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The biggest challenge this year will be to maintain the excellent results achieved in 2008 where we averaged over 96% assess-ment from DND. We expect that our client will be demand-ing even more from our services which means that we need to closely look at our procedures and standards. This will be a huge challenge as we move through the year with many new people arriving for the project and old hands taking a break. We expect about a 60% turnover through the year.

We also want to improve our general safety program in 2009 and absolutely minimize work-place injuries to our employees. Your personal safety and health on the mission is of the greatest importance to all of us and we want you to actively help to make things safer and better. Do not accept unsafe workyou have the right and the obliga-tion to report hazards and make sure they are corrected. Even on KAF where some very strange things can happen.

Ian Malcolm CANCAP Program Manager

Hard to believe but we are al-ready well into the New Year and our third year at KAF. I am very pleased to see this newslet-ter resurrection and hope that every reader finds something of interest in these editions. This will be very much an employee-driven newsletter and I am looking forward to seeing your contributions and stories about life on the project. As we pro-gress, it is our intent to open the newsletter to families and friends through our website as a way to keep more people in-volved in what we are doing. Your ideas are always welcome.

The world is going through a difficult time and our project is not immune. All through 2009 we will be looking at ways to streamline our efforts and real-ize some cost savings.

The good news is that the project will likely continue to grow and we will see pretty steady employ-ment over the year. In fact, we have just signed a two year extension to the main CANCAP

contract which takes us through to December 2011 and we are optimistic that DND will want our services on KAF at least until the currently scheduled departure date in early 2011.

This year we will continue to try and enhance life on KAF through our improvements to the Oasis what a great job you guys did in making the second floor and we have set aside additional money to buy new furniture, some new games and a few other ideas. Lets not forget the Scorpions proud winners of the ROTO Cup and we are buying some more equipment, sticks and sweaters. In a similar vein we will be buy-ing some musical equipment to help the project band while we also take a look at expanding the use of the Oasis computers.

Program Managers Corner

Test your knowledge of the ISAF Mission... How many nations contribute troops to the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)

Mission in Afghanistan (not only in Kandahar Airfield, but throughout Afghanistan)? See Page 7 for the answer and a Match-a-Flag that identifies all the nations.

Special points of interest: 6 9 C A N C A P P E R S

RESPONDED TO OUR NEWSLETTER SURVEY C O N D U C T E D I N MARCHTHANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO CON-TRIBUTED YOUR FEED-BACK, IDEAS & ENTRIES FOR THE NAME YOUR NEWSLETTER CONTEST. SEE PAGE 2 FOR A FULL LIST OF THE ENTRIES AND WHO THE CONTEST WINNER IS!

PROGRAM MANAGERS CORNER

1

NEWSLETTER SURVEY RESULTS

2

KEEPING YOUR FAMILY SAFE

4

REMEMBERING THE 1998 ICE STORM

6

TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN MATCH-A-FLAG

7

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT-CANCAP TRAVEL TALES

8

CANCAP POETRY 12

HELPING EDUCATE AFGHANISTANS FUTURE

13

CANCAP SCORPIONSHOCKEY NIGHT IN KAF

3

HELLOS & GOODBYES 14

MATCH-A-FLAG ANSWERS 15

Inside this issue:

S N C - L A V A L I N P A E I N C . N E W S L E T T E R F O R C A N C A P E M P L O Y E E S & F A M I L I E S

The SANDPAPER ISO 9001:2000 Certified

VOLUME II, ISSUE 1

MARCH / APRIL 2009

Volume II , Issue 1MARCH/APRIL 2009

As you know, this is the inaugural issue of the new SANDPAPERan SNC-Lavalin PAE Inc. newsletter for CANCAP employees and families. To get the ball rolling, we put together a newsletter survey and received excellent responses and feedback from 69 CANCAP personnel. Thanks to those who took the time to respond to the survey and provide feedback, ideas, likes and dislikes.

If you have articles, feature ideas or other contributions, please send them alongremember, this is YOUR newsletter and wed like to make the content yours as much as possible. That being said, if you have letters to the Editor, send those along tooif you have some-thing to say or feedback about the newsletter, wed love to hear itprofessional, constructive criticism is always welcome.

In addition to the survey questions, we asked you to submit Newslet-ter Name Ideaswhat a list it was! In addition to the creative new name ideas, there were numerous entries stating that they liked the name The SANDPAPER and we should keep it that way! We heard you loud and clear, and weve decided to stick with the old name, but give The SANDPAPER a new look. We hope you enjoy it and welcome your comments on the first and subsequent issues.

