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“Delivering news and information. At home and around the world.” · “Des nouvelles d'ici et de partout ailleurs.” • October 23, 2009 • • Volume 44 Issue Number 40 • Serving 8 Wing/CFB Trenton • 8 e escadre/BFC Trenton www.thecontactnewspaper.cfbtrenton.com Replacing Windows? CALL US FIRST! Don’t Replace! OUR ON-SITE SERVICE REMOVES MOISTURE & RESTORES CLARITY to your windows. 613 • 969 • 9588 • 20 year Warranty • Economically and Environmentally Friendly • Qualifies for Home Renovation Tax Credit AUTHORIZED DEALER www.getthefogout.com get the FOG out! MOTOSPORTS (Of Trenton Ltd.) • SALES • SERVICE • PARTS • ACCESSORIES ATVs Motorcycles Snowmobiles Personal Watercraft ph: 613-965-6626 Bernard Long Rd., Trenton This award honours the outstanding serv- ice of Pilot Flight Lieutenant Duncan Marshall Grant of 400 Squadron, now a Canadian Forces Air Reserve Squadron, who was killed in action on September 28, 1943 over Paris, France when his Mustang aircraft was hit by flak and crashed. This award, established by the Air Force Association in 2000, recognizes the person who best represents the Reserve Component of the Air Force. During the past year Master Warrant Officer Tom Fielding has been employed at 8 Wing/CFB Trenton, in the Wing Chief Warrant Officer’s office. His primary duty was as the Repatriation Coordinator for fallen members returning to Canada. In addition to this extremely demanding duty, he eagerly undertook the added responsibilities as the Wing Chief Warrant Officers Assistant for the first quarter of 2009. MWO Fielding’s performance dur- ing this year can only be described as outstanding. Repatriations, by their very nature, are extremely challenging cere- monies, requiring a sense of compas- sion, perfection, and dedication. The personal and public dimensions of these occasions can only be described as a “No Fail ” event for the CF. All repa- triated members deserve to be returned to Canada with dignity and honour, and an exacting sense of protocol that pro- vides a sense of peace, care and compas- sion that is felt by all who are in atten- dance. Every family and each member of that family must feel that their loved one is being returned to a grateful nation, given all the honours and respect as all that have returned before them. MWO Fielding absolutely excels in this. His hard work and dedication to each event is the same, leaving no detailed unattended. As part of this duty, MWO Fielding ensures that each and every member of the guard and bearer party is trained to the same flaw- less standard. He performs this duty with a degree of professionalism that has earned him the highest praise of all the Army Regiments that have come to 8 Wing/CFB Trenton to welcome home one of their own. His duties on the air- craft prior to the ceremony are no less critical. He performs the final check to con- firm that the returning member is prop- erly prepared for return to Canada, and their waiting family members. A failure at this moment would be tragic, and would resonate as a national embarrass- ment. MWO Fielding’s ability to fulfill this extremely stressful task is nothing less than inspiring to all those around him. At these moments, grieving col- leagues and family members are a pres- sure that few could withstand time and again. As the Assistant to the WCWO for the past four months, MWO Fielding’s performance has been to the standard of a senior Chief Warrant Officer with several years in rank. His experience and expertise in all aspect of military dress deportment and demeanour impress even the most senior Chief Warrant Officers. He willingly passes this knowledge to all who seek his advice, many of whom are unit Chief Warrant Officers, and who readily acknowledge MWO Fielding as “one of their own” in his personal deportment, professionalism, and job knowledge. See “Air Reservist of the Year” Page 2 Master Warrant Officer Tom Fielding Air Reservist of the Year by 2Lt Cynthia Kent 8 Wing Public Affairs OJT The cool, often wet condi- tions of a field exercise at CFB Petawawa have done nothing to dampen the team work and enthusiasm of 8 Wing Mission Support Squadron. 8 Wing MSS is cur- rently in the field as part of Exercise Osons Hammer, a confirmation exercise for the Combat Engineers of 2 Combat Engineer Regime- nt, Petawawa to prepare for the next Roto in Afgha- nistan. The MSS mission dur- ing the exercise is to design, build, sustain, and tear down camp KAF, which will support some 300 to 400 members of 2 CER and other units across the country. 8 MSS is lead by Major Eric Cyr, the Officer Commanding 8 Wing Telecommunications and Information Services Squadron. So far, he’s very impressed by his team’s work in the field. “If there’s one word that can summarize everything we’ve done so far it is team- work, and that’s the way it should be,” he said. “I’m very, very proud of them. They’ve really proven that they are profes- sionals. They know their job.” That team work men- tality was evident the first week they arrived in Petawawa. Everyone pitched in to set up tents, fill sand bags and do what- ever else needed to be done. Captain Fred Dubeau is Operations Officer and the deputy OC. Like everyone else, he worked long hours in the cold and rain to get the camp up and running. He was struck by the high morale of the team. “People are getting along very well,” he said. “I was amazed to see how many laughs and smiles during the whole setting of the tents, even nights when we worked very late.” 8 MSS only became involved in the 2 CER exercise at the end of July. With just two months to plan, prepare and execute the mission, teamwork was key. And not just from the 8 MSS team. It also required support from CFB Petawawa, the Readiness Training Flight in Trenton, and 1 Canadian Air Division. See “8 MSS” Page 12 Teamwork is key to 8 MSS success in the field Corporal Sean Connors and Cpl Rick Costain on a fire truck drill during the 8 MSS exercise in Petawawa. Photos: 2Lt Cynthia Kent, 8 Wing Public Affairs

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“Delivering news and information. At home and around the world.” · “Des nouvelles d'ici et de partout ailleurs.”

• October 23, 2009 • • Volume 44 Issue Number 40 • Serving 8 Wing/CFB Trenton • 8e escadre/BFC Trenton

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This award honours the outstanding serv-ice of Pilot Flight Lieutenant DuncanMarshall Grant of 400 Squadron, now aCanadian Forces Air Reserve Squadron,who was killed in action on September 28,1943 over Paris, France when hisMustang aircraft was hit by flak andcrashed.

This award, established by the AirForce Association in 2000, recognizes theperson who best represents the ReserveComponent of the Air Force.

During the past year Master WarrantOfficer Tom Fielding has beenemployed at 8 Wing/CFB Trenton, inthe Wing Chief Warrant Officer’soffice. His primary duty was as theRepatriation Coordinator for fallenmembers returning to Canada.

In addition to this extremelydemanding duty, he eagerly undertookthe added responsibilities as the WingChief Warrant Officers Assistant for thefirst quarter of 2009.

MWO Fielding’s performance dur-ing this year can only be described asoutstanding. Repatriations, by their verynature, are extremely challenging cere-monies, requiring a sense of compas-sion, perfection, and dedication.

The personal and public dimensionsof these occasions can only be describedas a “No Fail” event for the CF. All repa-triated members deserve to be returnedto Canada with dignity and honour, andan exacting sense of protocol that pro-vides a sense of peace, care and compas-sion that is felt by all who are in atten-dance.

Every family and each member ofthat family must feel that their lovedone is being returned to a gratefulnation, given all the honours and respectas all that have returned before them.MWO Fielding absolutely excels in this.

His hard work and dedication toeach event is the same, leaving nodetailed unattended. As part of thisduty, MWO Fielding ensures that eachand every member of the guard andbearer party is trained to the same flaw-less standard.

He performs this duty with a degreeof professionalism that has earned himthe highest praise of all the ArmyRegiments that have come to 8

Wing/CFB Trenton to welcome homeone of their own. His duties on the air-craft prior to the ceremony are no lesscritical.

He performs the final check to con-firm that the returning member is prop-erly prepared for return to Canada, andtheir waiting family members. A failureat this moment would be tragic, andwould resonate as a national embarrass-ment. MWO Fielding’s ability to fulfillthis extremely stressful task is nothingless than inspiring to all those aroundhim.

At these moments, grieving col-leagues and family members are a pres-sure that few could withstand time andagain.

As the Assistant to the WCWO forthe past four months, MWO Fielding’sperformance has been to the standard ofa senior Chief Warrant Officer withseveral years in rank.

His experience and expertise in allaspect of military dress deportment anddemeanour impress even the most seniorChief Warrant Officers. He willinglypasses this knowledge to all who seekhis advice, many of whom are unit ChiefWarrant Officers, and who readilyacknowledge MWO Fielding as “one oftheir own” in his personal deportment,professionalism, and job knowledge. See “Air Reservist of the Year” Page 2

Master Warrant Officer Tom Fielding

Air Reservist of the Year

by 2Lt Cynthia Kent8 Wing Public Affairs OJT

The cool, often wet condi-tions of a field exercise atCFB Petawawa have donenothing to dampen theteam work and enthusiasmof 8 Wing Mission SupportSquadron.

8 Wing MSS is cur-rently in the field as part ofExercise Osons Hammer, aconfirmation exercise forthe Combat Engineers of 2Combat Engineer Regime-nt, Petawawa to prepare forthe next Roto in Afgha-nistan.

