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May 2013

• Manitoba Cadets compete in national shooting tournament
  CTV News
  10 Manitoba Cadets are in St Catherines, ON to compete in the National Cadet Marksmanship Championship. More than 125 Cadets from across the country are taking part in the competition. “It is an honour to represent our Region at the Nationals,” said …
• Cadets compete at the 39th National Marksmanship ChampionshipMore than 125 Cadet competitors, along with their coaches and competition staff from across Canada are bound to succeed at the 39th National Cadet …

Media coverage of the Army Cadets Vimy Commemoration Events (April 2013)

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• Cadets commemorate Battle of Vimy Ridge – News – By Ray …
  News Cadets commemorate Battle of Vimy Ridge by Ray Yurkowski.
• Currie Project gets $20K boost 0
  Strathroy Age Dispatch
  The Army Cadet League of Canada (Ontario) has raised $20000 toward erecting a … The money was raised by Ontario Army Cadets who sold Vimy pins in support …
• Cadets remember Vimy Ridge visit – Niagarathisweek.com – On the 95th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, 10 air cadets from the 809 Newark Squadron in Niagara-on-the-Lake were standing at the base of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France as part of a 5,000-strong youth contingent from Canada to …
• The Ottawa Citizen coverage of the events
• View various other photos of the event taken by Robert Gill, part of the organizing team for the Ottawa ceremonies, and by Mr. Michel Asboth, parent of a cadet on vigil and member of the Supporting Committee for the 2784 GGFG RCACC in Ottawa
• Photos: Vancouver cadets remember Vimy Ridge
  More than 200 cadets gathered at Vancouver’s Victory Square for Vimy day ceremonies.
• Hundreds of cadets commemorate battle of Vimy Ridge
  News1130
  VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – Hundreds of cadets stood in the rain at Vancouver’s Victory Square Sunday morning to commemorate the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Some people who were there said they have a deep connection to the World War I event.
• Winnipeg army cadets remember Battle of Vimy Ridge | CTV …
  Battle that cost 10000 Canadian lives marked Canada’s “coming-of-age.”
• Military show comes to Mt Brydges
  Strathroy Age Dispatch
  He explained that the Army Cadet League of Canada, Ontario Division is commemorating the battle of Vimy Ridge. In doing some research, the Cadet League came
• Canada’s victory at Vimy Ridge recalled as a turning point for country
  The Province
  On Sunday, an estimated 300 young army cadets from 10 units throughout Metro … considered by historians to be a defining moment in Canada’s history.
• Colchester County cadets remember Vimy Ridge – Latest … – Truro
  UPDATED 4 P.M. – TRURO – Remembering the Battle of Vimy Ridge made a young army cadet feel proud to be Canadian on Saturday.
• CambridgeTimes Article: Cambridge Cadet wins trip to Vimy Ridge
  Cambridge cadet wins trip to Vimy Ridge. Sgt. David Comeau, 17, receives an award from Don McCumber, president of the Army Cadet League of Canada
• Local cadets mark 96th anniversary of Vimy Ridge
  Waterloo Record
  Tijana Martin/Record Staff Local cadets and members of the community mark the 96th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge on Wednesday evening. The ceremony was held at the Kitchener Armoury

April 2013

• Celebrating a century of Army Cadets
  CTV News
  Members of Canada’s oldest youth organization celebrated a major milestone on Saturday. The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders are commemorating the 100th anniversary of the foundation of their Army Cadet Corps. The cadets marched through the …
• Cameron Cadets on Shaw TV – Click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdBBTIP4q5Y to view
• Cadets receive donation from Legion – Prince Albert Daily Herald -Capt. SueLynn Lavigne accepts a $6,000 donation to the Prince Albert Army Cadet Corps from the Prince Albert branch of the Royal Canadian Legion on Wednesday. The funds will go towards their 100th anniversary Annual Ceremonial Review (ACR) on …
• Sault athlete on Rocky Mountain high Sault Star – He was a member of the Army Cadets growing up in city, but even before he joined the cadets he was familiar with guys and comfortable around rifles. “My family is all hunters. We’ve been shooting for a while. I’ve always had that shooter mentality and …
• A radio interview with a Cadet from Newfoundland who was awarded the Queen Diamond Jubilee Medal.
• Cadets bring smiles to faces of veterans – The Pictou Advocate -
  The cadets are taking part in a program called Adopt a Vet, where the cadets visit with a veteran for an hour a couple of times each month to chat, play games, …

