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Canada Taking The Lead Internationally On Military Mental Health & Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Wounded Warriors Weekend- Canada, USA, Australia, UK
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BY PR Newswire | 07/30/13 - 11:00 AM EDT
TORONTO, July 30, 2013 /CNW/ - Wounded Warriors Canada is honoured to help bring together 162 ill and injured soldiers, sailors and airmen and airwomen (both serving and retired) to Nipawin, Saskatchewan for a weekend of mental healing and group camaraderie.
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WOUNDED WARRIORS WEEKEND 2013
AUGUST 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th
When we will welcome 120 Wounded Warriors from Canada, USA, the UK and Australia. Let us continue to show them that we are honoured by their sacrifices and they will always be remembered as heroes by those of us here at home.
http://woundedwarriorsweekend.org/
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From August 1 st to August 6 th, the town of Nipawin, Saskatchewan will once again open its arms, this year welcoming international Wounded Warriors from Australia and the United Kingdom who will join the delegates from Canada and the United States. Further, in response to the overwhelming support by the citizens of Saskatchewan, this year's event has been provincially designated a civic holiday titled, "Wounded Warriors Weekend" by the provincial legislature.
Last year's event was a transforming experience for everyone, those who were wounded and those who were there to help. The healing of damaged souls was visible and it was clear how nature, music, compassion and support refreshed, nurtured and strengthened the delegates. In the end, friendships were struck, families bonded and networks were created.
"Following the immense success of last year's Wounded Warriors Weekend, we are very excited to expand this event, welcoming Wounded Warriors and their families from our allied nations," said Wayne Johnston, Founder of Wounded Warriors Canada. "Mental health and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are not only serious domestic challenges, but are equally so internationally and, as such, it is great to see Canada taking the lead on these all too important issues."
Blake Emmons, Wounded Warriors Canada Provincial Coordinator ( Saskatchewan) & Director of Wounded Warriors Weekend, commented, "The fact that we are presenting Wounded Warriors Weekend one more time is a testimony to the incredible understanding and support the people of our province feel towards our troops. We're proud that our province has been in the forefront in helping to raise awareness to the challenges of PTSD in particular, that these brave young men and women face on a daily basis."
About Wounded Warriors Canada:
Founded in 2006, Wounded Warriors Canada is a non-profit organization that helps Canadian Forces members - be they full time, reservists, or retired - who have been wounded or injured in their service to Canada.
Through a wide range or programs and services, they help find solutions where gaps have left our soldiers in need. Currently, their primary focus is on mental health and, particularly, the staggering impact of PTSD, perpetrated by Operational Stress Injuries. Overall, however, their mandate is to help any Canadian Forces member in need as they transition to civilian life.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/11993500/1/canada-taking-the-lead-internationally-on-military-mental-health-post-traumatic-stress-disorder.html
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CANADA MILITARY- this used to be profile of MYSPACE with 875 friends- loving troops, country music and everyday living- 2day- just an I Love U- God Bless Nova Scotia, Canada and all Nato troops August 2013
http://nova0000scotia.blogspot.ca/2013/08/canada-military-this-used-to-be-profile.html
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The Government of Canada Continues to Take Action on Arctic Sovereignty: Announces the Opening of the Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Training Centre
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 15, 2013) - Today, as part of an ongoing commitment to exercising sovereignty over Canada's Arctic, the Government of Canada announced the opening of the new Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Training Centre in Resolute Bay, Nunavut. It will serve as a facility for Army sovereignty operations, Canadian Armed Forces joint exercises, and the Arctic Operations Advisor Course.
"The Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Training Centre will reinforce the Canadian Armed Forces' presence in this important region of Canada while providing support to civilian authorities," said the Honourable Rob Nicholson, Minister of National Defence. "It will ensure that our men and women, regular and reserve, have the capabilities necessary to respond to challenges in the North."
"Our Government has made Canada's North a cornerstone of its agenda through an integrated strategy that promotes sovereignty, socioeconomic development, environmental protection, and improved governance in the region," added Minister Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency, and Minister for the Arctic Council. "Investing in the Canadian Armed Forces in Resolute Bay is an important investment in the North."
The Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Training Centre, which will be used year-round is a multipurpose facility that will accommodate specialized training in cold weather survival, as well as other military training and operations. The Training Centre is housed within the expanded facilities of Natural Resources Canada's Polar Continental Shelf Program, which coordinates field logistics in support of more than 165 research projects each year at locations throughout the full expanse of Canada's North.
"The Canadian Army remains committed to conducting operations and exercises in the North in order to preserve and enhance our ability to operate in this unique region," said Lieutenant-General Marquis Hainse, Commander of the Canadian Army. "Our soldiers will have access to a state-of-the-art training facility capable of supporting individual and collective Arctic and cold weather training with enough equipment and communication infrastructure to serve as a forward operating base if required."
In August, 2007, Prime Minister Harper announced the establishment of a multipurpose facility for military training and operations in the Arctic. In line with the Canada First Defence Strategy, the Canadian Armed Forces Arctic Training Centre in Resolute Bay will be used year-round for Arctic training and routine operations. The facility can also be used as a command post for emergency operations and disaster response, and will provide a location to pre-position equipment and vehicles, thereby generating an increased capability to support regional emergency operations in this rugged and remote region of the country.
Notes to editor / news director:
For further information on the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic:
http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/news/article.page?doc=canadian-armed-forces-arctic-training-centre/hkdons6l
http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/news/article.page?doc=the-canadian-forces-in-the-arctic/hgq87xw2
Information: 1-866-377-0811/613-996-2353
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Hello Canada- our beloved man voted the best like by the boot 2 the ground Nato troops globally- Defence Minister Peter MacKay- now in Justice hello%20magazine
The federal Conservative leadership race has already started
by Charlie Smith on Aug 17, 2013 at 11:50 am
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Peter MacKay and his wife Nazanin are on display at checkout counters across Canada.
When a politician like Peter MacKay shows up on the cover of Hello! Canada, some spin doctors have probably been busy in the backrooms making it happen.
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Similarly, when Industry Minister James Moore is making the rounds in the media to talk about how he's on the side of consumers—and not just some giant American telecommunications company—this doesn't occur by accident.
These are two signs that the contest to succeed Stephen Harper atop the Conservative Party is underway.
A Harper favourite, Jason Kenney, was given the early lead when he was first appointed as a parliamentary secretary to the prime minister. This was for the primary purpose of ethnic outreach.
Kenney did that job so well that Harper appointed him as the citizenship and immigration minister, where he could hand out cheques and schmooze at dinners across the country, furthering his leadership ambitions.
MacKay was left to deal with the dreadful F-35 fighter jet scandal as the minister of defence. He was also hurt by damaging leaks about his costly hotel rooms abroad.
And Moore, considered some to be a bit too pink for the old Reformers in the party, oversaw the Ministry of Canadian Heritage. There, he became more closely associated with the cultural elites that many Conservatives despise.
If Harper wanted to undercut MacKay and Moore out of the gates, he couldn't have done a better job.
But in the prime minister's recent cabinet shuffle, Harper levelled the playing field somewhat in advance of the race to replace him.
MacKay became the minister of justice, which offers a bit of gravitas and enables him to pander to those Conservatives who want to lock up anyone who smokes a joint.
Moore became the industry minister, where he's fashioning a new image as a champion of consumers. Not long ago, he married his girlfriend, Courtney Payne, which will probably make him more appealing to the family-values wingnuts in the Conservative fold.
And Kenney was able to drop the hot-potato citizenship and immigration portfolio. He's now the minister of employment and social development, where he might be able to shed the impression that he's a rabid right winger.
It's worth noting that a Kenney ally, rookie MP Chris Alexander, became the new minister of citizenship and immigration.
That enabled Kenney to attach his name to Alexander's statement celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fast of Ramadan for Muslims.
So you see, Kenney is still able to practise ethnic outreach with the use of the ministry's resources. Remarkably, he can to do this without being attached to negative decisions concerning deportations and crackdowns on family reunification.
And Alexander can continue to recruit support for Kenney's leadership ambitions once Harper decides to leave office (or if he's voted out).
A fourth potential candidate to replace Harper, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird, is more of a longshot because he hasn't demonstrated the same level of interest in rallying his own base of support.
And a fifth, former environment minister Jim Prentice, will probably be too forgotten and too far out of the political loop by the time Harper checks out.
For these reasons, I'm predicting that Kenney will become the next leader of the Conservatives, notwithstanding the recent publicity blitz by MacKay and Moore.
