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Training Update

FOR TONIGHT:

WEDNESDAY NIGHT TRAINING:

Duty Officer
Lt Russell

Dress
C2B: Sgt, FSgt, WO2, WO1
C4A: AC, LAC, Cpl, FCpl

SUPPER MARKET: for those returning cadets on the DRILL TEAM – meet at the NOTL Supper market in front of the CIBC at 630pm in your uniform (see dress orders above). You will be driven back to the Sqn at the closing of the market by Mrs Lett & OCdt Couroux.

REGULAR TRAINING NIGHT: for all new cadets and returning cadets not on the drill team, meet at our regular time & place: Royal Elite International Academy at 630pm in the small gymnasium.

NAMES UPDATED BELOW: Confirm with Capt Palumbo if you are available either by email or text msg (289)783-1942 or tammypalumbo@yahoo.ca

Airport Security Meeting: 730pm at NOTL Airport – for the following cadets only. . You must be able to miss school next Wed for the Snowbirds performance.  You will be driven to the meeting from the cadet hall/supper market, then back to the sqn for closing parade.

DRIVING IS AVAILABLE FOR CADETS COMING FROM ST.CATHARINES to the SNOWBIRDS next Wed. Speak with Capt Palumbo tonight to arrange for a pick up.

Bottle Drive Saturday:

I have had several requests from parents with children not in the squadron asking if they can help out at the Bottle Drive for community hours for high school or just to help. Yes! We would love to have them, however two things must happen: your child must remain at the bottle sorting location at the VanNoort Greenhouse (not go out driving) and there must be a family member present to supervise them. As they are not cadets, they do not fall under the supervision requirements for our Staff. 

SNOWBIRDS VISIT INFO:

Snowbirds 20 Sep 17: On the day of the event, cadets in the list above will need to arrange transportation, either through the sqn, or with your parents, to get to the NOTL airport no later than 1300. Dismissal time of 1830, staff will bring you over to the sqn for our regular training night. Dinner is provided.

To be clear: the 1pm arrival time on 20 Sep is only for those cadets listed in the airport security meeting, they must attend both parts, and must be able to miss school on Wed the 20th. CHECK NOW with your parents to make sure you are available. REMAINING CADETS are encouraged to attend the event at 4pm in your uniform, then head over to the squadron afterwards for our regular training night.

 

TRAVEL ORDERS EXHAUST & SEPTEMBER DATES TO RESERVE

For those cadets returning from summer training this Friday, Aug 18th, please see below the TRAVEL ORDERS EXHAUST. Go through the pages (21 total) find your cadet’s name, locate the page with the word EXHAUST highlighted in yellow in the top right corner.

Timings of arrival at the Pen Centre (same as drop-off) are listed beside which bus is expected from where.

Capt Palumbo is the site supervisor for all returning buses on Fri to the Pen Centre. She will have your cadet call you upon arrival if they have not already been in contact with you. Alternatively, text her at 289-783-1942 for a more accurate estimated time of arrival (ETA).

If you need to arrange carpooling please contact listed parents accordingly.

You must be signed in to view the travel orders EXHAUST.

Looking forward to hearing all the great times had this summer – stay tuned, lots of fun coming up in Sept.

  • DATES TO RESERVE NOW:

  • Wed, 6 Sep 2017 Welcome Back BBQ

  • Wed, 13 Sep 2017 NOTL Supper Market & Drill Team Display

  • Sat, 16 Sep 2017 Bottle Drive 0900-1600hrs

  • Sun, 17 Sep 2017 – Cenotaph Rededication Ceremony NOTL 0915-1130am

  • Wed, 20 Sep 2017 Snowbirds at NOTL Airport

Canada Day Parade

Sending a big “Thank You!” out to the cadets who attended the Canada Day Parade on Sunday. Volunteering to participate in these events demonstrates our commitment to our community and country. Raising awareness of the squadron in the public eye is also a great side benefit.

Canada Day Parade: UPDATE!

Our Squadron has been selected to help lead the parade in NOTL for our Nation’s 150th birthday. We will be providing 5-6 cadets for the Flag Party.

The following cadets have signed up:

We have room for TWO (2) more cadets – WE NEED YOU OUT, COME IF YOU CAN!

Dress:  Given forecast states 25C (feels like 34C) with less than 1mm of rain, DRESS HAS CHANGED TO SHORT ORDER (No tunic – blue dress shirt, pants, boots, wedge, rank slip-ons, name tag, ribbons (for those with cadet service medals).

