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27
Hometown Hero - Honouring Qapik Attagutsiak
https://infog.ca/event/9054/
10:15 -12:00
20-01-27
Canadian Museum of History | Musée canadien de l'histoire
100, rue Laurier Street, Gatineau, Québec K1A 0M8
Parks Canada, together with the Canadian Armed Forces, the Canadian Museum of History and the Inuit community, will honour Qapik Attagutsiak from Arctic Bay, Nunavut, who is turning 100 years young in 2020.
This Inuk Elder will be honoured as a Hometown Hero on behalf of all Inuit from her camp as well as various communities in the Canadian Arctic who collected and bagged animal bones and carcasses for shipping to rendering plants in southern Canada during the Second World War. These animal by-products were used to make cordite (a propellant used in munitions), aircraft glue and fertilizer. Parks Canada captured her oral history, which has never before been told.

The event will feature a welcome to traditional lands, Inuit dancing and singing, military musicians, a video montage, interactive displays, 200 school children, as well as veterans of the Second World War. The Honouree is also expected to speak.

A reception will follow, with refreshments, finger foods and traditional Inuit “country food.’’

Please RSVP to pc.commemorations.pc@canada.ca no later than January 15, 2020.
Should you like to add a guest to accompany you, please indicate this when you RSVP.

Hometown Heroes
Launched in 2015 to support Government of Canada commemorations, Parks Canada’s Hometown Heroes is a community-based initiative that honours men and women, both military and civilian, who contributed to the cause of freedom during either or both of the World Wars. To date, more than 140 individuals have been recognized across the country.

NDWCC Youth Council: 20 Questions with your Defence Leaders

11:00 -13:00

20-01-29

The NDWCC Youth Council has been hard at work trying to get more youth involved in the NDWCC campaign. We keep hearing that young public servants and young military members want more opportunities to network with senior leaders.

We heard you! And this year, we are hosting our own event; “20 Questions with your Defence Leaders” in support of Operation Come Home.

Join us and sponsor an item for an Operation Come Home Care Kit, which are given out to at-risk youth. Operation Come Home is dedicated to preventing homeless youth from becoming homeless adults.

If you sponsor any of the items, you will be entered into a draw to win an hour session with a National Defence Senior Leader.

To find out more about Operation Come Home and the amazing work they are doing with Youth please visit their website below.

http://operationcomehome.ca/

Tickets

Operation Come Home Backpack	Price	Ticket
Sponsor various items for (e.g.: Snack Bars, Scarves/Mitts, Toques)	$5	5 tickets
Sponsor various items for (e.g.: Gift Cards, New Thermal Wear, Heat Packs)	$10	12 tickets
Sponsor various items for (e.g.: Backpack)	$20	25 tickets

***Stop by our booths to learn about Operation Come Home and receive one free ticket to the draw.

To sponsor any of the items listed, you can contact your L1 Youth Council Representative (see list here). Tickets will be on sale from 11 December 2019 to 07 February 2020.

There will also be a booth set up at the Carling Campus in Building 8/9 in front of the Tim Hortons and NDHQ on the concourse on the days below:

Wednesday 11 December 2019 – 11am- 1pm

Wednesday 18 December 2019 – 11am- 1pm

Wednesday 15 January 2020 – 11am- 1pm

Wednesday 22 January 2020 – 11am- 1pm

Individuals who win an hour with a senior leader will be contacted by 31 January 2020.

Senior Leaders

The Youth Council sent out the call to all Defence Leaders and many have graciously donated an hour session. The list of all defence leaders participating is below.

