Servir - Vol. 28/No 16 - October 13, 2022

PAYING HOMAGE AND LEARNING TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE

Yves Bélanger, Servir

On the occasion of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, different activities took place in the military community.

This day is an annual event taking place every September 30. Its purpose is to honour Aboriginal children who never returned home, survivors of residential schools, and their families and commun ities.

For Master Corporal Laurence Séguin, recruitment assistant for the Carcajou and Aboriginal programs, this day is very important. “Raising this flag is pay ing tribute to souls who were snatched away too quickly and to others who suffered greatly.”

She adds that this moment of reconcili ation allows Aboriginal people to take back their place and brings a certain balance. “It helps to learn more about the past and make sure it doesn't hap pen again.”

SURVIVORS’ FLAG RAISING

On Thursday, September 29, the Survivors’ Flag was raised at Saint-Jean and Montreal Garrisons. This flag hon ours residential school survivors and all the lives and communities affected by the residential school system in Canada.

Each element represented (the family, the children, the seeds in the ground,

the tree of peace, the branch of cedar, the cosmic symbolism, the Métis belt, the eagle feather and the inukshuk) has been carefully chosen by the survivors consulted when creating the flag. These persons came from all over Canada.

MOMENT OF DISCUSSION AT THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE SAINT-JEAN

The officer cadets, naval cadets and staff members were able to discover a little more about the Aboriginal culture. “We had invited Luce Bélanger, an Algonquin Métis eldest. People were able to dis cuss Aboriginal culture with her while tasting a cedar tea or a coffee,” explains Captain Rachel Lefebvre, public affairs officer of the institution.

ONLINE CONFERENCE

Since September 26, the Diversity + Team of the Montreal region offers

online viewing (on Office D365) of a dis cussion on reconciliation on the theme Ussiniun – Renewal

Three well-known members of Quebec's Aboriginal communities take the floor: Chief Adrienne Jérôme of the Anishnabe Nation Council of Lac-Simon, Chief Réal McKenzie of the Innu Council of Matimekush-Lac-John, and Konrad Sioui, former Grand Chief of Wendake, of the Huron-Wendat Nation. They exchange their points of view on five questions related to the theme of the conference, in particular the obstacles to reconciliation, the motivation of Aboriginal people to join the Canadian Armed Forces as well as the messages they wish to convey to non-Aboriginal members.

To watch Ussinium –Renewal

The Survivors' flag was raised on October 29 at the Montreal Garrison.

TO LEARN MORE

Watch to a survivor's story

The Canadian Armed Forces invite you to listen to the story of an Indigenous survivor who was deprived of her Aboriginal childhood in the 1950s and 1960s.

Watch to an interview with the Champion for Indigenous Peoples

Lieutenant-General Jocelyn Paul, Commander of the Army, talks about his personal ex perience and invites everyone to a reflection exercise.

Visit the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

The Survivors' flag

Photo: Claude Tourville Luce Bélanger was present at the Royal Military College Saint-Jean on September 29 to talk about Aboriginal culture.

Photos: RMC Saint-Jean

SERVIR

ALL THE MUSICIANS GET TOGETHER TO START THE YEAR OFF RIGHT!

Musique des Fusiliers de Sherbrooke

From September 23 to 25, the Fusiliers de Sherbrooke band held Exercise Musi ciens aguerris IV at the Camp musical

Val-des-Sources in Val-des-Sources for a second consecutive year. One hundred percent of the members took part: a feat for a Reserve unit!

This was an opportunity for the band, made up of around thirty musicians, to practise intensively for a weekend. Musical direction was provided by Lieutenant Martin Ringuette and Sergeant Jonathan Moreau, the assist ant musical director. From morning to evening, the musicians played, with periods of rehearsal by small group of instruments.

The band was able to refine its reper toire of film music for its concert sched uled for the end of November. And be

advised: John Williams will be in the spotlight!

Since the musicians also perform at mess dinners, the exercise made it pos sible to prepare arrangements of more pop pieces, including a special request from Regimental Sergeant-Major, Chief Warrant Officer Gabriel Chrétien, D'la bière au ciel by Jim Corcoran!

The exercise was an opportunity for the band to hold a group discussion on conflict, ethics and harassment. Led by Music Sergeant Major, Master Warrant Officer Catherine Sévigny, the activity allowed members to share their views and experiences.