Details are as follows:

  • 215pm – Meet at Willow (Cake shop corner of Mary & Mississauga Sts)
  • 245pm – Parade forms up on Simcoe st at Queen
  • 250pm – Cake arrives
  • 300pm – Parade begins
  • 320pm – parade arrives at King & Queen sts
  • Fife & Drum corps Flag Party & Cake proceed along path into Simcoe Park, Politicians follow cake, cars turn left onto King st
  • 330pm – Cake arrives at Bandshell – Cadets welcome to have a slice!

Our flag party will provide the FLAGS: Canadian, Ontario, 809 Banner, + all frogs, gloves and belts required. Remainder of Flags to be provided by Canada 150 Committee. Capt Lemoine will bring all of our supplies to parade meeting point at Willow at 215pm on Jul 1st.

Canada Day: 150 years!

Our Squadron has been selected to help lead the parade in NOTL for our Nation’s 150th birthday. We will be providing 5-6 cadets for the Flag Party.

The following cadets have signed up:

We have room for one (1) more cadet – send an email over to Capt Lemoine to CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE and to add your name to the list.

Details are as follows:

  • 215pm – Meet at Willow (Cake shop corner of Mary & Mississauga Sts)
  • 245pm – Parade forms up on Simcoe st at Queen
  • 250pm – Cake arrives
  • 300pm – Parade begins
  • 320pm – parade arrives at King & Queen sts
  • Fife & Drum corps Flag Party & Cake proceed along path into Simcoe Park, Politicians follow cake, cars turn left onto King st
  • 330pm – Cake arrives at Bandshell – Cadets welcome to have a slice!

Our flag party will provide the FLAGS: Canadian, Ontario, 809 Banner, + all frogs, gloves and belts required. Remainder of Flags to be provided by Canada 150 Committee. Capt Lemoine will bring all of our supplies to parade meeting point at Willow at 215pm on Jul 1st.

Dress: C-1 with medals. Given long term forecast states 22C with 5-10mm of rain, this may change. Capt Lemoine will update you closer to date.

Wed Night Training

DRESS REHEARSAL for our Annual Ceremonial Review this Sat. Oh, and it’s cupcake birthday night. 🙂

Duty O 
Capt Palumbo

Duty NCO

FCpl Nicolescu

Dress
C2B: Sgt, FSgt, WO2, WO1
C4A: AC, LAC, Cpl, FCpl

UNIFORMS! All you need to know is printed in CATO 55-04: (available to all cadets on the website) Air Cadet Dress Instructions. Check your pants for “railroad tracks”, your boots for dull spots, your dress shirt for proper crease position. Now is the time to be picky about how you look! Senior Cadets (Sgt & up) we will repeat the uniform inspection from last week. You know what needs to be fixed.

Mandatory Attendance May 24, 27 & 31. We have 2 Wed nights total remaining. Tonight we will be having our final Annual Parade Practice – it is a COMPLETE DRESS REHEARSAL run through of the parade (unfortunately, the Snowbirds Air show was cancelled for this week). We need everyone out so we are ready for our Annual Ceremonial Review Parade on Sat 27 May 2017 at 3pm. All cadets are required to attend in order to complete their level.

PARENT SUMMER TRAINING BRIEFING – NEXT WED 31 MAY 2017. 645pm in Classroom #1. All cadets that are attending summer training, must have a parent attend. The Cadet Squadron Commander Change of Command Parade will follow at 815pm.

809 Squadron to see the SNOWBIRDS!

Instead of our regular parade night on Wed 24th May, 809 will join 337 Fort Erie for the following event:

“On Wed 24th May, the skies over Fort Erie will be filled with the roar of 9 jet engines as the Canadian Forces Snowbirds perform their 2017 show over the waters of Lake Erie at the Niagara River.
I would like to extend an invitation to all NAG Squadrons and Cadet Flying Site Staff to attend the show.  The performance will begin at 1800 and will feature the Team’s entire 2017 show, lasting approximately 30-40 minutes.
Cadets and Staff in uniform will be invited to watch the show from the VIP viewing area, with the chance to meet Captain Paul Faulkner, Snowbird 11 and Captain Blake McNaughton, Snowbird 10, following the show.
On-site parking is limited, with the bulk of the parking on Lakeshore Road and the streets surrounding the site.  Carpooling or busing is suggested for large groups.
A google maps link to the VIP area entrance can be found here: https://goo.gl/maps/JRdW6zoK1rs (Parking Lot on Lakeshore Road at Beatrice Street, Fort Erie).  There will be washrooms on site, but no food or beverage vending available“.

Cadets are asked to CARPOOL as much as possible. Cadets that need a ride are to let Capt Palumbo know so that transportation can be arranged for you. We want to have ALL our cadets out to see the show. Dress will be determined closer to the date (based on weather). More details to follow on the 17th.

