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VOLUME 43, ISSUE 25 • MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2009 

CPL CHRISTOPHER RINGIUS, FIS 

INSIDE 

OP PODIUM 

Canadian Navy prepares 

for Winter Olympics 

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The winners of St Barbara’s Gunnery Competition LS Josh Dunn, LS Rene Pittet, LS Andrew Bearss, LS David Hoy, LS Brad Warford, 

and LS Steve Park, receive the trophy from Cmdre M.A.G. Norman, Commander of Maritime Fleet Atlantic and Fleet CPO D. MacDonald. 

Fleet feet 

FDU(A) drivers run 

for Christmas Daddies 

PAGE 8 

MFRC 

Halifax and region 

programs for the 

whole family 

PAGES 19-24 

On the course 

Canada scores at 

Military World Golf 

PAGE 30

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TRIDENT, DECEMBER 14, 2009 

HMCS Ville de Quebec makes a port visit to Haiti 

By SLt Lampron, SLt 

Lazenby & Lt(N) Schmidt 

HMCS Ville de Quebec 

Afruitful visit in Haiti on 

the way to OP TATOU 

was awaiting HMCS Ville De 

Quebec (VDQ) in its first port 

visit. On Saturday November 

21, 2009 VDQ pulled into Port 

au Prince, Haiti, for a diplomatic 

visit. The ship’s company 

had the chance to interact 

and share information with 

the Canadian contingent OP 

HAMLET, as well as the leadership 

of United Nations Stabilization 

Mission in Haiti 

(MINUSTAH). The visit also 

provided the UN staff with a 

unique perspective of what a 

Canadian Patrol Frigate can 

bring to bear in the region. 

VDQ took advantage of the 

opportunity to send a small 

contingent from the crew to 

bring some supplies to the students 

of Layee National de la 

Saline Fonde. The supplies 

and books were brought to the 

school, which opened on a 

Saturday for this event. The 

Slt Lazenby talks with some of the students. 

students were very shy at first, 

but in no time the classroom 

was filled with chatter and 

excitement as treats were 

handed out. 

The students warmed up to 

the sailors and honoured the 

sailors by singing the Haitian 

National Anthem before their 

departure. It was a wonderful 

experience for all and a very 

successful event that will 

remain in the memories of 

all participants. 

During the afternoon the 

crew conducted ships tours for 

embassy staff and their families. 

This gave an opportunity 

for local residents to visit a sister 

ship to St. John’s, the ship 

which provided critical assistance 

to the community during 

the hurricane season in 2008. 

A reception was held in 

the evening, co-hosted with 

the Canadian Ambassador to 

Haiti, Mr. Rivard. Representatives 

of the Haitian Government, 

members of foreign 

embassies, NGOs, OP HAM- 

LET staff, and MINUSTAH 

force personnel attended. All 

were able to interact in a 

relaxed environment on Canadian 

soil while aboard Ville de 

Quebec. This was the first 

event of the sort to take place 

in Port-au-Prince in a long 

time which signaled to all that 

the efforts made towards providing 

enhanced security are 

paying off. 

As Ville de Quebec sailed in 

the late evening, all were satisfied 

that this short visit provided 

an opportunity to show 

Haitians that Canadians care 

about Haiti and its future. 

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MCPL CHRIS WARD, CFB ESQUIMALT IMAGING SERVICES 

LS Benjamin Neil, LS Colin Lyons and RCMP Constable Ryan Scrase (left-right) on patrol in a Canadian Navy Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB). The RHIB is part of the Exercise SPARTAN 

RINGS Port Security Team, which is practicing Force Protection procedures in on-water areas designated by the RCMP. 

The Canadian Navy and Op PODIUM 

By Lt(N) Peggy Kulmala, 

Maritime Component Public Affairs 

In January 2010, one of the largest 

Canadian Forces domestic operations 

in history—titled Operation 

PODIUM—unfolds in and around 

Vancouver and Whistler, to support 

the RCMP-led 2010 Olympic security 

efforts. 

At any one point in time, the Maritime 

Component will have an Iroquois 

Class destroyer or Halifax 

Class frigate as well as multiple 

Kingston Class costal defence vessels, 

Orca patrol vessels and a variety 

of small boats in the approaches 

to Vancouver Harbour and the city’s 

bustling inner waterways. Using 

sophisticated equipment, advanced 

software and expert sailor know 

how, the vessels will conduct coordinated 

surveillance patrols, sharing 

resulting vessel tracking information 

with the RCMP and other partners 

in the Olympic Marine Operations 

Centre (OMOC). 

While on the water, RCMP officers 

will be embarked in Maritime Component 

assets to provide an on-scene 

law enforcement capability. 

“For domestic maritime operations, 

our ships sail with embarked 

RCMP officers as a fairly routine 

practice,” said Capt(N) Gilles Couturier, 

Commander of Joint Task 

Force Games’ Maritime Component. 

“For Op PODIUM, it only 

“Our tasks during 

Vancouver 2010 

are all in a day’s 

work for us.” 

makes sense to have RCMP officers 

on ships already on coordinated 

patrols.” Capt(N) Couturier is a seasoned 

senior officer who has considerable 

experience with domestic 

support to the RCMP. In fact, he 

commanded HMCS Fredericton in 

2006 when the ship assisted the 

RCMP in the largest drug seizure of 

its kind in Canadian history. 

The Canadian Navy will deploy 

this significant number and variety of 

forces under a single Command, the 

Maritime Component Commander. 

From within the RCMP-led OMOC, 

Maritime Component watchkeepers 

will direct five ships, a full Port Security 

Unit, integrated Navy dive teams 

as well as land-based Force Protection 

personnel. 

“The Canadian Navy routinely has 

ships and sailors at sea conducting a 

variety of activities such as support 

to domestic law enforcement, sovereignty 

patrols, force generation exercises 

and overseas deployments,” 

said Capt(N) Couturier. “Our tasks 

during Vancouver 2010 are all in a 

day’s work for us; we are proud to do 

our part.” 

The level of support to Olympic 

security efforts will also be a first for 

the Canadian Navy. While Canada 

has previously hosted two Winter 

Olympics, Vancouver 2010 Olympics 

is the first Canada-hosted Olympics 

with multiple water-side venues. 

“The Canadian Navy is proud to 

be part of the RCMP-led security 

team, but in the end, the Olympics 

are all about the athletes and sport,” 

said Capt(N) Couturier. “The Canadian 

Navy continually builds on 

what it does on a daily basis: provide 

maritime situational awareness 

off the coasts of Canada. Our role 

during Vancouver 2010 Olympic is 

no exception.”

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Community calendar 

Publication schedule 

for 2010 

December 15, 2009 — MFRC 

January 11, 2010 — MFRC 

January 25, 2010 

February 8, 2010 — MFRC 

February 22, 2010 — DND Discounts 

March 8, 2010 — MFRC/Home and Garden 

March 22, 2010 — Posting Season 

April 5, 2010 — MFRC 

April 19, 2010 — Battle of the Atlantic 

May 3, 2010 — MFRC 

May 17, 2010 — DND Discounts 

May 31, 2010 

June 14, 2010 — MFRC 

June 28, 2010 

July 12, 2010 — MFRC 

July 26, 2010 — DND Discounts 

August 9, 2010 — MFRC 

August 23, 2010 — Back to School 

September 6, 2010 — MFRC 

September 20, 2010 — Home Improvements 

October 4, 2010 — MFRC 

October 18, 2010 

November 1, 2010 — Remembrance 

November 15, 2010 

— MFRC/DND Discounts/Holiday Shopping 

November 29 

December 13, 2010 — Naval Centennial Year End Review 

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Galley closures over 

the holiday period 

At CFB Halifax, the Wardroom Dining 

Room will be open to all diners 

commencing with supper on Friday, 

December 18, 2009 until January 3, 

2010. The hours of operation will be: 

Breakfast: 7 to 9am. 

Brunch: 11:30 am to 1pm. 

Supper: 4:30 to 6pm. 

Windsor Park Galley and Atlantic 

Galley will close after lunch on Friday 

December 18 and reopen for breakfast 

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RA Park Galley will close after lunch 

on Friday December 18 and reopen for 

lunch Monday January 4. 

Warrior Block Galley will close after 

supper on Friday December 18, and due 

to galley renovations, opening will be 

TBA. A duty cook will available if necessary 

to prepare meals for all duty personnel 

and living-in diners on ration 

strength during the holiday period. 

Shearwater Officers’ Mess will close 

after lunch on Friday December 18 and 

reopen at 6:30am for breakfast Monday 

January 4. The Shearwater Officers’ 

mess will be providing all meals until 

renovations are completed in Warrior 

Block Galley. 

All private functions booked during 

these periods will be honoured. 

Special Festive Events for duty and 

living-in personnel: 

December 25, Christmas Dinner: 

11:30 am to 1 pm. 

January 1, 2010 New Year’s Day Supper: 

4:30 to 6pm. 

Fermeture des cuisines 

pendant le temps des Fêtes 

La salle à manger des officiers de la 

BFC Halifax restera ouverte pour le 

souper du 18 décembre 2009 au 4 janvier 

2010 selon l’horaire suivant : 

Déjeuner : 7 h – 9 h 

Dîner : 11 h 30 – 13 h 

Souper : 16 h 30 – 18 h 

La cuisine de Windsor Park et la 

cuisine Atlantique fermeront après le 

dîner le vendredi 18 décembre et rouvriront 

pour le déjeuner à 6 h 30 le lundi 

4 janvier. 

La cuisine du RA Park fermera après 

le dîner le vendredi 18 décembre et rouvrira 

pour le dîner le 4 janvier. 

À Shearwater, la cuisine du pavillon 

Warrior fermera après le souper le vendredi 

18 décembre. En raison de rénovations, 

la date de réouverture reste à 

communiquer. Un cuisinier en service 

préparera, au besoin, des repas pour le 

personnel de service et les résidents 

durant la période des fêtes. 

Le mess des officiers de Shearwater 

fermera après le dîner, le vendredi 18 

décembre et rouvrira à 6 h 30 pour le 

déjeuner le lundi 4 janvier. Le mess 

des officiers de Shearwater fournira 

tous les repas jusqu'à ce que les rénovations 

de la cuisine du pavillon Warrior 

soient terminées. 

Cet horaire ne touche en rien les 

réceptions privées pour lesquelles des 

réservations ont été prises. 

Activités spéciales du temps des 

Fêtes pour le personnel de service et 

les résidents. 

25 décembre : Dîner de Noël servi de 

11 h 30 h à 13 h. 

1 janvier : Souper du Jour de l’An 

servi de 16 h 30 à 18 h . 

Halifax Winter Shelter program 

As winter approaches, Halifax’s 

homeless will need a warm place to visit. 

The Out of the Cold Emergency Winter 

Shelter is looking for dedicated volunteers 

to help run/support an emergency 

shelter this winter. The shelter will 

be located at St. Matthew’s United 

Church on Barrington St. JTFA units or 

personnel interested in supporting this 

worthwhile community outreach service, 

please contact the organizer, Capp 

Larsen from the Metro Non-Profit Housing 

Association at 492-0966 or via email 

at halifaxwintershelter@gmail.com. 

Play hockey with 

the Ancient Mariners 

The Ancient Mariners Hockey program 

gives retired military members 

over 60 years of age in HRM an opportunity 

to continue playing hockey and to 

extend friendships built up during their 

years of military service. Play is conducted 

Monday, Wednesday and Friday 

mornings from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 

the Shearwater Flyers Arena. For further 

information, contact Harry Brow at 

434-9295 or come see us during our ice 

time at the Shearwater Arena. 

Army Cadets 

welcome new members 

Are you 12 or older Do you want to 

meet new friends Do you want to try 

new challenges Do you want to have 

fun We have just the thing for you - 

become an Army Cadet. 

What do Army Cadets do Citizenship, 

drill, first aid, trekking, leadership, 

sports, survival, community service, 

marksmanship, camping: these are just 

a few things we do during the year. 

When do Army Cadets meet You 

will participate in these activities during 

the weekly meetings on Tuesday 

evenings from 6 to 9p.m. at East Dartmouth 

Community Centre, 50 Caledonia 

Rd. and on some weekends. You can 

even apply for summer camps. There 

are no costs involved with the Cadet 

Program. For more information, contact 

scotshighland@hotmail.com. 

615 (Bluenose) RCACS 

welcomes new Air Cadets 

615 (Bluenose) Royal Canadian Air 

Cadet Squadron is currently enrolling 

youth age 12 to 18 years. If you are 

interested in learning more about flying, 

leadership, sports, music, and many 

more exciting activities, step up to the 

challenge and join 615 Squadron today. 

We parade every Wednesday evening, 

starting September 9, 2009, from 6:15 

to 9:15 at the Stadacona Drill Hall 

(Building S14, CFB Halifax), main 

entrance at the corner of Almon and 

Gottingen St. in Halifax. For more 

information about 615 Squadron, visit 

www.cadets.net/atl/615air/, call (902) 

721-8202 on Wednesday evenings, or 

visit us any Wednesday at 6:15. 

339 Royal Canadian 

Sea Cadet Corps Iroquois 

339 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps 

Iroquois is currently enrolling youth 

ages 12 to 18 in the Sea Cadet program. 

