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January 13, 2015
CF-18 Demonstration Team
Wins Pinnacle Award
Weather
Tuesday
Capt Susan Magill
Wednesday
High -7oC
Low -8 oC
High -2oC
Low -8 oC
Mix of Sun & Cloud
Cloudy
Thursday
Friday
High -7oC
Low -7oC
Cloudy with Flurries
High -5oC
Low -11oC
Snow
The weather is provided by
The 4 Wing Meteorology Office
Local 8001
Local News
WWII Veteran Tours
Local Squadrons 2
RHU Rates to Increase 3
Day Care Project
4
On Hold Due to Mould
1 AMS Promotions
6&7
Health Promotion
8
What is Mindful
Meditation All About?
9
Air Cadets Were Active 10
in December
National News
CF-18s Conduct
Airstrikes in Iraq
12
Sports
Guest Coaches Mentor
Marlins
8
Weekly
Classified Section
4
4 Wing Library
8
MFRC Bulletin Board
9
Padre’s Corner
10
Entertainment
11
DND
One of many selfie submissions to the 2014 CF-18 Demo team Facebook page.
The CF-18 Canadian Demonstration
Team received the 2014 Platinum Pinnacle
Award for excellence in the air show business
in the military performer’s category. The
award was presented to the team during
the 2014 International Council of Air Shows
(ICAS) luncheon in Las Vegas, Nevada, in
December.
The Pinnacle Awards recognize the
ideas and professional execution that are
the lifeblood of continuous improvement
and long-term sustainability in the air show
business. The Pinnacle Awards fall into
seven categories and acknowledge creative
thinking, professional execution, and
demonstrable results.
“It was an honour to be acknowledged
by ICAS,” said 2014 CF-18 Demo Team
Pilot Capt Adam “Manik” Runge of 409
Tactical Fighter Squadron. “There is a lot of
behind-the-scenes work to make each show
and concept a success, and our entire team
worked tirelessly throughout the year to
make this happen.”
The promotional goals of the 2014 CF-18
Demo Team were to connect with Canadians
during the air show season, and to connect
with aviation enthusiasts electronically via
the team’s Facebook page.
Riding on the popularity of the #Selfie
song by American DJ duo the Chainsmokers,
the CF-18 Demo Team introduced a social
media concept at the beginning of the air
show season. Spectators were encouraged
to take a “selfie” with the CF-18 Demo Jet
flying in the background, and then upload
it to the CF-18 Demo Team’s Facebook fan
page.
With the #Selfie song accompanying the
performance and with additional prompting
by the narrator during the jet’s “selfie pass,”
hundreds of selfie photos were posted to the
team’s Facebook page. Fans of all ages - kids,
adults and families - captured selfies, and
the team fan base grew with each air show.
“It’s a real team effort and a challenge to
showcase the Royal Canadian Air Force for
thousands of people across North America,”
Capt Runge said. “And the team proved they
were up for the task.”
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015
WWII Veteran Tours Local Squadrons
Jeff Gaye
4 Wing’s two flight
training
squadrons
welcomed a special visitor
last Wednesday when
World War II veteran
Charley Blackford came
for a tour.
Charley
was
a
flying instructor at the
flight training school
at RCAF Station Souris,
Manitoba. The school
was part of the British
Commonwealth
Air
Training Plan, which
created dozens of flight
schools in Canada to
train
Commonwealth
pilots
for
the
war
effort.
While
in
Souris,
Charley flew the de
Havilland Tiger Moth
and the Avro Anson.
“The Tiger Moth was my
favourite – the best plane
I ever flew,” he said.
On
Wednesday
afternoon Charley visited
419 Squadron, where
NATO pilots are trained
on the CT-155 Hawk jet,
and 410 Squadron, where
Canadian pilots receive
their training on the CF18 Hornet.
“We were proud to host
Charley on our first VIP
visit of 2015,” said LCol
Mike “Moose” Grover,
CO of 419 Squadron.
“Charley was still able to
easily climb the stairs to
the Hawk jet and have
a look at how today’s
fighter pilots begin their
training as compared to
how he trained RCAF
initial cadre pilots on the
Tiger Moth.”
“Charley remembered
how the Tiger Moth bi-
plane could do anything,
especially ‘loop-de-loops,’
and wondered how it
would compete against
the Hawk jet!”
Capt Ryan Kean
of 410 Squadron said
Charley climbed to the
cockpit of a Hornet and
had a good look inside.
“He had a good time,”
Capt Kean said. “He was
impressed by the size
of the aircraft and by
how much things have
changed since he flew.”
