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MARLANT combat shooting team competes at CF Sniper Competition. PAGE 22 

INSIDE 

Starting 

out strong 

JTFA kicks off 

2007 GCWCC PAGE 2 

Success 

at sea 

VAdm Robertson assesses 

recent naval operations PAGE 3 

MFRCs 

Check out the programs 

for youth and adults 

PAGES 9-13 

Running for 

the cause 

HMCS Toronto hosts Terry 

Fox Run in Seychelles PAGE 23

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TRIDENT, OCTOBER 1, 2007 

2007 JTFA GCWCC kick-off promotes generosity 

VIRGINIA BEATON, TRIDENT 

MCPL EDUARDO MORA PINEDA, FORMATION IMAGING SERVICES HALIFAX 

Tammy Holland, left, LCdr Dave Benoit, Lt(N) Jennifer McGean and Capt(N) Bill Woodburn 

helped unveil the 2007 campaign goal for JTFA. Musicians from the Scott Free band during, Kick off for the GCWCC 2007. 

By Virginia Beaton 

Trident staff 

JTFA held the kick-off for the 2007 

Government of Canada Workplace 

Charitable Campaign (GCW- 

CC) on Thursday, September 27 at 

the Stadacona Drill Shed. 

This year’s fundraising goal is 

$450,000. 

“The process we kick off today is 

the opportunity for those in the military 

and in the wider defence community 

to make an individual choice 

about what they do to support and 

improve upon the community in 

which they live,” stated RAdm Dean 

McFadden, Commander JTFA. 

He noted that similar kick-offs 

were taking place across the country, 

“so that people can find ways to 

note what needs to be done in a 

community, and the way they are 

able to contribute.” 

According to RAdm McFadden, 

the campaign has three thrusts, the 

first one being to canvass everyone. 

The second is to ensure that everyone 

understands the value of his or 

her contributions. 

“They should understand how 

much of a difference it actually 

makes in their community.” As well, 

“We will encourage people to be generous 

when they do give.” 

The final thrust is the JTFA monetary 

target but RAdm McFadden 

observed “I think the first two are the 

ones that we work on and the third 

takes care of itself.” 

Tammy Holland, regional vice 

president for RBC Royal Bank, noted 

that in 2006, JTFA raised $438,811 

during the GCWCC, in excess of the 

declared target of $400,000. 

Charities with display booths at 

the kickoff included Feed Nova Scotia, 

the Matthew Burke Memorial 

Fund, the Ward 5 Neighbourhood 

Centre, Nova Scotia Sea School, the 

Parkinson’s Society, the Heart and 

Stroke Society of Nova Scotia and 

the Canadian Diabetic Association. 

Several raffle items were on display, 

including an oak bookcase 

made at FMFCS, and two Adirondack 

chairs and a table made by the MSE 

Division at CFNES. 

The crowd at the kickoff participated 

in fundraising activities 

ranging from the golf challenge 

to the dunk tank, and Scott Free 

and the Dixieland band of the 

Stadacona Band provided musical 

entertainment.

TRIDENT, OCTOBER 1, 2007 3 

Navy achieves critical effects in 

deployments that span the globe 

By Darlene Blakeley 

Maritime Staff Public Affairs 

HMCS Toronto departs Cape Town harbour under the unmistakable shadow of Table Mountain. 

Editor’s note: This is the third in a 

series of articles based on interviews 

with Vice-Admiral Drew Robertson, 

Chief of the Maritime Staff, in which 

he speaks out about issues that are 

important to the Navy. 

Over the past few months Canadian 

Naval operations and 

deployments have spanned the 

globe from Canada’s North to 

the Baltic Sea, South Africa, the 

Caribbean and the western coast of 

South America. 

The effects of these voyages 

have been far-reaching, and it’s 

those effects that build support 

for the navy, according to VAdm 

Drew Robertson, Chief of the Maritime 

Staff. 

“I’m very proud of the effects our 

ships, submarines and aircraft have 

achieved for Canada in far distant 

waters over the past few months,” 

he said, “and I look forward to continuing 

to produce these effects in 

other waters in the coming year.” 

These deployments are “vital to 

maintaining maritime security in 

challenging conditions and are 

also essential to building relations 

with like-minded countries,” the 

admiral explained. 

Since May, the Navy has been 

involved in such diverse operations 

as support to the Prime Minister 

attending meetings with government 

leaders from the Caribbean 

Community; contributing to NATO 

exercises such as NOBLE MARINER 

in the Baltic Sea and as part of Standing 

NATO Maritime Group 1’s circumnavigation 

of Africa; working 

with western hemisphere navies off 

the Panama Canal; and enforcing 

Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic. 

“We have had some real success 

in showing Canadians what we do 

off our own coasts, around the continent, 

and internationally,” VAdm 

Robertson said. 

Using HMCS Toronto’s current 

deployment with SNMG1 as an 

example, he said that the presence 

of NATO ships off the coast of 

Somalia, where piracy is enabled 

by lawlessness ashore and feeds 

that lawlessness in turn, is sure to 

have a positive effect on maritime 

security and the merchant ships that 

rely on that security to deliver food 

ANTHONY ALLEN 

aid ashore. 

“The same benefit of enhanced 

maritime security will be delivered 

by our next deployment to the Coalition 

effort in the Gulf,” VAdm 

Robertson said. “Indeed, beyond 

enhanced security, ships that Canada 

deploys also project our interests 

and power in a region with many 

security challenges. Our deployed 

ships achieve a wide range of 

effects, including engaging friendly 

coastal states; deterring adventurism 

by those whose interests run counter 

to Canada’s; interdicting the unlawful 

use of the seas while ensuring 

free access for trade so vital to 

regional prosperity; and building 

and maintaining knowledge about 

the region essential to success 

should tensions rise further.” 

For sailors, this means its full 

speed ahead in the coming year. 

“Whether it be Southploy, RIM- 

PAC, NATO exercises or domestic 

operations, we will be delivering 

maritime security while projecting 

Canadian interests and power off 

almost every continent,” said VAdm 

Robertson. “It’s the efforts of our 

sailors, and the effects they achieve, 

that I’ll be speaking about to Canadians 

in the months ahead—and 

Canadians are invariably impressed 

and supportive once they hear of 

our successes at home and abroad.” 

To read the first two articles in 

VAdm Robertson’s series, visit 

www.navy.gc.ca and click on “What 

the Admiral Said”. 

HMCS Fredericton hosts United Way 

kick-off for provincial government employees 


Trident staff 

HMCS Fredericton hosted hundreds 

of provincial government 

employees on September 19, 2007. 

DND was in partnership for the 

occasion, which was the kick-off of 

the provincial government employees’ 

2007 United Way campaign. 

The education department is taking 

the lead for the 2007 campaign 

and Dennis Cochrane, deputy minister 

of education, was master of ceremonies 

for the kick-off. 

“We are emphasizing physical 

activity for our children, and we 

have several groups here to show 

how that works. At the same time, 

we have been able to form a relationship 

with our partners in the 

Navy. They make a significant contribution 

to the province of Nova 

Scotia, the city of Halifax, and Canada, 

and we wanted to involve them 

and we thank them for their participation 

today,” Cochrane told the 

crowd of approximately 800. 

Cochrane thanked Fredericton’s 

commanding officer, Cdr Auchterlonie, 

and the ship’s company for 

their cooperation and generosity in 

hosting the event. 

Premier Rodney MacDonald, 

RAdm McFadden and Cmdre Robert 

Davidson attended the kick-off. 

In his remarks, Premier MacDonald 

stated “The Department of 

National Defence is an extraordinary 

supporter of the United Way and they 

are helping us kick off the campaign 

in a big way.” 

The Premier presented RAdm 

McFadden with a certificate of 

recognition from the province 

“for your exceptional hospitality 

and community spirit in hosting 

the provincial United Way campaign 

kick-off.” Premier MacDonald 

also presented Cdr Auchterlonie 

and Fredericton with a certificate 

of recognition. 

As the event was organized as a 

showcase for active living, several 

student groups performed, including 

the football team from Citadel High, 

cheerleaders, a skipping team and a 

drum corps from the band at C.P. 

Allen High School. 

The event included tours of Fredericton, 

static displays, healthy 

boxed lunches and a version of the 

television show Are You Smarter 

Than a Fifth Grader featuring teams 

comprised of deputy ministers from 

several government departments. 

Last year’s provincial government 

United Way campaign, led by the 

department of transportation and 

public works, broke records and 

raised more than $405,000. 

The goal for the provincial government 

employees’ campaign this 

year is $500,000 and the campaign 

runs through November 30, 2007. 

Premier Rodney MacDonald presented RAdm McFadden with a certificate 

of recognition for hosting the event onboard HMCS Fredericton. 

CPL ROD DOUCET, FIS

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Community calendar 

Publication schedule 

for 2006 and 2007 

October 16, 2006 

October 30, 2006 — Remembrance Special 

November 13, 2006 

November 27, 2006 — Holiday Shopping Guide 

December 11, 2006 — Year in Review 

January 8, 2007 

January 22, 2007 

February 5, 2007 — Valentines 

February 19, 2007 — Home and Garden Special 

March 5, 2007 

March 19, 2007 

April 2, 2007 — Posting Season 

April 16, 2007 

April 30, 2007 — Battle of the Atlantic 

May 14, 2007 

May 28, 2007 

June 11, 2007 — Family Days 

June 25, 2007 

July 9, 2007 

July 23, 2007 

August 6, 2007 

August 20, 2007 

September 3, 2007 — DND discounts 

September 17, 2007 — Home Improvement 

October 1, 2007 

October 15, 2007 

October 29, 2007 — Remembrance Special 

November 12, 2007 

November 26, 2007 — Holiday Shopping Guide 

December 10, 2007 — Year in Review 

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Support Our Troops 

rally in Shelburne 

There will be a Support Our Troops 

Parade and Rally on Saturday, November 

10, 2007 in Shelburne, NS The 

parade will begin at 1 p.m. and will 

march to the Community Centre where 

the rally follows. All are welcome and 

encouraged to attend to honour our soldiers 

and show our support for them. 

For more in formation, contact Karen 

Mattatall at karen.mattatall@ns.sympatico.ca 

or telephone (902) 875-4348. 

Supportez nos troupes parade 

et rassemblement, Shelburne 

Le 10 novembre, 2007, la parade va 

commencer a 1300 h a la Legion royale 

canadienne, branche no.63, 120 rue 

Water, Shelburne, et contiuer au Centre 

communautaire pour celeber la rassemblement. 

Tout le monde sont encourage 

d'y aller pour faire honneur nos troupes 

et les donner nos support. For more information 

please contact Karen Mattatall at 

karen.mattatall@ns.sympatico.ca. 

Halifax Public Library events 

Like knitting or want to learn Join 

the Knit Pickers Knitting Club at the 

Sackville branch. Everyone is welcome, 

whether you have never picked up needles, 

or whether you are an old pro. 

Bring your started or new project, questions, 

and a smile on Wednesday, October 

3 at 7 p.m. 

Scrabble Night is Monday, October 

15 at the Keshen Goodman branch of 

the Halifax Public Library. More than 

100 million Scrabble boards have been 

sold worldwide and the game is still 

growing in popularity. Bring your board 

and meet other Scrabble enthusiasts for 

an evening of word-making fun on 

Monday, October 15 at 7 p.m. 

Maritime Museum 

of the Atlantic events 

Public Talk: AStrange Race of Men. 

On Thursday, October 11, join Dr. Daniel 

Vickers, head of the history department 

at the University of British Columbia, to 

hear him discuss how a generation of 

American maritime writers between 

1820 and 1860—principally James Fenimore 

Cooper, Richard Henry Dana, and 

Herman Melville—constructed portraits 

of seafaring life that had less to do with 

reality than they did with the transformation 

of 19th century America ashore. 

This presentation takes place at 7 p.m. 

and is free of charge. 

Exhibit–Pirates: Myth and Reality. 

Piracy is robbery and murder at sea and 

it is as old as the ocean. As soon as 

sailors appeared, so did pirates. In 

wartime, governments used their navy 

and licensed ships called privateers to 

plunder their enemies, but pirates were 

different. They preyed on everyone in 

war or peace and, in their own words, 

“declared war on all the world.” 

Regular admission applies. Exhibit 

closes November 4, 2007. 

Exhibit–Hurricane Havoc. Exhibit 

Open Throughout September and October. 

What will the 2007 hurricane season 

bring to the North Atlantic Visit the 

Museum and watch as staff track the 

progress of this year’s storms on a giant 

weather map. Come learn about the hurricanes 

that have battered Nova Scotia’s 

shores over the past century-and-a-half, 

and view the Canadian Hurricane Centre 

website of the Canadian Meteorological 

Service for the very latest on hurricanes. 

Bedford Institute of 

Oceanography open house 

Canada’s Oceanographic Research 

Centre is opening its doors to the public 

on October 20 and 21, 2007 from 9 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. 

Talk with marine researchers and technologists, 

explore interactive exhibits 

showcasing current oceanographic 

research and tour Canadian Coast Guard 

research vessels. Investigate live marine 

animals in aquariums and touch tanks 

and attend exciting lectures. Bedford 

Institute of Oceanography is located at 1 

Challenger Dr, Dartmouth. 

Contact namacdon@nrcan.gc.ca. or 

go to www.bio.gc.ca/oh/oh-e.html. 

Biathlon NS seeks new members 

Biathlon NS is a relatively new 

provincial sport organization and welcomes 

everyone to try this challenging 

and exciting Olympic winter sport. A 

youth development program Biathlon 

Bears, is offered through the local Nova 

Nordic Ski Club, which operates out of 

the Fairbanks Centre, at Shubie Park, 

Dartmouth. This modularized program 

can be tailored for any age group. 

Biathlon, although traditionally a winter 

sport, is delivered year-round using 

roller skis and air/22 cal rifles depending 

upon the age of the athlete. 

Sport Futures Biathlon Community 

Development day clinics will be offered 

this September and October in Lunenburg, 

Truro, and Sydney. Please look for 

information on these clinics in your 

community or contact Biathlon NS. If 

you are interested as an athlete, coach, 

official, or supporter please contact 

Biathlon NS at the following address. 

Murray A. Wylie, President 

Biathlon Nova Scotia, (902) 425- 

5454 ext 206 or Fax: (902) 425-5606, 

email biathlon@ns.sympatico.ca. 

Submariners reunion 

in May 2008 

The Submariners Association of 

Canada West is sponsoring an International 

Gathering of Submariners in 

Victoria, BC on May 2, 3 and 4, 2008. 

Please visit www.saocwest.com for registration 

and details including tourist 

and hotel information or contact the 

gathering coordinator Paul Hansen at 

wpaulhansen@shaw.ca or call (250) 

294-1024. 

Sea Cadets 

Tuesday nights in Shearwater 

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—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. Stop by and see what it's all about. 

We accept new cadets all year long. 

