ROYAL CANADIAN SEA CADET CORPS FORT LENNOX  

15 September 1958 - 31 August 1959

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 Commanding Officer:     Lieutenant Stephen G. May, R.C.S.C.
                                 [appointed first Commanding Officer 01 October 1958]

 Officers:  

Sub-Lieutenant Peter Ferguson, R.C.S.C., Executive Officer & Supply Officer  
Midshipman David E. Parkinson, R.C.S.C., Bonaventure Divisional Officer  
Midshipman W. (Bill) E. Reid, R.C.S.C., Micmac Divisional Officer

Corps' Chief:  

A/PO1 A. Bruce Hannah

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September 1958                  

The Corps was formed and housed in a boarding school, Institut Feller College, located in Grande Ligne, QC, a few miles from St. Jean, QC.

October 1958 - February 1959  

The Corps was visited 3 times by:

• Lieutenant-Commander P.E. Buisson, CD, RCN, Area Officer Sea Cadets, Quebec Area.

• Lieutenant G. Gosselin, RCN, HMCS DONNACONA, Montreal, QC

• Mr. Charles Hutchins, Secretary, Quebec Branch, Navy League of Canada 

28 April 1959 

RCSCC FORT LENNOX receives her Warrant.

30/31 May 1959 

The entire Corps paraded in full dress uniform at its namesake "Fort Lennox", where a Guard of Honour was mounted during daylight hours.  

10 June 1959 

1^st Annual Inspection.  The Reviewing Officer was Commander George Manson,CD, RCN, Commanding Officer Sea Cadets, from Headquarters, Commanding Officer Naval Divisions, Hamilton, ON.  

Lieutenant S.G. May, R.C.S.C., donated two trophies to be known as "The Commanding Officer’s Challenge Trophies".  The first recipients were as follows: 

Most Proficient Division Trophy: Bonaventure         DPO A/PO2 Brooke Bodo
                                           Micmac (a tie)       DPO A/PO2 John Bloxham   

Most Proficient Cadet Trophy: A/PO1 Bruce Hannah  

[Updated 220903]

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