Saw this and thought I would post it FYI.....
Signal soldiers throughout the Montreal region
VALCARTIER GARRISON, June 9 /CNW Telbec/ - From June 12 to 16, about 130
soldiers from the Headquarters and Signal Squadron (HQ & Sig Sqn) will take
part in a radiocommunication exercise in the municipalities of Blainville,
Dorval, Laval, Longueuil, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Sainte-Catherine and
Varennes, as well as the Montreal Island.
Equipped with some 50 vehicles, soldiers will set up their mobile signals
system in the concerned agglomerations in order to establish, quickly and
efficiently, a signals network in an urban area. Weapons or munitions will not
be used.
Half way through the exercise, troops of the HQ & Sig Sqn will greet the
public at 1, place du Souvenir in Laval, at the junction of Daniel-Johnson and
du Souvenir Boulevards (facing the Saint-Martin Flea Market), on June 14 from
5 PM to 7 PM.
The role of the signals troops of the HQ & Sig Sqn, a unit from the
5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in Valcartier (Qc), is to ensure the
transmission of data between the commanders and the soldiers in combat.
Note: A media opportunity will be held on the Montreal Garrison (formerly
Longue Pointe Garrison), at the junction of Langelier Boulevard and
Hochelaga Street, on June 13, from 1 PM to 4 PM. Interested media are
invited to indicate their presence to Captain André Berdais at
(514) 252-2777, ext 4278.
For further information: Captain Eric Chamberland, Public Affairs
Officer 5 CMBG, (418) 844-5000, ext 4688, Pager: (418) 260-3082,
www.5gbmc.ca