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[mary foster]

Media advisory - Signal soldiers: race toward recruitment


    VALCARTIER GARRISON, Quebec City, May 25 /CNW Telbec/ - From May 26 to
29, 11 soldiers will hold a cycling expedition, punctuated by exhibits,
between Quebec City, Sherbrooke and Montreal. The purpose of the event,
which
will benefit Opération Enfant Soleil, is also to inform the public of
signals
occupations in the military and meet potential applicants for enrolment in
this declining field of employment.
    Over the course of the 450 km that will be covered, booths will be set
up
in various targeted municipalities. Residents will have the opportunity to
get
a closer look at military signals vehicles, a light armoured vehicle, and
weapons such as C6, C7 and C9 machine guns and 9 mm pistols.

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    Schedule of expedition and exhibits
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    Stop/location                  Cycling expedition   Exhibit/recruitment
                                      (brief stop)            stand
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    St Marie (Beauce):          May 26, from 10:00 am   May 26, from 7:40 am
    Canadian Tire,                    to 10:30 am          to 10:30 am
    980 Vachon Blvd N
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    Thetford Mines: Ecole       May 26, from 12:30 pm   May 26, from noon
    Secondaire Joseph-Fecteau,        to 1:00 pm           to 1:30 pm
    561 St Patrick
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    Thetford Mines: Galeries    May 26, at 1:15 pm      May 26, from 2:00 pm
    Thetford, 520 Frontenac     (last stop of the day)     to 6:00 pm
    Blvd W
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    Weedon (Eastern Townships): May 27, from 10:30 am   May 27, from 8:15 am
    Mairie de Weedon,                 to 11:00 am          to 11:30 am
    525 2nd Avenue
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    Sherbrooke: Provigo,        May 27, at 1:15 pm      May 27, from 1:00 pm
    2209 King St W              (last stop of the day)     to 5:00 pm
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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    Granby: Galeries de Granby, May 28, from 11:00 am   May 28, from 9:00 am
    40 Evangeline                     to 11:30 am          to 11:30 am
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    St Hyacinthe:               May 28, at 1:30 pm      May 28, from 1:00 pm
    Galeries Saint-Hyacinthe,   (last stop of the day)     to 5:00 pm
    3200 Laframboise Blvd
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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    Montreal: Place Versailles, May 29, at 11:00 am     May 29, from 9:30 am
    7275 Sherbrooke St E        (end of the expedition)    to 1:30 pm
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
    >>

    In order to achieve their goal, the cyclists, under escort, will embark
onto routes 175, 112, 137, 116 and 112. They will be coming back to Quebec
City by vehicle on May 29, at about 6:00 pm.
    Visitors of the exhibits will be able to talk with soldiers from the
Headquarters and Signal Squadron (HQ & Sig Sqn) on site. Thanks to a GPS
system installed on a vehicle escorting the cyclists, they will also be able
to track the cyclists' progress at all times.




For further information: Master-Corporal Steeve Parent, Coordination of
the expedition and exhibits, (418) 844-5000, ext 4493, Cellular: (418)
956-1536; Source: Lieutenant Frédéric Létourneau, Officier in charge of the
expedition, (418) 844-5000, ext 5988, Cellular: (418) 956-1534, www.5gbmc.ca