Friday, April 2, 2010

Last Post: To Honour and Remember


CWO Gus PREISWICK. Born 13-Feb-31 Died 27-Mar-10
Memorial Service Broadmead Lodge, Vicotria BC 09-Apr-10

Upcoming Events

A List of Upcoming Events So You Can Mark Your Calendars!


Kingston Luncheon, April 10th


Should be a very enjoy and interesting get together. The CFPM, BRSM, CMPA and 1MPPLA all in attendence. A "TWITTERerS" delight...


Homecoming, CFMPA, CFB Borden. June


Three days of festivities and memories. Final Details to be released with the next 10 days. Keep our 1MPPLA website on your FAVOURITES LIST...


2nd Annual Matt Dining Ride For Heroes, Wingham to ASU London,
Saturday August 14th


Starts in Wingham this year, ends in London. Weather will be better! Details released by May 1st.

CFB/ASU London On Military Police Reunion, September 10th, 11th.

The current members of 2 MPU Det London are inviting all current and former Branch members, civilian staff and others connected with Base London MP's who worked or called London home to attend an reunion weekend. See www.thepointsman.ca for details.

RCAF Police Carin Rededication Ceremony, September 24th and 25th, 8th Wing CFB Trenton ON-submitted by Dell Blakney

Honouring the 10th anniversary of the RCAF Police Carin in Trenton, an opportunity to honour those of our Branch who proudly wore the blue in particular, and our Branch as a whole. Check out the CMPA www.cmpa-apmc.org website for more details






Monday, March 29, 2010

The Voice of 1 MP PL Association

Hello all, here is the place to hear your voice.

Come one, come all......like other blogs, please remain courteous and respectfull to fellow association members and visitors when making an entry.

We welcome your comments, opinions and questions about the association.

Some of the big issues facing us are the following:
1. Membership......transfer data from previous website to this one. We are working on it and this website remains under construction.

2. Re-organization...I would like to transform the executive with the help of more hands. To do this I have been asking members to participate with the executive and have a proposed org chart with a few blanks to fill in, a work in progress.

3. Immediate Events....in June we will be sponsoring the MP Homecoming at the Canadian Forces Military Police Academy at CFB Borden. Dates and a full itinerary to be announced later this week, on or before 01 April 2010.

4. Elections..... Of executive members to be held electronically....On or about 10 May 2010, we will post a request for nominations for executive positions in the association for our members to vote on. The results will be published and announced at the AGM, at the MP Homecoming in June 2010.

5. Feedback.....I appreciate all the email that crosses my path and those comments supporting our endevours to make things better are well received. Bring me a problem and bring me a solution and together, we will find resolution.

6. 20th Anniversary......2011 marks our 20 year anniversary and we are looking for a committee to mark this moment and help us to preserve our heritage. Your availability to help with this event is greatly appreciated. Please Step up and vconsider volunteering, thank you.

7. Follow our Events.....We have many events in 2010 to participate in, follow the website and the Sitrep for an event nearest you. If you want to host an event, please do, just write us and we will help in any way we can.

8. Relationships....We have survived for almost 20 years as a stand-alone association as military police men and women who served our country, our branch and each other. We need to continue and strengthen our bond with the Canadian Miliary Police Association. We are members and former members of the MP Branch First and Foremost....our membership and participation in associations is second. Our common interest is the strength of our membership to make things better for OUR branch.

9. Fundraising.....We continue to support the Military Police Wall of Honour, to remember those members of the Military Police who have Died in The Line of Duty. They must never be forgotten and always remembered. May every MP Course going through the CFMP Academy spend time reflecting on our memebers who gave the ultimate sacrifice for us.

10. Information sharing....In this day and age, the use of electronic means to share information has improved our ability to reach new members and maintain current members. Please forward news of this association to those who haven't heard of us kindly remember, we are only as strong as our weakest link.

Be a link to our future.....support our fundraising and come to our events......


John Hosegrove
President

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