Date
4 Jan 2020

RO Number
2020-01

CO’s Message

Welcome back! Here’s hoping everyone had a great Christmas and are enjoying the new decade so far.

We’re going to ease into January with a reasonably relaxed first week. There will be •no optional training night• this coming Monday so most cadets don’t need to come out. Instead, we’ll be holding an instructors’ meeting to plan out the remainder of the year. If you’re an instructor, bring your best ideas on Monday. Wednesday will be a CO’s Parade, starting us off on the right foot (literally!) for setting deportment, drill, and dress standards for the new year. Knowing whose uniforms still fit can’t hurt either.

The Winter Bottle Drive on the 11th. This is one of our •mandatory• fundraisers and so it’s important that all cadets (and as many parents as possible) are participating. We expect to get started at 0900 and be finished by 1600.

We also have this year’s Flying Scholarship Exams at 62 Phantom Squadron HQ on the 11th at 0900. It’s been too long since we’ve had a pilot in the squadron, so we’re all wishing Sgt Lampman and FSgt Abt our best as they take the next step toward getting their wings.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone and hearing about their holidays. Remember, if you know anyone else who you think might benefit from our program, don’t hesitate to invite them out. We accept new cadets throughout the year.

Training Night
8 Jan 2020

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
1A

Cadet Dress
C1A

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Capt Lemoine

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
15 Dec 19

RO Number
19-37

CO’s Message

We had a strong turnout at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Santa Claus Parade despite the rain, including one 23 Squadron cadet who decided to jump in with us halfway through the parade. Thanks to all of our cadets for your enthusiastic participation. Events like these are where we cement our ties with our community. Well done!

We’re going into our last training week of 2019 with drill team and sports on Monday night, followed by the 11th Annual Squadron Mess Dinner on the 18th at Grace United Church in Niagara-on-the-Lake.

The Mess Dinner is always memorable and is a wonderful way to learn about Canadian Armed Forces traditions while at the same time celebrating our squadron family. I’ve attached a copy of the invitation for the Mess Dinner so that everyone has the details of the event. Remember that the dress for the event is C2, which is your full uniform with a white collared shirt and a bowtie and no name tag.

Special thanks go out to all of the members of our Squadron Sponsorship Committee for organizing the logistics for the event, to all of our parent volunteers, to Mrs. Norma Ruttan for volunteering to be our kitchen lead, and to Rev. Maureen Ellison and Grace United Church for providing the venue.

Training Night
18 Dec 19

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
2 or 2B

Cadet Dress
C2

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Capt Lemoine

This Week’s Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
8 Dec 19

RO Number
19-36

CO’s Message

For those who weren’t present at last week’s training night, congratulations are in order for our new cadet promotions: WO2 Gowans was promoted from the rank of FSgt and WO1 Lett was promoted from the rank of WO2. In addition, 2Lt Nicolescu was promoted from the rank of OCdt. Congratulations to all!

Monday night is our usual optional training night with Drill Team practice for the first part of the evening and sports for the second part.

On Wednesday, we’ll have Lt Wilson out from 23 Squadron to act as Range Safety Officer for our marksmanship training night. Most of our cadets have been learning or reviewing proper conduct on the rifle range and have been familiarizing or re-familiarizing themselves with the cadet air rifle. It’s time to put all of this together and see how it works in practice.

Those cadets who have applied the IACE, GPS and PPS national-level courses have been given a list of additional documentation required. This all needs to be submitted by 15 Dec, so I would like to have them in by Wednesday at the latest. If you have any questions or concerns, please speak with me on Monday.

This Saturday, we’re participating in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Santa Claus Parade. We’ll be gathering at 1030 at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 124 in Niagara-on-the-Lake for an 1100 start and will be joined by 23 Squadron and their band. The town begins closing off streets around 1000 and so it is recommended that cadets be dropped off around 0930. We’ll have an officer there for supervision from 0900. Further details will be announced on Wednesday.

We’re still looking for three parent volunteers to help out as kitchen staff and servers for the Annual Mess Dinner. If you can help out, please sign up below.

Event Sign-ups
(You must be logged into the site to view sign-up sheets.)

Looking forward to seeing everyone this week!

