Awards & Achievements

2020/2021 Training Year

The Lord Strathcona Medal              

WO1 Chiddhanya Alagesan (Ret’d)

The Royal Canadian Medal of Excellence        

WO1 Hycil Fernandes

 

The Michael J. Frisch Memorial Award           

WO1 Chiddhanya Alagesan (Ret’d)

The Commanding Officers Award   

FSgt Gurpreet Dhanota

The LCol. E.J. (Jim) Flesher, CD Award           

Sgt Julia Faye Rodrigues

 

The S/L A.A.R (Pappy) Deeks, AFM Award    

FCpl Aseyah Safi

The Captain Peter Hodges Memorial Award

WO2 Bronwyn Gibson

The Squadron Sponsor Award         

Cpl Avi Patel

The Sergeant Michael Burke Award

FCpl Michael Naniong

The Connie Silva Award     

Sgt Mark A. Kania

 

Top Level 1 Cadet               

Cpl Alexander Culmone

Top Level 2 Cadet               

FCpl Javier Garcia

Top level 3 Cadet

Sgt Suhani Dasour

Top Level 4 Cadet               

Sgt Angela Naniong

Top Level 5 Cadet               

FSgt Mahirah Rahman

 

Top Cadet Instructor         

WO2 Tanmay Patel

Most Improved Cadet Instructor    

WO2 Dinushka Dahanaggamaarachchi

Outstanding Senior Bandsman        

FSgt Antony Stockler Sathler

Outstanding Junior Bandsman         

Sgt Maesah Rahman

Outstanding Drill Team Member    

Sgt Mark A. Kania

Outstanding Range Team Member 

Sgt Onneli Dahanaggamaarachchi

2013-2014 Training Year

Central Region Orienteering Competition Senior Male Composite Team

        WO2 Marco GASPAR/ Silver Medal

OPC Effective Speaking Competition

              WO2 Robert Hamel-Smith GRASSBY/ Provincial Finalist

              Cpl Cassey SHAO/ 3rd Place in Toronto Zone

Zone 10 Rifle Competition

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) 
Mr. John GRASSBY | Mr. Brian JONES
Mrs. Linda PASSARELLI | Mrs. Connie SILVA 

The Duke of Edinburgh's Award

        WO2 Heckle FERNANDES/ Silver Level

2012-2013 Training Year

2013 Provincial Debating Competition

700 Squadron Debating Team/ 1st Place Finish

             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 Awards

2012 Basic Aviation Course

FCpl Dante RIVAS/ 

Air Force Association of Canada 412 Wing Award for Top Cadet on the Basic Aviation Course

2012 Glider Pilot Scholarship

FSgt Heckle FERNANDES/ 

Hamilton Flying Club Legacy Award for Top A Flight Cadet 

2012 Awards at Annual & Family Banquet

Click link above for the list of awards and recipients. 

2011-2012 Training Year

National 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

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

/ 2nd Place in Toronto Area

              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

2011 Annual General Meeting- Air Cadet League of Canada Ontario Provincial Committee

           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 

2011 COA Orienteering Competition

FCpl Marco GASPAR/ 1st Place- Male Composite Team

              Sgt Ashley EUGINE/ 2nd Place- Independent Intermediate Female Category

Ontario Trillium Foundation

700 David Hornell VC Squadron/ $50,000 Trillium Grant for the purchase new instruments

2010-2011

Click link above for the list of awards and recipients.