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	Petawawa - Dynamic by Nature - CFB Petawawa
		Whether your interests lead you to our beautiful outdoor recreational areas or into our world-class fitness facilities, all residents of the Petawawa area are welcomed to enjoy all the the advantages that CFB Petawawa offers.
		Not only does CFB Petawawa offer indoor and outdoor resources to the local community, we are services.
		If you would like more information about programs, facilities and services are available at CFB Petawawa, please contact Recreation Department at 613-687-2932 to answer all your questions.
	www.petawawa.ca /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=456&Itemid=52 (675 words)

	Science Fair Projects - CFB Petawawa
		The base was founded in 1904 as the Petawawa Military Camp (Camp Petawawa) when the Department of Militia and Defence purchased 22,430 acres (91 km²) of mostly agricultural property from local residents.
		Between December 1914 and May 1916, Camp Petawawa was used as an internment camp for 750 German and Austrian prisoners of war.
		Camp Petawawa was heavily used during and after the Second World War and became the home base for the Canadian Airborne Regiment during the Cold War.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/CFB_Petawawa (423 words)

	Pembroke & Petawawa, Ontario
		Nestled on the shores of the Ottawa River at the junction of the Petawawa River, the Town of Petawawa is a picturesque and dynamic place.
		Home to CFB Petawawa, one of Canada’s largest military bases, this thriving community of about 15,000 residents is rich in history, natural beauty and leisure options.
		Petawawa Terrace and Barron River Provincial Parks, world-class kayaking, Temiskawa Waterway and the Petawawa Research Forest are a few of the other highlights here.
	www.fifty-five-plus.com /fiftyfive/travel/places/Pembroke&Petawawa.htm (658 words)

	Official Site for CFB Petawawa (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The origin of the name PETAWAWA is lost in antiquity, but legend has it that it's an Algonquin Indian word pronounced "PETWEWE" which translates roughly to "where one hears a sound like this" refering to the roar of the white water rapids of the river.
		The land occupied by CFB Petawawa was purchased by the Canadian Government in 1904, and the first troops arrived for training during the summer of 1905.
		In 1946 the first regular army units began arriving in Petawawa and it was established as a permanent camp.
	www.army.dnd.ca /cfb_petawawa/history_e.htm (707 words)

	CFB Petawawa (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Founded in 1904 as the Petawawa Military Camp, or Camp Petawawa, the base was created by the Department of Militia and Defence upon the purchase of 22,430 acres (91 km²) of mostly agricultural property from local residents.
		Camp Petawawa was heavily used during and after the Second World War and in 1977 became the home base for the Canadian Airborne Regiment during the Cold War.
		The facility was renamed CFB Petawawa following the February 1, 1968 unification of the Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force and the Canadian Army to form the Canadian Armed Forces.
	toshare.dynup.net /en/CFB_Petawawa.htm (338 words)

	hospnewceo.htm (Site not responding. Last check: )
		CFB Petawawa will be one of only two Canadian Forces bases that will host Canada's new Chinook helicopters, MP Cheryl Gallant says.
		"What this means to CFB Petawawa and the surrounding community are another 500 to 600 military personnel which will add to the base's total strength by up to 2,000 over the next four to five years.
		"With CFB Petawawa being designated as one of two main operating bases for medium to heavy lift helicopters, I believe it is quite clear that we are getting things done for our military," Gallant said.
	www.magma.ca /~drcanrt/cfbcopterunit.htm (362 words)

	Welcome to The Ottawa Valley
		PETAWAWA, ON — Coming up July 1-3, 2005, CFB Petawawa will be celebrating its Centennial.
		CFB Petawawa is a well-established military base that offers activities and recreational facilities for both military and nonmilitary personnel.
		CFB Petawawa is a highly operational Base, and currently has soldiers on two deployments- Operation Palladium Roto 13(Bosnia) and Operation Athena Roto 0(Afghanistan).
	www.ottawavalley.org /mediashortstories_cfbcentennial.html (199 words)

	Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson Speech on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of CFB Petawawa
		This base and this community have known more than their share of sorrow, which is one of the reasons that you are so intimately bound to each other, that you so loyally cherish the history you have made together.
		CFB Petawawa did the same for those soldiers who served in Korea.
		John Ralston Saul and I have been fortunate to see at first hand what units and personnel from Petawawa have done in Canada and around the world, and what they have meant to the populations they came to serve.
	www.gg.ca /media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=4493 (795 words)

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		Quietly nestled on the western shores of the Ottawa River and bisected by the Petawawa River is the Town of Petawawa.
		Petawawa is the home to the Canadian Forces Base Petawawa and the Petawawa Falcons Minor Soccer Association.
		In 1961, the Village of Petawawa was incorporated and on July 1, 1997 the Village and Twsp of Petawawa amalgamated to become the Town of Petawawa.
	www.geocities.com /pmsa_ca (544 words)

	CFB Petawawa - Home
		CFB PETAWAWA, Ont. – The media and the public are invited to attend The Royal Canadian Dragoon’s (RCD’s) annual Leliefontein Parade this Saturday, November 3 at 10:30 a.m.
		CFB PETAWAWA, Ont. –Canada’s rarest nesting bird, the Kirtland’s Warbler, has nested in Canada for the first time in sixty-two years.
		CFB PETAWAWA, Ont.– Media are invited to the Joint Task Force Afghanistan Rotation 3 Homecoming Parade at CFB Petawawa at 3:00 p.m.
	www.army.forces.gc.ca /cfb_petawawa/index-en.html (122 words)

	Petawawa - Dynamic by Nature - + Public Works
		When the Town of Petawawa Works Department responds to a frozen water service call outside of normal working hours, and discover that the pipe is frozen in the individual's residence, the resident will be charged to cover all of the Town's labour costs.
		The Town of Petawawa Works employees have the right to refuse working in unsafe or unsanitary conditions or in areas that are considere "confined spaces", such as crawl spaces or cellars.
		If substantial plumbing is required, it will be the responsibility of the resident to hire a plumber to make the required modifications at their own expense.
	www.petawawa.ca /index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=11&Itemid=131 (769 words)

	CFB Petawawa Military Museums, Petawawa
		For a unique glimpse into Canada's proud military history since 1905, visit the CFB Petawawa Military Museums.
		The Base Museum tells the fascinating story of the formation of Camp Petawawa in 1905, through two world wars to its present day formation as 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group.
		The Canadian Airborne Forces Museum exhibits the proud history of Canada's Airborne Forces including the famous First Special Service Force, otherwise known as the Devil's Brigade, 1 Canadian Parachute Battalion, and the Airborne Regiment.
	www.rootsandrivers.ca /html_e/siteservice_info_e.php?siteservice=CFBPRN (97 words)

	ValleyExplore.com - Walking Trail Guide - Petawawa Millennium Trail
		Called CFB Petawawa since 1961, it is now home to military unit 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group.
		The origin of the name Petawawa is most probably from the Algonquin Indian word meaning "where one hears a noise like this", which refers to the river's many roaring rapids.
		Today, the Petawawa's white water rapids are considered by canoeists and kayaks to be more treasured than troublesome.
	valleyexplore.com /walk/ottawa/petawawa.htm (421 words)

	ArenaMaps.com \| Silver Dart Arena (Petawawa C.F.B.) \| Petawawa \| ON \| Canada
		CFB Petawawa is located off of Hwy 17, approx 160 km northwest of Ottawa.
		2 km to Petawawa Blvd. Continue straight onto Festubert Blvd. Turn left at first 4-way stop.
		2 kms to Petawawa Blvd. Continue staight onto Festubert Blvd. Turn left at first 4-way stop.
	www.arenamaps.com /arenas/1847.htm (105 words)

	Petawawa - Dynamic by Nature - History
		The Township of Petawawa was incorporated in 1865, and the Village of Petawawa was incorporated in 1961.
		On July 1, 1997, the Village and the Township amalgamated to become the Town of Petawawa with a population today of over 15,000, the largest municipality in Renfrew County.The earliest settlement recorded in Petawawa was by the group of Algonkin Indians known as "people of the great river".
		The first survey for Petawawa Township was in 1857 united with Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie and McKay and Alice Townships in 1858 before finally separating on its own in 1865.
	www.petawawa.ca /index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=461&Itemid=88 (496 words)