Learn marksmanship, seamanship, 

sailing, marching and more to all for 

free. Everything is provided through the 

program at no cost to the cadet (or the 

parent.) Opportunities abound in this 

great program for youth, from dances to 

trips to summer training. We parade 

every Tuesday night at Bldg 4, Lower 

Base Shearwater from 6 to 9 p.m. Feel 

free to stop by and see what it’s all 

about. For more information, contact 

883-1952 or 832-4438. 

Public talk on RMS Britannia 

and the Cunard Line 

At the Maritime Museum of the 

Atlantic on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 

join marine surveyer David Walker for 

a public talk on the early years of the 

Cunard Line and its first liner, RMS Britannia. 

In addition to its transatlantic 

service, the Cunard Line maintained a 

very successful and profitable cruising 

schedule, taking passengers to the four 

corners of the globe in style and elegance. 

One of the line’s most popular 

vessels was RMS Franconia, famous for 

its world cruises. During this talk, 

David Walker will offer a glimpse into 

the wonderful world of cruising with 

Cunard, largely based on two cruises 

aboard Franconia that he took in 1949.


CPL STEVO J MCNEIL, JTFA PHOTOGRAPHER 

Gen W.J. Natynczyk. 

Holiday greetings 

from the CDS 

By Gen W.J. Natynczyk 

Chief of the Defence Staff 

It is with great pleasure 

that I take this opportunity 

to extend my best wishes 

for Christmas and the Holiday 

Season to all of our 

sailors, soldiers, airmen, airwomen 

and civilian employees 

of the Department of 

National Defence. 

We have achieved great 

feats despite the formidable 

challenges this past year. Your 

perseverance and excellent 

work have allowed you to 

make a big difference in the 

lives of people. I want to thank 

everyone, whether military 

or civilian, regular force or 

reserve, for your dedication 

and commitment. 

To those here at home, I 

hope that you will take every 

opportunity to enjoy your 

time sharing in family traditions. 

To our deployed soldiers, 

sailors, airmen and airwomen 

who will be away 

from their friends and loved 

ones, I hope that you can draw 

your strength in knowing that 

you are making important 

contributions to international 

peace and security on behalf 

of all Canadians. 

I wish you and your families 

a happy Holiday Season and 

best wishes for 2010. May the 

New Year bring you health 

and happiness. 

Holiday greetings from the CMS 

By VAdm Dean McFadden 

Chief of the Maritime Staff 

As we begin to celebrate the holiday 

season, it is with a great sense of 

satisfaction and pride that I look back 

on 2009 as an exceptionally productive 

and remarkable year. Since taking over 

as Chief of the Maritime Staff in June, 

I have constantly been amazed by the 

tremendous qualities of strength, determination 

and desire for achievement 

that our Maritime Command team has 

displayed. We have successfully taken 

on challenges—at home and abroad, at 

sea and ashore—that have proven once 

again that we are a professional and 

committed force, second to none. 

With our centennial fast approaching, 

it seems a natural time to reflect on 

our past accomplishments and to 

emphasize that the work we do continues 

to be critically important in a world 

filled with conflict and uncertainty. We 

can take pride in knowing that through 

our concentrated efforts, we have made 

the world a safer place and have made 

a difference in the lives of those less 

fortunate. In February, HMCS Winnipeg 

began a six-month overseas deployment 

which saw her effectively fighting 

pirates in the Gulf of Aden, as well as 

assisting in the safe delivery of humanitarian 

aid to those in need. That role is 

being continued by HMCS Fredericton, 

which left Halifax in late October. 

These major deployments, along with 

our active participation in domestic 

operations such as Op NANOOK and Op 

PODIUM and our partnerships with 

allies in exercises such as PANAMAX 

VAdm Dean McFadden. 

MCPL JEAN-FRANCOIS NERON, RIDEAU HALL 

and JOINTWARRIOR or operations such 

as Op CARRIBE, are part of a broader 

pattern of forward operations designed 

to contribute to security in regions of 

strategic interest to Canada. 

However, as much as we are wellregarded 

by our allies, it is also essential 

that Canadians are aware of what 

we do for them every day. A successful 

Great Lakes deployment by HMCS Ville 

de Québec helped spread that message 

into the heart of Canada over a period 

of several weeks this summer and fall. 

Thousands of Canadians toured the 

ship during several port visits and interested 

young people had the opportunity 

to meet sailors and learn about jobs 

in the Navy. 

I know that a better job must be done 

in getting on with the building of the 

new fleet and in attracting more Canadians 

to us. We must also be better in 

balancing your commitment to service 

with the needs of families, and in having 

the skills and rewards you acquire 

more recognized. Your service is essential 

to the security of this country and 

how you do that, day in and day out, is 

our best advertisement. 

As you gather with your family and 

friends to celebrate this holiday season, 

I ask that you remember those who will 

be serving away from loved ones—on 

overseas missions or on duty here at 

home. I also ask that you remember 

with deep respect and gratitude those 

who have lost family members this year 

in service to our country. 

There is no doubt that 2009 has been 

a tremendously busy year across the 

entire CF, with our foreign deployments 

and heavy domestic responsibilities, 

and with the Olympics on 

the immediate horizon. Whether you 

are Regular or Reserve Force, or civilian, 

I am truly grateful for your continued 

perseverance in these demanding 

times. 

The coming year, with the celebration 

of our 100th anniversary, is going 

to be a special one. I encourage all 

of you to participate fully in the 

exciting events surrounding our centennial 

celebrations. As we continue 

our challenging operational schedule 

in the months ahead, remember those 

who have served before us and those 

who will proudly carry our Navy into 

the future. 

Best wishes to all of you for a safe 

and happy holiday season—you 

deserve it! 

A thank you to all service and 

civilian personnel for everything 

you do, and a wish for a 

peaceful and prosperous 2010. 

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Holiday greetings Holiday greetings from the 

By RAdm Paul Maddison 

Commander MARLANT/JTFA 

As the festivities and excitement 

of the holiday season quickly 

approach, I would like to take a 

moment to look back on an exceptional 

year and the many accomplishments 

we have achieved 

together. I continue to be thoroughly 

impressed and humbled by the 

initiative, dedication, professionalism 

and leadership shown by the 

women and men who make up our 

combined military and civilian 

Defence Team in Atlantic Canada. 

Whether we look at the numerous 

search and rescue incidents we 

responded to this year, the Consecration 

and Presentation of the 

Queen’s Colour, the multitude of 

exercises and operations conducted 

on land, in the air or at sea, our personnel 

consistently displayed excellence. 

From the threat of floods in the 

region, to fires in Halifax Regional 

Municipality; from preparations for 

hurricane Bill and Tropical storm 

Danny, to the challenges of H1N1, 

our people have acted with diligence 

and professionalism. 

I look towards the challenges of 

RAdm Paul Maddison. 

the New Year with confidence. 

With the celebration of the Canadian 

Naval Centennial, the International 

Fleet Review and Op Halcyon 

as highlights, 2010 will be an 

exciting year. 

As we rest and celebrate with 

loved ones, let us also pause and 

remember our deployed colleagues 

who will be spending this season 

away from home. Along with my 

wife Fay, our daughter Audrey and 

our son Brendan, I want to express to 

all of you our warmest wishes for a 

safe and joyous Holiday Season and 

a happy and prosperous New Year. 

PAULA TEMPELAARS TRIDENT STAFF 

CFB Halifax Base Commander 

By Capt(N) John Newton 

CFB Halifax Base Commander 

Wow, what a year to reflect back 

on, and what great satisfaction 

we should draw from our many 

successes. With no reduction in our 

support to the Fleet at home and 

abroad, and sustainment of the very 

large regional military presence, we 

have directly contributed to the Consecration 

and Presentation of the 

Queen’s Colour, Nuclear Emergency 

Response Evaluation, Family 

Days and Open House, Canadian 

Forces Rockfest, several major 

charity campaigns including the 

GCWCC, Sidney Crosby Operation 

Homecoming, and the 40th anniversary 

remembrance of the HMCS 

Kootenay disaster, to name but a few. 

Hold onto your hats; we should 

anticipate an equally rewarding and 

event-filled 2010 as we undertake 

operations and celebrate the Canadian 

Naval Centennial. 

Christmas is a celebration of joyous 

giving, and brings good tidings 

Capt(N) John Newton 

of great joy to receiver and giver 

alike. Clearly, you have given to 

your unit, CFB Halifax, the Navy, 

community and Canada. For this, I 

am most appreciative, as is our community 

who feels the impact of your 

strong presence at every turn. I hope 

all of you feel pride in your accomplishments 

and your families and 

loved ones share the reward of service 

to such noble causes. Now is the 

time to rest and recharge, to celebrate 

family and friendship, and to reflect 

CPL PETER REED, FIS, HALIFAX 

on finding a sustainable balance 

between work and personal life in 

the New Year. 

To all our deployed members, our 

thoughts and prayers are with you. 

We hope that you will find the time 

and tranquility to celebrate Christmas 

with your colleagues and with 

your distant families through mail, 

phone and Internet connections. 

To our families, it is your understanding, 

patience and support that 

enable our members to be the best 

they can be. Thank you for being the 

strength behind the uniform and key 

members of the defence team. 

We should all look forward to an 

exciting and rewarding year ahead as 

we celebrate 100 years of naval service 

and an equally exciting future. 

Through our collective efforts we 

will continue to provide the highest 

quality service to operational capabilities, 

shore establishments, community 

and country. 

Merry Christmas, Happy 

Hanukkah, season’s greetings and 

Happy New Year.


Holiday greetings 

from Col Sam Michaud 

By Col Sam Michaud 

12 Wing Commander 

paint job in preparation for the 

first Ship Helicopter Operational 

Limitations trials scheduled 

to take place early in the 

On behalf of my family, I 

would like to extend my 

New Year with the modified 

best wishes to every member 

of 12 Wing and their loved 

ones for a safe and joyous 

Christmas season and a happy 

new year in 2010. 

One of the best parts about 

the holidays is getting to 

spend some well-deserved 

time with family and friends 

recharging those most fundamental 

bonds. The strength 

and support of our families 

has truly been a foundation 

for 12 Wing’s continued success. 

This is why I was so 

pleased this past summer 

when Shearwater was awarded 

the Lieutenant Governor’s 

Community Spirit Award. 

This past year has been an 

exciting one. Progress was 

seen in our transition to the 

new modernized fleet of 

Col Sam Michaud. 

CH148 Cyclones. The infrastructure 

at Shearwater continues 

to near completion and 

several 12 Wing units have 

moved into their new homes. 

One of the more noteworthy 

milestones was realised this 

past July in Florida when a CF 

pilot took the controls of a test 

CH148 for the first time. Also 

in July, CH148802 became 

the first Cyclone to have the 

Integrated Mission System 

installed on it. Finally, even as 

this letter is being written, Aircraft 

801 has received a grey 

HMCS Montreal. 

Even during this time with 

so much attention devoted to 

the transition to our new aircraft, 

we remain one of the 

most operationally deployed 

Wings in the CF. From battling 

pirates off the coast of 

Somalia, for which our personnel 

have received significant 

recognition, to humanitarian 

work in Haiti, our dedicated 

airmen and airwomen 

continue to selflessly serve 

wherever they are needed and 

for that, I am very grateful. 

In closing, I’d like to thank 

each and every member of 12 

Wing for your fantastic work 

and dedication. I am proud to 

be a part of such a professional 

team. Have a safe, relaxing 

and happy holiday. 

Mooseheads hockey jersey 

auction raises money 

By James Whitehead 

Trident Intern 

Amurmur of surprise rippled through the 

crowd as the bidding exchange between 

the two men rose in intensity. Bids went from 

$10- increases to $50 and then $100. Higher 

and higher the bids were fired in. “Going once, 

going twice, sold for $2000,” announced the 

auctioneer amid whoops and applause. 

The biding war was over Halifax Mooseheads 

DND honorary jersey belonging to #79, 

Brent Andrews from Hunter River, PEI. It was 

auctioned at the Fleet Club on November 27 

along with the rest of the jerseys the Mooseheads 

wore to honour DND and the Canadian 

military during the Mooseheads’ November 7 

game against the PEI Rocket. 

Ken Doucette, PSP Halifax Corporate Services, 

said that the efforts of the Mooseheads 

to support the CF have inspired other hockey 

clubs to follow suit. “Since the Halifax 

Mooseheads have gone and recognized the 

Canadian Forces in such a professional and 

respectful manner, we have other junior A 

teams, and the Ottawa Senators expressing 

interest in doing the same thing.” 

Each jersey was one of a kind, autographed 

by the player. They had only been worn once, 

for one game against the PEI Rocket in which 

the Mooseheads came out victorious. This was 

also the first year that the jerseys sported a 

poppy on the right shoulder. 

It was an event worth traveling for. That’s 

what Bill Metcalf thought. He came all the 

way from Oakville Ontario just to bid on his 

son’s jersey, #8. Someone else wanted it too. 

The bidding was fierce but short with but coming 

out on top paying $290. “I’m here to support 

my son, the Halifax Mooseheads and the 

military,” said Metcalf. “I would pay whatever, 

it’s all for a good charity.” 

Several Mooseheads were on hand to help 

auction off their jerseys by modeling them 

during the bidding. Andrew’s jersey pulled in 

the highest bid at $2000 but most of them went 

for between $200 and $300. In total, the jerseys 

raised approximately $6000. 