Charley, now 97,
lives
in
Mannville,
Alberta where he farmed
until just a few years
ago. He remains active,
curling in the winter and
golfing in the summer.
In 2012 he was featured
as Global Edmonton’s
“Athlete of the Week” for
his curling.
Operation Impact
Continues in Kuwait
Cpl Vlassova
LCol “Moose” Grover shows WWII Veteran Instructor Pilot Charley Blackford
the cockpit of the Fighter Lead-In Trainer CT-155 Hawk jet.
Jeff Gaye
DND
Aircraft Technicians from Air Task Force-Iraq perform maintenance and servicing
of CF-18 Hornets between missions in Kuwait, during Operation Impact. Please
see our update on Operation Impact on page 12.
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I hope everyone
else enjoyed last
week’s freezing cold
weather as much as I
did.
I rarely feel as
patriotically Canadian
as when I step out
of the house in the
morning and my first
breath enters my
nostrils like a pair of
pointy icicles. I hum
the national anthem
as I shuffle in the dark
to my driveway and
unplug the car. And
then, with glowing
heart, I sit on the rockhard upholstery and
start the engine.
The car is as
Canadian as any
Korean product can
be, with the back seat
full of my hockey gear
and my curling broom.
There might still be a
canoe paddle back
there too.
Back into the
house for a last halfa-cup of coffee while
the car warms up,
then back out into the
paralyzing cold to head
to work. I only stop
singing O Canada for
a moment to laugh as
my square tires bumpbump-bump down the
first couple hundred
metres of ice-covered
road.
Honestly, I love
this stuff!
Which isn’t to say
I’m not a coward. I
work inside all day, so
the short walk from
the house to the car
and the car to the
office is just about all
the cold I have to bear.
And even on my short
commute to work,
I enjoy the luxury –
luxury! – of a heated
driver’s seat.
My toque is off
to those of you who
have to work in that
kind
of
weather.
There’s nothing like a
cold snap to remind
us that we live in a
special place, and that
we are extraordinary
people (I mean that as
a compliment).
Dress
warm,
friends, we’re just
getting into the heart
of winter. There will
be another cold snap
or two, but there will
be milder spells in
between as the days
start to get longer. I
plan to get out when
I can and enjoy the
sunshine.
And as for forty
below, well, it keeps
the bugs down eh…
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From the Editor’s Desk
News
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
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RHU Rates to Rise
Lt Mat Strong
4 Wing Public
Affairs Officer
The Canadian Forces
Housing Agency (CFHA)
is increasing Residential
Housing Unit (RHU)
shelter charges in Cold
Lake to match the local
housing market. The new
rates will take effect April
1, 2015.
The increase will be
three per cent for most
occupants. For entry
level Privates and Officer
Cadets the increase will
not exceed 1.5 per cent.
The average increase is
$30, but no increase will
be more than $100 over
last year’s shelter charge.
Despite its best efforts,
the Chain of Command
at 4 Wing has little
influence on increases of
this kind.
“The Wing Chief
and I are completely
aware of this situation,
and have been working
extensively with both
the local and national
levels of the CFHA
over the past several
months in an effort to
manage the impact of
this increase,” said LCol
Joe Mullins, Acting Wing
Commander.
LCol
Mullins
explained that increases
like this are out of the
control of local command
or the Cold Lake branch
of CFHA. Changes to the
way shelter charges are
calculated occur at the
policy level, which takes
time.
According to Tania
Locke, Manager of the
Housing Services Centre
in Cold Lake, the
increase was initiated
by Public Works and
Government
Services
Canada using a formula
called the Consumer
Price Index (CPI).
In the past, shelter
charge increases were
based on assessments
performed by the Canada
Mortgage and Housing
Corporation (CMHC), but
in 2013 CMHC stopped
providing this service.
A spokesperson from
the national CFHA head
office explained that the
Department of National
Defence evaluated a
number of options to
replace CMHC as the
appraiser
for
DND
residential housing and
in the end settled on
Statistics Canada’s CPI.
According
to
government
and
departmental
policy,
the CPI “meets all of
the policy requirements
of an independent and
impartial organization
and provides a quarterly
update based on local
market conditions.”
The CPI uses a
variety of measures to
come up with an average
cost to Canadians for a
number of items that
can be considered part
of a “basket of goods.”
Included in this basket
are items like fuel,
groceries and rent. The
CPI tracks increases or
decreases in the prices
of those goods year over
year.
The national level
CFHA
spokesperson
was not able to confirm
whether a decrease in
shelter charges would
occur if the CPI were to
indicate a drop in the
cost of living.
LCol Mullins said he
understands the increases
will be difficult for some
military members, but
he reminded members
to address their concerns
through their respective
chains of command.
