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Ship sponsors help transfer crews Lt(N) Joseph Martin HMCS Whitehorse Since their commissioning over 20 years ago, HMCS Brandon and HMCS Whitehorse have both been lucky to have extremely active ship’s sponsors. Both sponsors visited CFB Esquimalt in October to witness the hull transfer between the ships. Betty Coleman, Brandon’s sponsor, has a long history of community service volunteering in Brandon’s namesake city, and has taken an active interest in the Maritime Coastal Defence Vessel since its keel was laid in 1997. Having moved to the James Bay area, “Bad Betty� – as she is affectionately known – has accompanied Brandon on numerous sails throughout her tenure. The Honourable Ione Christensen, Whitehorse’s sponsor and former Senator for Yukon, was the first woman to serve as Whitehorse’s mayor and as Commissioner of the Yukon. She has been an active part of Whitehorse’s history since 1996. Also in attendance, and representing the City of Whitehorse, was Deputy Mayor Dan Boyd, a
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Nanaimo rescues sea turtles Executive Officer HMCS Nanaimo What could have been a fatal day for three sea turtles off the coast of Mexico took a turn for the better thanks to the crew of HMCS Nanaimo. On Oct. 27, Nanaimo was patrolling off the coast of Mexico under Operation Caribbe, Canada’s support to the US-led counternarcotics mission known as Operation Martillo. After days in 40-degree heat, Nanaimo had entered a monsoon trough that brought confused seas and heavy rains. Although the weather brought some
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The Endless Battle le explores the Battle of Hong Kong and thee privations that fol-lowed. Writing aboutt the lingering effectss of the trauma off the soldiers held in captivity, the author shows both the heroism of individual soldiers and the terrible costs of war. Those interested in reading about how Canadian soldiers survived the experience of being a prisoner of war in Japan and how they lived their lives in postwar Canada will find this book fascinating. The Endless Battle: The Fall of Hong Kong and Canadian POWs in Imperial Japan. By Andy Flanagan. Goose Lane Editions,
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Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor. Suddenly the Pacific Theatre of Operations was no longer a backwater. Just six hours after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese 38th Division, made up of battlehardened troops, attacked Hong Kong and quickly overwhelmed its defending forces. The captured British, Indian and Canadian troops – considered cowards by the Japanese for surrendering – became prisoners of war (POW) in Hong Kong and later in Japan. They endured years of beatings, hard labour, and inadequate diets. Hundreds of the POWs died of illness and starvation. This book was written by Andy Flanagan, and is based on firsthand accounts of the author’s father, Andrew “Ando” Flanagan, a rifleman of the Royal Rifles of Canada from Jacquet River, New Brunswick.
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Hong Kong was the first place Canadians fought a land battle in the Second World War. From Dec. 8-25, 1941, almost 2,000 troops from Canada – sent to Hong Kong expecting little more than guard duty – fought bravely against the overwhelming power of the invading Japanese force. When the British colony surrendered on Christmas Day, 290 Canadians had been killed in the fighting. Another 264 would die before VJ Day amid the inhumane conditions of Japanese POW camps. The Endless Battle: The Fall of Hong Kong and Canadian POWs in Imperial Japan, by Andy Flanagan, covers this event in Canada’s military history. On Dec. 7, 1941, three weeks after the Canadians arrived in Hong Kong and had begun to settle into the routine of garrison life, Japan stunned the world by attacking the United States’
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HMCS Nanaimo patrols the Caribbean Sea during Operation Caribbe. Photo by MARPAC Imaging Services
HMCS Nanaimo aids in drug seizure DND HMCS Nanaimo helped the United States Coast Guard (USCG) seize 478 kilorgrams of cocaine on Oct. 31. These drugs were seized from a suspect vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean. After stopping the vessel, Nanaimo launched
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Base Logistics takes aim at rifle and pistol qualification Sgt John Brent Base Logistics With Individual Battle Task Standards (IBTS) training looming and nearly 220 people needing to be qualified C7 and 110 pistol, MWO David Allaway took the lead handle for this daunting task. Over the week of Sept. 8 to 15, the team from Base Logistics TEME (Transportation and Electrical Mechanical Engineering) section hosted a C7 Rifle and 9mm Pistol qualification shoot at Heals Ranges. The overall exercise was managed by MWO Allaway, but the task of Officer of Primary Interest was given to Cpl Joshua Kilby, a vehicle mechanic employed in the small engines and components section at TEME. Cpl Kilby wrote the orders, delegated tasks throughout Base Logistics, and organized the training area. Using connections at 39 Service Battalion, and other base units, he procured the
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Hockey Night in California Crew members from HMCS Regina took timeout from ongoing sea trials in California for a game of hockey at the San Diego Ice Centre on Nov. 4. The game was organized by the ship’s Sports Officer Sub-Lieutenant Evan Park. It involved about 15 members of the ship’s company and approximately 15 locally-based amateur hockey players from the local community including the rink’s manager.
