Fall 2022 – Back in Person and accepting new recruits
197 Squadron is now accepting new recruits – if you are between the ages of 12 and 18, drop by and talk to us any Tuesday night between 7 and 9 pm at the Acton Legion main hall.
For more info, email recruiting@197aircadets.ca or call 365-355-7961
Air Cadet – Spring and Summer 2020 Activities Cancellation
TO: All 197 Squadron Cadets, Parents, Staff and SSC,
SPRING AND SUMMER 2020 ACTIVITIES CANCELLATION. Our CO has an update on the Air Cadet 2019-2020 season along with information on the 2020 Summer Training in regards to COVID-19. Unfortuently all cadet activities have been cancelled. Please read the official notice from our CO, by clicking on the following link which will bring up a PDF: 197-2020 Cancellation.pdf.
197 Typhoon Squadron COVID-19
197 Squadron COVID-19 Update
29 March 2020
TO: All 197 Squadron Cadets, Parents, Staff and SSC
Refs:
A. COVID-19 13 March – 197 Squadron COVID-19
B. CANCDTGEN 014/20 – UPDATE CCO RELATED – CANCELLATIONS AND POSTPONEMENTS FOR 2020
1. Taking into account the current situation, all cadet activities that require in-person contact have been suspended until at least April 30 2020,
2. The situation will be reassessed before April 30 2020, and further direction will be issued at that time,
3. This decision has been taken as the safety and welfare of all who participate in our program is always our top priority,
4. Our Senior Cadet team has been reaching out to all squadron members on a regular basis, and this will be expanded in the upcoming weeks,
5. As we are now in an extended period of restrictions, the training department will be rolling out a series of web-based training exercises. Expect to hear from them very soon,
6. No decision has been taken at this point regarding summer training courses,
7. I thank Cadets, Parents, Staff and the SSC of 197 squadron for your understanding and support during this uncertain time, and […]
COVID-19 : All Cadet Activities Cancelled for 3 Weeks
TO: All 197 Squadron Cadets, Parents, Staff and SSC,
1. In response to developments in the outbreak of a novel corona-virus (COVID-19), effective immediately, all cadet activities have been cancelled for the next 3 weeks.
2. The situation will be reassessed before April 3 2020, and further direction will be issues at that time.
3. This decision has been taken as the safety and welfare of all who participate in our program is always our top priority.
4. I thank Cadets, Parents, Staff and the SSC of 197 squadron for your understanding and support during this uncertain time, and will keep you updated of developments and resumption of the program as soon as this has been finalized.
5. Updates will also be posted to the 197 squadron website and Facebook page as they become available.
6. Any questions can be forwarded to me at Richard.dobbs@197aircadets.ca.
Refs:
A. CATO 14-06 Training or Recreational Trips.
B. CDS TASKING ORDER FOR OPERATION LASER 20-01, 2 March 2020
C. 3000-1 (J3) NATIONAL CADET AND JUNIOR CANADIAN RANGERS SUPPORT GROUP COVID-19 DIRECTIVE – VERSION 002, 12 March 2020.
D. CANFORGEN 039/20 – NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) UPDATE.
E. […]
Subscribe to the 197 Air Cadet Calendar
To all Parents and Cadets. The 197 Air Cadet calendar is now available via subscription. The calendar contains events for the entire cadet year (Aug/Sep thru June) and will let you know what is happening and when.
Go the our site: https://197AirCadets.ca and select Calendar from the menu. You will find a new button at the top right of the page that will lead you to instructions on subscribing or downloading the 197 Air Cadet calendar, which you can use to add our calendar into your favourite calendaring app (Outlook/Google Calendar etc). Get our calendar on your phone, tablet and other devices. By subscribing to our calendar you will also receive changes to the calendar as they occur.
If you wish to subscribe to a calendar but are unsure how to go about it, please visit C.V. Davey on a Tuesday cadet meeting night and he will gladly help you.
Marksmanship Team
Our Marksmanship Team having fun, and our first All-Female Relay!
2019 Fall Gliding Photos
Here are a few pictures of our 197 Cadets out at our fall gliding day, where they had the opportunity to get up in the air in gliders.
Fall FTX – Oct 5th & 6th – Forms and Info
All 197 Cadets,
Our Fall FTX (Field Training Exercise) is Oct 5th and 6th at Rockwood Conservation Area. This is a Mandatory event for all cadets.
You will need to be at the gate to Rockwood Conservation no later than 08:30 (8:30am) Saturday morning. Our FTX goes overnight and cadets will be at the main gate at 16:00 hrs (4:00pm) on Sunday for pickup by their parents.
An advance party of cadets will arrive Friday Oct 4th in the evening to help setup, a separate warning order will be issued to those cadets in the advance party.
Please download and read the following forms, and have your signed consent form with you for our next Tuesday evenings’ training: Tuesday October 1st. Review the kit list, you must bring all the items on the list.
Download Documents: Warning Order – 2019 Fall FTX Fall FTX Information Kit List Inspection Consent Form
Map to Rockwood Conservation:
2019 Air Cadet – Recruiting Night and Open House
Free to join and open to all young men and women ages 12 to 18 (Canadian Citizens and Landed Immigrants)
Come and see what Air Cadets is all about. Meet our staff and cadets and see if Air Cadets is right for you. This is an excellent opportunity for Canadian youth to join an organization which prides itself on excellence and which is committed to bringing out the best in our young men and women.
