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SHIP NEWS 17 Sailors take the TC 10K to China Shelley Lipke, Lookout Ed Dixon, MS Yvan Harvey, LS Matthew Schlauch, CPO2 Chris Carnall, Lt (N) David Dallin, PO2 Andy Cordner,ordner, CPO1 Ron Mierau, and Lt (N) Mike Klein are navy cyclists interested in being the core riders for the Trans Canada BBikeike RiRidede nnextext yeyearar for the Naval Centennial. CCyclistsyclists traintrain forfor 22010010 TTransrans CCanadaanada rrideide Shelley Lipke the idea of cycling across Canada and start- and what better way to show the navy’s Staff writer ing at the birth place of the Canadian Navy physical fitness and strength than to bring in Esquimalt would be a great idea for the our sailors to small town Canada.” Training is underway for sailors wanting to centennial.” While en route to their destination more join a select group of elite Canadian Navy Word of this bike ride is spreading through- than 8,000 kilometres away, the cyclists will cyclists who will push their physical ability out Maritime Forces Pacific’s cycling com- stop to promote the navy. “We will give out during the naval centennial Trans Canada munity, and people are toning and getting in stickers, t-shirts and hats, and are looking at Editorial & Opinion ...... 4 Bike Ride from Victoria to Halifax. shape for this rare opportunity. giving a Power Point presentation during din- “During the navy’s 75th anniversary I was “The plan is to have six to eight riders ner evenings that will help explain what the Classifieds ...... 14-15 a young Leading Seaman and was inspired with two support vehicles,” said co-organizer navy is all about,” said CPO2 Carnall. by a group that ran across Canada,” said CPO1 Ron Mierau. “The theme of the cen- The entire trip should take three months and organizer CPO2 Chris Carnall. “I thought tennial is to bring the sailors to the people, See Navy cyclists on page 10

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We Salute The Forcesrces A new section was unveiled last week that 10% off Lunch will support operations this location only and the management of 2250-477-65555 0 - 4 7 7 - 6 5 5 5 1008 Craigfl ower Rd surface and aerial targets (across from Gorge Vale Golf Course) used to support ship’s company training at sea. The Maritime Forces CConnectonnect wwithith oothersthers llikeike nneverever beforebefore Pacific (MARPAC) Target Cell officially opened See the person you’re talking to with a ribbon cutting and with the IRIS 3000 VIDEOPHONE open house at 311B in Colwood. VVIDEOIDEO PHONEPHONE “The official opening of the Target Cell marks Localal & LonLongg DistanceDistance withinwithin Canada & U.S.U.S. a significant step for- ward,” said Chief of Staff ONLYNLY $32.99/$32.99/MONTHMONTH Operations Capt(N) Les Includes: video mail, digital photo frame, call display and much more... Falloon. “This new Target CALL GEORGE 250-412-2033 / EDWARD 412-2040 Cell provides a dedicated storage and work space to protect the targets Shelley Lipke, Lookout from the environment Rene Ladrich, a representative from the company supplying new air MILITARY DISCOUNT and permit routine main- targets to Maritime Forces Pacific, sets up a target in preparation for Exercise 20% tenance.” Trident Fury. on regular priced: The opening is just Bikes, Ellipticals, in time for this week’s During the open house, face at sea. Remote con- is a parachute mecha- Benches, Treadmills, Exercise Trident Fury off Sea Training Pacific and trolled Barracudas repli- nism that lands the drone Gyms, Accessories the coast of students from Canadian cate naval surface threats. safely. Exercise Trident and Rowers Island, where the targets Forces Fleet School Vindicator II is an aerial Fury starts today and will be heavily used. Esquimalt learned about drone that replicates low, runs until May 15. HMC More than 1,000 mili- the targets from repre- slow flyer threats such Ships Regina, , tary members of the sentatives of Meggitt as a helicopter, while the Edmonton and Whitehorse Canadian Forces and Training Systems, the Hammerhead simulates a will be joined by several Everything in stock. United States Navy will Medicine Hat, AB, com- fast in-shore attack craft. CF-18 fighters and the We also provide servicing, delivery and set up. exercise a full spectrum pany that manufactures The DT 25 represents a American destroyer USS of warfare training. Ships the drones. Those rep- cruise missile fired from Shoup. 