The fundraising didn’t stop at the auction 

however. There was also a 50/50 draw and a 

silent auction with prizes including a weekend 

SUV rental, a weekend retreat to Rod Mill River 

Resort, a Deluxe Coffee Brewer from Tim 

Hortons, and pizza for a year at Boston Pizza. 

The proceeds totaling approximately $7500 

will go to the Camp Hill Veterans’ Memorial 

Garden and the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy 

Fund.

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FDU(A) marks silver anniversary with Christmas Daddies 

By Lt(N) Edward Stansfield 

JTFA PAO 

For the 25th consecutive year 

more than 60 members of the 

Fleet Diving Unit (Atlantic) 

(FDU(A)), along with family members 

and volunteers, took to the road 

in support of this year’s Christmas 

Daddies on Sunday, December 6. 

The Fleet Divers touched every 

major city centre as they made their 

way from 12 Wing Shearwater 

through Dartmouth, Sackville, Bedford 

and into central Halifax for the 

final cheque presentation at CTV’s 

Robie Street Studio. FDU(A)’s grand 

total of money raised this year is 

$44,756.55. 

PO2 Gordon Williamson is the 

coordinator of this year’s event. 

When asked why FDU(A) has 

remained so committed to running 

50km in the winter for Christmas 

Daddies, he said “We are divers... it 

is bred into us, through all our training, 

to stick with a project no matter 

how tough it is.” 

The work started months earlier 

in September with tasks that included 

arranging road permits, working 

with sponsors like McDonalds, 

Basha Pizza and Tim Hortons, 

Divers from FDU(A) run 50km as a Christmas Daddies fundraiser. 

designing shirts and securing a 

slew of volunteers to collect donations 

took months of planning, but 

it paid off for needy children in 

Atlantic Canada. 

The funds they raised came from 

donations collected along the relay 

route and the annual auctioning of 

a Mark Five diving helmet with 

Big Leagues making the winning 

bid. FDU(A)’s contribution is more 

than five per cent of the $827,700 

total raised by Christmas Daddies 

this year. 

“That money helps a lot of people 

and if we don’t help raise that money 

a lot of people don’t get help over 

the holidays,” said PO2 Williamson, 

adding that the runners, volunteers 

and donors get as much benefit as 

the needy children who directly benefit 

from donations. “I believe that 

everyone has been touched in some 

way by the great things Christmas 

Daddies stands for.” 

The annual FDU(A) participation 

started in 1984 as a challenge 

among three divers, and the unit 

never looked back. History, pride 

and determination keep the Christmas 

Daddies close to the hearts of 

FDU(A) participants and their families, 

helping evermore needy families 

in Atlantic Canada. 

“Every person that shows up on 

the first Sunday in December is a 

champion,” said PO2 Williamson. 

“There are a few that have run the 

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Behind the scenes at GCWCC 

By Mike Bonin 

BPAO 

We have heard quite a bit 

about this year’s fantastic 

GCWCC. Almost every 

person in JTFA has been 

approached by a canvasser, 

purchased a raffle ticket or 

enjoyed a scrumptious pancake 

breakfast. There have 

been multitudes of creative 

and fun ways to donate to this 

very worthwhile charitable 

drive. As you watch the different 

thermometers steadily 

rise to the top of the gauge, 

realize your contributions 

will make a difference for 

those in our community who 

are in need, while collectively 

showing the charitable 

strength of DND. 

Something that you may 

not know is how small, but 

mighty the team is that works 

voluntarily for your GCWCC. 

The team actually started to 

meet and plan their strategy 

in the spring, to be ready for 

our fall campaign. Under the 

leadership of RAdm Maddison, 

the Base Commander, 

Capt(N) John Newton, has the 

position of being the overall 

GCWCC Champion and he 

also sits on the United Way of 

Halifax Board of Directors. 

Cdr Lin Paddock is the 

Campaign Director and 

ensures that the team has 

everything it needs for success. 

His go-to person is SLt 

Kokou Goumegou, Assistant 

Campaign Director. He and 

Kelly Grenier, who is an 

Account Development Officer 

on loan from Manulife 

Financial, are the backbone 

of the organization. They 

keep the program on track, 

coordinate events, liaise with 

Karen Gilmore, our United 

Way campaign manager, and 

encourage the rest of the 

team to do well. 

In addition, critical to 

achieving campaign success, 

is the team contribution from a 

variety of personnel, including: 

comptroller, kick off 

coordinators, web master, 

public relations, database personnel, 

group coordinators, 

unit coordinators and most 

importantly, the canvassers. In 

essence, there are roughly 200 

people dedicated to this most 

worthy and most needed campaign 

across a variety of charities 

and communities. Our 

GCWCC team is an unwavering 

group of unsung heroes. 

According to Steve Murphy, 

the 2009 Campaign Co- 

Chair for the United Way of 

Halifax campaign, “I have 

often said that almost nothing 

big can happen in the Halifax 

area, without the support of 

the men, women and families 

in the military community and 

that is particularly true of 

United Way. Over the years, 

DND’s uniformed and civilian 

employees have contributed 

millions and millions of dollars 

to deserving community 

agencies through the GCWCC 

and United Way. Thank you 

seems like such a simple thing 

to say, but it’s heart felt. We are 

grateful for the service members 

of our DND community 

provide each and every day 

and especially thankful for the 

generous support afforded the 

100 projects and 55 agencies 

empowered by United Way’s 

Community Fund. ” 

With only a few days left 

in the campaign, our goal is 

well within sight and we have 

the potential to break a record 

again this year. Through 

the kindness of your hearts, 

we will achieve. However, 

achievement is not only measured 

in dollars and cents. Your 

care, sense of fun, compassion 

and commitment to this 

cause are to be commended as 

you have supported our Days 

of Caring, cheered on the 

football teams at the Mini- 

Grey Cup and dressed with a 

difference, all while providing 

our charity campaign with 

tangible conditions for success. 

Thank you for showing 

that the Defence Team cares. 

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Enabling substance use in the workplace 

By Dana Brothers 

Force Health Protection 

What is workplace 

substance abuse 

enabling Enabling substance 

use in the workplace 

occurs when the actions or 

inactions of those in the organization 

allow or reinforce 

substance abuse. This is often 

unintentional and, while it 

does not cause substance 

abuse, it does help create an 

environment that may allow 

an individual’s use to grow 

into a bigger problem. 

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workplace There are many 

ways that enabling can occur 

in the workplace; the organization 

itself, its policies and 

traditions, along with supervisors 

and workers, can all 

play a role either being part 

of the problem or part of 

the solution. 

An organization can 

enable if it: 

• Has a culture that makes 

alcohol use expected and 

readily available (i.e., 

drinking as a major part of 

activities such as celebrations, 

etc.); 

• Does not have clear policies 

and procedures that 

encourage supervisors to 

identify and address problem 

behaviours; 

• Does not follow established 

policies and or procedures; 

• Does not directly deal with 

performance issues; or, 

• Does not provide support 

(education/resources) to 

assist supervisors to take 

effective action. 

Supervisors and co-workers 

can enable if they: 

• Overlook poor or inefficient 

work; 

• Take over some of a coworker’s 

responsibilities; 

• Cover up poor performances, 

mistakes, or absences; 

• Minimize, excuse or ignore 

unacceptable behaviour— 

believe that it could not 

happen to a colleague, or 

• Continue to accept 

excuses or promises even 

though the problem doesn’t 

improve. 

What are the harms of 

workplace enabling Workplace 

enabling can create an 

environment that makes it easier 

for substance use to move 

into misuse and dependency. 

It prevents people from experiencing 

the consequences of 

their actions and, therefore, 

it remains easier to continue 

and possibly move into more 

problematic use. Problematic 

substance use can impact 

workplace health and safety, 

operational readiness, and can 

have a negative effect on the 

organization, the individual, 

and co-workers. 

What the organization 

can do to help: 

• Establish clear policies and 

enforce them; 

• Provide education and support 

to assist supervisors to 

take action, and 

• Promote a healthy workplace 

culture by taking a 

clear stand on substance use 

and provide alternatives at 

events, etc. 

What supervisors can do 

to help: Supervisors play an 

important role in addressing 

workplace enabling because 

they have frequent contact 

with and are tasked with 

responsibility for individual 

CF personnel. Also, supervisors 

are role models and have 

a powerful impact on subordinates. 

Some things you can 

do include: 

• Speaking to the person 

about what you observe, 

using facts only; 

• Not judging, but 

offering support; 

• Avoiding doing things 

that may help an individual 

to maintain substance 

abuse (i.e., covering up, 

assisting in job, minimizing 

the problem); 

• Helping to develop a culture 

of health and safety; 

• Learning CF Drug Program 

policies and ensuring that 

these polices are implemented 

and supported (this 

can be done through taking 

the Supervisors Training 

Course offered through 

your local Base/Wing 

Health Promotion Office); 

• Intervening early, referring 

members to appropriate 

supports and being 

involved in aftercare/back 

to work programs. 

What co-workers/friends 

can do to help: 

• Avoid doing things that 

may enable someone (i.e., 

covering up and assisting in 

their job); 

• Stop a colleague from 

endangering his/her own or 

someone else’s safety by, 

for example, stopping 

someone from driving or 

operating equipment while 

under the influence of 

alcohol, and 

• Challenge inappropriate 

behaviour that is the result 

of problematic use on and 

off duty. 

The workplace can make it 

easier or more difficult for a 

person’s substance use to 

move into misuse and dependency. 

Each member of the CF 

can play a role in creating a 

workplace that is supportive 

of an addiction free lifestyle 

and fosters a stronger and 

healthier CF. 

For more information on 

Addictions Awareness and 

Prevention, please contact 

your local Health Promotion 

Services (PSP) office at 721- 

7806 or www.psphalifax.ca 

or visit the National Strengthening 

the Forces website 

at: www.forces.gc.ca/healthsante/ps/hpp-pps/defaulteng.asp. 

Reprint from the November 

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Information adapted from 

sources, including Alberta 

Health Services, Addiction 

Prevention and Treatment 

Services—Capital Health, 

the Johnson Institute-QVS, 

and the British Journal of 

Addiction. 

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Phil Burke regales those present at the Veterans’ Reception 

with his rendition of “I left my heart in San Francisco. 

Honouring memories 



The smooth tones of jazz 

filtered through the 

bustling hubbub of conversation 

as veterans and serving 

officers gathered in the Wardroom 

on December 3 for the 

annual Veterans’ Reception. 

“We have to remember and 

also celebrate what our veterans 

have done for this country,” 

said Cdr Lin Paddock. 

“It was not only part of the 

fighting on land, in the air 

and at sea, it was also the veterans 

that came back to 

Canada, a lot of them married 

to British wives, who actually 

built the foundation of 

what Canada is today.” 

Memories flowed freely as 

veterans recounted stories of 

different times. J.J. O’Reilly, 

78, joined the navy at 17 just 

after the Second Wolrd War. He 

retired a CPO at the age of 41 

and went on to serve another 

18 years on the RCMP. 

“Some of the capers we 

used to pull in the Navy, I 

wouldn’t wanna tell ya,” he 

said. “We were bad buggers 

sometimes, we spent a lot 

of time at sea, in rough seas. 

But you can ask any navy 

man here, we loved every 

minute of it, or we wouldn’t 

have stayed.” 

O’Reilly was serving in 

HMCS Nootka when it circumnavigated 

the earth during 

the Korean War, the first 

Canadian destroyer to do so. 

“The galloping gray ghost 

of the Korean coast of the 

fighting two, one, three. 

That’s what we called her,” 

he recalled. 

But O’Reilly also remembered 

tragedy. He was a PO1 

in Nipigon when there was an 

explosion onboard. After so 

many years, the memories, 

and the tears that go with 

them are still fresh. 

“I was coming up the ladder 

and I heard, ‘for God’s 

sakes somebody help us.’ I 

went back and there was just 

smoke,” he said. “We had 

three boys die, and 14 were 

badly burned.” 

O’Reilly saved seven men 

that day, a feat for which he 

was never recognized. When 

the recognition board met, 

he was still burying his 

shipmates. 

“I didn’t want recognition, 

I’m glad I did what I did,” 

he said. 

Currently, pictures of him 

burying the men who died in 

the Nipigon explosion at sea 

rest in the Stadaconna museum 

as a silent testimony to 

his bravery and service. 

Nancy Aseneault was also 

at the reception. She was 

born and raised in Glasgow. 

She met her husband John in 

1945 while he was on leave. 

A smile tugged at the corner 

of her mouth as she remembered 

their first date. 

“We went to see a movie,” 

she said, “and then we wrote 

letters back and forth.” 

A year later they were 

married. Aseneault remembers 

clearly the day she came 

to Canada. 

“It was January 21, 1947, 

she said. “I’ve lived here 

ever since.” 

Aseneault said that people 

were very welcoming even 

though there was a bit of a 

language barrier. 

“Some people spoke 

French, so it was a bit hard 

to understand sometimes, 

but we got along alright,” 

she said. 

The decision to come to 

Canada, as a war bride was 

not a difficult one for Aseneault. 

It is a choice, she said, 

she does not regret. 

“This is home.” 

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SISIP marks 40 years of service 

By Virginia Beaton 

Trident staff 

SISIP Financial Services marked 

its 40th anniversary of service to 

the CF on Friday, December 4. 

In the lobby of S90 at Stadacona, 

and at a parallel event in the HQ 

building at 12 Wing, SISIP staff met 

with wellwishers for cake, coffee, 

and to share information about the 

jobs they do. 

At S90, Capt(N) John Newton, 

Base Commander CFB Halifax, told 

Jim Boylan, a financial planner with 

SISIP, “This is our chance to tell you 

that we appreciate the work you do... 

You’re the ones who help people in 

transition and help bring meaning 

back into their lives. Your work has 

more value now than ever.” 

Boylan thanked Capt(N) Newton 

and said “We hope to keep on with 

this work and to build on our 

successes.” 

SISIP FS is a division of Director 

General Personnel and Family Support 

Services. Since its establishment 

as a DND entity 40 years ago, 

SISIP FS has grown to encompass 

18 offices on bases, wings and 

Base Commander Capt(N) John Newton congratulates SISIP staff Carolyn Labrecque, Maureen McGrath, Jim 

Penney and Jim Boylan on SISIP’s 40th anniversary. 

units across the country. According 

to Boylan, SISIP professionals 

range from financial counsellors 

and planners to vocational rehabilitation 

counsellors. 

SISIP FS provides the CF community 

with financial planning, counseling 

and financial management 

education, term life and disability 

insurance including the Vocational 

Rehabilitation Program and the CF 

Personnel Assistance Fund (CFPAF) 

financial assistance through loans 

and grants, all to help improve the 

financial wellbeing and quality of 

life of CF members and families. 

SISIP supports many local morale 

and welfare events and programs 

such as the March 1st, I Quit! Challenge, 

and contributed $192,700 to 

CFB Halifax in the last year. 

FPSO 

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By FPSO staff 

Did you know that the Formation 

Personnel Selection 

Office (FPSO) held a 

SCAN Seminar from November 

17 to 19, 2009 at the Dartmouth 

Sportsplex and hosted 

over 400 members of MAR- 

LANT and their spouses The 

seminar is designed to provide 

career transition information 

to military members 

who are contemplating retirement 

from the CF. Presentations 

ranged from the administrative 

aspects of release, to 

financial planning and pensions 

benefits, to education 

reimbursement. All the presentations 

can be found on the 

FPSO website at http://halifax.mil.ca/pso 

. 

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June 1 to 3, 2010; visit the 

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HMCS Kingston honours its namesake 



Sailors of HMCS Kingston 

will have the honour of 

presenting their ship’s namesake 

town, Kingston, Ontario, 

with a plaque commemorating 

its predecessor HMS 

Kingston’s service to Canada 

during the Second World War. 

The ceremony took place 

December 1, 2009. 

Kingston was the first ship 

to volunteer for the Namesake 

Project. LCdr Robert Houle, 

CO of Kingston, and Lt(N) P.A. 

Boucher, Executive Officer, 

coordinated with the city of 

HMS Kingston. 

Kingston to have some of their 

sailors make the presentation. 

The commemorative plaque 

contains the service record 

of HMS Kingston, a K Class 

Destroyer that saw action during 

the Second World War. 

The ship was commissioned 

on September 14, 1939. After 

three years of distinguished 

service, the ship sank on April 

14, 1942, following an air raid 

while in HM Dockyard for 

repairs sustained in a battle 

with Italian cruisers off the 

coast of Malta. 

The city of Kingston lays 

claim to being one of the oldest 

communities in Canada 

and has a rich military history 

dating back to its founding as 

a fortified trading post in 

1673. It has played a key military 

role in every major conflict 

in Canadian history and 

was the primary military and 

economic centre of Canada 

until the 1840s. It was also a 

contender for the nation’s 

capitol, and even held the honour 

from 1841 to 1844, and 

hosted the first meeting of Parliament 

of United Canadians 

in 1841. Kingston is currently 

home to the Royal Military 

College. With so many firsts, 

it is appropriate for the current 

Kingston to have volunteered 

to be the first to honour its 

namesake city. 

2Lt Cameron Hillier 

explained the vision of the 

Namesake Project, which is 

part of the CNC. “The Canadian 

public is largely unaware of 

what the Canadian Navy is or 

what it does or how the Navy 

acts on their behalf,” he said. 

“One of the big things about 

this particular project is bringing 

the Navy to Canadians.” 

Currently, the Canadian 

Navy has 30 namesake ships. 

However, there have been 

more than 300 ships named 

for Canadian cities, villages 

and towns. The MARLANT 

area accounts for almost a 

third of those, with 96 namesake 

locations. 

SLt Charles Watters is the 

project officer for the CNC- 

Atlantic. He said they are 

looking for sailors with ties 

to some of the namesake 

communities. 

“We are asking current 

serving sailors to volunteer to 

travel to these places,” he said. 

“We want connections.” 

For more information or to 

volunteer to present a plaque 

go to www.navy.forces.gc.ca/ 

centennial/ and click on the 

Namesake Community Presentations 

link. 

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Loaded with Standard Features: 

4 Mode 4 Wheel Drive • Automatic Transmission • 

Air Conditioning with Automatic Climate Control • 

Power Windows, Locks and Heated Mirrors • 

Smartpass Keyless Entry and Start System 

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MSRP $17,695* 

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Every new Suzuki vehicle comes with a 5-year 

100,000 kilometre powertrain limited warranty. 

See your dealer for details or visit Suzuki.ca for more information. 

CONSUMERS SHOULD READ THE FOLLOWING: Vehicles may not be exactly as shown. Limited time offers are subject to change without notice. Administration fee, $75 tax for fuel conservation (Ontario only), duties on new tires (where applicable), $72 PPSA (where applicable), other taxes, license, insurance, applicable fees and registration are extra. *MSRP of a new 2010 Grand Vitara with automatic 

transmission (Model L2NB5T0), 2010 SX4 Sedan with manual transmission (Model S3LB1J0) and 2010 SX4 AWD Hatchback with manual transmission (Model H3NB2J0) is $27,995/$17,695/$21,595. $1,550/$1,395/$1,395 destination and delivery charge not included. *†Limited time finance offers available to qualified retail customers on approved credit. Special bi-weekly purchase financing offer is 

available for a 72/72/72 month term or for a total of 156/156/156 bi-weekly payments. The bi-weekly payment at 0.9%/0.9%/0.9% purchase financing APR is $160/$90/$127 with $3,600/$2,000/$2,175 down payment. Cost of borrowing is $667/$375/$529 for a total obligation of $28,560/$16,040/$21,987. Financing example does not include $1,550/$1,395/$1,395 destination and delivery charge. *‡Limited 

time finance offers available to qualified retail customers on approved credit. Special bi-weekly purchase financing offer is available on a new 2010 Grand Vitara with automatic transmission (Model L2NB5T0) and 2010 SX4 AWD Hatchback with manual transmission (Model H3NB2J0) for a 60/60 month term or for a total of 130/130 bi-weekly payments. The bi-weekly payment at 0%/0% purchase financing 

APR is $215/$166 with $0/$0 down payment. Cost of borrowing is $0/$0 for a total obligation of $27,995/$21,595. Financing example does not include $1,550/$1,395 destination and delivery charge. New starting price is calculated after subtracting dealer participation and stackable credits off the 2010 MSRP. Starting prices of a new 2010 SX4 Sedan with manual transmission (Model S3LB1J0), after 

subtracting dealer participation credits of $500 and stackable credits of $1,900, is $15,295. Limited time finance offers available to qualified retail customers on approved credit. Special bi-weekly purchase financing offer is available for a 60 month term or for a total of 130 bi-weekly payments. The bi-weekly payment at 0% purchase financing APR is $118 with $0 down payment. Cost of borrowing is $0 for a 

total obligation of $15,295. Financing example does not include $1,395 destination and delivery charge. ”NO PAYMENTS FOR 90 DAYS” applies to purchase financing offers on all new 2010 models. No interest will accrue during the first 60 days of the finance contract. After this period, interest starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay principal and interest monthly over the term of the contract. 

**MSRP of models shown, 2010 Grand Vitara JLX with automatic transmission (Model L2NB5VO), 2010 SX4 Sedan Sport with manual transmission (Model S3LB1KO) and 2010 SX4 AWD Hatchback JLX with automatic transmission (Model H3NB720) is $29,495/$19,645/$24,695. $1,550/$1,395/$1,395 destination and delivery charge not included. Certain conditions apply. Dealers may sell for less. 

Information shown is based on the latest available information at the time of print. See participating dealers for conditions and details. Offers end January 4th, 2010.


Air Force officer 

honoured for bravery 

A Sea King is on its way to the Vancouver Winter Olympics and the Paralympic Winter Games. 

12 Wing provides air assets to 

support RCMP Olympics security 

By Canada Command 

The Canadian Forces will employ 

equipment and personnel from 

the Army, Navy and Air Force environments 

to support the RCMP-led 

security operation for the Vancouver 

2010 Olympic and Paralympic 

Winter Games and the CH-124 Sea 

King helicopter will be one of the 

aircraft that will be in the air during 

the Games. 

The Sea King is capable of flying 

in day or night operations. Its 

amphibious hull lends it the ability to 

land on water and it is equipped with 

subsurface acoustic detection equipment. 

Domestically, Sea Kings contribute 

to search and rescue operations, 

disaster relief, counter-narcotic 

operations, and fisheries and pollution 

patrols. 

The whole-of-government security 

program for the 2010 Vancouver 

Winter Games will be the largest 

domestic security operation to date, 

in Canadian history. Canada Command 

is responsible for Canadian 

Forces routine and contingency 

operations in Canada and North 

America, which includes support to 

law enforcement agencies and support 

to major public events. 

For more information about V2010 

Olympic Games security, go to 

www.v2010isu.com. 



As he lay on thin ice, trying to 

rescue a man who had fallen 

through into the cold water, LCol 

Douglas Baird could hear the ice 

cracking all around him. 

“But the training kicked in,” he 

said. “As an Aurora aviator, I know 

about survival training and techniques... 

We understand cold water 

and immersion and what can happen 

when someone falls through the ice.” 

LCol Baird, the deputy commanding 

officer of the Canadian Forces 

Maritime Warfare Centre (CFMWC), 

was one of three people to receive 

the Nova Scotia Medal of Bravery 

from Premier Darrell Dexter in late 

November 2009. The medal honours 

Nova Scotians who display selflessness 

and courage in saving another 

person’s life. 

LCol Baird was recognized for an 

incident in December 2008. He was 

skating with a group of friends on 

Aylesford Lake in Nova Scotia. The 

lake is a reservoir “and the level 

fluctuates,” said LCol Baird. The 

group had checked the thickness of 

the ice, determined where it was 

safe, and most of the group skated 

close to the shore. 

However, one man went closer to 

the middle, where the ice was thinner. 

The ice broke beneath him and 

he partially fell in but recovered. 

But instead of heading for the shore, 

the man moved farther out on the 

lake and fell through. “He was submerged 

up to his neck,” according 

to LCol Baird. 

After first breaking a branch off a 

tree so he could use it to pull the victim 

to safety, LCol Baird crawled to 

where the man was, more than 150 

meters out from the shore. The victim 

remained calm and after several 

minutes of maneuvering, LCol Baird 

was able to pull him out of the water 

to safety. 

Back on shore, other members of 

the group helped wrap the victim in 

warm dry clothes and an ambulance 

was on the way. Though LCol Baird 

didn’t know it at the time, the other 

man had a heart condition and he 

spent the night in hospital to ensure 

he had suffered no ill effects from 

his submersion. 

“Now I have a new friend,” 

observed LCol Baird. “An experience 

like that brings you together.” 

Before coming to the CFMWC, 

LCol Baird was Commanding Officer 

of 404 Squadron at 14 Wing 

Greenwood. He credited his CF 

experience and knowledge of survival 

and emergency techniques 

with allowing him to react quickly 

and appropriately in a crisis. “A situation 

like that is proof that the repetitive 

training really does work.” 

Relocation Specialist 

Bilingual Military Spouse 

Anne Da Silva, Broker 

anne@chaletrealty.ca 

(902) 456-5100 

www.chaletrealty.ca 

1110 Barrington Street, Halifax, NS, B3H 2R2 

“Count on Chalet for the Personal Touch” 

J ANUARY 

1 New Year’s Levee 

with Special Blend 

8 TGIF 

with Sax in the City 

23 Mixed Mess 

Dinner 

with Amos

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A D V E R T I S I N G S P E C I A L 


Realtor thanks military community with cash back 

Since January 17, 2008, many, 

“I know they’re out of pocket,” 

many military families have 

said Keith about the expenses of 

bought and sold their homes with 

realtor Keith Tannahill. Keith has 

saved them literally thousands of 

dollars of their money when selling, 

and given cash back when buying. 

A number of deployed CF members 

who have read online about 

Keith’s offer have contacted him to 

make inquiries to get information in 

order to prepare for the time when 

they return and are considering 

moving to a new home. 

If you are posted to or from Halifax, 

or even if you are moving to a 

new home within this area, Keith 

Tannahill can help put extra cash in 

your pocket. 

If you purchase your home 

through Keith, he will give you his 

cash to buyer incentive. 

This applies to all MLS listings in 

the Halifax and surrounding areas. 

Keith Tannahill is an experienced 

full-time real estate agent offering 

qualified professional service with 

all of his listings on the MLS system. 

He can offer you all the benefits 

of MLS with advertising and 

Keith and he writes an acceptable 

offer from a qualified buyer, he will 

give you, the seller, two per cent of 

the purchase price. 

