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Quadra Alumni Podcast

Matt Waterman

A podcast where the members of the Quadra Alumni Association tell their stories.

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Manon Mitchell - Trail Blazer

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2025/08/20

In August 2025 the Quadra Alumni Association celebrated 50 years of women at HMCS Quadra. In this episode of the podcast, it was a real pleasure hearing from Manon Mitchell and her journey of attending HMCS Quadra in 1975 and beyond. She is definitely one of the “original trailblazers” and many have called her an inspiration for younger women that followed in her footsteps. Manon talks about getting a start in the Sea Cadet world as a member of CCMRC Sioux, in Laval, Quebec. https...

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Rick MacDonald

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2025/07/20

Thanks to Rick MacDonald for stopping into the studio while visiting Victoria. Rick is originally from RCSCC Qu’Appelle in Winnipeg, he spent six weeks at Esquimalt Sea Cadet Camp in 1974 before attending the Quadra School of Music in 1975. Rick later experienced camp life in Whitehorse for a few years. Once he turned 19, he did enroll in the CIC through the home Corps where he met his wife JoAnn. I got a chance to chat about sports, hobbies and work life with Rick. I ...

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Former Commanding Officer (2005-2008) - Pamela Audley

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2025/05/01

Commander Pamela Audley served as Commanding Officer at Quadra from 2005-2008. As we celebrate 50 years of women at HMCS Quadra it seems appropriate to share this episode with all Alumni. She was the first and still is the only female to serve as XO and CO at the camp. It was a real honour to interview her and learn so much about her past Cadet career and life. Pam talks about some of her mentors, many of her favourite memories about some Quadra antics! She was also t...

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37:51

50 Years of Women at HMCS Quadra

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2025/04/07

On this episode, I chat with four women who all joined the Cadet Organization in the late 1970’s or early 1980’s. Female Sea Cadets started in 1975 at HMCS Quadra, a world that for many years was males only. You’ll hear from 4 guests: Karen Coles, (née Rutherford) RCSCC Falkland, Ottawa ON Practical Leadership 1980 – Top Cadet Yvette Myers RCSCC Alberni, Port Alberni BC Boatswain 1979 Chantal Webb, (née Lohr) RCSCC Crusader, Winnipeg MB Boatswain 1982 – Top Cadet Jenn...

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68:41

Darrell & Sandy Dudley

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2025/02/19

In episode 2, season 4 of the Quadra Alumni Podcast we talk to a dedicated couple that has been involved in training Sea Cadets for much of the past 50 years. Darrell and Sandy Dudley join me for a discussion about their Sea Cadet and Officer careers and most importantly their time at HMCS Quadra. Darrell is from RCSCC Amphion and Sandy is originally from RCSCC Rainbow, they met at an OJT Reunion at the famous Big Bad John’s bar at the Strathcona Hotel in Victoria. For many ...

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50:48

Chris Allen

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2025/01/15

In the first episode of 2025, it was great to chat with Chris Allen from Powell River, BC. His training at HMCS Quadra started in the summer of 2007, however his first memory was a bit earlier when he attended a Sail Centre training session with his RCSCC Malaspina colleagues. Chris was lucky enough to work 2 summers at HMCS Quadra as a Staff Cadet training young Cadets to be boat operators.Chris later moved to Nanaimo and joined RCSCC Amphion while he was attending Vancouver Isla...

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Colin Henthorne

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2024/11/22

In this episode of the Quadra Alumni Podcast you’ll hear from Colin Henthorne, a former Sea Cadet from RCSCC Hampton Gray VC in Nelson, BC. Colin joined the Corps in 1966 at 12 years old and made his first trip to HMCS Quadra in the summer of 1967. Colin goes through, in detail, some of his memories from his very first day at Goose Spit. Colin later took his Boatswain Course at Naden and then attended an International Exchange to Holland (Netherlands) before returning to Qua...

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55:18

Andrea Kucherawy

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2024/02/01

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Former Chief of Quadra (1974) - Lorne Palmquist

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2023/11/30

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67:10

25th Anniversary Alumni Weekend - Former Commanding...

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2023/11/15

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49:09

25th Anniversary Alumni Weekend - Ben Whiting

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2023/10/25

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25th Anniversary Alumni Weekend - Dave Yates -...

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2023/09/30

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Bev MacKillop & Steve Murray

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2023/08/12

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39:09

Bromley Basford

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2023/04/30

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43:44

“The Summer I Met Myself For The First Time” - A...

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2023/04/04

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59:58

Dan Hurley

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2023/03/15

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Quadra Education Foundation

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2023/02/28

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56:25

Summer of 1981

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2023/01/31

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36:50

New Year's Eve Episode

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2023/01/01

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50:25

Lori Buchart

Quadra Alumni Podcast ·

2022/11/17

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