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The Golden Spur TThhee GGoollddeenn SSppuurr The Newsletter of the Canadian Association of Forces Linemen December 2005 Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year To all Members and their families 1/28 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Season’s Greetings to all members. Christmas is meant to be a time for joy and goodwill, a time when we think and take care of each other. It's a time of giving and sharing, a time when we share what we have with others and a time when we remember family, friends and members serving overseas. Going home for Christmas is a most cherished tradition of the holiday season. No matter where you may be the rest of the year, being at "home" with your family and friends for Christmas is "a must." With this thought I offer special wishes for those who are serving abroad and unable to make the trip home. No matter where you are, I wish you greetings, with good wishes for Christmas and the New Year. Personal thanks and appreciation for duty above and beyond go out to the spouses and families of our members. Let it be the letters, the care packages, or the phone calls from home, it is this type of support that gives us the strength to carry on with our duties and to be reassured that all is well at home. The National Executive joins me in wishing you and yours the very best this holiday season. In closing I would like to say to one and all – let us have a good Christmas holiday, in peace, with good will towards others, and thankfulness for all we have achieved in 2005. Let us be confident about the New Year 2006. Together, we will conquer our challenges and excel to new heights. Season’s Greetings; Yours truly; Les Thomlinson President CAFL 2/28 NATIONAL EXECUTIVE Les Thomlinson President Scott Henriksson Vice-President Kevin Fathers Treasurer Frank LeBlanc Fellowship Wayne Babcock Membership Rep Atlantic Region (Nova Scotia & Newfoundland) Tom Sonier President Maritime Region (New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island) Bernie Currie President Quebec Region (Quebec) Tony Ogrinc President Central Region (Kingston and surrounding areas) Darren Cluney President Petawawa Region (Petawawa and surrounding areas) Larry Bartlet President National Capital Region (Ottawa and surrounding areas) Wayne Babcock President Prairie Region (Manitoba & Saskatchewan) Jeff Sandney President Western Region (Alberta) Gord Heaton President Pacific Region (British Columbia) Brian Homuth President 3/28 Hello to all from Beautiful British Columbia This year has been a very busy year for the crew here in Esquimalt. There was the departure of MCpl Jenkins to CFSTG CFB Borden as well as MCpl Gallant to HQ & Sigs CFB Petawawa. Even though they will be greatly missed,the crew has been “spiced” up a bit with the my arrival. Things are still as normal as possible with WO Henry trying to change the rank structure to include “DUDE” as a rank. Still at the Helm is Sgt Johnston, who in the first four months of me being here, did not say more than two words to me. I guess it is hard for him to speak with the bushy moustache of his. MCpl “Homie” Homuth is running things for the crew. For those who don’t know MCpl Homuth, he is a very competitive person. For example, I have been playing squash with him for coffee in the mornings, I must admit that I have owe him a lot of coffees. Cpl Lavoie is the senior Cpl on the crew. He is a great guy and very knowledgeable. I have learned a lot from him and will learn a lot more once I can properly decode his “fringlish” but I am not sure if my time here in Esquimalt will be long enough. We have two civilians working with us, there is Adam Miles, also know as the general. He is in charge of the QM and he runs a tight shop. Signing for a tool is like filling out a security clearance form. Needless to say, we try not to ask him for much. The other civilian is Kelly Dean. His claim to fame is his ability to destroy the hopes and dreams of any reserve lineman we have attached with us. He is currently working on a new victim, Cpl Savola from 741 Comm Sqn. There have been a few major projects for us here. There was the installation of the Jetty in Nanoose where we had to install new kiosks as well as fiber and copper cables after the old Jetty sank into the bottom of the ocean. Albert Head has been a place we have been working on a constant basis. Jobs there ranged from removing old strand and cables, to structure wiring the new cadet building. I had the great honor of spearheading that project and had a bunch of Techs working for me. FUN!! Rocky point is another place that has taken up a lot of man-hours. Some work there consisted of removal of the old pole line route where Kelly and Cpl Lavoie not only managed to get the Con truck stuck in a ditch, but also blow the hydraulic hoses apart. How he managed that, is a mystery never fully explained? We have been assisting the crew that came from 1 Line Sqn, SGT Howe’s second home, at least he does some work when he’s out here. It is always a good time when you have a bunch of different Lineman together, especially when there is a birthday involved. There has been a lot of work accomplished here but there is still a lot left to do. I am really enjoying my time here because I get a chance to work at all aspect of my trade, not just doing the same thing for a year like Volition fiber for example. The guys that worked at the Sim Centre in Kingston know what I mean! 4/28 It is almost the end of another year. It’s time to reminisce about the good times, and forget about the bad, time for the wonderful Christmas parties and dinners where someone is bound to get charged, and time to push our livers to the brink of destruction. We, as Lineman, would not have it any other way. The crew here wishes everyone out there a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All the best to you and your loved ones, and remember, play hard but play safe. Cpl Henry sends. 5/28 CFJSR DETACHEMENT EDMONTON Another year is nearing its end and Christmas is almost upon us. Over the past six months, CFJSR Det. Edmonton has seen many fellow soldiers posted out and lots of new faces arriving around the shop. Sgt Dale Sullivan has headed off to picturesque Petawawa, MCpl Troy Polak enjoyed a brief stay here, only to be shipped off to never land Suffield and Cpl Rick Gower crossed the street to the base crew. New arrivals to the Det. are: WO Tim Hope, Sgt. Dean McCartney, Cpl’s Jason Briggs, Andy Lamash, Jon Luete, Rob Dupuis, Pte’s Pustovyk, and Dave Bonne, who recently traded in his reserve boots for a real pair of line boots. Mean while Cpl Septimo headed back to the school for three months of training for his journeymen’s qualification. Prior to everyone’s departure in the summer, the Det got together for a golf day / mug out. The day was a success, and everyone got a chance to meet each other while having some fun on the greens. With varying degrees of golfing ability, it became quite clear that a Par Three Course more than met our needs, except for possibly our resident golf pro Sammy Septimo. The mug-out followed at O’Mally’s Pub in St. Albert, where a few plaques were passed out as well as a few tasty malt beverages. Sgt. Dale Sullivan receiving Det. Picture Mcpl Troy Polak. (did his troop dues cover this?) Currently our two crews have just returned from such exotic places such as Cold Lake, Shilo, Inuvik, Masset and Winnipeg. With more adventures scheduled for the New Year with Sgt Morin’s crew now preparing for an extended overseas visit. 6/28 Pte Bonne playing mother hen in Inuvik. Cpl Proulx repairing low band antenna in Masset BC. Of course, we can never forget to mention our tradition and the honour of our Det’s participation in the Remembrance Day ceremony at the quaint Legion # 196 in Evansburg. This always includes a few shots down range, while listening to some stories of our veterans past and how the military has changed to its present. Looking forward to next year boys and to many more. Now that winter is full swing out here on the prairies, we’re starting to look forward to the yearly journey to Vancouver Island in the New Year. Here’s to breaking up a long winter. Happy Holiday Season from everyone at CFJSR Det. Edmonton! Cpl Pelton sends 7/28 742 Sig Sqn Line Section From the heart of Cowboy Country and the Army of the West, greetings from (Edmonton). We have had a few changes this past year. Cpl (Marc) Galbrand found himself leaving to go work for Sgt (Jody) Sherrington in Borden. This has left a void at the shop that will be hard to fill, but the recent postings of Cpl (Dean) Upshall from CFJSR Det Pet and Cpl (Rickie) Gower from CFJSR Edm should do the trick. This past spring MCpl (Duane) Thibodeau made a couple of trips down to Sin City for BICSI courses and then headed off to Petawawa to help teach future Generals of the CF how to become soldiers.
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