Send us Fan Mail Roly Stankevicius joined JTCVC in the Fall of 1969 at 14 years old. His first Summer at HMCS Quadra was in 1970 on the Two Week General Training Course. Roly recalls the summer being challenging, character building and a lot of fun meeting new Cadets from across the Country. Roly and other mates from his era continue to holiday together and remember fondly their times at Quadra. Many of them plan sailing and golf adventures to wind up at the Quadra Alumni W...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks to Joan Feringa for swinging by to talk about her experiences at HMCS Quadra and to share more about her volunteer role on the Alumni Association Executive team. Joan’s first year at HMCS Quadra was Two Week General Training (TWGT) in 1977. After 1 year at HMCS Acadia in the Band program, Joan returned to the “Q” as a Practical Leadership (PL) Cadet in 1979. Hearing Joan’s story about overcoming her health limitations is very inspiring. After a long...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks to Doug Ede for stopping by the studio to chat about Quadra - mainly flotilla stuff! He happened to be working on the island for a couple of weeks so great opportunity to chat. Doug joined Sea Cadets at #47 RCSCC Captain Vancouver after seeing some kids doing a sailing class in Coal Harbour while he was playing a cricket match in Stanley Park. Doug’s first summer at HMCS Quadra was 1976 for TWGT. He turned to Athletic Leadership in 1977 at CFB Borden,...

Send us Fan Mail In August 2025 the Quadra Alumni Association celebrated 50 years of women at HMCS Quadra. In this episode of the podcast, it was a real pleasure hearing from Manon Mitchell and her journey of attending HMCS Quadra in 1975 and beyond. She is definitely one of the “original trailblazers” and many have called her an inspiration for younger women that followed in her footsteps. Manon talks about getting a start in the Sea Cadet world as a member of CCMRC Sioux, in Lav...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks to Rick MacDonald for stopping into the studio while visiting Victoria. Rick is originally from RCSCC Qu’Appelle in Winnipeg, he spent six weeks at Esquimalt Sea Cadet Camp in 1974 before attending the Quadra School of Music in 1975. Rick later experienced camp life in Whitehorse for a few years. Once he turned 19, he did enroll in the CIC through the home Corps where he met his wife JoAnn. I got a chance to chat about sports, hobbies and work life wi...

Send us Fan Mail Commander Pamela Audley served as Commanding Officer at Quadra from 2005-2008. As we celebrate 50 years of women at HMCS Quadra it seems appropriate to share this episode with all Alumni. She was the first and still is the only female to serve as XO and CO at the camp. It was a real honour to interview her and learn so much about her past Cadet career and life. Pam talks about some of her mentors, many of her favourite memories about some Quadra antics!&nbs...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, I chat with four women who all joined the Cadet Organization in the late 1970’s or early 1980’s. Female Sea Cadets started in 1975 at HMCS Quadra, a world that for many years was males only. You’ll hear from 4 guests: Karen Coles, (née Rutherford) RCSCC Falkland, Ottawa ON Practical Leadership 1980 – Top Cadet Yvette Myers RCSCC Alberni, Port Alberni BC Boatswain 1979 Chantal Webb, (née Lohr) RCSCC Crusader, Winnipeg MB Boatswain 1982...

Send us Fan Mail In episode 2, season 4 of the Quadra Alumni Podcast we talk to a dedicated couple that has been involved in training Sea Cadets for much of the past 50 years. Darrell and Sandy Dudley join me for a discussion about their Sea Cadet and Officer careers and most importantly their time at HMCS Quadra. Darrell is from RCSCC Amphion and Sandy is originally from RCSCC Rainbow, they met at an OJT Reunion at the famous Big Bad John’s bar at the Strathcona Hotel in Victoria...

Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of 2025, it was great to chat with Chris Allen from Powell River, BC. His training at HMCS Quadra started in the summer of 2007, however his first memory was a bit earlier when he attended a Sail Centre training session with his RCSCC Malaspina colleagues. Chris was lucky enough to work 2 summers at HMCS Quadra as a Staff Cadet training young Cadets to be boat operators. Chris later moved to Nanaimo and joined RCSCC Amphion while he was attend...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Quadra Alumni Podcast you’ll hear from Colin Henthorne, a former Sea Cadet from RCSCC Hampton Gray VC in Nelson, BC. Colin joined the Corps in 1966 at 12 years old and made his first trip to HMCS Quadra in the summer of 1967. Colin goes through, in detail, some of his memories from his very first day at Goose Spit. Colin later took his Boatswain Course at Naden and then attended an International Exchange to Holland (Netherlands) before...