“Despite the recent
increases
in
shelter
charges, members and
families living in the
RHUs are to continue to
conduct themselves with
the same professionalism
that Cold Lake has come
to be known for,” said
LCol Mullins.
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Carrier of the Month for December.
Andrew delivers to our readers in the
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Jeff Gaye
RHU shelter charge adjustments to take effect April 1.
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The Courier News & Publishing
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Day Care Project On Hold Due to Mould
started did not indicate
that mould was present.
Jeff Gaye
The mould was sealed
between the inner and
Construction on the outer walls of the
long-awaited MFRCS day building, between vapour
care facility has halted barriers.
“The
contractor
because of mould in the
is still working,” Maj
existing structure.
Part of the building Comeau said. “They’re
the
that houses Art Smith continuing
Aviation Academy (ASAA) exploration to determine
remediation
is being renovated to the
accommodate the new requirements on the day
facility.
Construction care side,” he said, “and
crews discovered the the exploration will be
mould
during
the extensive.
We are expecting
demolition phase of the
to essentially gut the
project.
According
to structure to identify the
Wing
Construction extent of the problem.”
Wing Construction
Engineering
Officer
Maj
Marc
Comeau, Engineering (WCE) and
a
HAZMAT
study a preventive medicine
conducted before work (PMed) technician from
22
Canadian
Forces
Health Services Centre
will test the ASAA side
of the building to make
sure there is no risk to
students and staff. Maj
Comeau is confident the
air in the building is not
contaminated.
“We’ll use thermal
imagery of the walls to
identify cold spots that
indicate the possibility
of moisture, which might
be conducive to mould,”
he said. “As long as we’re
not removing drywall, we
remain confident that
there’s no threat to the
school side.” The PMed
technician will conduct
air quality tests.
WCE and PMed
will meet with ASAA
administration to discuss
the findings.
Meanwhile,
the
mould remediation costs
will cause delays. The
additional costs put the
project beyond the ceiling
for the current level of
approval, which means
the day care facility’s
priority level has to be
reassessed at 1 Canadian
Air Division. Expect
about a year of delay, Maj
Comeau said, because
of the different levels of
approval needed for the
extra spending.
He said 1 CAD
and Assistant Deputy
Minister (Infrastructure
and Environment) staff
are aware of the project’s
importance to 4 Wing.
“This is still absolutely
a priority for the Wing,”
Maj Comeau said. “The
need isn’t going away and
we remain determined to
see this project through
to fruition.”
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Maj Christian Corneau, 10 FTTS Commanding Officer, throws the kutya – a
sweet dish of wheat and honey – to the ceiling at the unit’s annual Ukrainian
Christmas luncheon last week. Tradition holds that if the kutya sticks to the
ceiling, the family will enjoy good fortune throughout the coming year.
Unfortunately, not much of the kutya stuck. With no promise of good luck, 10
FTTS will have to rely on its skill and teamwork to bring success in 2015.
“Fortunately,” said Squadron Warrant Officer MWO Frank Dwyer, “this is not a
problem.”
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to offer the HAM RADIO BASIC LICENSING COURSE Saturdays
from 11 am - 2 pm, January 10 through February 14 at Lakeland
Inn in Cold Lake. Anyone with an interest in public service
communications, and a great hobby, is invited to participate.
Contact Garry, at 780-573-7658 or [email protected] to
register or for more information.
We are looking for volunteers
for our Armchair Travel
series. If you’d like to spend
an evening or afternoon
sharing your travel adventures
with
others,
contact
manager2@librar y.coldlake.
ab.ca to book a date.
Keep your kids reading year
round. Book an appointment
with a library staff member and
we’ll provide a list of suggestions
based on their interests and
reading levels. We can suggest
nonfiction, chapter books,
picture books, comics, French
materials and magazines. Email
manager2@librar y.coldlake.
ab.ca or call 780-639-3963 for
details.
Art Journaling 101 for Kids
Push your creativity! We will
provide the art ideas, writing
prompts and the supplies. Bring
a blank journal, or choose one
of ours. Ages 7-13. Mondays,
4:00 to 5:00 pm. Harbour View
Branch. Supplies provided. No
registration required.
Cold Lake Manga and
Anime Club
If you enjoy Anime, Manga,
drawing or cosplay, come on
out and join us! January 28, 6 8 pm, at the Tree Branch. Teens
and adults welcome.
Festival of Words
Put on by Cold Lake Community
Learn Centre. We will be there!!
Will you? Little Party on the
Prairie. January 31, 2015 at
Harbour View Hall. Fun for the
whole family! Come in costume!