March 2013

• Codroy Valley hosts inter-provincial cadet exchange
  Port aux Basques Gulf News
  The 2310 Royal Canadian Army Corp traveled by airplane into Deer Lake early that Saturday morning. 2310 Captain Boissonneault said the airplane ride in itself was the first of many experiences for most of the cadets. The visitors were greeted by 3023 …
• Local army cadets to see Canadian battlefields in Europe
  Airdrie City View
  A group of 36 members from the 3016 Calgary Highlanders Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps in Airdrie will be embarking on a 12-day European trip on March 29. “It’s a trip I wish every Canadian could do,” said Wild Rose MP Blake Richards, who was on …

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• Strathroy teen applauds Sir Arthur Currie’s role at Vimy Ridge in 1917
  By Debora Van Brenk, The London Free Press Thursday, March 14, 2013 10:34:20 EDT AM

  The general and the corporal. the war hero and the kid.  Gen. Sir Arthur Currie — the Strathroy-born Great War icon sometimes described as Canada’s greatest military commander — has a fervent ambassador in 14-year-old Army Cadet Cpl. Ciaran Dodds.
• Celebrating 90 Years
  BlackburnNews.com
  The 1086 Walkerville Collegiate of the Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps is celebrating 90 years in the community. A official parade with its current members …
• Gaudet packs punch at biathlon
  Sault Star
  By Brian Kelly, Sault Star The chief warrant officer with 2310 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps placed sixth in the female youth division at the 26th annual …
• On target for the bronze medal
  NorthernLife.ca
  2964 Walden Irish Army cadets Master Cpl. Roman Leblanc, Master Cpl. James Bennet-Ainsworth and Warrant Officer Scott Sampson formed Ontario’s Unit Male team, competing at the 2013 National Cadet Biathlon Championship. Photo by Capt.
• Rangers cadets host Manitoba counterparts
  YorkRegion.com
  Warrant Officer William Cannon (left) and Sgt. Michael Brooks of Brandon, Manitoba’s 2520 Cadet Corps visited Aurora Town Hall Friday. More than 30 Brandon cadets are in town on an interprovincial exchange program with the Queen’s York Rangers …
• Local cadets compete at National Cadet Biathlon (9 photos)
  SooToday.com
  Four local cadets finished the last two races in the top 10 of the 2013 National Cadet Biathlon [on the weekend]. Sarah Gaudette, 2310 Royal Canadian Army …

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• Army cadet and foster child receives Jubilee medal
  CBC.ca
  Thistle-Samson, 17, was nominated by a member of the provincial army cadets for her community volunteer work. Aside from cadets, she helps raise money for the Children’s Wish Foundation and Ronald McDonald House, participates in the Terry Fox walk …

Feb 2013

• BGen Lavoie visits 3013 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps | Joint …
  BGen Lavoie visits 3013 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps.
• Winter camping teaches practical lessons for cadets
  Bridge River Lillooet News
  The focus of the weekend was on learning how to exist in the cold, but this activity also provided cadets with opportunities to practise using Coleman lanterns and stoves, lighting and maintaining a fire, as well as setting up and taking down the …
• Cadets to hold Shoe & Shoot Fundraiser this Saturday : Revelstoke …
  By editor
  By Capt. Kelly Rienks and Susanne Tippe. Our local Army Cadets have a lot going on next month! This weekend we will be hosting our 2nd Annual Winter Shoe & Shoot Fundraiser on Saturday, March 2, from 1 until 5 pm at Mt Begbie School.

