The New - 20/20 Magazine

cme neWs subscribe to cme news rss FeeDs at www.cme-mec.ca
Cyclone helicopters replace workhorse Sea King
CME Nova Scotia members
quickly booked up the July
visit of the Maritime Helicopter
Project hosted by Shearwater,
12 Wing, a division of Canada
Forces Base Halifax. Joining
CME President & CEO Jay
Myers, members had a great
introduction to the history
of naval aviation in Canada,
as well as a sneak peek of the
major defence project that will
replace Canada’s workhorse
Sea King helicopter fleet.
The Maritime Helicopter
project is a complex program
that involves the delivery of
28 state-of-the-art, combatcapable
CH-148 Cyclone
helicopters, associated logistical
and in-service support, spare
12 | www.2020MAgAzINE.CA
parts, as well as modifications
to the Halifax-class ships and
construction of a new training
facility equipped with a full
training suite of flight, mission
and maintenance simulators.
The Innovation Insights tour
took in several of the new
facilities purpose-built for the
Cyclone helicopters. Members
had a chance to view the Sea
King training facilities and
to meet pilots and other key
military personnel. Colonel
Sam Michaud, 12 Wing’s commanding
officer, addressed the
group and joined his colleagues
in describing the capabilities
of the new aircraft, as well
as the stellar record of the
Sea King fleet.
The Department of Defence
expects to take delivery of six
interim Cyclone helicopters
with a preliminary version of
the mission software starting in
November 2010.
The Sea King will continue
CME NL takes the lead on climate change and
energy efficiency
CME NL believes the province
is generally on the right track
when it comes to climate
change and energy efficiency.
In its Climate Change and
Energy Efficiency submission
to the government, CME NL
encouraged the province to
move ahead not by regulation,
but by the implementation of
a strategy that focuses on the
following:
• Introduces meaningful
programs to support SMEs and
individuals to conserve energy
and adapt to climate change.
Programs to offset upfront
investments and information
campaigns to support reduced
energy consumption and
increased purchasing of local
products and services should be
the main thrust of the province’s
efforts at those groups.
• Where possible, the government
should work through
existing industry organizations
to more effectively reach SMEs
across the province.
• Development of the Lower
Churchill should be a priority,
as it has many environmental
and economic benefits and
is directly tied to elimination
CME NS Office Administrator Jacqui Squires and Dorothy Rice, Ultra
Electronics Maritime System’s VP finance & administration and chair of
CME NS Board of Directors take a closer look at the helicopter fleet.
of the Holyrood thermal
generating station - one of
the province’s largest single
emitters.
• We need a better understanding
of the transportation
sector so that priorities can be
developed to target reductions.
• Regulation and/or carbon
taxes should be consistent
with other jurisdictions and
should safeguard the international
competitiveness of NLs
economy.
• Outside of a handful of
large emitters in NL, manufacturing
contributes one per cent
to fly Canadian Forces missions
in its maritime helicopter
role until the fully compliant
Cyclone helicopters are ready to
be deployed.
For more information,
visit: www.cme-mec.ca/ns
of the province’s greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions. We need
a different suite of tools and
incentives for SMEs than for the
few large contributors.
CME NL would like to thank
member Mark Ploughman of
Lotek Wireless for his efforts on
this file. The submission will
serve CME NL members well as
the province moves ahead and
develops its strategy to address
GHG reductions and climate
change adaptation.
To read the full submission,
visit: www.cme-mec.ca/nl