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Ex AUTUMN BLITZ
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Corporal Julie Moss with 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron marshals a Royal Canadian Air Force CF-188 Hornet during the exercise AUTUMN BLITZ on October 21, 2020, at 4 Wing Cold Lake. 4 WING Exercise AUTUMN BLITZ was a new initiative here at 4 Wing. The local exercise was conducted over a continuous two-week period starting October 14 and wrapping up on October 28. The exercise involved the combined efforts of all units at the wing to conduct and support the increase in
flying operations. The objectives of Ex AUTUMN BLITZ were to assess the Wing’s ability to sustain a high operational flying tempo for 14 days, identify the strengths and issues associated with high pace operations, and cooperatively develop new solutions. To evaluate all aspects of 4 Wing’s flying operation, it was important that all units at 4 Wing
participated in the exercise. The success of our mission at 4 Wing is dependent on every unit – everyone contributes to putting combat ready jets in the air. For that reason, Ex AUTUMN BLITZ included 14 continuous days of participation by more than the flying units. Administration, finance, supply, refueling, engineering, all levels of maintenance, and many more sections
were fully resourced and supporting the exercise. It was all hands on deck! Many lessons were learned and relationships amongst different units were strengthened – definitely a highlight of the exercise! The Wing is planning to conduct a similar exercise again in the winter months in an effort to continue improving our capabilities and efficiency.
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4 Wing welcomes a new Reconditioning Specialist JOSEY YEARLEY, 4 WING MANGER FITNESS AND SPORTS
University of Calgary. In addition she holds current certifications as an Athletic Therapist It is my great pleasure (Canadian Athletic to introduce you to the Therapist Association), newest member of 4 Wing Exercise Physiologist Cold Lake’s Fitness and (Canadian Society of Sports team, Ms. Sarah Exercise Physiology), Barber. Emergency Medical Sarah has assumed Responder (Alberta the role of 4 Wing’s College of Paramedics) Reconditioning Specialist, and Health Care in the absence of Gabriel Provider CPR (Canadian Quenneville who has Red Cross). Add to this been seconded to Europe the experience she has for the next 3 to 4 years in gained working for the the role of Fitness, Sports University of Calgary and Physical Exercise in various positions Coordinator. (including the Rehab Here at the Col. J.J. and Fitness Program Parr Sports Centre we Coordinator and feel very fortunate to have Assistant Strength and Sarah join our team, as Conditioning Coach for she comes to us with very the U of C Dinos Track strong credentials and Team) and you can easily experience. Specifically, appreciate how excited Sarah attained her we are to have Sarah join Bachelor’s degree in our team. And that’s K i n e s i o l o g y- A t h l e t i c not all! Sarah has also Therapy from the worked as an Advanced University of Manitoba Aquatics/First Aid and her Masters of Instructor and Lifeguard, Kinesiology from the Adult Programs
Supervisor, and as a Wellness Coordinator for the YMCA and as a Lab Instructor at both the University of Manitoba and the University of Calgary. For someone so young, she brings a lot to the table! With these impressive credentials, it’s hard to believe Sarah has a life outside of work, but she does report that her hobbies include cycling, swimming, climbing, baking, and working with youth sports. Please join me in welcoming Sarah to the close knit community of Cold Lake and to team CFMWS/PSP. Welcome aboard Sarah!
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MFRCS prepares Morale Packages thanks to Canadian Natural Joy Smith
Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL) presented a $20,000 sponsorship cheque to staff of MFRCS on 28 October 2020. The funds will be used for Deployment Support, including Morale Packages sent overseas throughout the year, Deployment Reunion Event, and family support during deployment. Participating in the event were from left to right: Steve Lepp, CNRL Director, Surface Land & Stakeholder Relations, Blaine Parker, CNRL Manager, Surface Land & Stakeholder Relations, Tracy Miller, MFRCS Deployment Coordinator, Floyd Perras, MFRCS Executive Director, Judith Chance, MFRCS Fund Development Manager, LCol Alain Gagnon, WCOMD Delegate and CWO Scott Dewling, WCOMD Delegate.
