViceAdmiral (VAdm) (ret’d) Dan Main-guy gave the concluding remarks.

Many retired Navy personnel andmembers of the Foundation werepresent, including VAdm (ret’d)Duncan Miller, VAdm (Ret’d) HughMacNeil, RAdm (ret’d) Harry Porter,Commodore (ret’d) Mike Cooper,Commodore (ret’d) Bruce Oland,Capt(N) (ret’d) Peter Traves, andCapt(N) (ret’d) Hal Davies.

In a commentary on the history ofthe Admirals’ Medal, LCdr Reddywrote that the Admirals’ Medal wasestablished in 1985 “in conjunctionwith the 75th anniversary of theNaval Service of Canada.” Thenames of three former admirals,Stephens, Mainguy, and Brodeur,appear on the medal and as LCdrReddy noted, “Their outstandingpersonal performance illustrateshow individuals can make a perma-nent and significant impact on thedevelopment of maritime affairs in Canada.”

Admirals’ Medal awarded to retired CHS employee

The Medal was presented to Mr. Eaton by Lt-Gov of Nova Scotia, the hon-orable Myra Freeman.

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Former crewmembers of the firstSAGUENAY, the ship dubbed

‘The Lady that Refused to Sink’, will gather for a reunion at CFBEsquimalt during Battle of theAtlantic weekend.

From April 29 to May 1, Navy vet-erans meet to celebrate the career ofthe Second World War destroyer thatsurvived a torpedo attack, a fire, aweeklong hurricane at sea, and anincident during which her stern wassliced off by a merchant ship.

Carol Green is the coordinator ofthe event. Her father sailed inSAGUENAY and according to Green,“He was the ship telegraphist.”

Green decided to organize thereunion as a result of her participa-tion in a project dedicated to pre-serving the history of SAGUENAY.Members of the project are workingto assemble a photo collection,develop a website and, they hope,write a book about SAGUENAY.

After an article on the projectappeared in the Times Colonist, theVictoria newspaper, Green started toget telephone calls from SecondWorld War Navy veterans who want-ed to know more about the project.“A lot of the veterans live in the Vic-toria area.”

With the ever-shrinking number ofSecond World War veterans, Green

decided that it was an opportune timeto arrange a meeting for the remain-ing members of SAGUENAY’s ship’scompany. “This is the Year of theVeteran,” she notes.

Events during the weekendinclude a meet and greet on Friday at3 p.m. at the Chiefs’ and Petty Offi-cers’ Mess. “At 6 we will have UpSpirits, followed by a buffet dinner.”The Naden Band of Maritime ForcesPacific will provide the musical

entertainment. “That was a real coup,to get them, “ says Green.

Following that, the veterans willview some of the movies shot byGreen’s father aboard the ship. “Hemanaged to get himself designated asship photographer,” she says. Thefilm footage includes material shot atsea during the fierce hurricane in Jan-uary 1942.

Saturday’s activities will include abus tour of the naval dockyard. On

May 1, Battle of the Atlantic Sunday,the veterans will form a contingent atthe commemorative ceremony andwill lay a wreath in tribute to SAGUE-NAY and to absent comrades.

“We have 16 veterans who haveconfirmed that they are attending,”says Green. Some are coming withspouses, and she anticipates a totalattendance of 33 to 35 people.

The reunion will also be the firsttime that several of the SAGUENAY

project organizers, mainly familymembers of SAGUENAY sailors,have met face to face. “Most of ithas been by telephone and email,”says Green. Green will be joined byPaul Brown, whose uncle was lost atsea during a torpedo attack inDecember 1940; George Borgal,whose father was the port lookouton the bridge on the night of thatattack; Don Bailey, son of T.J. ‘Ace’Bailey, another crewmember; andSub-Lieutenant (SLt) Malcolm But-ler, who does not have a personalconnection to SAGUENAY, “but heassists us because of his love ofnaval history,” says Green.

She hopes that the reunion willbring together the former SAGUE-NAY shipmates, who will sharememories of their time at sea. Dis-plays of old photos and artifacts,such as cap tallies and pay books,should create some nostalgia, Greenbelieves. “We’re hoping that theveterans who come will be able tohelp identify some of the people inthe photos.”

She recalls that she received simi-lar responses during several tele-phone calls to the veterans. “I wouldmention SAGUENAY and you couldhear them perk up, and several mentold me ‘SAGUENAY? Best damnedship in the Navy.’”

Another reunion of SAGUENAYshipmates will be held in Halifax inOctober 2005.

Reunion for SAGUENAY shipmates at CFB Esquimalt

The stern of HMCS Saguenay was blown off by the explosion of its depth charges after being rammed by afreighter on November 15, 1942.

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T he Battle of the Atlantic was the longestcampaign of the Second World War.Germany’s U-boats were a constant

threat to Allied navies and to merchant shipping,and there were many hard-fought battles at sea.By the end of the war in 1945, 1,990 membersof the Royal Canadian Navy had been killed,including members of the Royal CanadianNaval Reserve (RCNR), and the Royal Canadi-an Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR). As well,approximately 1,600 Canadians of the Mer-chant Navy died at sea. Each year during Battleof the Atlantic commemorative events, veter-ans, serving members of the Canadian Forces,and civilians, gather for ceremonies to pay trib-ute to the gallantry of those who served.


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This year marks the 65th anniver-sary of the start of the Battle of

the Atlantic, and the 60th anniver-sary of the end of the Second WorldWar. The Battle of the Atlantic cer-emonial events range from a musi-cal gala to a commemorative serv-ice held in Point Pleasant Park.

On Sunday, April 24 at UnitedMemorial Church on 5375 KayeStreet in Halifax, members of theRoyal Canadian Naval Association(RCNA) Peregrine will wear blazersand medals for their parade tochurch. During the service, the chil-dren assemble at the front of thecongregation and Captain JackMatthews will address the entirechurch about the historic impor-tance and commemoration of theBattle of the Atlantic.

On Tuesday, April 26 at 11:30a.m. at the Grand Parade in down-town Halifax, there will be a bless-ing and dedication of a new WalterCallow Access-a-Bus. Proceedsfrom the annual Battle of theAtlantic concerts have helped to buythis bus, which will be used to trans-port veterans.

Vice-Admiral Bruce MacLean,Chief of the Maritime Staff, will be

in Halifax from Wednesday April 27to Friday, April 29.

The new facility, Juno Tower,comprising housing the Officers’,Chiefs’ and Petty Officers’ Messand Wardroom and Accomoda-tion Tower will have its officialopening in a ceremony on Thurs-day, April 28.

