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We have to go where the people are. Can't expect everyone to come to us. North York is now THE central area for Toronto and the GTA. MPA is good because it is close to the highway and the TTC. Dennison is close to the 401, so not too bad. It is not if, but a question of when we will give up...

I think there was some Naval specific training. Don't know what it was, but it was a Reg force Navy serial.

Oh yes, definitely. That was part of the whole reason we expanded into Mississauga and Scarborough, right? Expands the community footprint as far out as Oakville and Oshawa. What I find interesting is that if this is approved, we will go from 3 Armouries in the GTA to 6 in just a few short...

Isn't the area also being extensively developed? Townhouses, condos, things like that seem to be in the works...

The Germans have their own problems. Due to bad weather, the German Secretary of Defense Peter Struck was stuck in Kabul after a visit. The German Transalls were unable to make it over the Himalayas due to bad weather. Finally, the Belgian armed forces had to give the Minister a ride with a...

Just got this sent to me: History: 1937 to 1980 - Canning operation (Continental Can) 1980 to 1989 - Industrial 1989 to Present - Vacant land Site Area: 16.4 acres (6.6 hectares) Environmental Issues: PCBs Asbestos 1300 tones of petroleum hydrocarbons removed Metals Trichlorethane (TCA) TPH...

Haven't we been relying on our NATO allies for helicopter operations ever since we got there?

The Tilston Armoury in Windsor, right? The documents I read refer to it as the starting template for this project, as well as for another Armoury in Winnipeg, if I remember correctly. My only concern is that right now the Etobicoke Armoury appears to be specified for a single Unit, but what...

Separate thread: The new Etobicoke Armoury (Joint Use with Toronto Police) http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/32833.0.html

Toronto City Council approved the police facility at 70 Birmingham Street in Etobicoke in 2003. It is listed in their records as "70 Birmingham Street - Purchase of Land for the Toronto Police Service Firearms/Defensive Tactics and Applicant Testing Facility". The police service spent $500,000...

Construction of a new training facility (replacement of C. O. Bick College) was approved by the Toronto Police Services Board and Toronto City Council as a capital project in the 2002-2006 Capital Program. In spring 2003, the DND approached the Toronto Police Service to express an interest in...

Yes, it is possible for a Private to get commissioned. However, your service as a Private would now be taken into consideration as well.

As I see it HQ and A Coy of the Tor Sctos will move to the new Etobicoke location probably in Fall of 2007. Everyone else looks to be staying for now.

I read that article too, and found it very interesting and informative. And it fits in with Duey's nomenclature as well..

+4 LOL, an amphibious only batttalion.. :o Perhaps a better way of phrasing it would be: "What capability do you think is most important?"

If you are currently serving as a rigger or have been in the last several years I have a few questions about the trade. Do riggers get to take the MFP? What about the instructor courses? I heard that there is a severe shortage of riggers. If I do a CT how quickly would I be able to get in, in...

That's a good point. Perhaps we could lease the UK 130J's for a good price that way as well before going for the A400M. Although with a lease it wouldn't be as much of an advantage due to exchange rate risk.

Perhaps we could lease enough C-130J's to replace the C-130E's, and then order the replacement A400M. That way we can get rid of our most maintenance intensive planes while keeping costs down. With South Africa and the European nations ordering so many, it may not be until 2015 or later that we...

Memories of "Starship Troopers"...

Maybe he was tired. When I shook his hand it had a good firm grip. What WERE you thinking of when you were shaking his hand? :o