The MSS mission dur-ing the exercise is to design,build, sustain, and teardown camp KAF, whichwill support some 300 to400 members of 2 CERand other units across thecountry.

8 MSS is lead by MajorEric Cyr, the OfficerCommanding 8 WingTelecommunications andInformation ServicesSquadron. So far, he’s veryimpressed by his team’swork in the field.

“If there’s one word thatcan summarize everythingwe’ve done so far it is team-work, and that’s the way itshould be,” he said.

“I’m very, very proud ofthem. They’ve reallyproven that they are profes-sionals. They know theirjob.”

That team work men-tality was evident the firstweek they arrived inPetawawa. Everyonepitched in to set up tents,fill sand bags and do what-ever else needed to be done.

Captain Fred Dubeau isOperations Officer and the

deputy OC. Like everyoneelse, he worked long hoursin the cold and rain to getthe camp up and running.He was struck by the highmorale of the team.

“People are gettingalong very well,” he said. “Iwas amazed to see howmany laughs and smilesduring the whole setting ofthe tents, even nights whenwe worked very late.”

8 MSS only becameinvolved in the 2 CERexercise at the end of July.With just two months toplan, prepare and executethe mission, teamwork waskey. And not just from the8 MSS team. It alsorequired support from CFBPetawawa, the ReadinessTraining Flight in Trenton,and 1 Canadian AirDivision.See “8 MSS” Page 12

Teamwork is key to 8MSS success in the field

Corporal Sean Connors and Cpl Rick Costain on a fire truck drill during the 8 MSSexercise in Petawawa.

Photos: 2Lt Cynthia Kent, 8 Wing Public Affairs

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October 23, 2009The Contact 2

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Air Reservist of the Year, Continued from Page 1Throughout this period, recog-nizing the importance of unin-terrupted Wing operations, hehas cheerfully volunteered towork countless extra hours andweekends. His commitment toall facets of 8 Wing/CFBTrenton activities is genuine andheartfelt.

He has repeatedly been sin-gled out by 8 Wing leadershipfor his detailed organizational

and coordinating skills inregards to the two most recentWing Honours and Awards pre-sentations.

It is a particular knack thathe has in ensuring that allawards recipients feel that thisevent has been organized just forthem, and he goes that extramile to ensure that each memberreceives their own copies of pho-tos from the presentation.

These are the qualities of aleader - of a team member - andone who consistently places,others and the Wing beforehimself.

Master Warrant Officer TomFielding is the quintessentialairman, and his recognition bythe Air Force Association withthe Flight LieutenantD.M.Grant award is the affir-mation of this fact.

Canvassers continue tolook for money for aworthy cause.

The Government ofCanada Workplace Cha-ritable Campaign hasraised $39,033.03 so farfor the United Way ofQuinte.

The 50/50 pot is at$677 (the winner getshalf the pot) and 24 percent of personnel havebeen canvassed. Our goalis 100 per cent can-vassed.

There are severalways you can help: talkto your unit rep aboutdonating money, buy a50/50 ticket or dentalbasket rally ticket, orcome to one of ourevents.

The next plannedevent is a $5 chili lunch-eon on October 23 at theYukon Galley. Goodfood for a good cause!Don’t forget to come!

Remember, themoney you donate helpspeople in your commu-nity.

For information onupcoming events, find-ing your unit rep and theprograms supported, fol-low the link on the 8Wing splash page.

United Wayupdate Once again the dental team

of 8 Wing have out donethemselves.

The dental basket isoutstanding. It’s completewith multiple items thatwill be a treat for anyonewho wins this great prize.

The basket value isclose to $740 to date. Themain items of interest in area Sonicare tooth brush, twogolf clubs, a digital mediaplayer, jewellery fromTanzania, an entertainmentgrill and fondue set, $25gift certificate fromCanadian Tire and more.

The dental team highlysupports the United Way.Almost all the items in ourgift basket are purchased bythe dental team. A localbusiness who recognizesthe importance of our goalhas also donated a prize tohelp us raise money for thisgreat cause.

The dental team will beworking hard to make sureeveryone gets a chance tobuy tickets. We will be atthe Yukon Galley on vari-ous occasions but pleasefeel free to come visit us atthe 8 Wing Dental clinicthroughout the campaign.

We call ourselves ateam because we work as ateam. So join our team tomake the 2009 UnitedWay Campaign a success.Good luck to all.

It’s back! United Way Dental Basket

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The Contact 3October 23, 2009

News

Search & RescueUPDATE

424 Squadron had three missions this past week that were all handled by ourGriffon crews.

The first tasking was to investigate an ELT signal in the Markham area.The signal was homed to a grass landing strip but there was no one in distressobserved. The ELT was turned off and the crew was released and preceded toButtonville for fuel.

While on the ground in Buttonville the crew was tasked to help the OPPin the Picton area look for an 81 year old gentleman who had wandered offfrom his residence. He could not be located in the dark and the griffonreturned to base. A fresh crew recommenced the search in the morning and hewas quickly located in a corn field a short distance from home. After turningthe case over to the OPP our crew returned to Trenton.

Until next week, stay safe!

Missions for 2009: 203 Missions for Oct: 9 Persons rescued: 30

2 Kippling Dr., Belleville - Take Hwy 62 North

by Capt KevinCoulombe, 424 Squadron

On October 9, 424Transport and RescueSquadron was presentedwith a piece of historyfrom 57 Rescue Canadamember Chris Charland.

The artwork is a printof a former 424 Squa-dron aircraft, Sec-ond World War HandleyPage Halifax BomberLW170. Resting fromits days of glory, the air-craft currently sits on thebottom of the AtlanticOcean off the HebridesIslands, west of Ireland.

This particular air-craft is special becauseduring the Second WorldWar Canada flew 70 percent of its missions inHalifax bombers, using1,230 of them.

Of these 1,230Canadian combat veter-an aircraft, not a singleone remains and onlytwo Halifax aircraft intotal are known to existworldwide.

From May to August1944, LW170 flew 28combat missions toGermany and Franceduring the critical dayspreceding and during D-Day.

In August 1945 whileon weather patrol,LW170 sprung a fuelleak and while attempt-ing to return to base thecrew was forced to ditchthe aircraft.

The aircraft floatedfor seven hours while thecrew was rescued fromtheir nearby life raft.

The delayed sinkingpermitted crews to mapthe exact location ofwhere LW170 left thewaters surface; making57 Rescue confident thatthey would be able tolocate and recover theaircraft.

57 Rescue Canada isdedicated to preserving

the bomber and its her-itage and is actively rais-ing financial supportthrough corporate andpublic sponsorship.

You can learn moreabout 57 Rescue Canadaand help their mission byvisiting their website at57rescuecanada.com.

Most of the facts in

this article were takenfrom the aforementionedwebsite.

The donated artworkwill find a home in thehallway of 424Squadron, where it willbe placed amongst otherimportant pieces of thesquadron’s history.

424 Squadron presented with a piece of history

Chris Charland (left), who is part of the Civil Air Search And Rescue Association (CASARA) in NorthBay, presents Lieutenant-Colonel Tom Dunne, Commanding Officer of 424 Transport and RescueSquadron with a Second World War Handley Page Halifax Bomber LW170 painting.

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October 23, 2009The Contact 4

Opinion / Editorial

Editor-in-Chief: Captain Mark PeeblesManaging Editor: Andrea SteinerAssistant Editor: Amber GoodingReporter/Photographer: Tom PhilpAdvertising Production : Lindsey WhiteAdvertising Sales: Patricia MacKieBookkeeper: Marilyn MironCirculation: Russell WebsterTranslator/Proofreader: WO Louise FaganPSP Manager: John SnyderSubscriptions: First Class postage charge$65.00 per year for inside Canada, $130.00 for international.

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The CONTACT is an unofficial publication of 8 Wing/CFB Trenton.The CONTACT is a weekly military newspaper that provides accurateand timely coverage of issues and events at and affecting Canada’s largestand busiest air base — 8 Wing / CFB Trenton. We are the primary inter-nal and external communications tool for 8 Wing / CFB Trenton andbegan publishing in November, 1940. We strive to build awareness, moraleand ‘esprit de corps’ among both the military and civilian communities.Itis our priviledge to showcase the efforts of the men and women of theCanadian Forces at work. The Editor reserves the right to edit copy andreject advertising to suit the needs of the publication. Views expressed arethose of the contributor unless expressly attributed to DND, CF or otheragencies. In case of typographical error, no goods may be sold and differ-ence charged to this newspaper whose liability is limited to a refund of thespace charged for the erroneous item. Published every Friday with the kindpermission of Colonel Russ Williams, Wing Commander, 8 Wing / CFBTrenton.