That evening at 7p.m. in theWardroom, Tom Forrestall’s newmural will be unveiled. The muraldepicts the Second World War bat-tle between HMCS ASSINIBOINEand U-210. The Battle of the AtlanticMess Dinner will follow 7:30 p.m.

On Friday, April 29, the annualBattle of the Atlantic Musical Galawill be held at 7 p.m. at Pier 21. Theconcert will be preceded at 6:30

p.m. by a sunset and flag ceremonyby cadets. During the concert, Her-itage Canada will unveil a Battle of the Atlantic commemorativeplaque. Tickets for the concert cost$15 and are available by callingLt(N) Jessup at 427-3075.

On Saturday, April 30, membersof RCNA Peregrine will conduct theLost Ships ceremony, the associa-tion’s most important annual event.Devised by Peregrine members, thisoriginal ceremony is preceded by areception, dinner, and toasts.

There is a display of 25 silhouettemodels, each footed with a smallcandle, to represent the naval andmerchant vessels lost at sea between1939 and 1945.

Interspersed with an audio pro-

gram of anthems, hymns and nos-talgic sound effects, there arespeeches describing the SecondWorld War history of the CanadianNavy and the Merchant Navy. Asthe ships’ names are called individ-ually, the candles are lit and a ship’sbell tolls in remembrance. The lay-ing of wreaths and the Last Post,and finally the candles are extin-guished and the ceremony con-cludes with God Save the Queenand Heart of Oak.

On Sunday, May 1 at 11am, a for-mal Battle of the Atlantic ceremonywill be held at the Sailors’ Memori-al in Point Pleasant Park.

At the same time, HMCSSACKVILLE will host a ceremonyat sea.

On Sunday, May 1, students atKings View Academy will presentThe Kids of Swing, a dramatic pres-entation with music in tribute to theYear of the Veteran. The show takesplace at the Dunn Theatre in theDalhousie Arts Centre with per-formances are at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.Advance tickets are available bycalling Kings View Academy at429-5434. Prices are $10 for gener-al admission, $5 for students andseniors, and $25 for a family of four.

Between May 1 and 3, veteransand other members of the CanadianNaval Memorial Trust will departfor Derry, Ireland to take part in Bat-tle of the Atlantic celebrations there.

On Sunday May 8 at 10 a.m.,Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Hos-pital will host a VE Day ceremony atthe cenotaph on Robie Street. Cere-monies mark the 60th anniversaryof VE Day, signifying the formalend to the war in Europe.

That afternoon, there will also bea parade and ceremony in down-town Halifax. The parade begins at1p.m. at the Atlantic Superstorelocation on Barrington Street, con-cluding with a Drumhead Ceremo-ny at the Grand Parade at 1:30 p.m.A reception follows in the Port Roy-al Room of the World Trade andConvention Centre.

Events during 2005 Battle of the Atlantic Week

Veterans and MARLANT personnel marched Downtown Halifax for the 2004 Battle of the Atlantic celebrations.

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By David WhiteheadRN Veteran

Sixty-two years ago, in the lastweeks of September 1943, a

westbound convoy assembled in theWestern Approaches of the UnitedKingdom (UK).

It would be their destiny to be the last convoy attacked by thenotoriously successful U-Boat wolfpack, the brainchild of Germany’sNaval Commander, Admiral KarlDonitz. The convoy, ONS 18, wasprotected by 10 escort vessels,destroyers, frigates and corvettes of the Royal Navy. One member of this escort group was my ship,HMS ESCAPADE.

I had joined ESCAPADE, my firstship, after her refit in Glasgow. I wasa telegraphist, but my two fellowoperators and I had been speciallytrained in HF/DF, which enabled the locating of U-Boats by radiodirection finding, a very successfulweapon in the anti-U-Boat armoury.This convoy was to be my first tasteof action. I was no hero, just a ratherscared 19-year-old volunteer.

The convoy and its shepherdingescort zigzagged westward for fouror five uneventful days while theyoung rookies got over theirinevitable sea-sickness. We noviceswere looking forward to our prom-

ised landfall in Halifax, having beentold by the regular sailors that wecould expect a warm welcome inNova Scotia, plus abundant goodfood and chocolate, items that wererationed and some then non-existentin the UK.

However, we were never to makeharbour in Halifax. On the night ofthe September 19, a U-Boat wolfpack, comprising 10 or more sub-marines, attacked the convoy usingacoustic torpedoes (T5) whichhomed in on the noise of ships’ pro-pellers, and were fired indiscrimi-nately. They sank many of the mer-chant ships and later several of theescort vessels. During the ensuingbattle, ESCAPADE, which haddetected a U-Boat on the surface,attacked, attempting to ram the sub-marine and at the same time fire asalvo of Hedgehog, the forward-fir-ing bombs.

An official report about the explo-sion on ESCAPADE on September20, 1943 describes the sequence of events.

“At 0200 on 20th Sept 1943,Hedgehog projectiles explodedwhile being fired from HMSESCAPADE, causing 21 fatal casu-alties, many injured and consider-able damage.

HMS ESCAPADE had been in con-tact with the U-Boat for over four

hours, during which time five depthcharge and three Hedgehog attackshad been carried out. Ready-to-usesupplies of Hedgehog projectiles hadbeen expended in previous attacks,so for the fourth Hedgehog attackprojectiles were being supplieddirect from the magazine to themounting. The explosion occurredduring the fifth firing of this salvo,[but] the actual number of roundsinvolved is unknown.”

The bows of our ship were rippedapart and the wheelhouse and bridgesuperstructure were put totally out ofaction. The radio and HF/DF aerialswere also destroyed.

ESCAPADE veered away fromthe convoy and drifted far behindthe other escorts. Fortunately, whenthe accident occurred the ship wasat action stations and all watertightdoors were shut so there was flood-ing only in the forward areas. Whendaylight broke we were many milesbehind the convoy, which for a further four days was constantlyunder attack. We managed to get the

badly damaged ESCAPADE under-way and then, completely alone,made the perilous journey back to our base on the Clyde. Twentycrewmembers were injured andduring our solitary trip home, weburied 18 members of our ship’scompany at sea.

Convoy ONS 18 continued west-ward, still under attack. More mer-chant ships were lost. To support thebeleaguered escorts, the Royal Cana-dian Navy (RCN) 9th Support Groupleft their homeport and joined thebattle. Sadly, one of the group’sdestroyers, HMCS ST CROIX, wassunk. Some of her survivors werepicked up by HMS ITCHEN, who her-self was later torpedoed. There wereonly three men from ITCHEN whosurvived, one previously picked upfrom ST CROIX. Tragically, he washer sole survivor.

