Monday, November 26, 2018 Volume 52, Issue 24 www.tridentnewspaper.com Standing on guard LS Harveer Gill of HMCS Fredericton stands as the RCN sentry on Remembrance Day at the War Memorial in Ottawa. He was one of seven military and RCMP personnel to participate in the 2018 Remembrance Day Sentry Program. AB ANNE-MARIE BRISSON, CFSU OTTAWA IMAGING SERVICES Mooseheads DND Remembrance 2018 Maintaining work/life CAF Sports Official Appreciation Night Pg. 3 events Pgs. 12-13 balance at sea Pg. 16 of the Year Pg. 20 DON’T PAY UNTIL MARCH 2019! Celebrating We have all your shopping needs. Shopping at CANEX.CA? Sign Up for a CF1 Card. Visit one of our three locations: Find us on Facebook. WINDSOR PARK, SHEARWATER & STADACONA 159973 2 TRIDENT NEWS NOVEMBER 26, 2018 Serving CAF personnel, RCMP members, veterans, and cadets attend the Remembrance ceremony in the Grand Parade. CPL DAVID VELDMAN, FIS Remembrance ceremony commemorates Armistice centenary By Virginia Beaton images from both the First and the The ceremony also included the RAdm Craig Baines, Commander Trident Staff Second World War. reading of the Act of Remembrance. JTFA and MARLANT, laid a wreath, Master of ceremonies Jay Fourteen-year-old Sara Pluta, a stu- followed by military and diplomatic At the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of Tofflemire, First Vice President of dent from Port Hawkesbury, read her entities such as Veterans Affairs the 11th month in 1918, the guns of Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command, read original poem that won her first place Canada, and consuls from the United war stopped. a commentary written by Maj (ret’d) in a literary contest offered through States, Norway, France, and Britain. At 11 a.m. on November 11, 2018, Ken Hynes, curator of the Army the Royal Canadian Legion. SISIP, the Canadian Naval Memorial a crowd of several thousand people Museum Halifax Citadel. Maj Hynes’ As the Queen’s representative, His Trust, the Last Post Fund, Personnel stood silently in Halifax Grand Pa- commentary concluded with the ob- Honour Arthur LeBlanc, Lieutenant Support Programs Halifax, and many rade as the clock on City Hall chimed servation, “We stand on the shoulders Governor of Nova Scotia, laid the more civic, professional and academic the hour, and a 21-gun salute from of those who made the ultimate sac- first wreath at the memorial. Memo- groups and organizations also partici- Citadel Hill thundered across the city. rifice. The murmuring ghosts of tens rial Cross recipient Gail Wheeler laid pated in the wreath laying. As this year is the 100th anniver- of thousands still linger on distant the next wreath, in memory of her HMCS Scotian also hosted a ceremo- sary of the Armistice that ended the battlefields and oceans. As long as we husband, the late CPO2 (ret’d) David ny at the Sailors’ Memorial in Point First World War, the Remembrance are free, we owe a debt of gratitude Wheeler. Pleasant Park. ceremony in the Grand Parade, pre- that can never be fully repaid. At the sented by the Nova Scotia/Nunavut very least, we owe them a promise to Command of the Royal Canadian remember the human cost of war and Legion, made numerous references to to never repeat the mistakes that lead the First World War. to armed conflict.” The sentries standing guard around Following the minutes of silence, a the memorial wore period military Cyclone helicopter flew over the site uniforms from 1914-1918, and banners and a bagpiper played the lament, around the Grand Parade carried Flowers of the Forest. Wearing a period uniform, a cadet stands at vigil during the Remembrance Day Cer- emony at Grand Parade, Halifax, on November 11, 2018. 159978 CPL DAVID VELDMAN, FIS NOVEMBER 26, 2018 TRIDENT NEWS 3 Mooseheads take 5-2 victory on DND Appreciation Night By Ryan Melanson Trident Staff The Halifax Mooseheads hadn’t earned a victory on DND Apprecia- tion Night in five years heading into their November 9 meeting with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, but were able to break that losing streak in front of a crowd of 8,540 that in- cluded many members of the defence community. The Mooseheads took down the Screaming Eagles 5-2 on a night that was all about supporting men and women in uniform and honouring some of this year’s military mile- stones. Once again, the Mooseheads wore special DND-inspired jerseys for the game, with the latest design honouring the 100th Anniversary of 12 Wing Shearwater. Raffle tickets were sold throughout the night for a chance to win one of the special jerseys. “Over the years, the Mooseheads, along with the fans, have raised close to $170,000 all in support of the Camp Hill Veterans’ Memorial Garden. It’s something that’s very important for the team each year,” said Moo- seTV announcer Scott MacIntosh prior to the game. With sales from this year’s raffle tickets, along with RAdm Craig Baines, Commander more jerseys that will be auctioned MARLANT and JTFA, was on the ice for off at a later date, the total amount the ceremonial puck drop, along with 12 raised through this 15-year partner- Wing OSS CO LCol William Reyno, at the ship will be approaching $200,000. 