For more information, call 463-8910, 

883-1952 or email 339sea@cadets.net. 

Reunion for Hampton Gray 

Memorial School students 

The teachers and alumni of Hampton 

Gray Memorial School will be hosting 

Remembering Our School Days in the 

former Hampton Gray Memorial 

School gym on October 6, 2007 from 1 

p.m. to 5 p.m.. The event will include 

exhibits, memorabilia, the movie of the 

opening of the school, and light refreshments. 

This is the 55th anniversary of 

the official opening of the school. 

For more information contact Jake 

Risk, 1 Emmanuel Drive, Dartmouth, 

NS, B3A 4M2, (902) 469-5272, 

jrisk@accesscable.net, or Sheila (Lambert) 

McCallum, 19 Laurier Street, Dartmouth, 

NS, B3A 2G6, (902) 466-2611, 

hamptongrayalumni@hotmail.com. A 

website at hamptongray.ca is presently 

under construction. 

We are looking for information/photos/articles 

pertaining to Hampton Gray 

Memorial School, the teachers, students 

and staff that we can put on display during 

our afternoon of October 6. If you 

can provide something, please contact 

Jake Risk or Sheila McCallum as above. 

12 Wing hold GCWCC Kick-off 

The 12 Wing 2007 Government of 

Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign 

(GCWCC) will hold its kick-off on Tuesday, 

October 2 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

in the 3 Hangar parking lot (12 AMS parking 

lot). Events will include a Sea King 

pull, barbecue and the symbolic sledging 

of a minivan representing the issues on 

which the United Way of Halifax Region 

and Health partners are working. 

Museum of Natural 

History events 

Seals of the Magdalen Islands Exhibit 

September 28, 2007 to January 6, 2008. 

Situated off the northern coast of 

Prince Edward Island, the Magdalen 

Islands are home to four species of 

seals: the common seal, the grey seal, 

the hooded seal and the Greenland seal. 

Explore the interesting world of these 

playful creatures through games, 

soundtracks, artifacts and specimens in 

this interactive exhibit. Learn about the 

historic relationship between seals and 

the people, known as the Madelinots, 

who share this beautiful, natural environment. 

Produced by the Centre d’interpretation 

du phoque, Magdelen 

Islands and Musee de la science et des 

natures. Presented in French and English. 

Museum of Natural History, 1747 

Summer St, Halifax.


Camp Hill celebrates 90th anniversary 


Trident staff 

Camp Hill marked its 90th 

anniversary of service to Canadian 

veterans on Sunday, September 

16, 2007. 

A large group of veterans, friends, 

family and hospital staff gathered 

outside in the Veterans’ Memorial 

Garden for a ceremony to celebrate 

the hospital. 

“Camp Hill, like Veterans Affairs, 

has a long and proud tradition of honouring 

the men and women who so 

bravely served our country,” stated 

the Honourable Greg Thompson, 

Minister of Veterans Affairs. 

“We share a commitment to giving 

these heroes the level of care they so 

rightly deserve.” 

Thompson reminded the audience 

that in 1987 the current facility, 

Camp Hill Veterans’ Memorial 

Building (CHVMB), replaced the 

previous Camp Hill structures. He 

described CHVMB as “the largest 

and most recognized veterans’facility 

in Atlantic Canada” but noted the 

site’s military heritage goes back to 

the early history of Halifax. 

“Exactly 250 years ago in 1757, 

more than 1,000 soldiers camped on 

this very spot as they awaited transport 

to Louisbourg.” 

Thompson added in 1775, just 

before the American Revolution, 

thousands of British troops were stationed 

and trained on Citadel Hill. 

“Then in 1917, National Defence 

and the Hospitals Commission 

erected a military hospital on this 

very site.” 

In its first year, the hospital admitted 

more than 1,200 victims of the 

Halifax Explosion following that 

disaster on December 6, 1917. 

Thompson stated “We still hear stories 

today of how our convalescing 

war veterans gave up their beds and 

stretchers to the hundreds of injured 

and dying civilians. And that tells us 

everything we have to know and 

need to know about our veterans.” 

Capt(N) Bill Woodburn, Base 

Commander CFB Halifax, represented 

RAdm Dean McFadden, 

Commander JTFA and MARLANT. 

Capt(N) Wood burn described his 

presence at the ceremony as both 

official and also “a very personal 

experience for me as well.” 

His father was a Second World 

War veteran, and Capt(N) Woodburn 

stated “I witnessed firsthand the support 

and assistance he received from 

the facility very similar to this in 

Montreal, known as St. Anne de 

Bellevue Hospital. Not only was that 

facility there for the veterans, but it 

was there for the benefit and the comfort 

of the families that also had to 

experience the difficult circumstances 

that many of the veterans 

have had to face.” 

Capt(N) Woodburn extended his 

thanks to the staff “who have cared 

for so many veterans over the last 

nine decades. I have seen how difficult 

yet tremendously important your 

work is. It truly could be nothing less 

than a labour of love.” 

Other speakers included the Honourable 

Judy Streatch, Minister of 

Community Services, representing 

Premier Rodney MacDonald; Barbara 

Hall, Vice President Community, 

Restorative and Continuing Care, 

Capital Health, and Lt (ret’d) 

Howard Parker, President of the Veterans’ 

Council. 

David Blanchard, president of 

Nunavut Command of the Royal 

Canadian Legion (RCL), made a 

presentation to Camp Hill in 

acknowledgement of the 90th 

anniversary and also announced the 

RCL would be contributing $500 

towards the display case. 

“The Legion is one of our biggest 

supporters and we appreciate you 

ongoing contributions,” stated Elsie 

Rolls, Director of Veterans’ Services 

at CHVMB. 

She thanked the Vimy Branch of 

the RCL for their donation of a new 

flagpole, which was dedicated during 

the Battle of Britain ceremony 

held at the hospital on the morning of 

September 16. The flagpole is located 

in the cenotaph area of the garden. 

Dignitaries present for the event 

included the Honourable Mayann 

Francis, Lieutenant Governor of 

Nova Scotia, BGen Rick Parsons, 

Commander LFAA and Col Al 

Blair, Commander 1 Canadian Air 

Division Headquarters Detachment 

Regional Air Control Element 

(Atlantic). 

Battle of Britain concert pays tribute to air combat 


Trident staff 

Heritage aircraft in the Shearwater 

Aviation Museum (SAM) at 

12 Wing Shearwater were the backdrop 

for the first annual Battle of 

Britain concert, held on Saturday, 

September 15, 2007. 

“We are gathered here in recognition 

of an event that took place 67 

years ago,” SAM curator Christine 

Hines told the audience. 

“We are paying tribute to a group 

of people who had a big job, the 

defence of Britain.” 

Hines described 12 Wing’s connection 

to the battle. As RCAF Station 

Shearwater, it welcomed #1 

Squadron in November 1939. In 

1940 the squadron crossed the 

Atlantic to participate in the Battle 

of Britain where according to 

Hines, it became the first one in the 

RCAF to engage the enemy, to score 

victories and to suffer casualties. 

The Stadacona Band of Maritime 

Forces Atlantic, conducted by LCdr 

Ray Murray, was the featured musical 

ensemble for the evening. The 

12 Wing Pipes and Drums also performed 

a set of pipe tunes under the 

direction of piper Cecily Sparks. 

Col Bruce Ploughman, 12 Wing 

CO and CWO Guy St-Jean, 12 Wing 

CWO attended the concert, as did 

other Wing personnel, members of 

the Royal Canadian Legion, the Air 

Force Association and veterans 

from Camp Hill Veterans Memorial 

Hospital. 

Col Ploughman guest conducted 

the band in the Bayou Breakdown. 

A highlight of the concert was 

the Stadacona Band’s world premiere 

of a march titled the Blue and 

Gold, composed by Fred W. Jameson 

in honour of the Royal Air 

Force (RAF) Music Branch. Former 

Stadacona band member CPO2 

(Ret’d) Frank Ridgeway, a friend 

and colleague of Jameson, conducted 

this march. 

The program ranged from military 

marches such as Eagle 

Squadron and Dam Busters, to a 

medley of Second World War songs 

such as Rum and Coca Cola and the 

Beer Barrel Polka, featuring band 

members PO2 Krisanne Crowell, 

PO2 Michelle Melanson and PO2 

Meg Reekie as a singing trio. 

PO2 Crowell was solo vocalist on 

the song None So Beautiful as the 

Brave, composed by Gino Vanelli 

and arranged and conducted by Dr. 

Jack Brownell as a special tribute 

to military members both serving 

and retired. 

Several band members were 

spotlighted during the program, 

including PO1 John Cuming in a 

flugelhorn solo in the Don Ellis jazz 

tune Open Wide, and drummer PO2 

Tom Roach in the Benny Goodman 

swing tune Sing Sing Sing. 

The evening concluded with a 

benediction by Capt Bruce Murray, 

followed by Amazing Grace and the 

1967 Centennial Medley, during 

which the Stadacona Band and the 12 

Wing Pipes and Drums joined forces. 

The concert was a fundraiser for 

the memorial garden at Camp Hill 

Veterans Memorial Hospital. 

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Waste Reduction Week display booths have been a big hit with JTFA employees. 

Waste Reduction Week 

By Lindy Isner 

Formation Safety 

and Environment 

full of waste reduction tips. 

To get things rolling, here’s 

a great opportunity to challenge 

the winner, the week’s waste 

numbers are compared to 

those of the previous week. 

your co-workers and The area with the most signif- 

It’s time to start thinking show off your waste reduction 

skills. 

awarded the Waste Reduction 

icant reduction of waste is 

about ways you can reduce 

waste and consumption. Waste Reduction Challenge: 

Trophy. It’s up to you to decide 

Waste Reduction Week is 

right around the corner and 

will be packed with exciting 

incorporated in 2002, 

the Waste Reduction Challenge 

has generated enthusiasm 

who takes the prize. 

Stay tuned for further information 

on how to become 

events and information. During 

and involvement involved in this year’s Waste 

the week of October 15 to 

20, enjoy friendly competition 

among units in the Waste 

throughout JTFA. 

The Challenge, taking place 

during Canada’s official 

Reduction Week events. If 

you have any questions or 

would like to arrange a waste 

Reduction Challenge, participate 

Waste Reduction Week, Octo- 

management information 

in the clothing collection ber 15 to 20, is an invite to training session for your unit, 

drive for charity, take in an 

information session and stop 

Formation units to reduce the 

amount of waste produced 

please do not hesitate to contact 

Lindy Isner at 721-8837 

by the traveling display booth during the week. To judge or lindy.lc@forces.gc.ca. 

RUSI to establish memorial 

to historic RCMP vessel 


Trident staff 

The RCMP vessel St. Roch will soon have a 

marker on the Halifax waterfront, commemorating 

that ship’s importance in Canadian 

history. 

According to Col Murray Lee, president of 

the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) of 

Nova Scotia, RUSI’s Security Affairs Committee 

has been working on a project to recognize 

the 65th anniversary of St. Roch’s transit 

through the Northwest Passage. 

“On October 11, we will unveil a commemorative 

stone to signify the important 

event during the Second World War, during 

which St. Roch sailed through the Northwest 

Passage.” 

The unveiling takes place at Alderney Landing 

at 11 a.m. on October 11, exactly 65 years 

after St. Roch arrived in Halifax. The Honourable 

Mayann Francis, Lieutenant Governor 

of Nova Scotia, will be among the dignitaries 

at the event and HRM Councillor Gloria 

McCluskey will unveil the stone. 

One of the St. Roch crewmembers, who is 

now 90 years old, will attend the ceremony, 

according to Col Lee. 

“He will be wearing his Polar Medal. There 

were very few issued, but all the crew of St. 

Roch were awarded the Polar medal, and he 

will be there with his son and his daughter.” 

St. Roch was a wooden schooner powered 

by sails and an auxiliary engine. It sailed from 

Vancouver in June 1940 but was trapped in the 


ice for two winters and did not reach Halifax 

until October 11, 1942. It was only the second 

vessel, after Roald Amundsen’s Gjoa, to sail 

through the Northwest Passage and it was the 

first to make the voyage west to east. 

St. Roch returned to Vancouver through 

Lancaster Sound and Barrow Strait between 

July and October, 1944, making it the first vessel 

to sail through the passage both ways. 

In 1950 the St. Roch made a southern voyage 

and became the first ship to circumnavigate 

North America. 

“It was a milestone that 

this could be done under 

adverse conditions.” 

“It was a small vessel with little or no navigational 

capability,” noted Col Lee. The crew 

faced many hardships “but fortunately no-one 

was lost. They did get assistance from some of 

the RCMP detachments in that area. They managed 

to rendezvous with the ship while she 

was in the ice.” 

With Arctic sovereignty once again a vital 

topic, this is an opportune time to acknowledge 

the achievement of St. Roch, stated Col 

Lee. “It was a milestone that this transit could 

be done under adverse conditions.” 

St. Roch is on display at the Maritime Museum 

in Vancouver. In 1962 the federal government 

declared St. Roch a national historic site.


Fire Prevention Week 2007 emphasizes escape plans 


Trident staff 

Fire Prevention Week 2007 runs 

from October 7 to 13. 

“The theme this year is Practice 

Your Escape Plan,” stated Dave 

Crowe, Fire Prevention Officer for 

DND Fire Services. 

“This covers the escape plan from 

your home but it also encompasses 

your workplace as well, or any other 

areas you may frequent whether it 

be a mall, or a neighbour’s house, or 

whatever. Always think about your 

escape plan, wherever you are.” 

Crowe noted the dates chosen for 

the annual Fire Prevention Week 

are related to October 9, 1871, 

when an immense fire swept 

through Chicago, taking lives and 

destroying property. 

House fires often take place 

between midnight and 6 a.m. when 

people are usually asleep and unprepared, 

Crowe stated. Most fires 

begin in the kitchen, living room, 

basement or bedrooms and if a fire 

should break out in one of these 

areas, it could block the escape from 

the bedrooms. 

When assessing an escape plan, 

“The first thing to look at is the style 

of house,” stated Crowe. Study the 

floor plan and find two ways to exit 

it, a main route and an alternate route. 

“Make sure you have smoke 

detectors on all levels of your 

house, starting in the basement and 

all the way up to the top floor. They 

give you an early detection in all 

areas of your house.” 

Replace batteries yearly in smoke 

detectors and replace smoke detectors 

every 10 years “because the 

smoke chamber becomes degraded 

after 10 years, so it may or may not 

work after that.” 

Crowe emphasized it was necessary 

to discuss the fire escape plan 

with the family and babysitters or 

house guests. 

“Everybody should be trained to 

yell ‘Fire fire fire’ to raise the alarm 

inside the house so everybody 

wakes up.” 

Once everyone knows the escape 

plan, “Practice it a few times until 

everybody is able to get out of the 

house in a minute or less.” This 

response time is crucial, as according 

to Crowe, from the initial start 

of a flame, a living room can be on 

fire within three minutes. 

