Awards & Achievements2020/2021 Training YearAWARDS PRESENTATION: (pdf file)
2013-2014 Training Year![]() WO2 Marco GASPAR/ Silver Medal ![]() ![]() OPC Effective Speaking Competition WO2 Robert Hamel-Smith GRASSBY/ Provincial Finalist Cpl Cassey SHAO/ 3rd Place in Toronto Zone ![]() ![]() 700 Squadron Rifle Team/ 2nd Place Finish Overall FCpl Gabriel GONNEAU/ 2nd Place- Junior Category Cpl Kirtarath KAUR/ 3rd Place- Junior Category OCdt Natalie BAILEY/ OPC Award of Merit WO2 Heckle FERNANDES/ Fred Hopkinson Trophy Ontario Volunteer Services Awards Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration The Ontario Volunteer Service Awards recognize individual volunteers for their years of commitment and dedicated service to an organization. Six volunteers from with 700 Squadron were recognized at public ceremonies this year: Mr. Valentino ESPOSITO | Mr. John EVANS (former SSC Chair) ![]() WO2 Heckle FERNANDES/ Silver Level 2012-2013 Training Year![]() ![]() ![]() 2013 Provincial Debating Competition 700 Squadron Debating Team/ 1st Place Finish Sgt Clarrel FERNANDES / Top Parliamentarian WO2 Heckle FERNANDES / 2nd Place Debater FSgt Nikhil PERI / ![]() ![]() 2013 COA Drill Competition 700 Squadron Drill Team (Without Arms) / 2nd Place FSgt Heckle FERNANDES / 2nd Place Drill Team Commander ![]() ![]() 180 Invitational Drill Competition 700 Squadron Drill Team (Without Arms) / 2nd Place FSgt Heckle FERNANDES / 3rd Place Drill Team Commander ![]() ![]() 2013 Zone 10 Rifle Competition 700 Squadron Rifle Team/ 2nd Place Finish FCpl Daniel TORNABENE/ 3rd Place- Overall FCpl Tejas SOUSA/ 3rd Place- Junior Category Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal Recipients Major David FORSTER/ Former Commanding Officer Capt David BROWN/ Commanding Officer Capt Melanie FOX/ Deputy Commanding Officer & Training Officer Mr Val ESPOSITO/ Squadron Treasurer 2012 Annual General Meeting- Air Cadet League of Canada Ontario Provincial Committee ![]() 700 David Hornell VC Squadron/ Honourable Mention for Continued High Level of Proficiency 700 Squadron Sponsoring Committee/ Robert G. Dale Award- 3rd Overall OCdt Cornelia BAPTISTA/ Provincial Certificate of Merit Mrs Linda PASSARELLI/ National Certificate of Merit for Chairing top Sponsoring Committee 2012 CSTC/ CRGS Awards2012 Basic Aviation Course FCpl Dante RIVAS/ 2012 Glider Pilot Scholarship FSgt Heckle FERNANDES/ 2012 Awards at Annual & Family BanquetClick link above for the list of awards and recipients. 2011-2012 Training YearNational Awards WO1 Daniel CABALSE/ The Lord Strathcona Medal WO2 Vanessa EUGINE/ The Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence WO2 (Ret'd) Arjun KAPADIYA/ The Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence ![]() 2012 Provincial Effective Speaking Competition Sgt Nikhil PERI/ 2nd place in Ontario ![]() ![]() 2012 COA Drill Competition Sgt Heckle FERNANDES / Top Drill Team Commander 700 Squadron Drill Team (Without Arms)/ 2nd Place Finish ![]() ![]() 2012 OPC Effective Speaking Competition Sgt Nikhil PERI/ 1st Place in Toronto Area Sgt Heckle FERNANDES Sgt Robert Hamel-Smith GRASSBY/ 4th Place in Toronto Area ![]() 180 Invitational Drill Competition 700 Squadron Drill Team (Without Arms) / 3rd Place ![]() ![]() 2012 Zone 10 Rifle Competition 700 Squadron Rifle Team/ 1st Place Finish Sgt Ashley EUGINE/ 2nd Place- Senior Category FCpl John ANTONIOU/ 2nd Place- Junior Category ![]() 166 Invitational Summer Biathalon Sgt Ashley EUGINE/ 3rd Place - Senior Female Divison ![]() 700 David Hornell VC Squadron/ Strathcona Trust Trophy for Overall Squadron Proficiency/ Ranked 1st in COA 700 Squadron Sponsoring Committee/ Air Marshal Wilfred Curtis Trophy for Best SSC in the Toronto Area Major David Forster (CO)/ CIC Award for Excellence ![]() ![]() FCpl Marco GASPAR/ 1st Place- Male Composite Team 700 David Hornell VC Squadron/ $50,000 Trillium Grant for the purchase new instruments |