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75th Anniversary
End of the Second World War Courier News Remembers 2020 This year marks the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII. For the month of November, the Courier News will feature events that Canadians were involved in that helped with the war efforts. We honour, recognize and remember all those who served in WWII.
Second World War Veteran Shares Story of Service, Loss of Limb THE WAR AMPS
gun nests. He also received the Officer’s Cross of the Order of On Remembrance Day this Polonia Restitua from Poland, year, many Canadians will be the Cross of Valour, Merit Cross, reflecting on the 75th anniversary Second Corps Army Medal and of the end of the Second World Monte Cassino Commemorative War. Among those will be war Cross. amputee veteran Bob Gondek, of In 1954, Bob immigrated Toronto, who also carries a physical to Canada where he became a reminder of that pivotal time in member of The War Amps, an history. Association originally started by At the age of 96, Bob can still amputee veterans returning from vividly recall serving alongside the the First World War to help each Allied Forces with the 2nd Polish other adapt to their new reality as Corps during the Italian Campaign. amputees. “We were climbing a hill, heavily Bob has dedicated a lifetime laden with equipment carried by of service to The War Amps, mules,” says Bob. “Germans were holding various positions within above and could easily see us. the Association. He also became Their machine gun fire pinned us to the ground. We had to deal with completely unknown terrain and extreme darkness. Finally, I found a soft spot where I could seek temporary shelter. In the morning, I realized I was laying on corpses, buried in shallow graves.” In 1944, Bob was based outside Loretto, Italy, when heavy gun fire broke out. “Without any order, I crawled up to them [the enemy] and threw a grenade,” says Bob. “I acted instinctively.” After a short period of silence, the enemy began firing mortars. “I remember an explosion and the smell of gunpowder,” he says. “I then realized that my weapon was gone and, in the place where my hand held the machine gun, there was nothing – I had lost part of my left arm below the elbow. I felt like I was dying because my whole life flashed before my eyes.” Bob also had extensive injuries around his leg and hip and spent five months recovering in the hospital. He was awarded the Virtuti Militari, the Polish equivalent of the Victoria Cross, for his valour in destroying two enemy machine Second World War veteran Bob
an inspiration to other amputees, showing them that an amputation is not a barrier to living a full and active life. “You have to teach by example,” says Bob. “I don’t have an arm, but I enjoyed playing golf.” Over the years, Bob has helped educate the younger generation about the horrors of war by going to schools and giving speeches to students. For the last 50 years on Remembrance Day, he has also laid a wreath to honour his comrades. “I’m grateful that I have been able to take part in these ceremonies. It’s important to me that I pay tribute to my fellow veterans and all those who lost their lives,” says Bob.
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How Canadians ended the last battle of WWII in Europe ERIC LEE On May 17, 1945, 12 days after the surrender of all German troops in the Netherlands, two Canadian officers, Lt. Col. William Douglas Kirk and Captain D.R. Fletcher, arrived on the island of Texel. Kirk was the commanding officer of the 1st Survey Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery. What they found there was astonishing. “There are on the island about 900 Germans, mostly marines, and about 250 Russians who have mutinied and deserted from the German army,” he wrote. “They are still fighting together spasmodically.” “Our job would seem to be: (1) Give Russians protection from Germans while they recover wounded personnel from a mine field. (2) Give Germans protection from Russians while they are evacuated. (3) Try to get Russians evacuated. At present they are underground and are not willing to go without arms.” He concluded that “it would seem to be a musical comedy situation.” The “Russians” were actually Georgians, members of the 822nd Battalion of the Georgian Legion. Their journey to Texel began when the German invasion of the Soviet Union resulted in hundreds of thousands of Red Army soldiers surrendering. Most Soviet POWs died of starvation, but some were offered the chance to join the German army. By April 1945, the former Soviet
