INSIDE and Present, Who Paid the Ulti- Mate Sacrifice on Behalf of Their CANADIAN ARMED Country
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WWW.ASHLEYHOMESTORESELECT.CA Volume 75, Number 44 Thursday, November 14, 2019 Free/Gratuit Grn Petawawa hosts local businesses for annual luncheon By Patricia Leboeuf the business community to Coupled with the chance the Garrison, the town and Col Lapointe warmly share upcoming changes. to experience a simulated the surrounding businesses. welcomed attendees, de- Petawawa Post The Garrison is also home Chinook helicopter ride, the “What brings us here?” scribing some of the upcom- to the busiest military airspace event proved to be a mas- said Col Lapointe, “it is our ing changes to infrastructure With Garrison Petawa- in Canada, a fact that was cel- sive draw with community sense of community. before handing over the mic wa’s ongoing growth and ebrated at the Nov. 7 Garrison movers and shakers attend- “If we have successful to Command Teams from busy operational tempo, Petawawa Business Luncheon ing the event in droves. The businesses, successful public the aviation units. Garrison Commander Colo- held at the 450 Tactical Heli- lunch was not only informa- enterprise, then that means Operations Officer for 450 nel (Col) Louis Lapointe has copter Squadron (450 THS) tive, it also strengthened the I can take better care of my THS Major (Maj) Dave Wood- made it a point to meet with hangar. significant bonds between soldiers,” he added. said 450 THS now houses 15 Chinook Helicopters, noting Halloween they are slightly more ad- vanced than those currently in Hangover? Nov. 11, 2019: Petawawa remembers the US Army’s fleet. BOOK YOUR About 450 people work out of the unit, and all strive CLEANING TODAY to provide aerial capabil- ity to the military, moving personnel and equipment around the airspace either in Canada or in joint-opera- tions abroad. This was most recently demonstrated dur- About 1,500 people gathered ing Operation PRESENCE, around the Petawawa Cenotaph when members of 450 THS at the Royal Canadian Legion provided support in Mali. Branch 517 for Remembrance continued on page two Day. Together they honoured and paid tribute to Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members, both past INSIDE and present, who paid the ulti- mate sacrifice on behalf of their CANADIAN ARMED country. Part of the service in- FORCES (CAF) HEALTHY cluded a wreath laying ceremony; RELATIONSHIPS (right) on behalf of Garrison Pet- CAMPAIGN awawa, Garrison Commander PAGE 4 Colonel Louis Lapointe (left) and Chief Warrant Officer Tom Vern- RHU RESIDENTS er, Garrison Petawawa’s CWO INVITED TO TOWN HALL (right), laid wreaths at the base of MEETING NOV. 21 the cenotaph. (Photo by Patricia DETAILS PAGE 5 Leboeuf, Petawawa Post) DISCOVER DOWNTOWN FOR MORE COVERAGE OF PEMBROKE LOCAL REMEMBRANCE DAY PAGES 8-9 CEREMONIES, WATCH NEXT WEEK’S PETAWAWA POST. www.petawawapostlive.ca ASK ABOUT FORD BLACK FRIDAY SPECIALS Page 2, Petawawa Post, November 14, 2019 Grn Petawawa hosts local businesses for annual luncheon ... continued from front page They can also often be seen in the skies are ultimately training for combat.” around Renfrew County, maintaining their 2 CMBG members are often deployed flight readiness and refining their skills. overseas and will continue to be deployed in “We are constantly training,” said Maj the upcoming year to Latvia, Ukraine, and Iraq. Wood, “and that requires us to fly all hours They are also needed at home, as witnessed of the day.” during the spring flooding. Members from The 427 Special Operations Aviation Garrison Petawawa participated in Operation Squadron (427 SOAS) based at the Garrison LENTUS, a domestic deploment of nearly 1,000 must also continuously hone the specialized CAF members who helped protect people and skills required for their mandate. buildings from the rising floods in the National They are a unit of over 300 people and Capital Region and the Ottawa Valley. Engi- provide helicopter lifts, fire support by the neers from the Garrison also reinforced the means of door gunners and surveillance for dangerously eroded banks of the Petawawa Canadian Special Operations Forces. Most River below the Petawawa Boulevard Bridge. of their training is done out of the Garrison “There is no other Army but us to protect but they spend a lot of time flying out of the Canada when Canada calls,” said Col Adair. Pembroke and Area Airport. As for the Garrison itself, Col Lapointe ex- “It was mentioned that this was the most plained how infrastructure is being revitalized, congested airspace in the Canadian Armed with many buildings receiving upgrades. Forces, which makes the Pembroke Airport The Integrated Health Care Facility will a way to relieve the congestion here,” said be completed in February and will allow mil- (Above) Garrison Petawawa 427 SOAS Commanding Officer Lieutenant- itary members to access top-notch healthcare Commander Colonel Louis Colonel (LCol) Jeremy Fountain. right at home. Lapointe (right) hosted the an- The two units are not technically part of The range and training area renovation nual Garrison Petawawa Busi- 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (2 and upgrades will be completed within a few ness Luncheon on Nov. 7, sharing CMBG) but often work alongside its personnel. months and the Canadian Special Operations some of the upcoming changes On their side, 2 CMBG soldiers are also Regiment (CSOR) will have a building to call occurring on the Garrison. The working and training non-stop to provide their own, scheduled for completion in 2021. annual event allows business and protection and help in any way the Govern- The North Town Site Utility Upgrade Phase community leaders to better un- ment of Canada requires them to. 10 Stage 1 will be completed in March, and the derstand the Garrison’s activities “This is a great place for many reasons ground has been broken for a new Royal Cana- and prepare themselves in turn. and we need to be collectively proud of ev- dian Dragoons (RCD) building that should be (Right) 2 Canadian Mechanized erything that goes on, on a day-to-day basis,” completed in 2022. Brigade Group Commander Colo- said 2 CMBG Commander Colonel (Col) Ja- “This is all fantastic news,” said Col nel Jason Adair explained some of son Adair. “Every day, we are training for the Lapointe, pointing out that additional proj- the brigade’s upcoming deploy- worst case that is coming our way...We are ects are in the works or the planning stages ments and exercises. (Photos by training for operations next summer but we and will be announced at a later date. Patricia Leboeuf, Petawawa Post) PEMBROKE MALL Petawawa Post, November 14, 2019, Page 3 Legion pays tribute to Veterans, the fallen at annual Dinner of Remembrance By Patricia Leboeuf rose signified these loved ones, war memorials, museums, Petawawa Post who remained at home, faith- parades and we saw where it fully awaiting their soldier’s all happened,” said Kearney. The sacrifices of those return. Headdresses from “It was truly life changing.” who gave everything in the every military branch paid She also produced and pursuit of freedom were hon- tribute to all aspects of the Ca- starred in a video sent to Ca- oured during the Royal Cana- nadian Armed Forces. A slice nadian professional contrac- dian Legion’s annual Dinner of lemon was there to remind tor and television host Mike of Remembrance Nov. 9. people of the bitterness of loss. Holmes in the hopes of con- Padre Mike Allen led the The glasses were upside down vincing him to pick the Pet- room in prayer before the meal, because they cannot celebrate awawa Legion to renovate. using the grace of the Royal any more. “We sent it in, it might Canadian Dragoons (RCD) to “It is to remind us of their get looked at but we don’t inspire those who listened. efforts, to remind us that know,” said President Ralph “May we be strong in vir- some members of our profes- Kendrick. “They wanted to tue, firm in times of trouble sion have passed away,” said see the younger generation and always ready to help oth- Honours and Awards chair- working with veterans.” ers in times of need,” he said. man Bob Howell. “They can- The Canadian Military The sentiment was not be here with us but we Wives Choirs Petawawa echoed by Legion First Vice wish to recognize them.” followed her with a perfor- John MacQueen. These sacrifices are great- mance that brought a few He asked for all to re- ly appreciated by those who audience members to tears. member those who lost their can now enjoy the freedom When the meal and pre- lives or returned from con- to live as they do, in peace sentations were done, at- flict injured either mentally and without fear. tendees were invited to take GUARANTEED ACCEPTANCE or physically. He promised “It is a freedom that is of- part in a candlelight cer- to uphold the torch and to ten taken for granted,” said emony. Those who wanted Critical Illness Insurance never forget the sacrifices Petawawa Councillor James to pay tribute to a lost loved Assurance maladie grave they made. Carmody. “We do not have to one lit a red candle, and then “We remember those Ca- look far to see tyranny and op- brought it out to the ceno- À APPROBATION GARANTIE nadians around the world on pression at work. We must be taph. The row of candles PROTECTION FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY ship, on land and in the air forever vigilant that this surge burned until Remembrance doing their jobs every day so does not take hold of us.” Day, each flickering light UNE PROTECTION POUR TOUTE LA FAMILLE we can enjoy this dinner in This year’s guest speaker symbolizing a lost loved one.