Capt(N) Bill Woodburn, Base Commander, signs a fire prevention 

proclamation in his office. From left to right: Brian Saunders, Dave 

Crowe, John Van Wart and Dana Millins. 

Once the family has escaped, 

“You need to have an assembly point 

outside because not everybody will 

escape the same way. Some people 

make it out through the front door, 

some may have to go out through a 

window or find another way.” 

When the group has assembled 

away from the house, “Go to a neighbour’s 

house and call 911 if it hasn’t 

been done already, and never go back 

into the house for any reason.” 

If you live in an apartment building, 

pay attention to the fire escape 

exits and procedures provided by 

the management, Crowe stated. 

If there is anyone in the house who 

is elderly or has special needs, “You 

should visit your local fire department 

with your escape plan, and they 

can discuss it with you.” The department 

can make up a running card 

specifically for the address “and that 

can be part of the action plan if they 

CPL ROBERT LEBLANC, FORMATION IMAGING SERVICES, HALIFAX 

have to show up on the scene.” 

An important part of fire prevention 

at home is to keep appliances in 

good repair. Crowe stated “Don’t 

try to cheat by changing the plug 

yourself. If you have an appliance 

with a bad cord and you can’t get a 

new cord, get a new appliance.” 

Other hazards include unattended 

candles, unattended cooking 

utensils in the kitchen, and extension 

cords and power bars used to 

run heavy appliances. “They’re 

good for computers, they’re good 

for low level current stuff but you 

don’t want to have your hot water 

kettle plugged into your extension 

cord because the two cords will heat 

up and you could have an electrical 

fire, just like that.” 

Each day during Fire Prevention 

Week, DND Fire Services presents 

fire safety and prevention tips on 

the JTFA/MARLANT electronic bulletin 

board. There is also an open 

house planned for the afternoon of 

Tuesday, October 9. Crowe stated 

“Fire prevention information will 

be available in the hall.” 

The department will also visit the 

daycare at the HMFRC on Wednesday, 

October 10. 

Exercising skills 

During a casualty evacuation exercise aboard the Canadian warship 

HMCS Toronto, the ship’s Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) evacuates a 

simulated casualty, the ship’s Executive Officer, LCdr Angus Topshee. 

The exercise is being conducted concurrently with Toronto’s NATO 

presence patrol in the Indian Ocean off Somalia. 

MCPL KEVIN PAUL, CANADIAN FORCES COMBAT CAMERA 

Fire Prevention tips 

from Shearwater 

By Sgt G.A. Ridgewell 

Shearwater Fire Department 

The Shearwater Fire Department 

is proud to participate in the 

2007 National Fire Prevention 

Week Campaign. 

The opening ceremony for 12 

Wing Shearwater takes place on 

Friday, October 5 at Wing headquarters 

at 8:30 a.m. with the signing 

of the Wing Commander’s 

Proclamation and the Fire Warden 

of the Year Award. 

Sunday October 7 is Children’s 

Fun Day. This takes place from 10 

a.m. to 3 p.m. in the CANEX parking 

lot. Events include a barbecue, 

mini combat challenge, fire truck 

display, fire truck rides, colouring 

contest and information booth. 

The theme for this year’s event is 

Practice Your Escape Plan. 

A fire escape plan is vital to 

ensuring that in the event of fire, all 

occupants of a building are aware of 

what roles they play and what 

actions to take. Knowing and practicing 

your escape routes and 

assembly areas will help to ensure 

you, your family and your co-workers 

safely remove yourselves from 

a life-threatening situation. The 

best way to confirm that this information 

is retained is through practice. 

Although escape drills are a 

recurring event in CF workplaces, it 

is equally important that we exercise 

these practices at home. 

In 2001, a total of 55,323 fires 

were reported: 337 fire deaths, 

2310 fire injuries, and a total of 

$1,420,779,985 in property losses. 

The residential property classification 

continues to account for the 

largest number of fires. In 2001, 

there were 21,494 fires in this category, 

39 per cent of the Canadian 

total. These incidents resulted in 

273 deaths or approximately 73 per 

cent of the nation's fire fatalities. 

The monetary loss amounted to 

$632 million, which is 45 per cent 

of the total loss. 

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HMCS Charlottetown’s 5th Annual Run 4 

Wishes’ a success on Prince Edward Island 

By SLt Marcie Dean 

& SLt Joel MacDonald 

HMCS Charlottetown 

HMCS Charlottetown participated 

in the 5th Annual Run 4 

Wishes campaign on Prince Edward 

Island from August 7 to 11 and 

raised more than $32,000 for the 

Children’s Wish Foundation. Twenty-three 

members of the ship’s company 

participated in running over 

287 km in four days, while other 

members volunteered at daily barbeques 

hosted by Sobeys locations 

across the Island. Joining the run 

this year were members of Charlottetown’s 

Air Department, who flew 

a Sea King helicopter to PEI from 

CFB Shearwater. 

The event began on Tuesday, 

August 7 with the team mounting a 

ship’s bell and crest on Cameron 

MacDonald’s playground, which 

was one of the wishes granted last 

year. Later, the team traveled to 

Montague where the team was 

greeted warmly by the local Legion 

and presented with a cash donation. 

On Wednesday Charlottetown’s 

team covered the first 93 km of the 

run starting in Tignish and ending in 

Summerside, with the PEI Road 

Runners joining the team for moral 

support and motivation. MS Jay 

DeWolfe, a Naval Weapons Technician 

onboard Charlottetown, successfully 

ran the distance of a halfmarathon 

before taking his first 

break. The evening ended at HMCS 

Queen Charlotte, where the team 

stayed for the first three nights, with 

a surprise visit from local fiddler, 

Richard Wood. 

On Thursday the team completed 

a 70 km stretch from East Point to 

Montague. The runners were competing 

with Mother Nature that day 

as she attempted, but ultimately 

failed, to deter their enthusiasm. 

The Sea King joined the team during 

the afternoon by flying over the 

runners before proceeding to 

Georgetown for a hoist display. The 

run ended at the Montague Sobeys 

with the Sea King landing across 

the street to conduct tours for the 

public. That night the Honourable 

Barbara A. Hagerman, Lieutenant 

Governor of PEI, and her husband, 

Nelson Hagerman, graciously hosted 

the team for a superb meal. 

Friday the team carried on from 

Montague to Stratford running 

The Run for Wishes team enjoyed dinner with the Honourable 

Barbara A. Hagerman, Lieutenant-Governor of PEI, and her husband, 

Nelson Hagerman. 

44km. The Town of Stratford donated 

red T-shirts to the team to help 

celebrate Red Fridays. At the Stratford 

Sobeys the runners were welcomed 

with the helicopter, the 

Naval Display Bus and the CF 

recruiters. Friday night the team and 

the Charlottetown Legion’s Colour 

Party headed to the Charlottetown 

Driving Park Entertainment Centre, 

where the team ran around the 

half-mile track. The Sea King 

landed in the infield and disembarked 

Cmdre R.A. Davidson, Commander 

of Canadian Fleet Atlantic, 

Commander J.H.P. St-Denis, Commanding 

Officer Charlottetown, 

Charlottetown Mayor Clifford Lee, 

Cameron MacDonald, and his 

father, Chris MacDonald. 

On the final day the team ran 80 

km from Summerside to Charlottetown 

via the scenic and popular 

tourist area of Cavendish. The Sea 

King landed in Cavendish and after 

that, it departed to the Town of 

O’Leary. The runners continued on 

to Charlottetown, where at the Allen 

Street Sobeys, Premier Robert Ghiz, 

Cmdre Davidson, and PEI Road 

Runners joined the team for the final 

2 km run to the Charlottetown 

Cenotaph. That night, the team celebrated 

their accomplishments with 

a reception hosted by the City of 

Charlottetown and the Charlottetown 

Legion where the final tally of 

$32,020 was revealed. 

The Run 4 Wishes team appreciates 

the incredible support and 

would like to thank everyone for 

their efforts this year. The event has 

grown exponentially from its first 

year in 2003, during which 12 participants 

raised $2,500, to this 

year’s team of 23 members, plus the 

air department, Naval Display Bus, 

Charlottetown Recruiting Detachment, 

and HMCS Queen Charlotte 

Naval Reserve Unit, who worked 

together to increase the five year 

grand total to $62,500. In keeping 

with the ship’s motto, it is safe to 

say “All challenges squarely met.” 

Fleet 

Challenge 

Friday, October 12th, 1200 hrs start 

All ranks 

10 members/team 

$100 registration fee/team 

Registration deadline October 5th 

Washers • Beach Volley Ball 

Darts • Pool 

50/50 draw 

Proceeds to charity 

Prizes & BBQ 

For details contact: 

Fleet Club Atlantic 

MS Bennett 721-8219 or MS Nichol 721-8350 

Email: Bennett.WT@forces.gc.ca 

www.fleetclubatlantic.ca 

October 26th 2007 

Doors open 1900 

Admission $8 advanced, $10 at the door 

DJ, Prizes, 

Best Costume Award 

For info & tickets contact: MS Bennett 

721-8219, bennett.WT@forces.gc.ca 

Big Fish 

Featuring: 

www.fleetclubatlantic.ca


Welcome to the MFRC section of the Trident 

MCpl Groves is welcomed by the children at the Shearwater 

daycare during her cross-Canada tour with the memory 

book Notes from Home. 

Halifax & Region Military 

Family Resource Centre. 

Halifax site: Building 106 

Windsor Park Halifax. Tel 

24/7 427-7788. www.halifaxmfrc.ca. 

Shearwater site: Hampton 

Grey Memorial building in 

Shearwater. Tel 720-1885 

(after hours call 427-7788). 

Help us keep our mailing 

list up to date: We value 

your privacy, and your contact 

information will be 

maintained by the MFRC, and 

will not be sold, given away 

or traded. If you do not 

wish to receive this mailing, 

please call 720-1885 or 

email info@halifaxmfrc.ca. 

Please visit the MFRC website 

www.halifaxmfrc.ca for 

additional information on 

programs and services for 

each MFRC. 

Aidez-nous à tenir notre liste 

d’envoi à jour : Nous accordons 

une grande importance à 

la protection des renseignements 

personnels vous concernant. 

Ces renseignements 

demeureront au CRFM et ne 

seront ni vendus, ni transmis 

ni échangés. Pour en savoir 

davantage sur les programmes 

et services offerts par chacun 

des CRFM, consultez les site 

Web www.halifaxmfrc.ca. 

CPL VERONICA ARSENAULT, 12 WING SHEARWATER 

Programmes 

francophones 

Halte-Garderie 

Du lundi au vendredi 9h à 

12h. Lundi, mercredi et vendredi 

13h à 16h. Site de 

Shearwater, salle 219. Inscriptions 

1 semaine d’avance afin 

de vous assurez une place. 

720-1040. Coût : 3$/heure 

pour 1 enfant, 1.50$/heure 

pour les autres enfants d’une 

même famille. 

Parent & Bambin 

Mardi – 9h30 à 11h30. 

Shearwater, Salle de Classe 

305. Aucune inscription requise. 

Coût : 1$ par enfant de 

famille militaire. 3$ par enfant 

de famille non-militaire. 

Ce programme interactif 

s’adresse aux enfants de 0 à 5 

ans et leurs parents ou gardiens(ennes). 

Les enfants participent 

à différentes activités: 

jeux libres, bricolage, 

gym et comptines. N’oubliez 

pas votre collation. 

Pour plus d’information 

téléphonez au 720-2113. 

Bienvenue Bébé 

Shearwater, Salon des 

bénévoles. Les jeudis 11 octobre, 

8 novembre et 13 décembre. 

De 9h30 à 11h30. Halifax. 

Les jeudis 25 octobre, 22 

novembre et 20 décembre. De 

9h30 à 11h30. 

Aucune inscription 

n’est requise 

Coût : 1$ par enfant de 

famille militaire. 2$ par 

enfant de famille nonmilitaire. 

Ce programme s’adresse 

aux mamans attendant un 

enfant ou aux nouveaux parents 

d’enfants de 0 à 24 mois. 

Une infirmière francophone 

de Capital Health est sur 

place pour peser votre bébé et 

disponible pour répondre à 

toutes vos questions. C’est 

une excellente occasion de 

partager vos expériences. 

Pour en savoir plus téléphonez 

au 720-2113. 

Nouveau service 

Nous désirons mettre à 

jour notre registre de petites 

entreprises et d’emplois 

saisonniers. 

Si vous être un membre de 

notre communauté militaire, 

jeune ou adulte, et désirez 

offrir vos services, veuillez 

communiquer avec le 720- 

2113 pour vous enregistrer. 

Soirées de Filles 

Vendredi 12 octobre et 9 

novembre 2007. Coût : chaque 

participante défraie le coût de 

son souper. 

Joignez-vous à nous pour 

une sortie au restaurant le 

2ième vendredi de chaque 

mois. Plaisir et rire garanti...Pour 

connaître le lieu de 

notre prochaine rencontre 

appeler au 720-2113. 

Special events 

Kids Korner 

Consignment Sale 

Saturday October 13, 2007, 

10 a.m. to 12 noon. Shearwater 

MFRC Gym, Hampton 

Gray Building. Cost: $2 (children 

free). 

Don’t miss out, come early 

as items go quickly. Lots of 

great gently used items at 

great prices. 

You’ll find everything from 

infant wear to children’s size 

16, toys, strollers, books, 

games, skates, and much 

more. Consignor spaces limited 

so register early. 

To register as a consignor or 

for further information call 

Tracey at 720-1159. 

Vente en consignation 

- Kids Korner 

Le samedi 13 octobre 

2007, de 10 h à 12 h. Gymnase 

du CRFM de Shearwater 

– Immeuble Hampton Gray. 

Coût : 2 $ (entrée gratuite 

pour les enfants). 

Ne manquez pas la vente et 

arrivez tôt. Les articles se 

vendent rapidement. 

De nombreux articles d’occasion 

en excellent état et à 

bon prix. 

Vous y trouverez des vêtements 

d’enfants de taille nouveau-né 

à 16 ans, des poussettes, 

des livres, des jeux, des 

patins, et plus encore. Le 

nombre de consignateurs est 

limité alors inscrivez-vous 

sans tarder. 

Pour vous inscrire comme 

consignateur ou pour plus 

d’information, appelez au 

720-1159. 

NO Payments No Interest* 

*OAC. A processing fee is applicable. Photo ID is required. 

Appliances, Clearance Center items & G1 Outlet items are 

different terms. Not combinable with any other offer. 

See store for complete details.

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Winter Wonderland 

Stay tuned for information on our 

holiday event, Winter Wonderland, 

at the Forum, December 15. Presented 

by Halifax & Region MFRC 

and Canadian Forces Halifax Personnel 

Support Programs (PSP). It 

will be bigger and better than ever. 

