1 Sigs Line Section

(Sept 2010)

            

            Edmonton 1 sigs line section has been fairly relaxed this year so far lots of new faces posted in and a couple boys getting out or posted. Also lots of taskings across Canada that had to be done and 3 of us getting QL5 qualified. The biggest change for us is that we were moved from Charlie Tp to Bravo Tp which was a big more for the whole section but put lots of pressure on MCpl Kurt St.Germain the Line Section stores man with moving all the stores.

 

            So I guess I’ll start by letting you know who got posted in, Sgt. Rich Poirier coming from CFSCE in Kingston, Sgt. Dan Milburn posted in from Army News, MCpl Curtis Schneikart getting posted in from Shilo, MCpl St.Germain coming in from Dundurn. Then we had 3 new lineman posted in from the school. Pte J.P. Dion and Pte Pierre LaForce finished their QL3 in July 09 and started out their line career with 1 sigs. Then in March 2010 we got Cpl Ryan Nistor a remuster from 3 PPCLI after he finished his QL3. We lost one of our best workers Cpl Mitch Callahan who released and moved back home to Dunville, Newfound and MCpl Rob Kuhn is just going across the road to 1 Service Battalion. That pretty much sums up who has come and gone in the last year or so.

 

            Getting to more of what we been doing at the unit. We had half the shop come home from Task Force 5-09 which was a ten month deployment to Afghanistan from Feb 09 to Nov 09. Then in the New Year the rest of shop that hadn’t gone on tour went to BC for the Olympics from Jan 2010 till March 2010. While that was all going on 3 Cpl’s Cpl Eric Patey, Cpl Ritchie Issacs, and Cpl Simon St. Marseille went on their QL5 in Kingston for 3 months. Also there has been tasks all year such as being a driver for courses across Canada to being instructor on BMQ’s and Sgt. Mike Taylor being a admin WO for a basic officers course in Kingston for 5 months.

  

            For the rest of the shop which includes MCpl Scott Anderson, MCpl Bill Cunningham, Cpl Todd Clark and Cpl Jake Skaala while not on courses or tasked out we set up the new stores area and shop in Bravo Tp lines. Now for the remaining of the year not too much planned just one small exercise for the last 3 weeks of Oct and just waiting for Nov 1 to find out who will be going over seas for the Mission Termination Task Force the tear down.

So that’s about it nothing too crazy going on around here the last year to year and a half went by pretty fast for most of us now just waiting for the holidays were we can relax and enjoy some time off so we can start 2011 off and have another good year in 1 Sigs.

 

 

                                                                                        By:  Cpl Richie Isaacs

CFJSR Det Edmonton    

Sept 20/10

            It’s been an interesting year at Det. Edmonton so far, full of promotions, and posting. First we say goodbye to some of our guys including The Samurai MCpl Leute who has now gone on to an Ops position at the mothership in Kingston. We also bid a farewell to our very own Vegan Cpl Pustovyk who decided to transfer over to the Air Force. Now for the promotions, there has been quite a few of these this year and hopefully one coming to the guy writing this newsletter (wink wink, Hint Hint). We start off with Adam Lafontaine and Curtis Gavin receiving their Cpl’s. Then we move on to the bigger guns, Sgt. Baines getting a promotion to Warrant and also a Congrats for receiving his commission to the Infantry as an Officer. WO Gallagher received his MWO’s. Now we are happy to welcome some new members coming over to Det. Edmonton. Cpl. Yashuk, MCpl Hawkins, and Sgt. Hewlin have all come here to share all their experience with us, we are sure they will make an excellent addition to an already awesome Det.

            As for our work, after a few days of rest and our leave well behind us, we pack up some tools and head out to our job. Leading one of the Crews is Sgt. Barrington, along with an all star cast of MCpl Hawkings, Cpl’s Gavin and Desmond and Pte Coreas. We got tasked to take care of all the Towers in Aldergrove and Matsqui. An interesting job for sure, I mean working in BC? Doesn’t get any better than that right? Rain, Wind, Tall Towers, very tall and wet grass? It’s all good though, nothing JSR can’t handle, I mean it’s not like we’d get a Mini stuck in the mud or anything that never happens......

            Leading an equally stellar crew is Sgt. Hewlin with MCpl Smith, Cpl’s Briggs and Yashuk and Pte’s Griffin and Price. These guys here will have a tough go out in Suffield AB. It’ll be alot of work, late days and probably sweat, blood, and tears. In any case it’ll be a good experience for all.

            There will be two of our members heading over to Afghanistan this year. Sgt Barrington and Cpl Desmond. They will be doing their last part of work up training in the beginning of Oct. In Kingston. We wish them the best of luck and a safe return, and we can rest assured that they will make our shop proud when they return.