Kenney is a bachelor, but that never stopped Mackenzie King, who was the longest-serving prime minister in Canadian history. Nor did it impede Pierre Trudeau.
http://www.straight.com/news/410841/federal-conservative-leadership-race-has-already-started
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Justice Minister and Attorney General Peter MacKay reveals justice ... Calgary Herald
OTTAWA - When newly minted Justice Minister and Attorney General Peter MacKay addresses the Canadian Bar Association for the first time on Monday, don't ...
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RCAF says it sets the rules for drone flights over Canada
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Air Cadet graduation at Canadore
NORTH BAY – One hundred and nineteen Royal Canadian Air Cadets from across Canada graduated from Canadore on Aug. 16.
The Cadets received a certificate of achievement from the Canadian Forces for completing the Advanced Aviation Technology – Aircraft Maintenance and Airport Operations programs at Canadore.
http://www.northbaynipissing.com/2013/08/air-cadet-graduation-at-canadore/
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-Canadian Army Partners With African Nations in Annual
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16, 2013) - Nine personnel from the Canadian Army completed their participation August 15th in the U.S.-led Exercise Africa Endeavor, held this year in Zambia.
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Canadian scholarship fund helps the children of fallen soldiers Globe and Mail
A Sanskrit tattoo reminds Sheralynn Kennedy to savour every minute with her loved ones. It reads 6,007. That's the number of days Ms. Kennedy spent with her ...
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Canada Company Honours The Fallen With Scholarships to ... Sacramento Bee
The annual scholarships are provided as a tribute to fallen Canadian Forces personnel by Canada Company, a charitable business group that brings community ...
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CANADA'S PM HARPER AND CANADA'S RANGERS OF THE NORTH- august 2013
PM's eighth annual Northern Tour to focus on economic development and sovereignty
August 16, 2013
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced that he will travel to Canada's North for the eighth consecutive year, from August 18-23, 2013. During his six-day tour, the Prime Minister will make stops in Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Northern Quebec. He will be accompanied by Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) and Minister for the Arctic Council, Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Joe Oliver, Minister of Natural Resources, and Ryan Leef, Member of Parliament for Yukon.
"Our Government is proud to be playing an important part in the tremendous economic and social development transforming Canada's North," said Prime Minister Harper. "On my eighth annual tour of the Arctic, I look forward to speaking to Northerners about our resolute commitment to defending our sovereignty, while investing and creating the conditions for economic development, skills training and job creation."
This year's tour reflects the priorities set out in Canada's Northern Strategy. Specifically, it will emphasize the Government of Canada's commitment to helping Northerners derive maximum benefit from the abundant natural resources in their territories, finding solutions to current and future skilled labour shortages, supporting clean energy initiatives and safeguarding Canadian sovereignty.
Canada's North is a fundamental part of our heritage and national identity and is vital to our future. Since 2006, the Government of Canada has made a number of significant investments in the region, including support for social housing projects, medical and educational infrastructure, research facilities, and job training.
IDLE NO MORE CANADA - REMEMBER THE GREAT MI'KMAQ LEADER DANIEL PAUL- WHO said PM Harper was the ONLY PRIME MINISTER IN A HUNDRED YEARS..... TO APOLOGIZE....
Please note- Canada says First Nations or First Peoples- USA- says American Indian -Mexico say Indigenous and Aussie and New Zealand says Aboriginals.... they are still the First Peoples 10,000 of this world..
OBSERVATION- more below- mi'kmaq nova scotia -Nouvelle-Écosse
Let's say I'm somewhat encouraged, not overwhelmed, by Mr. Harper's apology - it touches the tip of the iceberg. I will congratulate him on this, he has gone further than any Prime Minister has gone to-date in acknowledging Canada's inglorious past mistreatment of First Nation Peoples, but, he didn't go overboard.
fear of washing windows on 4 floor - nova scotia residential school
June 11. 2008
Text of Harper's residential schools apology
THE CANADIAN PRESS
June 11, 2008 at 5:23 PM EDT
OTTAWA — Text of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's residential schools apology Wednesday:
Mr. Speaker, I stand before you today to offer an apology to former students of Indian residential schools.
The treatment of children in Indian residential schools is a sad chapter in our history.
In the 1870's, the federal government, partly in order to meet its obligation to educate aboriginal children, began to play a role in the development and administration of these schools.
Two primary objectives of the residential schools system were to remove and isolate children from the influence of their homes, families, traditions and cultures, and to assimilate them into the dominant culture.
These objectives were based on the assumption aboriginal cultures and spiritual beliefs were inferior and unequal. indeed, some sought, as it was infamously said, "to kill the Indian in the child." Today, we recognize that this policy of assimilation was wrong, has caused great harm, and has no place in our country.
Most schools were operated as ‘joint ventures' with Anglican, catholic, Presbyterian or united churches.
The government of Canada built an educational system in which very young children were often forcibly removed from their homes, often taken far from their communities.
Many were inadequately fed, clothed and housed. all were deprived of the care and nurturing of their parents, grandparents and communities.
First Nations, Inuit and Metis languages and cultural practices were prohibited in these schools.
Tragically, some of these children died while attending residential schools and others never returned home.
The government now recognizes that the consequences of the Indian residential schools policy were profoundly negative and that this policy has had a lasting and damaging impact on aboriginal culture, heritage and language.
While some former students have spoken positively about their experiences at residential schools – these stories are far overshadowed by tragic accounts of the emotional, physical and sexual abuse and neglect of helpless children and their separation from powerless families and communities.
The legacy of Indian residential schools has contributed to social problems that continue to exist in many communities today.
It has taken extraordinary courage for the thousands of survivors that have come forward to speak publicly about the abuse they suffered.
It is a testament to their resilience as individuals and to the strength of their cultures. regrettably, many former students are not with us today and died never having received a full apology from the government of Canada.
The government recognizes that the absence of an apology has been an impediment to healing and reconciliation.
Therefore, on behalf of the government of Canada and all Canadians, I stand before you, in this chamber so central to our life as a country, to apologize to aboriginal peoples for Canada's role in the Indian residential schools system.
To the approximately 80,000 living former students, and all family members and communities, the government of Canada now recognizes that it was wrong to forcibly remove children from their homes and we apologize for having done this.
We now recognize that it was wrong to separate children from rich and vibrant cultures and traditions, that it created a void in many lives and communities, and we apologize for having done this.
We now recognize that, in separating children from their families, we undermined the ability of many to adequately parent their own children and sowed the seeds for generations to follow and we apologize for having done this.
We now recognize that, far too often, these institutions gave rise to abuse or neglect and were inadequately controlled, and we apologize for failing to protect you.
Not only did you suffer these abuses as children, but as you became parents, you were powerless to protect your own children from suffering the same experience, and for this we are sorry.
The burden of this experience has been on your shoulders for far too long. the burden is properly ours as a government, and as a country.
There is no place in Canada for the attitudes that inspired the indian residential schools system to ever again prevail.
You have been working on recovering from this experience for a long time and in a very real sense, we are now joining you on this journey.
The government of Canada sincerely apologizes and asks the forgiveness of the aboriginal peoples of this country for failing them so profoundly. we are sorry.
In moving towards healing, reconciliation and resolution of the sad legacy of Indian residential schools, implementation of the Indian residential schools settlement agreement began on September 19, 2007.
Years of work by survivors, communities, and aboriginal organizations culminated in an agreement that gives us a new beginning and an opportunity to move forward together in partnership.
A cornerstone of the settlement agreement is the Indian residential schools truth and reconciliation commission. This commission presents a unique opportunity to educate all Canadians on the Indian residential schools system.
It will be a positive step in forging a new relationship between aboriginal peoples and other Canadians, a relationship based on the knowledge of our shared history, a respect for each other and a desire to move forward together with a renewed understanding that strong families, strong communities and vibrant cultures and traditions will contribute to a stronger Canada for all of us.
God bless all of you and God bless our land.
OBSERVATION
Let's say I'm somewhat encouraged, not overwhelmed, by Mr. Harper's apology - it touches the tip of the iceberg. I will congratulate him on this, he has gone further than any Prime Minister has gone to-date in acknowledging Canada's inglorious past mistreatment of First Nation Peoples, but, he didn't go overboard.
Today, I would encourage National Chief Phil Fontaine, and others, to keep in mind that our First Nations are owed an apology for a long list of horrors perpetuated against our Peoples by Canadian and British colonial governments. A few examples, the extermination of the Beothuk, the use of scalp proclamations to try to exterminate the Mi'kmaq, medical experimentation, Indian Act sections that barred us from pool rooms, from hiring lawyers to fight our claims, centralization in the Maritimes, economic exclusion, etc., etc., the list is extensive.
