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Photo by Ross Lees Story & photos on page 8 These two 8 Wing/CFB Trenton young ladies were extremely receives fifth Globemaster happy to see By Ross Lees Rooty the A&W Root Bear he CC-177 Globemaster III at the Family Thas well and truly earned Fun Night at its name, according to Canadian the Museum Minister of National Defence Ja- on March 27. son Kenny. He said the members of the Ca- nadian Armed Forces (CAF) de- See the full served the best equipment to do story and their work and the C17 was the more best at what it does. pictures on “That is to say, flying immense Canadian Minister of National Defence distances, landing on remote, un- Jason Kenny officially accepts the fifth page 3. paved, short runways and haul- CC-177 Globemaster III at 8 Wing/CFB ing massive payloads of up to Trenton Monday morning. Continued on page 7 Photo by Ross Lees 4(+ '203 +'2 +* + /-.2/-.% , .+ 0+'-+ / ''*' '+ +&' 0+'-+#1"+ '+ * (+ ' ' , ./ +2/+ - 1".+.+ 4 /- ') .+ ++! 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Starting at $204,900, there are 2 or 3 bedroom units with 2 baths plus a garage. Located off Princess Street near Organizers, volunteers, sponsors and recipients gathered Monday Centennial Park, the homes are ideal for young families afternoon at the Trenton Memorial Hospital (TMH) to celebrate the and single people looking for a relaxed lifestyle close to amazing success of the fourth annual CFB Trenton Pond Hockey Classic, which raised $35,000 after expenses to be divided between city amenities. the Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation and Soldier On. Photo by Ross Lees By Ross Lees sors and 436 Squadron. What an incred- ible bunch of people,” he said, noting the he members of 436 (Transport) Squad- military community was helping to give Tron just keep soldiering on with the back to the civilian community. annual Pond Hockey Classic as they raise Mr. Smiley also took the opportunity to funds for the Trenton Memorial Hospital thank organizer Capt. Moorehouse for all Foundation and Soldier On. his efforts behind the scenes of this spec- The tournament has grown each of the tacular annual event. four years it has taken place, and that Lieutenant-Colonel Troy Paisley, Com- growth continued for the fourth annual manding Officer of 436 Squadron, said the event, growing from 24 teams to 29 and $35,000 split evenly between the two chari- raising $35,000 to bring the four-year total ties was the result of fantastic work by to $100,000 raised, according to organizer everybody involved in the Pond Hockey Captain Jeff Moorehouse. Classic. Capt. Moorehouse said response from “We hope to grow it even bigger next the community and co-sponsors Scotia- year, especially with the help of Scotia- bank and ScotiaMcLeod was excellent bank and ScotiaMcLeod,” he said. and contributed to the success of this Quinte West Deputy Mayor Jim Alyea year’s event. called the event a great partnership all “Overall, it was an excellent response,” around, not just the effort of one group or From left to right - Graham Cobb - Owner Cobblestone he said. “The dinner was great, we had an one person. Homes, Victoria Parker, Jon Lawrance-Nottingham Court excellent and emotional speaker in Sgt. “And the money raised goes to a great Chris Downey, who was severely injured organization, this hospital we’re fighting Developer, Chelsea Weir - Lead Realtor, in Afghanistan, the weather was optimal tooth and nail to keep,” he concluded. Mayor Jim Harrison, Doug Bald, David Weir, Kyle Weir for the tournament, the ice was the best Capt. 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R0013157961 April 3, 2015 News 3 - The Contact Museum Family Night a popular first-time event Continued from page 1 military uniforms for the evening and they helped visiting fami- lies find displays, take part in the scavenger hunt and directed them to the Youth Centre canteen for refreshments. Maj. Phillips also supplied the music for the dance which ended the evening. “It is important that the com- munity understand that every- thing in the museum is supported by donations,” noted Barb Neri, in charge of public relations for the museum. “We bring in the money ourselves, either through donations through facility rent- als, through educational tours, Ad Astra Stone sales, or purchas- es in the gift shop. If you love the museum, you really need to understand that the museum has to be supported by the commu- nity to be maintained, especially Military Family Resource Centre Execu- maintained at the level that the (above) This family par- tive Director Tama Kleinschmidt greets staff wishes to see it maintained ticipates in the scaven- Rooty the A & W root Bear with a hug as at and the community expects ger hunt as they progress he arrives at the National Air Force Mu- from us.” through the museum. seum of Canada Family Night March 27. Amy LeGresley, representing the youth Centre at MFRC, hoped Photos by Ross Lees the event would be successful and would become an annual event. (right) These museum By Ross Lees “It’s a fun night but it’s also staffers give this young our first time, so it’s very much a family directions as they he goal was to have fun, to give a different per- learning experience. We saw the prepare to take part in the Tspective on the National Air Force Museum of niche and we want to fill it,” she scavenger hunt. Canada (NAFMC) and to raise funds for both the said in a previous interview. museum and the Military Family Resource Centre It appears the event was very (MFRC) Youth Centre. popular and could easily become Event organizer, Major Leo Phillips, felt all three an annual event. goals had been achieved and that the MFRC and “It was great!” noted Mrs. Neri NAFMC staff proved a formidable team.