So, what happened to the $100 cash prize?! We decided to put it into the fund for future Oasis improvementsthat way, everyone benefits from it! Look for an article about the new Oasis in the next issue of The SANDPAPER. For those of you interested, all the other potential names that were entered in the contest are shown below. Thanks again for your contributions.

ENGINEERING FAMILY-CANCAP CANCAP Happenings The Sandbox CANCAP PACNAC Mountain-Dunes News The Dust Storm THE CANCAPPER The Dusty Place SANDCAPER The KAF-CANCAP GAZETTE THE FREEDOM The Proper Gander Dusty Winds Bi-Monthly The Can Paper (The Kan Paper) CANCAP Chronicle CANCAP Recorder CANCAP News Review Beaver News The Cancap Pillar

NEWSLETTER SURVEY RESULTS! Thanks To All Those Who Contributed Their Feedback & Name Ideas

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Volume II, Issue 1 The SANDPAPER N E W S L E T T E R F O R C A N C A P E M P L O Y E E S & F A M I L I E S

THANKS TO

EVERYONE WHO

ENTERED A

NEWSLETTER

NAME IDEA!

THE NAME

THE SANDPAPER

IS BACK BY POPULAR

DEMAND!

WE TRUST THAT YOU

AGREE THAT ITS A

FITTING NAME!

ISO 9001:2000 Certified

CANCAP Connections Cancapscoop CANCAP News Carry on CANCAP CANuck recap CANCAP Gazette The CANCAP Sunbeam LAVKAFS For Lavalin KAF Support CANCAP KAFVEGAS Find someone today! The Dust Bowl Behind the Wire CanKAF CANCAP in the Sandbox CanCapRumourRecker SENTRY POST CANCAP----Sand Script THE BEAVER TALE News From The Cancappers Perspective The Current

Name Your Newsletter Contest Entries

PICK-UP HOCKEY EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT in KAF!

7:30pm-9:00pm CANCAP has the KAF rink booked for pick-up hockey.

Equipment is available, so come on out and play some hockey!

CANCAP SCORPIONSHockey Night in KAF

I n s i d e S t o r y H e a d l i n e

Teams have a mini-mum of 8 players and games are held Mon-day to Thursday during the regular season.

The Scorpions generally have two regular league games per week, an additional pick-up game, and a practice night toothis team takes their hockey seriously...so do their fans!

Thanks to all the CANCAP fans who came out to cheer the team on to victory. Keep on coming out to cheer on your Scorpions! And were always looking for players for Friday-night pick-up hockeycome join us for some KAF hockey fun! Thanks to Jo-Anne Bisson who provided the details and photos for this article.

Congratulations to the CANCAP Scorpions, who maintained top seat out of 18 teams throughout the regular Kandahar Hockey League (KHL) season. Their efforts led to a bye into the playoffs and they were the coveted Kandahar Cup champions for ROTO 6!

The final game started with the Scorpions at a two goal deficit, but they came back to win final score: 104 ! It was a historic day in KAF as it was the first time a civilian team won the Cup.

The KHL has been going strong since 2005. No matter the season, its in full-swing, bringing out both talented players and enthusiastic spectators en masse. At the beginning of each six-month rotation, a committee comprised of volunteers is formed to organize the league for the season.

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WAY TO GO

SCORPIONS!

The Champions bowing to the Cup as Captain Mike

Hagen brings it back to his winning team.

Located in downtown KAF, the rink is the same size as a regular rink in Canada. Make sure you get out and get a spot

early to cheer on the Scorpions!

Scorpion fans cheering on their team.


Part of your life in KAF involves being pre-pared for an emergency knowing where your bunker gear is, knowing where the bunkers are, and understanding the poten-tial situations and procedures so that you know precisely what to do when something unexpected happens.

Your family worries about you while youre in KAF, and you probably worry about them toolessen your stress and worry while you are deployed by ensuring that your fam-ily is prepared for an emergency at homewhether thats Canada or elsewhere.

The Canadian Disaster Database details various disasters that have affected Canadi-ans in the last century. Tracking this infor-mation helps government and citizens bet-ter assess and manage risks related to haz-ards like natural disasters.

