POSTED? Volume 62 Number 22 | June 5, 2017 YOUR HHT SPECIALIST! Helping BC families become debt free FREE HOME EVALUATIONS for more than 35 years. YOUR BROOKFIELD APPROVED WANT TO BECOME RELOCATION SPECIALIST CONTACT ME TODAY newspaper.comnewwssppaaperr..com debt free? Personal Talk to us today to see if a Consumer Real Estate MARPAC NEWS CCFBFB EEsquimalt,squimalt, VVictoria,ictoria, BB.C..C JEFF MEYER Corporation Proposal is right for you. 250.885.2047 @LookoutNewspaperNavyNews @Lookout_news Stop collection calls 778-403-4335 [email protected] Stop a wage garnishment FREE CONSULTATION Deal with income tax debts smytheinsolvency.com www.VictoriaRelocations.ca Smythe Insolvency Inc. Licensed Insolvency Trustees Sculptor Illarion Gallant speaks during the unveiling and dedication of the Hospital Hill Memorial Sculpture he designed called “Lost Airmen of the Empire” at the Victoria International Airport June 1. Image by MCpl Chris Ward, MARPAC Imaging Services Memorial sculpture unveiled Captain Peter Ryan 25, 12-foot high, Corten steel, A total of 179 people perished planning sessions leading up to the world. We are proud members 12 Wing PAO Cooper’s Hawk feathers with the while posted to, or working at, the memorial dedication to the of this community and it is our names and ages of each fallen RCAF Station Patricia Bay, or Lost Airmen of the Empire,” said duty to serve.” Several hundred people member cut into the feathers. were aboard aircraft from that LCol Shawn Williamson, 443 MH The monument was selected by The memorial is located on base. Squadron commanding officer. Victoria Airport Authority and a attended a dedication June 1 on Hospital Hill, named for the base The occasion was marked by “This memorial overlooks 443 group of citizens, including mem- the north side of the Victoria hospital at the time. a Trooping of Colours by 443 Squadron at Victoria International bers from 443MH Squadron, who International Airport, overlook- Over 5,000 personnel trained as Maritime Helicopter Squadron, Airport and serves as a reminder of formed a working group that had ing 443 Maritime Helicopter pilots, navigators, armourers and remarks from dignitaries, and past sacrifices, and the important the common goal of increasing Squadron, for those posted to the mechanics as part of the British a flypast featuring a variety of role our RCAF members in the awareness of military history at Royal Canadian Air Force Station Commonwealth Air Training Plan. RCAF aircraft. maritime helicopter community the airport. The memorial sculp- Patricia Bay, and who died during This was the third largest training “It was an honour for 443 carried out in the defence of ture was designed by Illarion the Second World War. centre of its kind in Canada at Squadron to be part of this Canada aboard Royal Canadian Gallant and is accessible to the The memorial consists of the time. event and to participate in the ships deployed on missions around general public. National Public Service Week We proudly serve the MARPAC APPRECIATION 15% Military Canadian Forces Community Discount As a military family we understand FREE FOOD your cleaning needs during ongoing & LOADS 250•381•8725 service, deployment and relocation. www.mollymaid.ca OF FUN! 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This involved working heavy USAR teams 110 crewmembers from HMCS together in teams in order to shore require specialized gear This course is designed Urban search and rescue has Calgary, which is currently in refit. up structures and extract casual- and training, so we’re around the equipment now expanded to include Royal They spent three days at Work ties from under debris. drilling the crew in non- Canadian Navy sailors through the Point’s search and rescue training “This course is designed around structural ‘light’ USAR that all ships embark launch of a new training program. area from May 23 to 26. the equipment that all ships techniques based on the The HMC Ship Disaster Under the guidance of 12 train- embark while on deployment,” equipment they will while on deployment. Response Course trains sailors on ers from the CFB Esquimalt Urban says Petty Officer First Class have at their disposal.” Petty Officer First Class light urban rescue to enable them Search and Rescue (USAR) team, Chance Sheffield, Operations Ships carry rappelling Chance Sheffield, Operations Chief, to assist in a disaster, such as the sailors worked through multiple Chief of CFB Esquimalt’s USAR gear, medical equipment CFB Esquimalt USAR team such as spine boards, and basic tools, but lack the specialized kit of dedicated heavy and medium USAR teams. We also added some components These include heavy duty saws to give the training more realism for cutting through thick concrete such as ‘victims’ suffering from blocks and advanced lifting equip- shock and other things you would ment such as air bag systems for expect to find in a disaster zone,” raising heavy pieces of debris. said Chief Petty Officer Second “The first part of the training Class Mike Lesperance, Logistics focused on recognizing damage to Chief of the USAR Team. structures and advanced first aid PO1 Sheffield’s ultimate goal is techniques, while further training to have the crew of each ship take concentrated on working together part in a LUSAR training session as a team in disaster situations. while their ship is in refit. As more This had a special eye towards crews participate in this exercise interoperability with other nations and as members are posted to dif- in the event of an incident in ferent units, this LUSAR training a foreign country,” says PO1 will disseminate throughout the Sheffield. navy. This course is a modified version “There are only a few USAR of CFB Esquimalt’s USAR disaster teams in Canada and our team response plan. at CFB Esquimalt is the centre “Regular base LUSAR course of excellence for the navy in this HMCS Calgary crewmembers practice evacuating a casualty involves about 30 people, so we regard. The more people we have under the supervision of a CFB Esquimalt USAR team instructor. altered this one to accommodate trained here in Esquimalt, the bet- the large size of Calgary’s crew. ter,” he says. As the official bank of the At your Canadian Defence Community, BMO is here to help you save service hundreds of dollars each year ². 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Traumatic Stress Disorder to highlight the new role Program. “As an organiza- • A $133.9 million com- (PTSD) and other related Military Family Resource tion, we will continue to mitment over six years issues.