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By Virginia BeatonTrident staff

On Friday, September 17 , HMCS FREDERICTON cele-

brated the 10th anniversary of hercommissioning.

Addressing the ship’s companyand guests assembled on the flightdeck, Sub-Lieutenant (SLt) NormanHodgson stated “Today we aremarking the tenth anniversary ofour fine ship.”

He noted that Mrs. Jean Irving,the ship’s patron, was in attendancejust as she was at the commission-ing in Saint John in 1994 andobserved “She’s been a very strongsponsor and very gracious to theship’s company.”

In his remarks, Hodgson noted thatthis was the second Canadian Navyship to be named FREDERICTON.The first was a Flower Class corvettethat served from 1942-45. “It wasconsidered the luckiest ship afloatbecause it was never fired upon.” Hestated that the unofficial symbol ofthe earlier FREDERICTON was aBengal tiger preparing to leap.

The patrol frigate bears the namewith honour, Hodgson emphasized.“We are proud to represent the cityof Fredericton and the province ofNew Brunswick on the seas aroundthe world.”

After a blessing and prayers,Cox’n Chief Petty Officer First Class(CPO1) MacDonald announcedseveral presentations and promo-tions. SLt Abderrahmani was pro-

moted to Lt(N) and also received hisMaritime Engineering certificate of Competency.

SLt Roddick was promoted toLt(N) and Ordinary Seaman (OS)Henley was promoted to Able Sea-man (AB), also receiving the certifi-

cate for the Naval EnvironmentalTraining program (NETP).

Master Seaman (MS) Williamsreceived the Canada DecorationFirst Clasp, and OS Burton receivedthe NETP certificate.

MacDonald also commented that

the ship had several recent sportsaccomplishments, including win-ning Cock of the Fleet in softball.

The Fleet men’s softball teamcaptured gold at the national cham-pionships held at CFB Borden from September 12 to 14 and sever-

al FREDERICTON crewmemberswere on the team, including MSOsbourne, MS Coggins and PO2Sheppard. Sheppard was selectedfor the all-star team.

As well, Private Will Sarty com-peted and won the Canadian nation-al championship in armwrestling forthe second time and has been invitedto attend the world championships inSouth Africa in November.

The ship’s company then pre-sented Mrs. Irving with a framedpicture of the ship.

Mrs. Irving thanked them andafter extending her congratulationsand best wishes to the ship, she cutthe cake, which was decorated witha depiction of FREDERICTON. Theship’s company acknowledged herwith three cheers.

FREDERICTON’s commandingofficer Commander (Cdr) JohnNewton was unable to attend theceremony and Executive OfficerLieutenant Commander (LCdr)Rick Tait presided in his stead. Theceremony was followed by a lunch.

Other celebrations to commemo-rate FREDERICTON’s commission-ing anniversary include a long-dis-tance bike ride. On September 27, agroup comprising seven membersof the ship’s company was sched-uled to leave Halifax to bike toFredericton, New Brunswick.

The bike ride is a fundraiser for atransition house in Fredericton,according to Lt(N) Borrowman.“It’s a distance of 450 kilometresand we hope to do it in five days.”

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HMCS WINDSOR made a sur-prise guest appearance as two

other ships of the fleet, HMC ShipsST. JOHN’S and ATHABASKAN,were on a day sail on Wednesday,September 22.

As the guests aboard the shipswatched, WINDSOR exhibitedsome of the capacities of Canada’snew Victoria-class submarines.WINDSOR gradually surfaced,sailed between the two ships, firedseveral grenades with trails ofcoloured smoke, dived and surfacedagain, displaying the speed andstealth that the submarines willbring to the Navy.

As he observed WINDSOR in theso-called ‘shop window’ exercise,Lieutenant (Lt) (N) Jean Gendron,underwater officer for ATHA-BASKAN, stated that it was anopportunity for the ships’ compa-nies, as well as the guests, to visu-ally sight and track the submarine ata distance of only 500 yards.

“This allows everybody on boardto have a good look at all hermasts—attack periscope, her searchperiscope, her snort induction mast,radar mast and con mast.”

There had been earlier hints thatthe day sail would be a special one,as ATHABASKAN’s commandingofficer, Captain (N) Donaldson,welcomed the guests aboard.

“Welcome to the best day of thebest year of your life,” Capt (N)Donaldson told the crowd, whichincluded a large contingent of

staff and students from the Cana-dian Forces (CF) Staff College in Toronto.

Other guests aboard the two shipsincluded Rear-Admiral (RAdm)Dan McNeil, commander of Mar-itime Forces Atlantic (MARLANT),members of the Royal United Ser-vices Institute, and representativesfrom MARLANT and Emera.

It was a busy day for the guests,who observed ST. JOHN’S andATHABASKAN in displays of speed

and maneuverability as well as agun exercise, a flypast by a SeaKing helicopter from 12 WingShearwater, a presentation by theNaval Boarding Party, tours of the ships, a replenishment at sea(RAS) demonstration, and an expla-nation of the Close-In Weapon Sys-tem (CIWS).

On the flight deck, members ofATHABASKAN’s Naval Boardingteam led by their outgoing officerLt (N) Alex Barlow, explained how

the team proceeds in potentiallyhostile and dangerous situations.

The team enacted a hypotheticalscenario in which they overcameresistance from belligerent oppo-nents. “The purpose is to neutralizeand immobilize the resistor,” Bar-low explained, as the boarding par-ty members demonstrated the cor-rect use of martial arts techniquesincluding Tae Kwon Do, jiu jitsuand karate in close combat.

Captain James Atwood, a pilot

with 423 Squadron at 12 WingShearwater, narrated the Sea Kingdisplay and gave an overview of the helicopter’s capabilities in areas such as anti-submarine war-fare. “The Sea King is also a veryeffective search and rescue (SAR)platform and has performed a num-ber of rescues over the years, bothfrom shore and from ships,”Atwood noted.

The information and demonstra-tions of the capacities of the HalifaxClass patrol frigate, the Tribal classdestroyer, the Victoria class subma-rine and the maritime helicopterwere of particular interest to the vis-itors from the Staff College, accord-ing to Lieutenant Colonel (LCol)Andy Sheidl, a staff member at the college.

“Approximately 126 staff and stu-dents are here from the staff collegetoday,” Sheidl stated, adding thatthere were students from the militaryforces of 15 countries, includingBrazil, Germany, United States, theUnited Kingdom, Australia, UnitedArab Emirates and Singapore.

“We’re here for two days, mostlyto see the Navy and to get a brieffrom [Brigadier] General Romses ofLand Force Atlantic Area (LFAA).”

He described the opportunity forCF members to view WINDSOR inaction as “An excellent show... Foreverybody on board here, less oneor two Navy guys, it’s the first timewe’ve seen a submarine so that wasexcellent. The Navy puts on a greatshow and it’s a highlight of our tripevery year, getting out on a coupleof the ships and seeing the aircraft.”

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Base men’s volleyballteam tryouts/practices

Volleyball practices willcommence today, October 4and take place every Mondayand Wednesday from 4 to 6p.m. at the Stadacona Gym-nasium. All interested skilled/semi-skilled military person-nel belonging to Halifax areinvited to come out and bangthe ball around and even-tually a team will be selectedto participate in the Region-al Championships in Febru-ary 2005.

We are also involved in the highly competitive CityLeague beginning in Octo-ber, which takes place onWednesday evenings (date tobe confirmed).

Any questions can bedirected to PO1 Lloyd Kivi-maki at ext 0150 or just sendan email if you have anyquestions.

MARLANT fall LTP seminarCanadian Forces Mar-

itime Warfare Centre, October6, 2004.

CF Members and theirspouses are invited to attend aLong Term Planning Seminarto be held in the Lower The-atre of the Canadian ForcesMaritime Warfare Centre(Stadacona) Bldg S32.

The LTP Seminar isdesigned to assist servicemembers in the long-termplanning of their careers.Although a comprehensiveSecond Career AssistanceNetwork Seminar is offeredfor retiring and releasingmembers on a yearly basis,the LTP is a good introductionto topics that are influencedby the factor of time.

Due to the emphasis onlong-term planning, juniormembers stand to benefit themost. It is, therefore, primari-ly directed at members withten or less years of service.

Presentations will cover:

Career Development andPlanning

Education Reimbursement- Continuing Education

Financial Planning

- Wills and EstatesVeterans Affairs

- Medical PensionsPension Reform

- New Terms of Services

To register please send anemail to +FPSO@Halifax [email protected] include your surname andinitials, rank, service number,and contact information.

If you do not have e-mailaccess you can call 427-0550-8151 and leave a messagewith the required information.

Dress is Appropriate Civil-ian Attire.

Blood Donor Clinics Halifax Military

Community Centre Friday, October 8th, 2004 9:30 a.m. to noon

Fleet Club Tuesday, October 12th, 2004 noon to 3 p.m.

For information or toschedule your appointment,please phone Canadian BloodServices @ 1 888 2DONATE(1 888 236-6283).

Volunteers requestedAddiction Prevention and

Treatment Services are look-ing for volunteers for youthand adult programs.

A variety of positions areavailable to suit differenttime schedules and skills.

For further information,please contact GordonSpurrell, Coordinator of Vol-unteer Services, AddictionPrevention and TreatmentServices, at 424-5623 oremail at [email protected]

Intersection hockeyGentlemen’s hockey will

be starting soon at the Shan-non Arena, teams are alreadypicked so if you want to beincluded on the draft list—there will be a list held here atthe Stadacona Sports cell, ifyou wish to add your name,rank and position contact us

at 8418/6552 no later thantoday, October 4.

(Draft meeting for thoseteams needing players will beOctober 6, 2004 at 10 a.m.)

MARLANTfall education fair

Military Community Cen-tre, Bldg WP106. Wednesday,November 17, 2004, 10 a.m.to 3 p.m.

All military and civilianemployees and their familiesare welcome.

