Retirement Announcement for Mr. James (Jim) Lewall

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MR. JAMES (Jim) LEWALL Jim Lewall started with the Cadet organization as a volunteer with the Navy League of Canada. He moved on to volunteer with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corp in Gibsons, BC. Jim then went to Grand Forks, BC where he became a Civilian Instructor with the Air Cadets. He enrolled as an Officer Cadet in May of 2005 subsequently taking on the role of Commanding Officer in November of 2005. Jim…

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Honorary Patron of the Air Cadet League of Canada, BC Provincial Committee

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The Air Cadet League of Canada, British Columbia Provincial Committee is proud to announce Her Honour, the Honourable Wendy Cocchia, C.M., O.B.C., LL.D. (Hon) Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia has accepted our invitation to be our Honorary Patron. The Honourable Wendy Cocchia is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and dedicated community leader in British Columbia and Canada. A champion for disability rights and services, Her Honour is the co-founder of the Pacific Autism Family Network in British…

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Welcome to our newly appointed Director – George Hinton

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George Hinton was born in Hanover ON and began his Cadet career at the age of 13 by joining RCSCC Warspite in Kitchener ON. In 1974, his family moved to Richmond and he joined RCSCC Bicknell. In 1975 having developed a keen interest in aviation he transferred to 655 Richmond Squadron RCACS. In the spring of 1977, he joined the primary reserve and was sworn into the 12th Service Battalion which at that time was…

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The BCPC bids a fond farewell to Jennifer McEwan

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Born in Prince Rupert, Jennifer has lived in Vancouver, North Delta, Oakville and Burlington, Ontario and now resides in Abbotsford BC, where she and her husband, Phillip, have lived for the past 24 years and raised two children Malcolm and Aimee Marie, both of whom graduated from the cadet program and are soon to be graduating from university. Jennifer spent 14 years as a Registered Nurse specializing in Orthopaedics, Neurology and General Surgery. Prior to…

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BCPC Elects 2024-2025 Board of Directors

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Glen WatsonPresident Lydia Ting1st Vice PresidentTraining & Education Andrew KingVice PresidentSqn LiaisonCorporate AffairsFund Raising James HollisDirectorTreasurer Tom PowellDirectorAviation Norm ScottDirectorIndustry Partners Jennifer McEwanDirectorEffective SpeakingBCPC AGM Ilona TurraDirectorRisk Management Angela SargentDirectorPublic Relations Gail ElgertDirectorHuman ResourcesNSTC

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BCPC Re-Elects President for 2024-2025

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Major (Ret) Glen R. Watson, MTS, CD The Board of Directors of the Air Cadet League of Canada, British Columbia Provincial Committee is pleased to announce the re-election of our President, Glen Watson. Glen Watson was born in Vancouver BC and grew up first in Texas and then in Vancouver where he was active with 111 Air Cadet Squadron from 1974-1979. Upon aging out of cadets he was the squadron WO1. While in cadets, Glen…

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The BCPC bids a fond farewell to Sheila Kung

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Sheila Kung was born in Canton, China but moved to Hong Kong when she was two years old. In 1968, Sheila and her family immigrated to Canada. From the time she came to Canada, she began her extensive community Work. In 1985, Sheila and Michael got married. As her children grew up, Sheila was always an active member in their lives. She volunteered for the school they attended and participated in all aspects of their…

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Welcome to our newest League Member – Saeedeh Bouzari

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Please join the BC Provincial Committee in welcoming Saeedeh Bouzari, MBM, CSCP, CPIM as our newest League Member. Saeedeh was born and raised in Tehran. She graduated the university with Bachelor degree in English Language as the major. Right after, she explored her professional journey as the English Tutor and then in Supply Chain and Project Management. Since she was enjoying the supply chain field, she continued her education and received her Master degree in…

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Welcome to our newest League Member – Gurdit Nagi

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Please join the BC Provincial Committee in welcoming Gurdit Nagi as our newest League Member. Gurdit was born and raised in Singapore. After completing his tertiary education, he was enlisted in the Singapore Armed Forces to do his mandatory National Service (military service) for the country and he did his infantry training there and was also privileged to serve in the Republic of Singapore Air Force during his full-time two and a half years’ compulsory…

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