Provincial Effective Speaking Competition 2018

On Saturday April 14, all nine regional Effective Speaking Competition finalists met at the École nationale de police du Québec to take part in the provincial competition.

 

The Air Cadet League’s Effective Speaking Competition takes place on a variety of levels (local, regional, provincial and national) and aims to help cadets improve their presentation in public, boost their self-confidence and express themselves more effectively.

 

Cpl Elizabeth Johnson, winner of the provincial competition, will go on to represent Quebec and Ottawa Valley at the national competition, which will be held on June 15, 2017 at the national Annual General Meeting.

 

The Effective Speaking Competition is divided into two parts. First, all candidates must present a prepared 5 to 6 minute speech on a topic of their choice that is based on the themes provided by the Air Cadet League of Canada. Second, they must present a 2-3 minute impromptu speech. The theme of this speech was the same for all candidates and they only had 3 minutes to prepare. This year, the theme of the impromptu speech was: “as a future digital citizen, how will social networking affect the different aspects of your life?” Congratulations to all participants for your exceptional performances!

 

This event could not have been possible without the generosity of Université Laval’s, our dedicated volunteers and our judges (M. Maxime Barrette, Mme Marie-Jeanne Carrière et M. William Hounkounou). We would also like to thank the Master of Ceremonies WO1 Rudy Egeileh from 921 Optimist L’Ancienne-Lorette Squadron.

 

Provincial Effective Speaking Competition Winner and Runners-up 

FIRST PLACE Cpl Elizabeth Johnson Squadron: 632 Pheonix Orléans Region : Ottawa Subject: The role indigenous people have played in Canada’s heritage

SECOND PLACE WO2 Théophane Gay Squadron: 4 De Maisonneuve Region : East Montreal  Subject: Canadian history

THIRD PLACE F Sgt  Yoann Di Rienzo Squadron: 729 Salaberry de Valleyfield Region : Montérégie Subject: I am a visionnary

L’Auto-Cadet Draw 2017-2018

The 2017-2018 l’Auto-cadet fundraising campaign draw took place on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at the Carrefour du Nord in St-Jérôme. The draw took place under the supervision of Mr. Guillaume Lachance, CPA, CA, from the accounting firm SLL Latendresse.

 

Thank you to all those who supported us and who helped make this fundraising campaign possible. Here are the names and ticket numbers of the lucky winners:

 

 

Sixth prize: Brault & Martineau – Ameublement Tanguay gift certificate worth $3,000

Ticket drawn by: Frédéric Ross, Executive Director – Air Cadet League of Canada (Quebec and Ottawa Valley)

Winning ticket: 021913 – Murielle Emond – St-Honoré de Chicoutimi

Sold by:  Squadron 92

 

Fifth prize: Brault & Martineau – Ameublement Tanguay gift certificate worth $5,000

Ticket drawn by: Officer Cadet Jean-Marc Blanchet – 682 Laurentides Squadron

Winning ticket: 017253 – Hollis Armstrong for Paul Demeule – Shawinigan

Sold by:  Squadron 14

 

Fourth prize: Brault & Martineau – Ameublement Tanguay gift certificate worth $5,000

Ticket drawn by: Claudine Levasseur, 757 Optimiste Mascouche Chairperson – Air Cadet League of Canada (Quebec and Ottawa Valley)

Winning ticket: 312722 – Jennifer Pitre – Chapais

Sold by:  Squadron 838

 

Third prize: Brault & Martineau – Ameublement Tanguay gift certificate worth $5,000

Ticket drawn by: Jacques Patenaude, Member of the L’Auto-cadet Committee – Air Cadet League of Canada (Quebec and Ottawa Valley)

Winning ticket: 312097 – Marlène Bouchard – Chapais

Sold by:  Squadron 838

 

Second prize: Brault & Martineau – Ameublement Tanguay gift certificate worth $7,500

Ticket drawn by: Michel Crevier, Chairperson of the l’Auto-cadet Committee and Treasurer of the Air Cadet League of Canada (Quebec and Ottawa Valley)

Winning ticket: 204567 – Eniko Kiefer – Kirkland

Sold by: Squadron 690

 

First prize: Chevrolet Volt 2018 2LT worth $47,000

Ticket drawn by: Serge Philibert, Chairperson of  the Air Cadet League of Canada (Quebec and Ottawa Valley)

Winning ticket: 065777 – Tyrone Benskin – Montreal

Sold by:  Squadron 564

 

Congratulation to our 5 winners!