The players were randomly placed on one of two teams. Even though it was a non-competitive contest, the players all looked like pros and wore official home and away jerseys of the Regina Pats, donated to the sailors from the Western Hockey League team in their namesake city. The Blue Jersey’s defeated the Red Jersey’s by a score of 5-2. Blue Team’s Master Seaman
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Sailor beats Miami heat, qualifies for Ironman Worlds Peter Mallett Staff Writer
from Base Information Services finished 26th overall in a field of approxiBase triathlete Lt(N) Nico mately 2,300 competitors, Lightbody overcame heat and fifth in his age group and strong winds in South at the Ironman Miami 70.3 Florida to qualify for next competition on Oct. 22. year’s Half Ironman World He completed the gruelChampionships in South ling multi-sport race course Africa. with a combined time of The 26-year-old Naval 4:28:50, which qualified Combat Systems Engineer him for next year’s Ironman 70.3 World Championship, Sept 2, 2018, at Nelson Mandela Bay. The name of the 70.3 competitions refers to the total distance in miles of the event: in Canadian terms a 1.9 kilometre swim, 90 km bike ride, and 21.1km run. The Miami 70.3 used a staggered start, meaning comPhotos by FinisherPix petitors all start Lt(N) Nico Lightbody at the and cross the finish line of the Ironman race finish line at Miami 70.3 competition. different times
in an effort to accommodate the large number of participants. Due to the logistics of the race, Lt(N) Lightbody said he didn’t realize he had qualified for the worlds until more than an hour after he had finished the race. The result was even more satisfying for him since his strong finish involved overcoming hot daytime temperatures in Miami that topped out at 31 Celsius with higher humidex readings coupled with strong onshore winds. The choppy wave conditions during the swim didn’t seem to faze the officer, as he is an accomplished swimmer with five gold medals at this year’s CAF Swimming Nationals held in March. Despite the conditions, he finished the course in a relatively fast 26:32. The cycling component, which he completed in 2:26:45, and the final running portion of the event that he finished in 1:32:10 was also hampered by the strong easterly winds. Even though he arrived
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IN THE COURTS Sexual assault charge laid against military member in CFB Halifax DND On Oct. 24, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service charged a member of the Canadian Armed Forces with sexual assault under the Criminal Code and related offences under the National Defence Act. The charges relate to two incidents in September 2016 at CFB Borden, ON, involving another member of the Canadian Armed Forces.
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Ernie Pain, right, receives a certificate honouring his 95th birthday and war service from Chief Petty Officer First Class Dave Bisal. Inset: Ernie Pain in his uniform during the Second World War.