The CONTACT delivers news and information about 8 Wing / CFBTrenton; at home and around the world. We depend on you and our mil-itary community for articles, personal stories and photos. We work hard,with a limited staff, to bring you a quality weekly newspaper. You can helpconsiderably by following these guidelines on preparing your submissionsfor the paper:

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1979 – The Officers’ Wives Club hosted “Fashions for You” in theOfficers’ Mess. Fall designs were courtesy of local businesses Honey’s,Penningtons and Ashleys, with hairstyles and makeup courtesy ofReflections of Belleville. The evening event was attended by 250 peoplewho paid a modest $3.00/person admission fee.

1989 – CFB Trenton once again made history by hosting the inauguralCF Sports Award Banquet at the Junior Ranks Astra Lounge. A num-ber of CF “VIPs” were in attendance, led by Vice Chief of Defence Staff,Vice Admiral C. Thomas. The event honoured Command athletes of theyear; CF male and female athletes of the year; Hall of Fame and HonourRoll inductees; CF Chief Officials; and teams of the year.

1999 – Air Commodore Leonard J. Birchall, the first Canadian Forcesmember ever to receive the fifth bar in his Canadian Decoration, deliv-ered a leadership lecture at the 8 Wing/CFB Trenton Officers’ Mess.AComm Birchall was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for gal-lant service during the Second World War, and was given the title of“Saviour of Ceylon” in that same conflict.

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The Contact 5

NewsOctober 23, 2009

by Tom Philp, Contact Staff

Just over a month ago, Colonel RussWilliams, Commander, 8 Wing/CFBTrenton visited the construction site thatwould soon be released as the Wing’snew Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT).Now the installation of equipment inthat facility, equipment essential to mod-ernizing local air traffic control functions,is drawing to a successful close.

According to Aerospace Telecom-munications Engineering SupportSquadron (ATESS) Sergeant Lee Luker,crew chief for the equipment work, the 8Wing Command Control InformationSystems Flight (CCISF) was responsiblefor installing communications and navi-gational aids in the new ATCT to thepoint where it could be tested and certi-fied. Once those critical tests are passed,transfer of control of the airspace fromthe old tower to the new could begin.

“Planning for this new tower beganseveral years ago, and our involvementwas initiated by the Radar and ControlSystems (R&CS) 6-2 section in Ottawa,which is responsible for all Air TrafficManagement systems in DND,” SgtLuker said. “We were tasked withinstalling all the electronic systems intothe new tower as well as setting up a tem-porary tower used during the transitionfrom the existing facility.”

“We will also be transferring controlfrom the old to the new tower andremoving the systems from the old towerwhen it is decommissioned,” he said.

ATESS began purchasing suppliesand equipment for the current installa-tion in the summer of 2008, anticipatingtechnicians would start the new towerwork last November. However, delays inconstruction pushed that start-date backsignificantly. Sgt Luker’s crew finallybegan pulling wires and connectingcables on June 1, 2009. Of course, thatdid not mean that the ATESS crew juststood around, waiting for summer.

“Building the racks and assemblingthe equipment and console panels beganlast fall and continued this spring as weworked around other installation projectssuch as upgrading the Goose Bay tower,the new Cold Lake transmitter site, andComox and Holberg VHF radio upgradeproject,” Sgt Luker said. “We were ableto rearrange our schedule to completeother tasks while waiting for access to thenew tower.”

The array of new equipment includes11 racks, 27 radios, four Frequentistouch-screen communications controlpanels, three RADAR and airfield statusdisplay panels, crash bell systems, emer-gency radios, several dedicated computersystems, numerous other controls, dis-plays and systems used by Trenton’s AirTraffic Controllers, “plus all the intercon-necting communications feeds into, andout of these systems that tie the tower tothe rest of the Wing,” Sgt Luker said.

The crew chief said completing thisimmense task required extensive coordi-nation with both 8 Wing and off-baseunits and agencies.

“Access to the Wing wide communi-cations infrastructure and the airfieldnavigational aids and communicationssystems outside the tower is done incooperation with WingTelecommunications Systems (WTIS)who will also be assisting us with thetransition to the new tower,” Sgt Luker

said. “Wing Construction andEngineering (WCE) is also involved insome of the systems we are working withsuch as the crash bells and the AirfieldLighting Runway Control System(ALRCS).”

Other important ATCT project part-ners included Defence ConstructionCanada (DCC), the national projectmanagement team responsible for theentire tower job and daily on-site liaison;1 Line Troop from CFB Kingston,responsible for installing antennae andassociated cabling for the tower, and whoalso work with ATESS to provide “thecircuits that feed our radios;” Radar andCommunications Systems managers andother personnel in Ottawa who designedthe equipment layout and positioning;and Life Cycle Material Managers inOttawa, responsible for procuring andstandardizing the equipment to beinstalled.

Time delays were overcome by thecrew; but beginning their work on thetower just as the 2009 posting cycle start-ed also put some minor kinks in the proj-ect.

“Postings out of crew members dur-ing the project (two Master Corporalsand one Corporal Technician from thecrew were posted in July and August, andanother Corporal Technician moved to adifferent ATESS section during thesummer) meant a loss of expertise on thecrew since the onsite portion of theinstallation started just before postingseason in June,” Sgt Luker said. “But thisallowed us to train the incoming crewmembers on an active, multifaceted,ongoing project close to home with allthe resources of our home unit right herein Trenton.”

One of the visitors invited to theATCT last week by Lieutenant-ColonelSean Lewis, Wing Logistics andEngineering Officer, was Captain JeffGallagher, currently the A1Coord2 with8 Wing Administration. Capt Gallagher(then Master Corporal Gallagher) wasan Air Traffic Controller here from 1987to 1994. During his hour-long tour ofthe new facility, Capt Gallagher was ableto compare what he saw last week withwhat he experienced 20 years ago.

“I was very impressed with the newtower,” Capt Gallagher said. “It wasobvious that a lot of thought went intotower operations, including state of theart communication systems, office spaceand ease of maintenance.”

Capt Gallagher said he “loved thework in the old tower.” Conditions werefine, he said … “but the equipment?”

“Well, we all, being controllers andmaintainers, did the best we could withwhat we had,” Capt Gallagher said. “ButI imagine the old tower was new once,and looked upon as a great improvementnearly 50 years ago.”

“The new tower definitely made memiss the excitement of being a con-troller,” he said “I am sure the currentTrenton ATC crew can hardly wait to geton board and declare it serviceable.”

“This complex project has been agreat learning opportunity for our crewmembers both old and new,” Sgt Lukersaid. “We will see and work on all aspectsof the systems and technology involvedin controlling an airfield during thisinstallation … critical systems on whichso many lives will depend for the nextfifty years.”

Replacement air traffic control tower nearing completionIn the photo at right,Captain Jeff Gallagher(left), an Air TrafficController (ATC) at 8Wing from 1987 to1994, talks VHF radioswith Sergeant LeeLuker, 8 Wing ATESS, thecrew chief for installa-tion of equipment in thenew ATC Tower.

Below (left to right) SgtLuker, Capt Gallagher,Captain Konrad Ostner,8 Wing ATC, and MajorDonnie Munroe,Commanding Officer of8 Wing ATC in the cab ofthe new tower, with aview of the airfieldbehind them.

Photos: Tom Philp, Contact Staff

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Canada’s Soldier On programfor military staff and familymembers who have been injuredor suffer serious illness is$15,000 richer today, thanks to 8Wing efforts and the generosityof local realtors.

Soldier On co-founder,Warrant Officer AndrewMcLean, was at 8 Wing/CFBTrenton’s Roundel Glen GolfClub October 16 to accept thecheque from 8 Wing Admin-istration Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Ross Fetterly, filling infor Wing Commander, ColonelRuss Williams, and RoundelGlen’s General Manager, JohnCasey.

The $15,000 presented toWO McLean represented$10,000 raised during RoundelGlen’s June 16 Soldier On GolfTournament, and $5,000 con-tributed by the staff of Century21 Lanthorn Real Estate, ownedby Bill Rorabeck.

“Money raised throughfund-raisers and generous giftsgoes directly to our injured andill,” said WO McLean.“With it,we can fund adaptive sportsequipment, training, coaching,travel to locations that offeradaptive sports, and inclusion offamily during these times is alsokey and is supported by thefund.”

WO McLean said theSoldier On Fund has supported

50 Canadian Forces personneland their families to date inevents such as sport fit camps,adaptive skiing, fly fishing, adap-tive rowing, triathlon and sittingvolleyball. Equipment purchaseshave included hand crank cycles,home gym systems and a cus-tom mountain bike.

Roundel Glen patrons canbe proud of their support ofSoldier On, Casey said.

“Two hundred golfers playedin the June tournament, but wehad 400 on the waiting list,” hesaid.

Proceeds from that 8

Wing/CFB Trenton tourna-ment brought the total localfunds raised to $40,000, morethan 10 per cent of money raisednationally by Soldier On since2006. The Soldier On Fund hasnow raised nearly $300,000since its inception with almosthalf of that raised since June2009.

