Announcements: 29/30 Mar 2021
Here are this week’s Announcements
- Band Cadets are invited to join on a Air Cadet band performance to celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Air Cadet Program! Information can be found on the #General-Band Channel in Discord or Here
- The In-person CTC Course have unfortunately been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There will still be employment options for staff applicants and virtual courses offered. If Public health measures permit there will be local in-person courses offered as well. More information can be found https://577aircadets.ca/training/summer-training/
- The Cadet Activity Program (CAP) has been changed to be Virtual only, Information can be found at https://577aircadets.ca/training/supplementary-training/ and cadets are stongly encouraged to sign up as soon as possible! they’re filling up fast and some courses are already filled up, we encourage you to sign up for multiple courses that may interest you
- There will be a Virtual Leadership presentation for all cadets on Saturday, 17 April 2021 at 1030hrs – 1230hrs featuring incredible panelists. Dale Kendall – Officer Comming Leduc RCMP, LCol Michele Claveau (Ret) – Former CO RCSU(NW) and 37 Years in the CAF, Ken Simon, Former Coxswain HMCS Calgary, and Dan Goff – President, Equity Rentals. It will be a very cool and informative presentation. We encourage as many cadets that are available to attend.
- DRMAC Conference – the DRMAC is Mental Fitness and Suicide Awareness will be conducted as a one day conference, conducted virtually to air cadets and staff from the RCSU NW, it will run Sunday 11 April 2021 from 0900-1600 hrs and will be delivered by the PSP Edmonton Staff via Zoom. The purpose of MFSA is to prepare personnel in all ranks and positions to promote mental fitness and to reduce the incidents of mental health injuries including deliberate self-harm and suicide within the military community. This is a course that is delivered to the CAF and will be modified slightly for our purposes. it will be open to 2 Senior Cadets and 1 staff member per Squadron.
- Survivair wil be conducted this week at 1800-2000hrs
- . The CAP Program will be conducted from 5-9 Mar 2021
- There is no Virtual Training next week, 5-6 Mar 2021 Enjoy the break!
- Band Sunday 11 Mar 1300-1500 Hrs
Lt Meadus
Deuputy Commanding Officer
Announcements: Week of Mar 8, 2021
this week:
- Thursday Mar 11, 2021 – Survivair virtual 1800-2000hrs
- Saturday Mar 13, 2021 – Women in Defense Presentation -There is going to be an amazing webinar this Sat for Female cadets on “Women in Defense” An extremely high power panel of women have been assembled that includes Commodore Kurtz, Commander Cadets and JCR, Commander Robichauld, Commanding Officer HMCS Margaret Brooke, LCol Michele Claveau (ret) former CO RCSU(NW), MWO Kimove and Cpl Buckland. This is a do not miss event starting at 1030 on Sat 13 Mar. Webex link will be posted below
- Sunday Mar 14, 2021 – Band virtual 1300-1500hrs
- Monday Mar 15/ Tuesday Mar 16, 2021 – Virtual training nights
General Announcements:
- We received a response letter from one of the Christmas cards we sent out as a unit in December of 2019 and it was read on our training nights this week if you would like to hear the letter again or you missed it let us know.
- Senior cadets interested in apply for the Lord Strathcona Medal or Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence please reach out to CIV Vogelesang to get more information. Required documents will need to be submitted this Sunday Mar 14
Women in Defense Link
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