soldiers were plotting their rebellion to Germany. The Georgians “enlivened messages — together with the support which began after they received orders the short trip” to the Dutch mainland of the Dutch Communist Party — to redeploy to the Dutch mainland to “by throwing potato-masher grenades meant that the Georgians suffered little join the fight against the advancing overboard, and occasionally firing upon their return home. British and Canadian forces. The night their weapons,” he wrote. Once on Their six-week long battle was before they were due to leave, the shore, they were ordered to turn over eventually treated as heroic by the Georgians began their revolt by cutting their weapons. After the Georgians had Soviets, who produced a feature film the throats of some 400 German done so, they were searched — and the celebrating their fight. soldiers in their beds. Their goal was to Canadians found nine more automatic One thing that all sides agree upon liberate Texel from the Germans. pistols concealed in their clothes. is that the arrival of Lt. Col. Kirk and They nearly succeeded. On Hitler’s Lt.-Gen. Charles Foulkes, his men was greeted with relief, for it orders, the Germans began landing Commander of I Canadian Corps, marked the final end of the last battle reinforcements on the island. German wrote a letter to the Soviets which was of the Second World War in Europe. naval batteries on the island turned intended to ensure that the Georgians Eric Lee is a journalist and historian their guns on the villages and farms would not be punished upon their based in the UK. His latest book is Night of Texel. The Georgians and Germans return to the Soviet Union. of the Bayonets: The Texel Uprising and then waged a war of attrition resulting General Eisenhower wrote a similar Hitler’s Revenge, April — May 1945 in hundreds of deaths on each side, as message some weeks later, and these (Greenhill Books, 2020). well as many Dutch civilian casualties. Neither side took prisoners. That fighting continued long past the German surrender and ended only with the arrival of the two Canadian officers. The Canadian troops now began the tasks that Kirk had outlined for them. The Germans’ last act on Texel was to burn the Georgians’ battalion flag, as they remained furious at the “betrayal” by their erstwhile allies. Another Canadian officer, John Norman Stuart Buchan, was sent to supervise the evacuation of the Georgians. Buchan was the 2nd Baron S1 Erica Seymour, 4 Wing Imaging Tweedsmuir and the son of John Mayor of Cold Lake, Mr. Craig Copeland (left) poses for a photo after a Buchan, the former Gov.-General of Poppy Presentation with Legion President, Mr Todd Rorke, Deputy 4 Wing Canada — better known as the author Commander, Lieutenant-Colonel Alain Gagnon, and Deputy 4 Wing Chief of “The Thirty-Nine Steps” and other Warrant Officer (CWO), CWO Scott Dewling (right) outside of City Hall on works of popular fiction. October 28, 2020 in Cold Lake, Alberta. Buchan was sent with the Georgians
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Influential Women in Aviation at 4 Wing Join the CAF and see the world JOY SMITH, REPORTER
Advisory Organization military co-chair and is achieve a PhD. She has also created a DWAO handbook passionate about issues of gender equity on the wing which has recently been recognized and adopted at Cpl Emily Reiman joined the Canadian Armed and the CAF as a whole. “Once I joined [DWAO] I the National DWAO level. “It was something we were Forces (CAF) because she wanted to travel and in the realized we’ve made a lot of moves in the women’s kind of lacking within the DWAO,” said Cpl Reiman. last six years, she has done a lot of travelling. movement within the military but there is still so much “Some times people didn’t understand what our roles Cpl Reiman is an Aerospace Control Operator, more we need to do. We want to lean more towards were and what our group was all about so this (the she works at the 4 Wing Combat Operations Centre as gender equity,” stated Cpl Reiman. handbook) gives a clear definition of our mission a coordinator, before that she was a data link operator “I think that gender is important, there are statement and our values.” at 42 Radar Squadron. Cpl Reiman has been deployed differences amongst the genders but that doesn’t make Cpl Reiman credits her mother as being her to Kuwait on Operation IMPACT and Romania on them any stronger or weaker. I don’t think that we are greatest influence, “My mom is the strongest person I Operation REASSURANCE as well as Alert, Florida, ever going to reach a point where we are not looking know, she always encouraged me to do anything that Portugal and Amsterdam. She is even qualified to at gender but I think there will come a time when we I set my mind to and she empowered me… She’s just drive the 15 tonne trucks that 42 Radar uses to move start looking more at abilities and capabilities than a force.” their equipment. gender…I definitely have hopes for that.” As for advice to young women interested in joining Cpl Reiman’s greatest passion is her work with Cpl Reiman is in the process of completing a the military, Cpl Reiman would like them to know, the Defence Women’s Advisory Organization (DWAO). Master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a “You are capable of anything you set your mind to so if Cpl Reiman is currently the 4 Wing Defence Women’s focus in Equity Studies and hopes to continue on to that’s what you want to do then go for it.”