880 Attree Rd #7-415 Dunedin and aircraft will conduct resentatives will join an F18. in Langford, in Victoria live surface and air weap- Exercise Trident Fury to “All are remote- beside Wallmart 250-480-0222 ons firings to challenge help crews understand controlled, operated by This new Target 250-478-0225 their ability to perform www.aloyd.com and facilitate the opera- satellite or radio,” said real-time operations in a tion of the targets. Fraser. Cell provides a coalition setting. “The Canadian Navy is To launch an aerial dedicated storage Since 1990, MARPAC the first navy to have drone, it is attached to has been operating the full spectrum of tar- a catapult on the frig- and work space to Barracuda targets; how- gets,” said Spencer Fraser, ate’s flight deck. Once ever, surface and air General Manager of secure, it is fueled and protect the targets targets now include Meggitt Training Systems. then launched. On the from the environ- Hammerhead, Vindicator “Without real targets to bridge, the drone is oper- II and DT 25 models. shoot at it’s hard to mea- ated through a remote ment and permit “The target cell pro- sure accuracy, and there control station, which routine mainte- vides us with remote- is a need for training can track the air target controlled targets that from virtual simulation up to 50 kilometres. nance. DDNDND DiscountDiscount enable the navy to do to live firing.” If a missile launched -Capt(N) Les Falloon REAL Breakfast realistic training at sea,” Each target simulates a from the ship to attack Chief of Staff Operations says Capt(N) Falloon. “ 24/7 2200% different threat ships may the drone misses, there

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The 13 Canadian sailors wear- Members of HMCS Protecteur’s crew got closer to the water than prices per person based on double Protecteur ing sports uniforms, usual as they took part in the Sampan Race at China’s International port charges and taxes additional including Executive Officer Cdr Fleet Review sporting day. Frédérick Caron, arrived to find a beautiful but windy day at the France, passing them once on the team congratulated the other on Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre. first leg, then being overtaken as their wonderful performances and The team quickly became one of the team rounded the buoy mark- took pictures as souvenirs of their Get Seat Sale notifications via email. Contact us to sign up. the most popular in attendance, ing the end of the race lane. 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Joining William makes a ham-fisted attempt and the response seems to be The GATE Stryker’s group of mutants, to capture years and years of pretty cut and dry; you either PRODUCTION the duo begin to understand back-story, and then mangles love him, or you despise him. Carmel Ecker 250-363-8033 Opening in theatres, Hugh their differences when James the details for American con- (Those results also tend to get Shelley Fox Jackman reprises his role as the walks away from a mission that sumption. Let me just set this skewed depending on whether ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT mutant Wolverine in X-Men involves hurting innocent peo- straight, in the source comic you think he’s dreamy or not.) Kate King 250-363-3014 Origins: Wolverine, and Matthew ple as Stryker pushes a hidden books, Wolverine was Canadian, In the romantic comedy Ghosts [email protected] McConaughey stars in the agenda. and Weapon X was a Canadian of Girlfriends Past, McConaughey Years later, living in Northern project. Apparently the film stu- plays Connor, a womanizing ACCOUNTS romantic comedy Ghosts of Kerri Waye 250-363-3127 Girlfriends Past. Canada, Wolverine will meet up dio was afraid of that prospect, photographer who picks up and [email protected] X-Men Origins: Wolverine with Victor, which will finally and it all gets whitewashed as dumps women without a care. Ever since he took on the