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Volume 57 Number 4 | January 23, 2012 Grreateat sselectionelection ooff ccardsards & ggiftsifts DDNDND 110%0% ooffff PPharmasaveharmasave BBrandrand Flu shots available Just 3 minutes from the Base. MARPAC NEWS CFB Esquimalt, Victoria, B.C. Esquimalt Plaza, 1153 Esquimalt Rd. 250-388-6451 www.lookoutnewspaper.com SShootinghooting fforor NNationalsationals Esquimalt maintains heavy pressure as the puck is shovelled towards the Comox goal during game two of their regional tournament on Jan. 19. The game was hard fought, but Esquimalt eventually overpowered Comox 8-0 to book their ticket to the Canadian Forces National Sports Championship in March. From Jan. 17-19, CFB Esquimalt’s Wurtele Arena hosted the men’s, women’s and Old Timer’s Pacific Regional Hockey Championships. The tournament saw teams from CFB Esquimalt square off against teams from CFB Comox in a best-of-three series. The Esquimalt women and Old Timer’s swept Comox in two games, while the men’s division went to a third and deciding match that Comox ended up winning 5-3. Photo by Ben Green, Lookout We proudly serve the Canadian Forces Community As a military family we understand your cleaning needs during ongoing service, deployment and relocation. www.mollymaid.ca ( ) 250 744-3427 1205 Wharf St. • 250-385-1999 [email protected] 2 • LOOKOUT January 23, 2012 save time save money Tobacco-free challenge, butt out for a month have a blast! Ben Green “The winners will be tested, with ers and brochures are available at do-it-yourselfdoo--it-iitit---yo yourselfyyooouuurrsseellff sandblastingsandblastsasaannndddbbblabllalasasstttiininngg Staff Writer a carbon monoxide monitor if appli- many locations around base, includ- cable, to prove they have not been ing the pharmacy, the fitness centres, Visit our Open House January 28 10-3 Personnel Support Programs (PSP) using tobacco during the month of CANEX, the dental offices, and the for demos, draws, and giveaways! is calling on all tobacco users within March 2012,” says Williams. “If the Military Family Resource Centres. 2639 Turner St. Victoria BC the Department of National Defence test cannot be done for any reason, the Those wanting to enrol in the larger 250-480-7263 to kick the habit for one month as part winners will have to sign a statutory Butt Out program can visit the Naden Proudly Offering 10% Military Discount of the I Quit! Challenge. declaration.” Athletic Centre between 9 and 11 www.blastityourself.ca It’s no secret that smoking and other Williams adds that participants a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays to a division of deep cove construction ltd forms of tobacco use greatly increase are free to use any tobacco cessation sign up. Military members can obtain the odds of developing a multitude of medication, such as Zyban or nico- smoking cessation medications free of health issues. tine patches and gum, as the carbon charge while on the program. Heather Williams, Health Promotion monoxide test is an indicator of smoke To register for the I Quit! Challenge, Manager at PSP, says tobacco products exposure only. visit http://cmp-cpm.forces.mil.ca/ also have a negative effect on mission On April 1, there will be a series of health-sante/iquit-jarrete/. Any ques- readiness. Smoking increases a military random draws from all participants tions can be forwarded to Williams via member’s risk of respiratory problems registered locally and nationally. The email at [email protected] and bone and muscle injuries. The national draw will award a $2,000, or by phone at 250-363-5532. reduced blood flow to the bones and $1,250, and a $750 CANEX gift card, muscles that results from smoking is and 28 local draws will give a $200 at least partly responsible for these and $125 CANEX gift card. There problems. will also be one national prize for a She says this can add up to be a big supporter, a $500 CANEX gift card, bill for the Canadian Forces. and a local prize for a supporter, a $50 “Tobacco use costs the CF Regular CANEX gift card. BUILDING FOR OUR FUTURE Force more than $36 million per year The two supporters of the winning in treating tobacco-related diseases, participant will have to certify that, loss of productivity, and absenteeism,” to the best of their knowledge, their she says. participant kept the commitment to So, in support of Health Promotion’s not use tobacco for the month. Williams says she hopes the I Quit! VICTORIA SHIPYARDS larger, eight-week Butt Out smok- ing cessation program, the I Quit! Challenge will be a platform for par- Challenge is looking for a minimum ticipants to continue to quit tobacco of 1,000 personnel nationwide to quit use after the month is over and per- Tel: 250.380.1602 from March 1 to April 1. haps motivation for those who’ve been To participate, personnel must find unsuccessful in the past. seaspan.com two supporters who will verify the “Try, try, and try again,” she adds. “It’s quitter remained tobacco-free during never too late. For some people it takes the month of March. Former tobacco several times to quit. The more times you try, the more you learn and the CHECK OUT OUR FACEBOOK GROUP users who have quit in the last six months must remain tobacco-free in better your chances for a smoke-free “MILITARY DISCOUNT INFORMER” order to participate. At the end of future.” Interested participants have until FOR DAILY UPDATES!! the month, successful quitters will answer a simple skill-testing question Feb. 29 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time and undergo a carbon monoxide test. to register online. Information post- THE ALL-NEW ELANTRA $17,344 BASE L-6 SPEED January 23, 2012 LOOKOUT • 3 PSP SKI TRIPS 2012 Spend a day on the mountain and leave the driving to us! Dates: Lift Tickets: Lift & Lessons: Jan 26 2012 Adult: $52 Adult: $76.75 Feb 9 2012 Youth (13-18yrs): $42 Youth: $66.75 Feb 23 2012 Child (7-12yrs): $27 Child: $57.75 Mar 8 2012 Note: Prices do not Mar 29 2012 include tax. Bus - departs at 6am and returns by 6pm: $22/per person Don't want to travel by bus but still want in on the great group rate deal? Please call us and well add your name to the list! Same lift ticket prices apply as per above. Call 250-363-1009 for more information or to register 10% off any Truck MILITARY Rate DISCOUNT OFFERED Call 250-953-5300 www.budgetvictoria.com 2.99% 5 Year Term With their NATO operations complete, HMCS Vancouver underwent its change of command ceremony 2.89% 3 or 4 Year Term Available two weeks ago. 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Cdr Peats then, “turned over the On an unseasonably warm Jan. 13 in Funchal on the watch” to Cdr Mazur and reported to Cmdre Ellis that “I Island of Madeira, Portugal, the crew of HMCS Vancouver stand relieved.” Cdr Mazur followed with his report to the Moving to Commodore, “I have the ship.” assembled on the flight deck to witness a ceremony rich with In another long held tradition, Cdr Peats was rowed Nova Scotia? tradition; the ship’s change of command from Cdr Bradley ashore by the ship’s senior officers. Being that the ship was Peats, who has commanded the ship since November 2010, in Portugal, a colourful Portuguese row boat was found for to Cdr David Mazur. this duty. Reviewing Officer for the ceremony was Cmdre Peter Cdr Peats will now return to Esquimalt for some Ellis, Commander Canadian Fleet Pacific. much deserved leave and then on to his next posting as Vancouver’s deployment in the Mediterranean with Commanding Officer of the Naval Officer Training Centre Contact us Operation Unified Protector and Operation Active Venture. about our Endeavour is now complete and the ship visited this island Cdr Mazur will bring Vancouver home, transiting the moving in the Azores to conduct a decompression stop and a change Atlantic Ocean and Panama Canal. The ship will come of command. alongside in Esquimalt in mid February. incentives! SSa nd fe la Is ty r C Relocating Military Families ve ouu ou nnc Lawyers with a ncc il to Halifax-Dartmouth for Va Canadian Forces Perspective over 15 years. 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