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Aerospace Control Operator, Corporal Emily Reiman works in the Air Task Force - Romania (ATF-R) Operation Center during Operation REASSURANCE–ATF-R on the Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase.
I love you conditionally
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er: “Straight up, now tell me, do you really want to love me forever… or are you just having fun?”i Him: “Tell me what you’re feeling ‘cause I need to know. Girl you’ve gotta let me know which way to go.” ii Her: “You better shape ‘cause I need a man, and my heart is set on you. You better shape up. You better understand, to my heart it must be true,”iii Him: Darlin’ you got to let me know, should I stay or should I go? This indecision’s buggin’ me, if you don’t want me, set me free. If you say that you are mine, I’ll be here ‘til the end of time.iv Her: “Once upon a time I was falling in love but now I’m only falling apart. There’s nothing I can do, a total eclipse of the heart.”v Him: “Baby, baby, I’d get down on my knees for you, if you would only love me like you used to do, yeah. We had a love, a love, a love you don’t find everyday. So don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t let it slip away.”vi Her: “If I should stay, I would only be in your way, so I’ll go, but I know I’ll think of you every step of the way.”vii
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Him: Say something, I’m giving up on you. I’ll be the one, if you want me to.”viii Her: “Have a heart. If you don’t love me, why don’t you let me go? I love you so. I told you yes, and then you told me no.”ix Him: “If I could, Baby I’d give you my world. How can I, when you won’t take it from me?”x Her: “Give me one reason to stay here, and I’ll turn right back around. Give me just one reason why I should stay. I said I told you that I loved you, and there ain’t no more to say.”xi I will love you, if you love me. And you will love me, if I love you. If this was computer programming, we would be stuck in an endless loop, neither one loving the other, because our love is conditional on the other loving first. You know? “I’ll love you if you promise to stay with me.” “OK, but I can’t promise to stay with you unless I know that you love me.” “I’m not sure enough to put my trust in you, to put my heart in your hands. And since I am not ‘all in’ in the relationship, you are right to be unsure, and that means you are not all-in either. And the minute the other slips, I pull back; I don’t know if I can lean on you.”
Relationships need commitment. True love is unconditional. Marriage is a promise to stay, even if I’m not sure how the ‘other’ feels about me. I’ll stay here, even if you don’t give me a reason to. I won’t give up on you even if you can’t find the words. I should stay – you don’t need to let me know that. But how can I love if I’m not sure to be loved in return? The only way I know is to know that God loves you. God loves you so much that He satisfies your need for love; you can be full to the brim and have love left to overflow into your relationship. He loved us unconditionally, though we walked out on Him. He is always ready to take us back in.
