2558 Placentia Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps

12/13/2025

2558 Placentia Army Cadets visited the Placentia and Area Community Food Bank this week for a night of volunteering to help prepare the Christmas Food Hampers for distribution to families in our community. The cadets enjoyed this night of community service as they helped sort and pack the food which will help local families this Christmas. For the last several years 2558 RCACC has assisted the food bank by conducting the food drive during the annual Placentia Santa Claus Parade and by assisting with hamper preparation. Thank you to the Placentia and Area Food Bank for welcoming us and allowing us to assist with this important initiative. Activities like this help highlight the importance and value of good citizenship and community service. Acer Acerpori! .

12/07/2025

2558 Placentia Army Cadets are holding their annual Christmas Food Drive TODAY at the Placentia Santa Claus Parade! Please bring a non-perishable food item or donation to the parade route TODAY and help us fill our shopping carts for the Placentia & Area Community Food Bank. Thank you in advance for helping make this community activity a continued success.

12/02/2025

2558 Placentia Army Cadets are holding their annual Christmas Food Drive on Saturday at the Placentia Santa Claus Parade! Please bring a non-perishable food item or donation to the parade route on Saturday and help us fill our shopping carts for the Placentia & Area Community Food Bank. Thank you in advance for helping make this community activity a continued success.

11/06/2025

We continue flipping through the history books with a couple of black and white photos of cadets on parade back in our early days.

11/04/2025

2558 Placentia Royal Canadian Army Cadets are proud to support the Royal Canadian Legion’s Poppy Campaign.

Each year, the poppy stands as a powerful symbol of remembrance — a reminder of the courage, sacrifice, and service of those who have defended our freedoms. By wearing a poppy, we honour their legacy and ensure that their stories live on in the hearts of future generations.

We encourage everyone to wear a poppy with pride and take a moment to reflect on the meaning behind it. Together, we can help keep the spirit of Remembrance alive.

Lest We Forget.

11/03/2025

We continue our trip down memory lane with more pictures from our archives.

11/02/2025

Here are a few photos from the 2558 Placentia RCACC archives.

11/01/2025

2558 Placentia RCACC Celebrating 70 Years of Service and Leadership

On November 1, 2025, the 2558 Placentia Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps proudly marks its 70th anniversary, celebrating seven decades of youth leadership, citizenship, and community service.

The corps was founded on November 1, 1955, under the command of Captain William F. Collins, with John Whelan as staff member. Meeting every Saturday at the Star of the Sea Hall, about 30 young men, ages 13 to 17, trained in drill and discipline—often on the town tennis court, weather permitting. Their dedication laid the foundation for what would become one of Placentia’s most enduring youth organizations.

From its early khaki uniforms and simple beginnings, 2558 has grown into a respected corps that has welcomed almost 3,000 cadets through its ranks. Today, it is proudly sponsored by the Royal Canadian Legion, Dr. William Collingwood Memorial Branch 33 and the Sponsor Support Committee, and is affiliated with the 1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment.

Through the decades, 2558 Placentia has continued to uphold the goals of the Army Cadet Program—developing leadership, promoting physical fitness, and fostering good citizenship. Cadets participate in adventure training, music, marksmanship, environmental projects, and community service, building confidence and responsibility that last a lifetime.

Throughout November 2025, the corps will share photos and memories from the past 70 years to honour its history and celebrate the many cadets, officers, and community members who have contributed to its success.

As 2558 Placentia celebrates 70 years of service, it continues to inspire young people to serve their community and country with loyalty, professionalism, mutual respect, and integrity—values that remain as strong in Placentia today as they were in 1955.

Acer Acerpori!

10/27/2025

2558 Placentia Army Cadets Join the Fun at Halloween Trunk or Treat!

2558 Placentia Army Cadets took part in the annual Halloween Trunk or Treat event at the Freshwater Community Centre this weekend. The unit partnered with the Freshwater Guild and joined many community groups and local businesses to help bring this fun-filled community celebration to life.

Cadets handed out Halloween treats to nearly 250 superheroes, witches, ghosts, dinosaurs, and other creative characters who made their way through a parking lot full of festively decorated vehicles!

This event is just one of the many ways cadets stay active in their community each year, developing leadership skills and learning the importance of citizenship through service and engagement.

ACER ACERPORI.

08/29/2025

2558 Placentia Army Cadets will soon be back for a new training year and welcoming new members! Army Cadets is open to youth aged 12-18 years. Weekly training activities are held at 6:30 pm on Thursday evenings from September to June at St. Anne’s Academy. Other activities such as marksmanship, expeditions and navigation activities as announced. Free registration, uniforms, and activities. Interested in joining? Complete the registration process online (www.canada.ca/join-cadets) and stop by in September! For more information contact [email protected].

07/30/2025

07/25/2025

Summer training continues! Cadet summer training is designed to offer a variety of courses that will allow cadets to develop skills and leadership to support programming at their community corps. A number of cadets from 2558 Placentia are presently attending summer training at Cadet Training Centres in Atlantic Canada!

Cadet Corporal Ella Hefferan and Cadet Sergeant Noah Schroeder are attending CTC Argonaut in Oromocto, New Brunswick. Hefferan is participating in the Expedition Team Member Course where she will increase her expedition-related knowledge and skills. Schroeder is participating in the Expedition Team Leader Course where he will have the opportunity to develop outdoor leadership skills and gain the skills and knowledge to lead a team on expedition training activities.

Cadet Warrant Officer Isabella Schroeder is attending CTC Greenwood in Greenwood, Nova Scotia. She is participating in the Fitness and Sports Instructor Course where she will have to opportunity to further personal fitness and healthy living knowledge and skills, and develop the skills to help her perform the duties of a Fitness and Sports Instructor.

Join us in wishing these cadets good luck in their summer training courses! Acer Acerpori!