15th annual Halifax Mooseheads DND The money goes entirely toward the Appreciation Night on November 9. Memorial Garden, which is one of HALIFAX MOOSEHEADS the most popular recreation areas for the more than 175 veterans who call the Camp Hill facility home. A RAdm Baines also expressed the number of CAF members, serving importance of honouring those who and retired, volunteered to sell the served in the past, from the soldiers raffle tickets at the game, while oth- of the First World War, to those who ers enjoyed a night out in the crowd, now reside at Camp Hill, to the many with reduced ticket prices for those veterans who were in the crowd at in uniform as well as DND civilians. the Scotiabank Centre. The crowd RAdm Craig Baines, Commander agreed with thunderous applause. MARLANT and JTFA, performed the On the ice, the Mooseheads got ceremonial puck drop, accompanied things going early with a pair of by the MARLANT Flag Party along goals in the first from Raphael with 12 Wing OSS Commanding Of- Lavoie at the 6:04 mark and from ficer LCol William Reyno. Samuel Asselin in the final 30 sec- “I just want to say how much we all onds of the period. Cape Breton got appreciate the Mooseheads organiza- one back in the second period, and tion for this special event each year netted a second goal early in the recognizing our men and women in third, but Halifax kept the lead and uniform. It’s something we always the momentum throughout. Ben Hig- look forward to,” RAdm Baines said. gins scored the Mooseheads’ third at He added his thanks to the fans for the 18:05 mark of the second period, always filling the arena and raising while Walter Flower and Arnaud Du- thousands of dollars for Camp Hill, randeau each scored in the third to and to the HRM community at large make the 5-2 final score. Ben Higgins for always being supportive of the was named first star of the game large Armed Forces presence in the for his game-winning goal in the region. second, while Samuel Asselin was With the game falling two days named second star and Cape Breton’s before Remembrance Day and the Declan Smith got the third star. The The Mooseheads took a 5-2 victory over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles while wear- marking of 100 years since the Armi- win put Halifax at a record of 15-4 for ing jerseys that honoured the 100-year anniversary of 12 Wing Shearwater. stice and end of the First World War, the season. AB TYLER ANTONEW, FIS 4 TRIDENT NEWS NOVEMBER 26, 2018 www.tridentnewspaper.com Community Calendar Publication Reunion and event notices must be submitted by email. Schedule [email protected] include the sender’s name and phone number. for 2018 A notice will not be published if the event is to happen more that one year from publication date. Submissions may be edited. January 8 — MFRC; 12 Wing Shearwater centenary special January 22 February 5 — MFRC; Money Matters 615 (Bluenose) Royal Canadian Bert Walker, a Trustee of the Cana- Scapegoat and Betrayal of Trust, February 19 Air Cadet Squadron dian Naval Memorial Trust, will be discusses the civil and criminal legal March 5 — MFRC March 19 — Posting Season Time: 6:15-9:15 p.m. joining the museum for a presentation proceedings which followed the 1917 April 2 — MFRC; Car Sales, used Date: Wednesdays that will focus on HMCS Sackville, the Halifax Explosion. These proceedings, April 16 — Spring Automotive Maintenance April 30 — Battle of the Atlantic special Location: CFB Halifax last remaining Second World War Cor- which spanned a three-year period, May 14 — MFRC Flight principles, air navigation, vette of the 123 Corvettes that were included an inquiry into the causes of May 28 — Spring Home & Garden June 11 — MFRC and DND Family Days special meteorology, first aid, airframes, built in Canada. Along with our allies, the explosion, a preliminary hear- June 25 engines, marksmanship, effective she and her sister ships, escorted over ing, a hearing before a Grand Jury, a July 9 — MFRC July 23 speaking, instructional techniques 25,000 merchant ships across the vio- criminal trial with charges of man- August 6 — MFRC and leadership are some of the things lent North Atlantic Ocean during the slaughter and criminal negligence, August 20 — Back to School September 4 — MFRC you will learn as a member of 615 Battle of the Atlantic.