On 16 April, 1985. in recognition of his I000th flight to Sable Island, Bob was the honoured guest at a commemorative cremony held at the Halifax Airport Inn. In addition to other guests from his company, Coast Guard and MT & T, Bob was honoured by a strong AES presence.

 On behalf of the Assistant Deputy Minister,.Atmospheric Environment Service, Mr. R. Nelis presented Bob with a certificate of appreciation and a personal letter, both signed by Mr. Bruce.

Read: complete story as published in the March / April 1985 issue of Zephyr (pdf)