Ever thought about finish-ing that high school diploma?Considering a college course?Want to know more aboutupgrading your education?Wondering whether you canafford more education? Thenwhy not come out to the Edu-cation Fair. We have invitednumerous institutions to setup booths with informationconcerning various programs,such as:

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Le Collège militaire royaldu Canada.

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De nombreux collèges et universités (anglais et français).

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Dartmouth HandcraftersGuild Christmas craft festival 2004

The Craftshow is being held on October 22 (noon to9:30p.m.), 23 (9:30a.m. to6p.m.) & 24 (10a.m. to 4p.m.).Admission for Adults is $3.50,Seniors $1.50 and Childrenunder 12 free.

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The eleven members of HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN’s Kilometres for Kids team

By Michelle JohnsonFormation Environment

It’s time to start recyclingyour water bottles and

composting your apple cores,because Waste ReductionWeek (WRW) is steamingahead full force. FormationEnvironment and FormationLogistics are planning theevent, which will run fromOctober 18 to 22, 2004.

Plenty of activities areplanned, including the famousWaste Reduction Challenge,which determines the unit thatreduces the most waste. In pre-vious years, the Waste Reduc-tion Challenge was onlyamong Stadacona, Dockyardand Shearwater. This year,The Waste Reduction Trophyis anybody’s game. All unitswithin MARLANT are eligibleto win the Waste ReductionTrophy and the right to boast

the title of Champion.Other events will include

the travelling display as wellas a clothing, toy and bookdrive. We’ve all heard ofspring cleaning, but now it’stime for fall cleaning. Pleasebring the clothes, toys andbooks you don’t need or wantanymore to one of our loca-tions and donate them to fam-ilies in need.

Sometimes it is easy to for-get about what items shouldbe composted or recycled.Rick Newman, the SolidWaste Manager for MAR-LANT will be conductingpresentations to ships andpersonnel about reducingwaste. These presentationswill educate you about howwaste should be sorted andthe impact our lifestyle hason the environment.

Please stay tuned for datesand times of planned events. If

you have any ideas or if youwould like to plan a WasteManagement information ses-sion for your unit, please con-tact Michelle Johnson at 427-0550 ext. 8571 or e-mail [email protected].


Eleven members of HMCSCHARLOTTETOWN’s

ship’s company recently ranacross Prince Edward Islandin the Kilometers for Kidsevent to raise money forcharity.

The relay run, which tookplace from September 9th to13th, was a fundraiser for theChildren’s Wish Foundation,according to Able Seaman(AB) Mike Murphy, one ofthe runners.

“We started in West Point,Prince Edward Island and wefinished at the St. Andrew’sLighthouse on the east side ofthe province. About 190 kilo-meters,” estimates Murphy.

Plans for the race began in June, when CHARLOTTE-TOWN sailed to Europe to par-ticipate in the 60th anniver-sary of the D-Day landing in Normandy. After several

meetings for the crewmem-bers who were interested inparticipating in the run, PettyOfficer Second Class (PO2)Craig Macfadgen was namedas organizer.

The runners approachedother CHARLOTTETOWNcrewmembers first to sign thepledge sheets, according toMurphy. “The ship’s compa-ny supported us a lot.”

On Thursday, September9, the run began in West Pointwith Lieutenant (N) Dobbinputting his foot in the waterbefore they ceremoniallyembarked on the cross-province run. The CHAR-LOTTETOWN runners alter-nated turns riding in the chas-er van and running, with eachperson running usually fivekilometers at a time. “Thefirst day we ran 70 to 80 kilo-meters,” says Murphy.

Corporate generosity sup-plied the runners with many oftheir meals while they were on

the road. Breakfast each daywas courtesy of McDonald’s,and Sobeys provided barbe-cues of hot dogs and ham-burgers for their daily lunches.The Children’s Wish Founda-tion supplied the group with abanner that they could displayto publicize the run.

At the conclusion of therun, CHARLOTTETOWN’srunning team met a represen-tative of the Children’s WishFoundation at a Sobeys storein Stratford, PEI and handedover a check for $5,312.

It was gratifying to knowthat the money they raisedwas going to such a worth-while cause, says Murphy.According to him, the foun-dation had a binder with pho-tos of some of the childrenreceiving their wishes. Heremembers “There was oneyoung fellow who went tomeet the cast of Harry Potter.That really made me under-stand what we were doing.”

HMCS CHARLOTTETOWNcrewmembers runacross PEI for charity

Waste Reduction Weekis October 18 to 22

Deborah Arnold depositstrash in the appropriatebins to help promote WasteReduction Week.


par le Ltv Ian D.D. LivermoreOfficier des relationsexternes du CLFC

Lorsque les commandantsdes FC lancent un appel

aux réservistes pour grossirles rangs de leurs formationslors d’opérations outre-meret nationales, les personnesayant le plus de chance d’êtredisponibles sont des étudi-ants civils.

Jeunes, pleins d’énergie etayant de 2 à 4 mois de congéchaque été, les réservistesaux études représentent leplus grand groupe de profes-sionnels civils de la Réserve,soit 40 % de l’effectif.

Bien que les étudiants aientpeu de problèmes à avoir dutemps libre pour participer auxopérations et à l’entraînementdurant leurs vacances d’été,les choses se compliquentlorsque ces activités empiètentsur l’année scolaire.

Un sondage qui sera effec-tué cet automne par le Conseilde liaison des Forces canadi-ennes (CLFC) aura pour but

la collecte d’information afind’aider à rendre les réservistes-étudiants disponibles tout aulong de l’année scolaire. Lescirconstances des récentesopérations nationales ontdémontré l’importance decette disponibilité.

Par exemple, lors de l’OpPeregrine (été 2003), on aestimé que la moitié des 850réservistes qui ont combattules incendies de forêts en C.-B.étaient des étudiants. Lorsquele besoin des services de cesréservistes s’est prolongéjusqu’au début de septembre,les commandants d’unité ontdû se hâter pour contacter lesécoles et obtenir une permis-sion de leur part afin que leurstroupes puissent commencerle semestre d’automne plustard, et ce, sans pénalité.

Heureusement pour lescommandants de l’Op Pere-grine, les conseils scolaires et les établissements post-secondaires de l’Ouest cana-dien (d’où venait la majoritédes réservistes) étaient trèscoopératifs. Les établisse-ments d’enseignement ne lesont pas toujours, surtoutlorsque le motif dedéploiement des réservistesest moins connu du public(contrairement aux incendiesde forêt).

Ce sondage s’intègre àl’initiative de sensibilisationdu monde de l’éducation duCLFC, lancée en févrierdernier. Elle a pour but degénérer en tout temps unecoopération des écoles aussibonne que celle obtenue lors

de l’Op Peregrine, lorsque desréservistes aux études deman-dent un congé de leurs études.

La première étape crucialepour atteindre cet objectif estde déterminer le niveau exactde coopération accordé parles écoles aux réservistes auxétudes jusqu’à maintenant.Que ce soit le report d’un examen ayant lieu immédi-atement après une fin desemaine où un exercice d’en-traînement s’est tenu, ou lademande qu’une place au seind’un programme demeurelibre un semestre afin de par-ticiper à une période d’affec-tation de l’ONU pour le main-tien de la paix, le CLFC désire

connaître la réaction desresponsables de l’établisse-ment scolaire.

Le CLFC collectera les données à l’aide d’un sondageen ligne sur son site Web(www.clfc.forces.gc.ca). Laparticipation à ce sondage est pleinement volontaire etentièrement anonyme.

Le sondage sera disponibledès le 1er octobre 2004 et ledemeurera jusqu’au 30 avril2005.

Les données recueillies parle CLFC serviront à la planifi-cation et à l’établissement despriorités relativement auxactivités de sensibilisation dumonde de l’éducation, que ce

soit pour les écoles à contac-ter ou les enjeux sur lesquelsse pencher.

Afin d’élaborer le plan desensibilisation le plus efficacepossible, le CLFC a besoin detous les renseignements sur lesquestions d’appui scolaire queles réservistes aux études peu-vent donner. C’est pour cetteraison que les réservistes quisont aussi aux études sontfortement encouragés à répon-dre au sondage. Vous pouvez yaccéder facilement en ligne à l’adresse www.clfc.forces.gc.ca, et il faut environ 20minutes pour y répondre. Pourde plus amples renseigne-ments sur le sondage ou l’initiative de sensibilisationdu monde de l’éducation,veuillez contacter l’adminis-trateur de projet, Ltv Ian D.D. Livermore à l’[email protected] au numéro sans frais 1 800567-9908.

Selon le document Niveaud’instruction et de sensibili-sation de la première réservedans le cadre du programmed’enrichissement du person-nel, Rapport de recherchecommanditée 2003-9, datédu 2 juin 2003 et publié par la Direction - Rechercheet évaluation en ressourceshumaines: La moitié desréservistes aux étudesfréquente l’université, 30 %un autre établissement post-secondaire (collège, écoletechnique ou cégep) et lereste étudie dans une écolesecondaire.

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By Lt(N) Ian D. D. LivermoreCFLC Outreach Officer

When CF commanders call uponreservists to augment their

formations during overseas anddomestic operations, the personnelmost likely available are students intheir civilian lives.

Young, energetic, and having twoto four months off every summer,student-reservists represent the sin-gle largest civilian occupational baseof the Reserve Force at 40 per cent.

While students generally have fewproblems getting time-off to partici-pate in operations and training duringtheir summer school break, thingsget dicey when these activitiesintrude into the school year.

A survey to be conducted this fallby the Canadian Forces LiaisonCouncil (CFLC), seeks informationto help extend student-reservists’ready availability to any time in theschool year.

Circumstances in recent domesticoperations have underscored howimportant that availability is.

For example, during OP PERE-GRINE in the summer of 2003, anestimated half of the 850 reservistswho fought forest fires in B.C. were

students. When the need for thesereservists’ services extended intoearly September, unit commandershad to hurriedly contact schools toget permission for their troops tostart the fall semester late and with-out penalty.