This was the fourth edition of

Ex Musiciens aguerris, an excellent opportunity to develop the ensemble play and consolidate cohesion and mor ale at the beginning of the year. With this in mind, Sergeant Gabriel Gauthier had brought his pizza oven. On Saturday evening, he prepared homemade pizzas for all his colleagues. An instant hit!

To follow the activities and get details about the November concert (free and open to all), visit the unit's Facebook page.

Facebook – Musique des Fusiliers de Sherbrooke

Photo: Cpl Nadine CastonguayMusique Fus de Sher

DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP IN THE FIELD

Yves Bélanger, Servir

From September 24 to 26, the Cadet Wing of Royal Military College Saint-Jean was at the Farnham training site to participate in Exercise LEADERSHIP CONQUÉRANT

Once again, the future officers partici

pated in different field activities such as bivouac routine, shooting range, obstacle course and stalking. They also participated in various scenarios designed for the occasion. This year, the rappel tower exercise has been replaced by the Leadership Potential Assessment Pathway (LPAP) exercises.

Officer Cadet Daphnée Therrien, from the Richelieu Squadron, who held a leadership position for this event, ex plains that this year, senior officer cadets were more involved in the organization of the exercise. “We were happy to be there. Participants were treated to the best edition of LEADERSHIP CONQUÉRANT of the past three years.”

For his part, OCdt Dylan Fortin, from the

Richelieu Squadron, was participating in this exercise for the first time. This future infantry officer loved his experi ence. “Until now, my favourite exercise has been shooting. I had the chance to practise during my Basic Military Qualification at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School this sum mer. I love shooting guns.”

He says one of the mock missions he took part in was to search a group of refugees. “I had never done this before. Unfortunately, my partner and I were “killed” during the exercise by a refugee who had a hidden knife. However, we learned a lot from this experience. I now know how to search safely.”

OCdt Therrien adds that after this

simulation, the international students for their part showed how the searches are carried out in their countries. “It was a beautiful sharing of experience.”

THE COMMANDER'S CUP

Each year, Ex LEADERSHIP CONQUÉRANT allows squadrons to accumulate points towards winning the Commander’s Cup.

Iberville was the winning squadron of the weekend. The Tracy and Jolliet Squadrons finished second. “The results were very tight and the entire Cadet Wing did an incredible job,” says Captain Rachel Lefebvre, public affairs officer at RMC Saint-Jean.

Photos: RMC Saint-Jean

affairs,

Dear Conflict and Complaint Management Services,

My new supervisor is very sullen and at times surly. When he arrives in the morning, I greet him with “good mor ning”. Most of the time he just walks by as if I don’t exist and sometimes he says “We’ll see about that”. He treats me like I don’t know anything as he won’t dele gate work to me or he is double-check ing my work. I do know what I am doing having worked in the government for 25 years. I would like to establish a good working relationship with him but how do I do that given his sullen dispos ition? Can you help me?

Dear seasoned employee,

It sounds like you’re walking around on eggshells with this new supervisor. It also sounds like you have not gotten to know each other yet. Approaching your supervisor for a frank discussion can be daunting especially because you are afraid of his reaction. Establishing a good working relationship with this supervisor would make you more com fortable around him. I congratulate you for wanting to address this ELI, that’s to say early, locally and informally.

Are there times of the day when he is more approachable? What is causing you to be afraid to approach him? What is your typical method for dealing with surly people? Are you not sure how to approach the subject? Working with a conflict coach can assist with identifying the conflict management skills you wish to enhance and prepare you to have a productive conversation with your supervisor.

Conflict coaching is a one-on-one confi dential service the Conflict and Com plaint Management Services (CCMS) provides to anyone within the Defence Team. Each session is approximately one hour and the number of sessions is specific to the client’s need. Coaching is easily accessible as it can be conducted either in person or over the phone.

In the Montreal and Saint-Jean areas, you can contact the CCMS at 514-252-2777

• Serge Hamel: # 4353

• Isabelle Bussières: # 2549

• Captain Cindy Lapointe: # 2894

• Master Warrant Officer Dominic Labelle: # 6365

MOVE YOUR MOUSE OVER THE PAGES OF SERVIR!