role force him into an unfriendly another lame American super- On the night before his brother SALES REPRESENTATIVES of Wolverine in Bryan Singer’s alliance with Stryker and his soldier project. is about to be married, Connor Ivan Groth 250-363-3133 X-Men, Hugh Jackman has made government program. A program I was also disappointed with goes too far in front of the guests, [email protected] this character a perfect second that will turn James into the the majority of the film’s special nearly ruining the wedding, and Joshua Buck 250-363-8602 skin. As a long-time comic book perfect killing machine, capable effects, which for the most part turning his friend Jenny, played [email protected] fan myself, I was blown away of taking care of Victor and his are unbelievably bad, looking by Jennifer Garner, against him. that someone could actually blood-thirsty nature. like something out of the late That’s when Michael Douglas, EDITORIAL ADVISOR bring this dark hero’s machismo Liev Schreiber plays the men- 80s effects vaults. You can practi- playing the ghost of Connor’s late Capt Darin Guenette 250-363-4371 to life in a way that didn’t seem acing, sometimes over-the-top cally see the green screen. Uncle Wayne, comes to the rescue like a bad joke. role of Victor well, although That isn’t even the worst prob- to teach the womanizer a thing or much like the rest of the film lem with the film though. The Published each Monday, under the authority Now, with Rendition direc- two about his wayward ways. of Capt(N) Marcel Hallé, Base Commander. tor Gavin Hood leading the he can be more than a little real trouble is that Hood and Following the plot of Dicken’s A Le LOOKOUT est publié tous les lundi, sous Origins story, Jackman is back cheesy. Danny Huston as the his crew don’t live up to Bryan Christmas Carol, Connor will be l’égide du Capt(N) Marcel Hallé, Commandant for a fourth outing as the razor- young Stryker also chews his fair Singer’s fantastic vision in the visited by the ghosts of girlfriends de la Base. clawed dynamo, but the results share of scenery. first two X-Men films. As it past, present and future, to show are less than super. Otherwise, the acting isn’t stands, especially after the awful him his last chance at a happily The editor reserves the right to edit, abridge bad. Jackman once again makes X-Men 3 or reject copy or advertising to adhere to Looking back at the charac- , the franchise is devolv- ever after. policy as outlined in CFA0 57.5. Views and ter’s roots, from his youth in the Wolverine a tough, man’s-man ing before my eyes, and this film With its heavily-borrowed opinions expressed are not necessarily those 1800s, and skipping all the way type of hero, with just enough is merely another cartoonish stab plotline, which also rips off of the Department of National Defence. up to the 1970s, X-Men Origins: humour and lots of brooding at a story that could have been I-love-my-best-friend films Le Rédacteur se réserve le droit de modifier, Wolverine shows us how this anger to make the character much, much better. like My Best Friend’s Wedding, de condenser ou de rejeter les articles, bone-clawed mutant came to seem believable. Ryan Reynolds it’s hard to look at Ghosts of photographies, ou annonces plublicitaires and Taylor Kitsch, who play Ghosts of Girlfriends Past Girlfriends Past as anything pour adhérer à l’0AFC57.5. Les opinions become Weapon X, complete et annonces exprimées dans le journal ne with the Adamantium skeleton. Deadpool and Gambit respec- Since appearing in Dazed except a commercial knock- réflètent pas nécéssairement le point de vue Of course, back then, Wolverine tively, are short-changed in the and Confused, Matthew off. And like him or not, du MDN. still used his real name - James film, only getting a few scenes, McConaughey has had a remark- McConaughey has wandered Howlett - and he was also fight- but they perform admirably in able career in Hollywood. At the into another derivative role that ing beside his half-brother, these roles. same time, ask most film goers will no doubt still manage to Victor Creed - otherwise known The problem is that Wolverine what they think of McConaughey, bring in wads of cash.