he naval veterans who served so valiantly during the Second World War have not been forgotten, and that includes 95-year-old retired Chief Petty Officer Ernie Pain. Pain was a crew member of HMCS Louisburg, a Flower-class corvette sunk by enemy aircraft on Feb. 6, 1943 while escorting a convoy from Gibraltar to Algeria. Thirty-eight members of the ship’s company were lost; 45 survived, including then Able Seaman Pain. The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) was contacted by his granddaughter Jennifer Paindaught Andrejin, who thought And it would be a great idea w if someone from the navy could attend his n 95th birthday party 9 at a the Cornwall, ON, branch of the Royal b Canadian Legion on C Oct. O 21. “I am hoping someone on from the navy would wou be available to come and give Ernie their wishes on this special best wi day,� she wrote. “My Grampa is a character, to say the least, and I know he would love this more than anything. The party starts around 7 p.m., and I’m sure he will be hitting the dance floor shortly thereafter!�
Chief Petty Officer First Class Dave Bisal of the Directorate of Naval Personnel and Training at National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa was happy to attend the birthday party on behalf of the RCN. “I was honoured to represent the RCN at the 95th birthday of Ernie Pain,� says CPO1 Bisal. “When I arrived I had the pleasure of meeting Ernie and three generations of his family, as well as a great number of his friends.� He presented Pain with a certificate and coin from the Deputy Commander RCN, Rear-Admiral Gilles Couturier, recognizing his 95th birthday, as well as his courage, sacrifice and dedication to Canada as a member of the RCN during the Second World War. “It is important to remember and to recognize that at the start of the Second World War the RCN was a tiny navy of 11 warships. By war’s end it had over 375 combat vessels and responsibility for the entire northwest Atlantic, playing a vital role in keeping the sea lanes to Europe open,� says CPO1 Bisal. “None of this would have been possible without people like Ernie Pain, and all the others who volunteered to serve and put their lives at risk on a daily basis. That kind of dedication cannot be recognized enough.� His granddaughter says the visit of CPO1 Bisal was a big surprise for her grandfather. “This was unexpected and made for
one proud navy man. You took the time to appreciate the sacrifices one of the last veterans of World War Two made. These men have after-effects that last a lifetime and all they really want in return is to be recognized for what they did. They returned to everyday lives with no fanfare and really didn’t expect any, but they are the reason we have the incredible lifestyles and country we live in today.� She says that her grandfather appreciated the RCN taking notice of all he had sacrificed and given to the navy. “He actually never talks about his time in the navy as a sacrifice. He talks about it like one of the best times of his life, even during the war.� Pain joined the RCN in 1939 after spending time in the merchant navy. He says that when the bombs hit HMCS Louisburg he was knocked out. When he woke up, there was no-one left on the ship. The quarterdeck was up to his knees in water and as he grabbed a lifejacket and waded out, something on the ship exploded, blowing him out of the water. Eventually he was hailed by another survivor and they made it to safety. “I’m very lucky I’m here today,� he says. He left the navy after the war and worked at Northern Electric, and also as a park ranger in Ontario. He and his wife Helen (who passed away eight years ago) have one son, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
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nated jobs and activities, and push the notion that girls can grow up to excel in any area with hard work and dedication. The idea to incorporate a navy visit came when a few girls asked their leaders if women were allowed to serve in the Canadian military. “I found it shocking that some of the girls didn’t know,� said Doucet, who grew up in a military family and has memories of visiting RCN ships as a child. “I always found it to be an exciting experience, so we decided to take them on a navy ship and show them that women can be successful members of the Canadian Armed Forces.� The young visitors were excited to enter a military base and see the inside of a warship for the first time, and with the navy celebrating the International Day of the Girl on Oct. 11, Halifax was thrilled to welcome the group at such an appropriate time. The RCN has recently set a goal to increase the representation of women in service across all trades and ranks, and the wider CAF goal is to increase the number of female
personnel by one percent annually, so that within 10 years, one in four members will be female. Female sailors from the ship led the way as the Girl Guides toured the inside of the ship, participated in a sunset ceremony, took in a demonstration of firefighting equipment, and asked lots of questions of the sailors. With a varied group of tour guides that included SLt Marisa Warner, a Naval Warfare Officer, LS Corey Aube, a Boatswain, and LS April White, a Steward, the girls heard about the multitude of jobs and roles that exist in a Halifax-class Frigate. Francine Leach, another volunteer leader and mom to two young girl Guides, said the opportunity was a unique one for the girls and something they all enjoyed, even if it involved going a little outside of comfort zones to get inside the ship. “Some girls were very scared to climb down the ladder, but were so proud of themselves once they did it. It was a great experience for the girls to meet women who are in these careers.�
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Members of the 2nd Shoreview Guide Unit of Girl Guides of Canada visited HMCS Halifax on Oct. 10 for an introduction to jobs available in the navy.
