Date
22 Mar 2020

RO Number
2020-12

CO’s Message

We’re one week into our three-week extended March Break and suspension of the cadet program nationwide. I hope everyone is doing well and taking all necessary precautions in order to stay healthy and avoid spreading infection to others. It’s a trying time for everyone, but each of you has shown that you have the self-discipline to weather this and serve as good examples to others.

We’re still on track for our program to resume during the week of 5 Apr 2020, but expect to have a number of factors to consider before we can safely do so. I don’t have any current updates from our chain of command, but will ensure that these get out to everyone as soon as I receive them.

In the event that the date for resuming training is pushed out, we’re exploring other options. One of these is use of Google Classroom to deliver at least some of our training on-line. This isn’t really workable unless a significant number of you have the necessary computer access to make this work. I’ve added a survey below to get a feel for whether this is feasible or not. Please fill it in at your earliest opportunity.

We’re still looking for submissions for our 50th Anniversary Pin, so if you’re artistically inclined that’s a great use for any spare time you might find that you have. The deadline may be pushed out a bit, but the contest is still on!

2Lt Nicolescu sent this over to me the other day, just to keep your head-space as a cadet and have a little fun while we’re all being careful.

Cadet Isolation Crossword

Looking forward to seeing everyone when circumstances allow.

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
8 Mar 2020

RO Number
2020-10

CO’s Message

We’re down to our last training week before March Break.

Drill and Sports will be on Monday, as usual, followed by our regular training night on Wednesday.

The announcement has already gone out for our 50th Anniversary pin competition and we’re looking forward to the exciting ideas our cadets will be putting forward. There will be prizes!

March Break activities are low-key this year. We’re looking at the possibility of a board game night and possibly a movie night on the nights that we would normally be doing optional and regular training. Cadets will be polled on Wednesday for availability and interest.

Senior cadets who are eligible for C7 training with the Lincoln and Welland Regiment will be meeting OCdt Couroux at the Lake Street Armoury for training from 1730-2200 (5:30pm-10:00pm). This will be followed up by the SAT simulation range at the Lake Street Armoury from 0830-1630 (8:30am to 4:30pm) with 2lt Nicolescu. Arrive no later than 15 minutes before training in both cases. Arrive already fed on Monday and bring a packed lunch on Saturday.

See you all this week!

Training Night
11 Mar 2020

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
3C

Cadet Dress
C3: Sgts, FSgts, and WOs
C3D: Cdts, LACs, Cpls, and FCpls

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Capt Lemoine

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
1 Mar 2020

RO Number
2020-09

CO’s Message

Greetings from the Cadet Youth Development Centre! We’re having a great time and learning a lot. The more we come here, the more envious we are of the facilities and are encouraged to have something similar at home. We’ll have to work on that.

We’re back to regular Drill Team practice and sports on Monday. Wednesday, we have our CO’s Parade and a visit from our Area Elemental Advisor, Maj Lisa Lacombe. We’ll also be welcoming back A/Slt Brauweiler, who has decided to volunteer with us periodically.

Training Night
26 Feb 2020

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
1A

Cadet Dress
C1A: All Cadets

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: CV Dau

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
23 Feb 2020

RO Number
2020-08

CO’s Message

Congratulations to Cpl Vanderberg, who put his best foot forward and represented 809 Squadron this weekend at the Wing 10 Effective Speaking Competition. CV Gowans reported that the competition was close and that everyone came well prepared, so although he won’t be moving on to the regional competition, it’s not through any lack of effort or skill. Well done, Cpl!

We’ve got a busy week ahead, adding next weekend’s aviation exercise at the CYDC to our regular Drill Team practice on Monday and our regular training night on Wednesday.

Full details on the CYDC exercise can be found here: Operations Order – CYDC Aviation Weekend 2020.