Now, 62 years later, I am 80-plus,and on April 24 I am completing theaborted trip to Halifax, to attend theBattle of the Atlantic 60th anniver-sary commemorations, accompanied

by my wife, Margaret. This trip ispart of a scheme to allow SecondWorld War veterans to return to the-atres of war and places where theyserved, or in my case, ports for whichthey were bound.

I chose Halifax. The scheme iscalled Heroes Return, and grants todefray some of the costs are fundedby the British Lottery Commission.

After I have attended the Battle ofthe Atlantic commemorative eventsin Halifax, I have been asked, uponmy return to the UK, to visit localschools to talk to children about the Second World War and my partin it, and in particular, the Battle ofthe Atlantic.

One amazing coincidence con-cerning our visit to Halifax is thatduring the week of events, we are toput to sea to lay wreaths, from thedeck of the Second World Warcorvette HMCS SACKVILLE, whichthe Canadian Naval Memorial Trusthas lovingly preserved in sea-goingfashion. This corvette was actuallypart of the fleet of Canadian Navyships that came to the rescue of theconvoy, which included my shipESCAPADE, 62 years ago.

Thus, a lifetime later, as a guest ofthe Canadian Navy, I am making thepilgrimage to Halifax to completethe aborted journey I was making inthe ill-fated convoy ONS 18.

After 60 years, RN veteran will at last reach port in HalifaxHMS ESCAPADE


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Last year in France, TedBarris watched as a Cana-

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On the telephone from hisoffice at Centennial College inToronto, where he teachesjournalism, Barris says that hehas noticed that it’s the grand-children of the war veteranswho now show the most inter-est in war history. “They havea passion to know what theirgrandparents experienced.”

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During the course of hisresearch, Barris was interest-ed to learn that Ronnie Egan,his next-door neighbour inUxbridge, Ontario, had been aWREN during the war, and hadbeen in Halifax during the VEDay riot. Egan told him thatshe held a clerical job at Stada-cona and after work on VEDay, she went downtown tothe Zellers’ store to shop withseveral other WRENs. Severalsailors were drunkenly threat-ening to burn the store downand Egan and the otherWRENs stood firm andwarned them off.

“I thought it was a great sto-ry,” says Barris, adding thatEgan still has the reputationaround his town for being agifted organizer. “People veryfondly call her the sergeant.”

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It was a moment of pride forBarris, who says of the veter-ans, “They know that they areaging and that their numbersare shrinking... I think theyfeel an obligation to set therecord straight.”

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When George Borgal joinedthe Naval Reserve in 1937,

he didn’t earn much money.“I was a boy bugler. Fifty cents a

day,” recalls Borgal. However, with the outbreak of

the Second World War in 1939,Borgal moved from being a boybugler to being a sailor who wouldsee combat at sea in several RoyalCanadian Navy fighting ships.

Now retired and in his eighties,Borgal can look back on a wartimecareer that included sailing in theAtlantic convoys, the Murmanskconvoys and finally, participatingin D-Day. During that time he sur-vived collisions and fires at sea, awartime air raid in England, and anattack by an enemy submarine.

There was no hint of the adven-tures that lay ahead when Borgal,then in his teens, became a NavalReservist. Instead, some of his ear-liest lessons concerned the budget-ing of his pay. Together with theother young sailors in training, Bor-gal made a pet of a local New-foundland dog. “We [each] had acard for the canteen. We used to goand buy ice cream for the dog.”When it came to his first payday,

Borgal didn’t have enough moneyto pay his canteen bill, “so they putme up on a charge.”

He still remembers the captaingiving him advice about money.“Ten percent of my salary goes to

my pension, 10 per cent was to this,and so on. And I remembered mygrandfather saying to me, ‘Ten percent of what you earn should go toyour church.’ And I’m standingthere figuring out 10 per cent of 50

cents.” Borgal arranged to pay thecanteen bill from his next pay, “butI couldn’t buy any more ice creamfor the dog.”

He wasn’t permitted to play hisbugle in the mess, so he would go to

the dhobey house on jetty five. Anytime someone came in to do laun-dry, Borgal was sent outside topractice, where sailors on the near-by ships would heckle him. Despitethe difficulties, Borgal eventuallyreceived his badge as a bugler.

When war was declared in Sep-tember 1939, Borgal reported forduty on Labour Day. After manyrequests to be posted to a ship, hewent to HMCS BRAS D’OR, whichwas then serving as an auxiliaryminesweeper. Each day, the shipwould sail out of Halifax at 4am andreturn in the evening “unless wewere doing patrol outside.”

Aboard BRAS D’OR, Borgalrecalls “I was always on the helmgoing in the harbour. When we gotinto a minesweeping area, I’d getrelief and go down and help themdo the sweeps.”

BRAS D’OR had wooden decksand Borgal recalls that someonehad the idea that the crew shouldholystone the decks. “Instead of aholystone, they used a concreteblock. The captain and I went downto Mahone Bay and brought backbags of sand from the beach for put-ting on the deck. And of course thewater would wash in through thescuppers and over the deck.”

Borgal would roll up his oil

Life at sea during the Battle of the Atlantic

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skin and kneel on it but scrubbingwas a messy job. “I was doing thisone day and I guess I was mutteringto myself and the captain said ‘Bor-gal, what’s wrong with you?’And Isaid ‘Sir, I was thinking how stupidthis is. I feel like throwing this thingoverboard.’And he said ‘Why don’tyou?’And I did.”

Just then, Borgal heard someonesinging Roll Out the Barrel, andrealized the coxswain, who loved tosing that song, was on his way.When the coxswain arrived, “Hesaid ‘Where’s the stone?’And I said‘I threw it overboard.’And he said,‘Well, now I’ve got you. You go todetention.’And I said, ‘The captaintold me to.’And he said, ‘Oh, lyingto me. That’s more.’” As thecoxswain headed to the bridge tofind the captain and presumably,arrange punishment for the youngsailor, Borgal went to the messdeckand told his friends he’d thrown thecement block over the side.

“And boy, were they ever happy.No more pushing it around.” Onesailor cut a cross out of a piece ofcardboard marked Victoria Crosson it “and they pinned it on mychest.” They were interrupted byanother chorus of Roll Out the Barrel but by the time the chiefarrived, Borgal had discarded themakeshift cross and had gone to hisbunk. Nothing further was heard ofthe incident.