Casey said a DVD of thisyear’s tournament at RoundelGlen should be available withinthe next three weeks at a nomi-nal cost of $15. More informa-tion is available at roundel-glengc.com. He also wanted the

following additional sponsors tobe given full credit for theirongoing support of the SoldierOn tournament: SnapOnIndustrial Tools, Beckie Sarles-Lapalm and Rawdon CreekSpecialty Advertising, SmileysIndependent Grocers, theRamada Inn, Zellers Trenton,Sobeys, NSEM and celebrityguests including comedianColin Mochrie, hockey legendsJohnny Bower, Bobby Baun andBob Neeley, and Canadian horseracing legend Sandy Hawley.

WO McLean said engagingthe community is critical to both

Soldier On and Canadian forcesmembers in general.

“Community outreach ini-tiatives are awesome for CFmoral,” he said. “Knowing andunderstanding the efforts put inby local community volunteersdirectly relates to our opera-tional effectiveness.”

“Not everyone can bedeployed, or be tasked ondomestic operations to supportCanadian communities, butefforts such as the one shownduring the 8 Wing golf tourna-ment provide an outlet for ourcommunities and citizens tocontribute to the effort,” WOMcLean said.

WO McLean said it is grat-ifying to see the pride inCanada’s military being exhibit-ed by the Canadian public, sup-port that was clearly evident inthe generous $5,000 gift fromBill Rorabeck and his staff.

LCol Fetterly called SoldierOn “an essential complement” tothe rehabilitation work beingdone in the Return to FunctionRoom (RFR) opened recently inthe south side gymnasium at 8Wing/CFB Trenton. Under theguidance of an exercise specialisthired specifically for the RFR,injured CF members followindividualized programs, usingspecially-designed equipment,“to improve their quality of lifeand get (CF members) back totheir maximum capacity asquickly as possible.”

Soldier On program bolstered by 8 Wing/CFB Trenton efforts

(left to right) Acting 8 Wing Chief Warrant Officer Derek Gardner, Darrell McNeil from Snap-on Tools, Warrant Officer Andrew McLean, Co-founder of Soldier On, Belleville radio per-sonality Paul Ferguson, Roundel Glen Manager Warren Kennedy, Beckie Sarles-LaPalmfrom Rawdon Creek Marketing, Acting Wing Commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Ross Fetterly,Century 21 Lanthorn Broker Bill Rorabeck and Roundel Glen Manager John Casey with acheque for $15,000 presented to WO McLean for the national CF Soldier On Fund.

Photo: Tom Philp, Contact Staff

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8 WING NOON HOUR HOCKEY LEAGUE

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The Noon Hour Hockey League (NHL) is off and running with four teams fighting for top honour.The NHL opening game took place on Monday, October 19, 2009 with the Wing Commander’sRepresentative Lieutenant-Colonel Sean Lewis, 8 Wing Logistics and Engineering Officer droppingthe ceremonial puck with Dave Rothermund (back, left), Fitness and Sports Director, and NHLPresident Sergeant Willy Kaufman (back, right) to start things off between Sgt Rob Cosstick for theBruins and Warrant Officer Brian Frank for the Flyers. The Fitness and Sports Flight would like totake this opportunity to thank the Executive Committee President Sgt Kaufman, and Vice PresidentCaptain Richard Dumais, for volunteering their time. Good luck players! Have fun and play fair.

Please be advised that 22 WingNorth Bay will be hosting aVolleyball Officials Clinic f romNovember 14 to 15, 2009.

The Officials Clinic is open to allCanadian Forces, Class B and Creserve members, as well as PSP andDND full-time employees.

Travel day will be Saturday,November 14, and Sunday, November15.

For more information, or to regis-ter, please contact Dan Cormier,Military Sports Coordinator, at local3373, no later than November 4,2009.

Certified Volleyball Officials Clinic

The Learn to Skate forYouth 8 to 16 years old isdivided into various lev-els depending on partici-pant skill.

Skaters are evaluatedweekly by their coach.There are no formal“testing sessions” forlearn to skate and theprogram consists of 50minutes of ice time.

The instructor willdivide the group basedon their ability.

Parents are not per-mitted on the ice during

class instruction. The program will

take place on Fridays,from October 23 untilDecember 11.

Children between theages of four and sevenyears old will be on theice from 5 to 5:50 p.m.

Youth between theages of eight and 16years old will be on theice from 6 to 6:50 p.m.

Cost for militarycommunity members is$65, and $75 for thegeneral public.

Learn to SkateYouth 8 to 16 years old

Help out the military community byvolunteering your time with the PSPCommunity Recreation Association(CRA).

We are urgently seeking adult vol-unteers to oversee the kids shinnyhockey program as well as ice moni-

tors during our family skating tim-ings.

If you are interested and able, wewould love to hear from you.

Please contact Brenda Riddell atthe RecPlex at 613-392-2811 ext.5230.

CRA Volunteers Urgently Needed

Shinny Hockey for Kids began onTuesday, October 13.

Times are as follows:Bantam/Midget - Tuesdays, from 4to 5 p.m.; Atom - Wednesdays, from4 to 5 p.m.; PeeWee - Thursdays,

from 4 to 5 p.m.; and Tyke/Novice -Fridays, from 4 to 5 p.m.

Cost is as follows: $2 each, formilitary community members withID, and $3 each for the general pub-lic.

Shinny Hockey for Kids: Ongoing

Have you ever wantedto learn how to skate?

Haven’t laced up theskates in awhile and arefeeling a little rusty?

Why not come outto the RCAF FlyersArena and give it a try.

New this year we areoffering a “Learn toSkate” program foradults only!

The Learn to Skatefor Adults program willrun for a total of eightweeks, on Sundays,f rom October 25 toDecember 13.

Each session will runfrom 3 to 3:50 pm

Cost: $65 for mili-tary community mem-bers and $75 for thegeneral public.

Learn to Skate for Adults

ProgramCancellation

Sorry to announcebut the Hockey Skills

and Drills programhas been cancelled.

Family skating timeswill take place onFridays from 7 to 8 p.m.;and on Saturdays andSundays from 1 to 2:50p.m.

Family Skating isfree for military person-nel and Rec Associationmembers and is availableat a cost of $1 each formilitary communitymembers and $2 eachfor the general public.

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Fitness & Health

“Half our life is spent trying to find some-thing to do with the time we have rushedthrough life to save.”

– Will Rogers

Did You Know?Did You Know?

“Did You Know?” is brought to you by your 8 Wing Health Promotion department.

Jessica Ivanko, local 3768Health Promotion Administrative Assistant

Angela Prescott, local 4122Health Promotion Manager

Kendra Lafleur, local 3768Health Promotion Director

[email protected]

Visit healthpromotion.cfbtrenton.com to learnmore about the programs and services offered by

your 8 Wing Health Promotion team.

From the moment you get out ofbed to the time you fall back onthe pillow, you never know ifyou’ll run into an unforeseenstressful situation.

But hectic mornings, forgot-ten lunches, wardrobe disastersand overlooked appointmentsdon’t have to get you flustered –especially when you can avoidthese problems altogether.

Planning and preparation arethe best-kept secrets to keepingyour life more balanced.

“Start to pay attention andbecome aware of stressful thingsin your life,” says Dr. KennethPrkachin, a clinical psychologistand Heart and StrokeFoundation researcher.

Once you become aware ofyour stressors, then you can planahead to avoid getting into thosesituations in the first place.

Research shows that the bodyresponds to stress with a rapidrise in blood pressure and heartrate. “When we’re under stress,we have physiological changesthat take place. These end updoing us no good,” Prkachin says.

The effects of stress are usual-ly temporary, but if stress is con-stant in your life, you could beputting your heart in danger, hewarns.

There are many proven waysto reduce your stress once you’realready experiencing it, but stop-ping it before it starts could beeven better for your heart.

Always be prepared

There’s a reason why this is theBoy Scouts’ motto. Being pre-pared may take a bit of effort, butit will save you time and stresslater.

Give yourself 15 minutesextra time to get to any appoint-ment.

Don’t wait to the last minuteto start on projects at work. Startearly and you’ll be more likely tomake it to deadline without feel-

ing under pressure. Make three copies of your

house keys. Carry one set in yourpocket or purse. Keep the secondcopy in a safe place in yourhouse. Entrust a friend or neigh-bour with the third set in case oflock-outs or other emergencies.Store the originals in a safetydeposit box or other safe place soyou can make the best qualityduplicates if you lose your keys.

If you have a car, keep one keyon your key ring, one in a safeplace at home and one in yourwallet. (If you lock your keysinside your car, this may save youmajor stress.)

Going to the bank, post officeor airport? You’ll probably bewaiting for a while, so bring amagazine to read, a Sudoku puz-zle to play or something else todistract you from clock-watch-ing. This helps keep stress incheck.

Make night into morning

When you start off your day in acalm, relaxed manner, it can helpyou stay composed throughoutthe day. Save yourself from hecticmornings that could set yourmood to negative by doing theprep work the night before.Choose tomorrow’s outfit. Iron,if needed, and hang it up so it’sready to go. Make packed lunches for you andyour family. Set the breakfast table. Set your alarm 15 minutes earlierso you can enjoy a relaxed,unrushed morning.

