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Col E.P. Green, CD - Speakers Coordinator
Membership renewals are now due:
$ 30 for members and
$ 40 for families.
Make cheques payable to:
and mail to the office or deliver at the next meeting.
11 January Meeting |
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Speaker: |
Lieutenant-Colonel G.J. Cook, OMM, CD, Maritime Pacific Surgeon |
Topic: |
Medical Deployment Issues |
Place: |
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) Officers' Mess, Room 314, Bay Street Armoury, 715 Bay Street, Victoria, BC. (South entrance on Field Street) |
Time: |
1130 for 1200 hrs Luncheon |
Cost: |
$18.00 (pay at the door) |
Biographical Sketch: |
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8 February Meeting |
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Speaker: |
Captain Arthur J. Hesford, CD |
Topic: |
Peacekeeping in Africa – With the British Army in Sierra Leone |
Place: |
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) Officers' Mess, Room 314, Bay Street Armoury, 715 Bay Street, Victoria, BC. (South entrance on Field Street) |
Time: |
1130 for 1200 hrs Luncheon |
Cost: |
$18.00 (pay at the door) Note the new price |
Biographical Sketch: |
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 Captain Hesford entered
the Canadian Forces in 1987 as an Army logistics officer, transportation specialty following graduation from UVic and UBC with
a BA (economics) and MBA, respectively. He specialized in movement control in 1995 and served two tours in Croatia and Bosnia.
Opting for civilian life, he joined 11 (Victoria) Service Battalion Militia. He returned to the Regular Force in 2002 and was
tasked to the International Military Advisory and Training Team (IMATT) in Sierra Leone where as acting major, he commanded a
transport squadron in the Sierra Leone Armed Forces. He is currently adjutant of 11 Service Battalion. |
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8 March Meeting - RUSI VI Annual General Meeting follows immediately after. |
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Speaker: |
Brigadier General Timothy J. Grant, OMM, CD, Commander Land Forces Western Area |
Topic: |
“The New Army” |
Place: |
The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) Officers' Mess, Room 314, Bay Street Armoury, 715 Bay Street, Victoria, BC. (South entrance on Field Street) |
Time: |
1130 for 1200 hrs Luncheon |
Cost: |
$18.00 (pay at the door) Note the new price |
Biographical Sketch: |
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LCol
Cook entered the Canadian Forces in 1980 from family practice and served as an operational and occupational physician and flight
surgeon in Canada, Germany, and Haiti. He headed Operational Medicine during the Gulf War and after public health post-grad
training, served in the areas of occupational and environmental health, communicable disease control, hygiene sanitation and
pest control, and health promotion. After the implementation of the new Rx2000 Force Health Protection initiative to revitalize
and enhance the Canadian Forces preventive medicine capabilities during the past two years, LCol Cook has assumed his current
Maritime Pacific Surgeon responsibilities for the delivery of quality health care in the Formation.
BGen
Grant attended the University of Guelph joining the Canadian Forces in 1977. He filled a number of staff positions. Most notable
were Chief of Staff, Land Force Western Area and two tours in NDHQ in the Joint Operations Directorate. He commanded the Lord
Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) deploying to Bosnia in 1997 as part of the NATO Stabilization Force. He returned to Bosnia
in 2000 to command the Canadian Contingent. He commanded 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group from 2003 until he assumed command
of Land Force Western Area on 29 June 2005.