Borgal recalls a day when thecook didn’t make it aboard. Whendinnertime arrived, the captain toldBorgal to cook a meal for the crew.Borgal took some beef from the ice-box out on the deck and severalsailors helped by peeling potatoesand carrots. Borgal cooked, served

the food and cleaned up the galley.He took the wheel again upon theirreturn “and when we docked, thecook was on the jetty. The guysstarted yelling at him ‘Keep ongoing’, and that I was a better cookthan he was.” Unfortunately, Bor-gal had used four days’ worth of the meat ration on that one meal,since many of the men had enjoyedthe food so much, they went backfor seconds.

In May 1940, Borgal and hisfriends were all made part of theRegular Force. He remembers thecaptain of BRAS D’OR telling him“‘If you want to make the Navyyour career, get off this piece ofjunk and go on one of the destroy-ers.’ With that, I left and went to SAGUENAY.”

SAGUENAY was assigned con-voy duties and on December 1,1940, she was with convoy HG-47about 400 miles west of Ireland. At3:55 in the morning, Able SeamanBorgal, the port lookout, spotted asubmarine. The submarine firedtorpedoes and one struck thedestroyer, making SAGUENAY thefirst Canadian ship be damaged byenemy fire during the SecondWorld War.

Borgal recalls, “I was waiting formy relief. He was late. He wasalways late and this other lookoutwas going down and I told him,‘you tell that so-and-so to get uphere.’ When he went in through the flats, that’s when the torpedo hit and the flash burnt his face and hands.”

SAGUENAY was in flames buteven so, the crew returned fire onthe submarine, which they laterfound was the Italian submarine

Argo. Meanwhile, Borgal noticedsomething wrapped in a whitetablecloth near the gun. “So Iopened it up and it was three long-neck bottles of liquor, a flat 50 ofcigarettes and some matches.”

With several friends, Borgalmanaged to open the bottle “and wepassed this bottle around.” Eachman had only a sip before the pettyofficer showed up, and Borgalrecalls telling him “‘I just foundthis. Maybe you better look after it, PO.’”

Five officers and 85 crewmem-bers transferred to HMS HIGH-LANDER, with a skeleton crew left aboard. Twenty-one men werekilled or missing and 18 more wereinjured. SAGUENAY finally arrived

in Barrow-in-Furness on December5 to spend the rest of the winter indry dock for repairs.

Her crewmembers were sent onto Devonport. Borgal recalls “Theyoffloaded us and put sentries on usand we were taken like prisonersand put on a train.”

At one stop, the sailors selectedone man and gave him money. Heclimbed through one of the win-dows and in his sock feet, went to anearby pub to see if he could buybeer to take back to the train. How-ever, the train started to leave thestation before the sailor returnedand Borgal remembers, “Here he is with all the beer and he was trying to run, and it was dropping.So we left him there and went on

into Devonport.” The next day the straggler arrived

at the base gate in Devonport, shodin borrowed boots. A soldier hadloaned him a pair of boots that weretoo small, so the Canadian sailorhad to cut the toes out of the bootsto make them wearable.

In Devonport, Borgal and theother sailors were kept busy withmany tasks but received time forrecreation. On one occasion, Borgalgot a taste of what the Blitz waslike. “I went into Plymouth to see aNorthwest Mounted Police moviein the theatre. While we were inthere, a bombing raid was on. Westayed there and they said ‘Anyoneleaving?’ and all of a sudden therewas dust coming down and youcould hardly see the screen, so theychucked us out.”

Out on the street, buildings werein flames after the attack and ayoung woman asked Borgal if hecould escort her home. Two soldierswarned Borgal that there was abomb coming in. “They flattenedthemselves out on the ground and I had just bought a new Burberry so I protected them. I fell on top of them. When I got up, the girl was gone.”

Seeing a sign for an air raid shel-ter, Borgal went in but when fire-fighters entered to ask for help fromservicemen, Borgal and a soldierwent back outside. They fought thefire but the building looked ready tocollapse. “I said ‘Holy smoke, if Istand here maybe it will drop allaround me.’And the army guy said‘Come on sailor, let’s get outtahere.’” They rushed out of the wayand the wall fell but missed them.

Shortly after that, Borgal went

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back to sea with SAGUENAY. He remembers that the watcheschanged. “When SAGUENAY wasrepaired we went on three watch-es.” It was easier and more effi-cient, he believes.

Despite the lack of privacy, thetension and the constant fear ofattacks from U-boats, the ship’scompany were proud to sail inSAGUENAY, Borgal remembers.He recalls thoughtful gestures fromhis messmates, such as bringinghim a cup of kye, the hot chocolatedrink, while he or other sailorsstood the watch. “The supply peo-ple used to bring it around to thegun crews and lookouts.” A popularsnack after the watch was an onionsandwich and a cup of hot coffee.“The thing was, if you ate onionsandwiches you wouldn’t get acold,” Borgal explains, laughing atthe memory.

Entertainment aboard ship wasimprovised, consisting of skits andinformal singalongs accompaniedby guitar or accordion. “We used toput on plays. Someone would getup and dance and another would actthe fool.” Occasionally the officersparticipated, according to Borgal.

“One officer in particular used to come from the Wardroom andjoin in with us. We all got togetherin the seamen’s mess, and the stok-ers’ mess and the supply people.This used to go on till pipe down,lights out.”

Borgal says that singing was apopular pastime when the ship wasin port or at anchor “but not if youwere at sea... We had guys in themessdeck who could sing. CappyShaw from Pictou, he was verygood with the guitar.”

Shaw made up his own songs,Borgal recalls. “Like the SAGUE-NAY song, and different ones like that. We belonged to a groupcalled the Barber Pole group. We

used to have a song, Beneath theBarber Pole.”

The sailors always welcomedmail from home but there werestrict rules about outgoing mailbecause military authorities wereconcerned that someone wouldaccidentally divulge sensitiveinformation. “The letters were tak-en to the censor officer. When theywere finished they were sealed and mailed.”

A letter that contained confiden-tial material was returned to thesender, with a warning. “There wasnothing you could say that couldimply where your ship was, whatyou were doing. You didn’t mention[the] ship or what you were doing.All you wrote was about you.”

Packages arrived, often contain-ing surprises and treats. “You’d getcigarettes and that sort of thing.Cigarettes were a little diceybecause when they got to the mail-box, a lot of them never went anyfurther. Those guys used to takethem and sell them ashore.” Orga-nizations dedicated to the welfareof military members often sentparcels containing items such asmitts and socks, which were happi-ly accepted.

SAGUENAY was present for sig-nificant event in wartime history. In July 1941, SAGUENAY wasordered to Newfoundland as part ofan escort for HMS PRINCE OFWALES, which was carrying PrimeMinister Winston Churchill to meetPresident Franklin Roosevelt tosign the Atlantic Charter.