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HHomecomingomecoming SStatuetatue – a ttributeribute ttoo tthehe llifeife ooff a ssailorailor Shelley Lipke Victoria Information Centre on Wharf Street, which over- to fruition.” Staff writer looks the Legislature building and the Inner Harbour. Members of the public can purchase bricks to surround “More than 3.6 million tourists come to Victoria every the statue. Each brick will be engraved with either the An artist’s sketch of a Naval Centennial statue project year, and they will be able to stand in front of the statue name of the person donating, or the names of people they called The Homecoming was unveiled today on Wharf and have their photo taken with the Legislature in the wish to remember. Aside from purchasing one of two sizes Street in front of community leaders, politicians and citi- background,” said RAdm Summers. of bricks for $200 or $350, people can also purchase a pew- zens by Steven L. Point, Lieutenant Governor of B.C. For the past year, a group of local business leaders, retired ter miniature of the statue for $200. Nathan Scott will sculpt and cast the statue over the and serving naval officers and non-commissioned officers, If more than the budgeted $150,000 for the project is next year. It will pay tribute to the men and women of the and the well known local sculptor have come together to raised, excess funds will be donated to the Military Family Canadian Navy and be displayed in the high profile location create this project. Resource Centre (MFRC). of Victoria’s Inner harbour. “It aims to build awareness of the navy and its centen- Artist Nathan Scott, who sculpted the Terry Fox statue “The statue depicts a sailor returning from sea with out- nial in the community,” said co-chair of the Homecoming at Mile 0 of the Trans Canada Highway and other local stretched arms to welcome his daughter,” said co-chair of Statue project committee HCapt(N) Cedric Steele. “The military statues, has been contracted to sculpt the statue. the Homecoming Statue Committee, RAdm (Ret’d) Ken theme is ‘inspired by gratitude’, because the commitment “The biggest challenge with this will be sculpting emotion Summers. “This statue represents the special moment in of the men and women of the Canadian Forces is part of a between the two characters that are interacting with each the life of any sailor when they return from the sea to once long standing history of the navy in our community.” other,” said Scott. again meet their family.” The project is community driven and funded, said Scott will begin the statue later this month and expects it Once built, the statue will be erected next to the Tourism HCapt(N) Steele. “We need to raise $150,000 to bring this to take eight to nine months to complete. 100 Oak trees for 100 years

Shelley Lipke he was president of the Royal Hampton Gray, the last Canadian to “We thought Staff writer Canadian Naval Association and die in the Second World War. about putting wanted to honour some key fig- Now with the centennial approach- them at the Another 2010 work-in-progress ures. ing, Davis thinks it’s a good idea to entrance to Naden will spruce up the boulevards of “I wanted to plant a tree for plant more Red Oak trees in honour on the left side along Naden with 100 Red Oak trees. each of the commanding officers of the naval centennial. the hedge, and also “I think it’s not only good for the at Maritime Forces Pacific,” he said. Currently the base arbourist is along the water- environment, but it provides some “We planted 16 Red Oak trees in looking at the issue of space at front leading to shade on the stark street and it gen- front of CANEX, and each tree had Naden to determine if there is room Dockyard,” says Davis. erally helps the atmosphere,” said its own plaque listing the name of to plant 100 trees. “Once the arbourist looks at all the Gerry Davis, President of the Chiefs the commanding officer and the Future developments have to be factors and we see how many trees and Petty Officers’ Association. years they served here.” considered so the trees are planted we can plant, Base Construction Davis is at the forefront of this Among them is a tree dedicat- in an area that will support them Engineering will plant the trees in project that began years ago when ed to honour Naval Reserve pilot long term. the fall during the rainy season.” May 4, 2009 LOOKOUT • 9 PREPARING FOR THE CANADIANCANADIAN NAVALNAVAL CENTENNIALCENTENNIAL Bell to denote ten decades of the Canadian Navy Shelley Lipke tracked as it makes its journey volume of brass to pour we Staff writer to Ottawa. With each water sometimes end up with air body comes a story regard- pockets in the brass and have Historically, a ship’s bell is ing the Canadian Navy, its to start the whole process symbolic of the navy. It was maritime role and national again,” he said. used to alert the ship’s pres- importance.” After a successful bell is ence in poor weather condi- A number