So, how many disasters happened in Canada between 1995 and 2000? The correct answer was D 264. A lot more than I would have guessed! These have ranged from floods to tornadoes to major storms such as the 1998 ice storm that affected hundreds of thousands of people in Ontario, Quebec and New Bruns-wick. The 98 ice storm resulted in the largest Canadian troop deployment ever to respond to a natural disaster and the largest opera-tional deployment since the Korean War!

Would your family be organized and know what to do if a flood or forest fire or ice storm hit your area? Would they be self-sufficient without access to running water and/or elec-tricity for 72 hours or longer? If the answer is no or youre not sure, take some time to pre-pare your family for an emergency just as you prepare for one in KAF. Read on.

During the month of March, Public Safety Canada aired an advertising campaign that focused on the preparation of an emergency kit to sustain a family for a minimum of 72 hours in the event of an emergency.

The Government of Canada website www.getprepared.ca details the following practical steps to get your family prepared for an emergency or unexpected situation:

Know the risks in your area. Make an emergency plan.

Get an emergency kit. Continue reading on the next page to learn more about getting prepared with these steps.

KEEPING YOUR FAMILY SAFE Does Your Family Have A Plan for Unexpected Emergencies While Youre Away?

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WOULD YOUR

FAMILY BE

SELF-SUFFICIENT

WITHOUT ACCESS

TO ELECTRICITY

AND/OR RUNNING

WATER FOR 72

HOURS OR LONGER?

GET PREPARED...

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF CANADIAN DISASTERS ACCORDING TO THE CANADIAN DISASTER DATABASE HOW MANY DISASTERS OCCURRED IN

CANADA (ALL PROVINCES & TERRITORIES) BETWEEN 1990 AND 2005?

A. 36 B. 93 C. 172 D. 264 (SEE THE ANSWER IN THIS KEEPING YOUR FAMILY SAFE ARTICLE)


DO YOU REMEMBER THE

1998 ICE STORM?

SOME CANCAPPERS

DO...READ THEIR

STORIES ON

PAGE 6...

KEEPING YOUR FAMILY SAFE.continued from page 4

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DO YOU HAVE A

CORDED PHONE

AVAILABLE IN YOUR

HOUSE? WHEN THE

POWER IS OUT, MOST

CORDLESS PHONES

WILL NOT OPERATE!


Know The Risks In Your Area. Risks vary by geographic location. Youre probably already aware of most of the natural or other hazards that exist in the area where your family lives. If youre not or you need a refresher, visit the following links to identify them:

Get Prepared: www.getprepared.ca/knw/ris/index-eng.aspx

Canadian Disaster Database: www.publicsafety.gc.ca/res/em/cdd/index-eng.aspx

Atlas of Canada: www.atlas.nrcan.gc.ca

Knowing what the risks are will help you de-termine what elements your plan and emer-gency kit need. For instance, an emergency plan for an area prone to tornadoes will be different to one for an area prone to floods, earthquakes or dangerous winter storms.

Make An Emergency Plan. Planning for emergencies is the key to surviving and to minimizing the stress and panic that can oc-cur when families find themselves suddenly in an emergency situation. Visit the website www.getprepared.ca, where youll find numer-ous tips on preparing your emergency plan and an online tool that takes you through the entire 20-minute, 8-step processits actually quite simple. They outline the following eight steps to make your own emergency plan:

Identify safe exits from your home and neighbourhood.

Identify meeting places to reunite.

Designate someone to pick up chil-dren if parents are unavailable.

Identify and document contact per-sons both nearby and out-of-town.

Plan for and document individual health information and needs.

Plan for pets.

Plan for your areas specific risks.

Complete safe home instructions (location of fire extinguishers, water valve, electrical box, etc.)

Get An Emergency Kit. Put together or buy an emergency kit that will help your family survive and thrive through at least 72 hours without electricity and/or water.

At a minimum, your emergency kit should contain the following:

enough water (2 litres per person per day), preferably in small bottles in case of an evacuation

foods that wont spoil (canned, dried)

manual can opener

wind-up or battery-powered flashlight and radio

first-aid kit

special need items (prescription medi-cations, infant formula, epi pen, etc.)

extra house/car keys

cash in smaller bills

a copy of your emergency plan and emergency contacts

In addition to the basic emergency kit items, the following link itemizes other useful items to consider adding to your kit: www.getprepared.ca/_fl/emergency-kit-eng.pdf

Other things to consider are ensuring that your family members are all aware of how to turn off your water, electricity, gas posting shut-off instructions close to each of these areas is a great precaution.