SAGUENAY endured a near-catastrophe during the next winter,when the worst hurricane of the warstruck in January 1942. At the timethe ship was between Iceland andSt. John’s. SAGUENAY battled thestorm for a week, enduring 75-footwaves, 135-knot winds, and 60-degree rolls.

Gear including life rafts and fit-tings was swept off the decks andlost, and the forward 40 feet of thebow buckled severely. Two menwere sent to steer manually andremained there for 17 hours. Con-ditions on board were miserable,Borgal recalled.

“We did not have food or waterfor two days. We had salt in ourfresh water... The wardroom and thecaptain’s quarters had about twofeet of water in them. So as the

storm went down a bit, we sent menback there to bail it out.”

A Norwegian whaling ship stoodby during the storm. Later whenthey were ashore, the Norwegiancaptain told several SAGUENAYsailors that at times, the Norwe-gians believed that the Canadianship had finally sunk. “And then allof a sudden both ships would comeup on a crest together.”

SAGUENAY arrived in St. John’son January 14 and damage repairs

required three months but on April7, the ship went back to patrol dutywith the Newfoundland EscortForce.

SAGUENAY sustained more dam-age in an incident in November1942 off Cape Race. While follow-ing up a contact with a submarine,SAGUENAY cut across the path ofan eastbound convoy. The merchantship Azra rammed SAGUENAY onher starboard stern quarter, blowingoff the stern. SAGUENAY’s depthcharges fell overboard, explodedand blew out the bottom of Azra,which sank. Borgal remembers thatSAGUENAY had no propulsion, but still managed to rescue Azra’ssurvivors. Badly damaged by thisencounter, SAGUENAY was eventu-ally towed to HMCS CORNWALLISin Digby, Nova Scotia.

Borgal was next posted to thefrigate CAPE BRETON for convoyruns to Murmansk, and later partic-ipated in D-Day operations off JunoBeach. His later naval careerincluded service in MICMAC andthen HURON, in which he servedduring the Korean War. GeorgeBorgal retired as a Chief Petty Offi-cer in 1964.

In the early 1980s, his son, alsonamed George and also a memberof the Canadian Navy, was Execu-tive Officer of the second SAGUE-NAY. During the 50th anniversaryof the Atlantic Charter signing in1991, he was the Executive Officerof MARGAREE, and invited hisfather to sail with him to attend thecelebrations in Newfoundland. Theyounger Borgal, now also retiredfrom the Navy, recalls, “My fathermet some other veterans from theAmerican ships and it was a greattime with a lot of memories.”

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April 1st 1938As a prelude to war, Halifax harbour,deemed a military priority, receivesNo. 116 Auxiliary Squadron laterformed as a Coast Artillery Cooper-ation Unit. Its primary role: spottingvarious seaward targets and direct-ing the many coastal batteries pro-tecting the harbour. Upon declara-tion of war, No 116 is disbanded dueto obsolete and insufficient aircraft.‘A’ Flight of No. 118 Squadron baseout of Saint John, New Brunswickremains the sole air defence umbrel-la until November of 1939 whenRCAF No. 1 Fighter Squadron isformed at RCAF Station Dartmouthflying Hawker Hurricanes. In turnNo. 1 Squadron is sent overseas forthe Battle of Britain in March of1940. It would be August of that yearbefore No. 118 Squadron would flysteady cover over the harbourapproaches and three more monthsbefore they would receive modernaircraft; P-40 Kittyhawks. EasternAir Command, which stretched east

from the Ontario-Manitoba borderto include Newfoundland would set up 30 radar sights and establish22 air stations including 13 BomberReconnaissance and 8 FighterSquadrons. Of these, RCAF StationDartmouth (now Shearwater) wouldbecome home to 9 Bomber Recon-naissance and 5 Fighter Squadronsat the height of the war.

1st 1942The Canadian merchantman RobertW. Pomeroy strikes a mine offCromer, England in the North Seaand sinks with the loss of one of hercrew of 23.

4th 1941Order in Council PC 2385; The Mer-chant Seaman Order is introduced infederal cabinet in Ottawa empower-ing Canadian authorities to remove,by force if deemed necessary, anytroublesome crew members fromforeign or Canadian vessels, regard-less of registry while they are inCanadian ports. This new rulingwould stand the test of time inNovember 1943 when the belliger-ence of the crew of the burning muni-tions freighter S.S. Volunteer nearlycause a repeat of the December 1917Halifax explosion.

4th 1942

A Catalina flying boat piloted byRCAF Squadron Leader Leonard J.Birchall of St. Catherine’s, Ontariowhile on patrol southeast of Ceylonsights a large Japanese Naval Forcesteaming toward Ceylon. After get-ting this message out, his radio is shot out by attacking MitsubishiZeros and the Catalina is eventu-ally destroyed by cannon fire from a Zero. Birchall would go on tobecome a POW in Japanese hands butwon the DFC (Distinguished FlyingCross) for his gallantry in warning ofthe impending attack during this sor-tie. He would later be awarded theOrder of the British Empire for inter-vening when prisoners would bebeaten or denied medical attentionby Japanese captors.

6th 1941Hitler’s Wehrmacht invadesYugoslavia. Though not a pivotalpoint of the Second World War,Yugoslavia’s invasion was the firsttest of an organization envisioned,designed and initially financed byCanadian businessman WilliamStephenson. Ten days prior to theinvasion, ciphers leaked out to Ser-bian General Richard Simovic painta glossy picture of Allied plans at arather desolate time. Acting onthese theories, Simovic seizes pow-er and stalls the subsequent Germanadvance. Although it will never be known for sure, it is speculatedthat this delay may have savedMoscow from capture in the fall of1941. William Stephenson contin-ued throughout the war to set up,train and put into place a multi-nation espionage organizationwhich in turn led to the setting up of the US Office of Strategic Ser-vices (OSS) which has sincebecome the CIA. After the warStephenson, “A Man Called Intre-pid” was ranked with Churchill,Roosevelt, Alexander and Mont-gomery as “...the small group ofmen without whom the Allieswould not have won the war,” saidJ. Edgar Hoover, the FBI chief, in

a letter to William Stephenson.“When the full story can be told, Iam quite certain that your contribu-tion will be among the foremost inhaving brought victory.”

