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<\/h3>\n<\/h3>\nBy Capt(N) David Mazur,<\/strong> To our local Defence family: Please note that CFB Halifax will be maintaining core and critical services beyond April 30, 2020, and until further notice, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n First, I wish to express my great sadness and condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the victims of the tragic events that unfolded in our beloved province on April 18-19. My heart goes out to all who have been impacted by this devastating loss of life, including our sisters and brothers in arms within the RCMP family who are mourning a fallen comrade. This tragedy is amplified by physical distancing protocols, as mourning in isolation hinders our ability to find solace in communal healing. That being said, it is heartwarming to see that communities near and far have found creative, virtual ways of honouring the fallen and celebrating their lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For anyone touched by this tragedy or suffering during this particularly difficult time, please seek whatever support you need. To our members, please remember that resources\u2014such as our Base Chaplains, the EAP Program, mental health crisis lines and much more\u2014are available 24\/7. You are not alone.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Secondly, <\/span>CFB Halifax will be maintaining core and critical services beyond April 30, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic<\/b>. This means that we are now entering a third month in this posture, which is not without its own challenges. While much effort has gone into mitigating the spread of COVID-19 within our local Defence Team and the larger community, our Base team must continue protecting its capability to support RCN and CAF operations at home and abroad. Here at home, we are maintaining a capacity to assist with future government and community Requests for Assistance (RFAs) under OP LASER (pandemic response) and OP LENTUS (natural disaster response) as part of Joint Task Force Atlantic.<\/span><\/p>\n Since mid-March, the vast majority of our workforce has been working from home whenever and wherever possible. By working from home, you are ensuring that our Defence Team remains healthy and ready to serve if called upon. This is important work that cannot\u2014and does not\u2014go unnoticed. Moreover, with ongoing school and daycare closures, many of you working from home are also responsible for educating and caring for your children full-time. Some of you are also taking care of parents or other family members. I understand that these realities add more stress and complexity to an already difficult situation, and that you are all doing your best to navigate this new work\/life balance. <\/span>Keep moving forward, and remember to treat yourself kindly.<\/b><\/p>\n While the majority of our Defence Team is working from home, let\u2019s not forget those members working across the Base maintaining the delivery of core and critical services. A dedicated group of friends and colleagues across our branches, lodger units and the larger Formation continue reporting to work in order to support core and critical business and operations. I want to assure everyone, especially those coming to work at the Base, that the Formation has a very vigorous Health and Wellness program that is continuously monitoring the situation. We have enhanced cleaning, response and mitigation protocols established, and both unit Command Teams and labour leadership are keeping the health and safety of our Defence Team at the forefront of everything we do. Specific to core and critical services available on Base, we have consolidated many of these services as part of a new Base Services Directory (<\/span>rb.gy\/gtglhf<\/span><\/a>) so that you, our members, can easily access important information and resources.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As this pandemic evolves and more information becomes available, the MARLANT Safety and Environment team has been consistently issuing updates and guidelines to help mitigate risk of exposure when conducting core business and to keep our workplaces clean. From enhanced cleaning routines to strict personal protection measures, the Base is enacting proactive and preventative operating procedures to keep our work environments as safe as possible. Let\u2019s not forget, however, that we all have our part to play in helping to crush the curve. For more information regarding protecting yourself and others, please visit <\/span>canada.ca\/coronavirus<\/b>. You can also watch this helpful video on keeping your workplace (and homes) clean, compliments of Canadian Forces Health Services Centre (Atlantic). (<\/span>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/1257597104272024\/videos\/895549867575780\/<\/span><\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n Finally, these are unprecedented times and we cannot thank our community enough for everything that you do. Bravo Zulu to our entire Base Team, to lodger units across the Formation and to all the frontliners for your ongoing commitment, support and service. Thank you to the entire Defence Team for your hard work, flexibility and professionalism. Seeing how you have all risen to the occasion at a very uncertain time makes me incredibly proud and honoured to be your Base Commander.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We are all in this together. We are Nova Scotia Strong.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Stay connected, stay safe and stay well.