Fortunately for OP PEREGRINEcommanders, school boards andpost-secondary institutions in West-ern Canada (where most of thereservists came from) were highlycooperative. Educational institutionsaren’t always this supportive, espe-cially when the need for reservists todeploy has a lower public profilethan the forest fires did.

The survey is part of an EducationOutreach Initiative the CFLClaunched last February, which aimsto make school cooperation like thatshown during OP PEREGRINE thenorm whenever student-reservistsask for time off from their studies.

The critical first step in achievingthis goal is to determine the preciselevel of cooperation student-reservists have received from theirschools up to now. Whether stu-dent-reservists have asked to post-pone exams scheduled immediatelyafter weekend training exercises, or requested their placement in a

program be held open while theytook a semester off to participate in a UN peacekeeping tour, theCFLC wants to know how schoolofficials responded.

The CFLC will collect this infor-mation using an on-line survey at itswebsite www.cflc.forces.gc.ca. Par-ticipation in the survey is strictly vol-untary and completely anonymous.

The survey will go live October

1, 2004 and remain active untilApril 30, 2005.

The CFLC will use the survey datato plan and prioritize its educationoutreach activities both in terms ofthe schools to contact and the issuesto focus on.

To develop the most effective out-reach plan possible, the CFLC needsas much information about school-support issues that student-reservists

can provide. Accordingly, allreservists who are students arestrongly encouraged to take the sur-vey. It is easy to find on-line atwww.cflc.forces.gc.ca and will takeabout 20 minutes to complete.

For more information about the survey, or the Education Out-reach Initiative in general, pleasecontact the project manager, Lt(N) Ian D.D. Livermore at [email protected] or by phonetoll free at 1-800-567-9908.

According the Primary ReserveAcademic Status and Awareness ofPersonal Enhancement Program,Sponsor Research Report, 2003-09dated June 2, 2003 published by the Director Human ResourcesResearch and Evaluation: Within thestudent-reservist population halfattend university, 30 per cent areenrolled in another form of post-sec-ondary institution (college, techschool or CEGEP), with the remain-der being in high school.

Student-reservists’ opinion soughtCFLC survey asks: “Does your school support your Reserve Force career?”

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It was 50 years ago that a Canadi-an Navy ship, the icebreaker

HMCS LABRADOR, became thefirst ship to circumnavigate theNorth American continent in a sin-gle season.

The accomplishment was epic atthe time, receiving extensive cover-age in Canadian newspapers andmagazines. No Navy ship had eversailed that far north, and there hadbeen doubts as to whether a largevessel could successfully navigatethe passage.

Doug Scott, an ex-Navy memberwho sailed in LABRADOR for thatmemorable tour, has maintainedseveral scrapbooks of photos andclippings detailing the events. Nowretired and living in Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Scott says that theship’s hull number was 50, andaccording to him, “LABRADOR issometimes referred to as the forgot-ten 50.”

LABRADOR’s 1954 northernexpedition had its genesis in thereassessment of national and inter-national security that took place justafter the Second World War. Therewere political and strategic con-cerns about Canada’s need to exer-cise sovereignty over her northern-most regions and in 1948 it wasdecided that the Navy would com-mission an icebreaker to be built andsent as a patrol vessel to the Arctic.

Built by Marine Industries Ltd. inSorel, Quebec, LABRADOR was theNavy’s first diesel-electric vessel.Two hundred sixty-nine feet longand displacing 6,490 tonnes fullyloaded, she carried a crew of 224.LABRADOR was designated as anarctic patrol research vessel andlaunched in December 1951.

The departure for the Arctic hap-pened quickly, Scott remembers.LABRADOR was commissioned onJuly 8, 1954 and left Halifax to sailnorth two weeks later on July 23.

Doug Scott was then 19, an AbleSeaman serving as a cook aboardship. He had been in the Navy foronly two years and had spent littletime at sea and he recalled “I wentaboard the ship one day before she sailed.”

Other crewmembers, like Scott,were short on experience but Scottrecalled that there were also sailorsaboard who were Second WorldWar veterans.

The commanding officer wasCaptain (N) Owen Robertson, nick-named Long Robbie for his impos-ing height, which was estimated to

be six feet seven inches. Robertsonhad a distinguished sailing career,having served in the merchant navyand the Royal Canadian NavalReserve and acted as commander ofHMC Dockyard and as King’s Har-bour Master in Halifax during theSecond World War.

When the ship departed, the crewwas supplemented by a group ofmilitary and civilian scientistswhose tasks were to conduct hydro-graphic and meteorological surveysduring the voyage.

LABRADOR crossed the ArcticCircle on July 28 and arrived inResolute on July 28. A scientificparty disembarked to spend severalweeks charting Resolute Bay whilethe icebreaker returned to Lancast-er Sound and sailed north to

Ellesmere Island. In Craig Harbour, they embarked

Inuit RCMP Special Constable Ari-ak, his wife, four children and 17Husky dogs. The family was mov-ing even farther north to the RCMPpost at Alexandra Fiord.

When LABRADOR reachedAlexandra Fiord on August 8, it wasan auspicious occasion. No Canadi-an Navy ship had ever sailed that far north.

It was in Alexandra Fiord that Scottremembers Robertson announcing anunusual competition. The ship carried73 tonnes of coal, which had to be off-loaded, and Robertson ordered thatthe last two boatloads would be deliv-ered in a race between the officers,and the chiefs and petty officers. Asthe ranks watched from the decks,

cheering for their favourites, thechiefs and petty officers won the race.

This is one of Doug Scott’s manyhappy memories of serving inLABRADOR, and especially of thattrip. He remembers that the ship hadan in-house weekly newspapercalled Bergy Bits, created by theirchaplain, Padre Patrick Jackson.Scott, a gifted artist, frequentlydrew cartoons for it. Scott says thatJackson was a favourite with thecrew, who noticed the padre’s fond-ness for food and quickly dubbedhim The Eatin’ Deacon.

Scott recalls the sailors’ excite-ment when they first spotted ice-bergs, saying “You couldn’t find anempty spot on deck.” In his photoalbum are many black and whitesnapshots of polar bears, whales,seals and walruses.

As night cook, Scott was upthrough the night with kitchenduties such as baking bread. Thearoma of the freshly baked loaveswafted out the portholes and Scottrecalls “The polar bears must haveliked that smell because they camecloser to the ship.”

The ship returned to Resolute andsailed on to Barrow Strait. OnBeechey Island the crew wentashore to see the gravesites wheresome crewmembers of the Franklinexpedition were buried. Theseexplorers died in the winter of1845-46 as Sir John Franklin under-took his ill-fated search for theNorthwest Passage.

The weather grew ever colder, theice crusted heavily on LABRADOR’sdeck and Scott points to a photoshowing a sailor swinging a mallet tobreak up thick chunks of ice.

As the icebreaker smashed itsway through the ice fields, therewas tremendous noise that some-times made it difficult to sleep at

HMCS LABRADOR is remembered for historic voyage

HMCS LABRADOR, sailing through an ice field in the Northwest Passage in 1954.

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night. “You could hear the crashingand banging,” Scott recollects.

The original plan had been forLABRADOR to sail to the Arctic andthen return to Halifax. But Robert-son had quietly hatched a plan toextend the trip. Late one Fridaynight he sent a message to NavyHeadquarters in Ottawa, knowingthat there would be few peopleabout to reply before Mondaymorning. The message was thatLABRADOR had completed the pri-mary mission and would returningto Halifax by way of Esquimalt. Inother words, Robertson hoped tocircumnavigate the continent.

As the ship continued to sail

west, Robertson received the offi-cial reply telling them to proceed.

LABRADOR met the UnitedStates Navy icebreaker BurtonIsland on August 25, and the cele-brated with a mess dinner heldaboard the Canadian ship.

On September 20 the ship arrivedat Point Barrow, crossed the ArcticCircle the next day and arrived inEsquimalt on September 27. Thepassage through the ice had causedsome heavy wear and tear on theship’s exterior, says Scott, adding“She was pretty scarred up.”

Later LABRADOR met the RCMPpatrol boat St. Roch and they sailedtogether into Vancouver harbour, as

St. Roch was to be preserved in theMaritime Museum there.

The icebreaker continued southto San Francisco, then down thecoast to cross through the PanamaCanal, finally arriving back in Hal-ifax in triumph on November 23.LABRADOR had sailed around theentire North American continent in122 days.

By the end of 1954, according tostatistics published that year’s finalissue of Bergy Bits, LABRADOR

had spent 55 days north of the Arc-tic Circle and steamed a total of29083 kilometres during the year.

In the same issue, Capt Robertsonwrote an end of year message inwhich he congratulated the crew fortheir achievements. “The fact that wehad a new type of ship with gearmany of us had not seen before; thatwe operated in an area about whichlittle was known; on work whichdoes not normally fall to the lot of theNavy—did not bother us unduly.”

LABRADOR would make moretrips north, participating in surveywork, placing navigational bea-cons and delivering supplies during the construction of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) radardefense system.

But the ship was not to enjoy a long career with the Navy.LABRADOR was paid off in 1957and eventually became part of theCanadian Coast Guard fleet, whereshe served until 1987.Sailors used mallets to break up and remove the ice on deck.

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Acultural ceremony was heldAugust 16 to celebrate the

completion of the polychlorinatedbiphenyls (PCB) contaminated soilsclean up project at the North Warn-ing System Long Range Radar sitein Saglek, Labrador. In recognitionof the cooperation and good work-ing partnerships that were forgedduring this project, members of thelocal community, representativesfrom the Labrador Inuit Associationand personnel of the Department ofNational Defence (DND) were pres-ent at a ceremony where native eld-ers honoured the site.