Being deployed overseas and away from family and friends is difficult. Dealing with emergen-cies from afar would be even more difficult and stressful. Minimize the stress and panic by ensuring that your family is prepared to deal with any kind of emergency in your absence.

Next time youre home, work together with your family to assess the risks in your area, de-velop your emergency plan and put together an emergency kit. Once youve done that, youll have peace of mind. Finally, dont forget to set an annual anniversary date to update your plan and kit, and re-train your family.

DONT FORGET TO PUT

SOME CASH (SMALLER

BILLS) IN YOUR

EMERGENCY KITWHEN

THE POWER IS OUT,

DEBIT MACHINES & ATMS

ARE NOT AVAILABLE!

CONSIDER HAVING

EXTRA PRESCRIPTION

MEDICATION HANDY

(E.G. A GRAB-AND-GO

PACKAGE),

PHARMACIES COULD

BE CLOSED FOR SOME

TIME AND IN SOME

CASES THE QUICKER

YOU CAN LEAVE,

THE BETTER...


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LAURIE. January 8 was Laurie Scoutens birthday and, in 1998, it would be a birthday like no other! She awoke to the famously brutal ice storm that paralyzed east-ern Canada and the northeastern United States. With no power at all and living on the 4th floor of an apartment building, it was a dark walk down the hallway to the stairs. Only the emergency light-ing was there to guide her and the elevators were not working. Laurie tried to walk to the store but only made it about a block. Power lines were down everywhere and tree limbs were broken and hanging. She felt like she was in a ghost town and felt very lonely and stranded. What stuck out most in her mind was that it was very bright out and that she felt like she was in a city of glass. When she returned to her apartment, there was no heat and she needed to wear her coat inside and cover with blankets to keep warm. The room was lit by candlelight and her family heated their canned food using a propane torch. As tough as the experience was, Laurie enjoyed her birthday presentthe time it gave her family to just sit and chit-chat in the dark.

A MESSER PREMONITION. When you hear a weather forecast calling for freezing rain, you dont expect to wake up to an inch of ice covering everything from windows to wires! Patricia Messers mother must have had a premonitionthe night of the storm, she asked her daughter to spend the night with her. Luckily, Patricias mom lived right across the street from where Patricia workedFort Frontenac in Kingston. Patricia was able to go to work during the ice storm but re-members how dangerous the short walk waspower lines were hanging extremely low all around her. All she could think of washow beautifuland how awful, both at the same time. Fort Fronte-nac did not lose power and had accommodation space and a mess hall. Local volunteers worked the entire week providing food and housing (and hot showers) for the many people that were left with-out power. Patricia was touched by the way everyone pulled together during bad times.

NO TIMMIES TODAY. Dan Golightly remembers well the ice storm of 98the major storm started at about 8pm and within half an hour, there were already major ice build-ups outside. By the time Dan awoke at 9am the next morning, they had no power and could-nt even make coffee. He drove to Tim Hortons only to discover that they were closed. What is a morning without coffee?! Driving down Yonge Street in Kingston, Dan could see that trees were down everywhere, many of which had fallen onto houses. It looked like a war zone. Like many others in the area, Dan couldnt stay in his house and ended up staying with friends for over a week until power was restored.


REMEMBERING THE 1998 ICE STORM Lessons Learned on Preparing for the Worst...

LAURIE SCOUTEN Accommodations

PATRICIA MESSER Accommodations

DAN GOLIGHTLY Transportation

In January 1998, many Canadian Forces mem-bers were deployed as

part of Operation Recuperation to aid

victims of the great ice storm. Among other things, their work in-cluded clearing and removing trees and

branches (1, 4), removing ice from

hydro lines and poles (2), removing downed

power poles (3), moving other damaged

infrastructure (5). Photos copyright

Canadian Department of National Defence. Reproduced with

permission. Photo credits: Sgt. David Snashall

(Photos 1, 2, 4); Cpl. Keith Wilson (Photos 3 & 5).

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As of March 19, 2009, there are 42 Troop Contributing Nations (TCNs) participating in the Inter-national Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan. 26 of these are NATO member countries, the remaining 16 are non-NATO countries. Though the number changes daily, the total (approximate, rounded) number of troops in Afghanistan as of April 3, 2009 is 58,390. (Source: ISAF)

MATCH A FLAG Troop Contributing Nations (TCNs). Test your knowledge! Match the flags of each TCN with the name of the nation. See answers on PAGE 15.

