Tuesday, 9 Aug 2005 (20 photos)

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Early morning.

 

Another day and another Quarter Guard practice, 0715 hrs.

 

Quarter Guard commander and piper.

 

OCdt Michael Bowden from Burns Lake, BC, teaches a class to the latest intake of 27 Platoon Foxtrot Company.

 

Capt Graham Brunskill coaches Cdt Vincent Kwok 2381 British Columbia Regiment RC(Army)CC, Richmond, BC, on the air rifle range. Cdt Kwok is a member of 29 Platoon Foxtrot Company and is on the second intake of Basic Marksman.

 

CI Brad Flynn carefully scores the targets after the shoot. 

 

A group of cadets from 29 Platoon wait for their turn to shoot by watching a movie on a miniature DVD player. 

 

Foxtrot Company lines on the hill above the main camp.

 

At H-10, music training continues daily.

 

Senior piper's class. (l-r) Cdts Chelsey Da Silva 407 Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders RC(Army)CC, Winnipeg, MB, Garrett Norris 72 Seaforth Highlanders of Canada RC(Army)CC, Vancouver, BC and Jacob Knight 2136 Canadian Scottish Regiment RC(Army)CC, Victoria, BC practice tunes. 

 

C/CSM Heather Jewer Company Sergeant Major for Bravo Company is in her 6th year of cadets this September, having spent 5 summers in Vernon and 1 summer at Rocky. She joined cadets because her older sister was also a cadet. C/CSM Jewer - "I joined cadets to make friends and do all the cool stuff my sister was doing. My favourite memory is week three at Rocky during the kayaking, even though I was terrified, I still did it. It definitely stands out as the most important memory. My mom is my inspiration, she sends me letters and care packages and keeps me going. In my third year I was fed but she kept me going. My corps, the Seaforth, has given me lot of pride. It's tough spending three nights a week at cadets but I love it." C/CSM Jewer will be leaving cadets in November and taking the Katimavik program and maybe travel the world after that.  

 

Laundry pickup.

 

The last bend before the Shuswap falls, an idyllic peaceful part of BC...

 

...and the main river for the Cadet Leader Instructor Adventure Course canoe exercise, 3 Platoon canoeing on the Shuswap River.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a long hard day of paddling cadets and staff of 3 platoon stow their gear and canoes at the pullout just above Shuswap Falls.

 

Capt Peter Tujik and cadets load one of the canoes on the trailer. 

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A Coy -  in Camp, Adventure 1 Canoe FTX, Adventure 2 Mtn Bike FTX, Pioneer on expedition

B Coy - in Camp

C Coy - in Camp

D Coy - in field, Bennett's Ranch

E Coy - in field, Bennett's Ranch

F Coy - in Camp

G Coy - in camp


Today's weather: Max Temp. 31.6c Min Temp.  12.4c  sunny & hot


This day in Canadian Military History...

9 August 1757
The British garrison at Ft. William Henry surrenders to a superior French force after a week-long siege. As the British leave the fort and march south to Ft. Edward, native allies of the French attack the column, killing 50 and taking 400 prisoners. The massacre is halted after French troops intervene.



9 August 1945
A second atomic bomb is dropped on the city of Nagasaki, prompting the unconditional surrender of Japan and bringing the Second World War to a swift conclusion.