Leave more time for sleep

Reduced amounts of sleep canput undue stress on you. Lack ofsleep has also been linked to highblood pressure and other heartproblems.

Getting a good night’s sleep isimportant to your heart and itwill also help your body recover

from daily stress. So, make it easyto get a good night’s sleep.

Plan to get seven to eighthours of sleep every night.

Avoid coffee, tea, cola or any-thing caffeinated several hoursbefore bedtime.

Plan to get regular physicalactivity most days of the week –it’s a great stress reliever andsleep inducer.

Wear earplugs if outside nois-es keep you f rom a peacefulsleep.

Make your bedroom comfort-able – lower the temperature onyour thermostat, get curtains thatblock out the light well, buy abetter mattress for maximumsupport.

Do any of your morningpreparation at least one hourbefore your planned bedtime.

Give yourself time to unwindbefore getting into bed.

Use a calendar or electronic date book

A calendar can be a great way tostay abreast of upcomingappointments, birthdays andother events.

Place your calendar where youwill see it every day and keep itupdated. Or use a computer orelectronic date book that cansend you reminders ahead oftime.

Write down any appoint-ments on your calendar. Missingan appointment can be stressfulor even costly.

Put in a reminder a few daysbefore your actual appointment.

Mark down any upcomingdeadlines at work, but use a sep-arate calendar that you keep atyour workplace.

Schedule one morning a weekto do household chores and usethe afternoon or evening to takea long bath, read a book or justrelax.

Source: Heart and Stroke

Prep time means less stress time

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Discussion topics include everyday eating;timing of foods and fluids; body composition;and weight issues; dietary issues and supple-ments, and fine tuning your eating and activityhabits.

Health Promotion is offering the two-day TopFuel for Top Performance course on November 3,2009 and November 10, 2009.

Online registration is available at healthpro-motion.cfbtrenton.com.

Please note: Space is limited to sixteen people.

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as of Week Three: 76,6588 Wing community adopting a health lifestyle:

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New SPIN Studio now openThe Fitness Flight of 8 Wing Trenton is pleased to announce that our Spin studio is open.

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Please join us in this great new space. Hope to see you there!

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Chainsaws pack a lot ofpower. They can causeserious, even fatal, cut-ting injuries.

Many of us usechainsaws on a regularbasis at work, or off thejob for weekend wood-cutting projects.

Don’t take chainsawsfor granted; always stayalert.

Here are a fewreminders for chainsawsafety in the woods, atwork and at home:

Get familiar with themanual.

Keep the cuttingchain in good condition,sharpened and under theproper tension.

If the saw chainkeeps moving when theengine idles, adjust theidle or clutch so it willstop. If it won’t stop,don’t use the chainsawuntil it has beenrepaired.

Don’t fill a gasolinechainsaw while theengine is hot. Keep thesaw and fuel away fromflame and any otherignition sources.

Keep the saw cleanand free of dirt, sawdust

and spilled fuel.Do not work with a

chainsaw when you aretired, and never use achainsaw or any powertool when you are underthe influence of alcohol.

Work with a buddywho can help you in caseof an accident.

Carry the chainsawwith the engine off. Thechain bar should bepointed behind you, withthe muffler away fromyour body. Use a chainbar guard.

Avoid kickbacks.Keep the working areaclear of branches andother obstructions.

Never cut aboveshoulder height.

Keep your body outof the path of the saw,including the path it willfollow after the cut iscompleted.

Never place a saw onyour leg. Don’t try tostart a saw from thisposition.

Keep two hands on arunning saw.

Wear the recom-mended Personal Prote-ctive Equipment (PPE)when using a chainsaw.

This will includeheavy gloves, a hard hat,safety eyewear, ear pro-tection and pants madeof heavy material to pre-vent cuts.

Make sure you arefully informed beforeattempting to use achainsaw.

Consult the manual,and take any offeredsafety training to preventwood-cutting accidents.

A worker received an elec-tric shock on a piece ofequipment he was using.He was not injured, and hedid not report the incident.

A few days later anoth-er worker also received ashock from the samedefective equipment, andagain did not report theproblem.

Within days a thirdworker also received anelectrical shock whichkilled him.

This true story illus-trates what can happenwhen we ignore close callsin the workplace. A closecall is a chance to identify ahazard and correct it beforesomeone is seriously inju-red or killed.

We have all had manyexperiences with close calls(also known as free warn-ings) in our everyday lives.

The best thing we cando is to pay attention andlearn from them.

For example, most of ushave slipped while rushingdown a stairway. We may

have caught ourselvesbefore falling, and thenresolve to slow down in thefuture.

Another example ispulling out to pass whendriving and being facedwith an on-coming car. Wequickly pull back into ourown lane, and tell ourselvesnext time we will makesure it is safe before we tryto pass.

In both instances, therewas the potential for a seri-ous accident but we werelucky. We’ve learned some-thing by the close call, andwill probably be moreaware in the future.

Close calls in the work-place serve the same func-tion. They give us anopportunity to recognizethat something is wrongand to do something aboutit before someone getshurt.

There are a number ofcommon reasons for notreporting close calls. One isthat we don’t want to getinto trouble with a supervi-

sor or fellow worker.Another reason may beembarrassment.

Nobody likes to admitbeing part of an accident orclose call. We might findit’s too much trouble toreport it - forms to fill outand interviews to endure.

Another possible rea-son is that reporting anincident might ruin ourcrew’s safety record, caus-ing loss of an incentiveprize.

Of course, none ofthese reasons amount tomuch when you considerthat reporting a close callmight save a co-workerfrom serious injury ordeath.

Imagine what it wouldbe like to watch a buddydie because of a hazardwhich you knew about butdid not report.

Think about it - what ifyou were the only one whoknew materials were beingstacked unsafely, becausejust last week you had tojump out of the way of a

falling object?How would you feel if

another worker wascrushed and killed whenthe stack collapsed again?

When an accidentoccurs and someone isinjured or killed, chancesare someone else knew thehazards existed.

Think about that.Someone else probablyhad a hunch that thebrakes were worn out, orthe emergency exit wasblocked, or the chemicalcontainer was in a positionto be knocked over.

How do you think thatperson will feel after anaccident occurs? Chancesare, they’ll wish they hadreported the hazard.

A number of companieswhich have enviable safetyrecords say they treat close callincidents as if they werefatalities. They say that theaim is not to place blame, butto figure out the basic cause ofthe accident. By treating closecalls as seriously as accidents,we can have fewer tragedies.

Submitted by Don Heans,

Wing General Safety Officer

Close calls reflect accident hazardsChainsaw safety tips

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I’m conflicted. Disturbed, if you will.And no, not in a “needs an immedi-ate psychiatric intervention” type ofway.

That boat sailed a long time ago,my friends. No, I am genuinely con-cerned that I am actually beginningto feel twinges of what some maycall “sympathy” for Toronto MapleLeaf Fans.

Honestly, though, it is really hardnot to. You see depressed Leaf fanseverywhere, like shuffling hordes ofblue and white clad zombies.

They stand out with their headsbowed in perpetual shame, lookingpitifully like a lost three year old in adepartment store.

The front of their two-sizes-too-small Mats Sundin jerseys appear tobe soaked with a mixture of drooland tears of despair. You almost wantto put one arm around one of themand give them a reassuring hug.

“There, there, big fella”, youwould say compassionately.“Everything will be all right. You’llsee. ”

The Leaf Fan would, of course,look up at you, eyes dark red andblurry after a month of crying, ahuge, quivering glob of snot pooledprecariously on their upper lip,“Really?” he would sniff, “You meanit?”

“Of course. Tie Domi can stillwin that figure skating thing. Noworries guy.”

You can sense the Leaf Fan start-ing to regain his composure a bit ashe wipes the liquid nose candy andtears from his face with the sleeve ofhis jersey. “Sure he can. Probert ain’tso hot. Domi’s a beast with that dou-ble salchow jump.”

“He sure is.” You sympathize,patting the poor creature on theshoulder reassuringly.

Then you surprise him with anatomic wedgie and run off gigglinglike a little schoolgirl.

OK, maybe I am not totally sym-pathetic to their 0-6-1 cause butwith Montreal sitting at a measly 2-5, I am only a few missed mortgagepayments from relocating to a low-rent glass house and having to takeup stone collecting.

Having watched both teams overthe last couple of weeks (a painfulexperience, I must admit) I can hon-estly say that the Habs may be los-ing, but putting aside that 7-1thrashing at the hands of theCanucks, they have been more orless competing.

And much like Maple Leafs fans

at their high school proms, they justaren’t scoring. Toronto, on the otherhand, has really not looked like theycould skate with a Pee Wee HouseLeague Team (beat them up, maybe)since their opening night loss to LesGlorieux.

Unfortunately for the haplessLeafs, though, they have an excruci-ating long week before facing offwith the Canucks in Vancouver onSaturday. Not exactly the remedy fora winless headache or Hockey Nightin Canada ratings.