andrew.whitman@forces.gc.ca i. Straight Up ~ Paula Abdul ii. I Need to Know ~ Mark Anthony iii. You’re the One that I Want ~ Olivia Newton-John iv. Should I Stay or Should I Go ~ the Clash v. Total Eclipse of the Heart ~ Bonnie Tyler vi. You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling ~ The Righteous Brothers vii. I Will Always Love You ~ Whitney Houston viii. Say Something ~ A Great Big World ix. Have a Heart ~ Bonnie Raitt x. Go Your Own Way ~ Fleetwood Mac xi. Give Me One Reason ~ Tracy Chapman
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Addictions awareness: change begins with me! LISA FISHER, HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALIST This November the Health Promotion Department is focusing their campaign on Addictions Awareness, which will coincide with National Addictions Awareness Week (NAAW). The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) organizes the NAAW annually; this year the theme is “Change Begins with Me.” Similar to the 2019 theme of “Stigma Ends with Me”, this year’s theme focuses on the efforts and actions of individuals to reduce stigma surrounding substance use and people who use substances. To ensure an inclusive and supportive community, it is vital to be aware of the words we speak and how they can affect others. When a person uses any psychoactive substance, they engage in substance use. This covers all legal and illegal drugs, such as alcohol, cannabis, opioids, cocaine, and methamphetamines, to name a few. When we speak of casual, social or nonproblematic use, it means the recreational or casual use of legal substances that has no to very little effects on health and social domains. Problematic use is when that use begins to have negative consequences for the individual, as well as in the domains of family, social, occupational and/or academic, and society. An example of problematic use would be binge drinking.
When an individual is chronically dependent, they engage in habitual and compulsive use, despite negative health and social effects. Stigma is a negative stereotype against a circumstance, quality or person that leads to prejudice and discrimination. When someone experiences stigma, they are likely to feel shame, hopelessness, isolation and social exclusion, and are less likely to ask for help. Stigmatization of people with substance use problems can also lead to misrepresentation in the media, society treating them differently, derogatory labels and discrimination in housing, employment, healthcare or other services. Problematic alcohol and drug use are among the most stigmatized conditions worldwide. One way in which society stigmatizes people with substance use problems is through their language. Remember that substance use disorder is not a choice; it is a medication condition and should be treated as such. We need to switch to person-first language which focuses on the individual as a person first before describing their personal attributes or health conditions. Using words like “addict” and “druggie” is dehumanizing; instead choose language such as “person with a substance use disorder” or “person with problematic use.”
Remember, change begins with you. Be a role model by eliminating stigmatizing language from your vocabulary. Stop stigmatizing language and behaviour in your workplace, at home and in public by addressing those individuals who are partaking in such behaviour to tell them that it is not appropriate, and educating them on why. Explain how their language and behaviour can affect people who are struggling with substance use, and what language and behaviour they can use instead. If you would like to learn more about substance use, as well as gambling and gaming, register for our upcoming Alcohol, Other Drugs, Gambling and Gaming Awareness (AODGGA) General Training on 26 November 2020. For more information, or to register, contact 4WGHealthPromotion@forces.gc.ca or call local 6958. The course is open to the entire 4 Wing Defence Community. Follow @4winghealthpromotion on Instagram for addictions awareness content throughout the month of November! References • Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. (2019). Overcoming stigma through language: A primer. Retrieved from: https://www.ccsa.ca/sites/default/ f i les/2019 - 09/CC SA-L a ng uage-a nd- St ig ma-i nSubstance-Use-Addiction-Guide-2019-en.pdf
