Author Archives: Capt Lemoine

Training Cancelled

Sorry for the delay everyone. I got caught up with a conference call and wasn’t able to check the weather promptly at 1630. I’ve since looked at the reports, the radar, and the state of the squadron HQ. The good news is that the snow is beginning to abate. The bad news is we’re rurally located, so there has been no plowing of the roads and no clearance of snow at HQ. In the interest of safety, I’m going to cancel training tonight and we can pick up again next week.

Stay home. Stay warm. Stay safe.

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Snowfall Warning and Tonight’s Training

We’re still under a snowfall warning, but we’re not cancelling tonight’s training just yet. If the situation worsens, that may change, so stay tuned. A final call will be made no later than 1630 (4:30pm). Thank you for your patience.

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Weekly Routine Orders – Week of 24 Feb 19

Date
24 Feb 19

RO Number
19-08

Summary

I’m happy to report that we had a successful aviation exercise at the Cadet Youth Development Centre in Waterloo this weekend. We had to cut the trip a few hours short due to weather considerations, but it that didn’t take away from everyone’s education and enjoyment over the weekend.

Captain Palumbo can’t make it out on Monday, so instead of splitting the optional training night between the Drill Tem and the Marksmanship Team, we’re going to do a full two-hour session for the Drill Team. The Marksmanship Team will get a full two-hour session of their own on Thursday night in preparation for the Zone 7/8 Marksmanship Competition on Saturday. We don’t have access to the HQ for this, so we’ll be doing a Throwback Thursday and returning to an old HQ location and using the Old Virgil Public School Gym for the evening.

Training Night
27 Feb 19

CAF Member Dress
3C

Cadet Dress
C2: Sgt, FSgt, WO2, WO1
C3: Cdt, Cpl, FCpl

Training Night Routine

Activity Timings
Building Open, Parade Setup 1815-1830
Fall-in, Inspection, Opening Parade 1830-1845
Period One 1845-1920
Period Two 1925-2000
Break 2000-2015
Period Three 2015-2050
Clean Up Training Areas and Parade Square 2050-2100
Fall-in, Closing 2100-2115
Dismissal 2115

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Lt Russell

Training Night Schedule

Period 1
1845-1915		 Period 2
1925-1955		 Period 3
2015-2045
Level One PO/EO M130.03a M130.03b M108.08
Description Aviation Aviation Drill
Instructor
Level Two PO/EO M270.03a M270.03b M207.03
Description Aircraft Manufacturing/Maintenance Aircraft Manufacturing/Maintenance General Cadet Knowledge
Instructor
Level Three PO/EO M337.01 C309.06a C309.06b
Description Air Navigation Instructional Techniques (Drill) Instructional Techniques (Drill)
Instructor
Level Four PO/EO M409.03a M409.03a M436.01
Description Instructional Techniques Instructional Techniques Meteorology
Instructor

This Week’s Activities

Date Day Activity Location Dress OIC
25 Feb 19 1900-2100 Monday Optional Training Night
(Drill Team)		 809 HQ (CNC) Civilian (Wedge and Boots) OCdt Couroux
27 Feb 19 1830-2100 Wednesday Mandatory Training Night 809 HQ (CNC) C2/C3 Lt Russell
28 Feb 19 2100-2100 Thursday Optional Training Night
(Marksmanship Team)		 Old Virgil Public School Gym Civilian CV Carbone
2 Mar 19 0800–1700 Saturday Zone 7/8 Marksmanship Competition Lake Street Armoury
St. Catharines		 Civilian TBD

Upcoming Activities

Date Day Activity Location Dress OIC
4 Mar 19 1900-2100 Monday Optional Training Night
(Drill Team)		 809 HQ (CNC) Civilian (Wedge and Boots) OCdt Couroux
6 Mar 19 1830-2100 Wednesday Mandatory Training Night 809 HQ (CNC) C2/C3 2Lt Nicolescu

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Aviation Weekend Update

Good afternoon.

We’re already hearing the winds pick up, so we’re leaving early to try and get home before things get too bad. Our bus has an ETA of 1330-1400 (1:30pm to 2:00pm) and so we have an an estimated return of 1545-1645 (3:45pm to 4:45pm). More specific updates will be sent as we have them.