7th 1941Off the coast of Sierra Leone, WestAfrica, the Canadian merchantmanPortadoc is torpedoed and sunk byU-124. The crew of the submarinetend to the wounded, repair thelifeboat and give Portodoc’s crew aheading to Freetown. Though thecrew survive and make it to land,they would come ashore in FrenchGuinnea, which was loyal to theVichy French government. Subse-quently they prisoners of war.Months later, a prisoner exchange isarranged and the survivors are per-mitted to march to the Sierra Leoneborder to be repatriated to Canada byyear’s end. By then, however, sevenmore of Portadoc’s crew have suc-cumbed to the elements.

8th 1942The Park Steamship Company isestablished out of Montreal to coor-dinate Canada’s merchant fleet ofships built by Canadian shipyards.Work is then contracted out to ship-ping agents and companies.

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13th 19451st and 2nd Corps of the 1st Canadi-an Army sweep across Hollandagainst a demoralized but far frombeaten enemy. From Groningen onthe North Sea, 2nd Corps pushes for-ward. Meanwhile, to the east the 4thCanadian and 1st Polish ArmouredDivisions cross the German plain toEmden, Wilhelmshaven and Olden-burg joined by May 3rd by the 2ndCanadian Infantry Division. In west-ern Holland, 1st Corps advances toArnhem, then Appeldorn and byApril 17th, the German forces arepushed back 30 miles from their initial defensive position on the River Ijssel

13th 1945HMCS UGANDA, new to the Pacifictheatre and under Royal Navy con-trol, participates in strikes at airfieldson the island of Formosa. Using mainarmament of 6” guns against attack-ing Japanese aircraft, Uganda’s gun-ners knock down one of the defend-ers in the first shots fired in anger atsea by a Canadian warship againstthe Japanese. From Admiral ChesterNimitz, Commander Allied NavalForces Pacific: “The report of yoursuccessful attacks on the enemy ismost gratifying. Congratulate you onthe illustrious manner in which theforces of your command initiatedtheir operations in the Pacific.”

14th 1944HMCS SWANSEA and HMS PELI-CAN coordinate their efforts to sinkU-448 in the North Atlantic south of Iceland.

16th 1945Conducting minesweeping andanti-submarine patrols off Halifaxharbour, HMCS ESQUIMALT is tor-pedoed and sunk off Sambro Islandby U-190 with the loss of 44 of hercrew. Striking her stern on, the tor-

pedo obliterates the entire after endof the ship and it sinks beneath thewaves in less than 4 minutes.Though several aircraft overfly thearea and two other minesweeperspass within two miles, it is onlyafter being in the water for over sixhours that survivors are rescued byHMCS SARNIA. Esquimalt has thedubious honour of being the lastRCN vessel lost to enemy action ofWorld War II. Ironically, on May12th, U-190 would be escorted intoBays Bull, Newfoundland by HMCShips VICTORIAVILLE and THOR-LOCK and on June 4th, into StJohn’s as a war prize.

16th 1945In one of their final sorties of the war,RAF 617 Dambusters Squadron ledby Canada’s King of the PathfindersJohnnie Fauquier, sinks the Germanpocket battleship Lutzow in Swine-munde in the Baltic.

20th 1942In the Caribbean off the Turks andCaicos Islands, the Canadian mer-chantman Vineland is torpedoed andthen subjected to surface gunfirefrom U-154 finally sinking with theloss of one of her crew of 37.

22nd 1944HMC Ships MATANE and SWANSEAattack U-311 in the mid-Atlantic,however there is no evidence of aconfirmed kill. It is not until wellafter the war when German subma-rine records are examined thatMatane and Swansea are creditedwith the sinking.

22nd 1945Operations in western Holland arehalted for humanitarian reasons. Thehead of the local German police andAllied commanders agree on a tem-porary ceasefire and on April 29th,the first airdrop and truck load of

what would become 1,000 tons a dayof food and fuel arrives in no man’sland.” Reports after the war wouldshow that over 100,000 people werestarving in Holland and thousandshad already died.

24th 1944A Sunderland flying boat withRCAF 423 Squadron attacks U-672on the surface in the mid-Atlantic.U-672 is severly damaged but limpsback to its home port in France nev-er to sail again.

25th 1943Chief of Imperial General Staff,General Sir Alan Brooks invitesCanadian General Andy McNaughton to contribute the FirstCanadian Infantry Division and theFirst Army Tank Brigade for anupcoming deployment: OperationHusky; the invasion of Sicily, slat-ed for the second week of July.

25th 1944

HMC Ships HAIDA, ATHABASKANand HURON along with the Britishdestroyer HMS ASHANTI and cruis-er HMS BLACK PRINCE are formedinto Force 26, part of the 10thDestroyer Flotilla. Almost immedi-ately, they are dispatched to inter-cept three German destroyers sus-pected to be sailing from St. Malooff France’s northern coast. In aspectacular night time action, sever-al hits on an unknown number ofGerman ships are observed and theGerman destroyer T-29 is sunk anddestroyers T-24 and T-27 limp back

to Brest both having suffered hits. It is during the jockeying to fire on the mortally wounded T-29 thatASHANTI rams HURON leavingHAIDA and ATHABASKAN alone tobear the brunt of responsibility inthe coming days.

25th 1945No. 6 Bomber Group (RCAF) par-ticipates in its last action of the war contributing 192 of the 482 air-craft sent to bomb the shore batter-ies at Wangerooge controlling theapproaches to the vital ports of Bre-man and Wilhelmshaven.

27th 1942In the House of Commons inOttawa, a plebiscite is held to deter-mine the necessity for conscription.After much discussion and politi-cal in-fighting, it is decided thatconscription will be implemented‘if necessary.’

29th 1943General Guy Simonds is appointedcommander of the First CanadianInfantry Division and First ArmyTank Brigade after its previous com-mander, British Major General HLNSalmon is killed in a plane crashenroute to Cairo for briefings on theupcoming invasion of Sicily.

29th 1944HMC Ships HAIDA and ATHA-BASKAN in action north of Brest,France come under heavy enemy firefrom the two German destroyersremaining from the previous daysaction. In the melee, ATHABASKANis hit but does not lose power andcontinues to fight. An explosion aftlights up the sky and ATHABASKANis doomed. She sinks with the loss of128 men including her Captain,Lieutenant Commander J.H. Stubbs.HAIDA continues the fight and one ofthe German destroyers, T-27 is run up

on a beach damaged from gunfireand the second, T-24 escapes also suf-fering damage. HAIDA returns to thepoint of ATHABASKAN’S demiseand picks up survivors before head-ing west to the safety of the Britishcoastal waters 100 miles away. Asidefrom the deaths of 128 of her crew,86 more ATHABASKAN crew mem-bers are taken prisoner.

30th 1941The only merchant ship carryingCanadian Forces personnel toEurope, during the Second WorldWar, was sunk off the coast of Ireland. The name of the ship wasSS Nerissa.

