Quadra Alumni Podcast
Episodes
40 episodes
Dennis Shepp - 2026 Quadra Alumni Weekend
This year was Dennis Shepp’s first Quadra Alumni event, thankfully we found time to sit down and record an episode. Dennis is from Regina Saskatchewan, RCSCC Impregnable #43, and he first attended HMCS Quadra in 1971 as a Two W...
Roly Stankevicius - 2026 Quadra Alumni Weekend
Roly Stankevicius joined JTCVC in the Fall of 1969 at 14 years old. His first Summer at HMCS Quadra was in 1970 on the Two Week General Training Course. Roly recalls the summer being challenging, character building and a lot of fun...
Joan Feringa
Thanks to Joan Feringa for swinging by to talk about her experiences at HMCS Quadra and to share more about her volunteer role on the Alumni Association Executive team.Joan’s first year at HMCS Quadra was Two Week General Trai...
Doug Ede
Thanks to Doug Ede for stopping by the studio to chat about Quadra - mainly flotilla stuff! He happened to be working on the island for a couple of weeks so great opportunity to chat.Doug joined Sea Cadets at #47 RCSCC Captain Vanc...
Manon Mitchell - Trail Blazer
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. ...
Rick MacDonald
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 197...
Former Commanding Officer (2005-2008) - Pamela Audley
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 on...
50 Years of Women at HMCS Quadra
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 ...
Darrell & Sandy Dudley
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 Off...
Chris Allen
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 sessi...
Colin Henthorne
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 summe...
Andrea Kucherawy
We start off Season 3 of the Quadra Alumni Podcast by talking with Andrea Kucherawy, RCSCC Undaunted. Andrea has a long history at HMCS Quadra and her career at Quadra includes highlights such as Lead Stick in the Senior Band, 5 years wor...
Former Chief of Quadra (1974) - Lorne Palmquist
Lorne is from Winnipeg Manitoba and hails from RCSCC John Travers Cornwell, VC. He remembers first going to HMCS Quadra in 1971 as a two-weekie and then followed up the next summer as a PL Cadet. As an OJT Lorne, worked in the Gunne...
25th Anniversary Alumni Weekend - Former Commanding Officer (1982-1984) - Jim Cummings
Commanding Officer - HMCS Quadra 1982-1984
25th Anniversary Alumni Weekend - Ben Whiting
Ben Whiting joined RCSCC Fraser in 1969 and first attended HMCS Quadra for TWGT. Ben later attend the Boatswain Course (1972) in Esquimalt and Practical Leadership (1973) in Quadra before taking the Officer Cadet Course (1974) and working...
25th Anniversary Alumni Weekend - Dave Yates - Weekend Wrap Up
Dave comes on the podcast to chat about the Quadra Alumni Association 25th Anniversary Celebration that occurred 11-12 August 2023 at the 40 Knots Winery.Dave reads his speech from the final dinner which was warmly received by the 100+ ...
Bev MacKillop & Steve Murray
Travelling from Ottawa I was happy to have Bev MacKillop and Steve Murray visit the podcast studio and chat about their Quadra memories.Bev joined RCSCC Falkland in 1975 and spent many summers at Quadra; including being one of the first...
Bromley Basford
Bromley Basford is from RCSCC Qu'appelle (Winnipeg, Man) and attended HMCS Quadra in the early 1970's. Bromley was a PL in 1974 and later served as an OJT for the Scuba Course. Hear him talk about the only US Exchange (USA West) tha...
“The Summer I Met Myself For The First Time” - A Memoir, by Bromley Basford.
A young 17 year old boy from Winnipeg, Manitoba travelled to HMCS Quadra in 1974 to take the 9 week Practical Leadership (PL) Course. It changed his life!Bromley Basford narrates his memoir, "The Summer I Met Myself For The First ...
Dan Hurley
Dan Hurley first attended HMCS Quadra in 1985 as a Two Weekie, he later took the OpsCom Course and finished as Top Cadet getting his name on the Klingle Award. Dan worked as a Staff Cadet training future OpsCom cadets and later as the Chi...
Quadra Education Foundation
http://www.quadraeducationfoundation.com/The Quadra Education Foundation (QEF) Scholarship Program is open to all current and past cadets, officers, and civilian instructors of HMCS...
Summer of 1981
This episode contains many memorable voices from back in 1981 that you may recognize!Special thanks to Bill Wrathall for keeping this recording safe for the past 40 years.The original recording was put together by CFMS radio in Vict...
New Year's Eve Episode
My first New Year's Eve "snap episode" with Mike Trump, Tim and Lisa Dolinski broadcast live from Mayne Island, BC.Happy New Year to every Quadra Alumni Member.