“The Department of NationalDefence recognizes the importanceof protecting the Labrador environ-ment, and we are very pleased withthe successful completion of theproject,” said National DefenceMinister Bill Graham. “Undertak-ings of this nature contribute to sus-tainable development and are bene-ficial to present and future genera-tions. Work has been completed onthe cleanup of contaminated soils atSaglek, and the project has nowbeen successfully concluded, oneyear ahead of schedule.”

The contaminated soil was exca-

vated and stored in a staging area. In2003, the soil was transported byship down the coast of Labrador toGrande Anse, Quebec. From there,the soil was transported to a facilityin St. Ambroise, Quebec where ahigh-temperature incinerationtreatment process was used todestroy the PCB in the soil. Theremediation contractor, BennettEnvironmental Incorporated, hiredlocal employees during the projectwith only the core personnel com-ing from outside of the area.

The Department of NationalDefence recognized the opportuni-ty to involve Labrador residents toensure that they shared in the eco-

nomic benefits from the project. Aspart of the federal government’sProcurement Strategy for Aborigi-nal Businesses, the contract wasawarded to Torngait Services Incor-porated of Happy Valley-GooseBay to provide a temporary campand camp services for the staffworking on the site. In a remote set-ting such as Saglek, the provision ofthese services was crucial to thehealth and well-being of personneland the success of the overall proj-ect. This project created approxi-mately 250 direct and indirect jobsover its life span.

In the late 1970’s the propertywas transferred to the province ofNewfoundland. The North WarningSystem site was constructed in the1980’s on the site of the former Pol-evault Line communications stationoperated by the United States AirForce. Thereafter, DND acquiredthe property to fulfill its obligationsto the North American AerospaceDefence Command (NORAD) byproviding atmospheric surveillancedata for Northern Canada and Alas-ka. Over its life span, the Polevaultstation had operated using practicesand materials acceptable to thepractices of the times, including theuse of PCB.

National Defence completescleanup project at Saglek, Labrador

By Heather McCorristonand Duncan NeishYouthNet

On September 13, four crewmembers of HMCS IROQUOIS

arrived to paint the lunch roomused by YouthNet to serve lunch to25 elementary students of the NorthEnd area.

The room at Saint George’sRound Church Hall where thelunchtime program is held wasoverdue for a fresh coat of paint.The efforts of Brett Keeping, PatGagnon, Mike Fraser and JohnLogin produced a newly paintedroom for the children to enjoy. Themen arrived early, with paintbrushes in hand. The bubblegumpink walls and sky blue colour onthe floor were in dire need of beingupdated. With a little assistancefrom other volunteers, the roomwas painted in two mornings. As aresult, the room is more welcomingto both staff and children.

Saint George’s YouthNet is a

community service organizationthat provides several programs tochildren in the north end Halifaxcommunity. These programsinclude the Lunch Program, aCommunity Music Program, LatinClub, Cubs, Tutoring, a CAP Siteand wilderness camping, to name afew. The program has been in exis-tence since 1999. It has a staff offour full or part time. However,without the help of many volun-teers, the program would not beable to provide the services andprograms it does for the youth inthe neighbourhood. There are manyvolunteer opportunities at Youth-Net that may appear to be small ineffort but provide a big improve-ment for those who benefit fromthem. The newly painted room issuch an example.

Once again, the hard work of theHMCS IROQUOIS sailors is greatlyappreciated by Saint George’sYouthNet. The room is a large spaceused for a multitude of programsand resources. With a fresh coat ofpaint, it provides a clean and invit-ing reception for all of those whoare associated with this communityservice organization. Thank you toLieutenant Commander Lambert,Chief Petty Officer Forester, and toall who made this possible.

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By Lieutenant Claire BrammaTask Force Kabul-Support Troop EODDNews

On August 30, 2004, the Sup-port Troop Explosive Ord-

nance Disposal (EOD) team fromthe Task Force Kabul (TFK) Engi-neer Squadron rid the Afghani peo-ple of several dangerous remindersof the decades of war they haveendured.

Afghanistan is a country tryingto clean up the litter of war, and thethousands of mines and other typesof munitions left over from somuch fighting make that a dauntingtask. The TFK EOD team helpedmove the yardstick another stepforward, destroying a sizeablequantity of munitions at the CentralDisposal Site (CDS) range, east ofKabul. The bulk of the munitionsdestroyed consisted of Russianrockets, rocket boosters, and a variety of projectiles. The centre-piece of the demolition range was a Russian 122mm High Explo-sive rocket approximately threemeters long.

The main aim of the range daywas to dispose of munitions andother unexploded ordnance seizedduring raids of weapon caches andmunitions sites. It also served as anexcellent opportunity for the teamto apply skills acquired during

demolition training back in Cana-da. The opportunity to have realRussian rockets to study and thendestroy doesn’t happen every dayand, at the same time, a danger tothe people of Afghanistan was per-manently removed.

Accompanying Support Troopwere members of 2 Troop, whowere able to apply their Conven-tional Munitions Disposal (CMD)skills on the range. This form oftraining, developed over the pastfew years, teaches all CombatEngineers how to dispose of con-ventional ordnance like unfiredbullets. There is no doubt that theCombat Engineers of Task ForceKabul will be gainfully employedthroughout Roto 2, cleaning upAfghanistan—one round at a time.

TFK comprises all CanadianForces units and sub-units commit-ted to Op ATHENA. Canada isassisting the International SecurityAssistance Force in the mainte-nance of a safe and secure environ-ment in Kabul and the surroundingarea to support the internationallyrecognized Afghan TransitionalAdministration. One part of main-taining a secure environment is the disposal and destruction ofmines and explosives. As part ofTFK, 11 Field Squadron is doing is part to ensure this commitment is fulfilled.

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By Lt(N) Miguel GowigatiCombat Officer HMCSATHABASKAN

Le 18 septembre 2004, leLtV Miguel Gowigati et

le Matc Jocelyn Naud, duHMCS ATHABASKAN, ontparticipé à l’inaugurationd’un rond point nomméHMCS ATHABASKAN à Brest,France. Cette inauguration aeu lieu dans le cadre du60ième anniversaire de lalibération de la ville et con-stitue un hommage aux 128membres d’équipage qui ontdonné leur vie au large descôtes de Bretagne lors de laSeconde Guerre Mondiale.

Le premier ATHABASKANfût coulé par un torpilleur alle-mand la nuit du 29 avril 1944,alors qu’il patrouillait au largedes côtes bretonnes en com-pagnie du HMCS HAIDA.Cette bataille tragique a causéla mort de 128 des 261 marins

de l’ATHABASKAN. Au filsdes jours, les corps des infor-tunés arrivèrent vers la côte.On dénombre actuellement 91 sépultures de marins del’ATHABASKAN dans unedizaine de cimetières de Bre-tagne. Certains survivants ontété repêchés par l’HAIDAavant que ce dernier soit rap-pelé vers l’Angleterre, tandisque la plupart ont été trans-portés dans des prisons alle-mandes où ils demeurèrentjusqu’à la fin de la guerre.

En décembre 2002, après10 années de recherches,Monsieur Jacques Ouchakoff,président de L’Associationbre tonne de recherchesarchéologiques et historiquesen activités maritimes, et sonéquipe retrouvent l’épave del’ATHABASKAN à 5 milesnautiques au large de l’IleVierge. Depuis, il a fait divers-es démarches auprès desautorités de Brest pour qu’un

hommage particulier soit ren-du à ces marins canadiensvenus mourir si loin de leurpays au nom de liberté.

Cet hommage a eu lieu le18 septembre dernier et adébuté par une cérémonie au cimetière de Kerfautras àBrest, où repose le matelot

Charles-Louis Pothier deYarmouth, N-É. Le matelotPothier est le seul marin del’ATHABASKAN enterré àBrest. Plusieurs gerbes ontété déposées sur la tombe et un hommage particulier a été rendu par M.Ouchakoff. La délégation de

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De g. à d. : Irène Valle, membre de la résistance française, Jacques Oucahkoff, Claudine Perron, conseillère régionale,Geneviève Champeau-Brehier, consul d’Allemagne à Brest, le Lieutenant de vaisseau Martin Fluet, membre de l’Athabaskandétaché sur la frégate française Montcalm à Toulon, le Lieutenant de vaisseau Miguel Gowigati, le Matelot-chef Jocelyn Naud,le Capitaine de frégate Claude Gauthier, le Commandant Géronde, et Alain Masson, premier adjoint au maire de Brest.

From left to right: Irène Valle, a member of the French resistance; Jacques Ouchakoff; Claudine Perron, regional councillor;Genevieve Champeau-Brehier, German consul in Brest; Lieutenant(N) Martin Fluet, a member of ATHABASKAN attached tothe French frigate Montcalm, in Toulon; Lieutenant(N) Miguel Gowigati; Master Seaman Jocelyn Naud; Commander ClaudeGauthier; Commander Geronde; Alain Masson, chief deputy mayor of Brest.


By Lt(N) Miguel GowigatiCombat Officer HMCS ATHABASKAN

On September 18, 2004, Lieu-tenant (N) Miguel Gowigati

and Master Seaman Jocelyn Naud,from HMCS ATHABASKAN, attend-ed the naming ceremony of HMCSATHABASKAN Roundabout inBrest, France. The ceremony coin-cided with the 60th anniversary ofthe liberation of Brest by Alliedforces as a tribute to the 128 Offi-cers and men of ATHABASKANwho gave their lives off the coast of Brittany during the SecondWorld War.

During the evening of April 29,1944, ATHABASKAN and HAIDAwere ordered to hunt down two Ger-man Destroyers that were sighted offthe Brittany coast. During the nightengagement, a German destroyerfired a torpedo and sank theATHABASKAN. At great risk to her,HAIDA remained in the area untilfirst light to rescue as many of thesurvivors as possible. Eighty-fiveATHABASKANs were rescued byGerman units and were interned asPOWs until the end of the war. Thebattle cost 128 lives of the 261sailors onboard ATHABASKAN.Many of the bodies washed ashorenear Brest. There are today 91ATHABASKAN sailors buried inabout ten cemeteries across Brittany.

