This is the PowerPoint presentation from the Monthly Information Session for HMCS Ottawa in October 2023.

1. CO’s Update
Session
HMCS OTTAWA
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2. What We’ve Been Up To - Pictures
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3. What We’ve Been Up To - Pictures
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4. A Few More Pictures
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5. FUN FACTS About Our Journey
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• Days in Port: 14, Countries visited: 3 (Japan, Philippines, Thailand)
• Miles steamed: 10,552 NM = Driving from Victoria, BC to St. Johns,
NFLD x 3
• Stoker’s Open Champion: S1 Emmerson
• Best car for Drive-in Movie night: PO1 Marcotte and PO2 Edwards
• GREYWOLF total flying time: over 138hrs = Watching Moana 69 times
• Push ups done by the NSEOPs: 8384 = approx. 500 per pers.
• Most by one person: 1875 = Lifting 35 Elephants
• Birthday’s Celebrated on ship: 65 (Including our ship!)
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6. Questions for the Command Team?
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7. Nous soutenons ceux qui sont importants pour vous.
Le CRFM honore fièrement la diversité des
“familles”.
Esquimalt Military Family Resource Centre
Centre de Ressources pour les Familles
Militaires d’Esquimalt
We support those who are important to you.
The MFRC proudly honours the diversity of “families”.

8. Deployment & Absences
Déploiement et absences
Jennifer Switzer & Marlena Wright
Deployment & Absences Navigators
Navigateurs de déploiement et absences

9. Register with us to receive deployment support by:
• Becoming a part of your Family Network;
• Connecting with the MFRC local to you;
• Receiving support in French.
Inscrivez-vous auprès de nous pour recevoir du soutien
en matière de déploiement:
• En devenant membre de votre réseau familial;
• En vous connectant avec le CRFM local;
• En recevant du soutien en français.
Deployment Support Registration
Enregistrement de support en cas de déploiement

10. HMCS Ottawa Family Network
Réseau familial NCSM Ottawa
Network Volunteers
Bénévoles du réseau: Nicole and Yeonjin
443 Squadron Family Network
Réseau familial Escadron 443
Network Volunteer
Bénévole du réseau: Tara
Be sure to join the Family Network’s Facebook group!
Assurez-vous de joindre le Groupe Facebook du Réseau Familial!
Family Networks
Réseaux Familiaux
We are currently seeking
Family Network Volunteers who
have loved ones serving on
HMCS Ottawa.
Interested?
Apply at cfmws.ca/esquimalt

11. PSP Halloween Event
Bring the family to this fun and spooky day. Carve a pumpkin, play some games, and check out our
haunted houses with three levels of scare: haunted, scary, and if you’re brave enough, terrifying!
Light snacks, pizza, coffee, tea, & water will be provided.
• When: Saturday, October 28th, 9:30am-11:30am or 12:30-2:30pm
• Where: Chief & Petty Officers Mess
Registration for deployed families will be 50% of the amounts below plus GST;
ship funds will cover the rest.
$25 + GST for a family ticket (4 people max) – this includes 2 pumpkins
$7 + GST for individual tickets – this includes 1 pumpkin
Register by calling 250-363-1009 and let them know you are a deployed family.

12. Morale Mail
Courrier moral
There are a few different FREE opportunities for mail drop off:
• Regular business hours at your local MFRC location
• Regular business hours at 443 Squadron
• At Canada Post retail outlets (starting October 10th)
Il existe quelques différentes opportunités GRATUITES pour le dépôt de courrier:
• Heures d'ouverture régulières de votre CRFM local
• Heures d'ouverture régulières au Escadron 443
• Au Points de vente de Postes Canada (à partir du 10 octobre)
Care packages are being accepted until November 20th, 2023!
Les forfaits de soins sont acceptés jusqu'au 20 Novembre, 2023!

13. BC
• Esquimalt
• Comox
• Vancouver
• Chilliwack (Sat)
AB
• Calgary
• Cold Lake
• Edmonton
• Lethbridge
• Suffield
• Wainwright
• Red Deer (Sat)
SK
• Dundurn
• Moose Jaw
MB
• Shilo
• Winnipeg
ON
• London
• Meaford
• Borden
• Toronto
• Trenton
• Kingston
• North Bay
• Petewawa
• Ottawa
QC
• Bagotville
• Montreal
• Saint-Hubert (Sat)
• Saint-Jean (Sat)
• Sherbrooke (Sat)
• Valcartier
• Quebec City (Sat)
NWT
• Yellowknife
NB
• Gagetown
NS
• Greenwood
• Halifax
• Shearwater (Sat)
• Sydney (Sat)
PEI
• Charlottetown
• Summerside (Sat)
NL
• St-John’s
• Gander
• Goose Bay
Not local to Victoria? There are
MFRC’s across the country if you are
looking for in-person support.
Pas local à Victoria? Il y a des CRFM
partout au pays si vous recherchez
du soutien en personne.