THE 25 DEPOT HOLDS ITS FAMILY DAY

Chief Warrant Officer Louis Thivierge, Sergeant Major, 25 CFSD

Saturday, September 10, was a family day as part of the 80th anniversary celebrations of 25 Canadian Forces Supply Depot (25 CFSD). The event was organized in conjunction with the Army Equipment Fielding Centre (AEFC).

Civilian and military employees of 25 CFSD and AEFC could invite their immediate families to visit the premises for the occasion. More than 400 people walked through the turnstiles with a smile to admire the many weapons and vehicles on static display as well as a unit medical station presented by per sonnel from 4th Health Services Group and 52 Field Ambulance.

A detachment from the 2nd Field Regi ment took an active part in the day with their C-3 105 mm howitzer. According

to the experienced observers, who were generally between 5 and 12 years old, the highlight of the visit was the trial run of the night vision goggles, while the older ones preferred the simulation cen tre's small arms shooting trailer from the 2nd Canadian Division Training Centre who joined us for the occasion.

With the ideal weather, the operation was a great success!

Supporto Ergo Sum

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS

Healthy Relationships Awareness Week will take place from October 17 to 21, 2022. The Family Violence Advisory Team - Montreal Region offers you three tools for the occasion to strengthen the bonds with those around you.

GET THE ACTIVITY BOOKLET

This document contains a host of ideas for activities to do at your own pace with your spouse, family members and friends. They will allow you to maintain harmonious relationships with them, to reflect and open up a dialogue about the state of your relationships and ways to improve them.

Download the booklet

LECTURE: BRUNO'S TEN COMMANDMENTS

Bruno Landry, former member of the comedy group Rock et Belles Oreilles, will give a conference where he will address topics such as accepting differ ence and promoting dialogue, focusing on the qualities of the people around us, integrating the strengths of colleagues into teamwork or integrating humor into our daily lives.

This conference in French is free. It will take place on Thursday, October 20, from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the auditor ium of Saint-Jean Garrison. It will also be possible to attend virtually, on the Teams platform.

The activity is intended for members of

the Defence team, their family members and their friends.

Registration

A TON OF INFORMATION

Finally, on the Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services national site, you will find tip sheets, testimonials, online courses, webinars and contact informa tion for the resources available to you.

Access the site

PLAY

CREATED FOR THE MILITARY COMMUNITY

Yves Bélanger, Servir

After several months of hard work, the play Projet Monarques will be pre sented to the public for the first time on November 8, at the Maurice-O’Bready Hall, in Sherbrooke. It was created by the Théâtre des petites lanternes, in collaboration with the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).

The Montreal-area Military Family Re source Centre (MFRC) has been collab orating on this project since its incep tion in 2019. “We are here to promote contact with the CAF and to provide support,” says Myriam Dutour, coordin ator in the Veteran Family Program at the MFRC.

Projet Monarques is a bilingual, Can ada-wide theatre initiative of the Théâtre des Petites Lanternes. The play gives a voice to veterans, military families and loved ones about their operational and post-traumatic stress injuries, their mar

ginalization and the countless impacts on themselves, those around them and on those around the community.

The realization of this project was quite an adventure. For a full year, more than 200 veterans wrote moving testimonials.

It was from these notebooks that the project managers created the piece.

On stage, the spectators will find five figures who will condense the voices of hundreds of veterans, CAF members and their loved ones: five lines of life like so many stories testifying to the daily lives of these people, affected in differ ent ways by their injuries.

WHERE TO SEE THE PLAY?

Ms. Dutour explains that Projet Mon arques will be presented first in Sher brooke, on November 8, in French, then throughout Quebec, in both English and French. Of course, members of the mil itary community are expected in large numbers. At each of the performances, an intervener will be on site. “If ever the play arouses reactions among the spec tators, they can immediately intervene with them.” They are MFRC workers or peer helpers from the Operational Stress Injury Social Support (OSISS) ser vices who will provide this support.

Ms. Dutour concludes by mentioning that the MFRC is making every effort to ensure that this artistic project is pre

WHY MONARQUES?

Monarchs are the only butterflies to travel up to 5,000 kilometres dur ing mass migrations during which the birth of the next generation of butterflies takes place. This long journey, essential to their survival, subjects them to harsh weather conditions, which many of them do not survive. It is this challenging and transformative journey that inspired the title of the piece.

sented in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and in the Montreal region. “It should be done during the spring of 2023.”

