Another Successful Competition!

The eighth Annual Ontario Provincial Committee Air Cadet Debating Contest was held on Sunday May 1, 2011. The location was the Information Technology Centre at Mohawk College of Applied Arts & Technology in Hamilton, Ontario.  The contest commenced at 08:30 hours and concluded at approximately 16:00 hours.

Eighteen teams representing twelve Squadrons participated.  The facilities provided by our partner, Mohawk College, were again outstanding and ideally suited to our needs.  The event commenced with a briefing session for the officials and judges conducted by Chief Judge Joanne Plaxton.   A second briefing session for contestants, officers, instructors and spectators was conducted by Mr. Fred Hopkinson. 

The event was highly successful with all of the judges expressing full support and a desire to participate again in future years.

Many thanks to the following Officials and Judges

Competition Officials

Mr. Fred Hopkinson                    Chair, OPC Debating program

Ms. Joanne Plaxton                     Chief Judge, OPC Director                                                   

Mr. Mark Thususka                    Workshop Coordinator

Ms. Connie Medina                     Workshop Instructor

Captain (Ret’d.) Aidan Finn         Public Relations Coordinator, OPC Director

Captain Lisa Lacombe                 Administrative Officer

Ms.Megan Kras                           Registrar

Major David Forster                    Teller

Ms.Sandra Wells                          Food Services Coordinator

Judges

Mr. Alan Bishop                          McMaster University

Mr. Tony Bratschitsch                 Toastmasters                      

Captain Marilyn Coleman              

Ms. Maureen Dobbie                  

 Mr.David Harfield                       Toastmasters           

Mr. Phil Haynes                           Toastmasters

Mr. George Hough                      OPC Director

Major (Ret'd.) Mike Macnamara            

Mr. Peter Maxymiuk                          Toastmasters

Major (Ret'd) John Nolan            OPC Director

Mr. William Pearson

Mr.Alex Prine                              735 "Firebird" Squadron

Ms. Karen Prine                          735 "Firebird" Squadron

Mr. Todd Spencer                        735 "Firebirds"Alumni                

Ms. Karen Wood            

Mr. Brady Wood                          St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton

Contestants

The winners of the Gold, Silver and Bronze awards were presented with their medallions by OPC Chair Don Berrill, assisted by Regional Cadet Advisor Major Mike Boyle and Chief Judge and OPC Director Joanne Plaxton.

                                  Gold Medal Winners

                     826 "Gryphon"Squadron, Hamilton  (Team "Papa")

WOII  Zachary Froom

Sergeant  Sami Kurani

Corporal  Joseph Musafin

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                                  Silver Medal Winners

               2 "Vandenbos" Squadron, Whitby (Team "Alpha" )

Team "Alpha"                                                      Team "Bravo"                         WOII Danielle Andela &  Corporal Mahisha Kumaran

Corporal  Mahisha Kumaran                             F/Cpl Dallas Frost

WOII  Danielle Andela                                      Sgt Levar Russell

Sergeant Kyle Fisher                                         Cpl Hunter Edwards

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                             Bronze Medal Winners

     756 "Wild Goose" Squadron, Georgetown  (Team "Kilo")

  Team "Kilo"                                                   T eam "Lima"

F/Cpl Ana Mendez                                         Sgt Nazreen Kochaar

Sgt Andrij Coyle                                            F/S Alexander Pope

F/Cpl Richard Vincente                                 F/S Daniel Andela

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                         Most Outstanding Debater

                 826 "Gryphon"Squadron, Hamilton

                            WOII  Zachary Froom

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                      Top Speaker of the House

                700 "David Hornell VC" Squadron, Etobicoke

                    Flight Corporal  Heckle Fernandes

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                  More Team Photos

136 "Kiowa" Squadron, Ayre

F/Cpl Lucas Schumacher

F/Cpl Ross Kanold

Corporal Conrad Banas

166 "Bulldog" Squadron, Toronto

WOII Sanjeev Narayanaswamy          Sgt Jason Xie

F/S Brendan Wang                               F/S Jamie Wong

Cpl Kevin Zhang                                  F/Cpl Randi Wang

530 "Havoc" Squadron, Waterloo

Sgt. David O'Reilly

F/Cpl Mark Tanuan

Cpl. Cassidy Livingstone

540 "Golden Hawks" Squadron, Oakville

WOII Christopher Wright

F/Cpl Monica Chander

F/Cpl Jennifer Wright

700 "David Hornell VC" Squadron, Etobicoke

WOII Natalie Bailey                                   WOII Dixita Datta

F/Cpl Robert Hamel-Smith                         F/Cpl Nikhl Peri

Cpl. Clarrel Fernendes                               F/Cpl Heckle Fernandes

756 "Wild Goose" Squadron, Georgetown

F/Cpl Ana Mendez                                       Sgt. Nazreen Kochaar

Sgt. Andrij Coyle                                          F/Sgt Alexander Pope

F/Cpl Richard Vincente                                F/Sgt Daniel Andela

800 "Black Forest" Squadron Mississauga

F/Sgt Elliot Fernandes

Cpl Marcus Ruiz

Cpl Alexia Ivo

822 "Tutor" Squadron, Waterloo

F/Cpl Lyndsay Houghtling                             F/Cpl Sidney Gelbard

Cpl Lori-Anne Little                                      F/S Robyn Strickler

Sgt Sailesh Varsani                                         F/Cpl Rachel Strickler