More details next issue and on our 

website www.halifaxmfrc.ca or 

www.psphalifax.ns.ca. 

Professional development 

opportunities for volunteers 

The Halifax & Region Military 

Family Resource Centre is pleased to 

offer a series of seven professional 

development opportunities for our 

volunteers beginning on September 

2007. There is no cost to attend these 

sessions if you are an MFRC volunteer, 

however you must pre register 

due to limited space. Space is limited 

in each session to 20 volunteers. 

All sessions take place at the 

Shearwater Site of the Halifax & 

Region MFRC in the Board Room. 

How to Work More Effectively 

With People Who Are Different 

Than You. 

Tuesday October 9, 2007. 10 to 

11:30 a.m. Facilitator Mara Vizzutti, 

B.Ed, Life-By-Design. 

Learn about the four different 

communication styles, gain more 

acceptance for you own style and an 

understanding of how to work with 

those different from you... 

Networking for Success. 

Tuesday November 13, 2007. 10 

to 11:30 a.m. Facilitator Brenda 

Fair, CHRP, Fairwinds Training 

and Development. 

This informative and highly interactive 

seminar covers the basics of 

developing an effective network. In 

all walks of life, a network is a large 

combination of people who know 

you and know what you do. We all 

use this network to enhance our business, 

grow our circle of friends and 

make decisions about where and 

what we will purchase. 

MFRC programs 

MFRC Program locations are listed 

with each program. Unless otherwise 

listed, programs and events at 

the Halifax site are located in the 

Halifax Military Community Centre, 

Bldg 106 Windsor Park and programs 

at the Shearwater site are 

located at Hampton Gray Memorial 

building in Shearwater. 

Registration: Please register and 

pay for MFRC programs including 

Childcare. Participants are not fully 

registered until they have paid for the 

program/event. Spaces are only 

reserved for paid participants. 

Refunds and cancellations: 

Refunds will be issued to participants 

if they withdraw on or before the registration 

deadline. Late withdrawal 

or a no show will result in the forfeit 

of any paid fees. Exceptions will be 

considered for sickness at the discretion 

of the coordinator. 

Please note that unless otherwise 

indicated, programs are offered in 

English. Please call 427-7780 for 

more information. 

Programs for children 

Weekday Casual Childcare 

Halifax Site: Monday through 

Wednesday and Friday 9 a.m. to 12 

noon and 1 to 4 p.m., Thurs 1 to 4 

p.m. Call 722-4663 Shearwater site: 

Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9 a.m. 

to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday 

and Thursday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Call 

720-1040. Register one week in 

advance to ensure space. Cost: 

$3/hour for the first child and 

$1.50/hour for the next sibling. 

Need some time for you or have 

an appointment We offer Casual 

Childcare. To make an appointment 

up to one week in advance please 

contact the site most convenient to 

you. Please provide snacks for your 

children, no nuts please. Please provide 

necessary clothing and items 

for your children, such as appropriate 

indoor and outdoor clothing/ 

footwear, diapers, wipes, change of 

clothes and bottles. 

Parent and Tot 

Halifax Site: Thursdays 9 to 11 

a.m. call 427-7792. Shearwater site: 

Monday, Tuesday (French), Wednesday 

and Thursday. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

call 720-1040. Fee: $2 military family, 

$3 non-military. Military $1/ 

child. Civilian $2/ child. 

This is an interactive child-centred 

program for parents and caregivers 

of young children ages birth to five 

years. The program offers a variety 

of activities from free play, crafts and 

gym time. 

Saturday Casual care 

For children birth to 12 years. Halifax: 

October 13 and 27. Shearwater: 

October 20. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ($15 

per day) $3 per hour for the first child 

and $1.50 per hour for additional siblings. 

If your family is affected by 

work/operational related separation 

respite hours can be used to offset the 

cost of care. 

Registration: Deadline to register 

is Thursday before each date and 

payment is due before registration 

deadline in order to confirm your 

spot. Please provide lunch for those 

children staying over the lunch hour, 

no nuts please and any necessary 

gear for infants such as change of 

clothes, bottles and diapers. Call 

427-7788 to register for Halifax or 

720-1040 to register for Shearwater 

dates or for more information. 

My First Reading Club 

Monday mornings 10 to 11 a.m. 

Halifax site. Ages: Infant to five 

years. Cost: Free. Registration 

not required. 

Remember how much fun it was to 

read your favorite story In My First 

Reading Club we want children to 

get hooked on books. 

New Baby Program 

Every Friday. 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. 

Shearwater site. No registration 

required. Fee: Military $1/child, 

civilian $2/child. 

If you are expecting a child or are 

parents with children ages birth to 24 

months, this program offers you an 

opportunity to get together with other 

parents and parents-to-be to 

socialize and discuss issues related to 

parenting an infant. For more information 

please call 720-1040. 

Making Connections 

October 3, 10, 17, 24. 10 to 11 

a.m. Shearwater site. Registration 

is required by September 28 for all 

sessions or Friday before the session 

you are interested in attending. 

To Register call 720-1885 or drop 

off at the Shearwater site’s main 

office. Fee: 1 child/parents $5/session 

or $16/ all sessions. 2 children/parents 

$6.50/session or $22/ 

all sessions. 3 children/parents 

$8/sesson or $32/all sessions. 

October’s Topics: 

Creative play (3) and 

Halloween safety (1) 

Drop the children off in our Casual 

Care program and join other parents 

in an informal social setting. 

Casual care is included in the price of 

sessions. If your child is younger 

then three months or you will not be 

needed childcare then call 720-1040 

for fee/general information. Space is 

limited so register early. 

Gymboree 

Halifax site: Saturday, October 6, 

Register by October 3 at 427-7788. 

Shearwater site: Saturday, October 

20, Register by October 18 at 720- 

1885. 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Ages: 

Infant to five years. Cost: $2/military 

child $3/non-military child. Registration 

and payment are required by 

Thursday, September 13, 2007. To 

register please call 427-7788. 

Start out your Saturday with 

Gymboree. Our volunteers create a 

fun and exciting morning in a safe 

and positive learning environment 

for the family. This program gives 

children the chance to get some 

physical activity and have fun. 

They can participate in parachute 

games, ball play, tunnel crawl and 

much more. A snack will also be 

provided. So come out and see 

our Gymboree. 

Dad & Me 

Sunday, October 21, 2007. 1 to 3 

p.m. River Breeze Corn Maze Truro 

N.S. Ages: Three and up. Cost: 

$5/person children four and under 

are free. Registration and payment 

are required by Thursday, October 


Come out and explore the wonderful 

River Breeze Corn Maze. Children 

three years and up are welcome. 

There is a petting zoo, playground, 

pig races, Wild West town, the Corn 

Maze and more to enjoy. Asnack will 

also be provided. Come out and 

enjoy some special time, just dad and 

the kids. 

Programs for youth 

Pizza & Swim 

Friday, October 5, 2007. Register 

by October 4, 2007. 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. 

Shearwater Henderson Sweetman 

Youth Centre. Fee: $6. Ages: 8 to 13 

years. Meet at the Shearwater PSP 

Recreation Centre and pick up at the 

Youth Centre. 

Afternoon at the Movies 

Saturday, October 6, 2007. Register 

by October 1. Time: approx 12:30 

to 3 p.m. Dartmouth Crossing Theatre. 

Fee: $4. Ages: 10 to 15 years. 

Join us for selected movie Sydney 

White for the afternoon matinee and 

for only $4 your youth can enjoy the 

movie and a kids’ pack. Spaces are 

limited to 10 youth so call to register 

early.Call 427-7788 to register. 

Girl’s Night 

Friday, October 12, 2007 6:30 to 

9:30 p.m. Shearwater Henderson 

Sweetman Youth Centre. Fee: Free. 

Ages: 8 to 13 years. 

This is a drop-in program. No registration 

is required. 

Join us for video games, billiards, 

new games, crafts, food and a movie. 

Boy’s Night 

Saturday October 13, 2007. 6 to 

9:30 p.m. Shearwater Henderson 

Sweetman Youth Centre. Fee: Free. 


This is a drop-in program. No registration 

is required. 

Join us for a night of contests, challenges, 

food, video games and a 

movie. 

Boy’s Night In 

Saturday, October 20, 2007. Register 

by October 15. 6:30 to 9 p.m. 

Halifax Site Youth Centre. Fee: $10. 


Join us for a night of contests, challenges, 

food, video games and a 

movie. Call 427-7788 to register. 

Pre-teen Halloween Party 

& Pot Luck Event 

Saturday, October 27, 2007. 7 to 

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10 p.m. Shearwater Henderson 

Sweetman Youth Centre. Registration 

deadline: Friday October 26, 

2007. Fee: $7. Ages: 8 to 13 years. 

Join us for our annual Halloween 

party. Prizes awarded for the top 

costumes. Participants will compete 

in a variety of games, contests 

and challenges. We’ll also watch a 

scary movie to wrap up the night. 

Participants must bring a potluck 

food item to share with 25 children. 

We fill up every year, so be sure to 

register early. 

Shearwater Floor 

Hockey League 

Wednesdays. Draft night #1: 

Wednesday, November 7. Draft 

night #2: Wednesday, November 14. 

6 to 7:30 p.m., ages 8 to 13 years. 

7:30 to 9 p.m., ages 14 to 18 years. 

Shearwater Site, Hampton Gray 

Gymnasium. Fee: $15 with valid 

Youth Centre Membership. 

This is our fourth year running a 

floor hockey league for children and 

youth. We will run two weeks of 

skills and drills to assess the participants 

and then select our teams. We 

will then play four weeks of exhibition 

play from November 21 to 

December 12. Teams will then be 

given two practice sessions and then 

the league will begin on January 15, 

2008. This is a co-ed league and we 

welcome children and youth of all 

skill levels. 

In-Service School Day 

Shearwater Site. Friday, October 


Join us at the Henderson Sweetman 

Youth Centre for some drop-in 

during the in-service school day. 

There is no fee for the drop-in program 

however participants must 

have a valid Youth Centre membership. 

Pre-teen drop in, ages 8 to 12 

years 9 to 11:30 a.m. Teen drop in, 

ages 13 to 17 years 12 to 3 p.m. 

Ice Hockey Team 

Saturday nights. October 27, 

November 3 and 24, December 1, 

2007. 10 to 11 p.m. Shearwater, PSP 

Flyers Arena. Fee: $20 for four 

sessions or $6 per night. Ages: 10 to 

16 years. 

We’re starting up a hockey team. 

Come on out and join us on our first 

night, October 27. We will scrimmage 

for four weeks, and then, 

based on the ages and number of 

youth signed up, we will look at 

entering our team in a local tournament. 

Participants must have all 

their own equipment. Some goalie 

gear is available. 

Café Nights 

Date: Every second Thursday 

night. Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Location: 

Shearwater Henderson Sweetman 

Youth Centre. Cost: Café Nights are 

free, but we ask that you bring a 

non-perishable food donation for 

the Metro Food Bank. Participants 

must also have a valid Youth Centre 

membership. 

Every week, we’ve got coffee and 

lattés not to mention baked goods 

and snacks. Check out our new café 

area. Café nights are limited to the 

first 25 youth, so in order to get in, be 

early in line. 

Check out our fall line up: 

October 18. Reptile Show. Check 

out the lizards, snakes, frogs, turtles, 

plus much more. 

November 1. DJ IV. Join Halifax’s 

Favourite DJ... The Official DJ for 

Classified & Universal Soul. DJ IV’s 

in the YC. He’ll show you hands-on 

mixing and blending, scratching and 

beat juggling skills. 

Tutoring Program 

for children & youth 

Halifax & Region MFRC, Shearwater 

Site offers one to one tutoring 

assistance for children and youth. 

The tutoring program is facilitated by 

adult volunteers from the Hampton 

Gray Building. There is no cost to 

access these services. However participants 

must have a valid Youth 

Centre membership. The tutoring 

program is for students experiencing 

minor challenges that can be 

enhanced by one on one support. 

Tutoring sessions are offered once a 

week for a six to eight week sessions. 

The dates and times are determined 

by both the student and the volunteer 

tutor. For more information about 

this program, or to volunteer, please 

contact the Youth Services Coordinator 

at 720-1776. 

Youth Centre construction— 

Shearwater site 

The Henderson Sweetman MFRC 

Youth Centre, Shearwater Site, has 

been under recent construction. At 

time of publication, we are uncertain 

as to when the Youth Centre will reopen 

for drop-in. We anticipate construction 

will be completed in October 

and we will hold a grand reopening 

ceremony. To get the most 

up-to-date information on this project, 

be sure to visit our web site at 

www.halifaxmfrc.ca. 

Programs for adults 

Lighthouse Circle 

October 4 and 18 6:30 to 8:30 

p.m. Shearwater site. Lighthouse 

Circle is a group of women connected 

to the military lifestyle who 

meet every second week to share 

discussion, social activities, personal 

development, self-care and most 

of all laughter and fun. If you are 

new to the community or have been 

here for a while and would like to 

meet some new friends please join 

in. For more information please 

contact 720-1928. 

Coffee Connections 

Tuesday, Friday 9:30 to 11: 30 a.m. 

Shearwater MFRC. 

What is Coffee Connections 

Family members have the chance 

to get together and share common 

experiences. Meeting topics will 

depend on your input. So if you’re 

looking for something to do with 

your morning—come join us in the 

Community Lounge. 

For more information or if you 

require casual care please call Tracey 

at 720-1159. 

MS Word L2 

$35 military family, $45 civilian. 

October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2007 (four 

days). Wednesday evenings 6:15 to 8 

p.m. Halifax site. 

A more advanced lesson in using 

Microsoft Word. For those who 

know the basics and would like to 

learn more. Lessons are given in a 

friendly and non-threatening learning 

environment. 

Craft N’ Chat 

Tuesday, October 10. 6:30 to 8:30 

p.m. Shearwater site. 

Special offer 

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including all advertised specials 

and receive an added exclusive bonus of 

Now open 

Sundays 

bed frame and pillows 

Value $110. 

We have the largest range of Simmons sleep sets in Atlantic Canada over 50 

sets to choose from. Quality sleep sets starting at $499 for queen sets. 

*Excluding cash 

and carry items. 

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Lake Drive 

(Look for the Big 

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Mon-Fri 9:30-9:00 

Sat 9:30-6:00 

Sun 12:00-5:00 

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*$59 BILLING FEE O.A.C. 

New Burnside Location! 

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New Burnside location 

with in store clearance centre. 

Overstock & damaged 

items reduced to clear! 

Dartmouth 

Corner of 

Wright Avenue 

and Garland 

(New Wright 

Avenue Extension) 

Mon, Tue, Sat 9:39-6:00 

Wed-Fri 9:30-9:00 

Sun 12:00-5:00 

SEA KING CLUB 

For further information contact Chuck Priest 720-1091

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Participants are urged to bring in a 

craft that they are working on and 

possibly share new ideas and tips 

with each other. Bring any craft that 

you are working on and enjoy the 

company of fellow crafters. 