When the day comes that a Canadian Prime Minister gets up in the House of Commons and make a full unequivocal apology for all the wrongs we and our ancestors suffered, it will be the day that we can fully celebrate.
Daniel N. Paul, June 12, 2008
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Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Dieppe
August 19, 2013
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today issued the following statement to mark the 71st anniversary of the Battle of Dieppe:
"Today marks the 71st anniversary of the Allied Raid on Dieppe, France - a dark chapter in Canadian military history.
"The Raid, which came at a pivotal moment in the Second World War when most of continental Europe was under German occupation, was undertaken with the long term objective of breaking the Nazi occupation of Europe and establishing an eventual foothold from which Allied ground forces could liberate the continent.
"While the Raid did not accomplish all of its intended goals, the lessons learned at Dieppe proved invaluable for the subsequent D-Day invasion. Sadly, the battle came at a very steep price for Canadian participants. Of the nearly 5,000 brave Canadians who participated in the Raid, less than half returned, many of whom were wounded. More than 1,900 were taken as prisoners of war, and 916 made the ultimate sacrifice.
"On this day of remembrance, let us honour the thousands of selfless Canadians who fought with bravery, pride and conviction 71 years ago at Dieppe to free Europe from tyranny.
"Let us also thank the current members of our Canadian Armed Forces who continue to serve our country in the same proud tradition, promoting peace, democracy and freedom around the world.
"I encourage Canadians to participate in the commemoration ceremonies taking place today across Canada and France, to honour the sacrifices made by those who fought many years ago in Dieppe for our freedom. I also encourage fellow citizens to learn more about Canada's important contributions to the Second World War, which earned our country enormous international respect and recognition as a proud and independent nation.
"Lest we forget."
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CANADA'S WARRIORS OF THE NORTH
Canadian Rangers: A tradition of protecting sovereignty
By Andrew Russell Global News
TORONTO – As Prime Minister Stephen Harper begins his eighth annual Arctic tour he’ll meet with the Canadian Rangers responsible for patrolling Nunavut, Yukon Territory, and Northwest Territories.
Their motto is "Vigilans," translated as "The Watchers," the Canadian Rangers are the eyes and ears of the Canadian military in the remote northern and isolated areas of Canada.
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Consisting of approximately 5000 members and speaking 26 different languages and dialects, the Canadian Rangers are a part of the Canadian Forces responsible for conducting national security, and search and rescue missions in areas of Canada not easily reached.
The Rangers are divided into five patrol groups responsible for different sections of the country.
Their duties include surveillance patrols, collecting info for the military and supporting in search and rescue operations in 200 communities across the country.
The origin of the Rangers dates back to March 1942, when they began as the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers (PCMR) in the middle of the Second World War, according to the Prince of Whales Northern Heritage Centre.
As volunteer soldiers, their first objective was to guard Yukon and B.C. coastlines against the threat of a possible Japanese invasion.
In 1945, the PCMR officially stood down and two years later the Canadian Rangers took over the responsibility of Arctic surveillance.
The Rangers still act as a volunteer force and are only paid when in training or on special missions.
While the mission of the Rangers is to provide "lightly equipped, self sufficient, mobile forces," transportation has become an issue for the Arctic reserve forces.
The Canadian Press is reporting that National Defence has struggled to equip Arctic forces with snowmobiles, in some cases asking forces to continue to use all-terrain vehicles from the 1980s.
Meanwhile Canadian forces have been secretly testing a $620,000 stealth snowmobile to silently carry troops across Canada’s frozen north.
Currently the Canadian Forces are looking for several small vehicles as part of a northern "mobility project."
Harper arrived in Whitehorse on Sunday and will spend six days touring the north.
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More rights for victims part of MacKay agenda
Supreme Court Act faces update
By Tobi Cohen, Postmedia News August 17, 2013
Getting tough on drunk drivers is one plan that Peter MacKay, federal minister of justice and Attorney General of Canada, has. "We're looking at legislation that will send a very strong message about how serious (impaired driving) is," he vowed.
Photograph by: Chris Young, The Canadian Press , Postmedia News
When newly minted Justice Minister and Attorney General Peter MacKay addresses the Canadian Bar Association for the first time on Monday, don't expect him to follow in the footsteps of his U.S. counterpart and unveil a new direction for the justice system.
While U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder this week announced to the American bar a plan to shift away from mandatory minimum sentences and heavy-handed incarceration measures - a misguided direction the Canadian government is headed, according to its critics - MacKay insists Canada is on the right track when it comes to law and order.
In fact, he argues Holder's plan shows the United States is actually taking a page out of the Canadian playbook.
"I'm glad to see that he, to some degree, is moving in the direction that we've already moved," MacKay told Postmedia News in his first one-on-one interview since he was shuffled out of the Defence Department and into the justice portfolio last month.
"They're talking about moving away from very harsh sentences that were handed down for, in some cases, simple possession. That we've already done, but there will remain very severe penalties in the U.S., in fact more severe than in Canada, for trafficking in narcotics and that is an area in which our government feels very strongly."
Despite cuts to prisoner work programs and new rules that make it harder for ex-convicts to obtain pardons, MacKay maintains Canada's approach is "balanced" and "doesn't lose sight of the need to rehabilitate."
He chalks up most of the criticism to "partisan rhetoric," and suggests those who say mandatory minimum sentences, the removal of house arrest for certain offences and the increased use of double-bunking in prisons all point to a move toward an American style of justice "just have it wrong."
That said, MacKay maintains he's more than just a sympathetic face to spearhead the government's victims crusade - the next big item on the government's law-and-order agenda.
He's got big plans for the portfolio that include rebranding impaired driving, modernizing the extradition process and updating the Supreme Court Act.
"We're looking at legislation that will send a very strong message about how serious (impaired driving) is," he said, noting that includes drug impairment. He said changing the Criminal Code offence for impaired driving causing death to "vehicular manslaughter," for example, would better reflect society's "abhorrence" of impaired driving.
Making breathalyzer ignition devices mandatory on new vehicles, he added, is also something that could assist police who say impaired charges take up a lot of time and expense.
Citing the case of Nova Scotia businessman Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh, Mac-Kay said there's also a "need to reform and modernize how we extradite people."
MacIntosh had 17 convictions for indecent assault and gross indecency involving children overturned by the province's appeal's court due to delays in getting him to trial, in large part because it took more than a decade to extradite him from India.
The Supreme Court Act, which established the high court in 1875, he said, also needs a face lift.
"There are provisions right now that could be interpreted as excluding federal judges from Supreme Court appointments," he said, noting that's not the intention. "This act literally goes back to Confederation. Suffice to say, there's a need to update some of the provisions."
That's not to say that leading the next wave of the government's plan to put victims at the centre of the justice system isn't a priority.
Consulting stakeholders on the new victims bill of rights to be introduced in the fall, he said, has occupied much of his time as minister so far. With the government's Not Criminally Responsible Reform Act poised to die on the order paper should Parliament prorogue as is widely anticipated, MacKay said he anticipates the issue will return as "the safety of victims is too often overlooked."
http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/More+rights+victims+part+MacKay+agenda/8801474/story.html
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug. 16, 2013) - Approximately 1,500 Canadian soldiers fro m Regular and Reserve units across Ontario will be training ...
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Nova Scotia hosts 500 at first anti-bullying conference
By Staff The Canadian Press
HALIFAX – Community members of all stripes joined together in Nova Scotia this weekend to tackle the problem of bullying.
Nearly 500 participants – including youth, parents, educators, government officials and representatives from community organizations – gathered at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax on Friday and Saturday to take part in Nova Scotia’s first anti-bullying leadership conference.
The aim of the conference – called Speak Up – was to bring together and promote co-operation between people affected by bullying and those who are working to prevent it.
The two-day event also served as a platform for the Nova Scotia government’s announcement of new resources released to students and parents coping with bullying, cyberbullying and sexual violence.
The province also has also announced it will be launching a website in September for young people to anonymously inform their school principals of instances of bullying.
Marilyn More – the minister responsible for the action team on sexual violence and bullying – says she hopes the anti-bullying leadership conference will become an annual event
http://globalnews.ca/news/786689/nova-scotia-hosts-500-at-first-anti-bullying-conference/
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Nova Scotia will fund more mental health services in schools
By Staff The Canadian Press
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia is committing $14 million over the next three years to increase the number guidance counsellors and improve youth mental health services in its schools.
Premier Darrell Dexter met Wednesday with the Nova Scotia School Counsellors Association to make the announcement.
Dexter says $4.6 million of that funding will allow school boards to add 51 guidance counsellor positions across the province.