Learn to fly, go gliding, learn about aviation, meet new friends, go camping, fly model rockets, build up your confidence, learn to speak in front of others, learn how to be a leader. compete against other squadrons… the list goes on and on, you will experience a wide variety of interesting and fun things as a member of the cadets.
197 Air Cadets serves Acton, Rockwood and the surrounding area. General meetings are Tuesday evenings from 6:30pm to 9:15pm.
2019-2020 Air Cadet Training Year – Initial Schedule
Welcome Cadets to our 2019-2020 Training year. Here is a initial calendar which provides detail from the end of August to early October. Please review it. You will find some more detail on each event in the calendar on the 197 Air Cadet website.
Aug 27 – Staff Meeting
Sept 3 – First Training Night / Returning Cadet Night
The first training night of the 2019-2020 Air Cadet training schedule. This will include the “Returning Cadet Night” for reviewing and filling in the cadet paperwork for the new training year.
Sept 5 – Flight Scholarship Starts
Sept 7/8 – Senior Development Weekend – Level 4 and Level 5’s. – Georgetown Armouries
Joint squadron development weekend with 242 and 756 Squadrons.
Sept 8 – Sunnybrook Hospital Visit with the Veterans
Sept 10 – Recruiting Night – Open House
Sept 21 – Orienteering Day – Mandatory
Sep 29 – Orienteering Competition – Albion Hills
Sep 29 – Gliding Mandatory
Oct 4 – Fall FTX – Advance Party
Oct 5/6 – Fall FTX – Mandatory
Acton Cadet Flies Solo
ACTON, ON. Acton resident WO2 Krishni Kulenthiran achieved a milestone in her Pilot career on July 9th by completing her first solo at Harv’s Air in Manitoba.
WO2 Kulenthiran is a member of 197 Typhoon Air Cadet squadron in Acton, and won a Power Pilot Scholarship this year to spend 7 weeks earning her pilot’s license. These scholarships are awarded through a competitive process and only awarded to the top cadets in the country.
“Your first solo is something you remember for the rest of your life. Congratulations to WO2 Kulenthiran, and best of luck in the rest of your training” said Captain Richard Dobbs, Commanding Officer of 197 Squadron.
WO2 Kulenthiran will continue training for the rest of the summer in order to earn her Private Pilot license, including passing a theory exam and a Transport Canada flight test.
“WO2 Kulenthiran is the latest of a long line of Flight Scholarship candidates from 197 Squadron, many of whom have moved on to work in the aviation industry” added Capt Dobbs
2019 Annual Ceremonial Review (ACR)
2019 Annual Air Cadet Ceremony – 197 Air Cadets – Typhoon Squadron – Acton Ontario.
Our Annual Air Cadet Ceremony was a great day for our cadets and their parents.
CO Cpt Richard Dobbs had his cadets out for his first ACR as the squadrob CO and his cadets made him product.
The Mayor for Guelph/Eramosa the Honorable Chris White stepped up to the task of Reviewing Officer, visiting dignitaries included Wellington County’s MP Michael Chong, and the original CO and creator of 197 squadron and Air Cadet League Representative Cpt Kevin Smith (Ret’d). Former squadron warrant officer WO2 Madison Blackwood (Ret’d) was our Master of Ceremonies this year.
Presentations from the cadets included: Effective Speaking Demonstrations from FCpl Jackson Vallance and from WO1 Matthew Davey. A demonstration on precision drill was given by the drill team instructor FSgt Krishni Kulenthiran and our excellent drill team: WO1 Matthew Davey, Cpl Nathaniel Dayman, Cpl Ashley Kolosvari, Sgt Kyle Kulenthiran, Sqt Erika Labonte, Cpl James Murray, WO2 Alexander Pumphrey, FCpl Cameron Toth, FCpl Jackson Vallance & LAC William Wood.
The cadets created some displays for everyone to […]
35th Annual Ceremonial Review – This Sunday June 9th
This Sunday June 9th, 2019 marks the 35th occurrence of the 197 Squadron’s Annual Review Ceremony.
This is a special occasion for our Cadets, as they will showcase some of the talents they have have worked very hard on all year. Demonstrations from our Effective Speaking team will be followed by our Drill Team an Awards presentation and a few speeches by special guests and staff.
The event marks the un-official end of the Cadet year, a review of all of our cadets will be conducted by this year’s Reviewing Officer: The Honorable Chris White, Mayor of Guelph Eramosa. Also in attendance will be a special guest: Air Cadet League Representative Capt. Kevin Smith (Ret’d) who is the Squadron Director for the Air Cadet League of Canada (OPC).
Friends and family of our cadets, we hope you attend to show your support for your cadet and the effort they have put in this year. All of our cadets have worked very hard to make this event a special one.
See you there, and congratulations to all of our 197 Cadets, may your annual review […]
A Thoughtful and Kind Donation
The Cadets and Staff of 197 Acton Air Cadets Typhoon Squadron, wish to send a very special “Thank You” to Mrs Yvonne Armstrong who at her passing left a generous donation to our Squadron. We also wish to pass on our condolences to her family and friends.
Mrs Armstrong’s first husband Frank Langley who passed in 1984 was a crew member on a Lancaster and they lived together in Acton before his passing. She was very active with volunteering and were told had a special place in her heart for the Acton Air Cadets. Mrs Armstrong later remarried Bruce Armstrong and is survived by many family members.
Her obituary may be found at: http://www.lifenews.ca/announcement/9179869-armstrong-a-yvonne
Thank you for thinking of our Air Cadets, and helping to support the youth of Acton. May you find joy, peace and happiness in whatever adventure awaits.