For example, if Keith helps you 

your home for $200,000, you’ll 

receive $1,000 cash back. 

During the past 25 years, Keith 

and his wife Linda have worked 

with military families posted in and 

moving time. 

Even though the military covers 

much of the expense for posting, 

Keith says he knows money is 

always helpful—whether it is to 

military members at moving time. 

“Regardless of how much they are 

compensated by the DND for their 

posting, there are always extras.” 

Other real estate companies give 

travel miles worth less than $200 on 

a $200,000 purchase. However, you 

get $1,000 or more back, available to 

spend when you like and as you like. 

“There are no conditions,” said 

Keith. “You can use the extra money 

any way you wish, because it’s 

not the DND but me, Keith Tannahill, 

giving back to the members 

and their families, who in turn give 

so much.” 

Keith said he’s glad to do his part 

and hopes his cash back offer will 

support CF members and their families 

at a time when they will appreciate 

having extra money to manage 

their expenses. 

“There’s no obligation to deal 

with me,” said Keith. “You can deal 

with anybody else you want, but if 

you deal with me you are going to 

get money in your pockets to say, 

‘Thank you so much.’” 

promotion plus the added incentive sell your home for $200,000 you will out of the Halifax area. During that quickly replace a broken appliance, Keith can be reached at 

of his cash back offer. 

Should you list your home with 

receive between $2,000 and $4,000 

cash back. If he helps you purchase 

time, they’ve come to appreciate 

the importance of extra cash at 

get new window dressings or take a 

holiday after the move. 

(902) 452-3456 or email him at 

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TRIDENT, DECEMBER 14, 2009 A D V E R T I S I N G S P E C I A L 

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Backs—Injury prevention tips 

Did you know... 80% of the population 

suffers from back pain 

at some point in their lives. Our physiotherapists 

have the training to correctly 

assess the problem and provide 

safe, effective treatment. 

Here are four useful tips to prevent 

back pain and injury: 

1) Exercise regularly: Exercise 

wisely, combining aerobic (ie; walking), 

flexibility (ie; gentle stretching), 

and strengthening exercises (ie; 

core stability training) 

Stay in shape. A healthy body 

weight means less strain on your 

back. Your physiotherapist can show 

you how to keep your back flexible 

and strong with correct back and 

abdominal exercises. 

2) Use proper lifting strategies 

to minimize the stress on your 

back: Lift with your feet shoulder 

width apart, bend at the hips and 

knees. Grip the load firmly and hold 

it close to your body. Tighten your 

stomach muscles and use the strong 

muscles of your legs to lift. Keep 

your back as straight as possible. 

Avoid twisting, turn by using your 

feet, not your back. 

3) Minimize prolonged positioning 

by changing positions frequently: 

Posture should be stable, 

balanced and relaxed when sitting, 

walking or standing. Think tall: chest 

lifted shoulders relaxed, chin tucked 

in and eyes forward. 

Don’t stay seated for too long— 

stand up, stretch and walk around. 

The right back support and a small 

stool under your feet may also help. 

Good support from your car seat 

will prevent back pain. If you need 

increased lower back support, use a 

lumbar roll or a rolled-up towel. 

4) Maintain sufficient and consistent 

sleep patterns: Your mattress 

should be firm enough to support 

the natural shape of your spine. 

Exercise is an important part of 

treating and preventing back pain. 

We can show you exercises that may 

be right for you and tell you how 

often, how long, and in what order 

you should do them. 

Here are a few basic exercises that 

are components of a comprehensive 

treatment and prevention program. 

Initial exercises: As you begin, 

treatment and exercise may help 

you control pain and maintain muscle 

tone. When done correctly, 

these exercises should cause little 

or no pain. 

Lie on your back, knees bent and 

feet flat on the ground. Slowly bring 

one knee towards your chest and 

hold for 10 seconds. Repeat with other 

leg. 

Stabilization and strengthening 

exercises: As you get stronger, the 

next goal is to improve back strength 

and function. 

Lie on your back, knees bent and 

arms flat on the floor. Lift hips 

toward the ceiling while squeezing 

the buttock muscles together. Hold 

for 10 seconds and return to floor. 

Hip and hamstring stretches: 

Tight hip and hamstring muscles 

often contribute to low-back pain. 

Exercises that stretch these muscles 

are an essential part of recovery 

and may prevent new pain from 

developing. 

Lie on the floor with involved leg 

on the wall and uninvolved leg 

through doorway. Slowly slide buttocks 

toward the wall until a stretch 

is felt in the back of your thigh or calf. 

Hold for 10 seconds. Repeat with 

other leg. 

For more information, go to Life- 

Mark.ca or call any Lifemark clinic. 

Initial exercises. Stabilization and strengthening exercises. Hip and hamstring stretches.

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Thunder echoes through HMC Dockyard 



The day started off with a 

bang on HMCS Sackville 

as five gunnery teams went 

head to head for the St Barbara’s 

Gunnery competition 

trophy on December 4. St. 

Barbara herself was on hand 

to give her blessing on the 

competitors. 

“I bless this event and 

grant safe domain to all those 

here to protect them from 

harm,” she announced. “Gluteus 

Maximus, let the thunder 

begin.” 

Cmdr Mark Norman was 

also on hand to add his blessing 

as well. 

“This is one of the many 

things that makes us special, 

it’s the opportunity to get 

together and do fun things 

like this,” he said. 

As usual, each team competed 

in costume and in 

character. 

The Mummers from HMCS 

St John’s were attempting to 

Chip and Dale, Bam Bam, Pebbles and Elvis comprise one of the CFNES teams in the competition. 

shoot an alleged moose that 

had wandered into the crowd. 

Following them was team Ho, 

Ho, Ho, representing CFNES. 

They delivered presents in the 

form of ammunition. The 

final round, intended for the 

“moose” that the Mummers 

let get away, was delivered 

with pinpoint accuracy. 

The Green Beach Boys 

from Iroquois followed up 

with A day off at sea, that 

turned into an apparent slackers’ 

approach to making sure 

the gun would still fire. 

The Ocifers from CFNES 

were attempting to hit some 

test-icicles, a feat of no small 

proportions. 

Also from CFNES, This 

That and The Other Thing, 

shook it up with the chipmunks, 

Bam Bam and Pebbles, 

a cow and an Elvis. 

Following the competition, 

gunnery crews and spectators 

PAULA TEMPELAARS, TRIDENT STAFF 

gathered in the mess for a 

few tots as the results of the 

morning’s activities were 

announced. 

Team Ho, Ho, Ho, was this 

years champion with 441 

points. According to team 

members, the secret to their 

victory this year was improvisation 

and friendship. 

“It’s because we’ve been 

together for three years,” 

they said. “We know each 

other so well and we’re such 

close friends.” 

This That and The Other 

Thing was a close second due 

to the performance of their 

team captain, Elvis who sang 

out his orders to fire in true 

Elvis fashion. 

“St Barbara herself has 

asked me to express her personal 

appreciation and admiration 

for Elvis’ performance,” 

Cmdr Norman said 

during the award presentation. 

Cmdr Norman also had a 

few words for the younger 

sailors about HMCS Sackville. 

“Sure, we have hardship 

and we have sacrifice, and 

we do a lot of great things for 

this nation, but it’s only 

because of those who went 

before us that we even have a 

clue of where we came from,” 

he said. “These fine men 

deserve our deepest respect 

and appreciation.” 

Posted 

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SERVICE BILINGUE • IRP APPROVED


Welcome to the MFRC section of the Trident 

www.halifaxmfrc.ca. Charitable 

number 8707 5829 RR0001. 

Halifax site: Building 106 Windsor 

Park Halifax. Tel 24/7 427-7788. 

Shearwater site: Hampton Gray 

Memorial building in Shearwate. 

Tel 720-1885 (after hours call 

427-7788). 

Visit our website at www.halifaxmfrc.ca 

for more information on programs 

and services. To sign up to 

receive the Trident newspaper by 

mail, please contact 720-1885, or 

email sonia.lawrence@forces.gc.ca 

with your mailing address. 

Visitez notre site web au www.halifaxmfrc.ca 

pour plus d’information 

au sujet de nos programmes et 

services. Pour recevoir la publication 

du Trident, s.v.p. contactez le 

720-1885 ou par courriel : sonia. 

lawrence@forces.gc.ca en nous 

indiquant votre adresse postale. 

Quick Index 

Deployment Services p 20. 

Francophone p 20. 

Special Events p 21. 

Children p 21. 

Youth p 23. 

Adult p 23. 

Upcoming MFRC programs 

Donate through the GCWCC 

You can support the H&R MFRC 

by directing part of your Government 

of Canada Workplace Charitable 

Campaign (GCWCC) donation 

to the MFRC—section C of your 

pledge form. Our charitable tax 

number is: 870705829 RR0001. Our 

full name is the Halifax & Region 

Military Family Resource Centre. 

Appuyer le CRFM par 

l’entremise de la CCMTGC 

Les personnes intéressées à 

appuyer le CRFM d’Halifax et 

régions par l’entremise de la Campagne 

de charité en milieu de travail 

du gouvernement du Canada 

(CCMTGC) n’ont qu’à remplir la 

case C de leur formulaire de don. 

Numéro d’organisme de bienfaisance 

: 870705829 RR0001. 

Nom complet : Centre de 

ressources pour les familles des 

militaires d’Halifax et régions. 

Out N’ About 

We’re going Out N’ About this 

wonderful city, and we want you to 

join us. This program is open to all 

military adult military members, 

their families and friends (19+). 

Once a month we will be getting 

together for a few hours on the 

town. It’s a great opportunity to get 

out of the house with other military 

members and their families and try 

something new. On January 10, 

2010 at 11am, we are going to Hatfield 

Farms for a sleigh/wagon ride, 

games, food, and fun, for only 

$13.00 per person. On February 19 

at 8 p.m. we are going to Clay Café 

in Halifax to paint and listen to live 

music. Some other exciting 

Operation Wish 

Sears Canada unveils a banner on December 3 at the Halifax 

Shopping Centre to support CF members deployed over Christmas. 

Military family members write messages on the banner which will be 

sent to HMCS Fredericton. 

Now in its sixth year, Sears Operation Wish is an annual, nationwide 

initiative designed to showcase Canadian’s support and goodwill for 

Canadian military personnel and their families, particularly during the 

Christmas season when families may be seperated due to service 

overseas. 

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activities we have planned for 2010 

include Halifax Comedy Fest, a trip 

to MacNabs Island, Dinner and a 

Movie night out, Halifax Feast Dinner 

Theatre and much more. To register 

for these monthly programs, or 

for more information, call 720- 

1885 or 427-7788. 

Video Teleconferencing 

The H&R MFRC has a video teleconferencing 

system at our Halifax 

site for families of members 

deployed to Kandahar. Contact the 

MFRC at 427-7788 for more information 

on the VTC system. 

Programs for the whole family 

Register for programs or call for 

information at Halifax 427-7788 or 

Shearwater 720-1885. We accept 

credit and debit cards for payments 

over $5. 

Military families are given priority 

for all MFRC programs and services 

but spaces may also be available 

for non military families. 

However there may be a different 

cost for non-military and casual 

care is not available. 

Unless otherwise listed, programs 

and events at the Halifax site 

are located in the Piers Military 

Community Centre, Bldg 106 

Windsor Park. Programs at the 

Shearwater site are located in the 

Hampton Gray Memorial Building. 

Programs are offered in English, 

unless otherwise indicated. For 

more information, or to register, 

please contact us at, Halifax 

427-7788, or Shearwater 720-1885. 

You can also visit ur website at 

www.halifaxmfrc.ca. 

Note for all casual care programs: 

Parents are responsible to provide 

necessary clothing and items for 

their children, i.e. appropriate indoor 

and outdoor clothing/footwear, diapers, 

wipes, change of clothes, bottles, 

etc. 

Deployment corner 

Deployment... what does it mean 

Whenever someone you care 

about is away, any work related 

separation is a deployment. Contact 

Deployment Services to ensure that 

all family members of Regular and 

Reserve Force are on our deployment 

contact list. We can even contact 

people who are living in other 

provinces and put them in touch 

with the MFRC nearest to them, 

deployment@halifaxmfrc.ca. 

HMCS Fredericton CO’s Monthly 

Family Briefing and Pot Luck Event 

Please join us for the monthly 

CO’s Family Briefing. The CO will 

call at 3 p.m. and provide us with a 

power point and video presentation 

of the ship’s happenings since it 

departed Halifax. When registering, 

please indicate what type of 

food you will be bringing in—salad, 

dessert or main dish. 

Coming up on Sunday, December 

20, and January 17, 2010 Halifax 

Site from 2 to 7 p.m. 

All briefings will start at 3 pm. 

Casual care is available at no 

cost. Register for casual care no later 

than noon on Thursday. 

Deployment Family Networks 

Family networks are a wonderful 

and affordable means for military 

families with common concerns 

and interests to join in on a variety 

of fun social events every month for 

the duration of the deployment. 

Networks are set up at the beginning 

of a deployment for families to 

share information, make new supportive 

friends and organize special 

outings and events. 

HMCS Fredericton Family Network 

The next HMCS Fredericton 

Family Network sessions are coming 

up: 

Thursday January 7 and Monday 

February 1, 2010. All planning sessions 

run from 6 to 8:30 p.m. 

Réseaux de soutien pour les 

familles vivant un déploiement 

Venez rejoindre nos réseaux de 

soutien pour les familles vivant un 

déploiement. Chaque mois, une 

grande variété d’activités sociales 

plus amusantes les unes que les 

autres sont organisées pour permettre 

aux familles avec des intérêts et 

des soucis communs de se rencontrer. 

Constitués de membres de la 

famille et d’amis des membres des 

FC déployés, les réseaux sont mis en 

place au début du déploiement pour 

permettre aux familles de partager 

des informations, rencontrer de 

nouveaux amis et organiser toutes 

sortes de sorties et d’évènements 

pour toute la durée du déploiement. 

Francophone 

Parent & Bambin 

(0 à 5 ans). 

Site de Shearwater. 

Ce programme interactif s’adresse 

aux enfants et leurs parents ou gardiens(ennes). 

Les enfants participent à 

différentes activités : jeux libres, 

bricolage, gym et comptines. 

Mardi de 9h30 à 11h30 du12 janvier 

au 8 juin. 

Coût : 1$ par enfant. 

Aucune inscription requise. 

Bienvenue Bébé 

(0 à 24 mois). 


Ce programme s’adresse aux 

mamans attendant un enfant ou aux 

nouveaux parents. Une infirmière 

francophone (et bilingue) de Capital 

Health est sur place pour répondre 

à toutes vos questions. C’est 

une excellente occasion de partager 

vos expériences. 

Chaque deuxième mardi du moi à 

partir du 7 janvier. 

de 12 h30 à 14h00. 

Coût: 1$ par enfant. 

Aucune inscription requise. 

Soirées francophones 

Chaque dernier vendredi du mois 

à partir du 29 janvier. 

Joignez-vous à nous pour une sortie 

au restaurant le dernier vendredi 

du mois! Plaisir et rire garanti. 

Coût : chaque participante défraie 

le coût de son souper. 

Date Limites D’inscription : le 

vendredi d’avant. 

Pour connaître le lieu de notre 

prochaine rencontre communiquez 

avec le 720-1885 ou le 720-2113. 

Nouveau programme 

immersion anglais - Café au Lait 


Venez-vous joindre à nous pour 

pratiquer vos capacités linguistiques. 

Nous discuterons sur une 

gamme de sujet relié au quotidien 

en milieu anglais. Une excellente 

occasion pour explorer les tournures 

de phrases, pour ajouter à 

votre vocabulaire et pour apprendre 

à rire de vous-mêmes. Tous le 

monde est bienvenu! 

Tous les deuxièmes jeudis du mois. 

de 10 h30 à 12h00. 

Coût : 2$. 

Programmes de langue 

seconde- cours d’anglais 


Des cours d’anglais sont offerts 

par les jours (débutant) et par les 

soirs (intermédiaire) deux fois par 

semaine, durant (3hrs) pour une 

January 2010 

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Trees for military families 

Cdr Mitchell and Jim Webber, President of the Christmas Tree Council 

of Nova Scotia present the Douglas family with a Christmas Tree. 

On Friday, December 4 the Canadian Christmas Tree Growers 

Association, Nova Scotia Division donated 150 Christmas trees to family 

members of those military members deployed over the holidays. 

“Military families are the strength behind the uniform, especially 

during the time of a deployment. Receiving such a generous donation 

from the Nova Scotia Christmas Tree Growers Association provides 

something special for our families during this holiday season”, said 

Colleen Calvert, Executive Director of the H&R MFRC. 

—By Emily Hatcher, Resource Development 

durée de dix semaines. Les participants 

qui n’ont pas poursuivi des 

cours à partir du CRFM doivent 

prendre un teste de classement pour 

assurer un groupe homogène. 

Coût : 50$ pour les conjoints(es) 

de militaires et pour les militaires, 

un remboursement sera remit à 

ceux qui assistent à 85% des cours. 

115$ pour les civils (pas de remboursement). 

La prochaine session débutera le 

18 janvier; date limites d’inscription 

le 8 janvier. 

Pour plus d’information communiquez 

avec le 720-2113. 

Second Language 

Training: English Classes 

Shearwater site. 

English classes are offered for 

different levels (3hrs), twice a 

week, for 10 weeks. Participants 

who have not attended MFRC languages 

courses in the past are 

required to do a placement test to 

ensure class cohesion. Courses will 

proceed based upon demand, starting 

January 18. 

Cost: Military spouse/member, 

$50 refundable if 85% attendance. 

Civilian, $115 non-refundable. 

Deadline to register: January 8. 

For more information please call 

720-2113 or 720-1885. 

Beginner French Classes 

Beginner French classes are 

offered (2hrs), twice a week for a 

10 week period. Participants who 

have not attended MFRC languages 

courses in the past are required 

to do a placement test to ensure 

class cohesion. 

Cost: Military spouse/members 

50$; Civilians115$. There are no 

refunds for this class. 


Cours d’introduction 

à la langue française 


Des cours d’introduction à la 

langue française sont offerts aux 

débutants deux fois par semaine 

durant (2hrs) pour une durée de 

10 semaines. Les participants qui 

n’ont pas poursuivi des cours à partir 

du CRFM doivent prendre un 

teste de classement pour assurer un 

groupe homogène. 

Coût : 50$ pour les conjoints(es) 

militaires et pour les militaires et 

115$ pour les civils. Il n’y a aucun 

remboursement pour les cours de 

français. La priorité est accordée 

aux familles militaires. Pour plus 

d’information communiquez avec 

le 720-2113. 

Date Limites D’inscription : le 

8 janvier 

Special Events and activities 

Mooseheads Family Event 

Ages: 3 and up. 

Halifax Metro Centre. 

This month’s family event is 

going to see the Halifax Mooseheads 

play against the Drummondville 

Voltigeurs. Come on out 

and make some noise and have 

some fun with the kids. There will 

also be a nutritious snack provided. 

seats are limited. 

Sunday, January 17. 

3:30 pm till game is over. 

Cost: $6 per person. 


Children 

Weekday Casual Care 

Ages: 3 months to 5 years.

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Casual Care is available to military 

families when they have a 

daytime appointment, need a break 

or have errands to complete. The 

program encourages children to 

explore and enjoy their surroundings. 

Activities include art experiences, 

songs, story time, age appropriate 

toys and games. 

Mon to Fri mornings 9 a.m. to 12 

p.m. and afternoons 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 

Fee: $4/children under 18 months, 

$3/hour for children over 18 months 

and $2/hour/siblings. 

Registration available one week 

in advance, for Shearwater site 

call 720-1038 and for Halifax call 

722-4663. 

Casual Care will close on 

December 23 and will reopen on 

January 4. 

Saturday Casual Care 

Ages: 3 months to 12 years. 

Shearwater site: December 12 

and January 9, 23. 

Halifax site: December 19, January 

16 and 30. 

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Fee: $4/hour for children under 18 

months, $3/hour for children over 18 

months and $2.00/hour/siblings. 

Deadline to register: Wednesday 

before the session. 

Parent and Tot 

Ages: infant to 5 years. 

This program is for parents and 

children to come together and participate 

in circle time, art, songs, 

free play and snack. 

Shearwater site: Monday, Tuesday 

(French), Wednesday and 

Thursday. 

9:30 to 11:30 am. 

Halifax site: Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

Building 38 on MacDougall St. 

9:00 to 11:00am. 

Fee: $1/child. 

No registration required. 

Last session for Parent and Tot 

(English) is December 17. We will 

be restarting the week of January 4. 

Tickles & Tunes Baby Time 

Ages: infant to 18 months. 


Join us as we play with our children 

using bouncing and tickling 

rhymes, songs, and stories. Enjoy 

the social interaction and support of 

other parents. Tickles & Tunes uses 

song to increase vocabulary and 

pronunciation skills while playing 

and interacting with your child to 

build a strong positive bond. 

Every Friday. 

1 to 2:20 p.m. 

Cost: $1/child. 

No registration required. 

Gymboree 

Ages: infant to 5 years. 

Gymboree is a program that provides 

children with the opportunity 

to interact with other kids and play 

in a gym filled with bikes, balls, 

tunnels, hoops, mini putt, toys and 

much more. A light snack will be 

provided and the morning will close 

with songs and finger plays. 

Shearwater site: January 9. 

Halifax site: Saturday, January 23. 

10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 




Kids Stay and Play 

Ages: 5 to 8 years old. 


This program is designed for 

children to meet and connect with 

other military children in their 

community. Children will participate 

in a variety of planned activities 

and receive a light snack. They 

will also explore our Youth Centre 

which features an assortment of 

interactive stations including board 

games, computers, video games 

and art supplies. 

January 9, 16, 23, 30. 

9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 




Dad & Me Sleigh Ride: 

Hatfield Farms 

Ages: 3 and up. 

Come out and enjoy an afternoon 

of winter fun at Hatfield Farms 

where we will be going on a sleigh 

ride, having hot dogs and taking a 

turn in the rubber rodeo. Be sure to 

Volunteer profile 

Mrs. Debbie Isaacs has been volunteering with the H&R MFRC since 

April 2009. A former school teacher and military spouse, Debbie is 

now retired and comments that she has had the privilege to teach at 

the elementary to high school level all over Canada. Debbie is a member 

of the MFRC volunteer administration team and can be found at 

both the Halifax and Shearwater sites. To date, Debbie has volunteered 

in excess of 80 hours in her short time with the organization. H&R 

MFRC staff member, Chris Saldon, notes that “Debbie is a real people 

person and has a great deal of compassion and support in dealing 

with the families and military members that come to our centre. She’s 

been a real lifesaver to our department.” Debbie has also taken up volunteering 

with the Operation We Care Program, which supports 

deployed Nova Scotia CF members abroad through seasonal care 

packages. When asked why she volunteers with the MFRC, Debbie 

comments, “It’s some small way of giving back to the military community. 

The MFRC has lots to offer military families. Volunteering has 

been a rewarding experience and you learn so much.” Debbie’s son, 

Cpl. Richard Isaacs is currently deployed to Afghanistan. 

To find out more about volunteer opportunities, visit us on-line at 

www.halifaxmfrc.ca or contact our Volunteer Services Department at 

427-7205 or 720-2002. 

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dress warmly for the sleigh ride. 

Sunday January 24. 

Cost: $8.00/person. 


March Break Day Camp 

Ages: 5 to 12 years. 

Halifax site, 38 MacDougall 

Street. 

Looking for March Break plans 

We have awesome games, crafts, 

and activities planned for this week 

long program. Each day is jammed 

packed with activities for everyone! 

Monday through Friday, March 

15 to 19. 

7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Cost: $ 90/week; $20/day. 

Registration starts February 1. 

Deadline to register: March 5. 

Youth 

Pre-teen Esteem Club for Girls 

Ages: 8-13 years. 


This youth-driven program offers 

the opportunity to explore topics 

such as body image, creativity, 

expression, stress, healthy living 

and more. 

Mondays, January 11, 25, February 

8, 22, March 8, 22. 

6:30 to 8 p.m. 

Cost: $25. 


Registration will be considered on 

an on-going basis. 

Pre-teen Esteem Club for Boys 



This youth-driven program offers 

the opportunity to explore topics 

such as friendships and feuds, bullying, 

stress, body image and more. 

Mondays, January 11, 25, February 

8, 22, March 8, 22. 

6:30 to 8 p.m. 

Cost: $25. 


Registration will be considered on 

an on-going basis. 

Youth Centre 


The Henderson Sweetman Youth 

Centre is located in Shearwater. It 

will be closed December 24 to 28 

and from December 31 to January 

1. Membership for the year is $20. 

Drop-ins: 

Pre-teen Drop-in. Ages: 8-12 

years. Saturday 6 to 9 p.m., Sunday 

1 to 4 p.m. 

Teen Drop-on. Ages: 13-18 

years. Tuesday 6 to 9 p.m., Friday 6 

to 9 p.m. 

Open Drop-In. Ages: 8-18 years. 

Monday to Friday 3:30 to 5:00 

p.m., Monday 6 to 9 p.m., Sunday 5 

to 8 p.m. 

New Years Party: 

Saturday, January 2. 

Time: 1 to 4 p.m. 

Cost $4. 

Deadline to register: December 

29. 

Youth Floor Hockey: 

Game #2 – December 16. 

Game #3 – January 6. 




Teams and time TBA. 

Sports Drop In - Badminton 

Thursday, January 7: 

6:00-7:30pm. 

Held at the H&R MFRC at the 

Shearwater site gymnasium. 

Cooking class: 

Thursday, January 14. 

6:00-8:00pm. 

Cost: $3.00. 


Movie Night: 

Thursday, January 21. 

6:00-8:30pm. 

Cost: Free. 

Come and join us for a new 

release movie and popcorn. 


Family Floor Hockey Tournament: 

Saturday, January 23. 

1:00-4:00pm. 

Cost: Free. 


Held at the H&R MFRC at the 

Shearwater Site gymnasium. 

Craft Corner: 

Thursday, January 28. 

6:00-8:00pm. 

Cost: $4.00. 


Adult 

Lighthouse Circle 

Lighthouse Circle is a group of 

women who experience the military 

lifestyle and connect every second 

week to share and develop their 

knowledge, understanding and ways 

of meeting the challenges of deployment 

and life stressors. 

Every second Thursday, January 

7 and 21, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 

Casual care available. 

Please register the Tuesday before 

by 4 p.m. 