The shipwreck was only discov-

ered in December 2002, after tenyears of research, five nauticalmiles off Ile Vierge, North of Brest.The leader of this work was Jacques

Ouchakoff, president of the Brit-tany Maritime Archaeological andHistorical Research Association.Since then, Ouchakoff has led the

work with local authorities to pay aspecial tribute to those Canadiansailors who gave their lives, so farfrom home, in the name of freedom.

The September tribute started witha ceremony at the Kerftraus cemeteryin Brest, where rests Able SeamanCharles-Louis Pothier of Yarmouth,N.S. Wreaths were placed by severalveteran organizations as well as aCanadian delegation including mem-bers of ATHABASKAN ship’s com-pany. Ouchakoff also read an hom-age to Able Seaman Pothier and all Canadian sailors who gave theirlives for the liberation of Europe. The ATHABASKAN delegation laterattended the 60th anniversary of theliberation of Brest ceremony at theCity Hall. This was followed by theofficial christening of the HMCSATHABASKAN Roundabout. Theroundabout is located on one of themajor access routes to the city, so thepeople of Brest will forever remem-ber those ATHABASKANs who madethe ultimate sacrifice for peace.

During the following days, theATHABASKAN delegation had theopportunity to visit the site wherethe diving operations were launchedduring the search for the wreck ofthe ATHABASKAN. They also visit-ed two other cemeteries whereATHABASKANs were buried. It isnoteworthy to mention that theywere all buried in local cemeteries,rather than military graveyards.These graves continue to be main-tained and honoured by the commu-nity, a testimony to the gratitudethey feel for the sacrifices made 60years ago.

Roundabout in Brest France named for HMCS ATHABASKAN

Commander Claude Gauthier, Commander Geronde and Mr. Alain Masson, first deputy mayor of Brest, pay theirrespects at the grave of Seaman Charles-Louis Pothier in Kerfautras cemetery, in Brest. Seaman Pothier was oneof the 128 seamen lost on April 28, 1944 when HMCS ATHABASKAN was torpedoed by the Germans north of IleVierge, in Brittany.

Le Capitaine de frégate Claude Gauthier, le Commandant Géronde et M. Alain Masson, premier adjoint aumaire de Brest, présentent leurs respects devant la tombe du matelot Charles-Louis Pothier au cimetière deKerfautras à Brest. Le matelot Pothier est l’un des 128 marins tués le 28 avril 1944, lorsque le NCSMATHABASKAN a été torpillé par les Allemands. Au nord de l’Île Vierge en Bretagne.

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By Capt Darren SteeleTask Force KabulDnews

First Operation APOLLO, thenOperation ATHENA. Thou-

sands of soldiers, sailors and airmenand millions of pounds of freight.Thousands of flights, and more thana million miles flown by the Hercalone. A critical link with home, butout of sight and out of mind. Wel-come to the Theatre Support Ele-ment (TSE) of Operation ATHENA.

The TSE has been the one con-stant in the past three years of oper-ations by the Canadian Forces inAfghanistan. Yet except for thepeople who have passed through ontheir way to and from the dustyenvirons of Kabul and Kandahar,few people appreciate the efforts ofthe team of dedicated men andwomen who spend their tours inCamp Mirage (CM), the Canadiansustainment base in southwest Asia,and home of the TSE.

“One Team—One Mission” isboth the motto and the approach ofthe 200 or so Canadian Forces per-sonnel who work in CM and, direct-ly or indirectly, make it possible forthe rest of the team, the nearly 700troops based in Camp Julien (CJ), to do their job in support of theInternational Security AssistanceForce. Like the team in CJ, the TSEis comprised of personnel fromacross the country, with the majori-

ty of support personnel from west-ern Canada and the operations crewfrom Trenton.

“It is both inspiring and reward-ing to lead a group of such dedicat-ed individuals,” said Colonel SteffKummel, Commanding Officer ofthe TSE. “I know the restrictionsthat make it difficult to recognizetheir efforts are sometimes a source

of frustration, but they are profes-sionals and don’t let it interfere withthe support they give their col-leagues in Kabul.”

Despite the smaller size of theCanadian contingent in Afghanistan,the work tempo at CM remains veryconstant. Three CC-130 Herc flightseach week transport personnel andsupplies in and out of theatre, and

with the HLTA flights underway, thenumbers add up pretty quickly. Aswell, the CC-150 Airbus arrivesweekly with supplies and mail forboth CM and CJ. By the end of Roto2, and since the beginning of OpATHENA, the team at CM will see thetroops from CJ pass through fourtimes, so even with a smaller contin-gent, that’s the equivalent of nearly

20,000 personnel, not counting theSIVs, TAVs, and SAVs and civilianpersonnel. It is safe to say that CM isa busy place.

According to Chief Warrant Offi-cer Stephane Guy, TSE CWO, “Thepeople here know that their missionis essential to the success of theefforts underway in Afghanistan.The comments and compliments weget from the troops as they transitthrough, especially on their wayhome on leave or at tour’s end, meana lot to the people here and it letsthem know they are appreciated.”

The most common observationmade by the soldiers at TSE con-cerning the troops coming throughon their way home is how stressedthey are the day they arrive fromAfghanistan after several weeks in theatre.

“By the end of the second dayhere, you can see that the tensionhas just flown out of them,” was theconsensus among the CM person-nel. “They don’t even see it them-selves, but to us it is like night andday.” And they are proud of the partthey are playing in Op ATHENA.

“The men and women of the TSEare a key part of the Op ATHENAteam. The support they give thetroops who pass through CM isexceptional,” said Colonel JimEllis, Commander of Op ATHENA.“Well done one and all, and onbehalf of the men and women inKabul, thank you.”

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There are two things you need fora kitchen renovation. Money

and patience. As I write this, I’mwaiting for the cabinet guys to comeand install the countertops in ournew kitchen. We are at day 16 with-out a kitchen and are now movinginto day four without a stove. Thewhole process started almost a yearago when we decided it was time togive our 102-year-old house a newkitchen. I was not in any rush to startspending a lot of money so we tookour time and looked at a lot of dif-ferent kitchen stuff before venturinginto a design centre.

Once we decided what we want-ed, we started looking at differentkitchen stores and had a few designsdone. Our old house presents a fewdesign challenges because there arefour doors and two windows in thekitchen. The windows go quite lowto the floor and we did not want tochange them. We also wanted anisland to sit at as well as a dish-washer. Our other two dishwasherswere staring to get old and cranky(17 and 14 years) and they needed alot of encouragement just to get the

dishes done. Once we had three orfour designs, we picked the best fea-tures from each and then began toshop for kitchens within our budget.Finding a designer who was willingto work with us and still come inwithin our budget was hard. Wefinally found the right person andprice right in Stewiacke.

By May of this year we had a planthat we liked. Of course they could-n’t install anything until September.That wasn’t too bad because we stillhad to line up electricians andplumbers. In June we finalized thedesign of the kitchen and put down apayment. Our designer had severalsuggestions on cabinet heights andother features. In some cases she hadus reconsider some design elementswe thought would be nice, butthrough her experience she was ableto show why they would not fit in ourhome. I’m glad that we listened toher. As I look at our half finishedkitchen I can see that it’s going tolook really nice and fit the style ofour home perfectly. We set a date forthe kitchen installation and I plannedto take the week before off to dodemolition and to get all the otherprep work done. We lined up an elec-trician and a plumber and decided toget the basement re-plumbed whilewe were at it. Next, in August anoth-er payment to the kitchen place sothey could order the doors. Two

weeks before the kitchen was sup-posed to be installed I called theplumber to make sure he was stillcoming on the specified day. He wasdelayed a week. Fortunately I hadnot started demolition and was ableto delay my leave by a week. Wecalled the kitchen place and toldthem of the delay. Lucky for them.They were behind receiving thedoors and wouldn’t have been readyanyway. Finally the big day arrivedand we started tearing out the oldkitchen. Of course that means shut-ting off the water and moving thefridge out into the hallway. My weekof demolition and preparation wentwell. We got the old stuff out, thenew sub-floor down and the crackfilling and painting well underway.The kitchen installer came to markwhere the new plumbing and electri-cal had to be installed while my wifeand I were hanging wallpaper on the ceiling.

Hanging wallpaper on the ceilingis a good test on any marriage. Ittakes good communication and plen-ty of patience to stretch four footlong pieces of wet pasty paper on theceiling and smooth it out and have itall match without losing your temperwith each other. The kitchen installerdidn’t stay too long to chat with us. Iguess he didn’t want to be a witness.Of course that was when we weretrying to hang our first piece of wall-

paper. A six footer. Far too long. Ireally looked like a home handyman, standing on a ladder, eight feetin the air wearing a wet piece of wall-paper on my head trying to emphat-ically tell my wife what to hold upwith the roller while I tried to pressthe rest of the paper onto the ceiling.Luckily I realized I was losing mytemper before she lost hers and

pushed me off the ladder. I kepttelling myself “Patience is a virtue.”We stopped for a minute, and re-adjusted our approach. Up went thepaper, albeit not as smoothly as thefour foot sections did. As the installerwas leaving he told us to call onMonday and tell him if we wereready for the installation Tuesday.Surprisingly things went well for therest of the week. Both the plumberand the electrician showed up ontime and did a great job. I rushedaround and filled all the new holes inthe plaster from moving electricaloutlets so the kitchen could beinstalled on time. We called Monday

morning and told them it was a go.Tuesday morning while I was atwork I got the call from home. Thekitchen wasn’t coming until Friday,maybe. I’m glad I wasn’t the guywho had to call the wife and tell herthat she was going to be withoutwater and a kitchen for another fouror five days. I’m sure that was one ofthe toughest phone calls he had tomake. Our old stove went to the curbon Thursday night to get picked upin the regular clean up of big items.The kitchen arrived on Friday andwas mostly installed. I put the newfloor down on Saturday and the wifewent to collect the new dishwasherso the plumber could install it. Nowwe have the dishwasher, but it’s notinstalled, nor is our new sink. Theplumber didn’t come. As well, mywife found out that our stove is onback order and the guy didn’t knowwhen it was going to come in. Fortu-nately he promised us a loaner if itwas going to be too long.

