NEWS RELEASE
BARRIE NAVY LEAGUE CORPS
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The Barrie Navy League Corps took home five out of six trophies at their Regional Squadron Competitions this weekend in Newmarket. They placed in the top three in every competition: First in Drill, First in Seamanship, First in Semaphore, and Third in First Aid.
They also took home the trophies for Top Drill Team Captain and Top Overall Corps. They will go on to Provincial Competitions in April for Drill, Seamanship, and Semaphore Teams.
The Drill and Semaphore Teams will be defending their Gold Medal performances from last year's Provincial Competitions.
The objectives of “The Navy League Cadet Corps" are to give young girls and boys (aged between 9 and 12) the opportunity to develop good mental, moral and physical training, to develop patriotism, good citizenship, a sense of duty, discipline, self-respect, and to respect others, in a Naval environment suited for young people.
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