NATO Countries Contributing Troops in Afghanistan

F. Czech Republic G. Luxembourg H. Slovenia I. Estonia J. United States

A. Germany B. Spain C. Latvia D. Belgium E. Italy

K. Hungary L. United Kingdom M. Portugal N. Turkey O. Norway

P. Greece Q. Poland R. France S. Bulgaria T. Romania

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E. Singapore F. Australia G. Croatia H. Finland

A. Sweden B. Georgia C. United Arab Emirates D. Ukraine

I. Jordan J. Albania K. Ireland L. Bosnia & Herzegovina

M. New Zealand N. Austria O. Azerbaijan P. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

U. Netherlands V. Denmark W. Slovakia X. Lithuania Y. Iceland Z. Canada



OBJECTIVE OF THE TRIP Seeing parts of Tanzania that may one day be gone, checking out the National Parks, a bit of hiking and seeing a different culture.oh yeah, and drinking different beer!

I prearranged the whole trip from landing at the airport until the day we flew out. You can ar-range things on your own but I wouldnt advise it. I spoke to some people that made their own arrangements to save money but they ended up spending more in the end and felt ripped off on most of the trip. We arranged everything through Basecamp Tanzania. The owner Achmed (a British guy married to a Tanzanian) was unbelievably helpful and his staff were the best we saw anywhere. I cant stress strongly enough if you do go, arrange the trip through this company. I would suggest that you read up as much as you can before going and decide what trip you really want. We went the camping/trekking route rather than hotels only because we figured this would be a better way to see the real Tanzania and boy did we ever see the real Tanzania!!!

30-SECOND COUNTRY BACKGROUND As for customs in Tanzania and Zanzibar, be polite and friendly and youll do fine. The only thing in Zanzibar is to remember that its a Muslim country, dont walk around like...well you get the idea. The most important thing (and youll notice it right away) is their favorite saying: slowly-slowly. Nothing moves too fast so youd be well advised to get into that frame of mind as quickly as you can-if you do, youll have a better time. Tanzania is probably one of the most stable African countries. I was expect-ing to see a lot of poverty, and though people may not have as much as Canadians most seemed happy with what they had. Lots of variety in landscapes, one of the most beauti-

ful countries Ive ever visited. People are incredi-bly friendly and we never had any worries about feeling unsafe. Zanzibar is totally different from the mainland, it is 99% Muslim, with the same friendly people and, man.those beaches, Ive never seen water so blue and clear.the seafood ah!!!!!!. Excellent accommodations and activities. The North part of island seemed best.

ENTRY TO THE COUNTRY As soon as you land, at passport control youll get a visa good for three months. It takes about half an hour and costs $50. Youll also need your health book on you, with all your shot (immunization) records. They didnt look at mine, but you do need yellow fever and malaria pills to get into the country. Other than that, for the three weeks I was there, I was never asked to show a passport or visa. Breathtaking scenery at the

Empakai Crater.

With our guides & cooks along the Engareso River.

Amazing!



CURRENCY At writing, 1 Canadian dollar works out to $1,093.48 Shillings and one beer cost $3,000.00 Shillings. You can use USD or Euros but they have a habit of taking either currency at face value, so you can lose a lot in the exchange. We always made sure we had lots of Shillings on us. There are bank machines in all the towns and cities, but as you get further out in the country.good luck. Get money in the cities/towns before you head to more rural areas. I never used my credit card to pay for anything, just used it at the bank machines.

GETTING THERE Emirates airlines offers a direct flight from Dubai to Dar Es Salaam, Tanza-nia. There are cheaper flights through other airlines but it takes longer with a few more stops. We left Dubai at around 10am and arrived at the hotel in Aursha around 11pm. (See flight costs in Total $Damage$ below.)

THE BOBS YOUR UNCLE PART OF THE TRIP Highlights of the trip..where to start.first night in Arusha, hav-ing our briefing with Achmed, (gotta love that Killy beer).seeing our first herd of elephants, they were all around our Landroverbeing within a few feet of a pride of lions.Serengeti National Park!!!!! Camping every night...going to sleep with the sounds of the animals all around you....thousands of wildebeest...the balloon safariNgorongoro Crater (hasnt changed for a thousand years).the food on the safari..meeting some great peoplehanging out with the Maasaishowing the locals some glow sticks, it was like magic to them light with no heat..hiking through the Great Rift valleythe waterfalls at Lake Natronthe trek up Ol Doinyo Lengai (the mountain of God) volcanochilling on the beaches in Nungwi, snorkelling.Stown Town. Its hard to pin

point any one thing. Every time you turned a corner there was something different. One of the main things that made the trip fabulous for us was our driver Cassy, our cook Thoma and our Maasai guide Lepapa. If you want more information on the trip, Id more than happy to talk about it and show you the 1,600 pics I took!

