This Week at 161! 4-10 Dec 2025

Friday 5-Dec-2025 – Mess Dinner

527 Simonds Air Cadet Squadron has invited 161 to participate in a formal mess dinner to help celebrate 527’s 75th Anniversary.

Sign up for the Mess Dinner is now CLOSED! Only the Cadets who signed up will be attending. Please check the Mess Dinner post for your name. We look forward to seeing all cadets who have signed up. Please keep in mind that the meal is free to the cadets but does cost our unit $25 per plate, and we are responsible for the full amount for all 44 cadets, whether or not cadets attend. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Location: 58 Branch Legion, 8 River Road, Rothesay, NB

Drop Off Time: 1830hrs

Pick Up Time: 2030-2100hrs

Dress: Blue Uniform with White Dress Shirt & Bow Tie – NO WEDGE – Bow Ties will be provided to cadets by 161 on Wednesday 3-Dec-2025 – Cadets are responsible for finding a White Dress Shirt – If you can not borrow or purchase a White Dress Shirt please let Capt Landry know by next Wednesday 3-Dec-2025

Saturday 6-Dec-2025 – Fundamental Training Day

Only cadets who have registered can participate

***NEW***Location: Old NB Museum – Market Square, Saint John

Drop Off: 0800hrs

Pick Up: 1600hrs

Dress: FTU’s

Lunch is Provided

Bring a Water Bottle

Cadets who have registered for this activity are listed on the Fundamental Training Day Post

Sunday 7-Dec-2025 – Marksmanship & Model Building

Time: 1800-2100hrs

Marksmanship is open to All Cadets Welcome

Wednesday 10-Dec-2025 – Regular Training

Dress: FTU’s

Time: 1815-2100hrs

Bring a Water Bottle to ALL CADET ACTIVITIES

Up Coming Events:

Wednesday 17-Dec-2025 – Holiday Party – no uniforms – Ugly Christmas Sweaters encouraged! – last training day until the new year

Wednesday 7-Jan-2026 – Regular Training – 1st day in the new year

Fundamental Training Day – 6-Dec-2025

Only cadets who have registered can participate

Location: Old NB Museum, Market Square, Saint John

Drop Off: 0800hrs

Pick Up: 1600hrs

Dress: FTU’s

Lunch is Provided

Bring a Water Bottle

Cadets who have registered for this activity are listed below:

Cpl Adams

Sgt Burry

Cpl Cassidy

WO2 Dickeson

FSgt Feltmate

FCpl Gaur

Cdt Harquail

Cdt Hoyles, Oliver

Cdt Hubbard

FCpl Johnston

Cpl Lajtha

LAC MacFarlane

FCpl Munn

FSgt Munn

Sgt Perry

Cdt Richard

Cpl Robichaud, Vance

Due to current road conditions, and in the interest of ensuring the safety of all our cadets, Regular Training for this evening 3-Dec-2025 has been cancelled.

We look forward to seeing our cadets on:

Thursday 4-Dec-2025 at the Imperial Theatre for the Stadacona Band Concert

Friday 5-Dec-2025 for the Mess Dinner – we will have the bowties for the cadets.

Fundamental Training Day – 6-Dec-2025

Only cadets who have registered can participate

Location: Nicolle Community Centre – 85 Durham St, Saint John

Drop Off: 0800hrs

Pick Up: 1600hrs

Dress: FTU’s

Lunch is Provided

Bring a Water Bottle

Cadets who have registered for this activity are listed below:

Joining Instructions are below.

– if your cadet requires medication during the activity please fill out the Medication Form available below:

We have 15 tickets for the Stadacona Band: Sleighbells Concert

Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025

Drop off time: 6:30pm

Location: Imperial Theatre – meet Capt Hutchinson in the main lobby

Dress: Civilian Clothes

Cadets must sign up by emailing Julia.hutchinson@cadets.gc.ca – Priority given to the band,  but all cadets welcome to sign up. 