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t was 1942 and one evening 20-year-old Winnifred Davidson, known as Davey to her friends, was whisked away from Toronto in an unmarked maroon car and driven to an undisclosed location. When she arrived there, she was instructed, “Don’t tell anyone where you are or what you’re doing here.� That’s how Davidson began her career at a top-secret training school for spies known by many names but commonly called Camp X. She was part of the first contingent of women allowed into the men’s training facility. According to Davidson, the camp, located on a wooded 110-hectare site on the northwestern shores of Lake Ontario near Whitby, “looked much like any army base, but nicer and quieter. There were a number of barracks where we slept, a one-story office building where we worked that included a canteen, and not much else.� What was different was there were no stores, telephones or cars at Camp X, the area was enclosed by a fence, and all mail sent to staff went first to an address in Toronto. Also out of the ordinary were the subjects taught to the secret agents training there, such as how to interrogate prisoners, safe blowing, information gathering, and how to kill with the thrust of a knife. Davidson worked in the communications section as a keyboard operator. “After arriving at Camp X, we had one week to learn Morse code and Murray code [which used punched tape ribbons to transmit messages] before pitching in to translate incoming and outgoing calls to and from Britain,�
Davidson said. “We used a Kleinschmidt teletype machine and messages came in via high-speed Morse code and went out on punch tape. The office ran 24/7. We worked eight-hour shifts.�
Birth of Camp X Camp X was born after British Prime Minister Winston Churchill instructed William Stephenson, British Security Coordination chief, Winnipeg-born, and First World War fighter pilot, to create “the clenched fist that would provide the knockout blow� to the Axis powers. To the British, Camp X was known as STS (Special Training School) 103; the Canadian military called it Project J; to the RCMP it was S25-1-1. The camp was run by Britain’s Strategic Operations Executive. One of its roles was to train Americans in intelligence gathering, but couldn’t do so on American soil because the United States had not entered the war. Camp X solved the problem. It opened Dec. 6, 1941, one day before Pearl Harbor was bombed, forcing the U.S. into the war. Designed as a topsecret training school, it was the first official site for British, Canadian and American intelligence officers during the Second World War, and the first such purpose-built facility in North America. The location “was chosen with a great deal of thought,� according to historian Lynn Philip Hodgson’s website, Inside Camp-X. “[It was] a remote site on the shores of Lake Ontario, yet only 30 miles straight across the lake from the United States. It was ideal for bouncing radio signals from Europe, South America and, of course, between London and the
BSC Headquarters in New York. The choice of site also placed the camp only five miles from DIL (Defence Industries Limited), currently the town of Ajax.�
Davidson’s work Davidson’s work was part of a telecommunications network between Britain and Canada known by the code name Hydra. Raw data came in via Hydra and flowed through to the communications building where Davidson worked. There it was printed in code. Davidson worked with about nine other Canadian Women’s Army Corps
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CWAC) members, but noted hat most of the staff were civilians. “That meant no army discipline. We didn’t need to be concerned about things like having our room inspected or attending church every Sunday. Such rules couldn’t be enforced on civilian workers–or on us.” Charles “Chuck” Gardner
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served in the Canadian Armoured Corps during the Second World War. After returning from England, he was posted to Camp X, becoming sergeant responsible for communications. He and Davey were married in September 1945, just as the war ended. A month later, Davey was discharged, although her hus-
band’s job there didn’t end. He continued to live at Camp X, and she lived with her mother-in-law briefly before getting permission to rejoin her husband at Camp X. A year later, their son, Don, became the first baby born at the spy camp. Their daughter, Janet, was born there a few years later. After the war, the camp
Today, Camp X is remembered by a public park on Boundary Road in Whitby, Ont., where the camp once stood.