Coffee Connections 

Come out and meet new people 

while sharing some common experiences 

with other military family 

members. Meeting topics and activities 

will depend on your input. 

Friday mornings, January 8, 15, 

22 and 29, February 5, 12, 19 and 26. 

9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

Halifax site and Shearwater site. 

Program Fee: Free. 

Casual Care: $6/family. 

Deadline to register: Tuesday prior 

if Casual Care required. 

Breakaway Program for Seniors 


The Breakaway program is a 

break from the daily routine. In 

partnership with the Victorian 

Order of Nurses (VON), the H&R 

MFRC is excited to be able to offer 

programming for seniors within 

the CF family. This program 

includes gentle exercise for the 

body and mind, therapeutic activities 

such as music, stretch, relaxation, 

games, cooking, outings, 

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and more. This program is run by 

professional VON staff and volunteers, 

and can accommodate numerous 

conditions. This also a great 

respite opportunity for caregivers. 

Every Friday Morning 9:30 to 

12:30 p.m. 

Registration ongoing. 

Single Parent Group 

Halifax site. 

This group provides single parents 

the opportunity to come together 

and share their thoughts and feelings 

about how to navigate through 

their current situation for themselves 

and their children by learning 

new coping mechanisms and strategies 

to move forward with life. 

Monday evenings: January 12, 

26, Feb. 9, 23 and March 9. 

6 to 8 p.m. 

Cost: $5/month. 

Casual Care provided, cost covered 

by Prevention, Support and 

Intervention. 

Deadline to register: Thursdays 

prior to the session. 

Brunch Bunch 

The last Saturday of every 

month, we will meet at a different 

location for brunch and social time 

away from the kids/pets etc. Come 

out and meet some new people in 

your community, and take some 

time to relax. You may be able to 

win your meal. Feel free to bring 

a friend/spouse and we’ll see 

you there. 

Participants are responsible for 

their own expenses. Location TBA. 

January 30 and February 27. 

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 


prior to event date. 

Healthy Cooking for the 

New Year (Cooking Classes) 

Sobeys in Russell Lake, Dartmouth. 

Participants will meet at the 

Sobeys in Russell Lake, and learn 

how to cook healthy meals with 

healthy ingredients. 

Saturday January 9, 16 and 23, 

11am to 1pm. 

Cost: $15 per person per session. 

Deadline to register: January 7, 

14, 21. 

Tole Painting: Valentine Project 

Halifax site. 

Learn the basics of how to prepare 

a surface, use base coast and 

transfer patterns, apply fine line 

techniques and finish a product. All 

supplies will be provided for your 

use during class time and you can 

take your finished product home. 

February 3 and 10. 

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 

Cost: $10. 

Casual Care: $6/family. 

Deadline to register: Thursday, 

January 28. 

Scrapbook Marathon 

Halifax site. 

Join us for a whole day of scrapbooking 

and card-making. A new 

page layout idea will be shared with 

the group and help is available with 

some basics if you have never 

scrapbooked before. Stampin’ Up 

will also be here to assist in making 

valentine cards. Participants are 

responsible for their own lunch. 

February 13, 2010 

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Cost: $20. 

Casual Care: $12 per child $20 

per family for the day. 

Deadline to register: Tuesday, 

February 9. 

Emergency First Aid 

and Level ‘C’ CPR 

Halifax site. 

This one-day program will provide 

you with certification in Emergency 

First Aid/CPR level C. Spaces 

are limited. 

Tuesday, February 2. 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Cost: $40. $20 refundable deposit 

upon completion of course. 

Deadline to register: Thursday, 

January 28. 

Parenting 

Sibling Rivalry 

Parents of children ages 3 to 

10 years. 

Halifax site. 

Are your children constantly testing 

your patience with their fighting 

and constant struggles to be the first 

or the best or to have more than 

their sibling 

Join us for this interactive workshop 

that will explore what parents 

can do to bring more peace into 

their lives. Participants will learn 

more about preventing sibling 

rivalry and helping children to 

solve some of their own conflicts, 

relieving parents of their refereeing 

duties! 

Two nights: January 19 and 26. 

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 

Cost: $10/family. 


by Adult and Family Services. 

Deadline to register: Wednesday, 

January 13. 

Raising Responsible Kids 

Halifax site. 

Do your children take responsibility 

for their actions Are they 

accountable for choices they make 

Are your children respectful not 

only to you as parents but to the outside 

world 

Come join us as we explore what 

children need to develop these 

skills and what we as parents 

can do teach these skills resulting 

in kids who feel good about 

themselves. 

Tuesdays, February 16 and 23. 

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. 

Cost: $10/family. 


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Op Christmas 09 goal 

to prevent drunk driving 

COME TO WORSHIP 



As the holiday season progresses, 

the Formation Halifax military 

police, have once again joined with 

their counterparts in the HRM police and 

the RCMP and other partners in a campaign 

to prevent people from getting 

behind the wheel of a car after drinking. 

“Op Christmas runs every year across 

Canada,”said LCdr Sherman Hinze, 

Navy Provost Marshall Atlantic. 

He said this year’s venture kicked off 

on November 25 in Bridgewater, with a 

program that included a banquet. “The 

minister of justice was there, the minister 

of transport, all the law enforcement 

partners were there. The president of 

MADD [Mothers Against Drunk Driving] 

also was there and she gave a presentation 

that was very heartfelt.” 

On November 26, all the participants 

went to the Bridgewater police department 

and each officer was teamed up 

with an officer from another force and 

given windshield scrapers to hand out. 

Once they were out in the community, 

they were to stop vehicles at 

checkpoints, remind drivers that it’s 

now the holiday, “and we know there 

are a lot of festivities but we’re here 

Padre’s Corner 

By Cdr Baxter Park, 

Senoir Formation Chaplain 

For Christians the celebration 

of Christmas and the 

beginning of a New Year is 

associated with family gatherings, 

special foods and off 

course liturgies with seasonal 

music, and the scriptures 

promising and proclaiming 

the birth of Jesus. For many 

of us, the very best childhood 

memories are associated with 

this special time of year. 

Interestingly, one of my 

most memorable Christmases 

was the second I spent 

in the Canadian military. I 

was the Protestant chaplain 

to the three Canadian ships 

in the Arabian Gulf as part 

of an international military 

response to the invasion of 

Kuwait. Many of the sailors 

to stop you from drinking and driving, 

and here’s your free scraper that 

has Op Christmas on it,” said LCdr 

Hinze. “People thanked us, and away 

they went.” 

People will know 

we’re there before 

they leave the party, 

so they won’t get into 

their vehicles. 

Checkpoints will be set up through 

the Christmas period and LCdr Hinze 

said “We’ll be setting up on the base 

here quite frequently.” The military 

police have the schedule for events 

on the base and after any event such as 

parties or unit functions, “We’re going 

to be setting up to deter people from 

drinking and driving. We’ll be setting 

up all over, from Shearwater to the 

Dockyard to Stadacona or CFAD.” said 

LCdr Hinze. “We’ll be out there, as visible 

as we can get.” 

Deterrence is the focus, he emphasized. 

“We’ll be calling wherever a 

on that ship were missing 

families at home and so we 

did what military personnel do 

in these circumstances; we 

became a family to one another. 

We also came to understand 

that we were blessed as people 

because of our nation of origin 

and that we were closer in 

terms of geography, climate, 

culture and political situation 

than we ever had been to the 

original Christmas story. 

Looking back on that time 

we were also blissfully naïve 

in terms of understanding 

the future role of the Canadian 

Forces. The participation 

of the Canadian Forces in 

this mission was our first 

departure from the traditional 

peacekeeping role since 

the Korean War. Few could 

imagine that some of us and 

our brothers and sisters in 

the service of Canada would 

find the next 20 years quite 

different. We would spend 

Christmas in places like 

Rwanda, Somalia, Haiti, 

Bosnia-Herzegovina and of 

course Afghanistan. 

For me Christmas has 

always had that dual conflicting 

message. On the one hand 

a saviour is born Who brings 

comfort and joy. On the other 

hand in the biblical narrative 

this birth is followed by a 

very human response. A local 

tin-pot dictator by the name 

of Herod slaughters the local 

children (The Holy Innocents) 

in order to preserve his 

grasp on power. The young 

Jesus and His family escape 

this by becoming political 

refugees in Egypt. 

Most of our Christmas 

times are celebrations with 

abundance bordering on 

excess. However it is also the 

one time in the year when we 

are more acutely aware of the 

need to provide support for 

those who have less and who 

are alone in our own communities. 

Our beautifully lit 

function is held, before people even 

get there, to tell the messes we will be 

setting up. People will know we’re 

there before they leave the party, so 

they won’t get into their vehicles. This 

is to keep people from drinking and 

driving, and to keep us all safe over 

the holidays.” 

Sgt Mark Alford, a military police 

officer with the Halifax detachment, has 

been with Op Christmas for several 

years. “The public’s awareness has 

also increased about the options they 

have, whether it be taxis, Op Red Nose, 

designated drivers, things like that,” 

he said. 

He stated that around the Formation, 

MPs will be doing random spot checks 

for impaired drivers during the festive 

season. “We are vigilant about what we 

are doing and we’re trying to decrease 

the number of impaired drivers we have 

on the road” he said. 

Op Christmas is scheduled to continue 

into at least the first week of January 

2010. 

Sgt Alford’s advice to holiday partygoers 

“If you’re going to drink, plan 

ahead either for a designated driver, or 

plan to use Op Red Nose or some other 

agency that is providing free transportation 

during the holidays.” 

Embrace God’s gift of peace 

houses and streets create a 

greater contrast with those 

without running water or 

electricity. Our decadent dinners 

remind us of those who 

have little to eat and motivate 

us to offer in greater profusion 

more resources to our 

community food banks. 

All this is to say that the 

world desperately needs to 

hear all of the messages of 

this season. We need to hear 

the angel’s voices and the 

Prince of Peace because in 

many places of the world 

Rachel is still weeping for her 

children. She refuses to be 

comforted because they are 

no more. (Jeremiah 31:15) 

May this be the season when 

we all resolve to do at least 

one thing to silence the moaning 

and wipe away the tears. 

And just for a moment may 

we embrace Christmas as we 

did as a child and be accepting 

of every gift, especially 

God’s gift of peace. 

CHRISTMAS 

NEW YEARS 2009 

Stadacona Faith Centre 

Advent Sundays 6, 13 and 20 Dec 

10h15 Messe and 1115 Mass 

Sunday, 13 Dec 

1400 – Ecumenical Lessons and Carols Service 

(refreshments to follow) 

Thursday, 24 Dec – Christmas Eve 

1900 – Bilingual Mass 

Friday, 1 Jan – New Year’s Day 

1100 – Bilingual Mass 

RC Sacrament of Reconciliation 

will be by individual appointment 

For information: 721-8660 

Shearwater Chapel, Shearwater 

Sunday, 6 Dec – 2nd Sunday of Advent 

0945 – Mass (Feast Day of St. Nicholas) 

1115 – Divine Worship (P) (with Communion) 

1900 – Community Carol Evening at the Chapel 

Tuesday, 8 Dec (Immaculate Conception) 

1900 – Mass (Lighting of Christmas candle) 

Thursday, 10 Dec 

0930 – Interfaith Service for Peace 

(refreshments to follow) 

Sunday, 13 Dec – 3rd Sunday of Advent 

0945 – Mass 

1115 – Divine Worship (P) 

Wednesday, 16 Dec 

1900 – RC Sacrament of Reconciliation 

(Service and Confessions) 

Sunday, 20 Dec – 4th Sunday of Advent 

0945 – Mass 


Thursday, 24 Dec – Christmas Eve 

1100 – Daily Mass 

1630 – Christmas Carols followed by 

1700 – Vigil Mass of Christmas 


0000 hrs – Midnight Mass 

Friday, 25 Dec – Christmas Day 

0945 – Mass 

Sunday, 27 Dec 

0945 – Mass – Holy Family of Jesus 


Thursday, 31 Dec 

1700 – Vigil Mass of the Solemnity 

of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

(A social will follow) 

Sunday, 3 Jan 

0945 – Mass – Epiphany 


For information: 720-1441 

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go to the house of the Lord.”

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Midget C Huskies adopt fallen heroes 

By LS Jay Power 

Midget C Huskies Coach 

Keeping with the theme of our 

SSMHA Veterans’ Memorial 

Tournament, taking place from 

December 27 to 30, the Midget C 

Huskies, asked permission to put the 

names of fallen soldiers on the bottom 

of their jerseys instead of the 

sponsor bars that usually go there. 

The fallen hero could be anyone 

who died in the service of his/ 

her country, whether while peace 

keeping, in either of the world wars, 

during peacetime operations, or in 

any of our recent campaigns such 

as Afghanistan. 

The Midget C Huskies would like 

to challenge all teams participating 

in this year’s Veterans’ Memorial 

Tournament to adopt the same idea, 

and the Atom Huskies are following 

suit in helping honour Canada’s fallen 

heroes. 

It is important to understand that 

we honour a person who sacrificed 

his or her life in service of others 

and we are not supporting the act of 

war. Furthermore the players get to 

wear the name of their chosen hero 

The Midget C Huskies players wear the names of fallen CF members on their hockey jerseys. 

for the tournament and for the rest of 

the season. 

