Trident June 15 2009 - Tridentnews.ca

TRIDENT, JULY 15, 2009 5Farewell to thesailors’ friendThe Stadacona Band and Symphony Nova Scotia joined forces for Beer and Beethoven.Beer and Beethoven concertenlivens the Drill ShedBy Virginia BeatonTrident staffThe Drill Shed at Stadacona was temporarilytransformed into a concerthall on May 8 and 9, 2009.The Stadacona Band of CanadianForces Atlantic joined Symphony NovaScotia (SNS) for the Beer and Beethovenconcerts that conclude every symphonyseason. In what may be a Canadian first,the military band and the symphonymusicians, led by guest conductorHoward Cable combined for an eveningof entertainment ranging from Scottishfiddle tunes, to a bossa nova medley.But it all started with Beethoven. Asthe SNS musicians, under the directionof resident conductor Martin MacDonald,played an opening set that includedthe first movement of Beethovens FifthSymphony, the second and third movementsfrom the Seventh Symphony andseveral selections from de Falla’s suite,The Three Cornered Hat, the audienceenjoyed a relaxed atmosphere. Withsnacks and beverages available and aspatrons chatted and laughed while theyenjoyed the music, Beer and Beethovenwas more like a casual night out withfriends than it was to a formal symphonyconcert.As the orchestra played and while theaudience watched, artist Holly Carr createdan original silk screen artwork.During the Stadacona Band’s set,guest singers Liz Rigney and CPO1 KeithDavidson performed several songs,including Ready for the Storm, Song ForCanada and a Second World war medley.The host, CBC radio host Heidi Petracek,kept the mood light by encouraging theaudience to sing along and they obliged,particularly during PO2 Ted Huck’s renditionof Stan Rogers’ song The MaryEllen Carter.After the symphony and the StadaconaBand had each played a set, theycombined forces for the final set ofthe evening. Conductor Howard Cabledirected a set that started with a ScottishRhapsody and moved through the bossanova medley including the Girl fromIpanema and the One Note Samba,before progressing through the NewfoundlandRhapsody, Hoedown at theMcIntyre Ranch, and finishing the nightwith Saturday’s Game March, which wasthe first theme for CBC’s Hockey Nightin Canada.By Virginia BeatonTrident staffShe was the lady who fedthe fleet.Rachel Dubé, the formerowner of Camille’s Fish &Chips restaurant on BarringtonSt., died in Halifax onMay 22, 2009 at age 90. Fondlyknown as Momma Camille,Mrs. Dubé was the owner ofCamille’s from 1948 to 1984.For many years, her restaurant,located a stone’s throwfrom HMC Dockyard andStadacona, was a favouritestopover for sailors lookingfor fast, tasty food at reasonableprices.CPO2 Herman Harris firstcame to Halifax in 1979 andremembers that as youngsailors in the fleet, “We wereliving onboard the ships.Camille’s Fish and Chips wasa mainstay for us.” Whilestanding the watch, sailorswould send someone toCamille’s to pick up theirfood orders, according toCPO2 Harris.The restaurant’s décor wasunpretentious, he noted. “Butyou’d see all sorts of peoplethere. Businessmen whoworked downtown wouldcome there for MommaCamille’s seafood chowder.Everybody was crazy aboutthat chowder.”Momma Camille wasknown for her kindness to theNavy. “I saw sailors walkinto her place at closing timeand she’d stay open to feedthem,” stated CPO2 Harris.She often fed them evenwhen they had no money,waiting until the next paydayto settle their bills. Occasionally,Momma Camillewould allow a sailor who hadoverindulged to sleep it offon the premises, so he wouldn’tget into disciplinary troubleby returning in that stateto the fleet.Even after he moved toDartmouth, CPO2 Harrisbrought his family toCamille’s. “It was always atreat to go there.”In an email to Trident,CPO1 Paul Stonier, who formany years wrote a Tridentfood column called Stoney’sKitchen, stated “I was in Halifaxfor the last few years sheowned the shop, and so Iremember her. I was one ofmany who availed themselvesof her generosity andhad a meal with no moneyand just a promise to returnon payday to settle up. Noone that I know of everstiffed her.”Momma Camille was bornRachel Richard in St. PascalCorte, Kamouraska, Québecin 1918. In 1940, she cameto Halifax to teach French,eventually meeting and marryingCamille Dubé. The couplehad five children. Mrs.Dubé’s funeral took place atSaint Mary's Basilica onTuesday, May 26.According to CPO2 Harris,“I know that in all the dealingsI had with her, I neverheard her say a nasty thing toanyone and we all treated herwith respect. She looked outfor many of us military peopleover her many years, anda great lady will be missed.”• Greg Lockyer, CRA• Chris Flick, AACI• Steve Horswill, AACI• Lisa Wilson, CRABuying, Selling or Relocating?Are you buying a good investment? 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