18 Dartmouth Lions Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron

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18 Dartmouth Lions Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron

To Learn. To Serve. To Advance. Air Cadets is an organization for youth between the ages of 12-18.

Mentoring Dartmouth, Nova Scotia area youth ages 12 to 18 develop leadership, teamwork and practical skills, whilst promoting aviation and the Royal Canadian Air Force since 1941. The program offers a safe and secure learning environment through which youth can have fun, build lasting friendships and develop transferable, career enhancing skills that last a lifetime. From September to June, we nor

mally meet once a week from 6:30 – 9:00 at 12 Wing Shearwater in Building 5 on the lower base. We also offer the following Optional Training Programs: Band, Marskmanship, Biathlon, Sports, Drill Team, Flag Party and Ground School

06/05/2026

Bravo Zulu to our 2026 optional training award winners!

🪓Aircrew Survival Training Award
FCpl Mehmet Abdulwahab

🎯Top Marksmanship Cadet
Sgt Tiffany Anstey

🏅Most Improved Marksmanship Cadet
FCpl Mehmet Abdulwahab

🏆F/L Clyde Teasdale Sr. Memorial Cup: Top Drill Team Member
Cpl Avery Bulger

🥾Golden Boot Award: Most Improved Drill Team Member
FCpl Julie Gomez

🔫Golden Rifle Award: Most Valuable Rifle Drill Member
FCpl Ananya Biju

🎺Most Valuable Band Member:
LAC Cassie Collier

📝Top Cadet Instructor
WO2 Jacob Willis

🦁Lion’s Club Individual Leadership Award
WO2 Edward Zhu

💸Top Fundraiser
FCpl Gavin Milbury
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05/18/2026

Happy Victoria Day! 👑🇬🇧

Here's a look back at our May CO's Parade:

🏆 Top Cadet - LAC Meaney

🚩 Top Flight - Band

Bravo Zulu to this month's winners and promotions. Enjoy your Monday off, Lions! 🦁
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05/03/2026

See, our regular training nights can be photogenic too!

April saw our younger Cadets learning to handle and fire the Air Cadet rifle, with many earning their marksmanship level qualification badges! 🎯
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04/17/2026

It was a great evening for the Flag Party at our April CO's Parade - taking home both monthly awards!

🏆 Top Cadet: Sgt. Al Frenn

🚩 Top Flight: Flag Party

Bravo Zulu to our winners and to all who received promotions!

"Through adversities, we'll conquer!"
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04/14/2026

Hard work pays off! This past weekend, our Precision Drill Team took home the silver medal at this year's Nova Scotia Central Drill Competition!

In addition, Cpl. Benmansour won first place in the local Effective Speaking Competition! He will be advancing to the provincial competition later this month.

Bravo Zulu, Lions! 🏆🦁🥈
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03/16/2026

Here's our March CO's Parade recap!

🏆 Top Cadet: Cpl. Bulger

🚩 Top Flight: Band (2nd month in a row!)

Congratulations to our winners and to all those who received promotions!

Enjoy your March break Lions, and we'll see you again next week! 🦁
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03/09/2026

Happy Commonwealth Day from 18 Dartmouth Lions! 🇬🇧

Formerly known as Empire Day, Commonwealth Day celebrates the historic ties, shared values and international cooperation between the 56 member nations of the Commonwealth of Nations - headed by His Majesty King Charles III.
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02/15/2026

Congratulations to our marksmanship team who placed 4th at the NS provincial competition! Your hard work and personal achievements are something to be proud of! Great work 🦁

Special shoutout to the following cadets who received awards:

FCpl Meaney: 2nd place junior prone
FCpl Bursey: 3rd place junior overall
Sgt Anstey: 3rd place open prone
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02/14/2026

Best of luck to our marksmanship team competing in provincials this weekend! Prone position today, standing position tomorrow, let’s go 18! 👏

Swipe to see an (unintentional) Valentine’s Day surprise when one of our screens turned pink! ➡️🩷

02/12/2026

Congratulations to our Top Cadet of January - Cpl. Spears, the top cadet of our Winter FTX - Cpl. Abdulwahab, and our Top Flight of January - Band Flight! 🏆

The Top Cadet golden aiguillette is awarded monthly at CO’s Parade to the cadet who scores highest on uniform inspections and shows dedication and persistence during the preceding month. The top cadet of an FTX is given to a cadet who shows exemplary conduct and skill throughout the exercise. The Top Flight flag is awarded monthly to the flight with the highest scores on uniform inspections and attendance during the preceding month.

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Address

70 Marine Parade
Dartmouth, NS
B0J3A0

Opening Hours

Monday

6:30pm - 9pm

Website

https://18dartmouthlions.ca/

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