Roly Stankevicius
General Secretary of the Manitoba Teachers' Society; former Winnipeg-area teacher and Canadian Sea Cadet, officer of RCSCC John Travers Cornwell VC and Boats Officer at HMCS Quadra.
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Aug 29, 2026
Roly StankeviciusGUEST
Well, the, uh, the cadet corps, uh, John Travers Cornwell, Victoria cross is, uh, uh, Very important part of growing up in Winnipeg for myself and a lot of my friends.
Roly StankeviciusGUEST
I went to Gordon Bell High School and HMCS Chippewa, which is a reserve unit, which had three cadet corps and JTCVC being the Thursday night group.
Roly StankeviciusGUEST
1969, I joined in the fall when I was, I guess, just going to be 14 years old.
Roly StankeviciusGUEST
And that whole year, as a very young person, You know, kind of growing up in, you know, working class Winnipeg on Spence Street.
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Matt WatermanHOST
I always like to ask people, you know, how did you get there? Did you fly or did you take the train? Well, again,