Practice Quill Writing at the
library table! Prizes! Crafts! See
you there.
Grand Centre Book Club
Discussing: Fahrenheit 451 by
Ray Bradbury Tuesday, January
20, 6:00 - 8:00 pm. Coffee
and snacks provided. Books
are available to pick up at
the Grand Centre Branch. You
are welcome to join us even
if you didn’t get a chance to
read the book. No registration
necessary.
Books for Babies
Books for Babies is a program
available through the Cold
Lake Public Library. When
a baby is born in Cold Lake
they will receive a coupon
for a free board book from
the library to start them on
the road to early literacy.
Parents, if you didn’t receive a
coupon for your baby from the
hospital or during your home
birth, drop by either branch
of the library to pick up your
book.
Grand Centre Branch: 5513 B 48th Ave.
780-594-5101
Harbour View Branch: 1301 8th Ave.
780-639-3967
Monday & Wednesday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Tuesday & Thursday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sunday: Closed
Monday & Wednesday: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tuesday & Thursday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Are You Ready for a Change?
Tammy Buchanan
situation can help a in Chicago. They were appear to resist making whatever is in the fridge. are more apt to change.
your
healthy Envisioning being able to
free
popcorn. a change, but really it is Direct
person make a change. given
With the new year Consider the Biggest Loser Some received popcorn often a lack of clarity that eating by having a clear play with your children
comes all sorts of reality television series. in medium size buckets makes them do nothing. direction in your mind.
or grandchildren as you
resolutions and promises Contestants looking to and others received it Two researchers at West
People often say get older can motivate
to oneself to do better, lose weight are moved in large buckets. On Virginia University were willpower causes them to you to start an exercise
and then the effort seems into an environment average, people who looking into ways to fail. People may seem lazy program.
to fade away. Change conducive to doing so: had the large buckets persuade people to eat or resistant to making a
Change really is
is hard! Most people personal fitness trainers, ate 34 per cent more healthier, and found change, but what looks hard. It can be easier
promise to change and hours
of
exercising, popcorn. A public-health that people were more like laziness is often if you realize you need
magically think the fridges stocked with expert looking at ways likely to change when exhaustion. People can to shape the path to
behavior will be a piece only
healthy
foods, to motivate people to the new behaviour was wear out their willpower. success by changing
of cake just because it is and millions of people adopt healthier snacking straightforward.
One study found that your environment, have
They
January 1.
watching to see if they behaviours noted that focused on changing people who were asked clear direction in your
In
their
book lost weight each week. if you want people to people from drinking to make trade-offs, like mind of what you want
Switch: How to Change Who wouldn’t lose weight eat less, one solution is whole milk to 1% or skim eating radishes instead to accomplish, and evoke
Things When Change is in this environment!
pretty simple: give them milk. The behaviour of cookies, tended to an emotional response.
Hard, Dan and Chip
straightforward, have low self-control for Good luck!
How do you change a smaller bucket. One was
Heath write that “for your environment from way to shape your path but the change was the rest of the day. One
(Resources:
Switch:
individuals’ behaviour a sometimes chaotic to success is by changing not in the drinking way to help sustain your How to Change Things
to change, you’ve got to household to one that will your environment in your behaviour, but in the willpower is to motivate When Change is Hard, Chip
influence not only their help you stay focused on home by using smaller purchasing
behaviour. yourself through emotion. and Dan Heath; Journal
environment but their the path to lose weight? plates, bowl, cups or They promoted buying If you are presented with of Nutrition Education &
minds and hearts.”
low fat milk, because evidence that makes Behavior, Wansink and
In 2000, research was buckets!
Changing a person’s done on moviegoers
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Guest Coaches Mentor Marlins
Jeff Gaye
The
Cold
Lake
Marlins
spent
the
weekend in the pool
at Col JJ Parr Sports
Centre, as guest coach
Kirby Feng offered dills
and strategies to improve
their performance.
Feng is the head
coach of Stratchcona
High School swim team
and the North Edmonton
Swim Club. He was
assisted on the weekend
by Nicole Lee.
Ansie Venter coaches
the Marlins on a regular
basis. She says swimming
is a great sport for young
people to get involved in,
and the Marlins club is
open to swimmers of all
ages.
“It’s a sport you can
do for life,” she said. “You
can swim until you’re 80
or 90 years old.”
The Marlins offer
competitive and noncompetitive programs.
Competitive swimmers
train four days a week,
while non-competitive
swimmers are in the pool
twice a week. The team
travels short distances to
participate in one or two
swim meets each month.
Swimmers must have
their Level 5 to join, she
said, and new members
are welcome. For more
information,
contact
[email protected].
Jeff Gaye
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the weekend.