NAG Effective Speaking & NOTL Home Show

This Saturday sees our two winners of the 809 Sqn Effective Speaking Competition participate at the Regional – NAG Comp – at 62 Grimsby Phantom Squadron Headquarters, Mountain Ridge Community Centre. Best of luck to Cdts Miele & Gowans!

Cadet Dress for the Comp is C-2 (no Whites at all) , Officers 1-D, Other Designated Sqn Escorts Appropriate Civilian Sqn Dress; Cadets are required to make their own way to Comp.

Mrs. Gowans has all required paperwork for the Competition – please find her on arrival.

  •  Timings:               Registration : Main Hall 11:30-12:00hrs
  •                                Opening Remarks : Church 12:00-12:15hrs
  • Competition Commences : Church 12:15 hrs
  •                                Program Break Following Prepared Speeches: 20-30 min (approx 2pm)
  •                                Impromptu Speeches: Approximately 14:30 start
  •                                Awards and closing Remarks:  Approximately 1530-1600hrs
  •                                Dismissal: Hopefully NLT 16:15hrs

NOTL Home Show is also on Sat but at Crossroads School in NOTL. We have a booth in one of the classrooms. The schedule for those participating is as follows:

  • Set-up: Sat morning 700am – 830am
  • Booth open : 9am-4pm
  • Tear down: 4-6pm
  • Morning (including set-up) – Capt Palumbo, Capt Lemoine, CI Nicolescu, Mrs Lett & Mr Zalepa (set-up only)
  • Afternoon (including tear down) – Capt Palumbo, CI Lemoine, Mrs Mehrotra
  • Set-up & Tear down should only take a maximum of 30 mins. Morning volunteers are welcome to join us for breakfast at Silk’s following set-up (& before the show commences at 9am).

Any cadets that require additional volunteer hours are welcome to help at the booth on Sat. The dress is C-2. Officers: 3C. Civilian adults: 809 Sqn blue golf shirts & khaki pants/skirt.

Training This Week: Mon 19 & Wed 21 Dec 16

We have a regular training week on Mon & Wed this week. Christmas Stand down begins Thurs 22 Dec 16 until Fri Jan 6th 2017. If you have PHOTOS to submit – please send them to Capt Palumbo – Tammy.Palumbo@cadets.gc.ca. We are looking for photos from the NOTL Christmas Parade and the Mess Dinner. There will be a Staff Meeting immediately following the parade night on Wed.

MON: Drill Team – 7-8pm Dress civilian with parade boots and wedge

Flight Club/Sports/Effective Speaking 8-9pm

WED: Regular Training Night. Polish those boots! They took a beating at the Santa Claus Parade – make sure you put in some extra time this week to get them back up to standard. Dress standards can be found here: Dress Regs + Boots Video

WED Duty Officer
Capt Lemoine

Dress
C2: Sgt, FSgt, WO2, WO1
C3: AC, LAC, Cpl FCpl

Looking forward to seeing everyone out for our last week before Christmas Break. We will not be parading during the school holidays – however, we will start up again in the New Year at our Bottle Drive on Saturday 7th January, 2017 9am at VanNoort Greenhouses On Creek & Hunter Rds. Regular Monday and Wednesday training will begin on January 9th.

 

Monday Night Training

Drill Team – 7-8pm – make sure you’re there! We need all hands on deck for our silent routine practice. Dress: civilian with parade boots and wedge.

Sports/Flight Club – 8-9pm

NATIONAL COURSE NARRATIVES: Please send them in for proof-reading – email Capt Palumbo: Tammy.Palumbo@cadets.gc.ca  All natiional course applications are due THIS WEDNESDAY night at the Mess Dinner. 

NOTL Christmas Parade – was a HUGE success! Special thanks to Mr. Ruttan for the use of his trailer for our float, to CI Thiffault and Mr Zalepa for float prep on Friday afternoon, and to Mr Hendriks for driving the float in the parade. Our Cadets looked FANTASTIC with their elf hats on – if you have photos please send them to Capt Palumbo.

MESS DINNER on Wednesday: do you still need a bowtie? Capt Palumbo has one left – $7 each, you can pay on Wed night. Check out the dress regulations here: C8. NO headdress (wedge), and YES wear your name tag. Meet at the Virgil Fire Hall on 1391 Concession 6 Rd in NOTL at 630pm. Dinner begins at 7pm. Cadets are asked to wait in the foyer – they will be formally asked to come into the dining area. Parent volunteers can go straight to the kitchen – dress is white top, black bottoms for serving.

As an FYI, Capt Palumbo will not be into the office this evening. Capt Lemoine will be on-site for any pertinent questions/concerns.