Cadets from Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron 257 Ladysmith lead nearly 300 cadets in a Vancouver Island Wing Squadron and Band Parade along First Avenue Sunday, Sept. 22. Here, they salute reviewing officer Rear Admiral William Truelove, commander of Maritime Forces Pacific, in front of the Royal Canadian Legion. Cadets from 10 squadrons from Vancouver Island and Powell River took part in the parade, which was followed by a military inspection inside Aggie Hall, home of the Ladysmith air cadets since 1943.

Cadets from Royal Canadian Air Cadets Squadron 257 Ladysmith lead nearly 300 cadets in a Vancouver Island Wing Squadron and Band Parade along First Avenue Sunday, Sept. 22. Here, they salute reviewing officer Rear Admiral William Truelove, commander of Maritime Forces Pacific, in front of the Royal Canadian Legion. Cadets from 10 squadrons from Vancouver Island and Powell River took part in the parade, which was followed by a military inspection inside Aggie Hall, home of the Ladysmith air cadets since 1943.

Celebrating 70 years of air cadets in Ladysmith

Close to 300 cadets from 10 Vancouver Island squadrons gather in Ladysmith to celebrate 70th anniversary of Squadron 257.

Ladysmith Chronicle