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n D\u2019abord, je tiens \u00e0 exprimer mon grand chagrin et mes condol\u00e9ances aux familles, amis et coll\u00e8gues des victimes de la trag\u00e9die qui a eu lieu dans notre province bien-aim\u00e9e les 18 et 19\u00a0avril. Je suis de tout c\u0153ur avec tous ceux qui ont \u00e9t\u00e9 touch\u00e9s par cette douloureuse \u00e9preuve, y compris nos s\u0153urs et nos fr\u00e8res d\u2019armes de la famille de la GRC qui pleurent le d\u00e9part de leur coll\u00e8gue. Cette trag\u00e9die est d\u2019autant plus exacerb\u00e9e par les mesures de distance physique, puisque le deuil dans l\u2019isolement exclut la possibilit\u00e9 de trouver du r\u00e9confort en milieu communautaire. N\u00e9anmoins, je dois dire que je trouve tr\u00e8s touchant de constater \u00e0 quel point les collectivit\u00e9s de pr\u00e8s et de loin font preuve de cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9 pour rendre hommage de fa\u00e7on virtuelle aux personnes disparues et c\u00e9l\u00e9brer leur vie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n J\u2019encourage toute personne affect\u00e9e par cette trag\u00e9die ou par cette p\u00e9riode particuli\u00e8rement difficile \u00e0 demander l\u2019aide dont elle a besoin. \u00c0 nos militaires, n\u2019oubliez pas qu\u2019il existe des ressources 24\u00a0heures sur 24, 7\u00a0jours sur 7. Vous pouvez notamment faire appel aux aum\u00f4niers de la base, au PAE, aux lignes d\u2019urgence en sant\u00e9 mentale et bien plus encore. Vous n\u2019\u00eates pas seul.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Ensuite, <\/span>la BFC Halifax continuera d\u2019offrir uniquement les services essentiels apr\u00e8s le 30\u00a0avril\u00a02020, en r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 la pand\u00e9mie de COVID-19. <\/b>Cela signifie que nous entreprenons un troisi\u00e8me mois dans cette situation, ce qui n\u2019est pas sans sa part de difficult\u00e9s. Bien que de nombreux efforts aient \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9ploy\u00e9s pour freiner la propagation de la COVID-19 au sein de notre \u00c9quipe de la D\u00e9fense locale et dans l\u2019ensemble de la r\u00e9gion, l\u2019\u00e9quipe de la base doit continuer \u00e0 prot\u00e9ger sa capacit\u00e9 \u00e0 soutenir les op\u00e9rations de la MRC et des FAC au pays et \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger. Au pays, nous maintenons une capacit\u00e9 d\u2019assistance pour toute demande d\u2019aide des gouvernements et des collectivit\u00e9s dans le cadre de l\u2019Op LASER (intervention dans le cas d\u2019une pand\u00e9mie) et de l\u2019Op LENTUS (intervention en cas de catastrophe naturelle) dans le cadre de la Force op\u00e9rationnelle interarm\u00e9es de l\u2019Atlantique.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Depuis la mi-mars, la grande majorit\u00e9 de notre personnel travaille \u00e0 domicile chaque fois que cela est possible. En faisant du t\u00e9l\u00e9travail \u00e0 domicile, vous contribuez \u00e0 faire en sorte que notre \u00c9quipe de la D\u00e9fense reste en bonne sant\u00e9 et pr\u00eate \u00e0 servir si on lui demande. C\u2019est un travail important qui ne doit pas passer inaper\u00e7u, et qui ne passe pas inaper\u00e7u. De plus, avec la fermeture des \u00e9coles et des garderies, nombre d\u2019entre vous qui travaillez \u00e0 domicile sont \u00e9galement charg\u00e9s de l\u2019\u00e9ducation et de la garde de vos enfants \u00e0 plein temps. Certains d\u2019entre vous s\u2019occupent \u00e9galement de leurs parents ou d\u2019autres membres de la famille. Je comprends que ces r\u00e9alit\u00e9s augmentent le stress et la complexit\u00e9 d\u2019une situation d\u00e9j\u00e0 difficile, et que vous faites tous de votre mieux pour essayer de trouver un nouvel \u00e9quilibre entre votre vie professionnelle et votre vie priv\u00e9e. <\/span>Continuez sur cette voie, et n\u2019oubliez pas de prendre soin de vous.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Bien que la majorit\u00e9 de notre \u00c9quipe de la D\u00e9fense travaille \u00e0 domicile, n\u2019oublions pas ceux qui travaillent \u00e0 la base et qui assurent la prestation des services essentiels. Un groupe d\u2019amis et de coll\u00e8gues d\u00e9vou\u00e9s dans nos diff\u00e9rents services, unit\u00e9s h\u00e9berg\u00e9es et au sein de la formation \u00e9largie continuent de se rendre sur place pour soutenir les activit\u00e9s et op\u00e9rations essentielles. Je tiens \u00e0 vous assurer \u00e0 tous, en particulier \u00e0 ceux qui viennent travailler \u00e0 la base, que la formation dispose d\u2019un programme de sant\u00e9 et de bien-\u00eatre tr\u00e8s actif qui suit de tr\u00e8s pr\u00e8s la situation. Nous avons am\u00e9lior\u00e9 les protocoles de nettoyage, d\u2019intervention et d\u2019att\u00e9nuation des risques, et les \u00e9quipes de commandement des unit\u00e9s et les responsables du travail gardent la sant\u00e9 et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 de notre \u00e9quipe de d\u00e9fense au premier plan dans tout ce que nous faisons. En ce qui concerne les services essentiels offerts \u00e0 la base, nous avons consolid\u00e9 un grand nombre de ces services dans le cadre d\u2019un annuaire des services de la base (<\/span>rb.gy\/gtglhf<\/span><\/a>) afin que vous puissiez, en tant que membres, acc\u00e9der facilement aux informations et ressources importantes.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nCommandante de la BFC Halifax<\/p>\n\n\u00a0——————————————————–<\/div>\nMessage du commandant de la BFC Halifax au sujet des modalit\u00e9s de travail apr\u00e8s le 30 avril 2020<\/h3>\n
Capitaine de vaisseau David Mazur,<\/strong><\/div>\nCommandant de la BFC Halifax<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\u00c0 notre famille de la D\u00e9fense locale\u00a0: Veuillez noter que la BFC Halifax continuera d\u2019assurer uniquement les services essentiels apr\u00e8s le 30\u00a0avril\u00a02020, et ce, jusqu\u2019\u00e0 nouvel ordre, en r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 la pand\u00e9mie de COVID-19.\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n\n\n\n