He says this will raise the student-to-counsellor ratio to 1-to-500, which is one of the key recommendations that came out of last year’s report from the Task Force on Bullying and Cyberbullying.
There are currently about 200 guidance counsellors working in Nova Scotia schools.
The remaining $9.4 million in funding will go towards hiring mental health workers and youth health centre co-ordinators in schools.
http://globalnews.ca/news/780255/nova-scotia-will-fund-more-mental-health-services-in-schools/
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Nova Scotia Nouvelle-Ecosse
was outstanding at the Canada Games 2013 Sherbrooke, Quebec - inspired
Team spirit powered N.S. at Canada Games
August 19, 2013 - 6:17am By MONTY MOSHER Sports Reporter
Nova Scotian athletes wave flags during the closing ceremonies of the Canada Games, which wrapped up Saturday in Sherbrooke, Que. (COMMUNICATIONS NOVA SCOTIA)
If the Canada Games had a pound-for-pound champion, Nova Scotia would have won it hands down.
Nova Scotia athletes are streaming home after a record 56 medals in their fortnight in Sherbrooke, Que.
The medals — 16 gold, 18 silver and 22 bronze — top the total of 52 that Nova Scotia earned in the 2009 Canada Games in Prince Edward Island.
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SEE ALSO: Complete Team Nova Scotia coverage
Nova Scotia ranked fifth in total medals behind Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta.
But the Bluenoses beat Saskatchewan by five and Manitoba by 21. New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, P.E.I., Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon combined for 20.
"You really got the feeling our athletes were proud to be representing Nova Scotia," Lynda Shoveller, Nova Scotia’s chef de mission, said Sunday. "Whether it was the way they were walking around in their (Nova Scotia) clothing, the way they were waving their flags, the spirit of competition was contagious within the group."
Bridgewater native Rachael McIntosh, part of an impressive Bluenose track and field squad, earned the distinction of the 53rd medal with her gold-medal performance in the women’s heptathlon.
McIntosh attends University of Calgary and is an international-calibre competitor.
She travelled to the Games with many of the Team Alberta athletes who frequently quizzed her on track and field in "little Nova Scotia."
"Right from the get-go, we are expected to be small and powerless, and we had six athletes on the podium in the first seven events," McIntosh said. "We didn’t hold back at all, and right away, everyone regretted anything they’d said before.
"To be part of showing everyone this is who Nova Scotia is was so exciting. Honestly, it’s one of the most successful teams I’ve ever been on."
Nova Scotia was expected to rule in canoe-kayak events and did once again with nine of the gold medals coming in that sport.
But there were six gold medals in track and field and one more in swimming.
Twelve silver medals came in canoe-kayak, but two more came in track and field, two in swimming and one each in cycling and sailing.
Bronze medals came in track and field (five), canoe-kayak (seven), rowing (one), sailing (one), swimming (seven) and triathlon (one).
"I know after Day 2 at the track I went online and there were 16 medals brought in that one day alone," said McIntosh. "Just to see every team excelling was just so incredible."
She offered a theory on why Nova Scotia is doing so well.
The province sent a record 11 athletes to the London Olympics in 2012, including Bridgewater sprinter Jenna Martin. McIntosh said it only takes one special athlete to inspire others.
"It takes leaders to prove to the younger kids that it is possible."
Shoveller said that medals alone don’t tell the whole story of the last two weeks.
"We had 25 top-five finishes and 36 personal bests. Athletes set six provincial records. It was a team contribution to the results."
The Games concluded with closing ceremonies Saturday night.
In a news release, Premier Darrell Dexter congratulated Team Nova Scotia athletes, as well as coaches and staff, on the performance in Quebec.
"I am unbelievably proud of Team Nova Scotia and everything they have accomplished at these games," Dexter said.
"Our athletes had a great Games experience, surpassing their previous record and bringing home 56 medals. It’s been an exciting two weeks for our athletes, as well as for their families and fans, culminating in a strong finish against some great competitors.
"On behalf of all Nova Scotians, congratulations, Team Nova Scotia. You’ve done a great job and had a record-breaking Games. I hope you take some time to enjoy this moment."
Team Nova Scotia won the Jack Pelech Award, presented to the province or territory that best combines competitive performance, sportsmanship, co-operation, and friendship. The province also won the award in 1987 and 2011, when the Games were in Nova Scotia.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/sports/1148485-team-spirit-powered-ns-at-canada-games
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Canadian men win bronze -IN TUH DUH.... RUSSIA NO LESS.... FOLKS
Bolt races to third gold medal in 4x100 metre relay
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MOSCOW — Circumstance robbed Canada of a bronze medal one year ago at the London Games. On Sunday, the medal and a measure of vindication came back to the team .
Canada’s men’s relay team won bronze at the world track and field championships in the 4x100-metre race after Great Britain disqualified.
The victory help ed provide some closure for Justyn Warner and Gavin Smellie, who were both on the relay team that lost a bronze medal to disqualification in 2012.
"I’m so ecstatic, especially thinking back to last year and what happened," said Smellie. "To come back and get bronze, I’m just so happy. We competed to the best of our ability and we leave here with a bronze medal.
"This isn’t just for us, it’s for everybody, we’re going to take thes e medals home and show them to our families, share them with all of Canada."
Warner, from Markham, Ont., Dontae Richards-Kwok of Mississauga, Ont., and Toronto natives Smellie and Aaron Kingsley Brown finished third in 37.92 seconds behind first-place Jamaica (37.36) and the United States (37.66).
Great Britain was disqualified when race footage appeared to show the team complete their second baton exchange well outside the zone. Canada launched an app eal and won to move into third.
"This is huge, Great Britain are a great team, but I’m happy for us," said Warner. "Overwhelmed we did it , we put all the work together. I’m at a loss for words and just so happy. Rules are rules, we dealt with it last year. Canada again … is one of the top teams."
The bronze is Canada’s fifth medal at the event, the most successful in the country’s history at the world championships.
"We did it, to run what we ran and not be there the first time around was really hard to take," said Richards-Kwok. "We did everything we could. We really wanted to come out and get it done, and we did."
Usain Bolt meanwhile is perfect yet again, and with three gold medals in Moscow, the Jamaican great became the most successful athlete in the 30-year history of the world championships.
The 4x100-metre relay gold erased the memories of the 100 title he miss ed out on in S outh Korea two years ago because of a false start. And, in combination with a similar 100-200-4x100 triple from Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Bolt was instrumental in giving Jamaica the first ever sweep in thos e six sprint events.
Bolt was trailing American Justin Gatlin when he got the baton on the anchor leg, but a botched U.S. handover and his superlative speed were enough to see him, and his country, win.
He gritted his teeth, dipped at the line, and then grinned.
"I wasn’t really worried about Justin. I knew if he got the baton in front of me, I could catch him," Bolt said. "S o it was just going out there to run as fast as possible."
And when he does, nobody has stopped him when it mattered — in a half decade, and counting .
"It’s not just about the talent.
It’s about rising to the occasion. He understands what that means," Gatlin said.
Bolt had already won the 100 and 200 metres. It was his second such sprint triple at the world championships, matching the two he has won at the Olympics.
With his victory, Bolt moved to the top o f the all-time world championships medals table with eight gold and two silver, edging Carl Lewis, who has eight gold, one silver and one bronze.
Twenty minutes earlier, Fraser-Pryce became the first woman in world championship history to sweep the sprint events, anchoring Jamaica to gold in the 4x100 relay.
Unlike Bolt, Fraser-Pryce got the baton with a big lead. With her pink hair extensions swaying in the air behind her, she kept building on it to cross in a championship record of 41.29 seconds.
Canada’s team of Crystal Emmanuel of York, Ont., Shai-Anne Davis of Richmond, B.C., Kimberly Hyacinthe of Lachenaie, Que., and Khamica Bingham of Caledon, Ont., combined to finish sixth .
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Come on world.....homosexuality.... is JUST 'tolerated' by most people.... even those of us who fought so hard 4 basic rights.... aren't stupid....COMMENT IS HONESTY WALKING
GLOBAL REALITY COMMENT:
I like this quote from the article: "This will be the first homophobic Olympics, certainly. That’s without precedent." He gives the impression that worldwide consensus has been pro-homosexuality until now, as if Russia is the first country EVER to oppose homosexuality. What he really means is that the west is so gay-rights-excited that this is the first year that we notice that we have become different than the world.
Pressure mounts on IOC amid backlash on Russia anti-gay law
Next president will inherit controversy after election next month
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/08/11/sochi-olympics-ioc-reform.html
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REMEMBER- SOCHI.RU 2014 IS ALL ABOUT ATHLETES
History is replete with examples of a minority’s marginalization being validated by the actions of the very people that would have them forgotten. Russia is finding that out the hard way, but whether or not they care remains to be seen.