• Gold and more for Sault cadets on the weekend (9 photos)
  SooToday.com
  Marie’s, 2310 Royal Canadian Army Cadets (RC(Army)CC) Corps Team from this weekend’s Canadian Cadet Movement Marksmanship Series Zone Shoot, …
• Williams Lake Army Cadets ready to host Cadet Exchange
  Welcome to Williams Lake
  The exchange is funded by the Canadian Cadet Movement in partnership with the BC Army Cadet League and help from the local 3064 Sponsoring Committee. 3064 Army Cadets would like to extend a huge thank you in advance to the many local …
• Oakville Army Cadets Honour Recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond …
  Oakville.com
  It was an evening of celebration at the Oakville Armoury as the Oakville Army Cadets, on behalf of the Governor General of Canada, presented and honoured five special recipients of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. During the February …
• Cadets dig in to winter
  The Sudbury Star
  “We added a military exhibit from the Army Cadet corps 2912 here in Sudbury … They were doing displays and demos throughout the day as part of their winter training. They were showing people how they made tents and forts and building fires and …

• Reschedule anniversary dinner – they’ve got cadets
  EMC Orleans
  While the McKees have summers off, they have a busy schedule of their own cadets training, and the winters are full of activities like winter survival camp or biathlon training. On top of that, the Orléans cadets need to raise about $40,000 a year to …

• Cadets‘ fitness to be pushed to the max
  Your Ottawa Region
  Beauchamp, along with trainers Jeff Fotti, Cierra Mansergh and Dale Boyer, will run the last 60 to 90 minutes of the day to prepare cadets for the first ever Snap Fitness Games this summer. And the fitness games are going to force cadets to go all out …
• Local Cadets Make Team Ontario
  LOCAL2 Sault Ste. Marie
  Back L-R) Dominik Tessier, John Mitchell, Dalton Hertz, James Bennett-Ains…worth, Roman Leblanc, Scott Sampson. (Middle L-R) Emily Valentini, Jessie Won, Kaitlyn Mikitish, Carissa Roy, Jessie Gravel, Malcolm Nettie, Katherine Hembruff. (Front L-R) …
• Local cadet granted prestigious medal – myKawartha.com – January 18, 2012

• Fitness Day aims to get army cadets off the couch
  Ottawa Citizen
  “The fitness day will give the cadets a fitness goal to work toward during the year. If we can keep these kids moving instead of playing video games, we will have accomplished a lot,” says Beauchamp, who dreamed up the idea after meeting Major Tim …
• Bill Sheridan earns Officer Cadet rank
  Welcome to Williams Lake
  Wednesday February 6th, 2013 marked a big night for local Civilian Instructor Bill Sheridan with 3064 Army Cadets. (Photo: Captain Micheal Berns, Commanding Officer of 3064 Army Cadets presents Bill Sheridan with his Officer Cadet rank. Submitted by …

• Taylor Hope: surprise winner of a Queen’s Jubilee medal
  By LINDSEY PAPP, Staff Reporter, Orangeville Citizen, Feb 7, 2013
  Orangeville resident Taylor Hope was pleasantly surprised when she discovered that instead of helping Army Cadet League of Ontario president Don McCumber talk about the Canadian Army Cadet program she was to be presented with a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal…

**Unfortunately, the following video is no longer available through the TV station’s Website.  We are looking into other option to provide you the opportunity to view this interview.

• VIDEO – City Pulse News Toronto: A special presentation made  by Mr. Don McCumber, President of the ACLC Ontario Branch to Cadet Taylor Hope of the 1849 Lorne Scott’s Army Cadet Corps in Orangeville, ON,  during an interview on City Pulse News Toronto January 31st.

Jan 2013

• Mayerthorpe cadet receives service medal
  Mayerthorpe Freelancer
  WO Amy Maxwell is presented a Cadet Service Medal by Ian McDermid, Army Cadet League representative. WO Amy Maxwell, the recipient of a Cadet Service Medal, …

• Sue Lusk honoured for dedication to cadets
  Simcoe.com
  “I must say that my absolute favourite part about it is teaching the cadets about leadership and being able to coach or mentor them. With the cadet corps, all that matters is if you try hard and that’s it. Everyone is accepted and everyone is treated …

• Nova Scotia cadet earns top honour
  TheChronicleHerald.ca
  Jennifer was at the New Glasgow armouries Wednesday night with the rest of 219 Royal Canadian Army Cadets Corps. There she became the first cadet in Canada …

• Cadets selling Vimy Ridge pins to honour general
  InsideHalton.com
  Pins can be purchased for $5 at the Armoury for Burlington Army Cadets, 3230 Fairview St., during Thursday night parade or at Royal Canadian Legion Branch 60, 828 Legion Rd., before the end of February. Proceeds from the pin sales will go toward the …

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