Photo: courtesy

Actors: Albert Kwan, Sébastien Rajotte, Emmanuelle Laroche, Étienne d'Anjou, Ann-Catherine Choquette.

Photo: Marc Bergeron

Angèle Séguin, artistic director of the Théâtre des Petites Lanternes and co-author for the Projet Monarques

SUPPORTING DEPLOYED SOLDIERS

Yves Bélanger, Servir

As you read this article, Vanessa McAlpine, Fitness and Sports Instructor with Personnel Support Programs (PSP) at Saint-Jean Garrison, just returned from Latvia where she took part of Operation REASSURANCE. This adven ture, which began on April 21, gave her the desire to have other deployment experiences.

In Latvia, she holds the position of co ordinator of fitness, sports and recrea

tion. “We are three coordinators and a supervisor. We work together to provide the best services to members of the Canadian Armed Forces, but also to all nations that are part of NATO.”

As coordinator, her primary objective is to help CAF members maintain good morale and support them physically, mentally and socially during their de ployment. “I take care of everything that encompasses physical training and the organization of sporting or recreational events. I plan and lead group classes such as functional training, spinning, yoga or mobility classes. In addition, on a few occasions, I gave workshops on various subjects such as yoga and medi tation, warming up and mental health.”

As for the recreational component, the coordinator plans and leads evening activities such as bingo or painting. “We also have movie and karaoke nights.”

She loves many things about her job. “First of all, I must say that the team is exceptional. My work colleagues have become good friends on the outside. It creates a better connection and better chemistry within the team.”

PASSIONATE ABOUT HER WORK

Vanessa McAlpine joined PSP – Mont real region two years ago. “I needed a new challenge on a professional level. I wanted to pass on my knowledge and help a clientele that I knew more or less. The opportunity to go on deployment was also a motivation for me.”

What she likes most about her job at Saint-Jean Garrison is to pass on good lifestyle habits, both physical, psycho logical and social, to the candidates of the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School as well as to the CAF members. “I like being able to help them surpass themselves to accomplish their goals. It is also interesting to follow

a peloton from beginning to end in order to see its evolution.”

A FIRST EXPERIENCE ABROAD

This is Ms. McAlpine's first deployment. She explains that her days can be very busy. “They change every day according to the tasks or activities planned and according to those organized by other nations”. She likes to get up early so she has a chance to train. “Throughout the day, I prepare my classes, the event that I am going to give, the personalized training programs and all other admin istrative tasks. Our leisure activities start around 8 p.m., so we prepare it around 7 p.m.”

She adds that this experience abroad has given her the desire to participate in other deployments over the next few years. “I would like to deploy in Kuwait or on a boat to experience something different. However, I would come back to Latvia anytime!”

In addition to being fascinating, her work in deployment allowed her to grasp the reality of the CAF members.

“It is now easier to understand the work they do when they go on a mission, but also the work they do on their respective bases.”

TRAVEL AROUND

From her arrival on European soil, Ms. McAlpine took advantage of her free time to discover the beauties of Latvia. “I walked all over the place near the base. I visited the cities of Adazi, Riga and Jurmala. Among other things, I discovered different restaurants, the beach, museums, castles.” During her vacation, she even went to Italy. “It was a great trip!” she concludes.

Photos: courtesy

A yoga session offered by Vanessa McAlpine in Latvia.

Vanessa McAlpine explains that her deployment allowed her to better understand the reality of CAF members.

WHAT IF YOU PREPARED YOUR MEALS IN ADVANCE?

Eating healthy is not always easy.

Optimize your chances of success by preparing some or all of your meals in advance. Not only will it save you time, it will save you money!

HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS TO GET YOU STARTED:

1 - To maintain a habit, start gradually.

Canada's food guide and include foods from each group: fruits and vegetables (frozen or pre-cut fresh vegetables), whole grains (rice, quinoa, couscous), protein foods (pre-cooked meats to be reheated, eggs, chickpeas, tuna)

Janika Chartrand, specialist, Health Promotion

By starting with raw vegetables and one or two meals, you will not feel over whelmed and you are more likely to continue.