Luckily for Montreal, all of thosepoutine and Celine Dion CD bribessent to the NHL’s Scheduler arefinally paying off as their next fourgames are within the friendly con-fines of the Bell Centre against theThrashers, Islanders (twice) and theRangers.

The Habs will have to win threeof those four games if they want tobegin the long road back torespectability in the NortheastDivision.

Anything less than that andMontreal faithful will be rioting inthe streets. OK, bad analogy there.

I will have to give some creditwhere credit is due in the sad sackNortheast. The Senators, despitehaving their obituary written at thestart of the year with the epic depar-ture of Dany “I Want Options”Heatley, have surged to a very nice5-2 record to sit atop the Division.Are they punching above theirweight class? Probably.

Kovalev has not exactly ripped itup yet and aside from Michalek’s hattrick game, the ex-Sharks in theline-up have been quiet.

But with a seemingly happy lock-er room and Pascal Leclaire provingto be the answer between the pipes,Ottawa has found a nice groovethrough the first month of the sea-son. Equally surprising? The BuffaloSabres.

A 4-1-1 record has them solidlyin second place, three points aheadof the erratic Boston Bruins. I can-not see the Sabres holding off theB’s forever, however, as they justdon’t have the horsepower up front.

Early season prediction? Bostontakes the Division followed byMontreal, Ottawa, Buffalo andToronto.

Yeah, yeah, you can drug test melater.

CHARLIE POTATOES

Alexander Frolov (Benched by

Kings’ coach Terry Murray for hislacklustre and passionless play.Publicizing the fact that these prob-lems have plagued Frolov through-out his seven year tenure with theteam was not probably an ideal wayfor Murray to build Frolov’s tradevalue moving forward. I am sureBrian Burke could still be convincedto bite at the cost of the Leafs 2012and 2013 first round draft picks,though), Alex Tanguay (Lightingwinger is looking like a colossal bustearly in the year with a paltry oneassist and only six shots on goal.How does that happen playing withVinny Lecavalier? I’ve always been afan of Tanguay’s and he was one ofthe few UFA’s that I thoughtMontreal should have kept. Rightnow, though, he is making HabsGM Gainey look like a genius),Bobby Ryan (Ducks’ Young Gun isshooting blanks with just one goaland one assist so far this season. Thisfrom a 30 goal scorer during the lastcampaign and who is in the finalyear of his entry level contract.Playing with Getzlaf and Perry for afull season should cure what ailshim, though), Pekka Rinne(Nashville netminder posted a sur-prising 29-15 record with the Predslast year but has a Toskala ugly 0-3line so far. Expect some competitionfrom Dan Ellis moving forward),Ron Wilson (Feeling the heat fromLeaf Nation and the Toronto media,Coach Wilson decides to relievesome team stress by play-ing.....dodge ball. The Maple Leafsrespond by...losing. Next time usewrenches. If you don’t get the refer-

ence you need to watch moremovies).

MEAT AND POTATOES

Alexei Kovalev (Yeah, he has notbeen lights out for the Senators buthe did find a way to stick it to hisold club with a timely insurancemarker against the Habs onSaturday night. We will see how heis doing at mid-season and if heneeds a long walk with his GMalong the Rideau to get him moti-vated), Anze Kopitar (His four goalsand eight assists through sevengames are one of the big reasons whythe young Kings have been one ofthe NHL’s bigger surprises early inthe new season. He is looking like hewill easily surpass his 66 points from2008-2009), Ilya Bryzgalov (TheCoyotes are perched at the top of thePacific Division with a 5-2 record.Ilya has all 5 of those wins.Phoenix’s reign at the front of thepack will not last for long butBryzgalov’s performance demon-strates how critical goaltending is,even for mediocre teams like the‘Yotes), Patrick Marleau (Good ol’Saskatchewan boy has seven goalsand three assists through San Jose’sfirst nine games. And to think theywanted to run him out of town on arail a season and a half ago), RyanSmyth (Captain Canada is leadingthe way in LA, tallying six goals andseven assists so far. He is also mak-ing a strong case for Olympic con-sideration. Nice to see him emergefrom the wilds of Colorado andbecome relevant again).

By Gilmour Tuttle

Any responses can be sent to [email protected]

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NewsOctober 23, 2009

A summer of grilling, all for a great cause

Above: Col Russ Williams, Commander, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton, presents LieutenantPeter O’Connell with the “Celebrity Chef Award,” based on a total of 77 votes col-lected from personnel around 8 Wing Headquarters. Voting was done by ballot,each vote representing the donation of one non-perishable food item or a dollar.

Colonel Russ Williams (left foreground), Commander, 8 Wing/CFB Trenton, pres-ents Al Teal, General Manager of the Trenton Care and Share Food Bank, with acheque for $3,266 representing funds raised through 8 Wing Headquarters bar-becues, organized by Joy Peloquin (centre) from May to October this year.

The 8 Wing Headquarters barbecue lunches raised a total of $3,266.00 for the Trenton Care and Share Food Bank.

Photos: Contact Staff

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With most of its own equipmentdiverted to Op Podium, the CanadianForces support to the Vancouver 2010Winter Games, 8 MSS had to getequipment from other parts of thecountry.

Master Warrant Officer TrentDoucette is the Camp SergeantMajor. He said equipment has comefrom other Wings, such as Bagotville,Cold Lake, and Winnipeg.

“We’ve put this MSS togetherfrom bits and pieces from right acrossCanada to make it work,” he said.

Now that the camp is up and run-ning and Exercise Osons Hammer isin full gear, 8 MSS will continue tosustain the camp. And some of theteam will also get “outside the wire”experience with the soldiers of 2CER.

Maj. Cyr said they will send outthree or four people from his group ata time during the exercise to beexposed to tactical training. He said ifthe team goes to Camp Mirage nextsummer, there is a good chance someof them will get deployed forward toAfghanistan and have to go outsidethe wire.

“So it’s good they get experiencehere in a training environment” hesaid.

When the exercise is over mid-November, the MSS will enter a stateof high readiness. That means theMSS personnel are on a 21 day noticeto deploy and will remain in that statefor six months.

If they do not deploy within thattimeframe, the team will deploy over-seas as scheduled in June of 2010.

8 Mission Support Squadron (8 MSS), Continued from Page 1

Corporal Kevin Rutter serves lunch during the 8 MSS exercise in Petawawa.

Corporal Chris Landry and Master Corporal Dave Clark (from left) checkweapons during the 8 MSS exercise.

The team from 8 Wing Transport work to fill sandbags during the 8 MSSexercise in Petawawa.

by 2Lt Cynthia Kent8 Wing Public Affairs OJT

Corporals Jeff Groenenberg andMike Leblanc work securing thecountless wires providing powerat Camp KAF

It’s cold and the skies arethreatening rain, but the highspirits and morale of the two arehard to ignore.

“It ’s a great time. We’ve got abunch of good guys here,” saidGroenenberg. “They know howto joke around and have fun, butget the work done.”

Cpl Groenenberg is anElectrical Generating Systemstechnician at 86 AirfieldSystems and Utilities (86 ASU).His job as part of the 8 WingMSS team at Exercise OsonsHammer is working to makesure the lights stay on and thepower supply is secure.

However, the man helpinghim secure the wires is more athome with pipes and fittings.

Cpl Leblanc is a plumbingand heating technician from 81Construction EngineeringFlight (81 CEF).

But for members of 8 MSS,pitching in where you’re neededis all part of the job.

“We’re all a team here sowe’ve got to get together andhelp each other out,” saidLeblanc, “or this place wouldnever get put up.”

The approximately 100 mem-bers of 8 MSS come from differ-ent units and flights across 8Wing.

So building that sense ofteam is an important part of theexercise according to MasterWarrant Officer Trent Doucette,the Camp Sergeant Major.

“This whole exercise is to geteveryone trained for deploy-

ment, but it ’s also to bring themtogether as a team,” he said. “Soyou know who the supply techis, you know who the adminclerk is, when you need to getsomething done and you need toget it done right away, you knowwho to talk to.”

And that is something themembers of 8 MSS have takento heart.

“We have a lot of good peopleand that’s what I like about thisplace,” said Cpl Leblanc. “Iwake up with a smile on myface.”

The men and women of the Canadian Forces havedemonstrated time and again that they will rise to anychallenge. Let your Canadian Forces members knowyou appreciate their service by sending a messageusing the monitored message board available atwww.forces.gc.ca/site/commun/message/index-eng.asp

Canadian Forces Morale Mail: The Morale Mailservice provides families and friends within Canada acost-free alternative to using Canada Post to sendcare packages to those serving at a CF deployed oper-ation.

Morale Mail can be dropped off typically at a Baseor Wing Military Family Resource Centre, MailRoom, or Military Post Office.

