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TuesdayNovember11201412LESTWEFORGETLESTWEFORGETTHETOWNOFFORTSMITHREMEMBERSANDRECOGNIZESALLVETERANSANDACTIVESERVICEMEMBERSOFTHECANADIANARMEDFORCES.THETOWNOFFORTSMITHREMEMBERSANDRECOGNIZESALLVETERANSANDACTIVESERVICEMEMBERSOFTHECANADIANARMEDFORCES.Hon.J.MichaelMiltenbergerMLAThebachawithdistinctionandbraveryaroundtheworld.Todayletshonourthemallbothpastandpresent.CanadianscontinuetoservetheircountryWehonourthosewhohavegiventheirlivesservingCanadiansanddefendingthevaluesandfreedomsthatweholdsodear.REMEMBRANCEDAYGeorgeTuccaroCommissioneroftheNWTCanadianRangersworkingtoreplaceLee-EneldriesByDALICARMICHAELThe.303LeeEneldriethecurrentof-cialgunfortheCanadianRangerswaspurchasedforusebytheCanadianRang-ersin1947.NowoverhalfacenturylatertheWatch-ersoftheNortharemakingstridestoup-gradetheirantiqueweaponstothesleek.308Winchesterrieacommerciallyavail-ablehuntinggun.Theold.303LeeEneldriepartsarehardtogetaholdofsaidCpt.StephenWat-tonunitinformationofcerfortheFirstCa-nadianRangerPatrolgroupthatworkstheNorth.Theyrenotmakinganymorepartsforthose.Itstimetoreplacetheagingries.TheywillbereplacedunderthedepartmentofNationalDefenceandthegovernmentofCanadasMunitionsSupplyProgramMSPbutitwillbeawhilebeforetheweaponsaredistributedwiththegovernmentcurrentlyintheprocessofsettingupamanufacturingbid.Thetwogunsarequitesimilar.Bothareboltactionmagazine-fedriesandareabletofunctionwellintheNorth.Unlikeothermodelsthesegunswontjamupfromthecold.ColtCanadaaweaponscompanybasedoutofKitchenerOnt.designedthenewriesandaccordingtoWattonwillbecontrollingtheupcomingbiddingprocessformanufac-turingrights.TheyredoingabigevaluationinDecem-berandthenacontractwillbeawardedtomake125oftheseriesinFebruaryWattonsaid.Thentheywillgothroughuser-trialsnextAugust.Followingsuccessfuluser-trialsColtCanadaplanstomakeanother6500gunstobehandedouttoRangersbetweenlate2015and2019.Biddingonaccessoriesfortheguninclud-ingslingscleaningkitstriggerlocksandcaseswilloccuratthesametimethougheachancillaryitemisconsideredtobeasep-aratebiddableitemaccordingtotheMSP.ThecostoftheprojectisunknownatthistimeWattonsaidandwontbereleaseduntilthebiddingprocessiscomplete.InthemeantimeRangerpatrolgroupsareconstantlyworkingtokeeptheirequip-mentuptodate.TheCanadianRangersneedtobelightlyequippedsotheycanmoveeffectivelyandefcientlyacrossthelandWattonsaid.Theygenerallycomewiththeskillsandequip-mentwerequiretodothetaskthattheyreaskedtodo.WearealwaystryingtoimprovesomeequipmentforthemlikewereintheprocessofgettingnewjacketswellupgradetheirGPSandsatellitephonesandwelltrytokeepthoseallmodern.RangerCpl.AndrewNormresoffa.303LeeeneldrieatamarksmanshipcompetitionheldtheweekendofOct.25inHayRiver.Startingin2015Rangerswillbetradingintheirantiquesforthe.308Winchesterrie.PhotocourtesyofCpt.StephenWattonREMEMBRANCEDAY2014