VAN CO's Session - 29 September 2022 (web version).pptx
1. HMCS VANCOUVER Briefing to Families 29 September 2022
For Official Use Only
UNCLASSIFIED
CO’s Update Session #3
2. Fun facts about our journey so far
• Since starting Saturday Pizza Night we have made 630 pizzas
• We have served 5,040 slices of Pizza
• 315 LBS of mozzarella cheese has been used for Pizza Night
• 4,800 Litres of milk consumed (19,200 cups)
• Hoo-rahs hollered: Approximately 530
• Miles steamed: Approximately 18,000 NM
• Fuel consumed since leaving Victoria:1,859,590 L of diesel
• Water consumed since leaving Victoria: 2,238,810 L of water
• 65 rounds fired from our 57 mm gun
• Ops Dept Rubic’s cube speed record: S1 Kyle Duchesne (1:21)
• Since mid-August we have used 320 rolls of Industrial sized Toilet Paper
OR 97,536 metres of TP
• Since mid-August we have used 342 rolls of paper towel OR 83, 380
Metres of Paper towel
• We have used enough TP and paper towel to “TP” the ship 1,350 times
• Army Run half-marathons run on board: 5 / 10KM run on board: 2
• Lift the Ship Challenge weight lifted for September: 150,000 KG
• CANUCK has flown 58 sorties over 148.7 Flight Hours
faits amusants sur notre voyage jusqu'à présent
4. Help us spread the word about VAN!
UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only 4
Aidez-nous à faire connaître VAN!
5. Questions for the Command Team?
UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use Only 5
Next brief to families will be scheduled for November
Des questions pour l'équipe de commandement ?
6. Your Community, Your Resource Centre
“Offering programs and services unique to the military lifestyle. ”
Votre Communauté, Votre Centre de Resources
“Offrant des programmes et des services uniques au style de vie militaire.”
We support those who are important to you.
The MFRC proudly honours the diversity of “families”.
Nous soutenons ceux qui sont importants pour vous.
Le CRFM honore fièrement la diversité des “familles”.
7. Get Connected
Soyez connectés
Be sure to join the Family Network’s Facebook group!
Assurez-vous de joindre le Groupe Facebook du Réseau Familial!
Register with us to receive deployment support by:
• Becoming a part of your Family Network
• Connecting with the MFRC local to you
• Receiving support in French
Inscrivez-vous auprès de nous pour recevoir du
soutien en matière de déploiement:
• En devenant membre de votre réseau familial
• En vous connectant avec le CRFM local
• En recevant du soutien en français
8. Family Network
Réseau familial
HMCS Vancouver Family Network
Réseau familial NCSM Vancouver
Network Volunteers
Bénévoles du réseau: Lori and Sheila
443 Squadron Family Network
Réseau familial 443
Network Volunteer
Bénévole du réseau: Tara
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11. Programs for Adults
Programmes pour adultes
Coffee Connections (Oct 12, Nov 2 & Nov 30, 6-8pm)
• Volunteer run at CPAC
• Staff on-site for mail drop-off
• Register your child(ren) ages 5-12 years for Kids Connect from
6-7:30pm
Le Brunch Francophone (Dimanche, 30 Oct, 11h00-13h00)
Venez nous rejoindre pour un brunch au Esquimalt Gorge Park Pavilion
pour toutes les familles militaires francophones! Nous aurons des
activités pour les enfants et un espace pour vous connecter et converser
les uns avec les autres. Appelez 250-363-3050 pour vous enregistrez.
12. Programs for Parents and Children
Programmes pour parents et enfants
• Supporting Children Through Absence Workshops (3-
12 years, Mon-Thurs Sep 6 – Oct 19)
• 123 Music & Me (0-5 years, starting Sept 14-Dec 16)
• Esquimalt & CPAC
• Stay & Play (0-5 years, Sept 15-Dec 15)
• Growing Parents (Pre & Post natal program, Sept 27-Nov 29)
• Respite Childcare (18 months-5 years)
13. Morale Mail
Courrier moral
There are a few different opportunities for mail drop off:
• Regular business hours at the CPAC or Signal Hill MFRCs
• During some evening programming (ie. Coffee Connections)
Il existe différentes possibilités de dépôt de courrier :
• Heures d'ouverture régulières au CPAC ou au CRFM de Signal Hill
• Lors de certaines programmations en soirée (c.-à-d. Coffee Connections)
Care packages are being accepted until November 4, 2022!
Les forfaits de soins sont acceptés jusqu'au 4 novembre 2022!
