AES / MSC "Mugs" from Zephyr - 1970s

AFTER 10 YEARS UNDERGROUND Ivan Clysdale came to North Bay for two weeks temporary duty in 1953. He is still here 20 years later. Ten of those years he has spent in the SAGE (semi-automatic ground environment) complex, beneath Reservoir Hill, Trout Lake. Mr. Clysdale joined the SAGE weather team two weeks before the complex became fully operational. (1973)	Beth (Vale) Spira is a meteorologist at the Toronto Weather Office, at Toronto International Airport. When Ms. Spira tells people she's a meteorologist, people usually ask how that's spelled. But most are under the mistaken impression that being a meteorologist has something to do with meteors, not weather. Spira wears many hats as a meteorologist. This week, it's aviation forecasting, but next week she may be doing marine forecasts, working on the public forecast desk, or just doing routine analysis. For example, next month she'll be stationed at the headquarters on Dufferin St. working on a special project studying the moisture flux over Lake Ontario.  Athough weather forecasting is predominantly male-oriented, the field is fast opening up to women, and has been since the war. It's a great job, according to Ms. Spira, and offers tremendous variety.  (1975)	MF "Matt" Dolan, who died on July 29, 1975, was known to his many friends as a man of boundless energy with a passionate interest in meteorology. His continuous drive to foster the recognition and development of the meteorological technician's potential was a reflection of his own dynamic character.  (1975) Read tribute to Matt in the July 1975 edition of Zephyr
Morley K. Thomas newly-elected President of Commission for Special Applications of Meteorology and Climatology WMO.  (1978) and Morley K. Thomas, appointed Director General of the Canadian Climate Centre, Downsview.  (1980) Photo credit: Ashley & Crippen	Margaret Littlewood, Secretary to AES Regional Director, Western Region, was awarded the Amelia Earhart Medal  (1976). Photo Courtesy of Norm Scudellar Read complete story from the May / June 1976 issue of Zephyr.	Gordon A. McKay, appointed Chairman of the WMO Working Group concerned with Climatic Data, Climatic Services and Aspects of Impact and Research Studies.  (1978) Photo credit: G.W. Kiely