FSgt Baillon received his Glider Pilot Wings on parade at the Mountain View Cadet Flying Training Centre on August 23rd. Fifty-seven cadets from Ontario and 3 cadets from the Maritimes had their new wings pinned on by LCol Baldasaro, CO
Biathlon Success
FSgt Owen Baillon and FCpl Tavo Stringel competed at the Provincial Biathlon Competition again this year. The competition was again held at the Algoma Rod and Gun club outside of Sault Ste Marie. Baillon and Stringel have represented 585 Sqn
WO2 Weatherall Receives Award
WO2 Don Weatherall received the 426 Thunderbirds award for pilot training achievement. The award comes with a bursary of $300 to be spent on flying training. WO2 Weatherall received his Glider Pilot Wings in 2017 and his Power Pilot Wings
Biathlon season wrap-up
It was another successful biathlon season! Despite some unpredictable weather – too cold, too rainy, too icy – our cadets performed well and secured five spots to the Provincial level competition in Sault Ste Marie. To start with, a dozen
Provincial Biathlon Recap
This write-up is long overdue. Apologies! 585 Rideau Squadron sent three biathletes to compete at the Provincial level competition in Sault Ste. Marie on February 10th, 11th , and 12th. FCpl Baillon, FCpl Marsh, and Cdt Stringle competed in the
Squadron biathletes head to provincials
FCpl Marsh, FCpl Baillon, and Cdt Stingel have qualified for the provincial level biathlon competition in Sault Ste. Marie. The competition will be held on February 11-12. Squadron biathletes made a very strong showing, despite losing Cpl Clancy and Cdt
Our biathletes need skis
We need your help. We are asking for your support, the parents and family of 585 cadets, to help us raise the necessary funds to buy ski equipment for our biathlon team. We are aiming for $5000 to buy 12
FTX weekend featured in local papers
More than just camping, an article describing the latest FTX weekend, appeared in local papers and on the InsideOttawaValley website. Below is an excerpt from the article. To read it all, if you missed it or if you don’t get
Cadets get good press
An article describing cadet summer training and many of the benefits of joining the Royal Canadian Air Cadets ran in local newspapers recently. If you missed it, here is a link to the online version of the article: “Local air