Awards

March 22, 2013

Gerard Buckley Cadet Fund(GBCF)

2013 Winning corps

Gerard Buckley and the Army Cadet League of Canada are pleased to announce the four Army Cadet Corps who are the recipients of the 2012 GBCF:

• #848 Dartmouth, NS
• #977 Montreal, QC
• #1944 Creemore, ON
• #3012 Lourdes, NL

Mr. Buckley, a former Army Cadet from Newfoundland and Labrador created the GBCF jointly with the Army Cadet League of Canada and Scotiabank, to fund training and activities not covered by the Department of National Defence. Mr. Buckley has generously increased his support to the Canadian Army Cadet Movement by distributing the grant of $3000 to each of four Army Cadet Corps.

Congratulations to the winning Army Cadet Corps and thank you to all the corps who submitted applications.

 Deadline for the 2013 Gerard Buckley Fund is November 30^th, 2013

For more information, please visit:

Our Policies Manual – Refer to policy 17.1, to access the online application form

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2012 Walsh Memorial Sword

The Army Cadet League of Canada and the Royal Canadian Legion are pleased to announce that Cadet Master Warrant Officer Julie LeBlanc of 560 Moncton RCACC, Moncton, New-Brunswick was named Canada’s most outstanding Army Cadet and the recipient of the 2012 General Walsh Memorial Sword.

The LGen Walsh Memorial Sword is the highest national prize for any Army Cadet. The award was created in 2004 by the Army Cadet League of Canada in partnership with Royal Canadian Legion, and named in honour of Lieutenant General Geoffrey Walsh CBE DSO CD, who dedicated much of his time to the Army Cadet Program. Recipients of the award are chosen based on their performance as Army cadets, community involvement and academic standings.

Congratulations to Cadet LeBlanc, her family and her cadet corps, as well as the New-Brunswick Branch for this achievement.

Thank you to all those who participated for this year’s award.

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