L1	TITLE	NAME
Deputy Minister’s Office	Deputy Minister	Jody Thomas
	Associate Deputy Minister	Claude Rochette
	Associate Deputy Minister	Gord Venner
Assistant Deputy Minister (Data, Innovation and Analytics)	Assistant Deputy Minister (Data, Innovation and Analytics)	Stephen Burt
	Director General Data Strategy & Innovation	Christiana Cavazzoni
	Director General Analytics Support Centre	Marta Mulkins
Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance)	Assistant Deputy Minister (Finance) & Chief Financial Officer	Cheri Crosby
	Director General, Strategic Financial Governance	Maria Hourani
	Director General, Costing, Investment Planning & Approvals	Allan Weldon
	Acting Associated Deputy Minister	Linda Drainville
	Acting Chief Financial Management	Brigadier-General Richard Goodyear
Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resource – Civilian)	Assistant Deputy Minister (Human Resource – Civilian)	Kin Choi
	Director General Human Resource Operations	Barbara Williams
	Director General Human Resources Strategic Directions, Chief of Staff	Vikesh Srivastava
	Director General Workplace Development	Monica Kolstein
	Director General Workplace Management	Peter Hooey
Assistant Deputy Minister (Material)	Assistant Deputy Minister (Material)	Troy Crosby
Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy)	Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy)	Pete Hammerschmidt
Assistant Deputy Minister (Public Affairs)	Assistant Deputy Minister (Public Affairs)	Chris Henderson
Assistant Deputy Minister (Public Affairs)	Acting Director Military Strategic Communication	Lieutenant-Colonel Holly Apostoliuk
Assistant Deputy Minister (Review Services)	Assistant Deputy Minister (Review Services)	Julie Charron
Assistant Deputy Minister (Science & Technology)	Assistant Deputy Minister (Science & Technology)	Isabelle Desmartis
Canadian Army	Commander Canadian Army	Lieutenant-General Wayne Eyre
Canadian Force Military Police Group	Commander Canadian Force Military Police Group	Brigadier-General Simon Trudeau
	Deputy Commander Canadian Force Military Police Group	Colonel Martin Laflamme
	Canadian Force Military Police Group Chief Warrant Officer	Chief Warrant Officer Martin Rousseau
Canadian Forces Legal Advisor	Canadian Forces Legal Advisor	Michael Sousa
Chief of the Defence Staff	Canadian Armed Forces Chief Warrant Officer	Chief Warrant Officer Alain Guimond
Corporate Secretary	Corporate Secretary	Isabelle Daoust
Independent Review Panel for Defence Acquisition	Independent Review Panel for Defence Acquisition	Independent Review Panel for Defence Acquisition
Judge Advocate General	Director Military Prosecutions	Colonel Bruce MacGregor
Judge Advocate General	Judge Advocate General	Commodore Geneviere Bernatchez
Military Personnel Command	Military Personnel Command Chief Warrant Officer	Chief Warrant Office J.C.D. Geoffroy
	Commander Military Personnel Command	Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson
	Director General of Compensation and Benefits	Brigadier-General Virginia Tattersall
	Military Personnel Command Chief of Staff, Strategy	Major-General Marc Gagné
NORAD	NORAD Deputy Commander NORAD and USNORTHCOM	Lieutenant-General Christopher Coates
Royal Canadian Air Force	Commander Royal Canadian Air Force	Lieutenant-General Al Meinzinger
Sexual Misconduct Response Centre	Executive Director Sexual Misconduct Response Centre	Dr. Denise Preston
Vice Chief of the Defence Staff	Director General Professional Military Conduct – Operation HONOUR	Commodore Rebecca Patterson
	Vice Chief of Defence Staff	Lieutenant-General J.M. Lanthier
	Deputy Vice Chief of the Defence Staff	Major-General Frances Allen
	Director General Capability and Structure Integration	Brigadier-General Derek Basinger

Please do not hesitate in contacting the NDWCC Youth Co-Champion Michelle Hudon (Michelle.Hudon@forces.gc.ca) or the Youth Council Event Coordinator Jessica Cayer (Jessica.Cayer@forces.gc.ca) if you have any questions.

29
VCDS Bell Let’s Talk Breakfast
https://infog.ca/event/vcds-bell-lets-talk-breakfast/
08:00 -09:00
20-01-29
NDHQ (Carling) | QGDN (Carling)
60, prom Moodie Dr. Ottawa ON
Looking for a unique opportunity to engage on Bell Let’s Talk (BLT) Day with your senior leadership? Look no further.

Mental Health Co-Champion, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier, is pleased to host a Bell Let’s Talk Breakfast on January 29 from 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. at Carling Campus focusing on mental health in the workplace. He will be joined by special guest and his Mental Health Co-Champion, Deputy Minister Jody Thomas.

This informal session will provide a small group of Defence Team members the opportunity to share breakfast and discuss important mental health topics at Defence. This breakfast will provide a unique opportunity to learn about leadership’s key goals and priorities and for them to learn about what is top-of-mind for military and civilian members across the Defence Team.

The goal of BLT Day is to help end the stigma surrounding mental illness and support mental health initiatives around the country by talking, texting, and tweeting about mental health. So, let’s talk and encourage the normalization and continuity of this important conversation.

Interested in attending?
Please send your name, your organization, what it is you do, and any other information about yourself you would like to share, as well as the main mental health questions you would like to discuss to: +Internal Communications internes@ADM(PA)@Ottawa-Hull by no later than Wednesday, January 22. *Building and room location to follow in invitation.
29
Bell Let’s Talk Day Panel Discussion: Mental Health - Creating Positive Change Through Action
https://infog.ca/event/bell-lets-talk-day-panel-discussion-mental-health-creating-positive-change-through-action/
10:00 -11:00
20-01-29
NDHQ (Carling) | QGDN (Carling)
60, prom Moodie Dr. Ottawa ON
Defence Team members in the National Capital Region (NCR) are invited to attend an event highlighting #BellLet’sTalk Day. The event will take place on Wednesday, January 29, from 1000 hrs to 1100 hrs in the atrium of Building 5 (by the Starbucks) at NDHQ(Carling).

The event will focus on actions to create positive change in the workplace where there is an increased awareness around mental illness and acceptance of talking about mental health. It is an opportunity to learn simple and practical tips that can help you have a positive impact on your life and those around you, learn about the resources available to support your personal well-being, and hear what Defence is doing to build and sustain a psychologically healthy and safe workplace.

During this event, audience members will be invited to participate and electronically submit questions in an informal arm chair discussion highlighting the mental health of all Defence Team members, featuring Mental Health co-Champions Deputy Minister, Jody Thomas, Vice Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant-General Jean-Marc Lanthier, and Mr. Jerry Ryan, President of the Federal Government Dockyard Trade and Labour Council East, who will be joined by departmental mental health and well-being experts.

Defence Team members who have questions but are unable to attend the event can submit a question for the panelists ahead of time, or follow the event on the official DND/CAF social media accounts.

Kiosks offering important information on military and civilian mental health support services will also be available.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT:
Vanessa Pok Shin
Mental Health and Well-Being Advisor, Total Health Management, ADM(HR-Civ)
Vanessa.Pokshin@forces.gc.ca

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