Training Night
11 Dec 19

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
Operational (CADPAT)

Cadet Dress
Civilian

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: OCdt Couroux

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
1 Dec 19

RO Number
19-35

CO’s Message

We’re into the last stretch before the winter stand-down. There’s only three weeks of training left, beginning with this week’s CO’s Parade and ending with our Annual Mess Dinner on the 18th.

For the CO’s parade, let’s put all our effort in and make sure that our uniforms and drill are the best they can be. There will be a few special presentations at this one, setting the stage for a great new year.

We’re still looking for more parent volunteers to help out as kitchen staff and servers for the Annual Mess Dinner. If you can help out, please sign up below.

Event Sign-ups
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This is our last call for submissions for national-level courses (AASC, AATC-AM, AATC-AO, IACE, GPS and PPS) before we start finalizing everything for the deadline on 15 Dec. If you have a last-minute change or have suddenly decided that you’d like to apply, make sure you let us know by Wednesday at the latest.

Training Night
4 Dec 19

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
1A

Cadet Dress
C1A

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: 2Lt Nicolescu

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
24 Nov 19

RO Number
19-34

CO’s Message

Last week, applications for Summer Training courses were provided to all cadets present. If you’re considering any of the national-level courses (Glider/Power Pilot Scholarship, Advanced Aviation Course – Aircraft Maintenance, Advanced Aviation Course – Airport Operations, Advanced Aerospace Course, or the International Air Cadet Exchange) or a staff position at any of the Cadet Training Centres this summer, it’s important that you have your selections made and submitted this Wednesday. The deadline for these is 15 Dec 19 and we want to make sure that nobody misses any opportunities due to late submissions.

This Saturday, 358 RCSCC is running a full-day workshop on Instructional Techniques. This is an optional but highly encouraged workshop for L3 cadets and above. Last Saturday’s Leadership workshop had the best attendance to date, so it’s obvious that previous attendees were impressed and are spreading the word. The sign-up sheet has been posted and we already have three cadets signed up.

Wednesday is our last mandatory training night for November. In December, the squadron will only be active for three weeks before we go on our winter stand-down, but we’ve got a number of events packed into those. These include three Mondays of optional training (Drill Team and Sports), three Wednesdays of mandatory training (CO’s parade on the 4th, Marksmanship training on the 11th, and the Annual Squadron Mess Dinner on the 18th) and the Niagara-on-the-Lake Santa Claus Parade on the 14th, where we will be joined by 23 Squadron from St. Catharines and their band!

With respect to the Annual Squadron Mess Dinner, further details will be forthcoming in the next week, but we’re looking for upwards of eight (8) parent volunteers to help out as kitchen staff and servers for the event. If you can help out, please sign up below.

Event Sign-ups
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Looking forward to seeing you all this week.

Training Night
27 Nov 19

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
3B

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
17 Nov 19

RO Number
19-33

CO’s Message

We’re back to regular training this week with Drill Team and Sports for the remainder of the month.

Any Level 1 cadets who have not yet received their lottery tickets should bring their $60 and see Mrs. Lett at the beginning of the night on Wednesday.

Remember that we have a new winter footwear policy in order to keep our training area clean and tidy. Cadets (and staff) will come to training wearing outdoor/civilian footwear and uniform footwear in hand. Outdoor footwear will be left in the building entrance and uniform footwear will be worn inside.

For Level 3 cadets and above, 358 RCSCC is offering full-day workshops in Leadership and Instructional Techniques respectively over the next two Saturdays. These are optional, but highly encouraged for cadets who want the opportunity to hone these skills. Sign-up sheets have been posted so that we can give 358 RCSCC an idea of how many 809 cadets are interested in attending. Remember that you need to be logged in to see the sign-up sheets.

Event Sign-ups

See you on Wednesday!

Training Night
20 Nov 19

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
3B

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

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Capt Lemoine

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
10 Nov 19

RO Number
19-32

CO’s Message

Remembrance Day has come and gone for another year. Some of our cadets had already gone home by the time I made the announcement at the Legion, so I’ll reiterate it here. In all of the activities over the Remembrance season, 809 once again took up its traditional place in our community’s observations with respect, dignity, and commitment. The squadron demonstrated what it means to give of themselves for their community, slogging through the snow and the cold to remember those who gave so much more. Personally, and on behalf of everyone who has the privilege of working with you, thank you for your dedication. We’re proud of each and every one of you.