So on day 16, here I patiently sit,waiting for the installers to come andfinish putting the countertops in.They’re only an hour late. Our stoveis late, we’re running out of paperplates and I’m really getting tired ofeating my cereal from a plastic cup.“Patience is a virtue, patience is avirtue” I repeat my new mantra.

If patience were money I couldpay for my new kitchen.

Two things you need for a kitchen renovationBy CP02 Paul Stonier

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“Patience is a virtue, patience is a virtue” I repeat my new mantra.


We’ve all heard the phrasespread the wealth. Well, this

is your chance to spread the health.By answering the following ques-tions, you have the opportunity toshare with the military community,things that you do to create andmaintain a healthy lifestyle.

Responses, along with yourname and unit, will be publishedon our Strengthening the ForcesHealth Promotion Services web-site and in future editions of theTrident.

1. How do you relax and takesome breathing space duringthe day?

2. What healthy eating tips do youhave for people on the go?

3. How do you fit physical activi-ty into your daily life?

4. What keeps you motivated tolive a healthy lifestyle?

5. What two things are you aremost grateful for in your life?

6. If you could adopt one healthylifestyle behaviour, what wouldit be?

7. What prevents you from meet-ing your healthy lifestyle goals?

For the health of it, please submit your responses to yourlocal Strengthening the ForcesHealth Promotion Services officeas follows:

Drop-off/Mail:Bldg. S-18, Rm 206 (Stadacona)

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If you require additional infor-mation, please contact MelanieBower, Health Promotion Manag-er, at 427-0550 (ext. 7804).

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Who among you has been awayfrom home on an important

occasion—a child’s birthday, a wed-ding anniversary, a friend’s wed-ding? The day passes slowly, doesn’tit? You wish with all your heart you

were home. As the hours pass, youcalculate what is going on, and if youare far from home, you adjust for thetime difference, saying “Right aboutnow, they must be cutting the cake;or opening the presents; or telling thestories or doing the little rituals thatare part of the celebration.”

I think in the Canadian Forces wehave more opportunities than ourcivilian neighbours and friends toexperience thanksgiving. Perhapsbecause we are away from home

more often, we are given morechances to appreciate what we have.When we miss our youngest child’sbirthday three years in a row becauseof the sailing schedule, we are lesslikely to take a birthday celebrationat home for granted.

Thanksgiving is a simple thing. Atits most basic level, thanksgiving isremembering and according to an old French saying, “Gratitude is theheart’s memory.” We rememberthose things that are important to us,

and we are grateful to have been giv-en them. We are grateful, even if weare far from home, that we have achild who has added another year tohis or her life. We are grateful wehave a family to miss, and a familywho misses us. We are grateful forfriends who are finding happiness,even if we can’t be there to share itwith them.

To be grateful is to have a heartfeltsense that all we have is a gift. To cel-ebrate a thanksgiving is to remember

all that has been given to us, and toknow in our hearts that we could nothave received it all by ourselves.Christians call receiving an unde-served gift “grace”.

This weekend, as we enjoy ourturkey dinners with all the trim-mings, let’s not just be thankful forwhat we are about to eat, but take amoment to remember all that hasbeen given to us. And in gratitude,ponder the ways we can give othersa reason to give thanks.

The simplicity of ThanksgivingBy Lt(N) Wendy Kean

Fleet Chaplain

Padre’s Corner

R.D. Laing once said, “We livein a moment of history where

change is so speeded up that webegin to see the present only whenit is already disappearing.”

In a recent Health Canada surveyof 32,000 Canadians, AtlanticCanadians work the most hours perweek, at an average of 44.5. In addi-tion, these same groups work themost unpaid overtime hours. Anational poll taken last year indicat-ed that 38 per cent of all Canadianemployees work during holidaysand fail to use all allotted vacationtime. More specifically, 71 per centof Canadians forfeited 14 vacationdays per year. Forty per cent ofAtlantic Canadians reported not

using all of their vacation time.Today, many workers identify

work/life balance as a major issue.When we forego time with familyand friends, other aspects of our liveseventually begin to suffer. Reflectingthe need to protect against hecticschedules and an unhealthy balanceof more work and less unstructuredleisure time, it is not surprising thatthe Girl Scouts in the U.S. now havea “Stress-Less” and “From Stress toSuccess” merit badges for junior andsenior level Girl Scouts respectively.

Workers today are experiencingmore burnout, absenteeism, depres-sion and for the first time in history,mental health issues have exceededmusculoskeletal injuries as the topcategory of illness among workers.We are paying a significant price for working so hard. Lack of timethreatens our health, as well as ourmarriages, families and relation-ships. As well, it affects the amountof time that we have to care for our-

selves, our children, our elders andour pets. As a result, our communi-ties are weakened.

On a personal level, we also haveless time for ourselves to recoverfrom the pace of daily life, grow spir-itually, exercise, see a movie, read or volunteer. This, coupled withunhealthy eating and physical activ-ity behaviours, can significantlyaffect our health in a negative way.

This year, October 24th has beendesignated as Take Back Your TimeDay. Before this day arrives, thinkof some way that you are going tospend time investing in yourself orwith family and friends. From a botha physical and a mental health per-spective, it is very important to takesuch time on a regular basis. Alwaysremember, self-care is not selfish.

For more information about thisarticle, please contact your localStrengthening the Forces HealthPromotion Services office at 427-0550 (ext. 7802).

Take back your time!By Harold White

Health Promotion Manager

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I’ve had a couple of requestssince beginning this exam-

ination of nautical words andI will begin with the first one.Fortunately or not dependingon one’s view, the word browwas suggested as one I shouldexplain. After several hours ofdigging, I came up with littlemore than two or three mean-ings for the word and no sortof explanation as to the ori-gins of the word, but I’ll takea stab at it anyway.

As most readers alreadyknow, the brow is the thingyou walk across to get onto oroff the ship. But is that so?When I asked several so-called salty dogs about thisword some of them said itwas not, in fact, the thing youwalk across but the area onthe ship where people aregreeted when they walk onboard. By the odd nature ofour transitional language,some folks have also come toknow the brow as the area ona HALIFAX Class ship whereyou stand for your duty; thatlittle patch of flight deck onthe port side. (I know thereare old sailors turning in theirgraves as I write this.)

Nevertheless, there seemedto be agreement that thestructure you walk across iseither the brow itself or apiece of it. I’ll choose todefine it under the generallyaccepted usage, among dif-ferent people, dictionaries

and websites I accessed, asthe thing you walk across toget onboard the ship. We alsohave accommodation lad-ders, Mediterranean ladders,scrabble nets, and helicoptersbut indeed the simplest wayof getting on the ship is thebrow. In some navies thisremovable bridge is called agangway or gangplank but,according to our tradition,this thing is a brow and noth-ing else. Incidentally, gang-way is a word we hear fre-quently in military and civil-ian circles that simply meansget out of the way.

But back to the word brow.Some other readers, likethose unfortunate soulsdressed in green and lightblue, might be asking them-selves why something thatalso refers to the low part ofyour forehead (some lowerthan others) should alsomean the platform we use to

board and depart a ship. Well,since I could not find a trueetymological explanation ofthe naval meaning of brow Iwill offer two of my ownrather lowbrow explanationsfor the word.

First, (and this is muchmore akin to the kind of thing you might hear in thiswonderfully tradition-boundinstitution we love), the thingyou walk across to board aship is called a brow becausethat’s what we call it in theCanadian Navy. Period.

Second, although not usedin common speech anymore,a brow can refer to any pro-jection of land from the top of a cliff or the top of a hill.The top of Blomidon, nearWolfville, Nova Scotia, hasmany projections of thisnature. One can imagine thatthis meaning for brow andthe one that refers to the areaof the forehead just above the

eyes, which is also a slightprojection, have the sameroot. The brow we use toboard ships is also a projec-tion of sorts and it makes per-fect sense to call this thing a brow.

I personally think the sec-ond explanation holds moreweight if one were to judgethe two based on reasonalone but I can’t help relish-ing the first one for its puresimplicity. You be the judge.

Next issue: Nelson’s Bloodand splicing the main brace.

By Lt(N) Brad WhiteHMCS Scotian

Chewing the Fat

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Watch the signPetty Officer 2nd Class Jason Jennings, a native of Windsor ON, stands beside theOuellette Avenue sign donated to HMCS WINDSOR by the Naval Officers Association ofCanada, Windsor Branch.

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Naples falls to the Allies as Canadi-an troops fighting up the West Coastof the Italian peninsula are reunitedwith the rest of the First CanadianInfantry Division near Campobassoin central Italy.

4th 1944

HMCS CHEBOGUE sits out the restof the war in a Wales shipyard afterlosing her stern and suffering exten-sive damage during a mid-Atlanticencounter with U-1227. Seven ofher crew were lost.

5th 1939The Polish garrison in Warsaw sur-renders signaling the collapse ofPoland to the Germans.

5th 1941The Canadian merchantman Mon-doc sinks mysteriously in theCaribbean, off Trinidad’s EastCoast, after striking a submergedobject. No lives are lost.

6th 1944As the 2nd Canadian Division pre-pares to clear the Scheldt estuarythrough Belgium and Holland, the3rd Canadian Division with rem-nants of the 4th Armoured Divisioncommence an attack on a block ofland to the south between theScheldt estuary and the Leopold

Canal, which forms Belgium north-ern border with Holland. Althoughtwo bridgeheads are established by7th Brigade’s Canadian Scottishand the Regina Rifles, it is not untilthe 14th that the entire 3rd Divisionis secured in the Breskens pocket.