4 Wing Community
Library
Located in the Art Smith Aviation Academy Building
Monday to Thursday:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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What is Mindful Meditation All About?
Capt Shelley
WoodhouseGordon
physical, mental and
emotional
well-being.
Mindfulness
creates
greater awareness of our
What is mindful
mind and body and helps
meditation?
us to stay focused on
Mindful meditation living in the present.
is
a
consciousness
How do I meditate?
discipline
revolving
There are many
around a particular way different
forms
of
of paying attention in meditation. For ease of
one’s life: on purpose, in learning, meditation is
the present moment, and done in steps to train the
non-judgmentally (Jon mind to focus for longer
Kabat-Zinn).
periods of time and
People aren't often allow for more control.
fully aware of the mental C o n c e n t r a t i n g
activity we are constantly on the breath is
engaged in. Meditation basic to meditation
allows this activity to because it is always
settle and can result there. Listening and
in the mind becoming feeling the breath
more peaceful, calm without controlling
and focused. In essence, it helps us to become
meditation allows the observers of ourselves.
awareness to become Once we have been
rejuvenated.
able to observe our
Meditation
is
a breathing we can
technique, or practice. move to noticing
The most common by- body sensations, then
products of meditation sounds (inside and
are relaxation, increased outside the body) and
awareness, mental focus then thoughts and
and clarity, and a sense feelings. Meditation
of peace. Research has is a process of
shown
that
regular practice and needs to
practice
of
mindful be viewed as training.
meditation can improve Practicing
with
repetition develops the meditating. The very fact
skill and strengthens our that you noticed yourself
drifting away is a good
ability to focus.
How do I know if I am
sign and a sign that you
doing it right?
are doing it correctly.
It is common, even Your mind was intent at
for seasoned meditators, “doing” in that moment
to have good meditations instead of “being”. When
and also to have days this happens and you
where they drift into other notice, gently redirect
things such as thoughts, the attention back to the
plans or worries, and intended area of focus.
be carried away only to Try to do this redirecting
criticism
or
notice they have not been without
judgment.
of serum levels of
Is there any religious
various
substances.
implication or affiliation Research being done
with meditation?
at the University of
Meditation
is
a Massachusetts,
Mind
central practice in eastern Body
Medicine
has
religions for developing evidence that suggests a
spiritual
sensitivity. change in brain chemistry
Religious people who with regular meditation,
practice
meditation including an increase in
believe it brings them activity in the pleasure
closer to the God of areas of the brain.
their belief (Judaism, Where can I learn and
Christianity, Islam etc.). If
practice meditation?
you are not religious
The
meditation
or spiritual, don’t group running on the
let this discourage base
resumes
today
you from practicing (Tuesday). This group
meditation as many will meet weekly in the
people
practice Col JJ Parr Sports Centre
without subscribing Activity Room until March
to any particular 24. The group runs on
religious or spiritual a drop-in basis - all
belief.
levels of experience are
What are the
welcome, no experience
physiological
is necessary, there is no
effects of
registration
required
meditation?
and there is no cost
The
most attached.
c o m m o n
Yoga mats will be
physiological effects available, but bring your
of
meditation own cushion or pillow.
are
reduced
For more information,
blood
pressure, please
contact
Amy
lower pulse rate, LaRose
or
Shelley
decreased metabolic Woodhouse-Gordon at
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Submitted the
concentration or 6824.
MFRC Bulletin Board
Second Language Training (SLT) Winter 2014:
Registrations are now being taken for instructor led
English & French classes. Winter sessions will run from
Jan-2015 to 28-March-2015. For more information call
the MFRC office. Spouses and dependants of military
members:$50, community members: $100, military
members: $25
West Edmonton Mall Passes:
Available at the MFRC at a discounted price. The
pass entitles you to a full day admission to the World
Waterpark OR a full day admission to Galaxy Land OR your
choice of two of the following: Ice Palace, Marine Life,
Prof. WEM’s Adventure Golf, Putt”N” Glow, Ropes Quest
and Ed’ Rec Room.
Life Management Courses:
These courses are facilitated by Margaret Palmer, MA,
Professional Trainer. For cost, more information or to
register call the MFRC. These courses are open to all
residents of Cold Lake and area. Please call (780) 594-6006
or email [email protected] to register. Courses
are free for all military, military dependants and Defence
Team (excluding ASIST) and $25.00 for 1-day and $35.00
for 2-day for community members
Creating Possibilities; The Art of
Effective Leadership Workshop:
February 5 & 6 at MFRC from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm. Redefine
your notion of leadership! Starting with the premise that
anything is possible, successful teams and organization
require everyone to participate in meaningful ways. This
two-day course will challenge you to find the leader within,
regardless of your position or title within an organization.