remained in operation as Hydra continued to be an essential communications link between London, Washington and Ottawa. “Camp X remained open after the war ended,” said Davidson, “[In part] because Igor Gouzenko, a cypher clerk at the Russian Embassy in Ottawa, had defected to Canada after disclosing the Soviet’s espionage operation and a secure place was needed for him and his family.” The Gouzenko family and RCMP escort arrived at Camp X in September 1945 and remained there until arrangements were made for them to live safely under a
new identity in Mississauga, Ont. In 1947, the Canadian government assumed responsibility for Camp X, operating it as a military signals station until 1969. At that point, some buildings were demolished and others moved. Today, Camp X is remembered by a public park on Boundary Road in Whitby, Ont., where the camp once stood. It’s called Intrepid Park, after Stephenson’s telegraph address which was, incorrectly, believed to have been his code name. A monument erected there in 1984 is surrounded by the flags of Canada, Britain, the U.S. and Bermuda, where Stephenson died. There is also a Camp X mural on the Public Utilities Commission building at the north end of the park and a former barracks is located at the Humane Society of Durham Region in Whitby.
Notables at Camp X It is believed approximately 500 people trained at Camp X. Many notable figures were known to have been there in various capacities, including Ian Fleming,
the author of 12 James Bond novels based on his own knowledge of the intelligence community. • Paul Dehn, a British film critic who also wrote screenplays including Goldfinger, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and Planet of the Apes. He won an academy award in 1951 for the original story for Seven Days to Noon. • Roald Dahl, the award-winning British author, wrote numerous children’s books, including James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, plus adult books. • David Ogilvy, the founder of the Ogilvy and Mather Advertising Company ,who wrote three books on the basic principles of advertising. • Stirling Hayden, the American film actor who ran a network during the war assisting American and Allied aircrew escape occupied Yugoslavia. • Kim Philby, the British SOE operative who would later be revealed as a double agent for the Soviet Union.
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Navy Officer’s behind the scene work leads to war graves rededication Ryan Melanson Trident Newspaper More than 100 years after their deaths during the First World War, two British airmen and one Canadian soldier were honoured in France, with grave rededication ceremonies officially marking their final resting places with full military honours. The graves of Lt Leonard Cameron Kidd (pilot) and 2Lt Fenton Ellis Stanley Phillips (observer) of No.3 Squadron Royal Air Force were rededicated at the Caterpillar Valley Cemetery in France, while the ceremony for Lance Cpl Robert King, of the 26 Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force, was held at the VillersBretonneux Military Cemetery. Neither of these events would have taken place if not for the thorough research conducted by LCdr (Retired) Steve St-Amant, a Royal Canadian Navy officer with a passion for military history. As the Deputy Canadian Forces Intelligence Liaison Officer to the U.K. from 2012-2015, St-Amant would often vacation on the Somme in France. With his two young boys in tow, he made trips to war graves and cemeteries where
he liked to search for unidentified headstones. “I had started looking for headstones, especially Canadian ones, in these cemeteries that had potential to be identified,” he said. With the recent digitization of a massive collection of archives from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission in 2014, a new tool was unlocked to help historians identify the dead buried beneath these gravestones. Information online helped him narrow down possible identities for the British air crew – such as they had been both been awarded the military cross, a rare occurrence for both a pilot and observer. “And because we were living in London, I had rapid access to different archives, and I was able to go check out the war diaries of these two men. Where the bodies had been found was quite consistent with where they had been flying.” He was eventually able to determine the men had been killed in the Battle of the Somme in October 1916, hit by anti-aircraft fire during a low patrol flight. A similar process was followed to identify Lance Cpl King, originally from New Brunswick, who was
killed in August 1918. By searching online for Canadian soldiers of that rank killed in 1918 and whittling it down from there, he eventually matched information on the grave to the location of Lance Cpl King’s death. He Photo by SAC Nicholas Egan submitted paperwork Family, RAF Coningsby’s 3 (Fighter) Squadron members, and various delfor both the British egates were present to rededicate previously unknown graves to what is and Canadian graves now known to be the last resting place of Lieutenent Kidd and Second about two years ago, Lieutenent Phillips. and had his research confirmed this year by the rededication was attended by In the RAF account of the certhe Commonwealth War Graves current members of 3 Squadron emonies, Flight Lt James Mealy, the Commission. RAF, representatives from the Padre for 3 Squadron, said it was an St. Amant also credited his wife Bromsgrove School where Lt Kidd honour for him to travel to France Niamh, who works with DND once attended, as well as family and be part of honouring the men in Halifax, for all the support she members, including a living first and thanked the Canadians for offered with the project, including cousin of Lt Kidd, and a great niece their research in uncovering the hours of research and time spent at and great nephew of 2Lt Phillips. information. grave sites. Following the ceremonies, the “They are remarkable and brave “Between the two of us, we’ve St. Amants had the opportunity young officers who gave their probably scoured more than to take family members to the everything so we can enjoy our 25,000 headstones,” he said. site where the aircraft went down, today. Also, as the 3 (Fighter) The couple, who now live in the got to know them better over dinHalifax area, travelled to France ner, and passed on much of their Squadron Padre, it is especially meaningful to me to finally give for the rededication ceremonies, research to the families. which were held Oct. 12 and 13. “That was a highlight for me in these two men the honour and They were moving tributes to all this. They knew about the story, blessing that they deserve and give the fallen airmen and soldier, and but they didn’t know a lot, so this praise and thanksgiving to God for well organized, St. Amant said. helped them connect with their the sacrifice they gave for us. Their In the case of the British graves, family history a little bit.” names will continue to live on.”
