Tuesday Announcements

April 1 – Summer Dress, Blue shirt with pants, no tunic or tie. If you are missing a nametag please email 819air@cadets.gc.ca to request one.

PHOTO NIGHT on April 8 – all cadets attend in full uniform. There will be individual and flight photos. Cadets will be given an order form to bring home. Payment by e-transfer or on April 8 to the photographer.

MESS DINNER  on April 22 – $20 per cadet. This is a formal sit down dinner, cadets will have to sign up to register. Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, 15269 104 Ave, Surrey.  Cadets must arrange their own transportation to and from the event.  The dress is blue shirt and tunic with a black bow tie.  No nametags or headdress.

FTX ADA  April 25-27.  Cadets are to self register on Teams.

Drill Team Competition on April 27 at Seaforth Armoury in Vancouver.

FTX NEW HOPE – May 2-4. Sign up sheet available in April or email 819air@cadets.gc.ca with your name.

Volunteer Opportunity

Vancouver International Children’s Festival May 26 – June 1, 2025 on Granville Island We are looking for dedicated, professional young volunteers for our 48th annual festival. The Festival will take place from May 26 to June 1, 2025, and applications for volunteering are open now. Applicants must be 15 years of …

Photo Night

Our Photo Night is on Tuesday April 8.  Cadets will wear their full blue uniforms and bring their completed order form and money.  ALL cadets need to attend even if they are not getting a photo.  We will be doing group photos and need all cadets there.

819 Skyhawk Photo Order Form
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
           
  Name and Rank:        
  Flight Name:        
  Phone number:        
           
Item     Cost Amount Total
5×7 individual photo   $10    
5×7 Flight photo        
  Antonov   $7    
  Griffon   $7    
  Harvard   $7    
  Polaris   $7    
  Marauder   $7    
5×7 team photo         
  Marksmanship $7    
  Drill   $7    
  Flag   $7    
  Seniors/HQ $7    
  Effective Speaking $7    
           
  AMOUNT DUE:      
           
           
PAYMENTS BY CASH, CHEQUE OR E-TRANSFER
cheques: LIGHT & SHADOW PHOTO STUDIO   
           
e-transfer:  harindersachdeva27@gmail.com  
Put Cadet’s full name in message line        

 

 

Basketball Tournament

Congratulations to our Basketball Team for representing 819 at the 13th Annual 609 Steveston Classic Basketball Tournament. The basketball tournament was a 1-day event occurring on Saturday March 15th, 2025 at 0800-1700hrs, at Steveston-London Secondary School (6600 Williams Road, Richmond, B.C). Registration limited.       

Summer Training

Registration for Summer 2025 is now closed. ONLINE Courses Basic Coder    2025-07-14     2025-07-25 Cyber Safety & Security Team Leader   2025-07-28     2025-08-08 Small Craft Coxswain      2025-07-28     2025-08-08 Support Services Team Leader     2025-07-28     2025-08-08 Basic Microdrone Operator     2025-08-11     2025-08-22 Nova Quest    2025-08-11     2025-08-22 Level 2 and higher Introduction …

FTX ADAs

Field Training Exercise Army and Air Cadets in Years 1-4 will learn wilderness survival skills, to include topics such as building shelters, starting a fire, and navigation by using a map and compass. Larger scale exercises will allow for a variety of training opportunities generally unavailable at Corps/Squadron exercises. Cadets …

Effective Speaking

Congratulations to all cadets who competed at our local competition. Third place: AC Sumal, N  Second place: Sgt Sharma, A  Winner Sgt Ding, A.   The aim of the Effective Speaking (ES) program is to provide an opportunity for Air Cadets to increase their self confidence; and increase their ability to …

DRILL TEAM

Our Drill Team practices Wednesdays at the Rec Center from 18:30-20:45.  All cadets are welcome to attend and try out for the team. Competition date is Sunday April 27 at Seaforth Armouries in Vancouver Drill Team is a group of cadets that practice precision drill movements for the purpose of …

GROUND SCHOOL

Ground school is now finished for the year and will start again in September. Cadet’s interested in Ground School should speak to OCdt Dyke or email 819air for more information. What is Online Ground School? The OGS is part of the Air Cadet National Selection Process and is comprised of 45 hours …