2 - Choose all-purpose ingredients. Use

3 - Start with the foods you know and simple meals. Then, add some novelty by taking inspiration from the many reci pes easily available on the web.

4 - Involve the whole family or even include your neighbours and friends to increase the quantity and diversity of your meals.

WHEN AND HOW TO WEAR THE POPPY?

Every fall since 1921, the various branches of the Royal Canadian Legion invite Canadians to honor the mem ory of those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the Poppy Campaign. However, what too many people do not know is that wearing a poppy is subject to certain rules.

To mark Remembrance Day, the poppy must be worn starting the last Friday in October, but not before! It will be worn until November 11 and removed from clothing at the end of commemorative ceremonies.

The Legion also encourages the wearing of the poppy at Veterans' funerals, and for any other commemorative event such as the anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.

HOW TO WEAR THE POPPY?

The poppy should be worn on the left side (that of the heart) with all due

respect. Being a sacred symbol of Remembrance, nothing should alter its appearance. For example, it should not be attached to clothing with a lapel pin, which would make its black heart less visible. If you don't want to use the pin provided, you can get a reusable black poppy button to hold the flower secure ly in place.

Remember that the donations collected during the Poppy Campaign are kept at the level of each branch of the Royal Canadian Legion and held in trust in order to directly support veterans and their families within their community.

For you, your spouse

Visit the Poppy Campaign website

LEADERSPHERE 2022: A BRAVE AND INSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME

Marie-Claude Leblanc, writer, RMC SaintJean

Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMC Saint-Jean) held its annual Leader sphere symposium on October 4, organized this year by Marina Sharpe and Élizabeth Vallet, professors and researchers at the college. Under the theme “Analyse, Decide, Act: Respond ing to Contemporary Security Challen ges”, this signature symposium brought together leaders from across the coun try to address the challenges faced by Canadian leadership in the international environment.

Researchers, ambassadors, politicians, business leaders, and military personnel gathered in three panels to address contemporary security challenges from key steps of the strategic decision-mak ing process. Mr. Charles-Philippe David, Professor of Political Science at UQAM and founder of the Raoul Dandurand Research Chair, opened the first panel, “Analyse”, which brought together five academics to address these challen ges from their respective disciplinary perspectives. Dr. David showed how we

are currently witnessing a real democrat ic decline, while the other presenters addressed security challenges from the outlook of cybersecurity, sexual violence in the armed forces, climate change and pandemic response.

This wealth of stances and the fertile dis cussion that followed broadened a trad itional conception of security based on diplomatic relations and armed forces to embrace the emerging risks associated with the digital world, climate and pan demics. On this last topic that recently shook the entire globe, the contribution of Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh who played a leading role during the recent crisis was particularly appreciated.

The contribution of Dr. Megan Mackenzie of Simon Fraser University, who presented a review of her research on sexual violence in the armed forces of Canada, Australia and the United States, cannot be ignored. She tackled some of the outcomes of her research on a tough issue, namely the milestones of the media discourse on the mat ter. The organizers warmly welcomed Dr. Mackenzie’s courage, as addressing this delicate issue before a predomin antly military audience in the wake of the publication of the Arbour Report and as this issue in under the scrutiny of all decision levels, was in itself a cour ageous stand.

The second panel, “Decide”, offered a generous forum of women leaders who reflected together on the role of gender in the security decision-making space. Dr. Élizabeth Vallet, Associate Professor

of Political Science at RMC Saint-Jean, energetically facilitated a sparkling conversation between five outstanding leaders, including Ms. Béatrice Vaugrante (Amnesty International), Ms. Christine Normandin (MP for Saint-Jean and VP of the Standing Committee on National Defence) and Ms. Madeleine Redfern (CanArctic Inuit Networks Inc.). The chal lenges faced by women in operational theatre were also addressed through the eloquent experience of LieutenantColonel Melanie Lake, who commanded Operation UNIFER in Ukraine and has deployed to Afghanistan on several occasions.

All of these women have demonstrated how considering the gender dimension in the strategic decision-making process allows for greater inclusiveness and representativeness, and in so doing, contributes to maintaining a democratic approach and protecting fundamental rights. Dynamic and purposeful, they were able to expand on the relevance, and even the duty, of taking gender into account when it comes down to analyz ing, deciding or taking action, whether it be at the international or domestic scale. Quite naturally, the broader issues of diversity were addressed, particularly from the standpoint of organizational management.