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in HMCS Winnipeg as part of Operation Reassurance where she sailed to over 24 different ports all around the world. Following her return in May 2016, she was posted to the PCTU and deployed on the Chilean replenishment ship AO-52 Almirante Montt for two months. “Sailing with cadets was definitely a rewarding experience. I learned a lot about myself and I had to adjust my teaching style to their needs. However, the quick response and professionalism demonstrated by the cadets greatly contributed to a successful deployment. I would definitely sail with cadets again,” says AB Oliver. The cadet program aims to develop in youth ages 12 to 18 the attributes of good citizenship and leadership, promote physical fitness and stimulate the interest of youth in sea, land and air activities of the Canadian Armed Forces.
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HMCS Regina kicks off charity season SLt M.X. Déry HMCS Regina Every year the crew of HMCS Regina kicks off the National Defence Workplace Charitable Campaign (NDWCC) season with a bang: a barbecue on the flight deck complete with cheese burgers, massive hotdogs, the loveable “Gunner” the giant gopher (ship’s mascot), and lots of generosity. This year’s event, held Oct. 23, garnered $17,500. However, the donations will not stop after the barbecue. Sailors who contribute can choose any charity for their donation, and many select charities that hit close to home. For Able Seaman Thrune, he plans to donate to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and the Alzheimer Society of Canada. “My grandfather is in the hospital with congenital heart failure,” he says. “I want to make sure the money is going to the right place.”
However, for many of the crew the Chris Knox Foundation is closest to their hearts. Last year, 11 young people undergoing cancer treatment were flown to Victoria to enjoy the sites and sail aboard Regina. Four of those 11 were supported by direct contributions from Regina sailors making those who gave feel the direct impact of their generosity. “I can see the end result,” said Lt(N) Tkachuk. “Money comes off my paycheck, and six months later I can see a kid on the ship.” Chris Knox Foundation is the official Ship’s Charity. Lt(N) Tkachuk has sold the shaving rights to his trademark mustache for $1,000, and others are following suit. Three other members raised $2,500 by shaving their heads and another sailor raised $1,500. The NDWCC season continues and Regina, after a strong start, hopes to beat last year’s $33,655.77, the most raised by any West Coast frigate.
