OWN YOUR OWN HOME Volume 54 Number 13 | March 30, 2009 DEBT CONSOLIDATE Anne Flynn Don Barr Mortgage Consultant Mortgage Consultant 250-516-5262 250-744-6984 Best Rates. Best Service. ACCESS EQUITY Quick Results. MARPAC NEWS CFB Esquimalt, Victoria, B.C. Serving the Defence Team of Greater Victoria | www.lookoutnewspaper.com RENEW YOUR MORTGAGE WIN TICKETS to see QUEST FOR THE TITLE see page 5 for details SSplashplash ooff ggoldold COMMUNITY 7 Shoes for charity NEWS 11 Mary Ellen Green, Lookout CFB Esquimalt’s Canadian Forces national swimming five gold medal winners are from left to right: LCdr Ellen Mariano, SLt Steel Beach hits the Fleet Brett MacNeil, Lt(N) Tony Zezza, Capt Isabelle Malczynski and Lt(N) Amber Comisso. Club TTouchouch ooff pperfectionerfection fforor sswimmingwimming tteameam Mary Ellen Green metre butterfly, 200 metre IM. He and 100 metre breast stroke. Support Programs athletic Staff writer was also awarded the Dedication to Three more gold medals were therapist. CF Sports Award. brought home by Lt(N) Amber The CF National Swimming CFB Esquimalt has its own “I swam hard and am very happy Comisso (400 metre freestyle, Championships were held in con- Michael Phelps swimming cham- to have won all of my swimming senior), SLt Brett MacNeil (100 junction with the Ontario Masters pion, now that of the base swim events. I really was proud as the metre back stroke, senior), and Swim Championships in Nepean, team has returned from the first- base swim coach, and that all of LCdr Ellen Mariano (100 metre ON. ever Canadian Forces Swimming our swimmers did so well. That breast stroke, senior). Hosted by the Nepean Masters National Championships. said, it was great receiving much Team mates LCdr Dan Swim Club and sanctioned by Team coach and senior swimmer, praise from my team-mates,” he Bouchard, Lt(N) Hayley Mooney, Masters Swimming Ontario, the Lt(N) Tony Zezza, returned from said humbly. LCdr Lucie Tremblay, Capt Matt event boasted 62 teams, 559 Editorial & Opinion .........4 competition with gold medals in all But Lt(N) Zezza wasn’t the MacMillan, Cdr Tom Percy and swimmers, 359 relay teams and From the BCom .............12 six events he swam, in the Masters only Esquimalt swimmer to leave Col John McManus all partici- 2,605 individual swims over three category: 100 metre freestyle, 400 with a gold medal. Capt Isabelle pated in the national competition. days, March 20-22. Classifieds .................14-15 metre freestyle, 100 metre back- Malczynski won two in the Masters Also joining the swim team was stroke, 100 metre breast stroke, 100 category: the 400 metre freestyle Stephanie Dempsey, Personnel See Local swim on page 3 PPostedosted ttoo GGagetown?agetown? 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Spring has Sprung from the other navies, and Training staff will confirm Each pallet is strategically SSummerummer iiss nnear...ear... On Tuesday, HMCS for this deployment the ship the crew is ready to conduct placed to ensure an efficient SSoo oourur SSpringpring SSalesales aarere hhere!ere! Protecteur will leave will have an opportunity to themselves at sea,” said Cdr replenishment at sea. Esquimalt harbour for a serve as an ambassador of Wood. “These trips are very After China, the ship’s Canada and the navy,” he valuable to the ship’s com- company will have two port SAVE uupp ttoo $$250250 Sale ends unique three-month deploy- April 15 ment to the western Pacific said. “This event will be an pany to do force generation visits in Japan and a visit to Saveon select packages Ocean to provide at-sea opportunity for all of the training to maintain high Guam to refuel before head- oiler replenishment service ship’s companies to under- skill levels in our primary ing to the mid-Pacific region for allied warships operating take cultural, athletic and duties of replenishment. near Hawaii to support the BikramBikramHotHotYogaYoga in the area. social interaction.” Because there has been a U.S. Navy’s 3rd Fleet with the hottest thing in fitness