In June, Russian President Vladimir Putin put his signature to a law that bans "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations." Essentially this means that if you’re anything but heterosexual in Russia, you’re persona non grata. This has sparked outrage around the world as the Olympics are viewed by many as a time where more than 200 nations put aside their differences to come together in peaceful athletic competition.
In an effort to minimize the profile of gay and transgendered individuals in their own country, Russia has brought this issue to the forefront, an issue that many in the world view as a fundamental denial of human rights. Even though it is unlikely that international visitors to Russia will be affected by the law during the Olympic Games, the issue has taken center stage.
Even though it is only six months away, there is a petition circulating online to move the Sochi Olympics to Vancouver, the venue for the most recent Winter Olympic Games in 2010. While the sentiment behind the petition is well intentioned, it is completely unrealistic. Even with the physical buildings intact, you simply can’t put together an international event of this size in six months. The manpower, security, lodging, communications and other infrastructure required to stage an event of this size is not something that can just be thrown together without years of planning and preparation.
With a venue change removed as an option, celebrities and others are using their personal clout to demand a boycott of this year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Some are saying that to attend the games is to give tacit approval to the law while others say that the sporting event is an international competition and is about more than one country’s (even if they’re hosting) stance on cultural issues within their own borders. What remains, after what will most certainly be many more months of debate, is a personal choice by individuals and competitors to decide for themselves where they stand and to demonstrate their choice by their actions. Support the games or stay home and change the channel?
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check beautiful murals-
Fundraiser celebrates completion of military mural
On August 22, 2013, a fundraiser will be held for Wounded Warriors Canada to celebrate the completion of this Waterloo mural honoring Canada's veterans
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Marta Iwanek,Record staff
The completed military mural on the wall of the building facing the K-W Naval Association on Friday August 16, 2013 in Waterloo.
WATERLOO — It's an eye-catching tribute to the bravery and sacrifices of Canadian soldiers.
Covering one exterior wall of the single-storey building at 295 Weber St. N., the colourful mural by Mount Forest artist Cliff Smith features images of Canadian military aircraft, ships, vehicles and personnel from the First World War through the war in Afghanistan.
Included in the mural is an image of HMCS Kitchener, a naval corvette active during the Second World War.
The mural faces the neighbouring K-W Naval Association building and on Thursday night, an event presented by the group and the Kitchener-Waterloo Federal Liberal Association will celebrate the completion of the artwork.
"I had the kind of good luck to watch it evolve," said Sharon Sommerville, chair of the Liberal association's social and outreach committee. "It's an absolutely stunning mural."
Featuring Smith and keynote speaker retired Col. Pat Stogran, Canada's first veterans ombud, the event will raise funds for Wounded Warriors Canada.
The non-profit organization helps Canadian Forces members who have been wounded in service to their country. Its primary focus is now mental health and the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Working with Wounded Warriors is a new initiative for the local Liberal association, Sommerville said.
"We're Liberals but we're citizens first," she said.
"We value the efforts of Canadian servicemen and women," she said. "We can see some of the struggles they have when they come home."
The event gets underway Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Naval Association at 315 Weber St. N.
Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $20 or more paid by personal cheque made out to Wounded Warriors Canada. The suggested donation is $20, and all of the proceeds will go to Wounded Warriors.
For more information or to reserve a spot, visit woundedwarriorskwfla.eventbrite.ca.
bdavis@therecord.com
http://www.therecord.com/news-story/4038002-fundraiser-celebrates-completion-of-military-mural/
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P-A-E-D-0-P-H-I-L-E HUNTING
Published on Jan 31, 2013
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First settlement of Sandusky-related sex crimes reached
Sunday, August 18, 2013 - 7:40am | By MARK SCOLFORO The Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A man who testified he was fondled by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky is the first to settle a civil...
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N.S. child molester can earn unsupervised passes from halfway house
The Parole Board of Canada has ordered a Nova Scotia child molester to stay in a halfway home for another six months, but the senior can now earn unsupervised overnight passes. Continue reading ?
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PAEDOPHILE- ERNEST FENWICK MACINTOSH- THE $$$$$ WHO BOUGHT AND PAID HIS WAY FROM CANADA 2 INDIAN RAPING AND PILLAGING LITTLE BOYS ALONG THE WAY 4 OVER 50 YEARS
Cuzner setting up meeting for hunger striking MacIntosh complainant
Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh is seen in this file photo. The Canadian Press
Published on August 14, 2013
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SYDNEY — The MP for Cape Breton-Canso says he is trying to secure a meeting between federal Justice Minister Peter MacKay and a complainant in the Ernest Fenwick MacIntosh case who is staging a hunger strike.
Topics : Supreme Court of Canada , Central Nova MP , Public Prosecution Service , India , Ottawa , British Columbia
Weldon MacIntosh-Reynolds has been on a liquids-only diet since early last month, trying to draw attention to the case in an effort to get Ottawa to call an inquiry into how the effort extradite MacIntosh from India and prosecute him went off the rails. MacIntosh-Reynolds has said he’s willing to die for the cause.
Cuzner spoke via telephone Wednesday with MacIntosh-Reynolds, who is currently living in British Columbia.
"I wouldn’t pretend to understand where he is mentally or emotionally with this thing. Just the enormity of this whole scenario, it’s had a tremendous impact I’m sure on all of the victims, but obviously he’s in a frail state of mind," Cuzner said. "He’s embarked on this hunger strike, he’s lost a great deal of weight so far."
MacIntosh's convictions on 17 counts of abusing boys in the Strait of Canso area in the 1970s were overturned on appeal because it took too long to take him to trial. A former Strait area businessman, MacIntosh had moved to India in 1994, a year before the initial complainant went to police saying that he had been abused by him decades earlier.
The first charge was laid in 1995. He was extradited from India in 2007 and went on trial in 2010. The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the quashing of the charges.
MacIntosh and MacIntosh-Reynolds are not related but MacIntosh was an acquaintance of MacIntosh-Reynolds' parents. MacIntosh testified that the sexual contact between the two was consensual. Some of MacIntosh's convictions that were quashed involved MacIntosh-Reynolds.
Cuzner said that given MacKay’s personal understanding of the MacIntosh case, he was pleased to see the Central Nova MP take over the over the justice portfolio.
After MacKay’s appointment, a spokesperson released a statement saying the MacIntosh case was the first file MacKay asked to be briefed on, noting he had previously met with some of the complainants and called it an important case that figures prominently on his agenda.
"I think that was a strong statement on his part and it just speaks to the fact that he understands the gravity of this case," Cuzner said.
Nova Scotia Justice Minister Ross Landry recently released an internal review of the Public Prosecution Service's handling of the MacIntosh matter. While that review showed that the original Crown attorney dealing with the case was overburdened with work, it also noted areas of federal jurisdiction where processes broke down, including the failure to revoke MacIntosh’s passport.
Former minister Rob Nicholson had said he wouldn't call an inquiry. Landry has apologized to the complainants and said he would like to see a review of the actions in the case by Passport Canada and Canada Customs and Immigration. A provincial inquiry would not have the authority to call representatives of federal agencies to answer to those questions, he said.
"Everybody knows that two big pieces of this travesty lie in the lap of the federal government — one being the reissuance of the passport and the second the breakdown in communications between the RCMP and the Passport Office," Cuzner said. "That’s a fairly significant component."
With the province not willing to move forward with an inquiry in a process similar to what took place in Newfoundland and Labrador in relation to the Cougar helicopter crash, Cuzner said he hopes MacKay may be willing to consider taking action.
"There’s two things at play — there’s trying to get the answers to make sure this never happens to another Canadian and where this whole issue came off the rails and try to fix the system … and the second thing is the mental state of probably one and more of the victims," he said. "I know that a minister can’t yield to the threats of an individual but this is real and if there’s a tipping point, hopefully it doesn’t come to (MacIntosh-Reynolds) following through with the promise to take his own life."
nking@cbpost.com
http://www.capebretonpost.com/News/Local/2013-08-14/article-3351071/Cuzner-setting-up-meeting-for-hunger-striking-MacIntosh-complainant/1
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JUNIOR CANADA RANGERS- young warriors of the north
Military in the Okanagan
by Melissa Ligertwood - Vernon - Story: 96450
Aug 13, 2013 / 5:00 am
Photo: Contributed - Wanda Huff, Snow Lake MB
Junior Canadian Rangers enjoying canoe training at Paddlewheel Park near Vernon BC
If you see military helicopters flying over Okanagan Lake this week, don’t be alarmed.
