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RCNBF bursaries celebrate
Canadian Naval Centennial
By Virginia Beaton
Trident staff
In recognition of the Canadian Naval Centennial,
the Royal Canadian Naval Benevolent
Fund (RCNBF) has changed the eligibility
requirement for its bursary program.
According to RCNBF board member Al
Kennedy, commencing with the 2009-2010
academic year, the eligibility for the bursaries
has been extended to include the children
and spouses of currently serving Canadian
naval personnel.
“It is in recognition of all
the hardships that naval
personnel endure.”
“We wanted to have a Canadian Naval Centennial
project, and this is it. It is in recognition
of all the hardships that naval personnel
endure and it’s for the families.”
In acknowledgement that this change is
occurring during the naval centennial year, the
bursary program has been renamed as the
RCNBF Naval Centennial Bursary.
In addition, for the 2009/10 academic year
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only, and in additional recognition of the
Canadian Naval Centenary, the RCNBF
will award five $5,000 bursaries to exceptional
applicants.
The RCNBF Bursary Program, established
in 2006, helps financially needy students to
pursue post-secondary studies in a recognized
educational institution. The bursary provides
10 one-time awards of $2,000 and the top five
candidates selected yearly to receive this bursary
are automatically awarded an additional
$1,000 in recognition of a bequest from the
late CPO Douglas R. Hooser.
Eligible recipients of the Andrew McQueen
Jack Educational Trust Bursary or the Royal
Canadian Sea Cadets Educational Fund
Scholarship may also apply for this bursary
but Kennedy noted that sea cadets applying for
this bursary must be dependants of serving
naval personnel.
Potential bursary recipients are evaluated on
factors including academic achievement,
financial need, community service and volunteerism.
Six RCNBF board members evaluate
all the applications in order to put them in a
merit ranking.
For further information about the RCNBF
Naval Centennial Bursary Program, visit the
RCNBF website at www.rcnbf.ca.
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On behalf of FMF Cape Scott, Capt (N) Hainse accepts Ed Dyson’s painting.
By Virginia Beaton
Trident staff
Ed Dyson, a Second World
War Navy veteran, travelled
from his home in Colorado
to Nova Scotia to attend
the annual general meeting of
the Canadian Naval Memorial
Trust (CNMT), which owns
and operates HMCS Sackville.
During his visit, Dyson, an
amateur painter, also visited
FMF Cape Scott on Tuesday,
June 30 to present one of his
paintings to Capt(N) Gilles
Hainse, Commanding Officer
of FMF Cape Scott.
“I wanted this painting to go
to the people who do so much
to maintain HMCS Sackville,”
Dyson stated. As a trustee of
the CNMT, Dyson stated “We
appreciate everything you do
for Sackville.”
Capt(N) Hainse admired
the painting, which depicts
Fredericton at sea. “How did
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Navy veteran presents
painting to FMF Cape Scott
Sailor of the quarter
you know the waves would
look that way?” he asked
Dyson, who replied “I used
my imagination.”
However, Dyson did not
rely only on his imagination.
His war service included time
in several ships including the
corvette Thorlock.
Ed Dyson belongs to the
International Society of
Marine Painters and is a
member of the United States
Coast Guard Art Program.
Capt(N) Hudock and CPO1 MacDonald congratulate LS Scott Ramsay, a hull technician in
HMCS Athabaskan. LS Ramsay demonstrated excellence in his performance, achievements,
professionalism and was a volunteer in his unit and the community. LS Ramsay is
without a doubt, the best HQ1 DC Plotter in the Fleet. Congratulations and Bravo Zulu.
PAULA TEMPLAARS, TRIDENT STAFF