The Army Cadet League of Canada (Manitoba)


NEWS RELEASE

LOCAL ARMY CADET HITS DOUBLE GOLD

November 30, 2009

WINNIPEG, Manitoba: A Winnipeg Army Cadet from St. Norbert has earned two of the top honours bestowed by the Army Cadet movement in Canada.
Cadet Chief Warrant Officer Dallas Buhr of the 2701 Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry Cadet Corps has been awarded the President’s Trophy, presented annually to the top cadet in Manitoba. Cadet Dallas Buhr, age 18 is a first year student at the University of Winnipeg and has been an Army Cadet for 5 years.

To be considered for the President’s Trophy a cadet must have achieved Master Cadet status, hold the rank of at least Master Warrant Officer, achieved success in academic standing and completed volunteer service in his/her community, among many other criteria.

If that was not big enough news she also received official notification that she is one of only 16 Army Cadets from across Canada that will participate in a two-week long expedition in the backcountry of New Zealand along with cadets from other nations.

Dallas will spend Christmas day with her family but will fly to New Zealand on Boxing Day. This year’s International Expedition will take place in New Zealand from December 27, 2009 to January 10, 2010.

The Expedition will take participating Cadets and civilian instructors from Auckland (the country’s largest city) to the Southern tip of the North Island to the capital city of Wellington and on to various areas around the country. The Expedition will include Tramping, known elsewhere as hiking or bushwalking, off-road cycling, and rock climbing, as well as the chance to observe the exotic local wildlife. Cadets will also have the opportunity to interact with the New Zealand cadet Forces and experience the rich and vibrant Maori culture from New Zealand’s indigenous population.
Each year exceptional Army Cadets from across the country are selected to take the International Expedition. This adventure-based activity has previously been held in several locations such as the French and Spanish Pyrenees, Italy, Costa Rica, South Korea, New Hampshire and Morocco.

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For further information, or to arrange an interview with Cadet Buhr, please contact:Brian Koshul, Director, Army Cadet League of Canada (Manitoba)Telephone: 770-3574