yoga: look good feel good do good “The Pacific Ocean is a Along with ships from 50 per cent change in the replenishment at sea duties. ~ ~ vast area and warships need Australia, Bangladesh, Chile, ship’s company since our last Then after a final port visit Bikram Yoga | 750 Goldstream Ave. | At Westbrook Centre near Western Foods tanker support to extend in Pearl Harbor, family and www.BikramYogaLangford.com | 250-391-1975 their range and stay at friends of the crew will be sea,” said Cdr Ian Wood, Part of Protecteur’s deployment will invited to join the ship on a Protecteur’s Commanding Tiger Cruise during its sev- Travel Officer. “Ships need good involve a rare honour – being the en-day journey home, arriv- quality fuel that meets sole warship representing Canada at ing in Victoria at the end stringent military standards. of June. Quality fuel is not necessar- the Chinese Navy International Fleet “This will give them an ALASKA CRUISE ily available at every port; Review... opportunity to be hosted by however, any ship re-sup- their next of kin sponsor, plied by Protecteur is guar- watch their family at work, anteed clean fuel.” Indonesia, New Zealand, deployment, the workups and see what life is like at Part of Protecteur’s deploy- United Kingdom, United will focus heavily on damage sea,” said Cdr Wood. Roundtrip Vancouver - 7 nights ment will involve a rare hon- States, Japan, Philippines and control to ensure Protecteur’s Since the 39-year-old ship Royal Caribbean Serenade of the Seas our – being the sole warship Malaysia,“ Protecteur will take crew can keep the ship safe returned from its deployment part in an array of planned in emergencies such as fires last October to the Middle representing Canada at the Aug 29 activities with the Chinese and floods.” East as part of Operation Chinese Navy International Oceanview cabin from $799 CAD navy. Sea Training will return to Altair, it has undergone a sig- Fleet Review in Qingdao, Balcony cabin from $1079 CAD China, from April 19 to 23. “One of the athletic events the ship following the China nificant maintenance period More than 30 navies will we’ll be involved in is a boat visit to focus on replen- to keep it in top form to be *prices per person based on double taxes and fees additional celebrate the 60th anniversa- race in a traditional Chinese ishments at sea training. ready for this deployment. ry of the Peoples Liberation flat bottom boat called a Protecteur will officially begin “In our crew of over 200, Get Seat Sale notifications via email. Contact us to sign up. Army Navy, which is the Sampan. This should be an its replenishment mandate we have a number of new th In the CANEX building off Admirals Road naval branch of the Peoples exciting event,” said Cdr when it joins the U.S. 7 members joining us for this Call us at 250-953-6640 or email [email protected] Liberation Army, the mil- Wood. Fleet to provide supply sup- sail including a new Executive itary of the Peoples Republic A naval conference on port to coalition ships. Officer, Cdr Frédérick Caron, of China. maritime international secu- “It’s a large fleet, so we and a Coxswain, CPO1 Jim The Commander rity issues will also be held at expect to replenish a U.S. Missinne,” said Cdr Wood. Maritime Forces Pacific that same time. Navy ship or a coalition “And we are all looking for- will use the supply ship to Sea Training staff will sail partner ship daily,” says Cdr ward to getting out to sea.” conduct official Canadian with Protecteur for the first Wood. Not long after Protecteur representation for the week as it transits to Dutch In addition to fuel, returns from this deploy- International Fleet Review. Harbour, Alaska, and con- Protecteur carries medi- ment, the ship will celebrate Cdr Wood says his crew duct work-ups, allowing the cal and dental profession- its 40th birthday in August, is especially excited to take ship to be prepared for the als, various supplies, spare and crew are already look- part in this cultural and pro- deployment.