▁Ontario , ▁and ▁trains ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 0 ▁cad ets ▁each ▁summer ▁in ▁ 3 , ▁ 4 , ▁ 6 , ▁and ▁ 9 ▁week ▁courses . ▁Admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Forces , ▁the ▁program ▁is ▁fund ed ▁through ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁National ▁Def ence . ▁. ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁ranges ▁at ▁Con n aught ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁operation ▁for ▁the ▁better ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁century ▁serving ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Forces . ▁Through ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁cad ets ▁on ▁shooting ▁courses ▁attended ▁various ▁regional ▁cam ps ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁including ▁Pat ▁Bay , ▁Vern on , ▁and ▁Victoria , ▁BC ; ▁W inn ip eg , ▁MB ; ▁Cal g ary , ▁AB ; ▁D und urn , ▁SK ▁amongst ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Con n aught ▁National ▁Army ▁Cad et ▁Summer ▁Training ▁Center ▁( Con n aught ▁N AC ST C ) ▁was ▁established ▁to ▁allow ▁all ▁mark sm ans hip ▁courses ▁across ▁ ▁Canada ▁to ▁am alg am ated ▁at ▁Con n aught . ▁Prior ▁to ▁that ▁time , ▁cad ets ▁had ▁been ▁att ending ▁Con n aught ▁on ▁advance ▁to ▁Bis ley ▁or ▁as ▁a ▁jump ▁off ▁point ▁for ▁exchange ▁cad ets . ▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁in ception , ▁Con n aught ▁N AC ST C ▁has ▁trained ▁thousands ▁of ▁cad ets , ▁including ▁four ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁Command ing ▁Offic ers . ▁ ▁Con n