It’s just part of the Junior Canadian Ranger (JCR) enhanced training session, taking place at the Vernon Army Cadet Training Centre during the month of August.
"As most of the JCR youth come from remote communities that are not easily reached, knowledge of safe loading and unloading of helicopters is a skill we're pleased to be able to provide them," says Cpt. Steven Parker, Public Affairs Officer.
One hundred and seventy-four youth from across western Canada will be spending 10 days learning first aid, navigation, shelter building and other skills, rock climbing, white water rafting, canoeing and mountain biking, as well as volunteering at a number of different not-for-profit organizations.
"The Primary purpose is training, but I have every belief that they will enjoy it as well," said Parker.
Parker says the public should be aware that there will be military aircraft flying in the Okanagan Lake area Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week.
The majority of flights will occur during the following hours:
•August 13, 6 am – 5 p.m.
•August 14, 3 pm – 10 p.m.
•August 15, 3 pm – 8 p.m.
While similar to the cadet program, the JCRs are a separate initiative of the Canadian Forces, which aims to provide a structured youth program promoting traditional cultures and lifestyles to 3,400 JCRs in 119 remote and isolated communities across Canada.
"The youth will be participating in our basic and advanced training sessions," said Captain Scott Macdonald, Officer Commanding of the JCR program.
"They’ll work on a variety of traditional, outdoor and life skills, as well as having tons of fun."
Cpt. Parker says the program promotes healthy living and positive self-image, and reflects the proud legacy of the Canadian Rangers, who are reservists providing military presence in northern, coastal and isolated Canada.
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CANADA MILITARY NEWS: Aug11/IdleNoMoreCanada-First Peoples/Child Abuse/Legions remember troops-we honour wounded n 158 waitin on us/One Billion Rising-breaking the chains/PTSD-Invisible barriers of mental illness needs healing/Rehtaeh/Canada nws
http://nova0000scotia.blogspot.ca/2013/08/canada-military-news.html
CANADA MILITARY NEWS: Aug11-Legions Remember troops/PTSD/Suicides-2many/IdleNoMoreCanadanews/OneBillionRising/Rehtaeh/Canadanews
http://nova0000scotia.blogspot.ca/2013/08/canada-military-news.html
Canada Reveille
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXNuwZLkliQ
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WOUNDED WARRIORS- THE SOUTH POLE CHALLENGE- 2013
WWTW South Pole Allied Challenge Launch 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viREfz5ysps
WOUNDED WARRIORS- THE SOUTH POLE CHALLENGE- 2013
WWTW South Pole Allied Challenge Launch 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viREfz5ysps
Prince Harry, Patron of Walking With The Wounded officially launching the WWTW South Pole Allied Challenge with which Arqiva is the chosen communications partner.
CANADA, USA, AUSTRALIA AND U.K.
AND..
OTTAWA - Master Cpl. Chris Downey and Cpl. Alexandre Beaudin D'Anjou will represent Canada at the South Pole Allied Challenge - a 320 km race to the South Pole that involves and raises money for ill and injured military personnel.
Downey and D'Anjou will be on a Commonwealth team alongside two Australian colleagues in November.
MORE: Canadian troops win bronze at special ops competition overseas
They'll compete against a British team led by Prince Harry, a military helicopter pilot, and an American team in the challenge expected to last up to a month.
Gov. Gen. David Johnston honoured the Canadian participants on Friday.
"It's difficult to imagine a greater physical and mental challenge than an expedition to the South Pole, one of the most inhospitable landscapes on Earth," said Johnston.
U.K.-based charity Walking With the Wounded organized the expedition.
The Department of National Defence assisted Canada's participation through Soldier On, a program that helps serving and retired ill and injured personnel.
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Canadian troops win bronze at special ops competition overseas
The elite Canadian Special Operations Regiment kicked some butt at the fifth annual Warrior Competition held in Jordan last month. The Canadians placed third after two teams from China.
The event is held every year at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre.
The impressive desert site boasts full-sized buildings, passenger planes and gas stations for situational drills including hostage taking and terrorist attacks.
Special ops soldiers and police use the spot to sharpen their skills to become the best of the best.
A Canadian team leader said the competition was "fun," the Jordan Times reported.
Thirty-five teams from 18 different countries went head-to-head over four days of competition, repelling from helicopters, clearing rooms and taking out mock terrorists hijacking jets. Medics also compete with each other showing who can get to the wounded fastest and stabilize them.
The Canadian regiment is based at CFB Petawawa in Ontario and was formed in 2006. It traces its roots back to the legendary "Black Devils" joint unit of Canadian and American troops who teamed up in the Second World War.
Canadian Armed Forces personnel from the Army, Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force are all eligible for the regiment, however the army makes up the bulk of the ranks, totalling about 450 troops. The unit works closely with Joint Task Force 2.
Despite the Canadians being listed on the official Warrior Competition website, the Department of National Defence would not comment on the event.
http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/world/archives/2013/04/20130417-144556.html
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JTF2 - Canadian Special Operations Regiment - has come a long way since Chretien degraded and demoralized the CAF. Kudos boys - you make us proud!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhEwSZPPcfw
Members of 5 Field Ambulance practice an emergency medical response during Operation Nanook 2013 in Whitehorse, Yukon.
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Operation Nanook (1946) --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODx-rvvFumU
Operation Nanook was an Arctic expedition undertaken by the United States Navy in 1946. It consisted of , , USCGC Northwind (WAG-282), , , and .
Norton Sound remained at anchor there, in North Star Bay, servicing her two PBMs. Meanwhile, Whitewood and Atule operated from North Star Bay
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THANKS RUSSIA 4 THE SHARE.... and respecting our troops like we respect yours :-)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyiIun4RNt0&feature=share
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Heaven was needing a hero (Hommage Canadien 2012 Canadian Tribute)-Jo Dee Messina
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAQzp3mOBgw
One Pissed off Canadian Housewife
This is very good PLEASE read....Thought you might like to read this letter
to the editor.
Ever notice how some people just seem to know how to write a letter?
This one surely does!
This was written by a Canadian woman, but oh how
it also applies to the U.S.A., U.K. and Australia .
Written by a housewife in New Brunswick , to
her local newspaper. This is one ticked off lady...
THIS ONE PACKS A FIRM PUNCH
TO THE EDITOR
"Are we fighting a war on terror or aren't we? Was
it or was it not, started by Islamic people who
brought it to our shores on September 11, 2001
and have continually threatened to do so since?
Were people from all over the world, not brutally murdered
that day, in downtown Manhattan , across the Potomac from
the capitol of the USA and in a field in Pennsylvania?
Did nearly three thousand men, women and children die a horrible, burning or crushing death that day, or didn't they?
Do you think I care about four U. S. Marines urinating on some dead Taliban insurgents?
And I'm supposed to care that a few Taliban were
claiming to be tortured by a justice system of a
nation they are fighting against in a brutal Insurgency.
I'll care about the Koran when the fanatics in the Middle
East, start caring about the Holy Bible, the mere belief
of which, is a crime punishable by beheading in Afghanistan .
I'll care when these thugs tell the world they are
sorry for hacking off Nick Berg's head, while Berg
screamed through his gurgling slashed throat.
I'll care when the cowardly so-called insurgents
in Afghanistan , come out and fight like men,
instead of disrespecting their own religion by
hiding in Mosques and behind women and children.
I'll care when the mindless zealots who blow
themselves up in search of Nirvana, care about the
innocent children within range of their suicide Bombs.
I'll care when the Canadian media stops pretending that
their freedom of Speech on stories, is more important than
the lives of the soldiers on the ground or their families waiting
at home, to hear about them when something happens.
In the meantime, when I hear a story about a
CANADIAN soldier roughing up an Insurgent
terrorist to obtain information, know this:
I don't care.
When I see a wounded terrorist get shot in the
head when he is told not to move because he
might be booby-trapped, you can take it to the bank:
I don't care. Shoot him again.
When I hear that a prisoner, who was issued a Koran and a prayer mat, and fed 'special' food, that is paid for by my tax dollars, is complaining that his holy book is being 'mishandled,' you can absolutely believe, in your heart of hearts:
I don't care.
And oh, by the way, I've noticed that sometimes
it's spelled 'Koran' and other times 'Quran.'
Well, Jimmy Crack Corn you guessed it.
I don't care!!
If you agree with this viewpoint, pass this on to
all your E-mail Friends. Sooner or later, it'll get to
the people responsible for this ridiculous behavior!
