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The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 88 in Timmins will be holding a short wreath-laying ceremony at the cenotaph in Hollinger Park, Monday, Sept 19 at 10 a.m.
Maj. W. McCarthy dies; instrumental in Air Cadet gliding program at I.F. airport SHARE ON: Maj. W. McCarthy (Photo submitted)
The man who was most instrumental in bringing the air cadet gliding program to the Iroquois Falls Airport has died. Major Bill McCarthy was 95.
Major Andrea Villeneuve is commanding officer of the 792 Major W. McCarthy Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron in Iroquois Falls. She has known Maj. McCarthy for over 30 years and says he would do anything for the squadron.
“He was directly involved in everything that we did,” Villeneuve comments. “He would show up on our parade nights. He would get involved and talk to the cadets, to the staff. Anything we needed him for, he was there for us, any time, anywhere.”