ÉCRIVEZ AUX MILITAIRESLE MORAL PAR BABILLARD ÉLECTRONIQUE!Les hommes et les femmes des Forces canadiennes ontdémontré maintes et maintes fois qu'ils sont à la hau-teur de tout défi. Faites savoir aux membres des Forcescanadiennes que vous appréciez leur service en leurenvoyant un message à partir de ce babillard électron-ique surveillé. www.forces.gc.ca/site/commun/message/message-add-ajout-fra.asp

Le service de courrier d’encouragement vise à per-mettre à la famille et aux amis des militaires affectés àune opération déployée des FC de leur envoyer gratu-itement des produits de réconfort, plutôt que d’avoirrecours à la Société canadienne des postes.

Le courrier d’encouragement peut être déposé auCentre de ressources des familles des militaires de labase ou de l’escadre, salle du courrier ou Bureau deposte militaire.

WRITE TO THE TROOPSMORALE BY MESSAGE BOARD!

High morale evident at 8 MSS confirmation exercise

Cpl Mike Leblanc and Cpl Jeff Groenenberg (right) work to securewires during 8 MSS exercise

Photos: 2Lt Cynthia Kent, 8 Wing Public Affairs

Photos: 2Lt Cynthia Kent, 8 Wing Public Affairs

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organizations in the Quinte area. Fax us at 613-965-7490 or email to [email protected], at least 10 days prior to your event. Call 613-392-2811 Ext. 7005 for more information.

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Entertainment

October 25 – October 31Theme of the week: There are a lot of intense feeling out therethis week. There are also a lot of things you can do with thosefeelings. You can express romantic passion. You can expressanger. Or you can take advantage of the opportunities avail-able to you to express those feelings through art, music, or someother creative endeavour. The week ends with Halloween.May you find more treats than tricks in your bag!

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Health needs a little bitof extra care this week, as resistance to colds and othercatching things is below par. On other fronts, a roman-tic matter could reach a make-it-or-break-it point.Knots can be tied, or they can be untied. It may be achallenging decision, but in the end it’s entirely up toyou!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You could learn animportant lesson on the work front this week, and no,this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. If speculating with yourheart or your wallet, look at the long-term. What you’reconsidering will not reap instant rewards. On otherfronts, you may make some changes in your wardrobe,bringing out the dark colours and the winter clothes.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A domestic responsibilityis lifted from your shoulders. You learn a valuable lessonin the relationship area this week as well. If you find youhave trouble getting your ideas across to others, don’tgive up. It may take a while to convince them, but it willbe worth the effort when you do!

CANCER ( June 21-July 22): You put the finishingtouches on an old plan and take on a new responsibility.This may involve providing emotional, material, or evencustodial support. Aging parents or dependent childrencould figure. Avoid denial. This needs to be dealt with!

LEO ( July 23-Aug. 22): You may have to settle a long-standing or recurring difficulty you’ve had with a relativeor neighbour. It could involve money. On other fronts,your powers of concentration are particularly good. Takeadvantage!

VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept. 22): This is an important week.Decisions made now will set the tone for events to comeover the next two or three years. The pace of your lifespeeds up gradually from here on out, except in therealm of finances where there could be some short-termpain for long-term gain.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct 23): You may find it necessary tostand up to someone you don’t particularly like. Thiscould be at work or in your private life. If there’s been amisunderstanding, get it straight. If you can’t, move on.Don’t let it get you down. Sometimes people just aren’tcompatible.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): If there’s a research proj-ect on your agenda, this is an excellent time to get itrolling. If you’re instead thinking about signing up forsome sort of self-improvement program, that looks goodtoo. It’s your choice!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Like Scorpio,you’ve got helpful transits for any sort of research youmight want to do. You may be visiting a library or surf-ing the net to find some sort of information you need.Once you find it, you may have to fine-tune yourhypothesis.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You have kind of asardonic sense of humour, so celebrating Halloween isright up your alley. Why not get yourself a costume andbe a big kid? Whether you’re partying with the other bigkids or handing out treats to the little ones, you’re sureto have a good time!

AQUARIUS ( Jan. 20-Feb. 18): This could be a trans-formation job if you’ve had it with the routine or thepowers that be. Get that resume up to date!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You have a golden oppor-tunity to celebrate the end of something and leavebehind you with no hard feelings. Dance, sing, burn oldmementos if it makes you feel better, but make it a party,not a burial. Then move on, free of bitter baggage. It’llbe good!

The Contact Newspaper staff would like to acknowledge Royal LePage ProAlliance Realtyas the weekly sponsor of our feature, The Contact Comics.

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by Cpl Kim GrantCanadian Forces Station Alert

When you think of Canadian ForcesStation Alert, better known as CFSAlert, you likely visualize snow, cold,plane delays, and being in the middle ofnowhere.

If you were here, what would cometo mind is a family of approximately 55military and civilian personnel who live,work and pull together to influencechange and make a lot of good thingshappen. That’s exactly how to describeCFS Alert’s contribution to this year’sGovernment of Canada WorkplaceCharitable Campaign (GCWCC).

The fundraising started with a com-ment during the station’s Friday nightritual of “TGIF”, when anEnvironment Canada employee won-dered what Justin and Craig would looklike bald…we all laughed, until Justinsaid “if you can raise $200, I’ll let youshave my head”.

Well, at that point, the game was onand fundraising had begun. A baseballtournament was planned for thatSunday, with a barbecue afterwards, andthe canvassing commenced there.

With every beverage sold, the ques-tion was asked “Would you like to seeJustin and Craig get their headsshaved?” The answer was alwaysyes…and, with that, $265 was raised.

We lack for very little here in Alert,but the odd occasion will arise when weare running short of our favourite good-ies, potato chips being one of them. It

had been about a month, and there was-n’t a chippie to be found until a planearrived.

While the Trading Post did notreceive any bags of potato chips, MasterWarrant Officer Darryl Foster, theStation Warrant Officer, had madearrangements for someone to bring alarge bag with him. That person waswilling to part with the bag of chippies,but it was going to cost someone a pret-ty penny, and it did!

The bag of chips was auctioned offto the highest bidder, Mr. Jim Wall,Canadian Base Operators (CBO) SiteManager, with the winning bid of $55.

The Station’s regular re-supply exer-cise was starting September 8, whichmeant that there would be an influx ofpersonnel at the station for a few weeks.What better time to have some fun andagain, help out a great cause.

Corporal Tammy Prebushewski, theStation’s Mini Doc, organized, alongwith some great volunteers a charitycasino on a Saturday night. Everyonegot involved, playing cards games,throwing darts and having a great time.

A $10 donation got you a starter potof play money and depending on howwell you had played your games, therewas a table of prizes that were then auc-tioned off at the end of the night.

Included on that table was a beauti-ful winter landscape, painted byWarrant Officer Gaetan Tremblay.Total success of that evening of fun:$720.

There are lots of opportunities to get

out and about here in Alert, but some-times the weather can take a turn forthe worse, and you end up spendingmore time inside.

For that reason, the Station hasmany clubs you can get involved with,and one of them is the Sewing Club.I’ve always enjoyed making quilts, and Ithought that making a quilt to raffle offwould be a great way to support thecharity and keep the winner of it warmon the cold Alert nights.

I had lots of admirers and toldeveryone that when the quilt was com-pleted, it was going to be raffled off,

with all proceeds going to theGCWCC.

The quilt was won on October 16,by Wendy Porter-Kean, a staff memberof CBO, and $510.00 was raised.

To date, CFS Alert has raisedapproximately $1,600.00 for theGCWCC. We will continue to workhard together and support this cam-paign with other special events.

All in all, I think everyone is havinga lot of fun with the campaign, and wesure hope to be making a differenceeven from our tiny place at the “Top ofthe World.”

Big hearts shine at small Canadian Forces Station Alert

Above: Corporal Kim Grant is shownabove with the quilt raffled, raisingjust over $500 for United Way.

Right: Cpl Kim Grant, Chief Clerk,CFS Alert, shaves Craig Flood'shead, as one of the many fundrais-ing events carried out in support ofUnited Way.

Photo: Pte Brendan HancockPhoto: Cpl Joanne Prost

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On October 14, a cheque for $15,359 was presented to the TrentonMilitary Family Resource Centre from local Tim Hortons franchises. TimHortons franchises in the Belleville and Trenton area sold “SmileCookies” from September 21 to September 27, and donated all the pro-ceeds to the MFRC. This event is part of the Belleville Bulls initiative todedicate their season to the men, women and families of 8 Wing/CFBTrenton, and to raise funds for the MFRC. Shown above from left to right:Lieutenant-Colonel Sean Lewis, 8 Wing Logistics and EngineeringOfficer, Susan Sweetman, MFRC Executive Director and Tim Hortons rep-resentatives Jamie Smid, Carl and Christina Eggiman, and Josephine andDoug Robertson.

The Smile Cookie fundraiser started in Hamilton, Ontario in 1996 as a way to helpraise funds for the Hamilton Children’s Hospital and since then it’s grown acrossNorth America. All proceeds from purchasing Smile Cookies during campaigntime go to local charities, hospitals and community programs from coast to coast.