30th 1945Adolph Hitler, father of the Thou-sand Year Reich, along with his wifeof less than a day, Eva Braun, com-mit suicide in the Fuhrer bunkeramongst the ruins of Berlin just 12years after his meteoric rise to theGerman Chancellery. Grand AdmiralKarl Donitz, Hitler’s chosen succes-sor, delays the surrender to the Alliesto assist his troops and civilians inreaching the western Allied lines.The Soviets are so feared by thispoint because of their desire torevenge the slaughter of millions ofRussians, that even Allied com-manders sympathize and allowwholesale crossing into Allied terri-tory for the next 8 days until an offi-cial armistice is declared.


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One of the benefits of living inNova Scotia is the fresh seafood

to which we have access. Last year, Igot a supply of fresh scallops at agreat price. These were really fresh-right off the boat-and the best tastingscallops I had eaten for a long time.

Of course, the very best way to eatscallops is right out of the shell assoon as they come out of the water.There’s nothing like slurping downan icy cold scallop less than a minuteafter it’s been pulled out of the

Atlantic Ocean. The sweet taste ofthe scallop and the salt of the watermake a delicious treat.

It’s hard to get scallops like that ona regular basis unless you happen toown a scallop dragger or are a diver.Most of the time I’m reduced to buy-ing them at the store. When I get agood deal I always put some away inthe freezer.

This recipe using frozen scallopsand a spicy roasted red pepper andgarlic sauce combines well the twotastes of shellfish and spices. It’s alsovery quick and easy to make onceyou’ve roasted the peppers.

1 red pepper6 cloves garlic6 T extra virgin olive oil

2 shallots1T.oregano1-2 T hot sauce2 tsp. chili powderground pepper1/4 cup dry white wine1 lb. scallops (fresh or frozen)2 large cans diced tomatoes

Roast the red pepper under thebroiler in the oven or on the barbe-cue. The skin of the pepper should becharred all the way around. Removethe pepper from the oven and place itin a paper or plastic bag while stillhot. Seal the bag and let the peppercool. Once the pepper is cool, thecharred skin will rub off easily. Seedand dice the pepper. In a largesaucepan heat the olive oil. Slice the

garlic thinly and place in thesaucepan. The idea is to toast the gar-lic. This may seem like a lot of garlicbut because it’s not crushed, the gar-lic taste is not as strong. The toastedgarlic will add a nice nutty flavour tothe dish. Once the garlic starts tobrown around the edges, add theshallots. Reduce the heat a little andcook until the shallots are translu-cent. Add the red pepper and theoregano. Next, add the chili powderand some of your favourite hot sauce.Stir, over heat, for a minute to com-bine and release all the flavours fromthe spices. Add the canned tomatoesand the white wine-bring to a sim-mer. Simmer for about half an hourwithout a cover on the pot. This willallow the sauce to reduce and inten-

sify the flavours. Taste occasionallyand add more hot sauce if you want.This dish should be a little on thespicy side. Just before serving, addthe scallops. You only need about 5minutes to cook the scallops in thesauce and you certainly don’t want toover cook them.

I served this over rainbow pastabow in a bowl. The sauce won’t cookdown to a really thick sauce in half anhour, so if you want a thicker saucelet the sauce simmer for another halfhour. I myself prefer it a little on thethin side. You can use big chunks ofItalian bread to sop up the sauce andwash the whole thing down with therest of the white wine. After all, thereis only a quarter of a cup missingfrom the bottle you just opened.

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The seventh annual Battle of theAtlantic concert takes place on

Friday April 29 at 7pm at Pier 21 onthe Halifax waterfront.

This year’s concert is a specialone, as it marks the 60th anniver-sary of the end of the Battle of theAtlantic and the Second World War.

Just before the intermission thatevening, Heritage Canada is tounveil a plaque commemorating the

Battle of the Atlantic. According toconcert coordinator Lieutenant(Lt)(N) Pat Jessup, the plaque will beunveiled by Vice Admiral (VAdm)(ret’d) Ralph L. Hennessey, who wasexecutive officer of HMCS ASSINI-BOINE at the time that ship attackedand eventually sank the German sub-marine U-210 in August 1942.

Concert patrons are invited tocome early to attend a 6:30 per-formance outdoors by cadets. Lt(N)Jessup says “They will give a flagand sunset ceremony.”

The concert begins at 7pm andwill be held in Heritage Hall withinthe Pier 21 complex. “The Stada-cona Band of Maritime ForcesAtlantic will be the featured per-formers,” says Lt(N) Jessup.

The band, conducted by LCdrGaetan Bouchard, will perform avaried repertoire ranging from mil-

itary marches to popular songs fromthe Second World War. Guest per-formers include the 12 Wing Pipesand Drums, singer Lori Proulx, andthe Metro Irish Dancers, directedby Beth Green.

A new addition to the programthis year is Nova Voce, a 40-voicemen’s choir. “They will be singingtraditional sea chanties and songsfrom the Second World War.”

Heritage Canada will sponsorlight refreshments during the inter-mission, and the evening will con-

clude with the audience singingalong with the band to wartimefavourites such as We’ll MeetAgain, Bless ‘Em All, and There’llbe Bluebirds Over the White Cliffsof Dover.

All proceeds from the concert goto the upkeep of the garden at theCamp Hill Veterans Memorial Hos-pital (CHVMH).

Advance tickets for the Battle ofthe Atlantic concert cost $15 andare available by calling Lt(N) PatJessup at 427-3075.

This year’s concert is a special one

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Recent national Skim scamsusing fake debit card readers

should remind us all to be extracareful with our credit and debitcards. Here are several other pointsto consider.

1. The next time you order checkshave only your initials and lastname put on them. If someone takesyour check book, they will notknow if you sign your checks withjust your initials or your first name,but your bank will know how yousign your checks.

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address. If you do not have a POBox, use your work address. Thiskeeps valuable personal informa-tion out of the wrong hands. Neverhave your Social Insurance Number(SIN) printed on your checks.

5. Photocopy the contents of yourwallet. Do both sides of each licenseand credit card. You will know whatyou had in your wallet and all of theaccount numbers and phone num-bers to call and cancel. Keep thephotocopy in a safe place. Carry aphotocopy of your passport whenyou travel, either here or abroad.

