National Defence

VALCARTIER, QC, May 5, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - From April 25 to May 13, 2016, some 200 soldiers from Headquarters and Signal Squadron (HQ & Sig Sqn) will participate in Exercises MERCURE DÉROUILLEUR and MERCURE ASSURÉ. Residents in the area are invited to meet the military members in training on May 7 and 8. Visitors will see a variety of vehicles, equipment and personal weapons.

City of Joliette

When:	May 7, 2016, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Where:	Louis-Querbes Park, Joliette
What:	Headquarters and Signal Squadron troops will be exhibiting their communications equipment, weapons and vehicles

Municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon

When:	May 7, 2016, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm May 8, 2016, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon
Where:	Chemin du Mont-de-Lanaudière, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon
What:	Headquarters and Signal Squadron troops will be exhibiting their communications equipment, weapons and vehicles

The goal of these exercises is to maintain constant communication between two groups of 40 signallers. They must therefore maintain radio communication at all times with the main Command Post in Valcartier, while moving from one location to another.

Notes to the editor/news director

Reporters who would like to cover either of these open-house activities are asked to contact Captain Reda Mesbahi-Amrani at 418-455-3409, or Sergeant Sébastien Fréchette from 5 CMBG Public Affairs Office at 418-955-2216.

SOURCE National Defence

Second-Lieutenant Dominique Tremblay, Public Affairs Officer, 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (5 CMBG), Tel: [phone], extension 4688, Email: [email protected]