Here is the Monthly Information Session for HMCS Winnipeg slideshow from July 2022.

1. HMCS Winnipeg Briefing to Families 27 July 2022
For Official Use Only
UNCLASSIFIED
“CO’s Update” Session

2. HMCS Winnipeg Command Team
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From Left to
Right:
Coxswain –
CPO1 Susan
Frisby
Commanding
Officer – Cdr
Annick Fortin
Executive
Officer – LCdr
James Ahlstrom

3. What We Have Been Up To
• Winnipeg has been exercising
around Hawaii as part of
RIMPAC 2022 having had
successful port visits in San
Diego, and Pearl Harbor.
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4. What We Have Been Up To
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Pictured Above: Junior officers pose during Winnipeg's Canada Day reception.

5. What We Have Been Up To
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Pictured Above: Members of the MSE Department conduct engineering drills during RIMPAC 2022 in order
to refine their skills and maintain proficiency.

6. What We Have Been Up To
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Pictured: Members of the
CSE Department conduct
maintenance on WIN’s
Close-In-Weapons-
System or CIWS.

7. What We Have Been Up To
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Pictured Above: Members of the Operations Department prepare some custom made pizzas for Winnipeg’s
weekly pizza night.

8. What We Have Been Up To
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Pictured Above: Members of the Air Department practice hoisting personnel using Winnipeg’s helicopter
call-sign “Guardian”

9. What We Have Been Up To
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Pictured Above: A Bridge Watch Keeper under-training receives a pie in the face to commemorate their
birthday 

10. Fun Facts about HMCS Winnipeg
• Nautical Miles sailed 5000
• 80+ social media posts (that’s more than twice a day!)
• 8500 Photos taken of the ship and our sailors
• Over 10,000lbs of fresh produce and fruit consumed
• Most popular food items: Avocados and Bananas
Awards Presented Since Leaving:
Canadian Forces Decoration x 1
Promotions x 6
Commander Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) coin x 3
CJOC Chief Warrant Officer coin x 2
Silver Sea Service Insignia x 1
Bronze Sea Service Insignia x 2
Gun Metal Sea Service Insignia x 6

11. HLTA
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12. What is HLTA?
HLTA is a benefit normally approved for members of the Canadian Armed
Forces (CAF) deployed overseas for a minimum of 120 days but may be
approved for those deployed for less than 120 days but at least 60 days.
10.21.02(1) (Intent) The intent of this section is to assist a member who is
deployed or assigned to a place of duty outside Canada to reunite with their
Family Member.

13. Leave Entitlement on Deployed Operations
• When authorized, normally the travel options are:
• the member returns home to their Family Member;
• the member and one Family Member both travel to a suitable
Third location;
• the member may choose to travel to a Third location without
reuniting with a Family Member.
• HLTA must be taken while serving at the post or the
benefit lapses (you can’t cash it out)
• Cannot be taken within the first or last 30 calendar
days at the post.
Ref 10.21.04(10)

14. All travel is to be direct
• All travel, regardless of the type of HLTA (Home or 3rd
Location) is to be directly to/from post to/from a (1)
destination as per the MFSI and DCBA clarification.
• Members are not entitled to any form of a stopover
during the travel period – no intentional interruptions of
the journey to or from the post, including any overnight
stay, with the exception of the time to connect with the
next flight.
• Any stopover initiated by the member for
personal reasons will result in a forfeiture of all
travel related expenses associated with that
leave travel.

15. What is considered Third Location?
Members may proceed on leave to a location other than
Home with or without reuniting with an eligible Family
Member.
Travel must be direct from post to/from intended
destination.
A third location is any location outside a radius of 800 km
from the member’s ‘immediate’ NOK, your residence or
last place of duty, and located outside the Theatre of
Operations, as stated by the TF Comd, this is 100km
outside the city in which the ship is berthed.
That does not mean a member cannot travel to Canada as
a third location.
Members may not travel to their home or former place of
duty via travel to a third location and vice versa.
Ref: 10.21.06

16. Social Media
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Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest
updates on your HMCS Winnipeg family!
@hmcs_Winnipeg
@HMCSNCSMWinnipeg
Check out our awards and
presentations on Facebook!

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Next “CO’s” Session will be held at the end of August 2022

18. Your Community, Your Resource Centre
“Offering programs and services unique to the military lifestyle. ”
Votre Communauté, Votre Centre de Resources
“Offrant des programmes et des services uniques au style de vie militaire.”
We support those who are important to you.
The MFRC proudly honours the diversity of “families”.
Nous soutenons ceux qui sont importants pour vous.
Le CRFM honore fièrement la diversité des “familles”.

19. Family Network/Réseau Familial
HMCS Winnipeg Family Network / Réseau familial NCSM Winnipeg
Network Volunteers
Bénévoles du réseau:
Courtney Joy Jules
443 Squadron Family Network / Réseau familial 443
Network Volunteers
Bénévoles du réseau: Tara

20. Get Connected/Soyez Connectés
Be sure to join the Family Network’s Facebook group!
Assurez-vous de joindre le Groupe Facebook du Réseau Familial!
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.