Effective Communication:
February 4, 2015. Participants will learn about their
dominant communication style and how to recognize
their own communication barriers. Participants will also
learn how perspectives, assumptions, culture and values
relate to and affect communication, and will receive tips
for communicating more effectively than others.
Understanding Anger (2 day course):
February 2 & 3, 2015. Participants will learn where their
anger comes from, why they stay angry, and will be
introduced to healthy ways to manage anger. The Anger
Arousal Cycle and personal anger management plans
will be discussed.
Busy Little Hands Drop-In Playgroup:
Drop-in at the 4 Wing MFRC. For parents and children
from birth to 5 years old. Monday to Friday from 9:00 am
– 11:00 am. We’ll be doing arts & crafts, sensory play and
song and dance. Snacks provided. Pre-registration not
required (No drop-in on stat holidays).
Sew & Sew:
January 6, 20, February 3 from 6:00-9:00 pm at the MFRC.
Are you an expert quilter or just interested in starting?
Join this newly formed Sew & Sew Quilting Group for tips,
instruction, laughs and learning.
Cold Lake Salsa:
‘If you can walk, you can dance, spice it up and
come have some fun’. Group Classes; Salsa, Bachatta
and Merenge. MFRC Assembly Hall on Mondays at
7:00 pm. Open for both singles and couples.
P.O. Box 5260, Station Forces
Cold Lake, Alberta T9M 2C3
Tel: (780) 594-6006
Fax: (780) 594-5776
Email: [email protected]
Hours of Operation:
Mon - Fri 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Medley Youth Centre
Check it out! The Medley Youth Centre now has Facebook!! Check
out our page to see what’s happening every night at the YC. The
Youth Centre is open to all youth in Cold Lake and surrounding
area. Pre-registration is required for events and activities. For cost,
information or to register for the activities and events below please
contact Cora Carter at the MFRC (780)594-6006.
What’s Coming Up?
Do You Want to Build a Snowman?
January 16
Medley Youth Centre
Time: 1:00-4:00 pm
Ages 10 – 17
Make a healthy snack: snowman on a stick! Cost is one clean
white sock. A snowman themed event without the actual
snow!
Personalized Goal Setters
January 24
Medley Youth Centre
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Ages: 10 - 12
Time: 6:30 pm-11:00 pm
Ages: 13-17
Learn how to turn a picture frame into your own personalized
dry erase goal setter. Cost is $5.00 or a picture frame with a
glass covering.
Youth Leadership Group: “Be the change you wish to see in the
world”. Are you between the ages of 10-17 and up for change?
Would you like to be part of our Leadership Group and make
a difference in the world? Medley Youth Centre. Come meet
new peers and make a difference! For more information please
contact Pennylynn Heffner by calling 780-594-6006.
Medley Youth Steering Committee: 5:00 pm January 9th &
23rd, 2015. Join the Medley Youth Centre Steering committee
to have a say in the youth center.
Youth Centre Hours of Operation
CLOSED ON SUNDAYS
Teen (Ages 13 - 17)
M, Tu, Th 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
F & Sat 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Pre-Teen (Ages 10-12)
W 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Sat 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Air Cadets Were Active in December
664 RCACS
Though December
was a short month for
664 Royal Canadian
Air Cadet Squadron
(RCACS) Cold Lake, it
was an eventful one.
The cadets attended a
squadron-wide lesson on
summer training camps.
Level ones are only
able to attend general
training, which will
now take place in Cold
Lake. Level twos and up
have a larger choice of
summer camps including
opportunities to further
their
knowledge
in
various facets of cadets
including music courses,
survival, drill, sports,
and aviation. Cadets
sixteen or over can apply
to be an instructor at the
various courses.
A
Commanding
Officer’s parade was
cancelled in December,
but the cadets didn’t let
the time go to waste. With
an entire period free,
Flight Sergeant (FSgt)
Ramsay got the cadets
together to practice their
drill until it was looking
sharper than ever. FSgt
Ramsay reports there
was visible progress made
between the beginning
of the practice and the
end and is confident that
the squadron’s drill will
meet or exceed standard
for the final parade,
the Annual Ceremonial
Review in June.
During the holiday
season, the cadets showed
their community spirit by
creating a food hamper
for a family in need.
Also, as a fundraising
activity several cadets
volunteered to do coat
checks
for
various
holiday parties and gettogethers.
And finally, what
better way to start the
holidays than with a
party? On the last Friday
before the winter break,
the staff and parent
committee hosted a
bowling party for the
cadets at the Marina
Bowling Centre. This
activity confirmed that
when there’s a group of
cadets in the area, there’s
never a dull moment!