 

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Women of Aviation Worldwide Week: Suzanne M. Benoît

Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week is a global outreach initiative that takes place annually during the week of March 8, the anniversary  of the world’s first female pilot license. Suzanne M. Benoit MBA, IAS.A / ICD.D, President of Aéro Montreal, is an exemplary female role model. Read on to find out more about her outstanding acheivements!

 

Suzanne M. Benoît was appointed President of Aéro Montreal, Québec’s aerospace cluster, at its inception in August 2006. Aéro Montreal brings together major decision makers in Québec’s aerospace sector and aims to optimize the competitiveness, growth and the influence of the industry around the world.

 

In December 2014, the Prime Minister of Canada officially appointed Ms. Benoît as one of three representatives to the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, one of the most important regional forums in the world.

 

Ms. Benoît is very active in the field of economic development both at the national and international level. She also serves on many boards, namely the executive committee and board of directors of the greener aircraft catalyst project (SA2GE), Sous-traitance industrielle Québec (STIQ), the Conseil Emploi Métropole, the Consortium for Research and Innovation in Aerospace in Québec (CRIAQ), and the Comité sectoriel de la main-d’oeuvre en aérospatiale (CAMAQ).

 

Ms. Benoît’s community involvement is also reflected by her honorary role and participation in charitable organizations.

 

Click here to find out more about Aéro Montréal and Ms. Suzanne M. Benoît. 

Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week: Lcol (Retd) Maryse Carmichael

Women Of Aviation Worldwide Week is a global outreach initiative that takes place annually during the week of March 8, the anniversary  of the world’s first female pilot license. Lcol (Retd) Maryse Carmichael, CD, Honorary President of the Air Cadet League of Canada, is an exemplary female role model. Read on to find out more about her outstanding acheivements!

 

Lieutenant-Colonel (Retired) Maryse Carmichael, CD has been fascinated by aviation for as long as she can remember.  At a young age, she followed in her three brothers’ footsteps and joined the Royal Canadian Air Cadets with 630 Squadron in Quebec City.  At 16 years of age, she was awarded a gliding scholarship and was able to realize her dream of flying.

 

Lcol (Retd) Carmichael continued her aviation adventures as a military pilot when she joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1990.  Throughout her 22-year career, she accumulated over 3,500 hours on three different aircrafts: the Tutor, the Challenger and the Hercules.

 

In November 2000, Lcol (Retd) Carmichael made history when she was selected, after a grueling competition, to fly with 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, the Canadian Armed Forces’ Snowbirds. She was the Snowbird’s first female pilot and the first female pilot in the world to fly with a Jet Demonstration Team.

 

In 2015, Lcol (Retd) Carmichael featured in the Women Executive Network’s Top 100 of Canada’s Most Powerful Women and in 2013, she received the Elsie MacGil Northern Lights Award. She is now the Honorary President of the Air Cadet League of Canada and works at CAE as the Canada Region Communication and Government Relations Manager.

2015-2016 L’Auto-Cadet Draw

The draw of the 2015-2016 l’Auto-Cadet funding campaign was on Wednesday Frebruary 17th 2016 at the Cosmodôme of Laval, whith our Cocktail Dinner. The draw was under the supervision of Mr. Claude Hughes.

 

Here are the names and numbers of the winning tickets.

 

Congratulation to our 5 winners!

 

Kia Forte 1,8L 2016 (Approx value. 23 736$, tax incl.)

Draw done by: Christian Bernier (Chef santé et sécurité mondiale CAE) and Warrant Officer 1st class Geneviève Dumais, cadet representative

Winning ticket : 035805 – Thierry Lindor

Sold by : 564 Blériot Squadron

 

Kia Rio LX 2016 (Approx value 21 996$ tax incl.)

Draw done by: Gerry Mirasola, Kia Ville-Marie, and Laval Cadet representative, Warrant Officer 1st Class William Hachey

Winning ticket: 117853 – Yannick Martel

Sold by: 766 Roberval Squadron

 

5 000$ courtesy of Pascan Aviation

Draw done by: Lieutenant Colonel Bernard Champagne, Regional Commander of Air Operations Officer – Eastern Region (cadet)

Winning ticket : 1112221 – Hervé Olivier

Sold by : 729 Salaberry Squadron

 

4 000$

Draw done by: Marc Lacroix, Chairman of Air Cadet League of Canada – Quebec and Ottawa Valley

Winning ticket : 157259 – Bob Demchuk

Sold by:

 

3000$ courtesy of Chocolat Lamontagne

Draw done by: Chocolat Lamontagne

Winning ticket: 017549 – Maria Madrid

Sold by: 96 Alouettes Squadron

 

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