Commemorating The Visit by Their Colonel-in-Chief Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal To the Royal Canadian Medical Service Home Station Canadian Force Base Borden October 23, 2013 Prepared for CFHSHT by: LCol (retd) Wayne Dauphinee
Colonel-in-Chief s arrival at the RCMS Home Station Colonel-in-Chief, accompanied by Maj James Bradley (CO 31 CF H Svcs C), inspects the Royal Canadian Medical Service Royal Honor Guard Platoon Commander Capt Jimmy Gaudette Colonel-in-Chief arrives at Royal Canadian Medical Service Home Station and is welcomed by the Surgeon General, BGen Jean-Robert Bernier, RCMS Colonel Commandant, MGen (retd) Pierre Morisset, and RCMS Chief Warrant Officer, CWO Stephen Goupil Colonel-in-Chief pauses to speak with members of the Royal Honor Guard
Presentation of The Princess Royal s Banner RCMS Chief Warrant Officer, Assisted by Banner Escort Sgt Evans, unfurls The Princess Royal s Banner prior to blessing and presentation Colonel-in-Chief, accompanied by Surgeon General, Colonel Commandant and RCMS Chief Warrant Officer, arrives on parade to present the Princess Royal s Banner The Colonel Commandant places The Princess Royal s Banner on the altar of drums watched by RCMS Chief Warrant Officer and Banner Bearer Capt Robert Jensen (OC Topham Coy CFHSTC)
BGen John Fletcher, Canadian Forces Chaplain General, accompanied by LCol Paul Acton Commandant CF Chaplain Services School and Capt Suleyman Demiray (CFHSTC Padre) take their places to bless The Princess Royal s Banner Banner Bearer, Capt Robert Jensen, receives The Princess Royal s Banner from the Colonel-in-Chief, assisted by the Surgeon General
The Princess Royal s Banner is trooped for the first time before members of the Royal Canadian Medical Services
The Colonel-in-Chief addresses member of the Royal Canadian Medical Service and guests following presentation of the Princess Royal s Banner. Click here to read a transcript of the address and here to read the Surgeon General s remarks in response
RCMS Commemorative Gift Presented to the Colonel-in-Chief Commemorative Pen Box The cover of this hand-made box of Canadian hardwood is decorated with an enamel badge of the Royal Canadian Medical Service and a miniature of the Princess Royal s Banner, and it contains seven hand-made fountain pens, each of a different species of Canadian wood, and each sequentially engraved with the seven historic names of the Canadian military medical services
1 Canadian Field Hospital Surgeon General with (L-R): Pte Jared Pope; Pte Andrew Hawkins; Cpl Michael Saltes; Sgt Jean-Sebastien Morin, all Medical Technicians with Treatment Company Colonel-in-Chief, accompanied by the Surgeon General, is welcomed to the unit by Commanding Officer, LCol Richard Deschambault and RSM, CWO Bill Doupe The Colonel-in-Chief, accompanied by LCol Deschambault and CWO Doupe, begins her tour of Collective Protection (Col Pro) system Click here to learn more about the Col Pro tour
Colonel-in-Chief, accompanied by Maj Andrea Seaby and RSM, speaks with Sgt Jonathan Nolin at decontamination demonstration Colonel-in-Chief speaks with Treatment Company operating room personnel
Canadian Forces Health Services Training Centre Colonel-in-Chief, accompanied by the Surgeon General and LCol Ewen Wrighte (RCMS Visit Organizer), HCol Andre Vezina (Chair of the CF H Svcs Gp Honorary Colonels Council), Col David Weger (DComd CF H Svcs Gp), Col Hugh MacKay ( D/ Surg Gen), CWO Helen Wheeler (CF H Svcs Group CWO), is formally welcomed to the Training Centre. Colonel-in-Chief, watched by the Surgeon General, signs CFHSTC visitor s book
The Colonel-in-Chief speaks with students of Health Services Operational and Staff Officer Course (HSOSOC 0001), watched by Course Director, Capt Tony Maurais The Surgeon General discusses the sled used by CFHSTC Honorary Colonel Ken Hedges on an Arctic expedition with the Colonel-in-Chief Click here to learn more about the arctic expedition
The Colonel-in-Chief, accompanied by (R-L) CWO M.D. Paradis (CFHSTC CWO), LCol M. Brochu (Cmdt CFHSTC) and PO1 Hugh Webber (Course Director Physician Assistant 2013), speaks with Physician Assistant students 2013 Sgts Hasselman and Sgt Quinonez. Colonel-in-Chief meets with RCMS leadership (R-L HCol Andre Vezina, Col David Weger (DComd CF H Svcs Gp), MGen(retd) Pierre Morisset (RCMS Col Comdt), HRH, CWO Stephen Goupil ( RCMS Branch CWO) Col Hugh MacKay ( D/ Surg Gen), CWO Helen Wheeler (CF H Svcs Group CWO)
Unveiling Canadian Forces Health Services Group Badge The Colonel-in-Chief, watched by (L-R) BGen Bernier, CWO Helen Wheeler, Col James Taylor (Director Dental Services) and BGen (retd) Victor Lanctis (Colonel Commandant Royal Canadian Dental Corps), unveils the Canadian Forces Health Services Group badge. Click here to read a transcript of the Surgeon General s remarks
Dr. Zul Merali, President/CEO and Scientific Director of the University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research (IMHR) Dr. Aiken, Director, Canadian Institute for Military & Veteran Health Research Her Royal Highness Meets Strategic Partners and Other Guests Ms. Owen, representing Canadian College of Health Leaders Dr. Robert Francis Founder and Chief Medical Officer MEDICAN Clinic
Mr. Timothy Hodgson Managing Partner of Alignvest Capital Management Mr. Firat (Second from right) President, Canadian Medical Biological Engineering Society Mr. Shawn Francis, Board Chairman True Patriot Love and Chief Executive Officer of Medcan Health Management, Inc Mr. Forsman Representative, Paramedic Association of Canada
Mr. Chris Rhule President, Canadian Association of Physician Assistants Dr (HCol) L. Francescutti President, Canadian Medical Association Ms. A. Bolderston President, Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists Mr. D Treloar President, Canadian Physiotherapy Association
Dr. Hamilton, representing Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons (Canada) Ms. H. Autio President, Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science Ms. B. Milden President, Canadian Nurses Association Dr. Peter Vaughn Former Colonel Commandant CFMS
LGen (Retd) Pierre Morisset Colonel Commandant RCMS HCol Ken Hedges Honorary Colonel CFHSTC Her Royal Highness Meets The Honorary Colonels HLCol Michel Carpentier Honorary Lieutenant Colonel 52 Amb C (Sherbrooke) HLCol Anthony Di Monte Honorary Lieutenant Colonel 28 Field Ambulance (Ottawa)
HCol Bruce Henderson Honorary Colonel 33 Field Ambulance (Halifax) HLCol Edward Meijer Honorary Colonel 18 Field Ambulance (Thunder Bay) HLCol Steinke Honorary Lieutenant Colonel 15 Field Ambulance (Edmonton) HCol Michael Sanderson Honorary Colonel 12 Field Ambulance (Vancouver)
HCol Thomas Bradley Honorary Colonel 23 Field Ambulance (Hamilton) Surgeon General with (R-L) HCol Louis Francescutti ( HCol 1 Fd Amb and President of the Canadian Medical Association), HCol John Haggie (HCol CF H Svcs C Atlantic and past President of the CMA) and HLCol Ruth Collins-Nakai (HLCol 1 Fd Amb and past president of the CMA) Surgeon General flanked by (L-R) HCol Andre Vezina (HCol 55 Amb C and Chair of the CF H Svcs Gp Honorary Colonels Council) and HLCol Jean-Robert Leclerc (HLCol 55 Amb C)
Royal Canadian Medical Service Family The Colonel-in-Chief, Colonel Commandant, Canadian Forces Surgeon General and members of the Royal Canadian Medical Service family
Colonel-in-Chief departs the RCMS Home Station The Surgeon General, Colonel Commandant and RCMS Chief Warrant Officer bid farewell to Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, Colonel-in-Chief, Royal Canadian Medical Service