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Students place poppies at God’s Acre graves Peter Mallett Staff Writer In what is becoming an annual tradition, students from Rockheights Middle School paid their respects to fallen military members by laying poppies at their graves. In the chilly morning of Nov. 3, approximately 200 students in Grade 6, 7, and 8 marched the short distance to Veterans Cemetery God’s Acre for the No Stone Left Alone ceremony. The Colville Road cemetery was originally built in 1858 as a place of rest for Royal Navy sailors, but has since expanded to encompass all members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Students assembled at the cemetery’s cenotaph to sing O Canada and for territorial acknowledgement to First
Nations communities. They then dispersed onto the grounds to honour the dead and place poppies at their headstones. “With the rustling trees heard overhead, our students stood in silence to honour our veterans,” said Rockheights Principal Maryanne Trofimuk. “It’s a meaningful experience for students with an element of poignancy that cannot be replicated in a school gym or assembly.” Rockheights was the first school in British Columbia to join the now international No Stone Left Alone campaign, which launched in Edmonton in 2011. It’s part of an effort by educators to help students understand the sacrifice of veterans on a personal level by placing poppies at their headstones each November. Carleni, a Grade 6 student, wrote in a post-ceremony writing assignment that
the experience helped her draw a strong personal connection to the headstone of Harold Stant. “I started to imagine him and what he looked like and then I tried to imagine what his life was like,” she said. “I felt very emotional and felt like crying, and just yelling his name out and hugging him. Then I looked around at all of the other gravestones and imagined all of the people who died were standing by their graves.” Trofimuk noted approximately 25 percent of her student body have parents that work at CFB Esquimalt. She said the event is always one of the more important events in the school’s yearly events calendar. For more information about No Stone Left Alone visit their website: www.nostoneleftalone.ca
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HMCS REGINA Cdr Colin Matthews, Commanding Officer of HMCS Regina, awarded promotions, certificates and medals during the hands fall-in Nov. 3 while the ship was in San Diego.
LS Russell is promoted to his current rank by Cdr Matthews and Lt(N) Yakimovich on Oct. 28.
LS Hu is presented with his Gun Metal LS Mackay-Johnson is presented with MS Dennis is presented with his Silver PO2 Poyntz is awarded a MARPAC Sea Service Insignia. his Gun Metal Sea Service Insignia. Sea Service Insignia. Bravo Zulu.
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PO1 Savoie is presented with his Silver SLt Barnes is presented with his MSE SLt Dery is presented with his Gun SLt O’Rourke is presented her Bridge Sea Service Insignia. Phase 6 Certificate. Metal Sea Service Insignia. Watch Keeper Certificate.
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NCIOP Graduation The following recent graduates of the Rank Qualification Naval Combat Information Operator Session 0026 were awarded their certificates from Lieutenant-Commander Danny O’Regan, Commandant Naval Fleet School Pacific. OS Hart Young receives the Top Student certificate.
LS Croteau de Montigny receives his certificate.
OS Gunderson receives her certificate.
LS Liu receives his certificate.
OS Cornes receives his certificate.
OS Barry receives her certificate.
AB Henry receives the certificate.
AB Holland receives his certificate.
AB Cloutier receives his certificate.
OS Hart Young receives his certificate.
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Captain (Navy) Jason Boyd, Base Commander, presented awards and medals during Base Divisions held Oct. 24 in the Naden Drill Shed. Photos by: Cpl Andre Maillet, MARPAC Imaging Services
WO Marcella Matthews receives the LS Dave Charron receives the Special General Service Medal – Expedition. Service Medal for Operation Caribbe.
CPO2 Joseph Burzuk receives the LS Joshua Rose receives a NATO MS Gillian Mills receives a Canadian PO2 Cynthia Mackay receives a Special Service Medal for Operation Article 5 Medal for Operation Active Forces’ Decoration, representing 12 Canadian Forces’ Decoration, repreEndevour. years of loyal service. senting 12 years of loyal service. Caribbe.
Cdr Jeanne Lessard receives a Canadian CPO2 David Carty receives a Canadian CPO2 Graham McLeod receives a MS Brandon Bourne receives a Forces’ Decoration First Clasp, repre- Forces’ Decoration Second Clasp, rep- Canadian Forces’ Decoration Second Canadian Joint Operations Command senting 22 years of loyal service. resenting 32 years of loyal service. Clasp. Commander’s Commendation.
LCdr Troy Gillespie receives a Derek Steward Viggers receives a Lilli Smith receives a Maritime Forces MS Jean-Luc Larocque receives a Canadian Joint Operations Command Commander Royal Canadian Navy Pacific Bravo Zulu. Maritime Forces Pacific Bravo Zulu. Commander’s Commendation. Commendation.
Brian Hayward receives a Canadian Troy Stokes receives a Canadian Forces Kim Maine receives a Canadian Forces Tom Campbell receives a Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt Bravo Zulu. Base Esquimalt Bravo Zulu. Base Esquimalt Bravo Zulu. Forces Base Esquimalt Bravo Zulu.
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