Foster a safe and inclusive workplace Halloween at using the Positive Space Program 4 Wing AIMEE NKOGHE, DIRECTORATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIVERSITY (DHRD) Most people think a positive space is a physical environment where you can talk, but what this program teaches is acceptance of others. Two years ago a Positive Space Program was created to assist Defence Team members foster a more inclusive workplace. Understandably, we all want to work in a place where we can bring our authentic selves to work and feel comfortable doing so, but how do we contribute to such an environment? Here’s how: prioritize the respect of each and every individual member of the Defence Team for what they contribute: skills, knowledge, perspectives and every other element of a person’s identity that makes them unique. Over the last two years almost 500 Defence Team members across Canada and internationally have participated in Positive Space training on 25 Bases/Wings to help foster supportive and inclusive workplaces. There are more than 200 ambassadors trained and available to help use effective listening, empathy and strength to make people feel fully themselves without any fear or prejudice. The Positive Space Program works in collaboration with the Defence Team Pride Network, which collaborates and consults on program content, structure, and delivery, in addition to assisting local Commanders with needs assessments. This collaboration helps develop a stronger cultural literacy on the history, identity, stories, challenges and victories of LGBTQ2+ persons
and communities. It increases overall awareness of LGBTQ2+ issues within workplaces and positively enhances the entire work experiences within the Defence Team by creating a safer, more open minded environment for all. The Positive Space Program offers one-hour, three-hours and two-day training sessions to help create a safe and inclusive workplace for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. It’s done through a volunteer and peerbased support network. Here is a rundown on what is offered: • Positive Space Information Session – a one-hour interactive presentation which provides an overview of the program and LGBTQ2+ issues. This presentation helps to increase general awareness. It is open for all Defence Team members. • Positive Space Ambassador Workshop – a three-hour workshop for volunteers who would like to become Positive Space Ambassadors of workplace inclusion. It enables them to offer support, raise awareness, and post identifiers to designate both themselves and their workspaces as safe. • Positive Space Ambassador Train the Trainer – two-day classroom training provided to volunteers who can become Positive Space Instructors who will
then be able to instruct all three portions of the program. Training includes discussions, testimonials and practical activities which result in a national qualification. Instructors, ambassadors, volunteers and allies welcome everyone equally. Maximum participation across the Defence Team is recommended because through dialogue, education and leadership support we will help create safer, more inclusive workspaces that realize our full potential. CANFORGEN 079/20 Dated 18 June 2020 has more information about the program and who is responsible for coordinating training sessions: ht t p:// vcd s.m i l.c a /apps / c a n forgens/defau lt- eng. asp?id=079-20&type=canforgen Toolkits for leadership, ambassadors and instructors are available at: http://intranet.mil. ca/en/res/diversity-employmentequity.page Contact a positive Space Ambassador in our area: http://cmp-cpm.mil.ca/assets/ CMP_Intranet/docs/en/support/ p s - a m b . - i n s t- l i s t- _ - l i s t e - d e s ambassadeurs-et-des-instructeurs_12-march2020.pdf. This list is updated monthly. Questions can be addressed to: • P o s i t i v e S p a c e EspacePositif@forces.gc.ca • L G B T Q 2 Q u e s t i o n s @ forces.gc.ca
Janae Wandler
Residential Housing Unit (RHU) residents chose to play it safe with trick-or-treaters on Halloween. Some left bowls or pre-packaged bags of candy out on the front step for children to grab one of, while others donned their masks and used tongs to hand out the candy.
Janae Wandler
Many RHU residents had their homes fully decorated to help those trick-or-treating get into the Halloween spirit.
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Crossword ACROSS 1. Upright post on a boat 5. Sentimental person 10. Native American tribe 12. Wear away 14. Where you’re going 16. Doctor 18. Popular Chinese dialect 19. One point east of due south 20. Northern sea duck 22. Note 23. Wives (law) 25. Trigonometric function 26. A way to communicate (abbr.) 27. Swiss river 28. No (Scottish) 30. Commercials 31. Large instrument 33. __ Chantilly, __ de Menthe 35. Small, saclike cavities 37. High and thin in tone 38. Treat extremely well 40. Famed track star Usain 41. Secure web connection (abbr.) 42. Rob of energy 44. Paving material 45. Cool! 48. Tip of Aleutian Islands 50. Indicates silence 52. Water in the solid state
53. Security interests 55. Popular hoopster Jeremy 56. Shed tears 57. Low frequency 58. Harmful bacterium 63. Common language: lingua __ 65. Standards of perfection 66. They consist of two parts 67. A detailed description of design DOWN 1. More (Spanish) 2. A subdivision of a play 3. Japanese title 4. More jittery 5. Fabric 6. Luke’s mentor __-Wan 7. Cleaving tool 8. Ancient city of Egypt 9. 36 inches 10. Farewell 11. Second to last 13. Improved by critical editing 15. Defensive weapon (abbr.) 17. Fancy attire 18. __ Farrow, actress 21. Completely opposed 23. Supervises flying