of brass and made, it will be machined, tions, and today is ceremo- bronze items have been con- polished and engraved before nially tipped upside down tributed to create the bell, being shipped to Ottawa. and filled with holy water such as buttons, medals and A competition hosted by to christen a crew member’s even the valve assembly from Canadian Forces Fleet School baby. HMCS Rainbow, the first Esquimalt (CFFSE) is cur- In celebration of the ship donated from the British rently underway to see which Canadian Navy Centennial, a navy to the Canadian Navy coast and which designer can frigate-sized brass bell is being back in 1910. create the best bell rope to cast locally out of an assort- Those who donated arte- hang from the centennial ment of naval heirlooms and facts will be recorded in a bell. So far, 14 participants artefacts. Once completed, special diary. from across Canada have put the bell will be showcased in “I think the documentation forth entries. the Parliament Buildings in and history will be the impor- CPO1 Gino Spinelli, who Ottawa. tant aspect of this project,” is calling for submissions, “We are still in the planning said Garry Callander, super- said there are a few things stages for the ceremony that visor of the foundry at Fleet to keep in mind: The rope will be held in Ottawa on Maintenance Facility (FMF) should have a four-inch tas- May 4, 2010,” says Greg Air, Cape Breton where the bell sel, a 12-inch body and a half committee member for the is being cast. inch inside diametre for the centennial bell project. Employees at the foundry Becket. He also recommends The ceremony theme will will cast the bell. “It has a traditional naval colours such be “Canada as a Maritime bit of intrigue to it to be as royal blue, black, red and Nation” and the presentation involved in this process,” said white are used. All line and of the bell marks the official Callander. materials will be supplied by launch of the 2010 celebra- One hundred and fifty CFFSE-Sea Division and all tions. pounds of raw material is submissions will be judged “The same artist who did the needed. Once all the material after the Sept. 30, 2009, stonework on the Parliament is collected, Callander and deadline. Buildings in Ottawa will con- three members of his shop The winning entry will struct a stone platform for will put it in a pot, and then receive $500 and have a page Shelley Lipke, Lookout the bell to sit on,” says Air. melt, mix and pour the liq- profiling them in the book And as part of this maritime uid into a 12 and a half inch about the centennial bell. Garry Callander, supervisor of the foundry at Fleet Maintenance Facility, theme, water from the Great diametre mould. Each participant can submit kneels beside a frigate-sized bell that was cast at the foundry. The naval Lakes, Pacific and Atlantic “This size of bell is one of up to three designs and must centennial bell will be a bronze rendition of the one seen in this image, oceans will be trucked in for the more difficult sizes to register with CPO1 Spinelli and once engraved and polished will be displayed in Ottawa’s Parliament the official ceremony and make, and with that much prior to sending in designs. Buildings. CCelebrationelebration ssailsails Naval Expressions Cock of the Walk: Used in naval and civilian circles “Every time we fly our cur- Shelley Lipke alike, though in the navy with the special connota- rent spinnaker [which depicts Staff writer tion of winner, as in regatta, sports meet, or combi- an Oriole] during different nation of these events. In just a few weeks time, community events we get Son of a Gun: An uncomplimentary expression HMCS Oriole hopes to sport a comments on the size of it dating from the times when women were allowed new spinnaker sail to publicize and what an eye catcher it on board and between decks. A child born behind the 2010 navy centennial. is,” said LCdr James. “It is our a screen surrounding a gun was called a son of a “HMCS Oriole is a very most requested sail when we gun and was sometimes entered in the ship’s log highly photographed ship participate in any event.” as such. on the West Coast,” said The navy’s oldest ship is Commanding Officer, LCdr primarily used as an outreach Stone Frigate: A shore establishment. After the first Erik James. “The ship receives vessel, sailing to communities Canadian naval college was partially destroyed in a lot of press wherever it sails, and putting a public face on the Halifax Explosion of 1917, it was moved to the and we will be utilizing the the navy, and having this new Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario, into one of large sail to advertise our cen- sail will help further achieve the barrack blocks renamed HMCS Stone Frigate. tennial.” this mission. Swallow the Anchor: A very old phrase meaning to The sail is still in the design “To me this is an excellent retire from sea service. The idea seems to be that phase, but the colour scheme opportunity,” said