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CORPS STAFF AND HISTORY


Corps Positions & Appointments                                                  

Commanding Officer: Captain Matthew Tremblay
Deputy Commanding Officer: SLt Andrea Willette

Senior Officer: Captain Cel Petrini 
Training Officer:
SLt Andrea Willette
Administration Officer: Civilian Instructor Frank Cutruzzola
Supply Officer: Civilian Volunteer Brandon DiSimine
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Special Projects Officer: Civilian Volunteer Katie Campion
Assistant Supply Officer: Civilian Volunteer Rebecca Campion

Senior Cadet Advisor: Civilian Instructor Shannan Campion
Standards and Junior Cadet Advisor: WO(ret) John McGrinder, CD
31 Signals Regiment / Signals Association Liaison: 
Civilian Instructor Frank Cutruzzola
Corps Volunteers: George Ledwon, CD and Barb Ledwon, CD

​Beamsville Legion Liaison: Patty Okane
Support Committee Chair: Terry Mellor
Army Cadet League Rep: Mr. Ken Brady, CD
Zone Training Officer: Captain Michael Stacey, CD
​Regimental Sergeant Major: RSM CWO Tyler Mellor 
Drill Sergeant Major: MWO Nolan Nixon
Company Sergeant Major: MWO Joel deJong

Recruit Platoon Commander: WO Grace Douglas 
Alpha Company Platoon Commander: Sgt Alexander Melo
Bravo Company Platoon Commander: TBD

Flag Party Commander: TBD

Logistics NCO: TBD
Training NCO: WO Grace Douglas

1626 RCACC History

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CHARTERED
1 April 1992 (Royal Canadian Army Cadets) After Amalgamation.  Can trace it lineage back to 17 September 1940.

LOCATION
Township of West Lincoln, Ontario, Canada

SPONSORS
Department of National Defence;
Army Cadet League of Canada;
Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 127 (Grimsby);
Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 393 (Smithville); and
Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 612 (Beamsville)

UNIT CREST
Crest of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals

MOTTO

Velox Versutus Vigilans     "Swift, Skilled, Alert"

​SUPPORT UNIT
Regional Cadet Support Unit Central

AFFILIATED UNIT
31 Signals Regiment, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (Canadian Armed Forces - Reserve Forces) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

UNIT HISTORY
1626 holds strong community ties to West Niagara that date back to 1940. The corps was originally formed as 1626 Grimsby High School Cadet Corps on 17 September 1940 and continued under that name until it’s disbandment on 16 May 1968. At which point a new cadet corps was established on 17 Mar 1969 under the corps number 2848, on 23 Aug 1971 a second corps was formed under the number 2888. Current day 1626 is an amalgamation of the 2 cadets corps effective 1 April 1992. With this amalgamation the corps returned to it’s original number of 1626 West Lincoln (Now West Niagara) Army Cadet Corps. The official anniversary date of 1626 is to be 17 Mar 1969.
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The corps is affiliated to 31 Signals Regiment out of Hamilton Ontario. It has three co-sponsors: the Royal Canadian Legion Branches No 127 (Grimsby), 393 (Smithville) and 612 (Beamsville).
In 2015 the Corps official designation was changed from 1626 West Lincoln to 1626 West Niagara in an effort to unify the communities that 1626 supports.

Past Commanding Officers & Regimental Sergeant Majors

Commanding Officers

1940 - 1942: Unknown
1943: Chief Inspector P.V. Smith
1944-1968: Unknown
1967-1973: Captain John Monroe, CD
1973-1978: Major Peter May, CD
1978-1984: Captain Bill Jackson
1984-1986: Captain Robert Scott
1986-1988: Captain Joe Zizzo
1988-1992: Captain Clayton Henderson
1992-1999: Captain Syd Lyttle, CD
1999-2002: Captain Cathy Hanson, CD
2002-2005: Capt John Hammill, CD
2005-2009: Captain Ken Brady, CD
2009-2012: Captain Charlene McCullough, CD
2012-2016: Captain Steve Brencur
2016-2020: Captain Cel Petrini
​2020-Current:
Captain Matthew Tremblay

Regimental Sergenat Majors (Cadet)

1940-1990: Unknown
1991-1992: CWO Morgan Pelletier
1992-1993: CWO Tracy Don
1993-1994: CWO Charlene McCullough
1994-1996: CWO Matthew Hubert
1996-1998: CWO Mike Wiebe 
1998-1999: CWO Steve Sari
1999-2000: CWO Andrew Wozniak
2000: CWO Mike Campbell
2000-2002: CWO Kerry Baird
2002: CWO Ken Allen
2002-2003: CWO Steven Brencur
2003: CWO Daniel Pelerin
2003-2006: CWO Kim Nicholson
2006-2007: CWO Justin Struk
2007-2008: MWO Richard Stal
2008-2009: WO Tony Allen
2009-2011: CWO Broghan Park
2011-2013: CWO Michael Pelosini
2013-2015: CWO Courtney Debon
2015- 2017: CWO Shannan Campion
2017- 2018: CWO Nicholas Mercer
2018 - 2020: CWO Nicole Routsky
2020 - Present: CWO 
Tyler Mellor

Wednesdays between 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
September thru to June annually

Cadet Corps ​Office: (289) 438-4114

General Office: Extension 1
Supplies: Extension 2
Administration: Extension 3
Support Committee: Extension 4

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