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6 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 By Virginia Beaton 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 TRIDENT, OCTOBER 1, 2007 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.
TRIDENT, OCTOBER 1, 2007 7 Fire Prevention Week 2007 emphasizes escape plans By Virginia Beaton 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. ROSE BRINE (902) 471-2934 rbrine@sutton.com Military VIP Buyer Program. Free Over-The-Net Home Evaluation Get the facts without the pressure www.halifaxhomeprices.net Posted to Halifax Call or email me for your FREE RELOCATION KIT www.halifaxhomeprices.net • Greg Lockyer, CRA • Chris Flick, AACI • Steve Horswill, AACI • Lisa Wilson, CRA Buying, Selling or Relocating Are you buying a good investment What is your property worth We are experts in Real Estate Valuation, providing accurate ESTIMATES OF VALUE, serving military families for over 12 years. Office: (902)466-2000 Fax: (902)466-2732 Web: www.alderneyappraisals.com
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