After a few hours of
bowling and socializing,
the cadets bade each
other farewell with many
cheesy puns about “not
seeing each other until
The Cold Lake Air Cadets squadron added their contribution to the Christmas hamper program.
next year.”
664 RCACS
New Year’s Resolution
Padre Marian
Korzeniowski
The
Christmas
season is over and the
year 2014 is history. The
New Year 2015 has just
begun.
We all hope that
this year will be a better
year for us, hopefully a
year of good health and
happiness. Some of us
have decided to make
New Year’s resolutions
as we have done in the
past. A good friend of
mine quit smoking as his
resolution. He phoned
me yesterday to tell me
that he is sticking to it
and that he has been
cigarette free for six
days. It looks like he is
determined to succeed. I
wish him luck.
I am sure some of
you made a resolution
[Across from Art Smith Aviation Academy]
Sacraments
Chapel Life Programming
All local military/DND and visiting military/
DND personnel and their families are welcome
and encouraged to join our opportunities of
worship, social events, and charitable service
activities. St. Mark’s Ladies Guild and St. Mark’s
Men’s Fellowship are always open to receiving new
members.
• Men’s Monthly Fellowship Breakfast,
last Saturday of the month 8:30 am,
September to May.
• Military Christian Fellowship, Wednesdays
11:30 am - 1:00 pm, September to June.
relationship. I hope within your circle. It can
some of you will want to be done. In 1999 my
become more spiritual, resolution was to quit
perhaps becoming closer smoking after 19 years.
to God.
It was not easy, but I
Whatever your New succeeded.
Year’s resolution is, I
I wish you all the
hope it is one that is success whatever your
realistic and that you resolution is, and all the
will find support for best in the New Year!
Padre’s Corner
St. Mark’s Protestant Chapel
For information on Spiritual guidance, Baptism, or
to register for Marriage Preparation Courses call the
office. You must register six months in advance and
please note that marriage preparation is required.
Funerals and memorial services can be requested by
first contacting our Administrative Assistant.
to lose a few pounds that
you acquired over the
holiday season, some will
want to become more
physically fit through
exercise, some will want
to spend more time
with their spouse or
children in an effort to
create a stronger family
Sunday Service
10:30 am Divine Worship
Communion - 1st Sunday of the month
Sunday School - September to June
Chaplains - Protestant
Padre William Hubbard (Anglican) ........... 8165
Padre Henry Hoy (Anglican) .................... 7975
Padre Christopher Willis (EFCC) ............ 7716
Holy Name Roman Catholic Chapel
[Corner of Kingsway and Queensway]
Sacraments
Sunday Eucharist
11:00 am in English
Children’s Liturgy - September to June
Chaplains - Roman Catholic
Padre Marian Korzeniowski ..................... 8170
Padre Elisabeth Duggan CLC .....................8169
Administrative Assistant: Nicole Laframboise..….....................7969
You may call her for more information or to register.
[Our offices are located in Building 115 next to the CFHA.]
Information on Baptism, 1st Reconciliation, 1st
Communion, Confirmation, Holy Matrimony, Holy
Orders/Ordination, or Sacrament of the Sick, you may
contact any of the RC chaplains or the Administrative
Assistant. A pre-matrimony (marriage) course is
mandatory with a minimum of six months - preferably
one year - notice prior to the intended wedding date.
Sacrament/Anointing of the Sick or Sacrament of
Reconciliation can be at any opportunity upon request to
a priest. Funerals and memorial services can be requested
by first contacting our Administrative Assistant.
Chapel Life
All local RC military/DND and visiting RC military/
DND personnel and their families are welcome and
encouraged to join our opportunities of worship, social
events, and charitable service activities. Catholic
Women’s League and Knights of Columbus are
always open to receiving new members. Additionally,
confidential pastoral counselling in regard to personal
faith, family, or employment related matters can be
available upon request/appointment.
The Beehive Thrift Shop
Hours: Tuesdays 1 pm - 3 pm
Thursdays 7 pm - 9 pm
Saturdays 10 am - 12 pm
The Beehive Thrift Shop is now open in their new location behind the Expressmart Convenience Store and Gas Bar.
We accept customer items on consignment; we gladly accept donations. Profits go back into the community. Phone 780-840-8000 ext. 4056
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All eyes are on you to fix a problem, Aries, but you may have
to sit this one out, as resources are in short supply. Conflict is
resolved at home.
Taurus - April 20 - May 20
Change can be hard, Taurus, but it is not impossible. Rally the
troops and start the implementation. A social engagement calls
for some thinking outside of the box.