Lessening this month’s pace, we have only two scheduled activities this week, Mandatory Training on the 13th and Autumn Gliding on the afternoon of the 16th. That latter one may be a bit optimistic, but we can hope that this snow is an early blip and that we’ll have clear weather for Saturday. Sign-up sheets are below (remember that you need to be logged into the site) and we’re encouraging everyone to get on board. Hopefully, the weather won’t shut us out.

Event Sign-ups

For those cadets attending Ground School studies on Thursdays in St. Catharines, there has been a temporary change of location for the next two weeks (14 and 21 Nov). Instead of meeting at Pine Grove School, classes will be at Burleigh Hill School, 15 Burleigh Hill Dr, St. Catharines, ON L2T 2V6. Classes will return to Pine Grove School on 28 Nov 19.

Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday.

Training Night
13 Nov 19

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
3B

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
3 Nov 19

RO Number
19-31

CO’s Message

November has a busy schedule, but we already have the biggest event behind us. This last weekend’s Autumn FTX was a success! Specific thanks go out to our senior cadets for their leadership and instruction, and to 2Lt Nicolescu, who capably and enthusiastically coordinated the weekend’s training program.

This week, we have a CO’s Parade on Wednesday night. This means that ceremonial dress (C1A) is in order. We will be conducting Remembrance Day activities next week in ceremonial dress and this is a good opportunity to ensure that your uniform is up to par. Remember that if the poppy is not present and properly positioned, you are out of uniform. (See Dress Instructions at Chapter 4, Annex A for details.) For those cadets who still don’t have a complete uniform, orders have been placed and we’re hopeful that everything will arrive on time.

We’re still looking for cadet volunteers for the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Campaign this weekend. We have two signups thus far and are looking for six more. We’re also looking for one more member of the flag party for Grace United Church’s Remembrance Day Service on Sunday morning. Sign-up sheets for these events can be found here:

Event Sign-ups

Further details on the Remembrance Day Sleepover, Vigil, and Parades will be posted immediately following the WROs for this week.

Training Night
6 Nov 19

Training Night Schedule
See the Events Calendar.

CAF Member Dress
1A

Cadet Dress
C1A: Sgt, FSgt, WO2, WO1
C1A: 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!

Date
27 Oct 19

RO Number
19-30

CO’s Message

We’re now well into Remembrance season and so the poppy is a mandatory part of the cadet uniform until the end of Remembrance Day ceremonies on 11 Nov. Details on positioning can be found in the Dress Instructions at Chapter 4, Annex A.

On Friday, we have our Autumn FTX at Camp Wetaskiwin. The full operations order and annexes (kit lists, maps, &c) for this event will be provided this morning. It’s a fun and educational weekend and I’m really excited to see that every one of our cadets is going to be able to make it out.

In two weeks, we have our annual Remembrance Day Sleepover, Vigil, and Parades. Further details for these activities will be forthcoming this week.

Training Night
29 Oct 19

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: 2Lt Nicolescu

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
20 Oct 19

RO Number
19-29

CO’s Message

Hopefully, everyone is sufficiently recovered from Thanksgiving. We’re back to our regular schedule this week with optional training on Monday and mandatory training on Wednesday.

If you’re a new cadet and you haven’t been sized for your uniform yet, come out on Monday night to make sure that gets done. If you really can’t make it out on Monday for this, let us know and we’ll make time on Wednesday. We want to make sure that all cadets are in full uniform before Remembrance Day.

On the topic of Remembrance Day, the Royal Canadian Legion’s Poppy Campaign begins this coming weekend. Further details on volunteering to support this activity and gain some volunteer hours at the same time will be available this Wednesday. Remember, once the Poppy Campaign begins on 25 Oct, the poppy is a mandatory part of the cadet uniform until the end of Remembrance Day Ceremonies on the 11 Nov. Details on positioning can be found in the Dress Instructions at Chapter 4, Annex A.

We’re only two weeks out from out Autumn FTX at Camp Wetaskiwin and three weeks from our Remembrance Day Sleepover, Vigil, and Parades. We’ll have further details on both of these activities published over the next few days.

Training Night
23 Oct 19

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: Capt Lemoine

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J. Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!