27-07-2025
Nearly 100 gather for Air Cadet reunion in Cape Breton
Nearly 100 people gathered in Whitney Pier, N.S., Sunday, July 27, 2025 as part of the 587 Air Cadet Reunion. (Ryan MacDonald/CTV Atlantic)
A reunion of Air Cadets from generations past took place in Cape Breton over the weekend.
At least 91 people came from across Canada to gather at the Polish Village Hall in Whitney Pier, N.S., from Friday to Sunday for the 587 Air Cadet Reunion.
Organizers say the reunion is a biannual event.
While it is a gathering of people who met as teenagers through Air Cadets, organizers say most are now in their senior years.
Air Cadet Reunion
Nearly 100 people gathered in Whitney Pier, N.S., Sunday, July 27, 2025 as part of the 587 Air Cadet Reunion, which was 'Friends' themed. (Ryan MacDonald/CTV Atlantic)
One attendee, Anselm Doyle of Sydney, N.S., began his career as a cadet back in 1953.
The now 87-year-old grew up in Whitney Pier and said this weekend's reunion was a special homecoming, and a chance to look back on what turned out to be a long career.
'It means a lot, because I joined the squadron as a cadet,' Doyle told CTV News on Sunday. 'I came back as an officer. I served 20-some years as an officer and these people went through here over the years – you know them all.'
The reunion wrapped up Sunday morning.
Organizers say they are already planning for the next one in 2027.
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