14. Care Package Collection Box
Boîte de collection de colis de soins
Did you purchase too much for your care package?
Please consider contributing your extras to create
care packages for deployed members not
receiving them. Items are being accepted at the
Colwood MFRC location.
Avez-vous acheté trop pour votre forfait de soins?
Veuillez envisager de contribuer vos extras pour créer
des forfaits de soins pour les membres déployés qui
ne les reçoivent pas. Les articles sont acceptés à
l'emplacement du CRFM Colwood.

15. Kathleen Cormie
Program Coordinator
Coordinatrice de Programme
Programming
Programmation

16. Follow our Facebook page & check our program and
event registration.
General Programming
Programmation générale

17. Upcoming Programs
Programmes à venir
• WorkBC Resume Writing Workshop (Oct 10th)
• WorkBC Interview Skills Workshop (Oct 11th)
• Fast Friends: Board Game Night for Ages 12-18 (Oct 11th)
• Wellness Wednesday: Painting Together (Oct 18th)
• Dockyard Ghostwalk (Oct 27th)
*at the Esquimalt Recreation Centre

18. Programs for Children
Programmes pour enfants
• Supporting Children Through Absence Workshops
(3-12 years, a variety of daytime and evening
workshops available)
• Stay & Play (0-5 years, Sept 13th – Dec 13th)
• 123 Music & Me (0-5 years, Sept 15th – Dec 15th)
• Respite Child Care During Absences (18 months – 5 years)

19. Affordable Child-Minding Options for School Age Children
Options de garde d'enfants d'âge scolaire économiques
PSP Recreation Activities
Low Cost ($8-9.50 for 1.5 - 2.5 hours)
• Fantastic Fridays
• Splash & Swim
• Movie Nights (Dinner included!)
Recreation Centres
• Check your local Rec Centres for childminding services – Low cost ($4-5/hr) childminding while you use the
facilities to take a class, use the gym or pool. Offered at Esquimalt Rec, Commonwealth, the Westhills and
Downtown YMCAs.
• Plan for the fall – Try to sign your child up for lessons/ rec activities that facilitate a break for
you!
In Your Neighbourhood
Hire a teen babysitter or try swapping childminding with a trusted friend!

20. Family Wellness & Counselling Team
Équipe de bien-être familial et de
counselling
Behni Moosavi-Shalmani
Social Worker
Travailleuse Sociale

21. How We Support Families
Comment nous Soutenons les Familles
The FWCT provides preventative and responsive programming in the form of group facilitation and counselling.
The FWCT can support you with:​
• Mental health questions and concerns
• Relationship Issues
• Pre and post-natal supports
• Youth Supports
• Supporting children and dependents with diverse needs
• Emergency and respite childcare is available upon assessment
La FWCT offre des programmes préventifs et adaptés sous forme de facilitation de groupe et de counseling.
Le FWCT peut vous soutenir avec :
• Questions et préoccupations en matière de santé mentale
• Problèmes relationnels
• Soutiens pré et postnatals
• Soutiens à la jeunesse
• Soutenir les enfants et les dépendants ayant des besoins variés
• Des services de garde d’urgence et de relève sont disponibles lors de l’évaluation
Intake Phone: 778-533-7736
Intake Email: intake@emfrc.com

22. Upcoming Programs
Programmes à venir
• October 18th: Painting Together
• November 22nd: Nourishing Neighbours
Wellness Wednesdays
The Family Wellness and Counselling Team is pleased
to offer a monthly evening of relaxation and fun.

23. Family Information Line
Ligne d'information pour les familles
1-800-866-4546
Canadian Forces Member Assistance Program
Programme d'aide aux membres des Forces canadiennes
1-800-268-7708
After hours Duty Padre Line – call the MFRC and Press “2”
Après heures de gardes - appelez le CRFM et Appuyez sur “2”
Contact Information
Informations sur le contact

24. Esquimalt MFRC Phone
Téléphone du CRFM Esquimalt
250-363-2640
Toll-free anywhere in Canada
Sans frais partout au Canada
1-800-353-3329
Email / Courriel
emfrc@shaw.ca
Website / Site web
cfmws.ca/esquimalt
Contact Information
Informations sur le contact

25. Additional Questions?
Questions additionnelle?
The Esquimalt MFRC is on Facebook and Instagram!
Le CRFM Esquimalt est sur Facebook et Instagram!
The next Monthly Information Session
for HMCS Ottawa will be on
Thursday, November 9th at 6pm.
La prochaine séance d’information
mensuelle du NCSM Ottawa aura lieu
le jeudi, 9 novembre à 18 heures.