8th 1944Lt. General Guy Simonds, com-mander of the 2nd Canadian Corpsdelegates the 2nd Canadian Divi-sion to close the eastern end ofSouth Beveland Island on the northside of the Scheldt Estuary leadinginto Antwerp, Belgium. Though 5thBrigade is at the neck of the penin-sula, German reinforcements causean abrupt halt to the advance.Because of unrelenting rains andsodden woodlands, the Essex Scot-tish Regiment and the Regiment deMaisonneuve crawl and stumblethrough trip wires and mines asartillery and armour are unable toassist. By Friday, October 13, not asingle yard has been gained as menand machine repeatedly crumbleinto the bog.

8th 1944The minesweeper HMCS MUL-GRAVE strikes a mine near LeHavre off the Brittany coast.Though spared the loss of any crew,MULGRAVE will not fight again.

9th 1940The first group of 30,000 menbetween the ages of 20 and 24 arerecruited under the Liberal Govern-ment’s highly controversial Nation-al Resources Mobilization Act. Lit-tle more than a 30-day drill andsports camp, it is hoped to shake thecobwebs of “twenty years of paci-fist debauchery.” By February of1941, the training period would beextended to four months. The prom-ise of being a Home Defense Force,however, would mean that Canadanow has two Armies; one of volun-teers willing to serve anywhere, andone of conscripts limited to thehome front.

9th 1942U-69 operating well inside Canadi-

an waters in the St. Lawrence Riv-er sinks the Canadian merchantmanCarolus. HMC Ships ARROWHEADand HEPATICA rescue 19 of the 30-person crew.

10th 1944Although the Belgian port ofAntwerp is overrun a month earlierby the British 11th Armoured Division, the task of clearing theestuary of the River Scheldt, whichconnects Antwerp to the shippinglanes of the Atlantic falls to the 2ndCanadian Division under Lt. GenGuy Simonds. Unfortunately, theevening before, the rains begin, inwhat the Dutch called, “...land Godhad no hand in,” land reclaimedfrom the sea by a series of dikes anddams. The thrust is up the north sideof the Scheldt as the south is held bythe 3rd Infantry and 5th ArmouredDivisions, but going is very slow in ground sodden by continuousrain and full of trip wires and cun-ningly concealed mines and boobytraps. The island-peninsula is welldefended by the 64th and 70th Divi-sions of the German 15th Army;troops who have been entrenchedfor many years and recently bol-stered by retreating troops fromArnhem. It would be six days offierce fighting before a group of theRoyal Hamilton Light Infantrybecome the first to advance andestablish a foothold. It is at thispoint that a decision is made to freeup the remainder of the 1st Canadi-an Army for the drive to clear the estuary. With its flank now pro-tected by components of Mont-gomery’s 21st Army Group, bothCanadian Corps turn their backs onthe European mainland. The 1stCanadian Corps led by the 4thArmoured Division heads north totake the islands surrounding theestuary, while the 2nd Divisionstrikes westward clearing theapproaches and by the end of Octo-ber, all areas except the westernisland of Walcheren are in the handsof the 2nd Division. The cost issteep with the 1st Canadian Armysuffering 13,000 casualties, half ofthem Canadian.

11th 1942The Newfoundland merchantmanWaterton is torpedoed and sunk inthe Cabot Strait by U-106.

12th 1940The French merchant vessel Saint-Malo requisitioned by the Govern-ment of Canada is attacked and sunkby U-101 south of Iceland while onconvoy duty. Of a crew of 44, only 16survive.

13th 1944In an attack on a German pocket ofresistance in the dike lands on thewestern approaches to the Scheldtestuary, the 2nd Division’s BlackWatch (Royal Highland Regiment)of Canada loses 183 men. DubbedBlack Friday in the Regiment’s wardiary, this is the same unit sufferingover 300 casualties in a single dayduring the Normandy fighting threemonths prior. By day’s end, all fourcompany commanders are woundedand all companies are at halfstrength. Says the war diary: “Nowords can pay sufficiently high trib-ute to those who went out in the darksearching the flooded fields to ensurethat all possible wounded had beentaken out.”

14th 1942In the darkness of the early morninghours, the passenger steamship Cari-bou enroute from North Sydney,Nova Scotia to Port aux Basques,Newfoundland is torpedoed by U-69in the Cabot Strait. Caribou’s escort,the minesweeper HMCS GRAND-MERE immediately commencesdepth charge attacks and attempts toram but the U-boat escapes. Of theoriginal 237 crew and passengersaboard, only 104 survive. “...(if)there were any Canadians who didnot realize that we were up against aruthless and remorseless enemy,there can be no such Canadiansnow,” said Angus L. MacDonald,Minister of National Defence (Navy)following news of Caribou’s loss.

14th 1943Campobasso in central Italy fallswithout a fight though the days lead-ing up would see random deadly skir-

mishes between German patrols andCanadian advance scouting units.Rolling in to the town square is theRoyal Canadian Regiment, followedby the 48th Highlander and Hastingsand Prince Edward Regiments. As apropaganda ploy, the 29th PanzerGrenadier Division would announceit left Campobasso after a hard battlepossibly to save face at having toevacuate the city that had onceserved as headquarters of AlbertKesselring, the German Comman-der-in-chief in Italy. For the durationof the Italian campaign, Campobas-so would be dubbed Maple Leaf Citywith amenities such as canteens,clubs, theatres, cinemas, readingrooms and mobile baths. Bestremember by the soldiers as an R andR center it portrayed to the local Ital-ian populace a favourable though notnecessarily accurate portrayal of lifein Canada.

14th 1944

Off Pointe-des-Monts, Quebec,HMCS MAGOG loses approximately50 feet of her stern to an acoustic tor-pedo from U-1223. With a loss of twoof her crew, MAGOG is towed to thenearest port where she remains forthe duration of the war.

15th 1941Over 100 lives are lost when the largeCanadian merchantman VancouverIsland is torpedoed and sunk by U-558 in the North Atlantic.

16th 1944New Brunswick’s North Shore Reg-iment makes its first substantialadvance through the mud and miseryof the approaches to the Scheldt estu-ary. Trapped and surrounded in anorchard, many men are cut down but

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the ground is held as German count-er attacks are repelled and graduallyyard by yard, the mud flats are over-run. Attacks on German positions aremaintained around the clock and thefanaticism of the German troopsbegins to diminish.

16th 1944HMC Ships ANNAN and LOCHACHANALT destroy U-1006 off theFaroe Islands in the North Atlantic.

16th 1944The Royal Hamilton Light Infantryat last establishes ground nearWoensdrecht on the isthmus to SouthBeveland Island on the North Seaside of the Scheldt estuary leadinginto Antwerp. The Canadians arefinally out of the mud, the bogs andthe water. Allied Commander Gener-al Dwight D. Eisenhower realizes theimportance of clearing the estuaryand orders General Montgomery’s21st Armoured Group to abandon thedrive on the Ruhr Valley for the timebeing and move north to secure the2nd Canadian Corps right flank.Though the Canadians can now turntheir back on continental Europe, itwill be another two weeks of intensefighting, in absolutely abhorrent con-ditions, before the island is secured.

16th 1940Bound from Parrsboro, Nova Scotiato Aberdeen, Scotland and sailingwith convoy SC-7, the Canadian mer-chantman Trevisa is torpedoed andsunk south of Iceland by U-124 los-ing 7 of a 21 member crew.

19th 1939HMS KEMPENFELT is renamedHMCS ASSINIBOINE at DavenportShipyard in England arriving inHalifax in late November.

19th 1940In an icestorm in the Gulf of St.Lawrence in one of those mysteriesof war, HMCS BRAS D’OR and hercrew of 40 is never seen nor heardfrom again. It is assumed she iced uptopside and capsized.

21st 1943HMCS CHEDABUCTO and the cableship Lord Kelvin collide in theevening fog off Rimouski, Quebec.CHEDABUCTO, a minesweeper islost along with one of her crew.

21st 1944

As the bulk of the 1st CanadianArmy slogs through the mud of Hol-land, the 1st Canadian Division con-tinues its battles north through Italy.

It is on this night that Private ErnestAlvia “Smoky” Smith of Vancou-ver’s Seaforth Highlanders wins theVictoria Cross. He leads an advanceacross the swollen banks of theSavio River to establish a bridge-head for tanks and artillery to comeacross. As German tanks andinfantry attack, Smith knocks out atank and single handedly takes onten Germans killing four and driv-ing the remainder back to their cov-er. As other attacks follow, he holdshis ground evacuating any woundedas lulls present themselves. Largely,through his gallantry, the bridge-head holds for the night to besecured in the morning. PrivateSmith is one of 16 Canadians toreceive the Victoria Cross.

22nd 1940Still relatively early in the war,Canada’s still small Navy suffersanother 142 souls lost as HMCSMARGAREE (former HMS DIANA)sinks after colliding with thefreighter Port Fairy in rough seas400 miles west of Ireland. Many ofthe ship’s company are survivors ofHMCS FRASER’s sinking in June.

23rd 1942The Canadian merchantman Canat-co runs aground in a storm off thesouthern Labrador coast. Thecorvette HMCS ARROWHEAD isable to rescue the entire crew.

23rd 1942The British 8th Army launches anattack across a front at El Alamein

against Field Marshall Erwin Rom-mel’s Afrika Korps. The situation forthe Germans becomes extremelytense and a convoy with the tankerProserpina is diverted to Tobruk tomake a much needed fuel delivery tothe Germans. The British are alertedto this and a formation of eight RAFtorpedo carrying Beauforts, fiveBeaufighters and five Bisley lightbombers are sent to intercept. Two ofthe Beaufort pilots, Pilot OfficersRalph Manning from Vancouver andHal Davidson from Winnipeg bothscore key hits on the tanker leavingit a smoldering wreck. The loss ofProsperina is a devastating blow tothe Germans leaving Rommel’sAfrika Korps with no fuel to count-er-attack and by November 4th, theGermans are in full retreat.

