Members of the Preeceville Harvard Air Cadets joined the Melville Air cadets as they traveled to Camp SaskCadet for a fun weekend of learning outdoor survival techniques on September 25 and 26. There was also time to socialize with Melville and Indian Head cadets.
鈥淕oing to Camp SaskCadet has been a great experience,鈥� said Tessa Rehaluk. 鈥淲e learned about outdoor survival and making friendships are great.鈥�
鈥淎s a senior officer in the program, I believe that it is a great team building experience,鈥� said Corianne Metherell. 鈥淭he weekend included meeting new cadets and learning survival techniques, building shelters and teaching bush 铿乺st aid skills. The weekend involved games in the dark, physical training, compass course training, building shelters and some great visiting.鈥�
Camp SaskCadet is located at the northern edge of Round Lake in Greenwater Provincial Park. Construction commenced in about 1975. The building of the camp took a few years before buildings started to appear. Some government funding was arranged to build the recreation hall with flush toilets, showers, washer and dryer and furnace.
In the early 80s, Canadian Forces withdrew from providing support and the cadet leagues took over the operations. The camp is maintained by the Saskatchewan Air Cadet League with some support from the Army and Sea Cadet Leagues.
The camp is used extensively by cadets on weekends throughout the year for various forms of training. Today the camp is used to train for adventure training such as canoeing, sailing, survival, orienteering and hiking. Winter provides for winter survival and biathlon training and provincial biathlon competitions which required more bush clearing and development of ski trails.
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