14. BC
• Esquimalt
• Comox
• Vancouver
• Chilliwack (Sat)
AB
• Calgary
• Cold Lake
• Edmonton
• Lethbridge
• Suffield
• Wainwright
• Red Deer (Sat)
SK
• Dundurn
• Moose Jaw
MB
• Shilo
• Winnipeg
ON
• London
• Meaford
• Borden
• Toronto
• Trenton
• Kingston
• North Bay
• Petewawa
• Ottawa
QC
• Bagotville
• Montreal
• Saint-Hubert (Sat)
• Saint-Jean (Sat)
• Sherbrooke (Sat)
• Valcartier
• Quebec City (Sat)
NWT
• Yellowknife
NB
• Gagetown
NS
• Greenwood
• Halifax
• Shearwater (Sat)
• Sydney (Sat)
PEI
• Charlottetown
• Summerside (Sat)
NL
• St-John’s
• Gander
• Goose Bay
Not local to Victoria? Most MFRCs
across the country will accept
morale mail for deployed members.
Pas local à Victoria? La plupart des
CRFM à travers le pays accepteront
le courrier de moral des membres
déployés.
15. Care Package Collection Box
Boîte de collection de colis de soins
Did you purchase too much for your care package?
Please consider contributing your extras to create care
packages for deployed members not receiving them.
Items are being accepted at the CPAC MFRC location.
Avez-vous acheté trop pour votre forfait de soins? Veuillez
envisager de contribuer vos extras pour créer des forfaits de
soins pour les membres déployés qui ne les reçoivent pas.
Les articles sont acceptés à l'emplacement du CRFM CPAC.
16. Family Wellness & Counselling Team
• Individual, couples and pre/postnatal support and counselling are available
• Resources for families supporting those with diverse needs
• Intake Phone / Téléphone d’admission: 778-533-7736
• Intake Email / Courriel d’admission: Intake@emfrc.com
• Des consultations individuelles, de couples et soutiens pré/post natals
sont disponibles
• Ressources pour les familles qui soutiennent les personnes
ayant des besoins divers
Équipe de Bien-être Familial et de Counselling
17. Contact
Esquimalt MFRC / CRFM Esquimalt
(250) 363-2640
Or toll-free anywhere in Canada
Ou sans frais partout au Canada
1-800-353-3329
emfrc@shaw.ca
www.esquimaltmfrc.com
After hours Family information Line
Ligne d’information Familiale après les heures
1-800-866-4546
After hours Duty Padre Line – call the MFRC and Press “2”
Après heures de gardes -appelez le CRFM et Appuyez sur “2”
18. Additional dates for Monthly Information sessions
with HMCS Vancouver's Command Team during the
deployment are to be determined. Information will
be shared when dates are confirmed.
Additional Questions?
Questions additionnelle?
Dates supplémentaires pour les séances
d'information mensuelles avec l'équipe de
commandement du NCSM Vancouver
pendant le déploiement doivent être
déterminées. Les informations seront
partagées lorsque les dates seront
confirmées.
The Esquimalt MFRC is on Facebook & Instagram!
Le CRFM Esquimalt est sur Facebook & Instagram!
Notes de l'éditeur
Top left: Ground crew members Corporal Ian Hilton, Corporal David Doo-bess-ki, and Master Corporal Jean Phil-eep Ber-ger-on conduct routine maintenance on CANUCK.
Top Right: At the start of September we had a couple dolphin friends join us during a Replenishment-at-Sea
Bottom Left: Sailor 1st Class Ben How-ie, Petty Officer 2nd Class Stef Bonn-vill, Sailor 3rd Class Chris Nem-eth, Sailor 1st Class Jonathon Kim, Sailor 1st Class Yo-ahn-ee Ya-niece-iss
Bottom Right: Master Corporal Manon Sear-wah, Warrant Officer Danny Hood, Robert Roos, Sailor 3rd Class George Mag-da-leck, and our Padre Lieutenant(N) Wilson Gone-ess-ay
Top Left: Vanguard took some time to rest in the Green Belt, a shopping district in Manila, Philippines
Top Right: While in Okinawa Vanguard went to see the whale sharks at the Okinawa Aquarium – the 4th largest aquarium in the world
Bottom left: Vanguard has been helping out on the bridge as part of our lookout team during Operation NEON
Bottom Right: Vanguard has been hard at work for school, but the ship’s wi-fi connectivity has been making it hard to get online at times
Top Left: Sailor 1st Class Joshua Ofi-a-zza
Bottom Right: Sailor 1st Class Caleb Edwards
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