Range: join us for the final range night of the training year.  This will be a concurrent activity with Flight Club – when not on the range firing, you can go on the flight simulators.

Range: 7-9pm

Flight Club: 7-9pm

Please see below the Niagara Cadet Gala poster advertising the Social on Feb 4th 2017. Open to all cadets. Tickets may be purchased through the Squadron Staff.

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Niagara Cadet Winter Gala 2017 81 Lake St (Lake Street Armoury) St. Catharines, ON L2R 5X3 Tickets $20 February 4th 2017 Semi-Formal or C8 Mess Dress Black, Silver, and Gold theme Doors Open 17:30! Dinner at 18:00-19:30! Dance 19:30-23:00! Limited number of tickets at the door!

All day NAG SPORTS COMPETITION SAT 28th of JAN. NEW TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION:

Bus leaves promptly at 7am from the THOROLD SQUADRON LHQ – at Trinity United Church in Thorold. Google map link here: 128 Sqn LHQ.

It takes about 20 mins to get to Thorold from our LHQ – plan your travel accordingly. We do NOT have a bus leaving from 809 – carpool to Thorold is the best we can do (better than parent drivers to Dunnville). Pick up will be at 515pm in Thorold.

If you are having trouble finding a ride to/from Thorold, please let Capt Palumbo know TONIGHT so we can make suitable arrangments.

Bring everything you need for a day of sports. Backpack, music, book, snack.

3 teams – volleyball, handball, soccer. 5-7 players per team. Max 21 cadets. Lunch is provided.

Truck #1….

….Truck #2!

Parents/Guardians: Please note that effective Jan 2017, 809 will no longer be officially supporting the Legion by providing cadets to work at the Fish Fry on Thursday evenings.

This is due to a change in supervision requirements from DND that we cannot meet.

We are happy to inform you that a parent of one of our cadets, Mr Cory Abt, has stepped forward to manage the volunteers for the Legion @ Fish Fry in the New Year. All parents are invited to submit names to him for inclusion in the volunteer list. There is no requirement for cadets to participate – it is entirely of your own initiative. Timings and expectations remain the same, but it will no longer be organized or supervised by 809 Squadron Staff/Sponsors, and as such is an event entirely outside of the cadet program.

We are delighted that Mr Abt has stepped forward to volunteer with the Legion so that their requirements for workers are still met. If you need further information, please contact the Commanding Officer.

Please see the NEW handbook released tonight for ALL National Course applicants: Cadet Supplemental Booklet V2

READ IT. Send questions to Capt Palumbo: Tammy.Palumbo@cadets.gc.ca

Duty Officer
CI Lemoine

Dress
C1: Everyone

CO’s parade tonight beginning in period 3 at 815. Parents are welcome to attend.

REMINDER: look to previous post for SUMMER TRG and NATIONAL COURSE information.

VIMY RIDGE 2017 TRIP PAYMENT DUE TONIGHT. Please see Mrs Lett directly. 

The list of available 2017 summer training courses is here: 2017-air-ctc-info-pamphlet. PAY ATTENTION to course information. If you are in level 1 now, you will have completed level 1 by June 30 – just in time for Summer 2017. This is the case for every level: level 2 now? Level 2 completed are the ONLY courses you can apply for. And so on.

For those cadets that did not receive a copy of the application for Summer Training in November, there is one here: course-selections-for-summer-trg that you can print yourself and bring in, or you can get one tonight at the office. THEY ARE DUE TONIGHT.

The info for NATIONAL COURSE HANDBOOK is here:2017-national-courses-hb-for-cadets-parents-v4-nov-11-2016_reduced. And if you didn’t see the Power Point presentation made to parents in November, it is here:parent-mtg-air-cadet-summer-training-applications. Only those cadets who have completed Level 3 as of June 2017 are eligible to apply for National Courses. In the case of Power (level 4) and IACE (level 5).

NATIONAL COURSE APPLICATIONS ARE DUE NEXT WED. The 14th at the Mess Dinner. The narrative, school transcripts, passport photos (if applicable) and any other supporting documentation/signatures are required. This will give Capt Palumbo 1 week to sort through and make sure nothing is missing before sending off to Detachment in London. The application folders have arrived in the mail and will be compiled beginning this evening. Capt Palumbo will meet with ALL potential applicants individually throughout the parade night.

This just in:

“The Jazz [Aviation Pathways Program] APP now provides a clear pathway for high school students active in air cadets to a career with a commercial carrier”. – See more at: Jazz & Air Cadet League

This Saturday is the NOTL Parade in old town. Cadets are expected to attend and be a part of the marching unit that accompanies our float in the parade.

The parade begins at 11am – but we need cadets out at our spot along the parade route by 1030am at the latest. Post will be updated with parade position asap.

Dress is UNIFORM for all cadets (C3 – sweater, with parka, black gloves and toque). For select senior cadets dress will be as directed tonight – all Level 4 & 5 cadets are to meet with Capt Palumbo tonight during break.

Parents: We need your HELP! On Friday afternoon (the 9th) we will be meeting at CI & Mr. Ruttan’s house (across the road from the old NDSS on East & West Line), at 130pm to set-up the parade float. If you are available to help, please contact the office 905-468-7584 tonight before closing parade at 9pm. We anticipate the whole process will take approximately 1 hr.