THE LAST SUPPER (BEST/TRADITIONAL MEAL) The last meal in Tanzania..hmmmour last meal on our trek was goat and ungali, a local bread made with corn flour. We ate that a lot on our trek as it was Thomas favorite thing to eat. We ate like kings on our whole trip. We bought goat at a local village in the moun-tains for $4 and it lasted us about three days. Keep in mind that we were on a trek with donkeys and had no refrigeration. Having said that, we didnt get sick. The last meal in Tanzania was at LOasis Lodge and we invited Thoma and Cassy for dinner. The meal was great. It was Thomas first time eating in a restaurant and he loved it. We had ice cream for dessert and Thoma loved having Orange Fanta, so I got him to pour it onto his ice creamhe had never had a float before! Our last meal in Zanzibar was an awesome fresh fish dinnerwe had tuna and King Fish mmmmmm!

LE THIS REMINDS ME OF KANDAHAR PART OF THE TRIP Leaving!!!!!!!!! Because youre white the locals think youre a millionaire, so you have to be kind of firm with saying no to buying things from the locals. Most live on next to nothing so buying a few things from them wont break you but it added up over three weeks. We tried to spread our money out and tried not to buy too much in one spot. They do love to barter, so get ready, its never the first price (sounds a bit like the KAF market). De-pend on your driver and guide for help. Anywhere you go, youll pay more than locals, just use common sense and youll be fine.

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT...CANCAP Travel TalesContinued from Page 8 Camping & Trekking Through Tanzania & Zanzibar with Garnet Blanchette

Beautiful Zanzibar.

We met a local from a Maasai vilaage on our hike down the Swala escarpment.

One family! We camped about 100 feet away from their house. We gave the kids pencils and

when we saw them about half an hour later.they were eating the pencils!!

All dressed up for a spice tour!



TOTAL $ DAMAGE $ FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP We booked the whole trip through Basecamp Tanzania ([email protected]). We told them how many days we wanted and what we wanted to do and they took it from there. After a few e-mails it was all booked. We paid for the flights from Dubai to Dar es Salam to Arusha. The cost was roughly $700. The total cost of the trip, including all meals and accommodations, safaris in Tanzania, flight from Aursha to Zanzibar, accommodations at the LangiLangi Beach Bungalows right on the beach, and two nights at the Dhow Palace Hotel in Stone Town, was $2,600. We spent probably $2,000 each on buying extras (mostly beer) and souve-nirs. I have a big heart when it comes to helping the less fortunate. You could get by with a few hundred dollars if you choose to help out in other ways or are traveling on a serious budget.

GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN (STAYING SAFE) We met a few single females traveling around, they had no problems. Again, just use common sense and maintain awareness at all times and youll remain safe in this part of the world.

UNA SEMA KIINGEREZA? Most people speak English or at least enough to get by. There are internet cafes everywhere and everyone has a cell phone. Its weird that the people there dont have much.but they all have cell phones!!!

SOUVENIRS TAKEN HOME Shop till you drop! There are souvenirs everywhere but remember, they like to barter. Things are cheaper the farther you go from the urban areas. I bought 10 necklaces one day from a guy on the street for $10the day before I had bought one for $5! We were on our trekking safari in the mountains and walked all day to get to the mid-dle of nowhere. When we got to the camp site, there were three small children with a little rack of bling to sell. They must have walked for hours in the extreme heat to get thereI guess word travels fast. We each spent about $30 on things and Im sure they lived well for the next few months. There are a lot of carvings, bling, and draw-ings. Also, I picked up a complete Maasai warrior outfit for around $100. I bought that from my guide that took me up the Volcano and I think he just went back to his house to get it. Its real cool looking.

NEXT TRIP (ITINERARY IN THE WORKS) My next trip is home to Mattawa, Ontario but that doesnt count. I will start planning for the next trip..either a bike tour in New Zea-land or a mountain trek in South America.

ASANTE SANA (Thank-you) Garnet!

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT...CANCAP Travel TalesContinued from Page 9 Camping & Trekking Through Tanzania & Zanzibar with Garnet Blanchette

Serengeti National Parkthe most famous of all animal sanctuaries. There were at least 200-300 of these hippos (can you tell theyre

hippos?) in this pool, which was bubbling with fecal matter!

