18 — Wednesday, June 23, 1999 —- North Shore News
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NAVY League Cadets isa vouth program for boys and giris age

Navy League cadets pass muster in st

91, tol3. Unitorms are provided and most activinies are tree.
Cadets learn more than just boaung skills as courses in tise aid.
smali arms safeny compass reading, mountaineering and survival
are abo taught. Bur certified Canadian Yachting Assocation train
ing at the West Vancouver Yacht Club remains a popular focus and
this vear 20 kids passed White Sails courses. Two weeks ago Bright
Lights attended the Annual Inspecnon ofthe Nave Poague Cy

Compt NhCC) He. Clarrnce Wallace atthe Navy feague build
mg on Forbes in North Van. Fadisiasm way obvious bur we were
mast impressed with the camaraderie. Intormation: YS?- 18S.

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NEWS photos Martin Millerchip

The gun outside the Navy League building on Forbes
was a popular gathering place before the annual inspec-
tion. Clockwise from top left were: Aaron Mitum, Geremy
Arnoid, Ashley Lemarec, Chris Cowan, Evelyn
McCloskey, Dustin Watson and Sandra Bartiett.

Administration officer
Amoer Wishart (teft) and
stores officer Sheryl
Engler were presented
flowers in appreciation of

it's a ship, not a building so
Kitty Jenkins and Jeff
Pare are “gailey chair peo-
ple.” not running the
kitchen.

George Pigeau was Commanding Officer of NLCC
Honourable Clarence Wallace in 1982/3 and was on hand
to present the award for best dressed cadet that carries
his name and a first aid award not presented since he was
C.O. Ellen De Long was the recipient of both.

Daran Apiin (left) and
David Barry demonstrat-
ed such Jeadership quali-
ties in their White Sail li
training course at the West
Vancouver Yacht Club that
their instructors jumped
them a grade and certified
them White Sail ill.

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Dustin Watson (from ieft), Sanaz Zadehsoltan and
Matthew Farrell were all promoted to Leading cadets.

Nine-year-old Andrew
Varry stands by to raise
the Canadian flag.

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anyway. Sporting the NLCC caps presented by their cadets
are officers (from left) Emily van Cooten, Todd Flaro, Len
Engler, Steve Lemarec and Nathan Engler.

Commodore Pater Lissett of the West Vancouver Yacht
Club and Lt. Leonard Engler, C.O. of NLCC Hon.
Clarence Wallace conducted the annual inspection.

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their hard work.

It runs in the family: Matthew (from left), David and

Andrew Barry alt love being cadets. Matthew was chosen
one of the top five Navy League cadets in the country.

Jane Johnstone (centre) is vice president of the NLCC

board and proud mum cf cadeis Sandra (left) and Carly
Bartlett.

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Ellen DeLong (left), who had a 100% attendance record
for tne year, collected a fistful of awards and was pro-
moted to Chief Petty Officer (second class), and Daniel
Bona played the accompanimeni to O Canada at the
beginning of the inspection.

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