CWO I. COMEAU, CD
1. AFTER 31 YEARS OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE CWO IVY COMEAU WILL RETIRE FROM THE CAF ON 10 JUNE 2019.
2. CWO COMEAU JOINED THE CAF IN JUNE 1983, COMING FROM A SMALL FISHING VILLAGE IN NL, HER FIRST POSTING TO EDMONTON, AB WAS AN INTERESTING START! DURING THESE FIRST EIGHT YEARS SHE SERVED WITH THE PARACHUTE MAINTENANCE DEPOT, CANADIAN AIRBORNE CENTER, AND CFB EDMONTON. IN 1991 SHE WAS POSTED TO CFB CORNWALLIS, UPON CLOSURE OF THIS BASE IN 1994, SHE WAS POSTED TO CFB PETAWAWA. IN 1995 SHE WAS POSTED TO 2 CER PETAWAWA, HER FIRST CHIEF CLERK’S POSITION. AFTER PETAWAWA, IN 1998 CWO COMEAU WOULD RETURN TO HER ROOTS WITH THE CANADIAN PARACHUTE CENTER AS THE UNIT HAD RELOCATED TO TRENTON FROM EDMONTON. AFTER THIS POSTING AND COMPLETING LANGUAGE TRAINING CWO COMEAU WAS POSTED TO CFSU OTTAWA AS THE SUPT CLK. THREE YEARS IN THIS POSITION AND A TOUR TO BOSNIA, CWO COMEAU RELEASED IN 2005. SHE RETURNED TO THE P RES IN 2010, HER FIRST POSITION WAS THE CFSU(O) ULO COORD, AND MOVED TO THE CANADIAN RANGER NATIONAL AUTHORITY IN 2012. IN 2014 SHE TRANSFERRED BACK TO THE REG F AND WAS POSTED TO 37 CBG HQ MONTON, NB. ON PROMOTION TO CWO IN 2016, SHE MOVED TO 4 CDN DIV HQ TORONTO. HER LAST AND FINAL POSTING WAS TO C ARMY HQ AS THE ARMY SUPT CLK IN 2017. SHE WAS APPOINTED THE CA RCLS CWO IN JUNE 2018.
3. IVY AND HER SPOUSE RON HAVE DECIDED TO MAKE THE OTTAWA LOCATION THEIR PERMANENT HOME, STAYING CLOSE TO THEIR BOYS, ALEXANDER AND MATTHEW! RON RETIRED IN 2015 AND HAS BEEN WAITING FOR IVY TO RELAX ON THEIR ACREAGE AND ENJOY THE PEACE AND TRANQUILITY.
4. IVY CONSIDERS HERSELF VERY FORTUNATE TO NOT ONLY HAVE SERVED HER FIRST 22 YEARS, HER RETURN AND ADDITIONAL YEARS HAVE MADE HER CAREER WITH THE CAF TRULY MEMORABLE. SHE SINCERELY APPRECIATES THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT SHE HAS RECEIVED FROM THE MANY CAF MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES THAT SHE HAS HAD THE PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. HER HUSBAND RON WILL HOST A CELEBRATION EVENT, THUS GIVING IVY THE CHANCE TO PASS ON HER PERSONAL THANKS. THE “PARTY” WILL COMMENCE ON 31 MAY 19, 1900 HRS, AT THE CARLETON PLACE LEGION, 177 GEORGE ST. PERS PLANNING TO ATTEND ARE TO CONFIRM WITH RON COMEAU VIA EMAIL AT RONCOMEAU AT HOTMAIL.COM NO LATER THAN 29 MAY 2019.
5. CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, BEST WISHES AND ANECDOTES ARE WELCOME AND MAY BE SENT VIA THE SAME EMAIL.
1. APRES 31 ANS DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES, L’ADJUC IVY COMEAU PRENDRA SA RETRAITE DES FAC LE 10 JUIN 2019.