The view from my resort at Nungwi Beach.

Tarangire National Parkfamous for its amazing African Baobab trees and large herds of elephants. Like these guys!



One of the good ideas that came up more than once in the newsletter survey was putting a for sale section in the newsletter to help you share your stuff with others at the end of your contract. So, if youre interested in submitting an ad for the next newsletter, please send your information along to Carla Dawes ([email protected]). Include the following information:

A brief description of what youre selling (including a JPEG photo of it, if you can)

How much youre asking for it.

How prospective buyers can get in touch with you.

Keep in mind that The SANDPAPER will be published every 2 months, so, after this one, the next 4 issues will be released at the beginning of July (May/June issue), September (July/August issue), November (September/October issue) and January (November/December issue).

GOT STUFF ?

ARE YOU LEAVING KAF

SOON AND WANT TO

PASS ALONG THE

STUFF THAT YOUVE

COLLECTED TO MAKE

YOUR KAF LIVING SPACE

MORE COMFORTABLE /

STYLISH / LIVABLE?

LOOK NO FURTHER, THE SANDPAPER

CAN HELP...

ASK THE EXPERT

Do you have a question about policy, procedure or other CANCAP issues that

you want answered?

Send it to us! As a regular newsletter feature, were giving you an opportunity to send us your pressing questionswell track down the appropriate expert and

get you the right answer.

Email your questions to: [email protected]

WATCH FOR THESE FEATURES IN THE MAY/JUNE NEWSLETTER..contribute if you can...

TheSoldier Theairischokedwithdust,

Therocketscomescreamingin;

Thereissadnessandsuffering,

Butamidstthechaos,thereisyou.

Thepeopletrudgethroughtheday,

Thedowningofthesun,yetnothingstills;

Thereisthefranticactivityofnations,

Butduringthenight,thereisyou.

Thesights,thesounds,smells,

Thelongingforhome,theheartacheforpeace;

Therearenightmares,anddreamsofbetterdays,

Butcuttingthroughtheendlessdark,thereisyou.

Thetiredsoldierssowearytothebone,

Thebravestofheartsandcourageofspirit;

Thereisloveandjoyandhonouralwaystobefound,

Andlikethebeautifulangelatmyside,thereisyou,

TheSoldier.

Thanks to Amanda Landry, CANCAP Transportation ,

who wrote this poem In Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan

CANCAP POETRY A Poem Written By Amanda Landry and Dedicated to the Soldiers of

AfghanistanPast, Present and Future...

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A TOTAL OF 118

CANADIAN FORCES

MEMBERS HAVE DIED

IN AFGHANISTAN OR

IN SUPPORT OF THE

AFGHAN OPERATION

BETWEEN

FEBRUARY 2002 AND

APRIL 30, 2009.

MAY THEY REST IN

PEACE, AND LEST WE

FORGET...


AMANDA LANDRY Transportation

CANCAPs Roy Harten is the new volunteer administrator of the ROTO 7 50/50 draw, having taken it over from MCPL Cam-eron Burton, who raised $7,783 USD during ROTO 6 for the edu-cational needs of the Sayad Pacha School, which is located inside Camp Hero. Children of the Af-ghan National Army (ANA) and Afghan National Police (ANP) attend Sayad Pacha School.

Major Tim Hogan (see photo be-low) is the Sayad Pacha Afghan School Committee facilitator. The Committee regularly visits the school to determine its require-ments for educational supplies.

Proceeds from the ROTO 7 draw will be used to purchase supplies for the Sayad Pacha School and other Kandahar area schools.

The 50/50 draw runs for 20 weeks. The first draw date was April 4th. The winner of $43.50 USD was US Serviceman Scott Hoburg. CANCAPs Mike Blem-kie won $50.50 in the April 11th draw!

Get your 50/50 tickets on Sundays from 18:00-20:00 on the KAF Boardwalk. Spread the word about the 50/50 draw to other civilian con-tractors, CF personnel, other nation troops and any other potential con-tributors.

Help ROTO 7 match the ROTO 6 contribution to Afghanistans future. $1 per week is all it takesthere are 17 weeks left, so get your chance to help and to win some cash!

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CANCAPPERS HELPING TO EDUCATE AFGHANISTANS FUTURE LEADERS

ROTO 750/50 Draw In Support of Local Afghan Schools

WANT TO HELP MAKE AN EVEN BIGGER DIFFERENCE?