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

CYDC Aviation Weekend Details and Kit List

We will be meeting on Friday, 22 Feb in front of 809’s HQ no later than 1815h (6:15pm) for an 1830h (6:30pm) departure. Make sure you have everything in the kit list with you, especially your health card.

We will be returning from the Cadet Youth Development Centre in Waterloo at approximately 1630 (4:30pm) on Sunday, 24 Feb, for an estimated return of 1830h (6:30pm) arrival. If there are unexpected changes to this, notification will given as soon as possible.

We’re gearing up for an amazing weekend with a few additional things that we didn’t experience last time. I hope everyone else is looking forward to it as much as I am!

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Kit List:

General:

  1. Health Card
  2. Appropriate Outdoor Coat or Cadet Parka
  3. Winter Gloves
  4. Toque
  5. Winter Boots
  6. 809 Shirt and Ball Cap
  7. 809 Hoodie (if available)
  8. Shirts (2 minimum)
  9. Socks (4 pair minimum)
  10. Underwear (2 pair minimum)
  11. Pyjamas
  12. Pants (i.e. khakis, jeans [no rips or holes])
  13. Running shoes (indoor and outdoor)
  14. Personal Hygiene Kit. (tooth brush, tooth paste, &c)
  15. Plastic Bag (for dirty laundry)
  16. Air Mattress
  17. Sleeping Bag and Pillow

Medication:

Medication as required (bring only what is necessary for the weekend)

Optional Items: (Squadron will not be responsible for lost or stolen items)

  1. Camera
  2. Music Player with Headphones (iPod, &c)
  3. Appropriate Reading Material

Prohibited Items:

  1. Any Item Deemed to be a Potential Weapon (i.e. Knives)
  2. Illegal or Controlled Substances (i.e. Alcohol, Drugs, Tobacco)
  3. Pornographic material

Weekly Routine Orders – Week of 17 Feb 19

Date
17 Feb 19

RO Number
19-07

Summary

Congratulations once again to our Effective Speaking Competition winners and thank you to all of the cadets who participated. All of you made for an insightful and enjoyable evening for everyone who attended. I believe Mrs. Mehrotra was overheard saying that this was her favourite event of the year and I’m sure she’s not alone in that thinking.

I hope everyone is enjoying their long weekend. With that in mind, I’d like to remind everyone that there will be no training on Monday, 18 Feb. We’ll be back for regular training on the 20th, and we have a packed week from there. Thursday, 21 Feb will be a full night of practice and try-outs for the Marksmanship Team. Friday the 22nd to Saturday the 24th is our spring Aviation Weekend at the CYDC in Waterloo, and we’re back to Drill Team and Marksmanship Team practice on the 25th.

Heads-up for all cadets and parents/guardians. I’ll be working on final planning for March Break Activities next weekend and would like a rough idea of how many cadets will be participating. If you’re going to be in town and want to come out for some March Break fun, please let me know on Wednesday.

Training Night
20 Feb 19

CAF Member Dress
3C

Cadet Dress
C2: Sgt, FSgt, WO2, WO1
C3: Cdt, Cpl, FCpl

Training Night Routine

Activity Timings
Building Open, Parade Setup 1815-1830
Fall-in, Inspection, Opening Parade 1830-1845
Period One 1845-1920
Period Two 1925-2000
Break 2000-2015
Period Three 2015-2050
Clean Up Training Areas and Parade Square 2050-2100
Fall-in, Closing 2100-2115
Dismissal 2115

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Lt Russell

Training Night Schedule

Period 1
1845-1915		 Period 2
1925-1955		 Period 3
2015-2045
Level One PO/EO M108.04 M130.01a M130.01b
Description Drill Aviation Aviation
Instructor
Level Two PO/EO M270.02a M270.02b M203.07
Description Aircraft Manufacturing/Maintenance Aircraft Manufacturing/Maintenance Leadership
Instructor
Level Three PO/EO M309.07c C309.05a C309.05b
Description Instructional Techniques Instructional Techniques Instructional Techniques
Instructor
Level Four PO/EO M432.01 M432.02 M432.03
Description Aero Engine Systems Aero Engine Systems Aero Engine Systems
Instructor

