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Shelley Lipke mental concern added to mix, with in their community,” said Tattrie. those on deployment, or with other dents will be charged for damages Staff writer car leakage onto the grass. While both CFHA and the Base extenuating circumstances self when they move out.” The concerns raised should not Commander have made it clear identified in advance, occupants can Alternate storage must be found Some occupants of military hous- be a surprise to Residential Housing some residences need to tidy up, receive additional time to comply for those with boats, trailers and ing units in the eight residential Units (RHU) occupants as they many have not complied. with the conditions, said Tattrie. recreational vehicles. The two stor- housing sites of CFB Esquimalt read and signed the conditions of A targeted approach is now being “If grass cutting, or cleaning up age compounds designated for are not abiding by the conditions occupancy prior to moving in. taken. Individual occupants are a lawn of dog feces is needed, con- military families are both full and of occupancy, and the Base and The issue also goes beyond cos- being sent photos of their infractions tractors will remedy the situation have one-year or more waiting lists. Canadian Forces Housing Agency metic. along with a letter stating what they and CFHA will then bill the occu- Occupants can be added to the list (CFHA) are taking action. “We would like to encourage must do to clean up their property. pant directly,” said Tattrie. “If bar- by calling Colwood at 250-363- In December, Base Commander people to abide by the conditions Seven days is the time allotted to becues are kept too close to houses 4933, or Work Point at 250-363- Captain(N) Marcel Hallé sent a let- of occupancy so they can take pride have them fix their infraction. For and they cause damage, the resi- 1008. Work is progressing to inves- ter to remind occupants of the con- tigate increasing compound storage ditions they need to abide by. He areas, but in the interim private also touched on some of the issues, arrangements will have to be made. such as recreational vehicles, trail- If infractions continue, the chain ers, boats and derelict or uninsured of command will be engaged. vehicles taking up valuable parking “If parking issues continue, or spaces in the neighbourhood or there’s a need to remove a travel being parked on lawns; and that trailer than we will make a recom- some houses have unapproved fen- mendation to the Base Commander ces, sheds and satellite dishes, while for further administrative action to others have unkempt lawns. remedy this situation,” said Tattrie. Occupants have been advised to When CFHA sends the letters, take the necessary steps to ensure they will also send a copy to the the residential housing areas pro- Base Personnel Services Officer vide a comfortable, safe and secure and Base Chief, who will inform community each occupant’s chain of command “The vehicles are the tipping of this issue. point,” said Don Tattrie, manager “Overall, the majority of the in charge of CF Housing Agency RHU occupants do take pride Esquimalt. Streets are too narrow in their homes and community. to have cars parked along them, This action will readily encourage and up onto the grass. Emergency those few who still need a stronger vehicle must be able to access all reminder that their co-operative areas. Plus, parking lot space in row participation is not only sought, house units is at a premium with so but is vital to the ongoing well- many homeowners owning more being of the entire community,” than one car. There is an environ- said Tattrie. DON’T MISS THIS Before HOMES WITH LAND you buy! FREE SEMINAR! $236,000 - $375,000 VICTORIA IS AFFORDABLE! Call today to reserve your seats.
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One hill in case the battery was [email protected] evening my cousin Don Taylor dead after sitting idle all week. and his wife Carol and I drove “One very cold winter night ✶ SALES REPRESENTATIVE ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ Ivan Groth 363-3133 down to St. Thomas to look in 1964, I couldn’t get the ✶ [email protected] at cars. Chevy started, so I had my dad ✶ HOROSCOPES “We stopped at a GM dealer pull me down Barker Street SALES REPRESENTATIVE ARIES - Mar 21-Apr 20 SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 called Disbrowe Motors on the with a chain. Just as I took my Joshua Buck 363-8602 Affection grows where there are Scorpio, make a strong and solid [email protected] main street, and that’s where foot off the clutch to start the shared goals, Aries. Think about commitment to finish your latest I fell in love with a beauti- engine, I stripped second gear this as you examine future rela- project. Regardless of how tedious EDITORIAL ADVISOR ful 1954 Chevy Bel Air Sport and from that time on, I had tionships. Security is your main the task might seem, it still needs SLt Michael McWhinnie 363-4006 Coupe. It was a two-door hard- to drive my Chevy from first focus for this week. to get done. top in light green with a dark to third gear because I didn’t Published each Monday, under the authority green top and dark green rear have any money to repair sec- TAURUS - Apr 21-May 21 SAGITTARIUS - Nov 23/Dec 21 of Capt(N) Marcel Hallé, Base Commander. fender insert panels. ond gear. Taurus, you want things that oth- Sagittarius, luck comes out of Le LOOKOUT est publié tous les lundi, sous “It had the famous ‘Blue “I remember getting stuck ers don’t necessarily desire. It’s networking and you are the con- l’égide du Capt(N) Marcel Hallé, Commandant what makes you a leader and not summate politician. Go shake de la Base. Flame’ inline six cylinder in a mud hole one night and engine of 235.5 cubic inches I couldn’t get out. So I asked a follower. Continue to take the some hands and make new rela- The editor reserves the right to edit, abridge and 115 horsepower with the my new girl friend at the time path that others do not. tionships. You never know when or reject copy or advertising to adhere to three-speed manual transmis- (who is now my wife Mary you’ll need a friend. GEMINI - May 22-Jun 21 policy as outlined in CFA0 57.5. Views and sion on the steering column. of 42 years) if she would get opinions expressed are not necessarily those Gemini, you’ve got a plugged-in CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 of the Department of National Defence. I paid $350.00 cash for that behind the wheel while I got feeling and are full of boundless Capricorn, your opinion deserves Le Rédacteur se réserve le droit de modifier, nine-year-old Chevy, a lot of out to push. energy this week. 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Clockwise from left: tary skills. The RCMP has more Couturier, Maritime Component • Team members discuss tactics during the testing of ACT, the newly introduced small boat expertise in forensics and under- Commander for the exercise and command and control system. water search, while the CF dive Operation Podium. teams have more extensive train- ACT was unveiled in 2007 by • Reservist from across the country practice port security. ing on the Explosive Ordinance Offshore Systems Ltd, an industry • Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Naval Reserve patrol the Burrard Inlet Disposal (EOD) element.” leader in marine electronics. The in search of a vessel of interest. While submerged in Vancouver’s Canadian Navy was the first to buy harbour, divers tested diver pro- ACT after a successful try-and- pulsion vehicles that help them buy period where three units were move through the water quickly, installed on naval reserve RHIBs. and an underwater image sonar to Thirteen of the 19 RHIBs improve search capabilities. involved in Exercise Silver were By the end of the exercise, 47 fitted with the equipment for dives were accomplished with more comprehensive training. Two more than 30 hours of bottom more ACT units may be installed time. on an Orca and the Combined Operational Dive Team’s tender. Asset Control and Tracking MS Andria Coward, a Class During the exercise, the Port A naval communicator from Security Unit worked with a new Kingston’s HMCS Cartaraqui, used piece of equipment called Asset ACT for the first time last week in Control and Tracking (ACT), the PSU operations centre. which will help them gain better She said that although it was the situational awareness when operat- first time she saw the software, it ing in Vancouver Harbour during was very easy to learn. the Olympics. “Being able to see exactly where ACT is a small boat command, the RHIBs are on the water makes control and information system my job a lot easier,” she said. “And that allows the Port Security Unit being able to communicate with operations centre to track and ana- them when the radios go down is lyze up to 12 RHIBs on the water. another advantage.” With the aid of an LCD monitor RHIBs can respond to the opera- tions centre using the instant text Being a part of this operation is message function and a virtual key- important stuff and for a naval board. They can select from a list reserve, it’s exciting to do the job of pre-determined we trained for.” messages, or type their own detailed -Cdr Matthew Davies, messages. Commanding Officer of HMCS York ACT is an Automatic and joystick, RHIB crews can also Identification system (AIS), which see exactly where other PSU boats is installed on all merchant vessels are located for real time situational over 300 tons. It broadcasts the awareness. They can also use the vessel’s name, speed, course and system to communicate via secure last port of call. instant text message with each “It allows us to visually see “other and the operations centre. what’s coming,” said Lt(N) Shane “We used to rely on radio for Denneny, Port Security officer for communications and it was a chal- Maritime Operations Group 4. lenge maintaining a clear picture. It also allows the operations cen- We were looking for a solution that tre to pinpoint a target for the provided better boat control capa- RHIB to investigate, giving them a bility and a form of seure commu- command of where to go and how nication. The ACT provides these to get there, and then virtually imporvements” said Capt(N) Gilles watch them follow it. 10 • LOOKOUT February 16, 2009
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