Training Night
26 Feb 2020

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
3C

Cadet Dress
C3: Sgts, FSgts, WO2s, and WO1
C3D: Cdts, LACs, Cpls, and FCpls

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: OCdt Couroux

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
12 Feb 2020

RO Number
2020-07

CO’s Message

Hopefully, everyone is enjoying the extra time with their families on this Family Day long weekend. As mentioned on last Wednesday’s training night, there will be no optional training on Monday, but we’ll be back to our regular training on Wednesday with our second fitness testing session of the year. Come in comfortable sports attire, prepared to achieve your personal best in the testing. Do not wear your uniforms.

Last week, CV Lett announced the names of the cadets who have yet to bring in their outstanding lottery tickets. You know who you are and we need those tickets back in order for them to be eligible for the draw in April. Bring them with you on Wednesday if you still have them.

The Operations Order for the Aviation FTX in Waterloo will be published before the end of the weekend.

See you on Wednesday!

Training Night
19 Feb 2020

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
Operational (CADPAT or NCD)

Cadet Dress
Sports Attire: All Cadets

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Lt Russell

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
9 Feb 2020

RO Number
2020-06

CO’s Message

Congratulations once again to the 809 Newark cadets who participated in the NAG Sports Competition on Saturday. We’re one of the smaller squadrons in the group, so pulling second place overall is a fantastic achievement. Well done!

We’re back to our regular schedule this week, with drill (no sports) all evening on Monday and regular training on Wednesday. There’s a lot of aviation in the schedule this week, which is a great build-up to our aviation and aerospace weekend in Waterloo at the end of the month.

CV Lett has asked me to remind the squadron to bring in their outstanding lottery tickets. We have half of the squadron still holding on to them and they should have been turned in before the end of 2019. Let’s get those returned!

Training Night
12 Feb 2020

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
3C

Cadet Dress
C3: Sgts, FSgts, WOs
C3D: Cdts, LACs, Cpls, and FCpls.

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: 2Lt Nicolescu

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
26 Jan 2020

RO Number
2020-04

CO’s Message

Please accept my apology for getting the WROs for this week out a bit late. As announced last week, we’ll be doing our usual optional training on Monday and squadron sports on Wednesday in preparation for the upcoming NAG Sports Competition on 8 Feb. Next week, we have our usual optional training night on Monday and a combined CO’s Parade and Effective Speaking competition on Wednesday. If the Effective Speaking competition goes a little bit long, we’ll forego the CO’s Parade in the interest of hearing more presentations. I’m looking forward to hearing them!

Training Night
29 Jan 2020

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
CADPAT or Sports Attire

Cadet Dress
Sports Attire

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: CV Dau

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
19 Jan 2020

RO Number
2020-03

CO’s Message

Greetings from sunny Spain. As announced on Wednesday, Lt Russell will be in charge of things until I get back on the 1st week of February. This week is fairly regular with optional training on Monday and regular training on Wednesday. Next week, we’ll be doing our usual optional training on Monday and squadron sports on Wednesday in preparation for the upcoming NAG Sports Competition on 8 Feb.

Training Night
22 Jan 2020

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
3C

Cadet Dress
C3: Sgt, FSgt, WO2, WO1
C3D: AC, LAC, Cpl, FCpl

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Lt Russell

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
12 Jan 2020

RO Number
2020-02

CO’s Message

To all of the parents, cadets, staff, sponsorship committee, and all of the other volunteers we had at the bottle drive this weekend, thank you very much for all of your hard work. Despite the weather and the big changes in the way we process everything, we had a really successful day. We should have word from Mr. Abt as to how well we did as soon as the Beer Store provides him with some numbers. Thank you again!

This week, we’re back to a regular schedule of drill and sports on Monday, followed by regular training on Wednesday. See you then!

Training Night
15 Jan 2020

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
3C

Cadet Dress
C3: Sgt, FSgt, WO2, WO1
C3D: AC, LAC, Cpl, FCpl

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: OCdt Couroux

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!