No registration required. Casual 

care is not provided for this evening. 

Scrapbooking 

Wednesday, October 17, 6:30 to 

8:30 p.m. Shearwater site. To register 

please see the reception desk in 

Shearwater by Monday, October 15. 

Spaces limited. Fees: $5/military 

family member, $7.50/non-military 

family member. Casual care: $5/military 

family. 

Legal Information Series 

Shearwater. First Time Home- 

Buyers: October 10, 6:30 to 8:30 

p.m., board room. Please register by 

October 7. Custody & Access: 

October 17, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., board 

room. Please register by October 14. 

Child Support: October 24, 6:30 to 

8:30 p.m., volunteer lounge. Please 

register by October 21. Cost: $3 per 

person. (Double cost for non-military 

where space available). 

The Halifax & Region Military 

Family Resource Centre and 

Boyne/Clarke Barristers and Solicitors 

are presenting Legal Information 

Series. Registration is required. 

Please call 720-1885. Alimited number 

of childcare spaces will be available 

for $2 per child or $5 per family/night 

for those who register prior 

to registration deadlines for each session. 

(Double cost for non-military 

where space available). 

Wellness Wednesdays 

Wednesday, October 10, 2007. 

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Halifax Military 

Community Centre. Registration 

deadline: Wednesday, October 3, 

2007. Fee: $5/military family member, 

$7.50/non-military family member. 

Childcare: Yes. Childcare Fee: 

$5/military family 

Wellness generally means a 

healthy balance of the mind body and 

spirit that leaves us with an overall 

feeling of well-being. Join us for our 

first session of Wellness Wednesdays 

where we will experience drumming 

with yoga rhythm. There are many 

benefits to drumming and yoga such 

as stress release and relaxation, 

enhanced concentration and attention, 

increased energy and more. 

These sessions will run once a month 

in October, November and December. 

Join us for this simple yet profound 

interaction where the hitting of 

the drum will allow for community 

team spirit. Participants need to provide 

their own drum. 

Emergency First Aid 

and Level C CPR 

Friday, October 12 6 to 10 p.m. 

and Saturday, October 13, 9 a.m. to 5 

p.m., 2007. Halifax site. Registration 

deadline: Friday, October 5, 2007. 

Fee: $20/refundable deposit- refundable 

after participant attends course. 

This two day program will provide 

certification in Emergency First Aid 

and Level C CPR (infant, child, 

adult). Participants must bring their 

own lunch. 

Do It Yourself 

workshop series 

Monday evenings. October 15, 22 

and 29. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Shearwater 

site. We will spend three sessions 

learning basic car and home repair 

tips for emergency preparedness 

from professionals. To register see 

the reception desk in Shearwater by 

Tuesday, October 9. 

Length of program: Three sessions 

(2 hours). Fees: $15/military family, 

$20/non-military family. Casual 

care: $5/ military family. 

Ages & Stages: Child 

development (0-5 years) 

Three evenings, Tuesdays, October 

16, 23 and 30, 2007. 6:30 to 8:30 

p.m. Halifax site. Registration deadline: 

Thursday, October 11, 2007. 

Fee: $10/military family, $15/nonmilitary 

family. Free childcare. 

These sessions will cover information 

about why the years before five 

are so important; the essentials of 

what parents do, comfort, play and 

teach; the most important developmental 

achievements from birth to 5 

years; suggested games and activities 

you can play with your children 

to support their development and a 

wide range of resources that offer 

many good ideas and suggestions for 

those parenting moments. 

Pet First Aid 

Saturday, October 20, 2007. 8 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. Halifax site. Registration 

deadline: Monday, October 15, 

2007. Fee: $55/person. 

Pet First Aid (PFA) is an introductory 

program that provides life-saving 

training, which encourages safety 

in emergency situations and prepares 

rescuers to respond to lifethreatening 

emergencies for domestic 

animals. First Aid for Pets provides 

the participant with the knowledge, 

judgement, and skills needed 

to respond safely and effectively in 

an emergency. 

MS Word L1: Beginner 

$25 military family $35 civilian. 

October 23, 30, November 7, 

2007 (three Evenings) 6:15 to 8 

p.m. Halifax site. 

A program for people with little or 

no prior computer experience. Word 

Processing belongs in the business 

world, but it is also a popular application 

for home computer use. People 

learn word processing to write 

personal correspondence, keep personal 

records, provide support for a 

home-based business, write term 

papers and reports, résumés and covering 

letters. 

MS Word L1: Intermediate 

$25 military family $35 civilian. 

November 13, 20, 27, December 4, 

2007 (four Evenings) 6:15 to 8 p.m. 

Halifax site. 

A continuation of Word Level 1. 

Participants learn more advanced 

word processing. This program 

introduces more opportunities to 

practice techniques learned in the 

beginner level. 

Programmes pour enfants 

Garde d’enfants 

occasionnelle 

Halifax : du lundi au mercredi, de 

9 h à 12 h; le jeudi, de 13 h à 16 h. 

Pour tout renseignement, téléphonez 

au 722-4663. Shearwater : lundi, 

mercredi et vendredi, de 9 h à 12 h et 

de 13 h à 16 h; mardi et vendredi, de 

9 h à 12 h. Pour tout renseignement, 


Inscrivez-vous une semaine à l’avance 

afin de vous garantir une 

place. Coût : 3 $ / h pour le premier 

enfant et 1,50 $ / h pour chacun des 

autres enfants. 

Avez-vous besoin de temps pour « 

vous » ou pour vous rendre à un rendez-vous 

Nous offrons des services 

de garde d’enfants occasionnelle. 

Pour fixer un rendez-vous une 

semaine à l’avance au maximum, 

veuillez communiquer avec le CRFM 

de votre choix. Apportez des collations 

pour vos enfants, mais pas de 

noix, s’il vous plaît. Venez avec tout 

ce dont votre enfant aura besoin : 

vêtements et chaussures d’intérieur 

ou d’extérieur, couches, lingettes, 

vêtements de rechange et biberons. 

Parent et bambin 

Halifax : les jeudis matin, de 9 h 

à 11 h. Pour tout renseignement, 

téléphonez au 427-7792. Shearwater 

: lundi, mardi (français), mercredi 

et jeudi, de 9 h 30 à 11 h 30. 

Pour tout renseignement, téléphonez 

au 720-1040. Coût : 2 $ 

(famille de militaire), 3 $ (autres). 1 

$ / enfant (familles de militaire), 2 

$ / enfant (autres). 

Programme interactif pour les parents 

ou personnes responsables d’enfants 

de 5 ans et moins. Au programme 

: jeux libres, bricolage, 

activités physiques au gymnase, etc. 

Garde d’enfants les samedis 

Pour enfants de 12 ans et moins. 

Halifax : les 13 et 27 octobre. Shearwater: 

le 20 octobre. De 10 h à 15 h. 

Vous pouvez vous inscrire pour 

une ou quelques heures (3 $ l’heure 

pour le premier enfant et 1,50 $ 

l’heure pour chacun des autres 

enfants) ou pour toute la journée 

(15 $). Possibilité d’utiliser des 

heures « répit » pour ce service pour 

les parents qui sont seuls en raison 

du travail ou des activités liées 

aux opérations. 

Les inscriptions doivent se faire au 

plus tard le jeudi précédant chaque 

date indiquée, et les paiements 

doivent être effectués avant la date 

limite d’inscription, afin de con- 

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firmer votre place. Veuillez apporter 

le déjeuner de vos enfants qui restent 

à l’heure du déjeuner. Pas de noix, 

s’il vous plaît. Apportez le nécessaire 

pour vos enfants : vêtements de 

rechange, biberons, couches, etc. 

Pour vous inscrire ou pour obtenir 

plus de renseignements sur les dates, 

veuillez téléphoner au 427-7788, 

pour le CRFM d’Halifax ou au 720- 

1040, pour le CRFM de Shearwater. 

Mon premier club de lecture 

Les lundis, de 10 h à 11 h. CRFM 

d’Halifax. Pour les enfants de 5 ans 

et moins. Coût : gratuit. Pas d’inscription 

requise. 

Souvenez-vous tout le plaisir que 

vous aviez à lire votre histoire 

préférée. Dans Mon premier club de 

lecture, nous voulons que les enfants 

découvrent la passion pour les livres 

et la lecture. Nous proposons des 

activités comme la narration de contes, 

avec jeux de doigts, marionnettes 

et contes, ce qui incite les 

enfants à aimer la lecture tout en 

ayant du plaisir. Vous pouvez 

emporter des lots de livres chez 

vous, les dévorer et les retourner la 

semaine suivante. Au plaisir donc de 

vous rencontrer bientôt pour lire 

ensemble de belles histoires. 

Tout sur le nouveau-né 

Les vendredis, de 9 h 30 à 11 h 30. 

CRFM de Shearwater. Pas d’inscription 

requise. Coût : 1 $ /enfant 

(famille de militaire), 2 $ /enfant 

(autres). Pour plus de renseignements, 


Contact parents 

Le 3, 10, 17 et 27 octobre. De 10 h 

à 11 h. Au Shearwater. 

Les inscriptions doivent se faire le 

vendredi avant la date de la séance 

de votre choix. Pour vous inscrire, 

téléphonez au 720-1885 ou présentez-vous 

au bureau principal du 

Shearwater. Coût : Un enfant/parents 

: 5 $ par séance ou 16 $ pour 

toutes les séances. Deux enfants/parents 

: 6,50 $ par séance ou 22 $ pour 

toutes les séances. Trois enfants/parents 

: 8 $ par séance ou 32 $ pour 

toutes les séances. 

Déposez vos enfants à la garderie 

occasionnelle du Shearwater et 

joignez-vous à d’autres parents dans 

un cadre social informel, en vue 

d’explorer et de discuter de sujets 

relatifs aux enfants, au rôle parental 

et à la famille. Certains de ces sujets 

porteront notamment sur la sécurité, 

les routines et le comportement des 

enfants, ainsi que sur les activités de 

famille. Le coût des séances comprend 

un service de garderie occasionnelle. 

Si votre enfant a moins de 

trois mois ou si vous n’avez pas 

besoin de services de garde, téléphonez 

au 720-1040 pour vous renseigner 

sur les coûts. 

Les places étant limitées, veuillez 

vous inscrire tôt. 

GYMboree 

Halifax : Samedi 6 octobre. 

Inscription au plus tard le 4 octobre, 

au 427-7788. Shearwater : Samedi 

20 octobre. Inscription au plus tard le 

16 octobre, au 720-1885. De 10 h à 

11 h 30. Âge : de 0 à 5 ans. Coût : 2 

$ par enfant de militaire, 3 $ pour les 

autres. Inscriptions : 427-7788. 

Débutez votre samedi avec GYMboree. 

Nos bénévoles offrent aux 

familles un environnement positif et 

sécuritaire dans lequel les enfants ont 

l’occasion de participer à diverses 

activités physiques tout en ayant du 

plaisir. Ils pourront jouer au parachute, 

jouer à la balle, ramper dans 

des tunnels, etc. À noter également 

qu’une collation sera offerte. Venez 

donc participer à Gymboree. 

Programmes pour jeunes 

Journée pédagogique 

Shearwater. Venez déposer vos 

enfants au Centre des jeunes Henderson 

Sweetman pour des activités 

libres pendant la journée pédagogique. 

Le service est gratuit sur 

présentation d’une carte valide de 

membre du Centre des jeunes. 

Soirée piscine et pizza 

Le vendredi 5 octobre 2007, préinscription 

au plus tard le 4 octobre. De 

18 h 30 à 21 h 30. Centre des jeunes 

Henderson Sweetman de Shearwater. 

Coût : 6 $. Âges : de 8 à 13 ans. 

Rendez-vous au centre récréatif 

du PSP et fin de l’activité au Centre 

des jeunes. 

Après-midi au cinéma 

Le samedi 6 octobre 2007 – 

Inscription au plus tard le 4 octobre. 

12 h 30 à 15 h (à peu près). Cinéma 

de Dartmouth Crossing. Coût : 4 $. 

Âge : de 10 à 15 ans. 

Accompagnez-nous au cinéma en 

après-midi pour voir le film Sydney 

White. Pour aussi peu que 4 $, les 

jeunes pourront voir le film choisi et 

déguster du maïs soufflé et une friandise. 

Les places sont limitées à dix 

jeunes alors ne tardez pas à vous 

inscrire. Téléphonez au 427-7788 

pour vous inscrire. 

Soirée de filles 

Le vendredi 12 octobre 2007. De 

18 h 30 à 21 h 30. Centre des jeunes 

Henderson Sweetman de Shearwater. 

Coût : gratuit. Âges : de 8 à 13 

ans. Activité portes ouvertes; aucune 

inscription requise. Au programme : 

jeux vidéo, billards, nouveaux jeux, 

artisanat, collations et un film. 

Soirée de garçons 

Le samedi 13 octobre 2007. De 18 

h à 21 h 30. Centre des jeunes Henderson 

Sweetman de Shearwater. 

Coût : gratuit. Âges: de 8 à 13 ans. 

Activité portes ouvertes; aucune 

inscription requise. Au programme : 

concours, défis, collations, jeux 

vidéo et un film. 

Soirée pour les garçons 

Le samedi 20 octobre 2007 – 

Inscription au plus tard le 15 octobre. 

18 h 30 à 21 h. Site d’Halifax – Centre 

pour les jeunes. Coût : 10 $. Âge 

: de 8 à 13 ans. 

Participez à cette soirée fort divertissante. 

Il y aura des concours, des 

défis, de la nourriture, des jeux vidéo 

et un film. Pour vous inscrire, téléphonez 

au 427-7788. 

Fête d’Halloween pour 

préados et repas-partage 

Le samedi 27 octobre 2007. De 19 

h à 22 h. Centre des jeunes Henderson 

Sweetman du CRFM de Shearwater. 

Date limite d’inscription : 

vendredi 26 octobre. Coût : 7 $. Âges 

: de 8 à 13 ans. 

Venez à notre fête d’Halloween 

annuelle. Des prix seront remis à 

ceux qui porteront les meilleurs 

costumes. Il y aura des jeux, des 

concours et des défis. En fin de 

soirée, nous regarderons un film 

qui fait peur. Les participants 

doivent apporter quelque chose à 

grignoter, qu’ils partageront 

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• Esquimalt 

• Gagetown 

• Greenwood 

• Halifax 

• Kingston 

Service en 

Francais 

Disponible 

• Montreal 

• St-Jen Sur 

Richelieu 

• Ottawa 

• Petawawa 

• Shearwater 

• Shilo 

• Trenton 

• Valcartier 

• Winnipeg

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avec 25 autres enfants. Nous 

atteignons chaque année le nombre 

limite de participants alors inscrivezvous 

sans tarder. 