21. There is an App for that!
With the MFRC Deployment App:
• You can receive tips to guide you through
all stages of a deployment
• Use checklists to keep track of your to do
lists and;
• See how far you’ve come with a
customizable countdown clock.

22. Morale Mail/ Courrier Moral
There are a few different opportunities for mail drop off:
• Regular business hours at the CPAC or Signal Hill MFRCs
• During some evening programming (ie. Coffee Connections)
• Not local to Victoria? Most MFRCs across the country will
accept morale mail for deployed members.
Care packages are being accepted until November 4, 2022!
Les forfaits de soins sont acceptés jusqu'au 4 novembre 2022!
Il existe différentes possibilités de dépôt de courrier :
• Heures d'ouverture régulières au CPAC ou au CRFM de Signal Hill
• Lors de certaines programmations en soirée (Coffee Connections)
• Pas local à Victoria? La plupart des CRFM à travers le pays accepteront le
courrier de moral des membres déployés.

23. 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)
NT
- Yellowknife
NB
- Gagetown
NS
- Greenwood
- Halifax
- Shearwater (Sat)
- Sydney (Sat)
PE
- Charlottetown
- Summerside (Sat)
NL
- St-John’s
- Gander
- Goose Bay

24. 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 CPAC 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 CPAC.

25. Resources & Programs for Parents and Children
Ressources & Programmes pour Parents et Enfants
• Supporting Children Through Absence Workshops
– A variety of workshops for children ages 3 to 12
• Stay & Play in the Park
– August 10 (Belmont Park), August 24 (Work Point)
Download a copy of
Parenting from Afar
Not able to participate in the workshops? Pick up or order a copy of our Children’s
Deployment Workbooks and Parent Guide!
Vous ne pouvez pas participer aux ateliers? Ramassez ou commandez un exemplaire
de nos cahiers d'exercices de déploiement pour enfants et de notre guide des parents!

26. Respite Childcare/Soins Occasionels de Répit
Age 18 months - 5 years
For deployments or work-related absences of 21 consecutive days or more, you
are entitled to 1 free childcare session per week, up to 4 free sessions per month.
Book up to 8 days in advance by calling 250-363-2674.
Âge 18 mois - 5 ans
Pour les déploiements ou absences liés au travail de 21 jours ou plus, vous avez
droit à 1 séance de garde gratuite par semaine jusqu'à 4 séances gratuites par
mois. Réservez jusqu'à 8 jours à l'avance en appelant le 250-363-2674.

27. Coffee Connections
• 6-8pm
• August 31 (Signal Hill)
• August 17 (CPAC)
Volunteer run program, staff to assist with mail
drop-offs! Sign your child (ages 5-12 years) up
for our Kids Connect program from 6-7:30pm.

28. New Fall Programs
Community Dinner – New!
- Once monthly starting September 28
- Will be held at the new Gorge Esquimalt Pavilion
- Watch for registration information
Military Lifestyle 2.0 – New!
- For those who are new to the military lifestyle or CFB
Esquimalt
- Get in touch with us as we will run this program based on
interest
Plus lots of other fun programs and events! Watch our website and follow us on
social media so you don’t miss out!

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30. Family Wellness & Counselling Team
• Individual, couples and pre/post natal supports and counselling is
available
• Resources for families supporting those with diverse needs
• Intake Phone / Téléphone d’admission: 778-533-7736​
• Intake Email / Courriel d’admission: Intake@emfrc.com
• Des consultations individuelles, de couples et soutiens pré/post natals
sont disponibles
• Ressources pour les familles qui soutiennent les personnes ayant des
besoins divers
Équipe de Bien-être Familial et de Counselling

31. Contact
Esquimalt MFRC/CRFM Esquimalt
(250) 363-2640
Or toll-free anywhere in Canada
Ou sans frais partout au Canada
1-800-353-3329
emfrc@shaw.ca
www.esquimaltmfrc.com
After hours Family information Line
Ligne d’information familiale après les heures
1-800-866-4546

32. Contacting a Deployed Member
Contacter un Membre Déployé
Esquimalt MFRC/CRFM Esquimalt
(250) 363-2640
Or toll-free anywhere in Canada
Ou sans frais partout au Canada
1-800-353-3329
After hours Duty Padre Line – call the MFRC
and Press “2”
Après heures de gardes - appelez le CRFM
et Appuyez sur “2”

33. Additional Questions?
Questions Additionelle?
Additional dates for Monthly Information
sessions with HMCS Winnipeg's Command
Team during the deployment are to be
determined, information will be shared when
dates are confirmed.
Dates supplémentaires pour les séances
d'information mensuelles avec l'équipe de
commandement du NCSM Winnipeg pendant
le déploiement doivent être
déterminées, les informations seront
partagées lorsque les dates seront
confirmées.
The Esquimalt MFRC is on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram!
Le CRFM Esquimalt est sur Facebook, Twitter & Instagram!