Regular Training + Recruit Info Night
2025-01-15 18:30 - 21:15 (America/Toronto) | ontario
Recruit Info Session for the new cadets starting – 1900h.
Will last to approx 2000h.

ALP Senior Planning Cadet Weekend
2025-01-17 18:00 - 2025-01-19 16:30 | ontario
Will be a Borden/Blackdown.
Details have been e-mailed to those cadets attending.
Transport details to follow

Drop in Sports
2025-01-17 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-02-07 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-02-14 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-02-21 18:30 - 21:00 | ontario

Band Practice
2025-01-21 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-02-04 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-02-11 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-02-18 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-02-25 18:30 - 21:00 | ontario

Regular Training - Recruit Start
2025-01-22 18:30 - 21:15 | ontario
New recruits will join us beginning at 1830h for their training.
They must have their completed paperwork package handed in this night to begin.

Dress – C5 / FTU
Recruits – White shirt / dark pants

Drill Team Practice
2025-01-26 18:30 - 20:30 | ontario
Bring uniform down too!

Band Practice AT ARMOURY
2025-01-28 18:00 - 19:30 | ontario
Access via FRONT DOOR.

Regular Training
2025-01-29 18:30 - 21:15 | ontario
Dress – C5 / FTU
Recruits – White shirt / dark pants

All cadets with NEW blue uniforms should wear their FTU – but bring down their blue uniform with them for the uniform classes. Tunic, pants and boots for sure! Put them in a bag, with your name!

Drill Clinic
2025-02-01 08:00 - 17:00 | Guelph Armoury, 7 Wyndham Street, Guelph, Ontario, N1H 4C4, Canada
Several cadets from 296 Squadron will be going to Guelph to build their drill skills with peers from across southern ontario.
lunch will be provided.

Location is the Guelph Armoury. Directions below.

Drill - Uniform night
2025-02-02 18:30 - 20:30 | ontario

Regular Training w CO's parade
2025-02-05 18:30 - 21:15 | ontario
Dress – C1 / Blues.
Recruits – White shirt / dark pants.

CO’s parade kicks off at 2030h.
Presentaiton of promotions, marksmanship awards and medals.

All parents encouraged to attend.
( a list of those being presented to has been sent to parents and cadets)

Sqn Sponsors will be holding a meeting at 1900h with parents – the standard monthly meeting.

Sponsor / Parent meeting
2025-02-05 19:00 - 20:00 | ontario
Each month our Sponsor Committee team holds a meetings with parents.
The Commanding Officer pops in for a squadron update.
All parents encouraged to attend – they’ll go over funding, upcoming events. The meeting will be over in advance of the CO’s parade so parents can attend.

( So come in, watch the opening parade, listen to the band play, and then head into the meeting!)

Effective Speaking Team
2025-02-10 18:30 - 20:30 | ontario
Capt Legge will hold meeting with those cadets involved in Effective Speaking
Armoury – upstairs

Dress – Appropriate Civilian Clothing.

( Note -this meeting is during the regular Army Cadet Training night, so be polite and respectful of their use of building)

Regular Training
2025-02-12 18:30 - 21:15 | ontario
Note – we are OPEN tonight!
Dress – C5
Recruits – White shirt / dark pants

Polar Rush Race
2025-02-15 10:30 - 17:30 | ontario
Obstacle race for cadets. Multiple units will attend – this will be a Purple event.

( We jokingly refer to mixed events as purple – having Air, Army and Sea Cadets there)

Will be held at Fanshawe Conservation Area – details on team size we can send and such to follow.
Only 28 Cadets from 296 will be attending this event- no others will be permitted.

Cadets must have their VALID health card and the Permission/Consent form.
Informed Parental Consent for Training with Superfly Racing – SWOA Fundamental ADA Raccoon Rush

From our HQ:

Fundamental AD
Good evening
Apologies for not updating everyone earlier. The deadline for the Raccoon Rush (Fundamental ADA will be moved to 10 January 2025.
Raccoon Rush is a Winter Outdoor Obstacle Course consisting of 12 fun obstacles that corps/sqn teams can walk or run over 4-5 kms. The ADA will take place at Fanshawe Conservation Area. Hot chocolate, maple taffy and lunch will be provided for teams and staff.
You can look up Polar Rush on Facebook to get an idea about the obstacles.
The date of the ADA has been moved to 15 February 2025.
A detailed Op Order will be released by the end of November 2024.

Note – this event is on the SAT of the Family Day weekend

CANCELLED - Drill Team Practice
2025-02-16 18:30 - 20:30 | ontario
No Drill Practice tonight ( 16 Feb 2025) – Please use that energy to help your family and neighbours dig out!

Holiday - Family Day
2025-02-17 | ontario

Regular Training
2025-02-19 18:30 - 21:15, 2025-02-26 18:30 - 21:15 | ontario

Airwalk Fundraiser -
2025-02-23 16:30 - 18:30 | ontario
This is a critical fundraising event for the cadets of 296 Squadron.

1 Cadets will take their pledge sheets and collect pledges for the event in advance.
2 Cadets will arrive at the Mall and complete 8 laps ( approx 8k walk) of the interior of the malll after it has closed.

Plan to arrive between 430 and 445 pm. There will be a check in table set up near the crossroads inside the mall near the movie theatre.
You will hand in your pledge sheet and pledges.
You will be given a lap counter sheet. There will be check in desks along the route too check in along your walk.

Dress – Civies WEAR COMFY SHOES
Cadets will be able to depart when they have completed their laps.
Some cadets will walk in groups and talk. Others will solo with music or a podcast in their ears.

Participation in this event will help pay for lots of fun upcoming events, like the SPRING FTX.
Don’t participate? Well then you don’t need to attend those fun events.

Effective Speaking
2025-02-24 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-03-03 18:30 - 20:30 | ontario

Winter Field Training Weekend
2025-02-28 17:30 - 2025-03-02 16:00 | ontario
Winter FTX kit list – 2025 FROZEN FRONTIER