Ligue de hockey 

en salle de Shearwater 

Le mercredi. Première soirée de 

formation des équipes : mercredi 7 

novembre. Deuxième soirée de formation 

des équipes : mercredi 14 

novembre. De 18 h à 19 h 30 – Âges 

: de 8 à 13 ans. De 19 h 30 à 21 h – 

Âges : de 14 à 18 ans. Gymnase 

Hampton Gray de Shearwater. Coût 

: 15 $ pour les détenteurs d’une carte 

de membre valide du Centre des 

jeunes. Nous organisons pour une 

quatrième année une ligue de hockey 

en salle pour les enfants et les adolescents. 

Durant deux semaines, les 

jeunes suivront des ateliers pour 

développer leurs habiletés et participeront 

à des exercices. 

Journée pédagogique 

Shearwater. Le vendredi 26 octobre 

2007. Venez déposer vos enfants 

au Centre des jeunes Henderson 

Sweetman pour des activités libres 

pendant la journée pédagogique. Le 

service est gratuit sur présentation 

d’une carte de membre valide du 

Centre des jeunes. 

Portes ouvertes pour les préados 

(de 8 à 12 ans) : 9 h à 11 h 30. Portes 

ouvertes pour les adolescents (de 13 

à 17 ans) : 12 h à 15 h. 

Équipe de hockey sur glace 

Le samedi soir. 

Le 27 octobre, les 3 et 24 novembre 

et le 1er décembre 2007. De 22 h 

à 23 h. Shearwater – Aréna des Flyers 

du PSP. Coût : 20 $ pour quatre 

soirées ou 6 $ par soirée. Âges : de 10 

à 16 ans. 

Nous mettons sur pied une équipe 

de hockey. Soyez des nôtres le 27 

octobre pour la première soirée de 

hockey. Pendant quatre semaines, 

nous participerons à des séances de 

jeu dirigé et, en fonction de l’âge et 

du nombre de participants inscrits, 

nous inscrirons notre équipe à un 

tournoi local. Les participants sont 

priés d’apporter leur équipement. 

Des pièces d’équipement de gardien 

de but sont disponibles. 

Soirée Café 

Date : Un jeudi sur deux. Heure : 

de 19 h à 21 h. Lieu : Centre des 

jeunes Henderson Sweetman du 

CRFM de Shearwater. Coût : l’activité 

est gratuite, mais nous vous 

demandons d’apporter un aliment 

non périssable pour la Metro Food 

Bank. Les participants doivent également 

avoir une carte de membre 

valide du Centre des jeunes. Nous 

offrons du café et des cafés au lait, 

ainsi que des pâtisseries et des collations. 

Venez visiter notre nouveau 

café. Au total, 25 personnes peuvent 

participer à l’activité alors tâchez 

d’arriver tôt pour avoir une place. 

Jetez un coup d’œil au programme 

d’automne : Le 18 octobre – Spectacle 

de reptiles ~ Venez voir lézards, 

serpents, grenouilles, tortues et plus 

encore. Le 1er novembre – DJ IV – 

Venez entendre le DJ le plus populaire 

d’Halifax... The Official DJ for 

Classified & Universal Soul. DJ IV 

sera au Centre des jeunes pour vous 

faire une démonstration de ses talents 

: mixage, fondu enchaîné, scratching, 

et jonglage des rythmes. 

Travaux de construction 

au Centre des jeunes 

de Shearwater 

Des travaux de construction ont 

été entrepris dernièrement au Centre 

des jeunes Henderson Sweetman du 

CRFM de Shearwater. Au moment 

de la publication de ce bulletin, nous 

ne savons pas quand le Centre 

des jeunes reprendra ses activités 

portes ouvertes. Nous croyons 

que les travaux seront terminés en 

octobre. Nous avons prévu organiser 

une grande fête pour célébrer 

la réouverture du Centre. Tenezvous 

informés de l’évolution de ce 

projet en visitant notre site Web, à 

www.halifaxmfrc.ca. 

Programmes pour adultes 

Coffee Connections 

Les mardis et vendredis, de 9 h 30 

à 11 h 30. Shearwater. 

Pour de plus amples renseignements, 

communiquez avec Tracey, 

au 720 1159, ou si vous voulez profiter 

du service de garde d’enfants 

occasionnelle, appelez Stefanie au 

720-1040. 

Cercle du phare 

le 4 et 18 octobre 1830-2030. 

Shearwater. 

Le Cercle du phare est un groupe 

de conjointes de militaires qui se 

rencontrent toutes les deux semaines 

pour des discussions, des activités 

sociales, des activités de perfectionnement 

ou des techniques d’autogestion 

de la santé, et surtout pour 

rire et bien s’amuser ensemble. Que 

vous soyez dans la région depuis 

déjà quelque temps ou que vous 

veniez d’arriver, le Cercle du phare 

vous est ouvert. Pour plus de renseignements 

: 720-1928. 

Artisanat et causerie 

Le mardi 10 octobre. De 18 h 30 à 

20 h 30 (Shearwater). 

Les membres de la collectivité se 

rencontreront en soirée dans la salle 

communautaire pour discuter et 

faire de l’artisanat. Nous invitons 

les participants à apporter leur création 

et à échanger des idées et des 

conseils avec les autres. Apportez 

un objet d’artisanat que vous êtes en 

train de fabriquer et partagez un bon 

moment avec d’autres artisans 

comme vous. 

Aucune inscription requise. 

Aucun service de garde occasionnel 

offert durant la soirée. 

Ateliers de mieux-être 

du mercredi 

Mercredi 10 octobre 2007. 18 h 

30 à 20 h 30. Centre communautaire 

militaire d’Halifax. Date limite 

d’inscription : le mercredi 3 

octobre 2007. Coût : _ $ pour les 

militaires et membres de leur 

famille; _ $ pour les autres. Service 

de garderie : Oui. Frais de garde : 5 

$ par famille militaire. 

On entend en général par le terme 

mieux-être un équilibre harmonieux 

entre l’intellect, le corps et 

l’esprit qui procure un sentiment 

général de bien-être. Nous vous 

invitons à participer au premier 

atelier de mieux-être du mercredi, 

qui vous permettra d’apprendre à 

jouer du tambour et à faire du yoga, 

le tout à un rythme relaxant. Le son 

des tambours et le yoga contribuent 

notamment à réduire le stress, 

relaxer, améliorer la concentration 

et raviver les énergies. Les ateliers 

auront lieu une fois par mois en 

octobre, en novembre et en décembre. 

Venez voir comment les bienfaits 

du tambour et du yoga peuvent 

vous aider à vous détendre tout en 

renforçant le moral de la communauté. 

Les participants sont priés 

d’apporter leur propre tambour. 

Secourisme d’urgence 

et RCR, niveau C 

Le vendredi 12 octobre, de 18 h à 

22 h et le samedi 13 octobre, de 9 h à 

17 h. Halifax. Coût : 20 $/dépôt remboursable; 

remboursable après que le 

participant a suivi le cours. 

Date limite d’inscription : le vendredi 

5 octobre. Vous pouvez Ce programme 

de deux jours sera sanctionné 

par un certificat en secourisme et 

en RCR, niveau C (bébé, enfant, 

adulte). Les participants doivent 

apporter leur repas. 

Découpage (Scrapbooking) 

Le mercredi 17 octobre, de 18 h 30 

à 20 h 30. Shearwater. Pour vous 

inscrire, passez à la réception du 

CRFM (Shearwater) au plus tard le 

lundi 15 octobre. Coût : 5 $ pour les 

militaires et famille et 7,50 $ pour les 

autres. Service de garde occasionnelle 

: 5 $ par famille militaire. 

Ateliers Faites-le vous-même 

Le lundi soir. Les 15, 22 et 29 

octobre. De 18 h 30 à 20 h 30 

(Shearwater). Au cours des trois 

séances que nous offrirons, vous 

apprendrez les rudiments de la réparation 

de véhicules et des trucs pour 

exécuter certains travaux dans votre 

maison. Des professionnels viendront 

également vous donner des 

conseils sur la préparation aux situations 

d’urgence. 

Pour vous inscrire, présentez-vous 

au bureau d’accueil de Shearwater au 

plus tard le mardi 9 octobre. 

Durée du programme : trois 

séances de deux heures chacune. 

Coût : 15 $ pour un membre d’une 

famille de militaire et 20 $ pour les 

autres participants. 

Service de garde occasionnel : 5 $ 

par famille de militaire. 

Posted 

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in the Halifax and Shearwater area. 

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Spaces Self Storage reaches out to DND community 

Spaces Self Storage, located across from the new Wal-Mart store in Bedford, opened in April 

and offers 575 storage units of varying sizes. 

The storage units are all protected by security cameras and have their own individual 

sprinkler systems. 

By Dave MacNeil 

Trident Staff 

Whether you’re embarking on 

an extended posting, or simply 

giving your garage its annual 

fall cleaning, Spaces Self Storage 

aims to make things easier. 

Located in the new Bedford Commons 

development, in the Rocky 

Lake area, Spaces boasts the most 

modern storage facility in the Maritimes. 

Its central location also provides 

easy access from anywhere in 

the Halifax Regional Municipality. 

“We’re so easy to get to,” says 

owner D’Arcy Hunter. “We’re so 

close to Bedford, Dartmouth, Halifax, 

Sackville and Fall River. We’re 

very central, rather than being 

downtown and you’re fighting traffic 

to get to us.” 

Opened in April of this year, 

Spaces Self Storage is located 

across from the new Wal-Mart store, 

which opened the same month. The 

businesses are part of a quickly 

growing commercial and residential 

development, which is also to 

include several new sports facilities. 

Hunter says business at the 575- 

unit facility has been brisk, and that 

the company has already sponsored 

jerseys for about 250 children in the 

Bedford 10-and-under Soccer Club. 

“We’re here for the long haul,” 

he notes. 

Spaces Self Storage provides 

around-the-clock access to clients, 

with individual security access to 

each unit through use of a PIN code 

system. The facility also features 

a mix of climate controlled and 

non-climate controlled units, each 

with individual sprinkler systems, 

in a full range of sizes, from 5 x 5 

to 10 x 20. 

All lights at Spaces are on motion 

sensors, and security cameras provide 

24-hour surveillance and peace 

of mind for clients. 

On top of providing state-of-theart 

storage facilities, Spaces also 

offers a free truck rental through 

Discount Car and Truck Rental. But 

Hunter says he’s offering an extra 

incentive to Department of National 

Defence (DND) employees. 

“We’re happy to support the 

Canadian Forces,” says Hunter, 

whose uncle, Vince Hunter, enjoyed 

a 20-year navy career in the 1950s 

and 60s, much of it posted to CFB 

Halifax. He says additional discounts 

will be available to DND 

members for stays of a year or more. 

Details of those incentives, and 

other information about Spaces Self 

Storage, is available by calling 

(902) 450-0050.

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Welcome aboard! Can we show you around 

By Charmion Chaplin-Thomas 

CEFCOM Public Affairs 

There are few tasks more challenging 

than searching a potentially 

hostile vessel correctly, thoroughly, 

and by the book. Members 

of the boarding party must peer into 

every nook and cranny, question the 

crew and check the ship’s documents 

while watching each other’s 

backs, keeping an eye out for contraband 

goods and people, and 

maintaining a polite but firm 

demeanour. This all takes practice. 

On September 24, HMCS Toronto 

played host to a party from the 

guided missile destroyer USS Bainbridge 

in a boarding and search 

exercise conducted at sea off the 

coast of Somalia. Both ships are 

participating in the circumnavigation 

of Africa by the Standing NATO 

Maritime Group 1. 

A boarding party from the American guided missile destroyer USS 

Bainbridge zooms up in a rigid-hull inflatable boat to HMCS Toronto, 

today cast in the role of a freighter. 

The Bainbridge boarding party crosses the brow of HMCS Toronto with 

plans to search the frigate and interrogate the crew. 

PHOTOS: MCPL KEVIN PAUL, CANADIAN FORCES COMBAT CAMERA 

Day sail winners in HMCS Iroquois 


Trident staff 

When Michelle Ryan learned 

she had won a day sail on a 

Navy ship, she started to make 

plans. A teacher at Churchill Academy 

in Dartmouth, Ryan stated “As 

soon as I found out, I said ‘I’m not 

going to be in school that day 

because I’ve always wanted to do 

something like this.’” 

Ryan was one of 10 people who 

won the day sail after entering the 

contest held during the Canadian 

Forces Halifax Open House 2007 on 

Natal Day weekend. 

The Community Outreach day sail 

took place on Thursday, September 

20 in HMCS Iroquois, with guests 

ranging from representatives of HRM 

and the Halifax Chamber of Commerce 

to corporate sponsors. 

The day started with a continental 

breakfast at the Wardroom. 

RAdm Dean McFadden, Commander 

JTFA and MARLANT welcomed 

the guests, who totalled approximately 

140. 

Events during the day included a 

boarding party demonstration and 

for this event, Preserver joined the 

destroyer and was designated as a 

ship of interest. After Iroquois issued 

several messages and fired warning 

shots, Preserver agreed to the boarding 

party, which departed Iroquois in 

a RHIB in order to board the tanker. 

Other events during the day 

included a flypast by the ship’s Sea 

King helicopter, refuelling at sea 

with Preserver, lunch and guided 

tours of the ship. 

Taylor Wilson, age 13, was 

onboard with his father, Mark Wilson. 

“My favourite part would have 

to be the live fire exercise,” stated 

Taylor. “It was something different. 

Rather than just see the ship, you get 

to see what they do. It’s nothing like 

seeing it on TV or the movies. It’s 

definitely better.” 

He also got to drive the ship and 

said his favourite place on the ship 

was at the stern at water level. “You 

got to see the waves coming up over 

your head, which is always fun.” 

Hugo Lemay was onboard with his 

wife Valerie Darsigny, who won the 

pass for two on the day sail. “It was 

nice to go out and see how the ship 

turns and do all that. I’ve never been 

Day sail guests viewed a boarding party demonstration. 

out at sea before so I was pretty 

impressed with it all.” 

Lemay liked the flypast by the Sea 

King and said he looked forward to 

telling friends about the day. “We’ll 

tell them it was nice and we wish they 

could have joined us.” 

Jim Ryan accompanied his daughter 

Michelle on the day sail. Ryan 

enjoyed his first day at sea on a Navy 

ship and spoke to many crewmembers 

about their jobs. It was informative, 

he stated. “They told us a lot 

about their jobs. There’s a lot more to 

one of these ships than you think.” 

He appreciated the chance to 

watch the refuelling procedure. “I’ve 

seen that on TV but I’ve never been 

close enough to see it. That’s quite an 

experience to see how they do it. I 

understand they can do two ships at 

a time, so that’s pretty interesting.” 

When he first heard of the day sail, 

Jim Ryan had thought it would be 

only a brief trip, “like going out of the 

harbour. We didn’t expect to go all 

the way out as far as we did and do 

as much as we have.” 

CPL ROBERT LEBLANC, FIS 

Michelle Ryan had attended the 

Open House in August, bringing 

family members who were visiting 

from Toronto. “We didn’t expect the 

Open House to be as big as it was. We 

were there the whole day.” 

She had toured Navy ships when 

they were alongside and noted 

“I always say, ‘I wonder what it’s 

like to be out on the ship.’And here 

we are.” 

Michelle Ryan also enjoyed the 

tour of the ship, which took them to 

areas such as the machinery control 

room, the operations room and the 

bridge. “We saw the messes and the 

Wardroom. I loved it. That was the 

best part, I think.” 

She had many conversations with 

crewmembers. “They would come 

up to us, strike up a conversation 

and they were very happy to answer 

any questions we had... These 

people were fantastic about providing 

information.” 

Ryan took many photos and 

emphasized “I’ll be telling everybody 

about this. It was a great day 

and I wish they could do it more 

often so more people could have this 

same experience.” 

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JTFA PA 

Some 140 guests, many of whom 

had never tested their sea legs, 

came aboard HMCS Iroquois on 

Thursday, September 21 for a rare 

glimpse of life in a Canadian warship 

at sea. They sailed to the 

Navy’s training areas approximately 

45 kilometres south of Halifax 

harbour where they experienced 

maritime interdiction and boarding 

operations, a replenishment-at-sea 

with HMCS Preserver, a visit from 

a Sea King helicopter and a comprehensive 

guided tour of the air 

defense destroyer. 

“...we got to see 

every aspect of life 

on board a ship.” 

Canadian Forces Halifax, Personnel 

Support Programs had more 

than 50 Corporate partners participate 

in the day sail. “This provides 

our corporate partners an opportunity 

to go on board a ship and experience 

the daily life of a CF sailor,” 

said Ken Doucette, Corporate Services 

Director. “We truly appreciate 

the support from our corporate partners, 

and recognize their support is 

very valuable to our programs.” 

DND Public Affairs personnel, 

on a week-long familiarization trip 

at military bases in Atlantic Canada, 

were also on board. Halifax was 

their last stop after CFB Gagetown 

and 14 Wing Greenwood. When 

discussing their trip so far, the 

old rivalry between the Navy and 

Air Force awakened when Marie- 

Helène Roulliard, from Public 

Environment Analysis Research 

Services said “The Air Force has 

the best looking guys, however the 

Navy has the best food.” 

Sarah Kavanagh from the Media 

Liaison Office noticed another 

healthy rivalry. “I sensed a healthy 

competition aboard the ship 

between the ops people and the 

techs,” she said. “It was beneficial 

because it spurred each group 

to excellence.” 

Harold Doran, another guest 

from the Army News office in 

Ottawa, summarized the day’s 

events. “The people on board were 

very professional. The whole day 

was extremely well planned, we 

got to see every aspect of life on 

board a ship.” Cmdre Bob Davidson, 

Commander Canadian Fleet 

Atlantic was also pleased. “It was a 

great way to reach out to the greater 

Canadian community while pursuing 

important training opportunities 

for our sailors.” 

Extended safety railings on 

bridge offer enhanced protection 


Trident staff 

The Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge 

Commission (HDBC) has 

extended safety railings along the 

pedestrian and bike lanes on the 

Angus L. Macdonald Bridge. 

“Those extensions are the result 

of meaningful consultation with the 

HDBC,” stated Ed Miller, Formation 

Safety Officer with Formation 

Safety and Environment (FSE). 

“Their purpose is to prevent 

objects from being thrown into the 

working area located directly under 

the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge.” 

Steve Snyder, general manager 

and chief executive officer of the 

HDBC, stated that both the HDBC 

and DND had known for some time 

that items ranging from food and 

beverage containers to bicycles 

were falling or being thrown from 

the bridge, creating safety hazards 

for personnel and property in 

the Dockyard. 

Miller estimated the consultations 

that culminated in the safety 

extensions began approximately 

five to seven years ago, at the 

time of the change of configuration 

from a two-lane to a three-lane 

bridge surface. 

“When it was realized that the 

measures that had been on the old 

bridge were not going to be put 

back in place, the consultation 

began with respect to what the 

bridge could do, but we couldn’t 

wait for that.” 

He stated that DND, “in some 

cases with the assistance of the 

Bridge Commission, put overhead 

protection in place. 

That overhead protection was 

designed to protect pedestrians, 

walking in specific areas in proximity 

to the Dockyard, from objects 

landing on them and causing 

injury.” 

Miller added there had been 

ongoing discussions with respect to 

what actions the Bridge Commission 

could take to further reduce the 

hazards. In late July 2007, work 

began on the new safety extensions, 

which are approximately nine feet 

tall and curve inward to the bridge. 

The HDBC also is taking steps to 

prevent accumulated snow and ice 

(known as ice pucks or cookies) 

from falling off the bridge into 

the Dockyard. Netting, installed 

early in 2007, will help break up 

the snow. 

Last winter, “We didn’t get 

enough snow to fully evaluate 

it,” stated Snider. “We need to 

know how it performs. If this 

works, great.” 

“We have an ongoing good relationship 

with the Bridge Commission,” 

stated Cdr Colin Darlington, 

Base Operations Officer. 

“They are our neighbours and 

they are concerned about security, 

both the real security and the construction 

engineering security of 

the tower and the foot of the bridge 

that are on DND property.” 

Cdr Darlington emphasized that 

the message is twofold; anyone 

who observes items falling or being 

thrown from the bridge into the 

Dockyard should promptly notify 

the Military Police. 

As well, “We’re very interested 

in getting the word if a person sees 

what they believe to be an unsafe 

practice up there, which may result 

in something tumbling down from 

the bridge. 

We want to know about that 

right away so we can contact the 

Bridge Commission.” 

DND and the HDBC need feedback 

to indicate whether the safety 

measures are working. “We only 

get that feedback from the people 

who are living the experience,” 

stated Cdr Darlington. 

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Navy Divers help clean 

up Halifax shoreline 

LCdr Rick Tate, TTT Division Commander, CP01 Georges Pelletier, LCdr Wayne Dipersio, 

Deputy Commandant CFNOS, and Cindy Pettipas display the contribution to the Terry 

Fox Foundation 

Head shave for Terry Fox 

fundraiser nets $602 


Trident staff 

The Tactics and Team Training (TTT) 

Division and Standards Section of the 

Canadian Forces Naval Operations School 

(CFNOS) recently raised $602 for the Terry 

Fox Foundation. 

CPO1 Georges Pelletier, TTT’s Division 

CPO, volunteered for the Great Canadian 

Head Shave if TTT could raise $500 in pledges 

and on Friday, September 14, TTT personnel 

gathered to watch CPO1 Pelletier lose his hair 

for charity. 

“I want to thank everybody here for their 

pledges,” stated CPO2 Pete Majeau, TTT CPO. 

“We’ve raised $541.” 

CPO2 Majeau introduced Betty Risser, 

known to many as Betty the Barber from the 

base barbershop, who was the haircutter for 

the occasion. 

As she watched Risser shaving CPO1 Pelletier’s 

head, Cindy Pettipas, provincial director 

for the Terry Fox Foundation, stated she 

had contacted CPO2 Majeau several months 

earlier about organizing the event. 

“It’s a national initiative and it came about 

because Terry really hated that he lost his hair 

during the cancer treatment.” Pettipas stated 

Terry Fox’s family thought if volunteers had 

their heads shaved, “it would be a tribute to 

those people who don’t have a choice about 

losing their hair.” 

TTT had set a fundraising goal of $500 “and 

they have surpassed it,” stated Pettipas. When 

CPO1 Pelletier’s head shave began, the total 

was $541 but by the time all his hair was gone, 

more contributions had boosted it to $602. 

“All I wanted was a trim,” CPO1 Pelletier 

told his audience, as he surveyed his bald head 

in the mirror. 

When CPO2 Majeau first told him about the 

planned fundraiser, CPO1 Pelletier volunteered 

to be the candidate. Though he had participated 

in fundraising runs and had had pies 

thrown in his face as fundraisers, “This was 

the first time I have had my head shaved.” 

CPO2 Majeau described CPO1 Pelletier as 

“a really good sport about it.” 

As soon as personnel heard the event was 

a Terry Fox fundraiser, “They would say 

yes.” Nearly 82 people donated money for 

the event, held just before the annual Terry 

Fox Run. 

“People will still give to the GCWCC, 

which kicks off soon. It’s part of our fabric. 

People like to give, especially when it’s something 

so worthwhile.” 

Naval divers collected debris to kick off the TD Great 

Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. 

By 2Lt Noel Paine 

JTFA PA 

On Wednesday, September 

12, Fleet divers entered 

the cold waters just off Dartmouth’s 

Alderney Landing to 

help launch one of the largest 

conservation efforts in Canada. 

Navy divers collected 

debris and litter to kick off the 

TD Great Canadian Shoreline 

Cleanup. Wednesday’s event 

helped promote the Halifax 

area public shoreline cleanup 

that took place September 15 

at Rainbow Haven Beach 

Provincial Park. 

Abrainchild of the Vancouver 

Aquarium, the TD Great 

Canadian Shoreline Cleanup 

has been running for more 

than 12 years with participants 

cleaning up more than 

1,000 shorelines in every 

region of Canada. Representatives 

from Clean Nova Scotia, 

Vancouver Aquarium, 

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), 

TD Bank Friends of the Environment 

Foundation Halifax 

and media were all present as 

wet bags of garbage were 

raised from Halifax harbour. 

Coordinated by SLt Christopher 

Heckman from HMCS 

Fredericton, two teams of six 

divers helped bring awareness 

to the cause. At the end 

of the dive, SLt Heckman 

summed up the day as a 

“...great way to work with other 

divers in the Fleet, “maintain 

our diving proficiency 

and foster new relationships 

with the community.” 

The necessity for the 

cleanup was reinforced by the 

divers’ need to keep skin from 

being exposed to the contaminated 

harbour waters. Further 

evidence came to light as 

divers surfaced and allowed 

media, including Cyril Lunney 

from Breakfast Television 

to view the garbage they were 

able to find only metres off 

Alderney Landing. A sea-life 

encrusted tire, beer cans and 

an old bank card were some of 

the items dragged from the 

murky bottom of the harbour. 

Halifax’s own shorelines 

are not the only ones with 

litter issues. From 1997 to 

2006 the TD Great Shoreline 

Cleanup has removed litter 

from 3,631 sites, covering 

6,876 kilometres of Canadian 

shoreline and removing more 

than 2,659,708 kilograms of 

junk, debris and garbage. 

The September 12 event 

was a chance for the Navy, 

WWF, Clean Nova Scotia, the 

Vancouver Aquarium and TD 

Bank to come together and 

help promote the cleaning our 

environment. 

For Fleet divers it was a 

chance to maintain their skills, 

meet others and help clean up 

the waters they have to dive in. 

For Navy divers, it was an 

opportunity to support efforts 

in the community in which 

they live. LS Mike Arsenault, 

when asked why he volunteered 

to do this simply said, 

“Since we dive in it, might as 

well clean it up.” 

What was supposed to be 

a routine Fleet Dive day 

turned into a great way to 

fulfill a regular training 

requirement while supporting 

a great cause. 

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Health Promotion Services Fall 2007 program bulletin 

All programs are open to military members, their 

Suicide Awareness 

Addictions Workshops 

Butt Out Self-Help Program/Support Group 

families and, where space and resources permit, 

An awareness briefing entitled SuicideTALK is 

A series of 12 briefings/workshops are available to 

Tuesdays, 1200-1300 

Stadacona 

DND/NPF civilian employees. CF members and 

available to ships/units upon request. Please con- 

ships/units upon request. Please contact Health 

Wednesdays, 1300-1400 

Shearwater 

DND civilian employees are asked to register 

tact Health Promotion Services at 721-7806 for 

Promotion Services (721-7806) for more details. 

Stress: Take Charge! 

through their Unit Training Coordinators/Officers. 

more details. 

Fri, 2-30 November, 0800-1200 

Stadacona 

Please note: Most program formats and/or time- 

Lifestyle enhancement programs 

Stress Management – Relaxation Sessions 

frames can be restructured to meet the op tempo 

Alcohol, Other Drugs and Gambling Awareness 

Everyone welcome. 

of HMC ships, training units, and units whose 

Top Fuel for Top Performance 

10 Oct & 20 Nov, 1200-1300 Stadacona 

members work in shifts. 

Addictions Education for Supervisors 

3 & 17 October, 0800-1600 Dockyard 

17 Oct & 4 Dec, 1200-1300 Dockyard 

For more detailed information, please contact: 

Contact Addiction Services at 721-8600 to register. 

7 & 21 November, 0800-1600 Shearwater 

30 Oct & 11 Dec, 1200-1300 Shearwater 

Health Promotion Services at 721-7806 or 

21-22 November, 0800-1600 Stadacona 

Weight Wellness 

8 Nov & 12 Dec, 1200-1300 Windsor Park 

taylor.lm2@forces.gc.ca. 

Understanding Addictions (general audience) 

Tues, 6 Nov to 11 Dec, 0800-1200 

Dockyard 

Managing Angry Moments 

1 November, 0800-1600 Windsor Park 

Weight Wellness Support Group 

Fri, 2 Nov to 7 Dec, 0800-1200 

Shearwater 

Training/Professional Development 

6 November, 0800-1600 Shearwater 

For previous participants. 

Basic Relationship Training (couples) 

Responsible Party Hosting 

24 Oct, 28 Nov, 12 Dec, 1200-1300 Shearwater 

Tues, 16 Oct to 20 Nov, 1830-2030 

Shearwater 

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training 

15 November, 0800-1000 Stadacona 

10 Oct & 5 Dec, 1200-1300 Dockyard 

Basic Relationship Training (dual military families) 

13-14 November, 0800-1600 Shearwater 

15 November, 1300-1500 Shearwater 

14 November, 1200-1300 Stadacona 

Wed, 7 Nov to 12 Dec, 1500-1700 

Stadacona 

Taking time to breathe... 

By Health Promotions Staff 

Do you sometimes lose 

focus, become overwhelmed 

or experience frustration 

at some point during a 

typical workday If so, the 

Health Promotion Services 

team invites you to join them 

for a series of lunchtime 

relaxation sessions. Each 

session will include a brief 

discussion about relaxation 

techniques, as well as an 

opportunity for you to enjoy 

a 30-minute deep breathing 

and progressive muscle 

relaxation activity. All that is 

required is an open mind, 

comfortable clothing and an 

exercise/yoga mat, blanket, 

or towel. You’ll return to 

work refreshed, recharged 

and armed with new skills 

to help you cope with 

daily stressors. 

For more information or 

to register for one of the 

relaxation sessions, please 

contact Health Promotion 

Services at 721-7806 or taylor.lm2@forces.gc.ca. 

Lunchtime relaxation sessions schedule 

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Stadacona, Chapel 10 October & 20 November 1200-1300 

Dockyard, Bldg. D-126 17 October & 4 December 1200-1300 

Shearwater, Sikorsky Lounge 30 October & 11 December 1200-1300 

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ACROSS 

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4 Mary’s pet 

8 Lotion 

12 Depart hastily 

13 Continent 

14 Notion 

15 Saskatchewan Premier Ross 

17 Recording artist Young 

18 Vibrating 

19 Sought office 

21 Dorm 

22 Pledge 

26 Alberta Premier Don 

29 Pen 

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31 Engage 

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33 Spanish baby 

34 One of the Gershwins 

35 Tender 

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39 Corn part 

40 Ratite 

41 Tea 

45 Deserve 

48 Manitoba Premier Edward 

50 Manitoba Premier Sterling 

51 Sword 

52 Time span 

53 Greek cheese 

54 Without, to Pierre 

55 Asiatic legume 

DOWN 

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2 Dashes 

3 Asian servant 

4 Flunky 

5 Soot 

6 Japanese prefecture 

7 British Columbia Premier Dave 

8 Prince Edward Island 

Premier, Pat 

9 Beverage 

10 Garland 

11 Sickness, in Saguenay 

16 Dessert, in Dollard 

20 Some 

23 Exploiter 

24 Indian noblewoman 

25 Early garden 

26 Prince Edward Island 

Premier Joe 

27 Irish Republic 

28 Corner, in a way 

29 Slump 

32 Life threateners 

33 A kind of gas 

35 Sports ctr. 

36 Newfoundland Premier Frank 

38 Dyestuff 

39 Canadian songwriter 

42 Hear ye 

43 Roman fiddler 

44 Cloudy 

45 Sprite 

46 Yes vote 

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HMCS Toronto in motion 

Sidelines trivia By PO2 Bill Sheridan 

1. Who was the first baseball player to have his 

number retired 

2. What team has gone the longest without winning the 

World Series 

3. Who was the longest serving manager in baseball 

4. What was his original name 

5. Who won the first Rookie of the Year award 

6. What is the Rookie of the Year award named 

7. What family had the most brothers playing MLB 

8. How many members of the Hairston family played 

9. How many sets of twins played in MLB 

10. What three brothers played together in 1963 

11. What other brother combo played together 

12. What father-son duo played on the same team 

13. Which brothers played together the longest 

14. Whose number is retired by every team in baseball 

15. How many numbers have the Yankees retired 

16. What number is retired twice by the Yankees 

ANSWERS: 1. Lou Gehrig, # 4. 2. Chicago Cubs 1906. 3. Connie Mack. 4. Cornelius 

MacGillicuddy. 5. Jackie Robinson. 6. Jackie Robinson Award. 7. Five Delahanty’s Ed, Frank, Jim 

Joe and Tom. 8. Five, Sammy, Sons Johnny and Jerry and Jerry sons Jerry Jr and Scott. 9. Nine. 

10. Felipe, Matty & Jesus Alou. 11. George Harry and Sam Wright played together in 1876. 12. 

Two Sets, Ken Griffey and son, and Tim Raines and son. 13. Waners, Lloyd and Paul, 16 Seasons. 

14. Jackie Robinson (pictured above). 15. 17 includes Jackie Robinson. 16. Number 8, Yogi Berra 

and Bill Dickey both catchers. 

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By Kerianne Gordon 

PSP Fitness Instructor 

Hello Halifax! We are in transit to 

Souda Bay, Crete. We just departed 

from Seychelles Islands. Our visit there 

was only three days long but it was a gorgeous 

location. The island was very laid 

back and the locals’response to any question 

was “no problem, no problem”. 

The first night in port, there was a party 

held in the after AMR and then we went 

to the Dutch ship HRMS Evertson to 

socialize with their crew. The next morning 

was an early one, with step test starting 

at 7 a.m., and shuttle runs to follow at 

8 and 9 a.m. on the jetty. 

There was a soccer match between 

NATO (eight American and four Canadian 

players) vs. a local league team from 

Seychelles. The game was 30-minute 

halves. After the first half the score was 

2-2 and ended with a score of 6-3 for the 

NATO Team. 

We have some new guests onboard 

including the folks from the television 

show Truth, Duty, Valour, who took some 

footage of my classes and boarding party 

training to use in their series. 

Before going to Seychelles, I had the 

chance to cross to the Evertson for a 

night. During my visit I taught a class in 

the hangar and 25 people came. The crew 

from Truth, Duty, Valour came to the 

Dutch ship as well and got some footage 

of the fitness class. It was fun to teach to 

such a big group and they all enjoyed it 

and wanted me to stay on their ship. 

The crew has a big screen in their 

hanger and every evening a group gets 

together and exercises to fitness videos 

projected on the screen. I think this is an 

awesome idea but they were excited to 

have a real person leading the class for 

a change. 

LCdr A. Topshee with the NATO flag 

during the Terry Fox run. 

The Dutch do not have a fitness evaluation 

as we do with the EXPRES test nor 

do they have an organization like PSP at 

their base, but the crew as a whole is fit 

and interested in exercise. Their XO said 

they are now looking into bringing a fitness 

test into their Navy and he thought it 

was great that the Canadian Navy has a 

support program like PSP. 

Since we have started our journey to 

Souda Bay, fitness classes have changed. 

We are in an operations period, therefore 

the Naval Boarding Party (NBP) cannot 

train as a group as they are on shifts 

enabling them to be in a high state of 

readiness for this leg of the sail. NBP 

members will still follow a set program 

but they exercise at different times 

depending on their shifts and I try to be 

available to assist them. 

Also, the Toronto in Motion class has 

changed, since some personnel were 

identified as not current for the CF 

EXPRES test for FY 07/08. With the new 

policy that all CF members must be tested 

by December, and since Toronto 

returns in mid-December, a main goal is 

Moving to or from Halifax or Dartmouth 

Call Anna Oliver, IRP, ABR 

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to get all members tested before they 

arrive home. So now there are two Toronto 

in Motion classes to help everyone get 

ready for the evaluation. 

In other activities, we are getting 

ready to play Assassins again. It was a 

hit last time but this time the assassins 

will get a target to shoot and a location 

on the ship, and the kills can only count 

in these locations. This will make the 

game more interesting. 

Also, we have started The Biggest 

Loser; members register by weighing in 

and getting their waist circumference 

taken. Members then get crewmembers 

to sponsor them by donating a certain 

amount of money per pound lost and/or 

per cm lost off their waist. At each port 

we will do a weigh-in and tally up how 

much money members have collected 

from all their sponsors. All proceeds 

from both Assassins and The Biggest 

Loser will go towards helping grant the 

wish of Kimberley Hill with the Children’s 

Wish Foundation. 

I also plan to run nutrition seminars 

every Sunday until we reach Souda Bay. 

These classes will be open to the whole 

crew and will help the participants in The 

Biggest Loser raise more money. 

Since the Terry Fox run was such a success, 

I am excited to get all NATO together 

again in Souda Bay for another run and 

as well, we will have some sporting 

events going on at this upcoming port. 

I will run the EXPRES test at every port 

and maybe some Boarding Party Challenges 

among all ships’ parties. 

I found out recently that I will be staying 

with Toronto for the whole deployment 

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PHOTOS: COURTNEY MATTHEWS, PSP 

DND DISCOUNT 

More than 1,000 people participated in the Fleet Fun Run on Friday, September 21. 

Fleet 5 km Fun Run 

Mike Savage, M.P. 

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Trident staff 

The Fleet hit the road on Friday, September 

21. 

More than 1,000 personnel, most of 

them wearing red T-shirts, assembled 

near Rainbow Gate before the 5 km 

run’s start time of 10:45 a.m. 

“These runs are an important part of 

culture in the Navy,” Cmdre Robert 

Davidson, Commander Canadian Fleet 

Atlantic, told the crowd. 

“These runs are good for morale and 

good for your fitness... I hope you will 

all be fit enough to enjoy a long and 

healthy retirement.” 

All personnel were encouraged to run 

or walk at their own pace, as participation 

was the important element, according 

to Cmdre Davidson. 

He described the 5 km route as “no 

big deal. We should be prepared to do 

it.” Cmdre Davidson noted that RAdm 

Dean McFadden, Commander JTFA and 

MARLANT, was among the runners 

that day. 

The route took the participants out 

Rainbow Gate and south past HMCS 

Scotian to Casino Nova Scotia, then 

The Fleet Fun Run on September 21 had the largest participation so far. 

along the waterfront boardwalk to the 

parking lot at Pier 20. The turnaround 

was at the statue of Samuel Cunard in 

the parking lot. 

MS John Dewolfe of HMCS Charlottetown 

was the first person to complete 

the route. Each day MS Dewolfe runs to 

work, a distance of 5 or 6 km. “Then I 

do a 12 km loop home. I do a lot of road 

biking too.” 

Gatorade and Canadian Springs were 

sponsors for the run. 

A long shot in the dark 

By MS Brad Browne 

MARLANT Combat Shooting Team 

As MS Brad Browne lies behind the C- 

3A1 Sniper rifle, the dim glow of the 

PVS-14 night vision scope shows him a 

green and black view of the target windows 

300 metres away. It’s after 10 at 

night, and the target will only be visible 

for three seconds. With 15 exposures over 

a 10-minute period, they could pop up 

any time, in any of the six windows, and 

five of the targets are no-shoot targets, 

with a scoring penalty for firing at them. 

With a brief flash of movement, the target 

appears and MS Browne distinguishes 

the faint image of the correct target in 

the upper left window... he squeezes the 

crisp 1kg trigger in a smooth pull... 

Crack! ...the bullet speeds downrange 

into the darkness and the target disappears, 

leaving the shooter to get ready for 

the next shot. 

In the end the match finished with nine 

out of 10 shots fired, resulting in seven 

hits by MS Browne, and no penalties for 

engaging the no-shoot target. This resulted 

in a second place finish for his team in 

the match. 

This was the final match in a series of 

10 in the CF Sniper Competition (CFSC) 

held at Connaught Ranges in Ottawa September 

3 to 6. 

The MARLANT Combat Shooting 

Team entered MS Browne from HMCS 

Montreal in the match, with Cpl Ryan 

Steacy from the British Colombia Regiment 

(Armoured Reconnaissance) 

joining him as his partner in the CF- 

Open class. 

The matches fired included moving 

target engagements, rapid follow-up 

shoots, and long-range selective target 

engagement out to a distance of 900 

metres. Fired over the course of four 

days, the CFSC culminated with the 

night shoot, a challenging event for 

all participants. 

The Sniper Platoon from 3 RCR was 

able to supply night vision equipment for 

the MCST entry, permitting the team to 

successfully participate in the match, 

showing the inter-service co-operation 

that permeates this level of competition. 

Medals were awarded for all matches, 

with the MARLANT Combat Shooting 

Team entry bringing home two of the 10 

matches, and placing third overall in the 

CF-Open class. 

The skills learned and new capabilities 

tested showed the flexibility of 

all competitors. 

With the upcoming National Service 

Conditions Competition and Canadian 

Forces Small Arms Competition, the 

MCST continued until September 16.


HMCS Toronto organizes Terry Fox Run in Seychelles 

By Lt(N) J. Baker 

Assistant Marine Systems 

Engineering Officer 

The NATO fleet pulled into Seychelles, 

a small group of islands 

off the east coast of Africa, for the 

weekend in order to top up on fresh 

food, water and stores. It was also a 

chance for the fleet to get a glimpse 

of tropical paradise, as the Seychelles 

Islands are famous for their 

beaches and diving sites. One sailor 

in the crew of HMCS Toronto was 

determined not to let a Canadian 

tradition go by the wayside just 

because they were half way across 

the world. PO2 Rolland Lariviere 

took initiative and organized a 

NATO Terry Fox Run. 

Several weeks before the NATO 

fleet was due to pull into Seychelles 

he got the word to the other ships 

through a message explaining the 

life of Terry Fox and why Canadians 

ran every September in honour of 

this great Canadian hero. He made 

posters and coordinated the event 

with representatives from each ship. 

He was assisted by Toronto’s resident 

Personnel Support Programs 

(PSP) representative, Kerianne Gordon, 

who managed to get a local 

contact to help them determine the 

10 km route. As the event got closer 

excitement and interest rose. 

Pledge sheets were distributed 

among the crew of Toronto and the 

HMCS Toronto organized the Terry Fox Run during Operation SEXTANT in the Seychelles. 

other ships were encouraged to 

make their pledges online. 

The fleet arrived in Seychelles 

September 14, 2007 in time for last 

minute planning before the big 

event, which was being held on 

Sunday, September 16, 2007. PO2 

Lariviere and Ms. Gordon mapped 

out the final route and were surprised 

how easy it was to secure the 

use of the local stadium, which had 

a great 400 m track. When they 

asked the man in charge of the stadium 

if they could use the track on 

Sunday morning they were met 

with what seemed to be the popular 

Seychellois saying. “No problem, 

no problem, you come to the stadium 

anytime and leave anytime 

there is no problem, you are in the 

Seychelles now.” 

The morning of the race was ideal 

for a 10 km run as it was overcast 

and about 25 ºC. The temperature 

would rise above 30 ºC by mid 

afternoon, which is why it was critical 

to start the race as soon as possible. 

Participants rolled in to register 

and pass in their pledge sheets. 

USS Bainbridge had just joined the 

NATO fleet and had the least notice 

for the big event but still produced 

more than 20 participants. USS 

Normandy was close behind in participation. 

Then there was the contingent 

from the Dutch ship HRMS 

Evertsen, who handed in a combined 

donation of more than 1600 

Euros. The German tanker FGS 

CPL DARCY LEFEBVRE 

Spessart came with a special donation 

and opted to race with their 

own beer cart. This helped team 

cohesion efforts and set the mood at 

the start line. The Canadian contingent 

added to the total participants, 

which grew to 118 runners. 

As advertised on completion of 

the Terry Fox Run, Toronto conducted 

a moose call and a BBQ on 

the flight deck for all the participants. 

Moosemilk, a concoction of 

an assortment of alcohol and ice 

cream, has become popular drink 

for the NATO fleet. Only participants 

could eat and drink free while 

others were welcome as long as 

they came with a donation. USS 

Normandy’s generosity in donating 

the massive quantity of hot dogs 

and hamburgers served at the barbeque 

was also much appreciated 

by the hungry runners. 

The Terry Fox Run was a huge 

success and an event that brought 

the NATO fleet together running side 

by side for one common goal of raising 

money for cancer research. The 

total amount raised reached $5,972, 

which translates into an impressive 

41,303 Seychelles Rupees. The 

event was well organized by PO2 

Lariviere’s small team of volunteers. 

Terry Fox would never have 

guessed his dream of running across 

Canada in 1980 would spark such 

enthusiastic interest in place as far 

away as the Seychelles Islands. 

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