24. Pouch 27. True firs 29. Mistake 32. Computing platform (abbr.) 34. Snakelike fish 35. Greatly horrify 36. Despicable person 39. Tell on 40. Ballplayer’s tool 43. Central Brazilian town 44. Court game 46. Land
47. ‘The Partridge Family’ actress Susan 49. Retract a statement 51. Data executive 54. Capital of Yemen 59. Portable computer screen material 60. Electronic data processing 61. ‘Matt Houston’ actor Horsley 62. Resinous substance 64. Rural delivery
CAPRICORN - December 22 - January 19 New interests may capture your attention, Capricorn. Study different countries and their cultures to learn more about the world. Then plan future trips to an inspiring locale. AQUARIUS - January 20 - February 18 Aquarius, you may be at a crossroads in your life that has you wondering what the next step may be. Take advantage of increased online educational possibilities. PISCES - February 19 - March 20 Pisces, if you have been pondering a reason to move, now may be the time to really put a plan into action. Start researching neighbourhoods. ARIES - March 21 - April 19 Be prepared for some news at work, Aries. There may be a change in the hierarchy or another management change. Stay calm, as this could bode well. TAURUS - April 20 - May 20 Taurus, someone new may come into your life and you could be completely enamored. This may be a romantic interest, or someone who simply understands your way of thinking. GEMINI - May 21 - June 21 While technology already is ever-present in your life, this week you may be introduced to a new form technology in your home or place of work. CANCER - June 22 - July 22 Cancer, you may find yourself drawn into online activities or a new hobby that you never previously considered. This may awaken a new interest in you and liven things up. LEO - July 23 - August 22 Leo, take a few moments this week to examine your finances. Spend time looking at recurring payments and where you can cut. Opt for a new form of recordkeeping. VIRGO - August 23 - September 22 Strange developments may infiltrate your normally ordered schedule, Virgo. Even though situations may be outside of your wheelhouse, keep an open mind about all possibilities. LIBRA - September 23 - October 22 Take a greater interest in movies, music or entertainment, Libra. It is always good to broaden your horizons. Plus, this will give you new subject matter for conversations. SCORPIO - October 23 - November 21 Scorpio, this week you may have a strong urge to do something exciting or adventurous. You might want to book a spontaneous trip or ride a roller coaster. SAGITTARIUS - November 22 - December 21 An unexpected career opportunity could be coming your way, Sagittarius. It’s okay to be nervous, but focus more on the possibilities for advancement and excitement.
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Artist Spotlight Featuring Art from Military and First Responders Ryan Mountenay Ryan had always dreamed of being an artist but gave up because he felt he was never really good at drawing or painting. Shortly after September 11, 2001, Ryan joined the military and was in basic training in less than two months. He initially began his career as a Marine Engineering Mechanic (stoker) in the Canadian Navy. Unfortunately that didn’t last long because he didn’t get along with the sea. He was medically transferred to the Army and shipped to Borden to begin trades training. During his QL3 course in 2006, he was taught automotive painting and the instructor inspired him to be creative. It was this pivotal point in which his interest in art returned and he began to practice. Afterwards Ryan was posted to Edmonton, Alberta. He followed up with an airbrushing class and continued to excel in the medium. In 2011, he deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Even while overseas he painted a mural on the outside of their shop and a manhole cover that he manufactured for an open manhole. Shortly after he had returned home in November that same year, he learned that his grandfather had Alzheimers. Ryan decided to paint a meaningful piece of art in the hopes that he could give it to his grandfather before he lost all memory. It was his first attempt painting a portrait. The photo he chose was his grandfather’s service photo he had taken after he completed his para-trooper course in London, Ontario. The following summer Ryan travelled to see his grandfather and present him with this gift. After his grandfather passed away in 2018, his grandmother told Ryan that he was so proud of the painting, he would always show people and tell them his grandson had painted it. Now the painting is hanging up in Ryan’s home in Edmonton. Instagram. com/ryanmountenayart Artwork submissions by Military & First Responder Services. The Steel Spirit is always looking for new and emerging artists with and without experience, from every background and every age. For more information or if you would like to be involved, please visit: www.thesteelspirit.ca
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