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DAVID WEIR BA, CD Top 1% of 14,600 Royal LePage Realtors® in Canada 2005-2012* S e r v i n g 8 W i n g / C F B T r e n t o n • 8 e e s c a r d e / B F C T r e n t o n • w w w . 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 Busy for a Reason! >> First Canadian Soldier On >> Search and Rescue seasonal World President’s Organization Tel/Text: 613-392-7777 scuba course held at CFB Trenton posture shifted cognizant of military challenges www.davidweir.com Spearheaded by the Toronto Garrison Scuba Club CC-130 Hercules, CH-146 Griffon WPO think beyond remembering those Royal LePage ProAlliance and the Flying Frogmen Scuba Club helicopters may be much more visible to who have given their lives, but also of those Realty, Brokerage of CFB Trenton, Soldier On foots the bill Ontarians out enjoying their summer still serving 2 3 5 *based on gross commission 8 Wing Surf ’n’ Turf a true test of athleticism “It all started with a Commander Col. Sean By Ross Lees bunch of super, super fit Friday noted prior to the elite SAR Techs who said race. “It’s all about fitness riginally organized 27 let’s do something a little and teamwork and that’s Oyears ago by 8 Wing bit crazier than anybody what the Canadian Forces Search and Rescue (SAR) else and 27 years later, is all about.” Technicians, Surf ’n’ Turf it’s an awesome event and Fitness and teamwork was designed to test athlet- we’re out here with our truly are the call signs of icism and stamina; there community which sup- this event as athletes par- is no question it does that. ports us so well,” 8 Wing continued on page 8 MFRC Gala successful thanks to community any of the people who attended this year’s dance afterwards.” MInvisible Ribbon Gala on Saturday had only Executive Director for Military positive things to say about their evening. With 100 Family Resource Centre (MFRC) per cent of the proceeds ($82,600) from the gala go- Trenton attributed the success of ing to family programs and services, the gala in- the gala to the wide cross-section cluded silent and live auctions, an elegant dinner of community support. “The and fine entertainment. support you have shown mili- “It may have been our best gala ever,” claimed tary families within our commu- Volunteer Coordinator and gala chairperson Wen- nity every day is what makes dy Synnott. “The feedback from our guests was CFB Trenton the best posting in very positive, saying the meal was wonderful, the the country,” she noted. “At the acoustics excellent and quite a few people stayed to Trenton MFRC, we work hard to provide the support and services that our military family needs every day. All the proceeds raised tonight help us to continue to ful- fill this mission.” That community support came through once again in the form of $82,600 raised through the gala, beating the goal of $80,000 set by the committee. “We had a very successful eve- ning,” Synnott told The Contact. “We achieved our goal and I am very pleased with the result. We thank our sponsors, volunteers Photo Ross Lees Former 8 Wing Commander Col. Dave and supporters for their generos- Cochrane was back in Trenton Satur- ity.” continued on page 10 This leg of the race could be won or lost as kayakers jockey for day night for the MFRC gala. position. 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 85 countries around the world! 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They cause it’s in a controlled first course of its kind to both want to see similar environment but not a be conducted in Canada. programs held each year, confined space,” said Le- Of the eight people and both feel the central vert. It is basically the who participated in the location of CFB Trenton opposite of the pool div- course, seven passed and and the facilities on the ing where the divers are became fully certified div- base make it an ideal lo- in a confined space and ers throughout the world, cation. controlled environment. according to Jim Stew- “Trenton is central, it On Sunday, the Soldier art, one of the organizers has outstanding facili- On course instructors of the course. The person ties, it’s a good site for and participants went to This is the first Soldier On scuba course held in Canada. who did not pass had a many good reasons,” stat- Kingston to dive on a lo- medical problem which ed Levert. “It’s also the cal wreck, the Wolfe Is- Photo Jim Stewart prevented them from div- terminal for the Highway lander II, the first ship Y<i ing during the course. of Heroes and the com- sunk deliberately to pro- The course was spear- munity in general is out- vide a dive site. Five par- RU headed by the Toronto standingly supportive.” ticipants completed two `<h Garrison Scuba Club in “It was a blast, every- dives at 60 feet in what cooperationBR`B\ with the Fly- body was ecstatic,” Stew- `IBthe instructors termed jURB ing Frogmen Scuba Club art said of the course, perfect weather at 50 de- of CFB Trenton. The two adding that participants grees centigrade. Two clubsUR provided the in `IB- spent their day `iBRAJR<G<off on participants were unable \B^B\dB structional staff, facili- Saturday running around to participate in this ex- ties and equipment while eastern Ontario buying ercise because of conges- Soldier On footed the scuba equipment. tion problems. bill. A number of other That day off was a re- “That dive was chal- companies and organiza- quired day of rest follow- lenging at their limit tions also provided gear ing three days of diving but we were diving with and equipment for the instruction beginning in great people in great div- course. the pool at the RecPlex ing conditions,” Stewart Similar programs are followed by two days of noted. Divers take part in an open water dive in Kingston on Sunday taught in the United open water diving in the Participants in the Y<i Kingdom and the United Crowe River in Marmora. continued on page 13 to complete the course. 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It Only Makes Sense. After receiving the call from the OPP North Bay By Capt. Steven Dieter Detachment, the Trenton Joint Rescue Coordination Centre tasked a CH-146 Griffon to the area to investigate 613.661.4442 Canadian Armed Forces CH-146 Griffon helicopter the situation. Within minutes of arriving on the scene, A from 424 (Transport and Rescue) Squadron based at the kayaker was located and Search and Rescue (SAR) BROOKFIELD REGISTERED Canadian Forces Base Trenton was instrumental in the Technicians descended to assist the individual.