On Friday October 3rd 2014, Hydro One presented CFB Trenton with a $309,000.00 summary cheque during the Wing Forum at the Air Mobility Training Centre. This cheque represented all of the incentives that CFB Trenton has earned for their commitment to energy management and sustainability through the Ontario Power Authority’s Save on Energy Program. The Wing Construction Engineering Squadron has been very proactive over the past two years increasing the efficiency of building…
Almost 170 people, both civilian, military and retirees, working within Engineering branches around the National Capital Region took part in the Engineers’ Challenge Run on Friday 17th October 2014. Also known as the CME Fun Run, this annual event draws together Engineers from across the National Capital Region in a friendly competition to make new friends, renew old acquaintances, and demonstrate the camaraderie that makes the Engineer family unique.
Participants gathered…
Carrie Fortier, DGIEES, used her second last day at work before retiring to present awards to 11 deserving individuals from her team. Congratulations to all.
Khalid Bashir: In recognition of his commitment to the Quality Management Framework, in particular for his active contribution, above and beyond his normal workload, to the DCPD Quality Manual update and conversion to SharePoint for the benefit of the whole directorate.
Nanette Fleisser: For support to her team and…
Unfortunately, Carrie Fortier, DGIEES, spent her last day at work, which happened to be October 22nd, in complete chaos.
Carrie took her retirement after 32 years of service, both with the Canadian Armed Forces and the Public Service. She left with a great sense of accomplishment and that without having reached the age of 50!
She plans to spend her time doing things she likes: hunting, fishing, landscaping and construction projects.
To ensure that Carrie…
by Selina Bishop
Strong governance is one of the key conditions required for a well-managed organization. As part of the Defence Renewal initiatives, establishing a streamlined governance design is a key objective.
Achieving this objective requires that the right committees are established, with the right members, to address the right topics. With all the recent changes in ADM(IE) (the centralization of real property, a major reorganization, and Defence Renewal) it naturally…
"Once you become a commanding officer, expect the un-expectable!", whoever came up with this advice could never had imagined what Maj Rick Dunning, from the CFFM’s office, would experience while in command of the Canadian Forces Station Alert, NU, this past summer.
"Thinking that I had all the power of the Captain of a ship two employees, who had dated for over 14 years, asked me if I would marry them in Alert", said Maj Dunning.
"I may have been in the CAF for many years,…
Thu, 6 Nov 2014 08:35:24 -0800
Moving Forward
Good afternoon,
Clearly, the world moves quickly! After last week’s announcement, I am very pleased to write to you today in my new role as the Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs. I am sincerely looking forward to meeting with you and strengthening the relationships that are so important to enhancing the support of our men and women who served and made sacrifices for our nation and for their families.
It will take me a few weeks…
A crowdfunding campaign has been setup to assist the families of slain military members Cpl Nathan Cirillo and WO Patrice Vincent.
The campaign, called the 'Stand on Guard Fund' initially sought $10,000 but organizers say they passed the initial goal in less than a day. They've since raised their goal more than once and are now seeking $200,000 to split between the two families. It has already taken in donations from many Canadians and several major Canadian banks and the…
Reprinted from CBC News
'Nobody could say it's not, nobody could say it is,' says veteran Bob Shaw.
A Fredericton, N.B., man says that he may have a piece of a Franklin expedition ship.
In 1967, veteran Bob Shaw was part of a new section of the Armed Forces: combat divers. The team was working in the area of the Arctic where the wrecked HMS Erebus was discovered last month.
The HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were part of Sir John Franklin's doomed expedition in 1845 to find the…