Finally, the third and last panel, “Act”, featured practitioners specializing in much the same areas as the first panel, with the addition of peacekeep ing operations with the contribution of Ms. Jacqueline O’Neil, Canadian

Ambassador to the UN Security Coun cil (Women, Peace and Security) and former President of the Institute for Inclusive Security. On this panel focused on action, the presenters’ field exper tise, including that of Brigadier-General Lambert in cybersecurity, brought great value to the day.

Many things stand out of this confer ence, starting with interdisciplinarity and firstrate speakers. Moving away from the blueprint of the typical aca demic conference with a hybrid format allowing to bridge theory and practice, the breadth of experiences and disci plinary expertise featured by Leader sphere 2022 resounded somewhat like a chorus, as singular yet cohesive voices all insisted in their own way on the need to welcome not only divergent but also diversified lookouts to increase the qual ity and relevance of analyses and action plans as well as their implementation on the field.

A total of 15 speakers took part in the discussions, which were also attended by RMC Saint-Jean officer cadets and naval cadets. As Dr. James Groen, Director of Studies at RMC SaintJean, said in his welcoming remarks, “this edition of Leadersphere represents another step in the evolution of RMC Saint-Jean as a university.” Indeed, this very first edition of Leadersphere since RMC Saint-Jean became a university again has given way to fruitful inter-university exchanges. It also highlights the very role of these re lations as part of the College’s education mission, more specifically for students in the Bachelor of International Studies programme, but also on an institutional level.

The contribution of Dr. Mackenzie and the vitality with which gender and diversity were addressed, issues that echoed the important cultural change undertaken by the CAF, were of particu lar interest.

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To watch the conference

The “Act” panel. From left to right: Dr. Charles-Philippe David, professor, Political Science, UQAM; Dr. Alexandra Lesnikowski, assistant profes sor, Geography, Planning & Environment, Concordia University; Dr. Megan Mackenzie, Simons Chair in International Law & Human Security, International Studies, Simon Fraser University; Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh, Canada Research Chair in Infection Prevention and Control, Medi cine, Université de Montreal; Mr. Alexis Rapin, researcher, Observatoire des conflits multidimensionnels, UQAM.

Photo: RMC Saint-Jean

THE PSP OFFER YOU…

The Personnel Support Programs team in the Montreal region offers a wide range of services to members of the military community. Enjoy!

SAINT-JEAN GARRISON

CAF members and civilian Defence employees (Public Service and Non-Public Funds) are invited on Wednesday, October 19, from 8 a.m. to noon.

Activities:

• Functional training competition in the large gymnasium - 3 categories: beginner, intermediate and advanced

• Volleyball tournament in the Fieldhouse

• Climbing in the palestra

• Badminton in the palestra

THEY TOOK PART IN THE CAF NATIONAL SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP

The CAF National Soccer Championship was held in Kingston from September 26 to October 1. Some Patriotes players went there to represent Quebec.

MEN'S TEAM

Corporal Guillermo Lorenzana-Ramirez, from the 34th Canadian Brigade Group, and Captain Arman Afkam, from the 4th

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Canadian Forces Movement Control Unit were drafted by the Valcartier Lions. The team came back with the banner!

WOMEN’S TEAM

Corporal Shayna Ritchie-Hervieux, from 41 Canadian Forces Health Services Centre, Captain Jamie Tillapaugh, from Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School, and Master Corporal Kara-Christyne Cyr, from 34th Canadian Brigade Group, had been drafted for the Ottawa Nationals. The team lost in the semifinals to Trenton, who repre sented Ontario. Captain Tillapaugh, Cpl Lorenzana-Ramirez and MCpl Cyr received their team's most valuable player awards.

MONTREAL GARRISON

CAF members and civilian Defence employees (Public Service and Non-Public Funds) are invited on Thursday, October 20, from 8 a.m. to noon.

Activities:

• 6:15 a.m.: yoga I – Sunrise flow

• 7:15 a.m.: yoga II – Gentle flow

• 8:30 a.m.: spinning

• 9:30 a.m.: Warrior's Challenge

• 10:30 am: Dodgeball tournament (team of 10 persons)

Information: 514 252-2777 # 6371

Photo : courtesy

The Valcartier team won the banner. Congratulations to our two Patriots players!

