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A full calendar year has passed with me posted in Toronto.  I did change positions so I am working a lot in Petawawa but I very much look forward to coming home.  I have been able to connect very well with the Ontario side of the family.  This would include my in-laws in Glencoe and London.  My cousin Karen in Oshawa and my Dive buddy and my brother in law Ron's brother Hans just North of Toronto.   

Another Year in Toronto Anyone looking for an MBA with 27 years of managerial experience. Toronto is not what I signed up for although I do try to make the best of wherever I am. One advantage is that I get to see Ontario relatives more frequently and other than the location the job is great. What do I do with my time? SCUBA dive, work, play sports and visit relatives and friends. This would be an excellent job if it were 3,000kms closer to home.  In Feb 06, Pat and I took in the Tournament of Hearts which was held in London. 

 

The deed is finally done. The MBA is complete. I finished in April with a 91% average and the big graduation and convocation was in June.  What a party but I am glad that is done.  The big question everyone asks is now what do you do with all your free time.  I would like to say nothing but I have three years of projects to catch up on.  Other Activities over the past six months have been our trip to Mexico (visit SCUBA)plus I was recently promoted and I will be changing jobs again within the military.

 

 

 

Dec 04

The MBA studies were intense this year.  One of the better parts of the MBA has been the residence courses.  I took two this past year one on leadership during the summer and another on globalization in the fall.  Here is a picture of Chris one of my friends in the MBA program.  We had to do a theatrical skit on leadership as part of our course that is why Chris is wearing a toga.  Go to my Activities page for more.

 

 

July 2003

My studies continue on the MBA as I have passed the 1/3 complete mark.  It is nevertheless a challenging venture and time is always at a premium. Occasionally the cat comes in to chew on my feet to wake me up or try to help me type my latest assignment.  I changed positions recently, which has eased the stress somewhat.  I now work with a great bunch of people and an excellent boss.  I did work with great people before however the stress level is much reduced now.  One of our trips in my new unit was to the Little Big Horn in Montana to study the Custer battle field.  This trip was educational and a lot of fun.  I look forward to a great year.  

As always plenty of activity, to keep my life at an aggressive pace.  To take away any leftover time I started a MBA with Athabasca University.  I have no life other than work and study,  although there have been a few breaks between courses.  In Feb I was at a conference in Halifax and I was able to catch the first day of the Briar.  In March Cathy and I went to the coast to do a little diving.  Then during July I went to visit Karen and Garnet in Kingston ON and Bryn while he was in training.  I went to Christopher Lake in Saskatchewan with Gord and Cathy and I took a trip to Waterton to do a little SCUBA diving.  See more in SCUBA and Jay's Acitivities

2002 was insanely busy.  In Feb we deployed the 3PPCLI BG to Afghanistan.  I played a key role in the deployment plan but it was many long hours and extremely tiresome.  Right after that we got to work on the support for the G8.  Although very little occurred at the event itself much of that can be attributed to good planning by all government departments.  From my perspective on the inside it was busy and I am glad that one is over with.  I did manage a short break in England for two weeks I was on the Joint Svcs Movement Staff Course.  This was a great course and a lot of fun. I also managed a little sight seeing like Stone Hedge seen here.

 In March 2001.  I was in Virginia on the Advanced Traffic Management Course.  This course was basically how the US forces do their strategic movement through the air and across the water.  The scale is massive.

The kids and I had a successful trip out to BC for some SCUBA diving, golfing, skiing and the baptism of my nephew Dryden.  We started our trip heading towards Calgary where we stayed overnight at Dadye's.  From there we went to Kelowna and visited my friend Paul Ellard.  The skiing started well but then Brett fell.  Once we got Brett back to the chalet Bryn, Paul and I were able to put in a succession of successful runs.  For more on skiing see Brett's Page.  After leaving Paul's we went to my parents' place. My sister Dadye was there as well.  On Wednesday the weather was great so we went golfing in Twawassen.  I did well shooting an 88. 

   On Friday Bryn and I went to Porteau Cove to do some SCUBA diving.  The conditions were perfect.  Porteau Cove is about halfway between Horseshoe Bay and Squamish.  Porteau Cove is a divers' park which has dive showers and rinse stations for your gear.  Given that it was winter however, they were shut off.  The only ones diving were Bryn, me and a couple of guys from Prince George, who showed up as we were leaving.  The diving was excellent with visibility at around 80ft.  There are a number of small boats that have been sunk including a minesweeper.  There was also lots of life including hundreds of crabs about hand size, prawns and ling cod.