If you don't agree, then by all means hit the delete
button. Should you choose the latter, then please don't
complain when more atrocities committed by radical
Muslims happen here in our great Country! And may I add:
Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering, if
during their life on earth, they made a difference in
the world. But, the Soldiers don't have that problem.
I have another quote that I would like to
share AND...I hope you forward All this.
One last thought for the day:
Only five defining forces have ever offered to die for you:
1. Jesus Christ
2. The British Soldier.
3. The Canadian Soldier.
4. The US Soldier, and
5. The Australian Soldier
One died for your soul,
the other four, for you and your children's Freedom.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO PASS THIS ON,
AS MANY SEEM TO FORGET!
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2007
Canada's Highway of Heroes (Never had a chance to say goodbye)
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Millions of us have watched in desperation as Mental Health Victims are totally ignored and even abused by a system that is so outdated and clueless .... that many Mental Health Victims commit suicide.... families weep and mourn and spend $$$$ they don't have.... and communities watch.... wonderful, incredible souls.... crash, burn and die from NO ACTUAL HELP AT ALL.... year in and year out.... seriously... it's 2013
Mental-health maze: 5 years of dead ends
August 9, 2013 - 4:54pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are not identifying the author of this opinion piece in order to protect the privacy of her daughter.
It was 2:30 a.m. when I picked up the hospital emergency room bracelet she had crumpled and thrown on the floor in disgust.
"Let’s leave. They can’t do anything for me here."
Sixteen. The bracelet listed her age as 16.
Can it really be that long?
Was it really five years ago that I went to pick her up at school only to learn my 12-year-old had left at 9:30 a.m.?
My brilliant, beautiful little girl who excelled at school, had lots of good friends and teachers who praised her kindness, her devotion to human rights, her clear-thinking and aptitude for school work.
She who started many sentences with, "When I become prime minister."
This was her response when I asked why she left school:
"Everybody’s changed. All my friends think about is boys and makeup and clothes."
That’s why she left. Because everybody had changed.
I didn’t know it then, but she had also changed — changed in ways unimaginable to me at that time.
Five years have passed.
She has attempted to go back to school. There have been amazing accommodations made in different schools to help her cope.
All have failed.
One principal told me that if she felt sitting on the school’s roof would make it easier for her to attend, he’d personally place the ladder against the wall.
His description of her included phrases like: "a beautiful child with an amazing intelligence," "a kid we can’t lose," "one of the good ones."
But there was nothing that could keep her there.
The social anxiety, the aversion to sounds, smells, to being touched increased and her self-loathing continued unabated.
Psychiatrists? Psychologists? By the truckload. And everyone had a different opinion.
The first psychiatrist prescribed Zoloft, an anti-depressant for what he diagnosed as manic depression. She was 13 at the time.
Less than a month later, she made her first suicide attempt.
A social worker at another hospital diagnosed Borderline Personality Disorder, prompting the psychiatrist to prescribe yet another drug.
Her anxiety deepened.
Finally, there was a private psychologist. By the time our private health plan paid for the final session, the psychologist determined, indeed, she had Asperger’s syndrome, but the psychologist had no time to treat her.
"Send her back to Child and Adolescent Mental Health."
And so we did.
We waited five months.
The new psychologist didn’t believe the diagnosis was accurate.
Indeed, after a questionnaire was completed, reviewed and scored, her triumphant conclusion was this child does not have Asperger’s syndrome, just as she suspected.
So what does she have? What makes it so that she can’t go to school, buries herself in her room? Can’t go out in public? Hates herself? Cuts herself?
What demons are within my child’s head?
Huh? Oh, it’s probably the onset of adolescence. We see this all the time. It’s very common.
There is a social anxiety group that meets every week. Let’s see if she might fit in.
Not so much. After some thought, the psychologist calls to say my daughter is just not the right fit for the social anxiety group because she’s resistant to going.
Imagine! A child with social anxiety resistant to joining a social anxiety group. Go figure.
Her mood deteriorates.
A new child psychiatrist diagnoses depression. Prozac is prescribed.
Another suicide attempt. A stint in pediatrics with a ’round-the-clock nurse at her side: there are no children’s mental health in-patient rooms in this area.
Paxil is prescribed.
Another suicide attempt.
This time a major manic break in the emergency room wins her a trip to the infamous 4-South wing at the IWK.
Heavily sedated, they move my little girl by ambulance to the only hope left.
Her arms are marked with silvery scars from old wounds and red, garish scars from the newer ones.
She is barely able to speak.
She is admitted involuntarily.
Staff is told she does not have a good relationship with her father and perhaps it would be best to keep him away for the time being.
He visits for three hours the next day. She grasps my hand when I enter her room and doesn’t let go until he leaves.
Staff is told she has social anxiety and can’t bear to be in large groups. They insist she must attend group therapy and accuse her of being stubborn.
They show her the padded room where, if she becomes a threat to herself or others, she is told she could be stripped naked and placed there for her own safety and the safety of others.
By this time, her 72-hour involuntary period is up and she is now voluntary. She can leave if she wishes.
She bolts.
Before we leave, a social worker suggests my daughter has Asperger’s syndrome.
Back home, there are more late night trips to emergency. New cuts on her arm. Sleeplessness, horrific fears, the complete inability to cope.
A visiting psychiatrist thinks she’s a perfect candidate for short-term psycho-dynamic therapy.
Worth a shot. After three visits, she refuses to continue.
Her family doctor tells her the psychiatrist feels she really doesn’t have a mental issue. It’s simply that her personality is negative. She needs to get rid of the negativity — behavioural therapy, cognitive therapy, perhaps.
"So there’s nothing wrong with me. I’ve been out of school for all these years, cut my arms, cried buckets and attempted suicide because I have a negative personality — that’s all," she says.
"Is being negative all the time not disordered thinking and is disordered thinking not the definition of mental illness?" she asks.
I have no answer.
There is a place, deep within my heart, where I fear there are no answers.
I recently read a piece in the Globe and Mail about a Toronto teenager who had the same kinds of problems. After slogging through the system, her parents took the advice of a psychologist and sent her to McLean Hospital, a psychiatric institute associated with Harvard University.
Doesn’t that sound impressive? Doesn’t that sound like they could make a difference in my daughter’s life? Like they could give her the skills necessary to do what she should be doing in this life she was given?
Seventy thousand dollars: that’s what it cost to save their daughter’s life.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/1146851-mental-health-maze-5-years-of-dead-ends
COMMENT:
Keep on fighting for your daughter. Figure out what you can do along with the rest of your family and friends. That's what matters the most. Your love and support. If you add up the time spent in our NS
health care facilities and compared it to the other situation you describe, it might add up to $70,000. Check out the new NS Government's mental health strategy. Do not give up.
COMMENT:
Contact Lenore Zann.... as a member of the National Strategy on Mental Health, see if she has any suggestions for proceeding.
COMMENT:
Families and children like this one are the "real" face of the mental health crisis in this country and province.
COMMENT:
I wish I could write this girl a letter. But at the same time I have no idea what I'd say. That what she's going through is horrible? That I'm familiar with at least some of the crap that happens when you end up in the mental health maze? That I'm sorry and I hope she gets better? That her story touched me?
I'm sure she's heard that many times. All the same I'll say it again here.
I hope things start looking up even a little bit, anonymous girl.
I laughed bitterly at the social anxiety group, go figure indeed.
COMMENT:
The problem I see with all this, including dear Rehtaeh when she tried to seek help for guidance in Nova Scotia, those who attend University and take these courses to become these mental health "experts"! are young.............never experienced trauma as those they so call "treat" their experience comes from books not the street where this all begins....................................You can not describe an orange if you've only eaten an apple
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Media Advisory: Canadian Troops Wrap Up Intensive Week-Long Entrepreneurial Boot Camp at Government House
REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN--(Marketwired - Aug. 15, 2013) - Members of the media are invited to the closing ceremonies and graduation for Based in Business, a week-long, all-expense-paid entrepreneurial boot camp for transitioning members of the Canadian Forces. Based in Business is a key component of The Prince's Operation Entrepreneur, a program of Prince's Charities Canada, presented in partnership with the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) and Enactus.
Earlier this week, 20 Canadian troops from across Canada gathered at the Paul J. Hill School of Business at University of Regina to participate in the award-winning boot camp to develop their business ideas through classroom presentations, seminars, discussions and one-on-one time with experienced professionals, students and faculty from the Paul J. Hill School of Business at University of Regina.
The closing ceremonies and graduation will be hosted by Her Honour the Honourable Vaughn Solomon Schofield, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan and will feature keynote speakers Julia Deans, CEO, CYBF, who will be in Regina from August 15-16; Amanda Sherrington, President & CEO, Prince's Charities Canada, who will share a special video message from His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales; and Brittany Bray, President, Enactus Regina, who will be on hand for interviews, along with Andrew Gaudes, Dean, the Paul J. Hill School of Business at University of Regina and Based in Business participants. To learn more, visit www.cybf.ca/poe.
