9 Aug 2006 Vernon

Wednesday, 9 Aug 2006 (57 photos)

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Rifle drill lecture, Sicily Square (VASCTC, F. Arseneault)

(VASCTC, F. Arseneault)

Adventure Training Canoe FTX (VACSTC, 2Lt Francisco Escobar)

17 Platoon Charlie Coy on the ropes course (Lt Joel Klein)

The Pioneers are back at the Davis Fire camp working on the steps (VASCTC, F. Arseneault)

(VASCTC, F. Arseneault)

(VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Nature (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

(VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Working on the improvised rafts (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

The finer points of improvised raft construction (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Sorting out the A-frame (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

(VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Cdt Orion Croft 2289 5th (British Columbia) Field Artillery Regiment RC(Army)CC Victoria BC and Cdt Brandon McKay 390 North Saskatchewan Regiment RC(Army)CC Prince Albert SK figuring out what to do next (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Tightening the lashings, Cdt Travis Netterfield 2370 Royal Canadian Artillery RC(Army)CC Regina SK reefing on the rope (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Cdt Allannah Will 407 Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders RC(Army)CC Winnipeg MB putting her back into it (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Let's check the plans one more time... Cdt Ian Chu 1292 Lord Strathcona Horse (Royal Canadian) RC(Army)CC and Cdt Justin Kinequon 2370 Royal Canadian Artillery RC(Army)CC Regina SK (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Time to see if they float, C/Sgt Cheryl Rogers 2335 8th Canadian Hussars RC(Army)CC Port Elgin NB, C/Sgt Ming Tse 2827 British Columbia Regiment RC(Army)CC Port Moody BC, C/Sgt Cherry Ho 2381 British Columbia Regiment (Irish Fusiliers) RC(Army)CC Richmond BC and C/WO Nick Leung 2381 British Columbia Regiment (Irish Fusiliers) RC(Army)CC Richmond BC launch their raft (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

The staff cadets raft... sure it'll work (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Will it float... 22 platoon 3 Section launches their raft (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

...yep, a very well built raft (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

A good raft... 2 Section launches... (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

... but a spar cracks under the weight... no one injured, just a surprise and a few laughs (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

(VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

A well built raft, 1 Section is off and running (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

The staff cadet's raft... maybe not quite so stable... (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

...after all... (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

... in the drink... lessons learned (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

As for the rest of the rafts, just another day in paradise (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

(VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Cdt Orion Croft (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Too much fun... Cdt Travis Netterfield (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

...supervised of course (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

The pioneers are nearing completion of their project (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

(VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Back at Sugar Lake base camp, it's late in the afternoon and training ends (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

What do Pioneer cadets do in their off time? ... why build remarkably accurate scale replicas of the confidence course, of course (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Postman's walk (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

(VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Even the zip line (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Block and tackle 6 cadets vs 1 staff cadet (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Block and tackle 6 cadets vs 1 (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

Lt Chris Peters adjusts a Swiss seat (VACSTC, F. Arseneault)

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A Coy - in Camp, 7 & 8 Platoons on FTX Monashee and canoe

B Coy - in Camp

C Coy - in Camp

D Coy - in field, Sugar Lake FTX

E Coy - in field, Sugar Lake FTX

F Coy - in Camp

G Coy - in camp

Pioneer Platoon - Sugar Lake FTX

Today's weather: Max Temp. 26 Min Temp. 14c mostly cloudy, widely scattered showers

This day in Canadian Military History...

9 August 1757
The British garrison at Ft. William Henry surrenders to a superior French force after a week-long siege. As the British leave the fort and march south to Ft. Edward, native allies of the French attack the column, killing 50 and taking 400 prisoners. The massacre is halted after French troops intervene.

9 August 1945
A second atomic bomb is dropped on the city of Nagasaki, prompting the unconditional surrender of Japan and bringing the Second World War to a swift conclusion.