LCdr James. once swallowed it is of no further use. “I joined the navy during our will either be red, white and Port and Starboard: Ships used to be steered by an 75th anniversary, so now with blue, or white and blue. oar from a steerboard on the right quarter. On the our centennial I’m especially Once approved and made, left side was a “load board” and all stores and provi- proud to be involved in doing the 102-foot ketch plans to sions were put into the ship from this side through community relations work,” display the new sail during a hole called a load port. The term starboard and he said. “I think it’s the best Swiftsure International Yacht larboard were used for right and left for a long time, job, and I find it is extremely Race May 23 to 25. but owing to the confusion caused by the names rewarding.” It will then be hauled up having a similar sound the left side was altered to Goldcrest is also planning a during centennial celebrations port. Lookouts’s rendition of the centennial spinnaker. in 2010. special centennial sail. 10 • LOOKOUT May 4, 2009 PREPARING FOR THE DON'T DRINK CANADIAN NAVAL CENTENNIAL

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They will have four days of kick-off event June 5, taking place A large contingent from MARPAC training before travelling to Vancouver in the largest urban centre in British will attend the dedication ceremony, for the ceremony, returning the same Columbia. including the Naden Band, Formation day. In honour of the Canadian Navy Chaplain Padre Maj Paul Acton, a “While the ceremony in Vancouver Centennial and Vancouver’s strong Halifax-Class frigate and crew, and will have a static guard, the ceremony RELIABLE maritime connection, the City of an 84-member Guard of Honour in Halifax is quite complex, with four and Colour Party trained and pro- guards and two colour parties. We DEPENDABLE Vancouver will raise an 80-foot naval mast at Prospect Point in Vancouver’s vided by Canadian Forces Fleet School won’t arrive in Halifax until June 13, HONEST Stanley Park. Esquimalt (CFFSE). 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Governor General Michaëlle website at www.navy.forces.gc.ca/ Guests of honour include His Royal Jean will preside over the consecration centennial. Navy cyclists set to pedal into 2010 From page 1 divisions, sea cadet units and group for the team. “They ride in a group as a team, bases across Canada. A sup- must be able to ride in a and being able to get away anyone in the navy can try port truck will assist them pack, average 130 kilome- from work and ride the out for the core team. with carrying spare equip- tres per day and do back- distance.” “Regional riders from ment and food. to-back 120 kilometre rides The ride itinerary is still across Canada will join in “With only a year to go, three days in a row to qualify being coordinated; how- for those who can’t do the each rider should already be for the team,” said CPO2 ever, organizers are hoping SStilltill haven'thaven't filedfiled entire ride. 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Highness Prince Edward, Earl of Maritime Command Queen’s colour for sale through PSP Halifax’s shop Wessex, Lieutenant-Governor of has been replaced. Governor General online website. The eras represent- Autocredit experts B.C. Steven Point, and Commander Michäelle Jean will preside over the ed are the First World War, Second will earn your business with fast, confidential MARPAC, RAdm Tyrone Pile. consecration and presentation of a World War, Korean War, Cold War, replacement on the Garrison Grounds First Gulf War and the Campaign service. Good credit, bad credit, we deliver Casting of the Centennial Bell in Halifax, June 27, 2009. against Terrorism. An unveiling cer- them all over Western Canada. On June 10, 2009, the foundry emony for the paintings is tentatively Bad Credit? - No Credit? - No Problem! at FMF Cape Breton will cast the Re-enactment of the founding planned for Oct. 13, 2009 in the centennial bell. The standard-sized of Halifax Dockyard Armoires Cartier Drill Hall, located beside Ottawa City Hall. 1.888.442-5648 frigate bell will be cast out of naval To help celebrate Halifax dock- or Apply Online artefacts (non-ferrous metals and yard’s 250th anniversary, the re-enac- cloth/paper). Each selected artefact tors will come ashore to the backdrop Former HMCS Annapolis SINKEX www.DriveHomeNow.com will be described in a specially pro- of Tall Ships 2009 and present a tele- The stripped down hull of the for- duced book that will include his- scope to the Chief of Maritime Staff, mer Canadian warship Annapolis will tory of bells in the navy, the cast- signifying the turn-over of the watch be sunk off the coast of B.C. by the ing of this bell (including photos from the colonial navy to the modern Artificial Reef Society of B.C. Date from the casting ceremony). Each navy. July17-20, 2009. and location to be determined.

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