24th 1943An advanced party from 1 CanadianCorps Headquarters and Fifth Cana-dian Armoured Division depart forItaly to make administrative prepa-rations for the Headquarters’ andArmoured Division’s move to theMediterranean Theatre sailing fromScotland on the 27th of the month.

25th 1944The first of two destroyers beingbuilt to Canadian specifications (theother being HMCS SAGUENAY),HMCS SKEENA, in the thick ofthings from the commencement ofhostilities in 1939, grounds at VideyIsland off Iceland’s southern coastin a gale. As the destroyer is aban-doned, 15 sailors perish.

27th 1941The converted passenger liner Awa-tea secretly sails from Vancouver,British Columbia with 1,975 men of Quebec’s Royal Rifles of Cana-da and the Winnipeg Grenadiers for Hong Kong to reinforce theBritish garrison.

28th 1940Italy invades Greece in the hopes of bolstering Mussolini’s prestigebut until the Germans intervene inApril 1941, little ground is gained.Although no Canadian units areinvolved in the fight, many Canadi-ans in British units are involvedincluding several pilots in RAF 112Fighter Squadron flying antiquatedbut sturdy Gloster Gladiator Mk. II biplanes.

29th 1942A former Italian merchantman captured earlier in June of 1940 by HMCS BRAS D’OR and reintro-duced into Canadian merchantservice as Bic Island is sunk in theNorth Atlantic by U-624. All of herCanadian crew is lost, but mostheartbreaking of all is the fact thatsurvivors of two sunken merchant-man are lost as well.

30th 1942A Douglas Digby of RCAF No. 10Bomber Reconnaissance Squadronflying out of Gander, Newfound-land and returning from a convoypatrol off the coast depth chargesand sinks U-520.

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Releasing members for this selec-tion process must be done with thesupervisor’s full understanding ofthe total commitment required andthat many participants may berequired to compete with the CFCISM Cross Country Running Teamin late February and early March2005. This competition will beoverseas and will require the ath-letes to be away from primary dutiesfor about six days. While there are anumber of known, experienced run-ners who attend the CISM WorldChampionships, this camp will alsodevelop new raw talent.

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Education is the key to ensuringCF members use beneficial prod-ucts effectively and avoid those thatare useless, or even dangerous.

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Roy Hillier, International SportsManager at the Canadian Forces Per-sonnel Support Agency (CFPSA) andformer body builder, agrees that edu-cation is essential. He says many peo-ple simply don’t eat a healthy diet andsubsequently lack a sufficient amountof protein to maintain body tissue andpromote growth and adds “For those

people who do not have the opportu-nity, or due to circumstances, don’tconsume the recommended dailyintakes of foods outlined in the Cana-da Food Guide to Healthy Eating,supplements such as vitamins, miner-als and even protein, in lower doses,may promote health and assist ath-letes in reaching their potential.”

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Quoique la culture militaire nouspousse à développer notre corpspour qu’il soit toujours plus puis-sant, plus fort, plus rapide, aucunesolution miracle n’existe pour êtreen bonne forme physique.

« Les gens cherchent constam-ment à se dépasser », déclare leCapt Chris Moyle, entraîneur pas-sionné de poids et haltères et adepteenthousiaste des arts martiaux. « Ilssouhaitent améliorer leur perform-ance aussi rapidement que possible,mais rien ne peut remplacer unentraînement rigoureux et unebonne alimentation. »

En Amérique du Nord, l’industriedes compléments alimentairesreprésente un chiffre d’affaire de 23milliards $. Le Maj Darrell Menard,athlète militaire de longue date etmédecin principal en médecinesportive au sein des FC. soutientque les campagnes publicitairesaccrocheuses et les affirmationsronflantes portant sur les bienfaitspotentiels de certains produitsséduisent les consommateurs.

Plus de 40 p. 100 des militairesdes FC prennent des complémentsalimentaires. Les vitamines, lesboissons protéinées, le calcium, leginseng, l’ail et la créatine sont par-mi les plus populaires. La créatine,qui pourrait apporter des bienfaits,est souvent utilisée abusivement,affirme le Maj Menard. « Deuxgrammes par jour suffisent, maiscertains militaires en consommentjusqu’à quarante. Le calcium et les

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L’éducation est le secret pour queles militaires arrivent à consommerintelligemment les produits béné-fiques et à éviter ceux qui sontinutiles, voire dangereux.

« Je pense qu’il existe très cer-tainement un problème sur le plande la sensibilisation », déclare leCapt Moyle. « Les gens doiventconnaître les produits qu’ils pren-nent, ainsi que les dangers et lesbienfaits qui leur sont associés. »

Roy Hillier, gestionnaire des activ-ités sportives internationales de l’A-gence de soutien du personnel desForces canadiennes (ASPFC) etancien culturiste, partage le mêmeavis sur l’éducation. Selon lui, nom-bre de personnes se nourrissent malet, comme elles n’absorbent pas suff-isamment de protéines, elles n’ar-

rivent pas à préserver leurs tissusorganiques ni à favoriser leur crois-sance. Il ajoute, « dans le cas des gensqui n’ont pas l’occasion de prendrequotidiennement les portions alimen-taires recommandées dans le Guidealimentaire canadien pour mangersainement, les suppléments tels queles vitamines, les minéraux et mêmeles protéines, pris à faible dose, peu-vent améliorer la santé et aider les ath-lètes à réaliser leur potentiel. »

Cependant, il prévient égalementque le corps réagit beaucoup mieuxaux sources naturelles de vitamines,de minéraux et de protéines. Deplus, il fait remarquer que beaucoupde personnes ressentent le besoin dese gaver de suppléments en raisondes régimes à la mode auxquelselles s’astreignent.

Pour certains athlètes, la solutionmiracle exerce un trop grand attrait.L’usage de stéroïdes anabolisants

constitue le raccourci le mieux connu pour la musculation rapide,mais il est également le plus dan-gereux, tant sur le plan physiqueque professionnel.

« Les FC ne peuvent nier que des militaires consomment desstéroïdes, déclare le Maj Menard,mais elles ne leur cachent pas nonplus qu’ils présentent un dangerpour la santé et qu’ils sont illégaux.» La proportion de militaires quiprennent des stéroïdes anabolisantsse chiffre à environ un demi de 1 %.

De son côté, le Capt Moyle déclareque rien ne pourra le convaincred’avoir recours à des moyens demusculation illégaux. « Les stéroïdesposent trop de risques pour la santé.Il faut aussi penser aux nombreusesconséquences qu’ils peuvent avoirsur la carrière. Au bout du compte,ces produits pourraient vous tuer oudétruire votre carrière. »

S’entraîner sainement et intelligemmentTraining clean is training smart



The Fleet Men’s Slo-Pitchteam were the winners at

the Canadian Forces (CF)2004 National Men’s Slo-Pitch Championships, held at CFB Borden from Sep-tember 12 to 14. It was thefirst time the Fleet men’ssoftball team has ever wonthis championship.

At a tribute held at theDockyard Gym on Thursday,September 23, friends andsupporters gathered to cele-brate their winning team.

Rear-Admiral (RAdm) DanMcNeil, Commander of Mar-itime Forces Atlantic, andCommodore Tyrone Pile,Commander of Canadian FleetAtlantic, were present to con-gratulate and speak to eachteam member individually.

“My aim is to meet as manypeople as possible, as soon aspossible,” said RAdm McNeilas he addressed the group.“This is a great occasion andI’m pleased you won.”

The team was presentedwith a green banner that offi-cially commemorates theirvictory. They also receivedball caps and T-shirts fromcorporate sponsors Oland.

As Atlantic regional repre-sentatives, the Fleet teamfaced some vigorous compe-tition during the nationaltournament. But according toplayer and team captain

Leading Seaman (LS) TrevorSmith, “We had a good teamgoing in. I thought we couldwin it.”

In their final game, theFleet team faced off againstthe Quebec regional team. Itwas a solid showing of coop-erative team effort, accordingto Smith. They scored eighttimes in the second, with MSScott Osborne in the playoff

round achieving seven hits innine at bats, five homers, atriple and a double.

At the end, it was the Fleetteam’s time to triumph with adecisive 17-6 victory overQuebec. MS Dan Oake wasnamed game MVP and PettyOfficer Second Class (PO2)Barry Sheppard and Lieu-tenant (Lt) Chris MacDonaldwere named to the tourna-ment’s all-star team.

Smith stated that the teamwas pleased by all the recog-nition they received at theregional and national tourna-ments. “The women’s teamsupported us in the finals,” he noted.

Congratulations go out tothe 2004 Fleet men’s Slo-Pitch team; Leading Seaman(LS) Trevor Smith, LS AlexOschypko, MS Mike Sur-rette, LS Jim Delaney, OSWally Dominix, PO2 BarrySheppard, MS Mike Coggins,MS. Scott Osborne, MS. DanOake, MS D. Keeping, Lt C.MacDonald and LS AndyAnderson.

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Fleet Men’s team wins goldat 2004 National Slo-Pitch


The COTW Softball cham-pionship was played at

the Windsor Park Ball Dia-monds from September 7 to13, 2004. The championshipwas a scatter draw with thetop four teams advancing tothe semi-finals. Teams com-peting for the championshipincluded: Flog, FCE, CFNOS,CFNES, CFMWC, NRS/N6,LFAA, MARLANT, ADAC,CFH and FAdm.

The semi-finals brought

some of the closest andtoughest battles of the yearbetween LFAA, ADAC,CFNOS, CFMWC. At the endof CFNOS nad LFAA’s finalgame’s seventh innng, theteams were tied, but CFNOSbut came back to win it in twoextra innings, the final scorefor this game was 10-8. Thefinals would bring out thebest and closest game of thetournament. It was a greattournament and lots of funfor all participants. Congrat-ulations to CFNOS for a gamewell-played.

CFNOS capturessoftball championship

CFNOS Softball team after the championship game

Fleet Men’s Slo-Pitch team are national champions.

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