719 Stora Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron

10/03/2026

719 celebrated cadet day on our field training exercise! 🔥🌲

10/03/2026

Happy Cadet Day!!! This year we will be celebrating on our fall field training exercise 🌲😎

Today, we celebrate Cadet Day in Nova Scotia.

Our young cadets show leadership, discipline, and service that make our communities stronger. Thank you to every cadet and leader for the dedication you bring each day. Your commitment helps build a brighter future for our province and country.

09/22/2026

It’s never too late to try us out!!

We accept new cadets any Wednesday. If you want more information about our program, drop in to ask some questions.

09/09/2026

We love the opportunity to get on the radio and talk about our program!

We will be welcoming new cadets tonight at 6:45 pm at the Tamarac Education Centre.

Sergeant Oliver Rapp is here to talk about Cadets and registration night tonight with 719 Stora Royal Canadian Air Cadets.

If you missed it, you can listen to the interview at Your Quad Counties (dot) ca! 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤? 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭 '𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤' 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 & 𝐓𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟗𝟎𝟐 𝟔𝟐𝟓 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟓

09/07/2026

There you have it!!! It’s that time of year again 🎉

We are going to be starting training on September 9th. Spread the word 😎

09/03/2026

In June, we finished up our training and held our Annual Ceremonial Review (ACR). Our ACR was an opportunity for our cadets to showcase the skills they learned all year, display their very best dress and drill, and receive awards and promotions in front of their families and friends.

After celebrating our ACR, we ended our year with another field training exercise at Keppoch Mountain, where we also did some canoeing!

09/02/2026

Also in May, we checked out a new local small business - On Par golf simulator, and all the cadets and staff loved it! ⛳️

At the end of the month we held a community clean up in Port Hawkesbury. 🗑️

09/02/2026

May was our most exciting month last year!

On May 9th, the cadets and staff from our squadron (719 Stora) toured and took flight on a CC130-J Hercules aircraft at the Port Hawkesbury Airport. The aircraft came from 426 Transport Training Squadron in Trenton, Ontario, with a previous Port Hawkesbury resident Bill Griffin organizing this opportunity.

Cadet Warrant Officer Second Class Carson McKenzie said “Our squadron's flight in the CC-130J was the most exciting and inspiring experience I've had. As an aspiring pilot and proud Air Cadet, getting airborne in such a cool aircraft and seeing our beautiful island was an experience I will never forget.” He has since earned his pilot’s license!!! 😎✈️

We even saw a demonstration of the rear door opening, which gave us an unobstructed view of our incredible Cape Breton landscape.

Cadet Sergeant Cooper Wood, added "I recognize that seeing a military cargo plane like this, especially in Cape Breton, is really, really rare. Getting to fly around the island in one, meet a Herc' flight crew, see the cockpit in action, that's a whole different ball game. It is amazing. It really is a massive pump of adrenaline and excitement when that back door swings down."

These events allow cadets to further their understanding of the principles of flight, the importance of learning science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and how that can impact their future career choices. The cadet program allows youth to safely explore unique opportunities that they would be unable to experience anywhere else.

09/01/2026

In March our cadets went to Halifax over the break to participate in CAF familiarization activities with other cadets from Nova Scotia, where they visited Shearwater’s Aviation Museum and toured some really cool facilities👨‍✈️

Another group of our cadets headed to Sydney, with the Cape Breton cadet crew, to participate in a bowling tournament! 🎳

In April, our fun activities were all on during our regular training nights. We watched the Artemis launch 🚀, had a board game night 🎲, did an Easter egg hunt 🐰🥚, and our biathlon team went to provincials 🎯and did really well!