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To all MARLANT personnel using credit/debit cards:

The Formation Halifax and AreaStrengthening the Forces Health

Promotion Team would like to rec-ognize the ongoing contributions ofthe following Unit Health PromotionRepresentatives (UHPR):

• Lt Allison Alvi, 12 AMS (12 Wing)

• LS Joe Bérubé, N45 - Messes & Accommodations

• CPO2 Nicole Bérubé, ADAC(A)• Sgt Eric Boudreau, CFAD Bedford• PO1 Alastair Buchanan,

HMCS IROQUOIS• WO Donna Carpenter,

12 Wing Headquarters• Marilyn Earle, CFAD Bedford• PO1 Pierre Filiatreault,

CFNES DCS• Capt Paul Gerrior,

12 Wing Operations• PO2 Shawn Glazier,

HMCS PRESERVER• WO Michael Handley,

423 Squadron (12 Wing)• Debra Harrett, N4 - FMFCS• Capt Chris Hollett,

406(M) OTS (12 Wing)• Cpl Karla Jackson, 36 CBG Band• PO1 Chris Landry, FDU(A)• Jack Lansing, N45 - PSP F&S• PO1 Christiane Lonergan,

HMCS TORONTO• Capt Wajahat Kahn, 1 Dental Unit• Lt(N) Ryan Kennedy, CFNES OT• PO2 Susan Kulik,

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Language Training Centre • Lt(N) Peter Rohe, N02• Janice Sampson, CFCSU• Lt(N) Barb Stothart, N3 - Trinity

• Capt Robert Tucker, CFNES HQ• Terry Wall, 72 Comm Group

With the valuable assistance of theUHPR network, Health PromotionServices has been able to increaseawareness of and access to localhealth promotion programs and serv-ices. On behalf of the local Strength-ening the Forces Health PromotionServices team, I would like to thankeach of you for your ongoing inter-est, enthusiasm and support. Yourcommitment to the health and well-being of the local DND/CF commu-nity is appreciated.

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By David AlderJudo Club instructor/coach.

Two judokas from the CFB Hal-ifax Judo club competed in the

Atlantic championships on April 2in Port Hawkesbury. Close to 100fighters from New Brunswick, PEI,Newfoundland and Nova Scotiaaccompanied some guest competi-tors from St. Pierre et Miquelon,and met in Port Hawkesbury for theannual Atlantic champs.

In the under 81 kg senior blue-black belt division, Matthew Barnes,an electrician from FMF Cape Scott,was the only blue belt in a division ofall black belts. Outranked, he losttwo close fights but he fought withpurpose and determination.

In the under 66kg senior blue-black belt division, Lt(N) Hasan Alvi,also from FMF Cape Scott, ended upwith a silver medal in the finals. Inhis first match, he set the record forthe fastest and most spectacularthrow of the day. The match lastedless than 5 seconds before he com-pleted a clean, well-executed throw

on a black belt from New Brunswick.While completely dominating

and leading his opponent in the

finals, Hasan made what could onlybe called an “Oops!’ He was coun-tered by last year’s National cham-

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Halifax Judo club with distinction.

By SLt Sergio GriceHMCS ST.JOHN’S

The CFB Halifax HurricanesRugby Football Club will hold

their inaugural practice at 2 p.m. onSunday April 24, 2005, at Garrison

Grounds Field, which is located onCitadel Hill across from the CBCbuilding at the corner of South ParkSt. and Sackville St.

Players of all skill level and experience are invited to attend,including those new to the sport.

Membership to the club is open toall Regular and Reserve Forcemembers and their dependants as well as all former CanadianForces members and current DNDemployees.

This practice will provide the

team executive with a good idea ofthe level of interest in the club. Socome on out and drag a friend. Apair of cleats and some gym gearare a bonus but not a necessity.

Rugby is a fun, fast and excitingsport with an excellent social

aspect. So if you are new to thesport or looking to get back into it,join us on the 24th and see whatyou’ve been missing.

Any questions regarding the clubcan be addressed to Kenny LSAE@CFB Flog Supply@Halifax.

Rugby football team recruits for new players

CFB Halifax Judo club competesin Atlantic Championship

Matthew Barnes (on the left) and Lt(N) Hasan Alvi (on the right).

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The top eight teams qualified for the playoffs and are seededaccording to regular season stand-ings. Both teams cruised to victoryin the opening round, as the Odd-balls trounced the Eliminators 10-0 and Cape Scott edged the Misfits 9-1. However, advancing to the final was a much more difficult road for both teams. TheOddballs were challenged by theupstart CFNES team. Experienceproved the difference, as the Odd-balls won 7-3. Cape Scott neededan eleventh game, as their matchagainst FCE was deadlocked at

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By Cpt K.J. MayoMARLANT Nijmegen

We have been fortunate so farwith cool spring mornings

that have turned into beautiful springdays. We may have to thank thepadre on the team for that. The traf-fic lights however have not been onour side, depending on who you ask.The short break though is nice earlyin the training.

For those who are not familiar withthe Nijmegen March, the annualevent in Holland is an opportunity forteams from the Navy, Army and AirForce to march 160 km in four days,or 40 km per day. The last day’s

march is actually 45 km; the final 5 km are part of a victory parade celebration where the teams marchthrough the streets of the city ofNijmegen itself. Canada has partici-pated in the march since 1952 andthis year will mark the 60th anniver-sary of the liberation of the Nether-lands. The 89th Nijmegen Marchwill take place 19-22 July 2005.

Training for the Nijmegen Marchbegan April 5th and end just five daysprior to the start of the event. Overthe course of training and the eventitself, the team will have taken overa million steps. The team consists of11 members including the teamleader, 2 I/C and nine other members.

The nine other positions are selectedfrom first time participants whocomplete the required training. Peo-ple who have done the march beforeand are training this year are notcompletely out of luck. If first timerscannot fill the nine positions thenrepeaters can be selected.

The required training is no easytask. The team marched a total of 35km in the first week and the weeklytotal will only increase. At the height

of the training, the team will march95 km in one week, which includes 2days of marching 40 km back-to-back. The total required distance is500 km including the back-to-back40 km marches. Short breaks are giv-en during each training day, usuallyat the half-way point to allow folks tohave a snack, stretch and tell them-selves “that wasn’t so bad.”

A number of people are compet-ing for just a few spots in this

prestigious event. The atmospherethough is not one of competition. Itis one of support and teamwork andit is easy to sense the spirit of cama-raderie building.

We have a team leader and 2 I/Cwho are passionate about the marchand a motivated crew who arefocused on a common goal. The chal-lenge is there and this team is pre-pared to meet it head on.

Go MARLANT go!

MARLANT Nijmegen team half ahead both engines

The total required distance for the Nijmegen March is 500 km including the back-to-back 40 km marches.

The annual event is an opportunity for teams from the Navy, Army andAir Force to march in Holland.

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