This is just a quick blog and then I will post something more amusing!  Anyway, I received an e-mail from Annette Allan yesterday about the impending move of the Air Cadets from Castor to Stettler.  She is upset and very concerned about this move since there are a number of young people from Veteran, Consort, Coronation, Castor, Stettler and Hanna who belong.  The distance to travel might possibly be a detriment to some and then their young people would not have an opportunity to belong to the Air Cadets.  Anyway, the following is an e-mail that I sent to a number of people in the area.  I also put it on Facebook and sent via Private Messaging.  Well.....facebook does not like that and I got a notice to "slow down" since I am using a feature that was not intended for this kind of use.  I had to prove I wasn't a robot not once but twice!  Anyway, I think the message went through.  If it did not I am putting it on my blog and posting the link to Facebook for people to read.  What a morning!  I started out sending e-mails to people on my contact list and it was a good way to clean up my list.  A number of them came back as being "undeliverable".  I am presuming these people have changed their addresses and have not informed me!  Oh well, can't win 'em all!

Here is the e-mail message I sent to everyone.  I hope some of you will contact Annette and help keep the Castor Air Cadets in Castor:

Hello everyone,

 

I received an e-mail yesterday from Annette (Stonehouse) Allan from Coronation asking for Town Council’s support.  She is the Chair for the Squadron Sponsoring Committee for the Castor Air Cadets.  She received notice last week that the powers that be are going to move the Squadron to Stettler.  Her concern is that some may not want to travel that far, thus not having the benefits or the opportunity to either stay with the Cadets or to join.  I can’t help but think she’s right.  There are young people ages 12-16 coming from Consort, Veteran, Coronation, Stettler, Hanna and Castor to weekly meetings every Monday evening in Castor.  Annette’s fear is that we will lose those young people because of the daunting challenge of driving them that far every Monday.

 I forwarded all information to Town Council and now I am asking the community members for their help.

I have heard only good things about the Cadets.  I know that Annette’s daughter is involved and that she spent six weeks this past summer at a camp in Penhold learning new skills as an Air Cadet.  I also know that Cadets is a free program, it costs nothing.  Any young person ages 12-18 can join, be provided with a uniform and training, all free of charge. 

In Coronation I believe we can all see the value of this program and understand why it would be a detriment to make the move from Castor to Stettler.  We all drive, but sometimes the drive is just too far and our kids are the big losers.  We support all kinds of things including sports and recreation and education and higher learning.  We can all see the value of having these stay right in our own community or at least a short drive away.  Why not support the Air Cadet Program in Castor and express our desire that it not be moved to Stettler.  It may be an opportunity you have already had or it may be something that your children or grandchildren would be interested in. 

For some more information on the Cadet program go to:  http://www.cadets.ca/en/about-cadets.page?

I am a Town Councillor and I am also a community member, a proud citizen of Coronation.  I support almost anything that is going to grow and sustain the future of our community.  I believe that the Air Cadet Program and its sustainability in Castor is part of the growth and sustainability in our own community.  Our children are our future.  What do you think?

Please respond either to this e-mail or send your thoughts to Annette (Stonehouse) Allan at:  ajstonepuck@yahoo.ca  Please do this before September 19, 2013.

 Thanks so much,

Bonnie Danylyshen