Yves Bélanger, Servir

At the end of September, Corporal Charles Goelen, of the 34th Service Battalion, represented Canada in the men's (under 75 kg) category at the World Karate Championships in Poland. He maintains that this experience was beyond his expectations.

The reservist says that from the begin ning of the competition, he understood that the level of the participants was very high. “I was eliminated in the first round. However, I am proud to have been de feated by the karateka who finally won the championship in our category, the Japanese Hotaka Yoshizawa. Cpl Goelen is also very happy to have managed to stand up to him. “I was able to fight until the end!”

He explains that this experience allowed him to understand what he needed to

improve during his training. “Among other things, I have to increase the flexibility of my legs and work on my power.”

The karateka adds that he also needs to strengthen his chest muscles. “During my fight, I received many blows that almost took my breath away. I have to be able to better withstand this type of attack.

NICE ORGANIZATION

Corporal Goelen says he loved his time in Poland. “The organization was really great. I liked being able to meet karate enthusiasts from all over the world. I have developed good ties with them. This trip also allowed the CAF member to attend seminars. “The speakers were world karate masters and champions. They shared with us their different techniques. It was very relevant and very interesting.” Among them, the Japanese Norichika Tsukamoto and Yuji Shimamoto, two world champions in karate as well as Valeri Dimitrov, a Bulgarian twice European karate champion in Europe.

NEXT COMPETITIONS

The reservist is currently in Belgium to visit his family. As soon as he returns, he intends to get back to training. “I'm going to get in shape with the aim of

participating in several karate compe titions to be held in Quebec and all over America.” His next big challenge,

however, will be in three years. “In 2025, I intend to qualify to participate in an other World Karate Championship.

Photo: courtesy

Corporal Charles Goelen upon his arrival at the World Karate Championship in Poland.

automotive

The market for mid-size pickup trucks

booming with a 22% increase

2019 in the United States. Enthusiasts like me were all very eager to see what Chevrolet had to offer with this newcomer and we weren't disappointed!

With a revamped look and a much more aggressive look, the Colorado will please many. Its look is incredibly successful. A neat and sportier appearance that is sure to be very popular with future customers.

It should be specified that only one engine is available, the 2.7-liter turbo, and de pending on the model chosen, the number of horsepower will be different as well as the towing capacities. For example, the base model will offer 237 horsepower, 259 pound-feet of torque and 3,500 pounds of towing capacity. The ZR2 model will offer 310 horsepower, 430 lb-ft and a towing capacity of 7,700 lbs.

Several models are available depending on your needs or your budget. However, if you're an off-roader like me, you'll probably be more interested in the ZR2 model. It has a longer and wider frame for better stability, a 3-inch raised suspension, bead lock-style wheels with self-locking differentials and a host of very interesting small gadgets to make your life easier during your adventures off the beaten path.

Chevrolet has not skimped on technologies. You will find all possible driving assist ance: emergency braking assistance, pedestrian detector, lane change assistance and much more. All of this is displayed on an 11.3-inch screen. With its 9 cameras, the truck gives you views all around your vehicle and the assistance needed to at tach a trailer. The ZR2 model will even offer an under-vehicle camera for off-roading. To be frank, this one will surely become unusable as soon as it gets covered in mud.

You will find five pre-recorded driving modes: normal, off-road, terrain, towing and Baja. Depending on your choice, the transmission and other aspects of your ride will better adapt to the type of terrain.

On paper, the new Chevrolet Colorado is very promising. I can't wait to test it on the road!

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In a quiet and charming area 2 min. walk from the HonoréBeaugrand metro station.

Possibility to rent furnished and equipped. Please contact me by phone at 514-692-5755 (Bea)

LARGE 3 ½ ON THE 2nd FLOOR IN THE ACADIE SECTOR NEAR THE SAINTJEAN GARRISON

Fully furnished and equipped, internet, cable and TV. Parking and private entrance. Month ly rental. For one person, non-smoker, no pets. JeanClaude Pouliot 450-358-3662

WOMAN ONLY MILITARY ONLY

All-inclusive rental room (inter net, toilet paper, laundry soap, etc.) 5 min. from the SaintJean Garrison, Airbnb style in a private house, $700/month 514-961-9293