Gemini - May 21 - June 21
You’re in demand, Gemini, and your calendar begins to fill. Say
yes to the causes that mean the most to you and no to the rest.
Your family needs you.
Cancer - June 22 - July 22
Duty calls, Cancer. Do not disappoint. A mystery is cleared up
at home, and you no longer need to worry. A friend makes a
request. Honour it if you can.
Leo - July 23 - August 22
Uh-oh, Leo. A confession throws you for a loop, but this is not
the time to show it. Maintain your calm façade and pitch a fit
later behind closed doors.
Virgo - August 23 - September 22
Watch it, Virgo. Someone is observing you from afar. Keep up
the good work, and you just might earn a promotion. A note
provides vital information.
Libra - September 23 - October 22
Truly, Libra. You are very good at what you do, but that doesn’t
mean you are right for the job. Pass on the opportunity and look
for a more suitable one.
Scorpio - October 23 - November 21
Time to shake things up, Scorpio. The routine is getting to
everyone and starting to slow things down. Slip in something
new, and watch the pace pick up.
Sagittarius - November 22 - December 21
Geez, Sagittarius. If it were easy, everyone would join in. Know
what you are getting into before you sign on the dotted line. An
invitation arrives.
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41. Destruction of the
natural environment
42. Made certain of something (3 wds)
43. Rigid supports for
broken bones
46. Volcano’s bowl-shaped
opening
49. Courtroom event
51. Assail
53. Cry
55. Holds up
57. “So ___ me!”
59. Morgue, for one
14. Show, as a historic
battle
21. Ado
24. Andiron
25. Situated
28. Coffee order
29. Clothed in fine attire
32. 20-20, e.g.
34. Come together
36. Unfounded
37. Rescuers
38. Advance showing
39. Clear up
40. Face-off
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The Courier News & Publishing
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
CF-18s Conduct Airstrikes in Iraq
The Courier
with files from DND
Last
Thursday
the
Department
of
National Defence gave
its
first
Operation
Impact
technical
briefing, to reporters
,since December 19.
The briefing provided
updates on Air Task
Force - Iraq (ATF-I)’s
activities against the
Islamic State of Iraq
and the Levant (ISIL) in
Iraq.
BGen Dan Constable,
commander of Joint Task
Force - Iraq, reported
that
ATF-I’s
CF-18
fighters had carried
out seven airstrikes
between
December
19 and January 7. He
said Canada’s CP-140
Aurora aircraft has been
providing intelligence,
surveillance
and
reconnaissance support,
and the Canadian CC150 Polaris air-to-air
refueller had delivered
28 million pounds of
fuel to coalition fighters
in the region to date.
The airstrike activity
was as follows:
• On December
19, two CF-188 Hornets
struck ISIL elements
including
vehicles
and a fortified rocket
emplacement
with
precision-guided
munitions in the vicinity
of Tal Afar, between
Sinjar and Mosul. These
airstrikes were part of a
larger coalition mission
in the Sinjar region to
support Iraqi security
forces efforts to reach
internally
displaced
civilians stranded in the
Sinjar Mountains.
• On December
20, while taking part
in coalition missions in
support of Iraqi security
forces ground operations
in an area northwest
of Mosul, two Hornets
used precision-guided
munitions to damage
an ISIL vehicle-borne
improvised
explosive
device (VBIED). The
VBIED was positioned
on a roadside, posing
a direct threat to the
safety and security of
Iraqi security forces
operating in the region.
• On December 24,
two Hornets struck an
ISIL position located in
the vicinity of Al Qa’im,
approximately 330 km
northwest of Baghdad,
with precision-guided
munition.
• On December
28, two Hornets struck
ISIL staging positions
with precision guided
munitions
in
the
vicinity of Sinjar while
taking part in coalition
missions in support of
Iraqi security forces (ISF)
ground operations.
• On December
31, while taking part
in coalition missions in
support of ISF ground
operations
west
of
Fallujah, two Hornets
struck ISIL fighting
positions.
Striking
ISIL fighting positions
degrades their fighting
capabilities, denies them
safe havens to conduct
their operations and
contributes to increasing
the ISF’s freedom of
movement in the region.
On January 1, while
taking part in coalition
missions in support of
ISF ground operations
northwest of Baghdad,
two Hornets struck ISIL
fighting positions. Later
in the day, two Hornets
supported ISF ground
operations in the vicinity
of Al-Qa’im by striking
ISIL storage facilities.
DND
Aircraft Technicians from Air Task Force-Iraq perform maintenance and servicing of CF-18 Hornets between
missions in Kuwait, during Operation Impact.
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