2. L’ADJUC COMEAU SE JOINT AUX FAC EN JUIN 1983. VENANT D’UN PETIT VILLAGE DE PECHE A T.-N., SA PREMIERE AFFECTATION A EDMONTON (ALB.) ETAIT UN DEPART INTERESSANT! PENDANT LES 8 PREMIERES ANNEES, ELLE SERT AU DEPOT D’ENTRETIEN DES PARACHUTES, AU CENTRE DES OPERATIONS AEROPORTEES ET A LA BFC EDMONTON. EN 1991, ELLE EST AFFECTEE A LA
BFC CORNWALLIS, ET A LA FERMETURE DE LA BASE EN 1994, ELLE EST AFFECTEE A LA BFC PETAWAWA. EN 1995, ELLE EST AFFECTEE AU 2 RGC PETAWAWA ET OCCUPE SON PREMIER POSTE DE COMMIS-CHEF. APRES PETAWAWA, EN 1998, L’ADJUC COMEAU RETOURNE A SES RACINES AU CENTRE DE PARACHUTISME DU CANADA PUISQUE L’UNITE DEMENAGE DE TRENTON A EDMONTON. APRES CETTE AFFECTATION ET SON COURS DE LANGUE, L’ADJUC COMEAU EST AFFECTEE A L USFC OTTAWA COMME COMMIS SURV. APRES TROIS ANS DANS CE POSTE ET UN DEPLOIEMENT EN BOSNIE, L’ADJUC COMEAU LIBERE EN 2005. ELLE RETOURNE DANS LA P RES EN 2010 ET SON PREMIER POSTE EST CELUI DE COORD OLU DE L USFC(O), PUIS ELLE EST AFFECTEE A L’AUTORITE NATIONALE DES RANGERS CANADIENS EN 2012. EN 2014, ELLE RETOURNE A LA F REG ET ELLE EST AFFECTEE AU QG 37 GBC A MONCTON (N.-B.). A SA PROMOTION AU GRADE D ADJUC EN 2016, ELLE PASSE AU QG 4 DIV CA TORONTO. SA DERNIERE AFFECTATION EST LE QG AC EN TANT QUE COMMIS SURVEILLANT DE L’ARMEE EN 2017. ELLE EST NOMMEE ADJUC DU SRCL AC EN JUIN 2018.
3. IVY ET SON CONJOINT RON ONT DECIDE DE FAIRE D’OTTAWA LEUR RESIDENCE PERMANENTE, DEMEURANT PRES DE LEURS GARCONS, ALEXANDER ET MATTHEW! RON A PRIS SA RETRAITE EN 2015 ET ATTEND IVY POUR RELAXER A LA CAMPAGNE ET APPRECIER LA PAIX ET LA TRANQUILLITE.
4. IVY SE CONSIDERE TRES CHANCEUSE D’AVOIR NON SEULEMENT SERVI SES 22 PREMIERES ANNEES, MAIS SON RETOUR ET SES ANNEES SUPPLEMENTAIRES ONT RENDU SA CARRIERE AU SEIN DES FAC VRAIMENT MEMORABLE. ELLE APPRECIE SINCEREMENT LE SOUTIEN IMMENSE QU ELLE A RECU DES NOMBREUX MILITAIRES ET EMPLOYES DES FAC AVEC QUI ELLE A EU LE PLAISIR DE TRAVAILLER. SON MARI RON ORGANISERA UNE CELEBRATION, DONNANT AINSI L’OCCASION A IVY DE TRANSMETTRE SES REMERCIEMENTS. LA « FETE » COMMENCERA A 19 H LE 31 MAI 19, A LA LEGION, A CARLETON PLACE, AU 177, RUE GEORGE. LES PERSONNES QUI PREVOIENT PARTICIPER DOIVENT CONFIRMER LEUR PRESENCE A RON COMEAU PAR COURRIEL A RONCOMEAU A COMMERCIAL HOTMAIL.COM AU PLUS TARD LE 29 MAI 2019.
5. LES MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS, LES VŒUX ET LES ANECDOTES PEUVENT ETRE ENVOYES AU MEME COURRIEL.