Date: Friday, August 16.
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. - Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Graduation and reception
Location: The Henry Newlands Ballroom, Government House
4607 Dewdney Avenue, Regina
Canadian Youth Business Foundation
The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to growing Canada's economy one young entrepreneur at a time. CYBF looks at character, not collateral, when providing youth aged 18-39 with pre-launch coaching, business resources, start-up financing and mentoring to help them launch and sustain successful businesses. CYBF has been recognized as a global leader in advancing youth entrepreneurship, is a founding member of the global G20 Young Entrepreneurs' Alliance, the Canadian member of the Prince's Youth Business International, and the Canadian Host of Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 18-24, 2013). Visit www.cybf.ca.
Prince's Charities Canada
Prince's Charities Canada (PCC) expands and enhances the Canadian charitable work of HRH The Prince of Wales. The work of PCC is focused on The Prince of Wales's core interests, which have been well established in the UK for more than 30 years. These include improving the lives of disadvantaged youth, education, responsible business, improving the built environment, regeneration of heritage and environmental sustainability. PCC works with existing Canadian charities already connected to The Prince and facilitates new opportunities for charitable organizations in Canada and the U.K. to work together.
The organization's objectives are guided by the work of The Prince's Charities, a group of 16 non-profit U.K. organizations, of which The Prince of Wales is President. These charities collectively work in 38 countries and form the largest multi-cause charitable enterprise in the U.K., raising nearly $200 million each year. Initiatives are focused on The Prince's main areas of work and are delivered by our partner organizations. Visit www.princescharities.ca.
To arrange an interview, or to attend the closing
ceremonies, please contact: Prince's Charities Canada (PCC)
Matthew Rowe (on-site contact)
Manager, Charitable Operations
416-967-2940 or Cell: 416-576-3969
Matthew.Rowe@princescharities.ca
Canadian Youth Business Foundation
Lesley Wilmot
Director, Marketing & Communications
(416) 408-2923 x 2203
lwimot@cybf.ca
www.cybf.ca
Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1416363#ixzz2cSWTsdGr
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PRINCE'S CHARITIES CANADA
Troops get business lessons
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By Iryn Tushabe, Leader-Post August 13, 2013
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An entrepreneurship initiative through the Prince's Charities Canada is preparing members of the Canadian Forces for life after military service.
Gathered at the University of Regina's Paul J. Hill business school for a weeklong entrepreneurial boot camp are 20 servicemen and women from all over Canada, who are interested in starting their own businesses when they leave the military.
"This is our thank you for the brave men and servicewomen of the Canadian Forces," said Matthew Rowe, manager of charitable operations for Prince's Charities Canada.
Rowe said Charles, the Prince of Wales, wanted to do more for members of the Canadian Forces, especially since there's going to be many of them leaving the forces with the ramping down of action in Afghanistan.
"So he asked us to see what we could do and we looked at the scene and found that while there was a lot of skill-training programs, there was no support for entrepreneurs," Rowe said.
During the boot camp, which started on Saturday, participants are attending lectures on everything from human resources, finance and marketing, Rowe said.
"It's really a crash course in running their own businesses," Rowe said.
Participants are also paired up with business students who serve as their mini-mentors and help them work on their business plans.
At the end of the week, they are handed off to the Canadian Youth Business Foundation, which works with the participants by providing them with a business mentor in their community for up to two years.
Participants also have access to up to $45,000 in financing to get their businesses off the ground. Dave Brimacombe is an aircraft structural technician with the Canadian Air Force based out of British Columbia.
But he also had a passion for micro-distilling, which has been made even more appealing to him by some changes in the B.C. economy.
"You no longer have to have a half a million dollars to start a distillery - you can do it with $100,000," Brimacombe said.
"So I thought: The industry is brand new and it's going to do the same thing that craft beer did - and we can all remember craft beer 10 years ago, in that it wasn't there and now it's everywhere."
Brimacombe's business idea is to ferment honey and make small batches of premium gins and vodkas to sell in specialty retail and boutique stores.
There are only two producers of honey-based spirits that Brimacombe is aware of in North America - one of them in New York and another in Washington.
"So I hope to capitalize on that and make something that people have not tried yet and will hopefully like very much," he said.
Brimacombe said he is learning so much from the intensive business course.
While he already knows a lot about distilling, he knew relatively little about running a business at the beginning of the program. "Every hour in here I learn something that I didn't even know I didn't know. And that's exciting," he said, adding that he has already defined his target market and made a business model.
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The War of 1812- NOVA SCOTIA ARCHIVES
The War of 1812 began in June 1812, when the United States of America declared war on the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland — only three decades after the rebellious Thirteen Colonies had achieved their independence from Great Britain in the War of the American Revolution.
The declaration of war in 1812 meant that regardless of their proximity to or relationships with their neighbour to the south, all the remaining British North American colonies — Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island (then separate from Nova Scotia), New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Lower Canada (Quebec) and Upper Canada (Ontario) were automatically at war with the United States.
The impact of the war in British North America was experienced mostly in Upper Canada and on the Great Lakes but the other colonies, including Nova Scotia, also had a role to play, primarily at sea. This activity was led by the Royal Navy from its North Atlantic Squadron base at Halifax, joined by privateer vessels from home ports along the Atlantic coast and Bay of Fundy.
The War of 1812 was part of a much larger European struggle which ended with the Treaty of Ghent, signed on 24 December 1814 and ratified by the United Kingdom six days later. News travelled slowly in those days, however, and it took a long time for sailing vessels carrying mail and newspapers to cross the North Atlantic in winter. As a result, the United States did not sign the treaty until February 1815 — and in the meantime unknowingly continued the hostilities, with a significant victory at the Battle of New Orleans in January.
Explore these resources on our website to learn more about Nova Scotia’s involvement in the War of 1812:
Privateers
Spoils of War: Privateering in Nova Scotia — A privateer was an armed sailing vessel owned and crewed by private individuals and commissioned with a government ‘letter of marque’ authorizing use of the vessel to capture merchant enemy shipping. Today, many consider this little more than legalized piracy. Back then, however, privateering was big business, and Nova Scotia played a lead role in these wartime activities.
Acadian Recorder
Acadian Recorder — Published in Halifax beginning in January 1813, this four-page weekly newspaper carried local, provincial, British and international news stories, a weekly almanac, shipping news, marriage and death notices, and a wide range of advertisements. War news was featured regularly, but appeared days, weeks and sometimes months after the actual events. See for example, the coverage given one of the most famous naval encounters of the war, the capture of the American frigate Chesapeake by HMS Shannon: the event took place off Boston on 1 June 1813; the Chesapeake was escorted into Halifax by the Shannon five days later on 6 June; the incident was finally reported another six days later, in the issue of 19 June 1813 Vol. 1 No. 23.
African Nova Scotian Diaspora
African Nova Scotian Diaspora: Selected Government Records of Black Settlement, 1791-1839 — The 500+ digitized government records featured here collectively tell the story of Black settlement in Nova Scotia during the years 1791-1839. The documents focus mostly, however, on the settlement of 2000 Black Refugees in the province between September 1813 and August 1816.
Halifax List
Halifax List: Return of American Refugee Negroes who have been received into the Province of Nova Scotia from the United States of America between 27 April 1815 and 24 October 1818 — This list is part of a larger resource, ‘African Nova Scotians in the Age of Slavery and Abolition,’ found elsewhere on our website. The list is a numbered and alphabetical tally for 1663 Black Refugees arriving from the United States at the end of the war, and includes names or other identification, gender, age and ‘remarks.
Halifax List: Return of American Refugee Negroes who have been received into the Province of Nova Scotia from the United States of America between 27 April 1815 and 24 October 1818 — This list is part of a larger resource, ‘African Nova Scotians in the Age of Slavery and Abolition,’ found elsewhere on our website. The list is a numbered and alphabetical tally for 1663 Black Refugees arriving from the United States at the end of the war, and includes names or other identification, gender, age and ‘remarks.
Black Refugees
Black Refugees, 1813-1834 — This is a virtual exhibit forming part of the larger resource referred to above, ‘African Nova Scotians in the Age of Slavery and Abolition.’ The ‘Black Refugees’ component tells the story of the immigrants’ first twenty years of challenge and achievement in Nova Scotia, through 75 digitized documents, news clippings, documentary art and print items
http://gov.ns.ca/nsarm/war1812/