This Week’s Activities

Date Day Activity Location Dress OIC
20 Feb 19 1830-2100 Wednesday Mandatory Training Night 809 HQ (CNC) C2/C3 CV Carbone
21 Feb 19 1900-2100 Thursday Optional Training Night
(Marksmanship Team)		 809 HQ (CNC) Civilian CV Carbone
22-24 Feb 19 Friday-Sunday CYDC Aviation Weekend 822 Squadron HQ (Waterloo Airport) Civilian Capt Lemoine

Upcoming Activities

Date Day Activity Location Dress OIC
25 Feb 19 1900-2000 Monday Optional Training Night
(Drill Team)		 809 HQ (CNC) Civilian (Wedge and Boots) OCdt Couroux
25 Feb 19 2000-2100 Monday Optional Training Night
(Marksmanship Team)		 809 HQ (CNC) Civilian CV Carbone
27 Feb 19 1830-2100 Wednesday Mandatory Training Night 809 HQ (CNC) C2/C3 Capt Lemoine

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Effective Speaking Competition Winners

Good evening.

Last night’s effective speaking competition was a great success! Thanks go out to Mrs. Gowans for her ongoing efforts over the last few months helping our cadets to prepare for the event. Thank you to our volunteer judges, timers, and tabulator, our MC, and our participating cadets. On the other hand, there will be no thanks whatsoever to the chaotic weather that cancelled our competition once and almost did so a second time too.

For those of you who weren’t fortunate enough to be able to attend, I can say that every speaker did an excellent job and that I didn’t envy the hard decisions that our judges had to make. In the end, our winners were as follows:

1st Place: Cpl Thomas Forsyth
2nd Place: Cpl James Couroux
3rd Place: Cpls Emily Abt and Shaelynn Lett (Tie)

Congratulations to all!

There was a bit of a mix-up last night and we failed to include Cpl Abt in the winners’ announcement. We were in a bit of a hurry and took the top three cadets on the score sheet, but didn’t realize until later that the fourth cadet on the list had the same score as the third one. Apologies have been extended and accepted. We’ll endeavour to be better next time.

The upcoming regional Wing 10 Effective Speaking Competition is tentatively happening in Grimsby on the 30th of March. Unfortunately, with the increased number of squadrons participating, we can only send one cadet to the regional competition. Best of luck to Cpl Forsyth as he represents 809!

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Weekly Routine Orders – Week of 10 Feb 19

Date
10 Feb 19

RO Number
19-06

Summary

This week’s summary is largely the same as last week’s. The weather may have halted things for a night, but we’re picking up where we left off. Hopefully, everyone managed to stay safe and warm.

Our next few optional training nights will be split between drill team practice from 1900h-2000h (7:00pm-8:00pm) and marksmanship team practice from 2000h-2100h (8:00pm-9:00pm). There will be no optional training on the 18th (Family Day) but we will attempt to find an alternate night that week.

On Wednesday, we’ll once again attempt to hold our local Effective Speaking Competition and have invited the community to attend. Time permitting, there will also be a CO’s Parade at the end of the night.

For those cadets participating in the Effective Speaking Competition, don’t forget to bring your completed competition form with you on Wednesday.

Training Night
13 Feb 19

CAF Member Dress
1A

Cadet Dress
C1: All Cadets

Training Night Routine

Activity Timings
Building Open, Parade Setup 1815-1830
Fall-in, Inspection, Opening Parade 1830-1845
Period One 1845-1920
Period Two 1925-2000
Break 2000-2015
Period Three 2015-2050
Clean Up Training Areas and Parade Square 2050-2100
Fall-in, Closing 2100-2115
Dismissal 2115

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Lt Russell

Training Night Schedule

Period 1
1845-1915		 Period 2
1925-1955		 Period 3
2015-2045
Level One PO/EO O410.05 O410.05 CX20.01
Description Effective Speaking Competition Effective Speaking Competition CO’s Parade
Instructor
Level Two PO/EO O410.05 O410.05 CX20.01
Description Effective Speaking Competition Effective Speaking Competition CO’s Parade
Instructor
Level Three PO/EO O410.05 O410.05 CX20.01
Description Effective Speaking Competition Effective Speaking Competition CO’s Parade
Instructor
Level Four PO/EO O410.05 O410.05 CX20.01
Description Effective Speaking Competition Effective Speaking Competition CO’s Parade
Instructor

