FROM CANADA’S HUGGABLE CAR DEALER….THE JIM GILBERT’S WHEELS AND DEALS HUG OF THE WEEK GOES TO… THE ARGONAUT ARMY CADET SUMMER TRAINING CENTRE !! THE CADETS’ ANTI-BULLYING DAY RAISED AWARENESS… AND 250-DOLLARS FOR KIDS HELP PHONE !! NOW THAT’S LEADERSHIP !!
CBC New Brunswick: Cadets don pink instead of camouflage for anti-bullying day
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2013/08/09/nb-cadets-bullying-protest.html
Argonaut Army Cadet Summer Training Centre
http://www.armycadethistory.com/Argonaut%20main.htm
As early as the 1930’s, cadets in Atlantic Canada attended summer training at places like Camp Utopia, New Brunswick, and Camp Aldershot, Nova Scotia.
Prior to 1970, Atlantic Region Army Cadet summer training took place in Aldershot, Nova Scotia. In the summer of 1971, it was decided that the Atlantic region army cadet summer training camp would move from Aldershot to Gagetown. Camp Argonaut did not officially open as a training centre until 1972 as the cadets and staff were still on Main Camp Gagetown. Camp Argonaut prior to 1972 was a Primary Reserve Location. Although the Army Cadets did arrive in Gagetown in 1970 from Aldershot NS and were housed on main Base Gagetown in Buildings H1 & H3 using H2 as their dining facility & H12 as its recreation facility there was no official name accept being the Atlantic Region Army Cadet Summer training centre Gagetown. In that first summer, 1200 cadets passed through the grounds at Gagetown.
In 1978-79, Argonaut ACSTC saw the addition of main living complexes for the cadets. With these new complexes, Argonaut ACSTC was starting to look more and more permanent. Throughout the 80′s, more facilities were added to Argonaut increasing the number of cadets it could train annually. In 1989, Argonaut was given the honour of Freedom of the Town of Oromocto. In 1990, Argonaut was honoured again with another Freedom of the City, this time bestowed by the city of Moncton.
The 1990′s saw both the physical size of Argonaut increase as well as the numbers of cadets that were trained here. In 1999, Argonaut received its hardest challenge. Due to Kosovar refugees being relocated on the grounds of Argonaut ACSTC, the training centre had to relocate for that summer. Argonaut was divided into three sites, with the majority of cadets being housed at Mount Allison University in Sackville NB while smaller contingents were placed in Port Elgin NB, Slemon Park PEI and even a company in Vernon BC!
Currently, Argonaut ACSTC has a paved parade square and roads, as well as additional ablution facilities. The most significant change to the training centre is the recent addition of the Cadet Dining Hall in 2001. The facility seats 650 people thus increasing efficiency for meal times.
The training centre will have approximately 1450 cadets pass through its gates this summer.
Kids Help Phone
http://kidshelpphone.ca/Teens/AboutUs.aspx
Things you should know about Kids Help Phone:
1.We’re Canada’s only toll-free, 24-hour, bilingual and anonymous phone counselling, web counselling and referral service for children and youth. Every day, professional counsellors provide support to young people across the country.
2.The service is completely anonymous and confidential – we don’t trace calls, we don’t have call display. You don’t even have to tell us your name if you don’t want to. Find out more.
3.We rely on donations from individuals, companies, clubs and associations to run our service. We also have over 10,000 volunteers who help us raise funds and spread the word about our services.
