From 16 Wing Borden
In September 2016, senior staff of the Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering (CFSATE), located at 16 Wing Borden, Ontario, visited the training facility at Royal Air Force Cosford in Shropshire, United Kingdom. During their stay, they observed a collaboration room: a place where students gather to study collectively and assist one another.
Inspired by this concept, senior staff set forth the idea to incorporate collaboration rooms as a learning tool for students at CFSATE in hopes that they would be a symbol of teamwork and perseverance—essential qualities fostered in aircraft technicians.
The project came to fruition on June 11, 2018, when the commander of 2 Canadian Air Division (2 CAD), Brigadier-General David Cochrane, accompanied by the Chief Warrant Officer Pierre Jetté, 2 CAD's chief warrant officer (CWO), opened the Russell Bragg Collaboration Room at CFSATE.
Colonel Andrew Fleming, 16 Wing's commander, and CWO Necole Belanger, 16 Wing's CWO, along with Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Rhéaume, CFSATE's commandant, and CWO Daniel Campbell, CFSATE's CWO, were also present for the ribbon cutting ceremony.
Major Greg Vardy, commander of CFSATE's Lancaster Squadron, assembled the project team in February 2017: Mr. Tony Gale, Mr. Rob Northey and Corporal James Taylor. They approached the student leadership council to actively involve CFSATE's students in the vision for this initiative. Student council education…
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