Both Huskies teams have chosen 

heroes from a variety of missions 

including Afghanistan. Some have 

chosen relatives who have suffered 

and died for our country. Others 

picked the name of someone who 

interested them. This has been a great 

learning experience not only for our 

kids but for the parents as well. You 

do not have to put a name on a jersey 

or even participate directly in the 

tournament to take part in this act of 

remembrance. You can participate by 

CPL PAM EVANS, 12 WING IMAGING 

choosing someone who interests you 

or with whom you have a connection 

and learn about who that person was. 

Our boys and girls are finding interesting 

stories about outstanding 

Canadians. A good place to start is 

the Veterans Affairs website where 

you can find many heroes’ names in 

Canada’s Books of Remembrance. 

Please keep in mind this is not a 

mandatory activity in order to be in 

the tournament, nor do we expect 

teams to buy extra name bars in order 

to participate. However, if you do 

wish to participate and would like 

more information, contact me at 

jayp@eastlink.ca and I would be 

happy to give you any assistance that 

I can. We invite everyone who sees 

this to adopt a hero, making sure that 

the memories and the names of 

Canada’s heroes live on forever. 

Coach Dean Webber, and the 

Midget C Huskies and I would like to 

thank Susan Webber for hand sewing 

all the name bars on the jerseys. We 

would also like to thank Cpl Pam 

Evans, 12 Wing Imaging for taking 

such wonderful pictures of our team 

and helping us in honouring some 

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Formation Halifax 

Outback Climbing Club 

By Lt(N) Philippe Pautel 

For those who crave excitement, the 

rock climbing wall at the Fleet gym 

is a must. The wall is open Tuesday and 

Thursday from 12 p.m. until 1 p.m. for 

military personnel only. All equipment 

plus instruction on technique will be provided 

by qualified instructors at no cost. 

The Formation Halifax Outback Climbing 

Club is available from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. 

Tuesday and Thursday for military, DND 

employees, and civilians from five to 95 

years of age and beyond. The FHOCC 

supervisors will provide harnesses, 

ropes, carabineers, and belay devices 

with dedicated one-on-one instruction on 

equipment and technique. The FHOCC 

expert climbers will teach, guide, and 

mentor you throughout your progression 

from the easier climbs to the more challenging 

ones. 

A visit to FHOCC costs only $5 for the 

evening. For more dedicated climbing 

enthusiasts, a yearly FHOCC adult membership 

costs $80 and a yearly family 

membership is $150. Rock climbing will 

help you discover muscles you never 

Club d’escalade Formation HOCC 

Par Philippe Pautel 

Pour tous ceux qui recherchent l’aventure 

et la forme physique, l’escalade 

au gymnaste de la Marine est l’endroit 

idéal. Le mur d’escalade est accessible les 

mardis et jeudis, de 12 h à 13 h pour les 

militaires seulement. Tout l’équipement 

est fourni en plus de l’instruction par des 

instructeurs qualifiés sans aucuns frais. 

Après les heures de travail, le mur 

d’escalade est accessible de 18 h à 21 h 

FHOCC get set to climb the wall. 

thought you had. It will build self-confidence, 

and push your soul and body 

beyond your expectations. The skills you 

les mardis et jeudis pour les militaires, les 

employées de la Défense nationale et les 

civils de 5 ans à 95 ans. Le club FHOCC 

fournit les harnais, les cordes, les mousquetons 

et les systèmes de rappel. Les 

instructeurs du club vous montreront 

comment utiliser l’équipement et les 

techniques nécessaires pour pousser vos 

limites au-delà de votre imagination. 

Vous progresserez graduellement des 

routes faciles aux routes difficiles sous la 

tutelle d’un instructeur. 

learn will provide you with the foundation 

required to pursue more challenging 

routes indoors and outdoors. 

Le coût d’une visite n’est que de 5 $ 

pour la soirée. Pour les mordus de 

l’escalade, l’abonnement annuel est de 

80$ pour un adulte ou 150$ pour une 

famille. L’escalade vous fera découvrir 

des muscles dont vous ne soupçonniez 

même pas l’existence. Elle développera 

votre confiance en vous et poussera vos 

limites. Les aptitudes que vous acquerrez 

vous procureront la base nécessaire pour 

grimper des voies plus complexes à l’intérieur 

comme à l’extérieur. 

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Sidelines trivia By PO2 Bill Sheridan 

Hockey 

1. Who has the most playoff points for a player who is still playing 

in the NHL 

2. Who did Scotty Bowman face as opposition coach in his first 

all star game coaching appearance 

3. What player was selected more than once for the all 

rookie team 

4. When was the first NHL game played in Philadelphia, 

and who won 

5. Who was the last Hab to win the Calder Trophy 

6. What was the first NHL to lose in the final three straight years. 

7. What was Wayne Gretzky’s last point 

8. Who is the only player to win the Selke Trophy with two different 

teams 

9. What team won 17 straight games in 1993 to set a record 

10. Who is the highest playoff scorer from Quebec 

11. Which Detroit player finished second in Calder voting in 1947 

12. Which three players have played over 1700 games in the NHL 

13. Who was nicknamed ‘The Edmonton Express’ 

14. Which two players had 50 goal seasons in both the WHA and 

the NHL 

15. The Beliveau is a trophy given for scoring champion in 

which league 

16. Who allowed Bill Mosienko’s three goals during a game in a 

span of twenty one seconds 

17. Who was the last Ranger to win the Hart Trophy 

18. What was unusual about the Rockets 50 goal season 

19. What player has had the most consecutive 50 goal seasons 

20. What two players tied for the Hart Trophy 

ANSWERS: 1. Niklas Lidstrom at 165. 2. Toe Blake. 3. Due to eligibility rules, Jamie Storr was 

named in 1998 and 99. 4. Nov 11 1930, won by the Rangers 3-0 over the Quakers. 5. Ken Dryden 

1971. However, Ryder and Chelios came close (pictured above). 6. Toronto lost three straight and 

six times in 8 years. 7. Assist on a goal by Brian Leetch. 8. Mike Peca, Sabres and Islanders. 9. 

Penguins. 10. Ray Bourque. 11. Jim Conacher, lost to Howie Meeker of the Leafs. 12. Howe, 

Messier, and Francis. Chelios was 56 short at the beginning of the season. 13. Eddie Shore. 14. 

Bobby Hull and Blaine Stoughton. 15. The QMJHL. 16. Lorne Anderson, who played but three 

games in his career. 17. Mark Messier. 1992. 18. It was in 1945, when the war was coming to an 

end. 19. Mike Bossy at nine. 20. Theodore and Iginla, but Theodore won due to more first place votes. 

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COTF volleyball and 

basketball honours 

FMCCS/CFMC take COTW volleyball. 

Cock of the Walk volleyball 

By Margaret Craig 

PSP fitness and sports instructor 

FMFCS/CFMWC bumped, set and spiked 

their way to their first ever COTW win, 

defeating fourth seed MARLANT in the final 

game of the COTW Volleyball championship 

held on November 20 at STADPLEX. 

Last year’s volleyball champion, CFNES, 

was a heavy favourite to claim the title again, 

after going 4-0 in round robin play. However, 

they were no match for MARLANT’s grit 

and determination in the semi-final. MAR- 

LANT, was down 2-1 to CFNES after the third 

set, was able to win the fourth, forcing a fifth 

and final set. MARLANT was on a roll and 

managed to easily win the fifth set 15-10. 

FMFCS/CFMWC defeated LFAA three sets to 

one in the other semifinal. 

With CFNES out of the way, FMFCS/ 

CFMWC only would have to beat MAR- 

LANT to claim the championship. The sets 

between FMFCS/CFMWC and MARLANT 

were tight, 25-23, 25-18 and 25-23, but 

FMFCS/CFMWC left no uncertainty as to 

who was the better team, defeating MAR- 

LANT in three straight sets. 

FMFCS/CFMWC have come a long way 

since the 08/09 COTW Season. Last year both 

Cape Scott and the Warfare Center struggled 

to field teams for COTW, with each unit being 

able to compete in only half of the scheduled 

tournaments. At the 08-09 post- season meeting, 

it was evident something had to be done 

to revitalize the sports program in these two 

units. The Sports Reps from the respective 

units decided to combine their efforts and their 

COTW teams for the 09/10 COTW season. 

MS Jay Dewolfe, Cape Scott Sports Rep, 

explained “Before this year, Cape Scott had a 

very difficult time fielding teams to compete 

in COTW tournaments. Further to that it was 

the same members playing in the tournaments 

when there were enough players for our unit 

to enter into competition. To try and reverse 

this trend, Cape Scott and CFMWC amalgamated 

this year, and so far it has been a great 

success with our joined units in a tight three 

way race for first place.” Winning COTW Volleyball 

has moved them within 45 points of 

first place CFNES. 

COTW resumes in the New Year with COTW 

Floor Hockey, January 12 to 15. For more 

information contact your Unit Sport Rep. 

HMCS Toronto’s volleyball team takes COTF honours. 

By Kirk Durning 

PSP fitness and 

sports instructor 

During the last few weeks, 

the Fleet gym has seen 

the COTF champions crowned 

for both basketball and volleyball. 

The basketball tournament, 

held November 23 

to 26, had six ships competing 

including Preserver, 

Athabaskan, MOG5, Charlottetown, 

Iroquois and Toronto. 

Athabaskan went into the 

semifinals as the favourite 

after winning all four games in 

the preliminary round and 

faced off against the fourth 

seeded Preserver. In a hardfought 

game, Preserver prevailed 

with a 50-46 win. The 

second semifinal also saw a 

lower seeded opponent winning 

as Toronto won 36-22 

over the Iroquois. In the final, 

Preserver proved to be too 

much for Toronto as they won 

45-34 and capped off their 

fourth straight COTF basketball 

championship. 

The Volleyball tournament, 

held November 30 to December 

3, had five ships vying for 

the championship with Montreal, 

MOG5, Toronto, Athabaskan 

and Preserver all competing. 

The round robin was 

very close with three teams 

finishing tied with a 3-1 

record. A tiebreaker system 

was used to seed the teams for 

the semifinals. The first had 

the number one seed Toronto 

facing MOG5 and the second 

had the Athabaskan against 

Montreal. Toronto proved 

worthy of the first seed, winning 

the best three out of five 

match, three games to one. 

The second was tight and went 

to a fifth and deciding game 

where Montreal won 15-13 

and moved on to face Toronto 

in the final. Toronto made 

quick work of the tough Montreal 

team, winning three 

games to one and capturing 

the volleyball championship. 

The Fleet staff would like to 

congratulate both champions 

and thank all the ships who 

took part in both tournaments. 

We look forward to seeing 

these ships and all others that 

are available to take part in the 

next COTF event which is ice 

hockey held from January 11 

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Canada scores a hole in one in the World Military Golf 

Jason Price, left, with the CF men’s and women’s golf teams in Namibia. 

By Jason Price 

Sports co-ordinator, 12 Wing 

Dust. That is what the average 

person would think 

of when mentioning African 

terrain. Likely, the furthest 

thing from anyone’s mind 

would be a golf course. Canada’s 

CISM Golf team knows 

the difference though; they 

have just returned from the 6th 

Military World Golf Championship 

hosted by Windhoek, 

Namibia from November 14 

to 21, 2009, and they returned 

with hardware. 

The World Military Golf 

Championship is a 72-hole 

tournament that occurs annually. 

Each year the tournament 

boasts 10 to 16 countries 

vying for top honours. 

The tournament recognizes 

both men’s and women’s 

team categories, men’s and 

women’s open individual categories, 

and men’s Senior 

(over 40) categories. 

Canada has always been 

a strong contender in the 

world of CISM Golf, and this 

year was no different. After 

two days Canada’s men’s 

team were tied for third with 

Pakistan, who were out for 

revenge after Canada beat 

them on their home track in 

their last meeting in 2006. A 

strong third day of competition 

catapulted the Canadians 

past the Pakistanis by five 

strokes. The men’s team was 

comprised this year of Sgt 

Tom Cameron, Gagetown; 

CWO Tony Stuckless, Shearwater; 

Capt Cameron Lowdon, 

Cornwall; Capt David 

Holsworth, Ottawa; Capt 

Wayne O’Donnell, Colorado; 

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of the Technical Committee. 

Canada’s women’s team 

were also in the medals 

after the third day of competition, 

sitting just behind the 

Danes for third place. Sgt 

Lisa Rowe and MCpl Denise 

Gaudet made up the two-person 

female team that was taking 

on the largest women’s 

contingent that the tournament 

has seen to date. 

On the final day of competition, 

both the men’s team 

and the women’s team carried 

through with their steady 

performance earning bronze 

and silver medals respectively. 

CWO Stuckless and 

Capt Lowdon each medalled 

in the individual senior category 

with a Bronze and Silver 

respectively. 

Of particular note, our team 

took home the most important 

trophy of all. We were 

awarded the Fairplay Trophy 

which is voted on by all of 

the participating countries in 

the tournament. We were 

told it was a landslide vote. 

Anytime your peers vote 

you as the best overall, it is a 

testament to the respect that 

was earned. 

The Fairplay Trophy is 

awarded to the team that best 

exemplifies sportsmanship, 

camaraderie, and performance 

both on and off the golf 

course. It is a true representation 

of the CISM motto Friendship 

through Sport. 

I guess, using golf terms, 

we got a hole in one when 

judging our success at this 

tournament. I am truly proud 

of our team for the way they 

represented our military and 

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