This is Cadet Week in Ontario, running through to Friday. Lieutenant Chris Redfern from #3 Strathroy Striker Squadron Air Cadets explained the significance of Cadet Week during a flag raising last week.
Warrant Officer 2nd Class Lily Beaudoin who was also on site at town hall Friday for the commemoration described the cadet program as “wonderful.”
Both helped kickoff Cadet Week last Friday with a first-time flag raising at town hall. For more information on the cadet program, visit their website at striker3aircadets or go to the West Middlesex Memorial Auditorium parade night, Tuesdays from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
written by: I. McCallum