	The Canadian Airborne Regiment 1968-1995
		The Regiment moved from CFB Edmonton to CFB Petawawa and was downsized in the process, losing its gunners and engineers.
		With the move to CFB Petawawa, the regiment's chain of command lengthened, because it was now a unit under the Special Service Force and one link further from the most senior army commander.
		On the other hand, the move to CFB Petawawa did allow for closer supervision of the CAR, because it was now under the direction of the commander of the Special Service Force.
	members.tripod.com /TimothyCoderre/1968-1995.htm (2408 words)

	Families reunite at CFB Petawawa after Afghanistan mission ends (Site not responding. Last check: )
		CFB PETAWAWA, Ont. - CFB Petawawa is known as "the training ground for the warriors," and on Saturday night, 43 warriors came home from war-torn Afghanistan.
		The service men and women that arrived on Saturday were a trickle of the 1,300 soldiers who will return to Petawawa over the next few weeks.
		While about 400 Petawawa soldiers are being sent to Afghanistan to replace the returning soldiers, the base doesn't expect another major deployment to Afghanistan until August 2008.
	dose.canada.com /news/story.html?id=bf40a929-1a04-4375-874c-8518f26020a3 (619 words)

	hospnewceo.htm
		And for the soldiers from CFB Petawawa who will be deploying to Afghanistan in the coming months, O'Connor recognized the contributions of their loved ones who will be left behind to keep the home fires burning.
		While O'Connor's visit was partly a morale-boosting exercise for the troops who are stationed at CFB Petawawa, it also served as an investigative tour, as his Conservative government prepares to expand Canada's armed forces.
		O'Connor also said he was scheduled to be briefed later in the day on the status of the new special operations regiment that's being proposed for CFB Petawawa.
	www.magma.ca /~drcanrt/defminatcfbpet.htm (393 words)

	CFB Petawawa 2005 Photo Gallery by Ken Lin at pbase.com
		These images were taken during a rare oppourtnity to attend a Canadian military exercise held at CFB Petawawa located in central Ontario.
		This exercise was participated mainly by artillery and infantry troops, the CH-146 Griffon (militarized Bell 412) helicopters performed the roles of tactical airlifting by picking up ground troops and inserting them into the battle ground as dictated by the commanders.
		I've worked in Petawawa for many yeras and these are some of the best helicopter pictures I have seen in a long time.
	www.pbase.com /klin/cfb_petawawa2005 (171 words)

	DND/CF : Media Advisory : Minister of National Defence visits CFB Petawawa
		CFB PETAWAWA, ON – On Thursday, April 13, the Honourable Gordon O’Connor, Minister of National Defence (MND) will visit CFB Petawawa.
		Attending media will have an opportunity to witness training and a simulated medical reaction to an accident in a typical operational context from 10:45 a.m.
		Note to editor: Interested media agencies are requested to provide the names of their representative by 5 p.m.
	www.dnd.ca /site/newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=1892 (140 words)

	DND/CF : News Release : New Facilities Opened at CFB Petawawa
		PETAWAWA (ON) - - Hec Clouthier, Member of Parliament for Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke, today participated in an opening ceremony, on behalf of the Honourable Art Eggleton, Minister of National Defence, for an addition and renovations to a gymnasium and pool facility at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Petawawa.
		Earlier in the day, a new community centre was also opened by His Worship Edwin Chow, Mayor of Petawawa, on behalf of Minister Eggleton, to serve the Married Quarters just outside the base.
		The CFB Petawawa projects are an example of how the government is prioritizing its spending so that it can better serve Canadians by making efficient use of their tax dollars.
	www.forces.gc.ca /site/Newsroom/view_news_e.asp?id=108 (414 words)

	GeoSolutions - Projects - Data Conversion - Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Petawawa Environmental Database
		To build an environmental database, in MapInfo, for the CFB Petawawa training and base areas.
		The Natural Environmental Data derived from studies performed by Jacques Whitford Environment Ltd. were translated from AutoCAD format into MapInfo and geo-referenced to the OBM base data.
		All of the database information was delivered to CFB Petawawa for use in environmental management on the base.
	www.geosolutions.com /projects/petawawa.htm (298 words)