This Week’s Activities

Date Day Activity Location Dress OIC
11 Feb 19 1900-2000 Monday Optional Training Night
(Drill Team)		 809 HQ (CNC) Civilian
(Boots and Wedge)		 WO1 Couroux
11 Feb 19 2000-2100 Monday Optional Training Night
(Marksmanship Team)		 809 HQ (CNC) Civilian CV Carbone
13 Feb 19 1830-2100 Wednesday Mandatory Training Night 809 HQ (CNC) C1 CV Carbone

Upcoming Activities

Date Day Activity Location Dress OIC
20 Feb 19 1830-2100 Wednesday Mandatory Training Night 809 HQ (CNC) C2/C3 CV Carbone
21 Feb 19 1900-2100 Monday Optional Training Night
(Marksmanship Team)		 809 HQ (CNC) Civilian CV Carbone
22-24 Feb 19 Friday-Sunday CYDC Aviation Weekend 822 Squadron HQ (Waterloo Airport) Civilian Capt Lemoine

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS

Weekly Routine Orders – Week of 3 Feb 19

Date
3 Feb 19

RO Number
19-05

Summary

This Monday night will be split between effective speaking preparation from 1900h-2000h (7:00pm-8:00pm) and drill team practice from 2000h-2100h (8:00pm-9:00pm) for this week, but will switch to Drill Team practice and Marksmanship Team practice beginning next week.

On Wednesday, we’ll be having our local Effective Speaking Competition and have invited the community to attend. Time permitting, there will also be a CO’s Parade at the end of the night. Lt Russell will be handling the evening as I’ll be away on business for the bulk of the week.

For those cadets participating in next week’s Effective Speaking Competition, Mrs. Gowans has asked me to remind you to bring your completed competition form with you on Wednesday.

In other news, we’re only two weeks out from our Cadet Youth Development Centre aviation weekend! I’m getting excited already and you should be too!

Training Night
6 Feb 19

CAF Member Dress
1A

Cadet Dress
C1: All Cadets

Training Night Routine

Activity Timings
Building Open, Parade Setup 1815-1830
Fall-in, Inspection, Opening Parade 1830-1845
Period One 1845-1920
Period Two 1925-2000
Break 2000-2015
Period Three 2015-2050
Clean Up Training Areas and Parade Square 2050-2100
Fall-in, Closing 2100-2115
Dismissal 2115

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Lt Russell

Training Night Schedule

Period 1
1845-1915		 Period 2
1925-1955		 Period 3
2015-2045
Level One PO/EO O410.05 O410.05 CX20.01
Description Effective Speaking Competition Effective Speaking Competition CO’s Parade
Instructor
Level Two PO/EO O410.05 O410.05 CX20.01
Description Effective Speaking Competition Effective Speaking Competition CO’s Parade
Instructor
Level Three PO/EO O410.05 O410.05 CX20.01
Description Effective Speaking Competition Effective Speaking Competition CO’s Parade
Instructor
Level Four PO/EO O410.05 O410.05 CX20.01
Description Effective Speaking Competition Effective Speaking Competition CO’s Parade
Instructor

This Week’s Activities

Date Day Activity Location Dress OIC
4 Feb 19 1900-2000 Monday Optional Training Night
(Effective Speaking)		 809 HQ (CNC) Civilian Mrs. Gowans
4 Feb 19 2000-2100 Monday Optional Training Night
(Drill Team)		 809 HQ (CNC) Civilian
(Boots and Wedge)		 WO1 Couroux
6 Feb 19 1830-2100 Wednesday Mandatory Training Night 809 HQ (CNC) C1 Lt Russell

Upcoming Activities

Date Day Activity Location Dress OIC
11 Feb 19 1900-2000 Monday Optional Training Night
(Drill Team)		 809 HQ (CNC) Civilian
(Boots and Wedge)		 WO1 Couroux
11 Feb 19 2000-2100 Monday Optional Training Night
(Marksmanship Team)		 809 HQ (CNC) Civilian CV Carbone
13 Feb 19 1830-2100 Wednesday Mandatory Training Night 809 HQ (CNC) C2/C3 CV Carbone

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS