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News Volume 54 • Issue 43 • November 1, 2019 1 -“Delivering The Contact news and information. At home and around the world.” • “Transmettre des nouvelles et de l’information, d’ici et d’ailleurs.” January 11 , 2019 Sandra Hussey Sales Representative Direct Direct613-438-5588 613-438-5588sandrahussey.ca sandrahussey.ca Top 1% of Exit REALTORS® International Sales Representatives e since 2015, S e r v i n g 8 W i n g / C F B T r e n t o n • 8 E s c a d re / B F C T r e n t o n • h t t p : // t h e c o n t a c t n e w s p a p e r . c f b t r e n t o n . c o m #1 in Canada for Sales Volume 2018 and 7th 436 Transport Squadron Exitinternationally Realty Group’s #1 Sales Representative overfor the 45,000 past 5 years. Gold Award winner INSIDE agents.for 2015 & 2016, and Platinum th Award Winner in 2017. 75 ANNIVERSARY IRP DND APPROVED HALLOWEEN AT CFS ALERT 75e anniversaire du 436e Escadron de transport “Be Fussy. 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She added 8 Wing Trenton is the organization’s second-largest Page 7 campaign contributor. “It’s just amazing to see how everyone Members of the Trenton Military Family Resource Centre pull a CC-130 Hercules aircraft in support of the United Way on Oct. 25. Continued on Page 8 NumbersTalk! RealTrendsTop 200 Report Highlights“137 of the top 200 Brokerages in Canada are Re/Max Brokerages”.We are proud to be a part of this elite group.Whether moving across the street, across the country or across the world. RE/MAX, serving you in 100 countries and territories around the world! 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Master Cor- could win prizes for play- ple on the station, the plan favourites. hallway as residents queued poral Ryan Parsons, Presi- FS Alert celebrated Hal- ing games like Ghost Toss was to hopefully to engage For the braver resi- to get their time inside. The dent of the Mess Committee, Cloween this past week- and Shout the Ghoul. Prizes every person. It worked out dents, Kat Burke and Lesley haunted house takes a lot considers the weekend a end with pumpkin carving, were also given out for the really well because we had Sinclair hosted their annual of effort and dedication wild success, “Everyone had a costume party, and a best costumes on station as a really good turn-out,” said Creepy Conference Room. on behalf of the organiz- a great time and behaved haunted conference room. well as best jack-o-lantern. Sgt Leung. 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