Military Family Services Program
CFB Gagetown
3 ASG Gagetown Deployment Support Centre
Support Our Troops
The GMFRC Welcome Program
Contact the Welcome, Information & Referral Coordinator
Paulette Vance
422-2000 ext. 3402

The Welcome, Information and Referral Coordinator administers the GMFRC Welcome Program. The program is completely operated by our GMFRC Volunteers. They take care of all facets of this program from beginning to end. Their tasks range form organising the Welcome Packages, making Welcome Calls, offering Welcome Tours of the Centre, and putting together and giving the Tote Bags together as Welcome Gifts for the Welcome Tours.

Gagetown Welcome Package

The indispensable information tool when you are moving CFB Gagetown! We have some Welcome letters and information booklets, pamphlets and Oromocto Community Guide related to CFB Gagetown, schools, essential services and of course, to the GMFRC. CFB Gagetown will send us a copy of the military member's posting message so that we can send the Welcome package to the member at the Unit where he/she presently is located. The package is sent through the military mail (they receive the postage fee.) If there is a last minute posting message, the member will receive his/her Welcome Package upon clearing into the GMFRC's front desk.

If there are other circumstances that prevent us from receiving the message in time and you would like to request your package on your own, please Click here to email your request. Please include the member's name, service number, Base Code (4 digits) and the COS date (date of arrival.) We can then send the package through the Base Mail to the CF member at his/her Unit. (Unfortunately, we do not have the funds to send Welcome Packages to members at their home address.)

Virtual Welcome Package

An absolute must when you are posted to CFB Gagetown! This Guide contains the important information that we all look for upon postings. See pages 84 to 100 of the guide for:

The Begining of the Guide, pages 1 to 102 has all the info you need to know on programs and services available at the GMFRC, PSP and the Town of Oromocto.

You will need the Acrobat Reader to view the directory. It is a free download, just click the button below.

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New Arrival Registration

(All members when clearing in at the GMFRC)

Each CF Member newly posted to CFB Gagetown is required to clear in at the Gagetown MFRC front desk. When clearing in, the member will be asked to fill out a Registration Form to provide us with information. This information is collected to ensure that we can:

All of this information is to help us plan better programs and services based on the needs of our military community. The form will also allow us the opportunity to make a Welcome Call to the house. We also offer a Welcome Card to invite you to come back with your family for a visit and receive tour of our building and information on our programs and services.

Welcome Calls

We strive to make one call to each newcomer's family upon their arrival at CFB Gagetown if they have not been able to make it in for a Welcome Tour. It is so important to us to make everyone feel welcomed to the area. We also want to verify if you have received the Welcome Package, which includes information on the area and CFB Gagetown. Our GMFRC Volunteer Team will extend an invitation to you to come for a Welcome Tour to newcomers that have not yet come into the Centre.

GMFRC Welcome Tours (Optional)

We offer Welcome Tours twice a week in the Summer months:

and during the Winter months, we offer one Welcome Tour on:

CF Members and/or their spouse and family can come in during these times to have the Welcome Tour. Return later to meet friends and have a coffee on us! Children are always welcome but are the responsibility of the parents.

Follow-up contacts (Optional)

During a GMFRC Welcome Tour or when placing a Welcome Call, CF Members or a member of their families might want to receive specific information on a program or service. In that event, the appropriate Coordinator is asked to follow-up with each request for information on their program or services.

Free summer fun in Fredericton
Published Saturday June 28th, 2008

Budget | No cash? No worries. Here's the scoop on having free fun in Fredericton
BY KRIS MCDAVID
mcdavid.kristofer@dailygleaner.com
Do you like free stuff?
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FREDDY BEACH HAS IT ALL: Fredericton has a lot to offer people looking for some free fun in the sun. In the large photo, the Calithumpians ham it up for the camera. From left are Chris Nyarady, Emily Bosse and Jonathan Dutcher. Kneeling is Kaylee Hopkins. In the bottom left photo, people gather at an outdoor concert to listen to Keith Hallet. In the bottom right photo, children and adults beat the heat at the wading pool at Wilmot Park. See page A2 for a list of free activities.

If so, Fredericton has you covered this summer with a list of fun, free activities sure to keep wallet-conscious area residents and visitors entertained.
From live theatre and outdoor concerts to Friday morning Tai Chi and classic films under the stars, Fredericton Tourism director Dave Seabrook said the city is offering a wide variety of free activities that will get Frederictonians off of their couches and into the action.
"We're trying to throw open the shutters and let people see what we have to offer, because we know that we have an incredibly vibrant and cultural community," he said. "The trick is letting everybody know about it."
Seabrook said the key to showcasing that vibrancy and culture is by maintaining a constant atmosphere in the downtown area, mainly surrounding the Historic Garrison District.
"Having our downtown and our riverfront culturally dynamic, with lots of free programs and activities so that people are drawn into the hub of our city and our tourism, is extremely important," he said.
And if the idea of enjoying a lazy summer evening outside while taking in the sweet sounds of rock, blues or Celtic music seems tempting, the city is offering free outdoor concerts in one of its five outdoor venues every day of the week.
"I would say that we have more free concerts than any other community in Atlantic Canada," Seabrook said.
If music isn't your thing, the loaded list of on-the-house entertainment has something for everyone.
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People gathered at Lawrence Amphitheatre to listen to Keith Hallet
Outdoors-lovers may consider a leisurely stroll in Odell Park, or along a few of the city's 80 kilometres of trails.
And kids can beat the heat with a trip to Killarney Lake, one of the four area outdoor pools, or Green Village's butterfly pavilion.
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Children and adults at the Wilmont Park wading pool.
Movie buffs can capture a bit of old Hollywood in Barracks Square on Sunday nights at dusk with the Under the Stars Classic Film Series, beginning July 6.
Fredericton resident Meghan Cumby said that last summer she rarely, if ever, missed a screening of the Under the Stars series.
"I think it's good to have those free activities in the summer, because it kind of has a way of bringing the community together," she said.
"They've done an excellent job of choosing movies that people will respond to, like the original 3:10 to Yuma, the old James Bond movies and Casablanca, so that was incredibly well thought out."
The Calithumpians, an acting troupe and downtown mainstay, are nearly set to kick off their 26th season of free outdoor theatre in Officers Square, beginning on Canada Day.
One performance will cover the illustrious history of the potato, while another will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a document New Brunswicker John Peters Humphrey's played a key role in creating.
Emily Bosse, a three-year veteran of the troupe, said its outdoor performances are among the many free options that make summers in downtown Fredericton special.
"It adds such vibrancy to downtown life," said Bosse. "You have people out there playing music and sending really good messages, and passersby and families can just drop in, so it's a really welcoming atmosphere.
"We've had tourists from New York City telling us that what we're doing is amazing and that they've never seen anything like this before, so that speaks volumes."
Also new this summer, residents can capture some Zen with free Tai Chi lessons Friday mornings in Officers Square, beginning July 6.
And the Changing of the Guard Ceremony will get some additional pomp and circumstance with cannon firings scheduled for each day at noon and 4 p.m.

Here's a list of some of the things to do and places to visit this summer without digging into your wallet:

Contact Fredericton Tourism at 460-2041 or 1-888-888-4768 or visit www.tourismfredericton.ca