	Soldiers from Petawawa and Kingston return home
		A group of emergency response soldiers has returned to their home bases after staying at CFB Trenton for a number of days in response to the attacks in the United States.
		Captain Paul Doucette, public affairs officer at CFB Trenton, said about 160 soldiers from CFB Petawawa and Kingston returned to their respective bases late on Sept. 14.
		Captain Ron Carson, public affairs officer for CFB Petawawa, said members of DART were sent to Trenton on Wednesday but the group was recalled on Friday.
	www.thepioneer.com /sept22_security.htm (505 words)

	Petawawa - Dynamic by Nature
		Whether looking for a place to locate your business, raise a family, retire, or just vacation, Petawawa offers a wide range of services and opportunities.
		Petawawa is a well established business community with the ability and ingenuity to accommodate both large and small business ventures.
		Petawawa has the beauty of a small town with all the luxuries and accommodations of a city centre.
	town.petawawa.on.ca (108 words)

	Find a Museum in the Virtual Museum of Canada. Discover Canada's museums, galleries, heritage sites, gardens, ...
		The CFB Petawawa Military Museums house the Base Museum and the Canadian Airborne Forces Museum.
		The stories of their sacrifices, the battles won and lost, and the aid that they have brought to thousands are told at the CFB Petawawa Military Museums.
		Base Museum -> The histories of the formations and units garrisoned at Petawawa are preserved in an eclectic collection of uniforms, badges and insignia, arms and technical equipment, flags, dioramas, art and archival material.
	www.virtualmuseum.ca /PM.cgi?LM=MuseumFlash&LANG=English&scope=Museum&Referer=Museum&mark=Search&start=1&AP=M_E_display&Featured=1&Page=ACVTI.html (568 words)

	Algonquin College in the Ottawa Valley
		The Town is home to one of the largest military bases in Canada, CFB Petawawa, and because of military expansion, it is also one of the fastest growing municipalities in Renfrew County, and Phillips is now in the thick of that expansion.
		Over the next few years, hundreds of soldiers will be re-located to CFB Petawawa.
		Petawawa is a beautiful town with world class recreational facilities, the natural beauty of two rivers, the Ottawa River and Petawawa River, and an award winning trail system,” says Phillips, “I enjoy my job and I intend to continue to work in Economic Development in the future.”
	www.algonquincollege.com /pembroke/grad_stories/cindy.html (527 words)

	CFB Petawawa soldiers return home to loved ones - Military Photos
		They arrived late Saturday at CFB Trenton in eastern Ontario before being bused to their home base.
		Of the 44 Canadian soldiers and one diplomat who died in Afghanistan, 15 were from Petawawa.
		The Petawawa soldiers started their journey home last weekend, replaced by troops from CFB Gagetown.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=104959 (560 words)

	Medal ceremony honours CFB Petawawa 'family' (Site not responding. Last check: )
		CREDIT: Julie Oliver, Ottawa Citizen Cpl. Kelly Dove, whose husband, Warrant Officer Richard Nolan, was killed last September in Afghanistan, wipes away a tear during an inspection of the soldiers at CFB Petawawa with Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Rick Hillier yesterday.
		CFB Petawawa - Master Cpl. Jody Mitic lost his legs when he stepped on a landmine in southern Afghanistan in January.
		Sapper Mike McTeague was touring a village near Panjwaii on Sept. 18, 2006, when he was caught in the blast of a suicide bomber.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1824458/posts (922 words)

	CityNews: Bodies Of Fallen Soldiers Return Home
		Arnold was based at CFB Petawawa and Keating, Morley, and Byers were based out of CFB Shilo in Manitoba.
		Mark Graham who was based at CFB Petawawa killed when two NATO planes accidentally strafed Canadian troops in the Panjwaii district.
		William Cushley and Warrant Officer Richard Francis Nolan, all based at CFB Petawawa, Ont., killed in fighting in Panjwaii district.
	www.citynews.ca /news/news_3776.aspx (1095 words)

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