History of 137 Army Cadets
137 RCD RCACC was originally founded on 20 June 1905, and was affiliated with the Governor General Foot Guards, a reserve infantry regiment in Ottawa. The GGFG remained loyal supporters of the cadet corps at Ashbury College for the entirety of their long history at the school. 137 RCACC was officially stood-down on 9 December 1974, just a few months after a tragic accident at the Valcartier Training Centre, saw the entire Cadet Program undergo massive changes.
On 21 December 2013, the 130th anniversary to the day of the founding of the Royal Canadian Dragoons (our Regular Force affiliated regiment), 137 RCD RCACC was re-born at Ashbury College, in Ottawa's Rockliffe Park. With the advent of the global pandemic, corps training moved to a virtual platform and remained so for close to two years. In 2021, the Corps began sharing the Major Holland VC Armoury with 2332 RCACC while searching for a new permanent location.
As of September 2023, 137 RCD RCACC will be parading out of its new home in Rockland, ON.