This Week at 161! 27-Nov to 3-Dec-2025

FRIDAY – 28-Nov-2025 – NO BAND

SATURDAY – 29-Nov-2025 Grand Bay-Westfield Christmas Parade – ALL CADETS – Please see Christmas Parade Post

SUNDAY – 30-Nov-2025 Recreational Marksmanship (Level 1 & 2’s ONLY) & Model Building (ALL CADETS)

-Time: 1800-2100hrs

WEDNESDAY – 3-Dec-2025 Regular Training

Dress: FTU’s

Time: 1815-2100hrs

Bring a water bottle to all cadet activities

Upcoming Events:

5-Dec-2025 Mess Dinner – Sign up CLOSED – Blue Uniform with White Dress Shirt & Bow Tie

6-Dec-2025 Fundamental Day – Sign up CLOSED – FTU’s

17-Dec-2025 – Holiday Party – No Uniform

Mess Dinner 5-Dec-2025 – 527 Simonds Air Cadet Squadron has invited 161 to participate in a formal mess dinner to help celebrate 527’s 75th Anniversary.

Sign up for the Mess Dinner is now CLOSED! Only the Cadets listed below will be attending. We look forward to seeing all cadets who have signed up. Please keep in mind that the meal is free to the cadets but does cost our unit $25 per plate, and we are responsible for the full amount for all 44 cadets, whether or not cadets attend. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

When: Friday 5-Dec-2025

Location: 58 Branch Legion, 8 River Road, Rothesay, NB

Drop Off Time: 1830hrs

Pick Up Time: 2030hrs

Dress: Blue Uniform with White Dress Shirt & Bow Tie – NO WEDGE – Bow Ties will be provided to cadets by 161 on Wednesday 3-Dec-2025 – Cadets are responsible for finding a White Dress Shirt – If you can not borrow or purchase a White Dress Shirt please let Capt Landry know by next Wednesday 3-Dec-2025

Christmas Parade – ALL CADETS

When: Saturday 29-Nov-2025

Drop Off Location: Guardian Drugs Parking Lot – Look for Capt Cameron & CV Johnston – 114 River Valley Drive, Grand Bay-Westfield

River Valley Drive will be closed to traffic at 1745hrs

Drop Off Time: 1730hrs

Dress: Blue Uniform with Dress Shirt & Tie – dress in layers & bring gloves if cold – SANTA HATS ENCOURAGED – we will have a few Santa Hats for Cadets to borrow but you are welcome to wear your own

LEAVE PERSONAL ITEMS & WATER BOTTLES IN YOUR PARENT/GUARDIANS VEHICLE

Pick Up Location: River Valley Community Centre 749 River Valley Drive, Grand Bay-Westfield After you drop off your cadet we encourage you to grab a warm beverage, drive to RVCC and find a parking spot and watch the parade. Cadets will meet their parents in front of the Basketball Court/Skate Park.

This is a 2.5kms Parade. Parade steps off at 1800hrs – I would expect the cadets at RVCC by 1830-1845hrs

BAND MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSPORTING THEIR INSTRUMENT TO AND FROM THE PARADE – Please contact Capt Hutchinson if you have any questions – julia.hutchinson@cadets.gc.ca

Registration for the Fundamental Day on 6-Dec-2025 has closed. We can no longer sign cadets up.

Location & Times will be available next week.

If your name is listed below and you are no longer available please contact Capt Hutchinson julia.hutchinson@cadets.gc.ca ASAP.

Cadets who have registered are listed below:

Cpl Adams

Sgt Burry

Cpl Cassidy

Cpl Djomo

FCpl Gaur

Cdt Harquail C

Cdt. Hubbard

Cdt Hoyles O

Cdt Hoyles S

FCpl Johnston

Cpl King

Cpl Lajtha

Cpl MacFarlane

FCpl Munn

Sgt Perry

Cdt Richard

Cpl Robichaud

Support Cadets

WO2 Dickeson

FSgt Feltmate

FSgt Munn

This week at 161!

Friday 21-Nov-25 Band Marching in Santa at McAllister Place – see March in Santa Post for more info

Sunday 23-Nov-2025 NO TRAINING

Wednesday 26-Nov-2025 Regular Training

Dress: FTU’s

Time: 1815-2100hrs 

Bring a water bottle to all cadet activities

upcoming events:

5-Dec-2025 Mess Dinner – Sign up– email julia.hutchinson@cadets.gc.ca

6-Dec-2025 Fundamental Day – Sign up now open – email julia.hutchinson@cadets.gc.ca