Open house – Trois-Rivières Airport
Discovery flights over Trois-Rivières in exchange for a donation
This campaign has ended. Thank you for your generosity!
Trois-Rivières, October 2, 2025
On Saturday, September 27, the Trois-Rivières Airport held its open house. Cadets from 2671 Army Cadet Corps and 772 Squadron ran an information booth that drew many visitors and sparked a lot of interest. We warmly thank everyone who came to meet us.
The support committee was also on site to collect donations. In exchange for a donation of $40 or more, visitors could enjoy a flight of about fifteen minutes. The response was tremendous, and this first edition was a resounding success.
The flying day took place on Sunday, September 28. Thanks to fine weather, participants could admire the magnificent fall colours — and even the highway traffic — from the sky. The activity went off without incident and, despite a few unforeseen events beyond our control, we managed to complete every scheduled flight.
Although wind conditions caused a significant delay in the afternoon and we had to improvise some seat reassignments aboard the aircraft, your understanding and flexibility made the day run much more smoothly.
The members of the support committee, the cadets and the staff warmly thank our valued sponsors — GAF, Aubin Pélissier, IDÉ Trois-Rivières and the Trois-Rivières Airport — without whom this activity could not have taken place.
We especially thank the pilots who generously gave their time, made their aircraft available and covered the related maintenance costs.
We sincerely hope you enjoyed your flight and that it left you with a memorable experience. The money raised will enhance our cadets’ training and activities, and we are deeply grateful.
For those who left their contact information to receive a souvenir photo: our volunteers must process more than 2,000 photos and match them to flight times and ticket numbers. You will receive your photo by e-mail in the coming days.
If you would like to refer young people aged 12 to 18 who are interested in our activities, please use the e-mail addresses below:
- 2671armee@cadets.gc.ca for army cadets, 2671 Trois-Rivières Army Cadet Corps
- 772aviation@cadets.gc.ca for air cadets, 772 Vanier Air Cadet Squadron
On behalf of the cadets and the whole team of 772 Vanier Squadron and 2671 Trois-Rivières Corps, once again, a thousand thanks to all of you!
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