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Planning to get married?If you are planning to get married in the Roman Catholic Church, on Base or off Base, the Catholic party must contact first the Wing Chaplain’s Offices at 613-392-2811, Ext 2490 to beginthe pre-nuptial process six months prior to the wedding day. That is to provide you with time to take the pre-marriage class (which must be attended) and the padre to complete the marriagefile, which must be sent to the Military Ordinariate’s Chancery Office no less than three months prior to the wedding day. Please, keep in mind that pre-marriage classes are not offered fromMay to September. This is applicable to all members falling under Military Ordinariate’s jurisdiction; that means for all CF personnel and DND employees who are RC. The latter have thechoice between their Wing Chaplain’s Pastoral Services and their civilian parish’s. If a Catholic party wants to get married under the Rite of a particular Protestant denomination, the above stillapplies.

If the marriage file is not processed on time, the Wing Chaplain’s office will not be held accountable. Three months is the minimum time to process a canonical marriage file (to Ottawaand from. . . to the church of your wedding). If you belong to a Protestant denomination and you would like to get married at the Wing Chapel, you are asked to contact the chaplain of yourdenomination at the earliest convenient time.

Vous planifiez de vous marier?Si vous projetez de vous marier selon le Rite de l’Église catholique romaine, aussi bien sur la Base qu’à l’extérieur, la partie catholique doit en tout premier lieu communiquer avec les bureauxdes aumôniers de l’Escadre au #613.392.2811, poste 2490. Ce premier contact, qui enclenchera l’ouverture du dossier prénuptial, devrait être fait six mois avant la date de la célébration dumariage. C’est le temps minimum pour planifier la session de préparation au mariage (à laquelle les fiancés doivent participer et qui ne sont pas dispensées entre les mois de mai et septembre.)et de préparer le dossier de demande de mariage. Le dossier doit être envoyé au bureau du Chancelier de l’Ordinariat militaire du Canada, à Ottawa, au moins trois mois avant la date choisie.Ce qui précède s’applique à toute personne assujettie à la juridiction canonique de l’Évêque du Diocèse militaire du Canada; en d’autres mots, à tous les membres des FC et aux employés duMDN qui sont CR. Cependant, ces derniers ont le choix de faire appel aux services des aumôniers CR de l’Escadre ou de s’adresser au bureau du pasteur de leur paroisse civile. A noter que sila partie catholique veut se marier selon le Rite d’une Église protestante, ce qui précède s’applique encore.

Il importe également de prendre note que si le dossier prénuptial n’a pas été complété et envoyé dans les délais requis, le bureau de l’Aumônier de l’Escadre ne pourra être tenu responsablede toute complication et des coûts qui pourraient y être reliés. Trois mois précédant la date: voilà le temps souhaitable que les bureaux de l’aumônier et du chancelier ont besoin pour prépareret acheminer un dossier de demande de mariage.

Si vous appartenez à une Église de confession protestante et que vous souhaitez avoir votre célébration de mariage à la chapelle de l’Escadre, nous vous demandons de communiquer avecle padré de votre confession religieuse le plus tôt possible.

CC H A P LAI NH A P LAI N EE MERGENCYMERGENCY FF UNDUND

You can help the chaplains help our military families most in need. How? Every time you make a purchase at our CANEX, ask to have the Club Xtra points put on theChaplain’s Club Xtra Card. The points will be used to help our military families during times of family crisis. For more information, ask one of the Canex employees.

FF ONDSONDS DD ’’ URGENCEURGENCE DESDES AUMÔNIERSAUMÔNIERSVous pouvez aider les aumôniers à aider les familles de nos militaires qui en ont le plus besoin. Comment? Chaque fois que vous faites un achat dans notre CANEX,demandez que les points du Club Xtra soient crédités à la carte Club Xtra des aumôniers. Les points seront utilisés pour aider les familles de nos militaires dans des

moments de crises familiales. Pour avoir des renseignements supplémentaires, demandez à l’un des employés du Canex.

8 Wing/CFB Trenton Chaplain Services services offerts par l’aumônerie de l’escadre

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISMParents wishing to have their child baptized are to contact the parish through the WingChaplain’s Administrative Assistant at Local 2490 at least two weeks prior to the desireddate. After completing the request form, the dates for both the pre-baptismal session andthe baptism will be booked.

The pre-baptismal session is mandatory for both parents; however, godparents (one ofthem at least must be RC) are invited to participate. Proxy might be an option if godpar-ents cannot attend.

For liturgical reasons and the baptism sacramental theology, baptisms are not cele-brated during the Lent Liturgical Season.

Civilian parents who wish to have their child baptized at our military facility mustfirst contact their civilian parish (whether or not they are active at that parish) before con-tacting our chapel. As Our Lady of Peace belongs to the Military Diocese of Canada, aletter of canonical jurisdiction from your civilian pastor giving the reasons supportingyour request will be needed.

SACREMENT DU BAPTÊMEA tous les parents désirant faire baptiser leur enfant, svp communiquez avec notreassistante de bureau au moins deux semaines avant la date désirée au poste 2490 pourentreprendre les démarches. Une rencontre est nécessaire avec le padré pour fairel’inscription. Il vous avisera de la date de la rencontre pré-baptismale obligatoire ainsique de la date du baptême.

Une rencontre pré-baptismale est obligatoire pour les deux parents (père et mère),tandis que les parrains sont invités à y participer. Au moins un des parrains doit êtreCatholique romain. Il est possible de désigner des mandataires si les parrains nepeuvent être présents.

Pour des raisons liturgiques et de théologie sacramentelle, il n’y a pas de baptêmecélébré durant la période du Carême.

Les parents civils qui souhaitent faire baptiser leur enfant à la chapelle del’Escadre doivent contacter leur paroisse civile (étant pratiquants ou pas) avant decommuniquer avec notre secrétariat. La communauté de chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix de la 8ième Escadre appartient à une juridiction canonique différente qui estcelle du Diocèse militaire du Canada. Une lettre/courriel de délégation canonique dela part du prêtre de votre paroisse civile (appuyant votre démarche auprès de cettechapelle militaire) devra être envoyée à l’aumônier catholique de l’Escadre.

WING CHAPLAIN SERVICESSERVICES OFFERTS PAR L’AUMÔNERIE DE L’ESCADRE

Wing Chaplain- LCdr Steve Merriman -Aumônier de l’EscadreAdministrative Assistant - adjointe administrative

613-392-2811 x 2490

DUTY CHAPLAIN/AUMÔNIERS EN DEVOIRAfter working hours, for emergency only, please call the base operator at 613-392-2811 and ask

for the duty chaplain. Après les heures de travail, pour les urgences seulement, svp appelez letéléphoniste de la Base au 613-392-2811 et demandez l ’aumônier en devoir.

WORSHIP SERVICES

St. Clement Astra (P)Protestant Community

Chapel Life Co-ordinatorPadre Jim Craig

Worship Service

Sunday Divine Worship, 1015hrsHoly Communion:

1st Sunday of the month

Confession - Réconciliation

Please, contact the Wing Chaplain’s Receptionist to get in touch with a RC priest prior tocoming over. Il est préférable de communiquer avec la réceptionniste des aumôniers afin de prendre

vous-même arrangement avec le prêtre CR de la chapelle.Chapel organisations (RC)

Chapel Pastoral Council: third Tuesday –1900hrsKnights of Columbus: first Thursday – 1900hrs

CWL: second Tuesday – 1900hrsChorale : mercredi – 1900hChoir: Monday – 1900hrs

Parish organisations (P)Chapel Guild: last Tuesday – 1930hrs

Unit Chaplains – aumôniers d’unitésLCdr Padre Steve Merriman, P; Capt Padre Philippe Boudreau, RC; Lt(N) Padre Zbigniew

Jonczyk, RC, Pastoral Associate/Agent de pastorale; Capt Padre Blair Ross (P)

As support staff - comme personnel de soutienRev Jim Craig, P Civilian Officiating Clergyman – membre du clergé civil

Our Lady of Peace (RC)Christian community – communautée

catholiqueNotre-Dame-De-La-Paix (CR)

Chapel Life Co-ordinatorFather Philippe Boudreau

Co-ordinateur de Vie de ChapelleMasses-Messes

Messe dominicale: 0900h Sunday Mass at 1130hrs

Monday through Friday at 12:00hrs3rd Sunday bilingual Mass at 0900 hrs and coffee

3ième dimanche messe bilingue: 09h00 et café

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to deliver Contact newspapershere at 8 Wing/CFB Trenton.Please call613 392-2811 ext. 7248Leave your name, address, phone number & age.

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(NC) — The doorbellrings, and you pause andask yourself, “am Iexpecting someone?”

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Real Estate

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There is a light at the end of the tunnel – and it's a halogen (NC)—Add a little lightto your life this winter tobrighten your home andyour mood. The changeback to standard time(ST) from daylight sav-ings time (DST) canleave Canadians feeling

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Halogen lighting isknown for its dazzling,crisp, white light output.

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Real Estate

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