Roys team could use more help promoting the draw and selling the tickets. If you want to spearhead this for your Section or offer to help in other ways (e.g.

covering Roys leave in June), contact Roy Harten (CIS): [email protected]

Or visit the draw desk on the Boardwalk on Saturday mornings or Sunday evenings.

SAYAD PACHA SCHOOL Kandahar, Afghanistan

Major Tim Hogan, Sayad Pacha School Committee Facilitator; Roy Harten,

CANCAP volunteer; and L.Col. Pascal Demers, Task Force Kandahar Chief of

Staff conducting the first ROTO 7 50/50 draw. The first winner, US Serviceman

Scott Hoburg, won $43.50 USD.

A big thank-you and CANCAP kudos to

Roy Harten for contributing the information and photos for this article and his time and effort for a good causethe

children and future leaders of Afghanistan...

CANCAPS Roy Harten, Lineman (L) and Thomas Doucet,

Operations Manager (R) drawing the April 11th winner.

Roy Harten (L) with April 11th 50/50 winner of $50.50CANCAPs

Mike Blemkie (R). Congratulations Mike!

HELP THESE CHILDREN HAVE

A BETTER FUTURE.

GET YOUR 50/50 TICKETS!

AVAILABLE ON THE KAF BOARDWALK BESIDE TIM HORTONS

ON SATURDAYS FROM 07:00-09:00 HRS ON SUNDAYS FROM 18:00-20:00 HRS

FAREWELL FELLOW CANCAPPERS! Until We Meet Again.

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APRIL 2009 Departures fromKAF

WELCOME NEW CANCAPPERS! We Hope You Enjoy The Show...

THE PEOPLE

PICTURED HERE

DEPARTED KAF IN

APRIL 2009. WE

THANK THEM FOR

THEIR HARD WORK

AND DEDICATION

AND HOPE TO SEE

SOME OF THEIR

FACES AGAIN

SOON. SAFE

TRAVELS AND ALL

THE BEST!.

THE PEOPLE

PICTURED HERE

DEPLOYED TO KAF

IN APRIL 2009.

WELCOME TO

OUR TEAM,

STAY SAFE,

AND WE HOPE

YOU ENJOY YOUR

TIME WITH

CANCAP!

APRIL 2009 Arrivals in KAF

1. B. Spain

2. K. Hungary

3. D. Belgium

4. E. Italy

5. R. France

6. F. Czech Republic

7. G. Luxembourg

8. I. Estonia

9. A. Germany

10.L. United Kingdom

11. M. Portugal

12. O. Norway

13. P. Greece

14. Q. Poland

15. Y. Iceland

16. Z. Canada

17. H. Slovenia

18. C. Latvia

19. U. Netherlands

20. S. Bulgaria

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21. T. Romania

22. V. Denmark

23. W. Slovakia

24. X. Lithuania

25. N. Turkey

26. J. United States

MATCH-A-FLAG ANSWERS

1. A. Sweden

2. C. United Arab Emirates

3. D. Ukraine

4. N. Austria

5. G. Croatia

6. H. Finland

7. P. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

8. B. Georgia

9. J. Albania

10. K. Ireland

11. L. Bosnia & Herzegovina

12. O. Azerbaijan

13. I. Jordan

14. M. New Zealand

15. F. Australia

16. E. Singapore

Non-NATO Countries Contributing Troops in Afghanistan

NATO Countries Contributing Troops in Afghanistan

Information for the Match-A-Flag feature came from the NATO-ISAF website.

The NATO-ISAF Troops By Numbers or Placemat is regularly updated to show the current approximate numbers of forces provided to ISAF by Allied and other contributing nations, the location and lead of Provincial Reconstruction Teams, and the

countries responsible for ISAF Regional Commands.

In addition, since February 2009, the Placemat shows the approximate size and location of the Afghan National Army. If youre interested in updates, visit this link:

http://www.nato.int/isaf/docu/epub/pdf/placemat.html

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supporting Canadian Forces overseas deployments. CANCAP currently supports the Canadian Forces mission in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Visit our parent company websites:

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Volume II, Issue 1

MARCH / APRIL 2009

Editors:

Carla Dawes Cheryl Samek

Thank-you to those who contributed stories, photos and content to our

inaugural issue of the new SANDPAPER:

Ian Malcolm Garnet Blanchette Jo-Anne Bisson Laurie Scouten Patricia Messer Dan Golightly

Amanda Landry

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