Table Ten - Gatherings, Conferences, * Reunions, Retirements, Special Events, etc.

See also photos of CMOS Congresses

* Note:  Photos of some course members' reunions are found under their original course photos in Tables 1 through 6

1932:

International Polar Year (IPY) Staff

 
 
 
 
 1947:

Climate Section Christmas Party

 1948:

Member of Portugese National Weather Service Visits 315 Bloor

       
1953:

RCAF Visit to 315 Bloor

Inauguration of Weather Map Facsimile System

 
1955:

Civilian-DND
Conference

Ozalid Maintenance Course
 

1956:

Meteorological Instructors' Conference

National Conference (CWS), Toronto

 

1957:

HQs Event with Percy Saltzman - (c1957)

Meteorologists Take RCAF Oficer Entry Course
 
1958:

SMetO Conference (DND) Trenton

1959:

Andrew Thomson's Retirement

1960:

Dedication of Historical Plaque, John Henry Lefroy, Toronto

Tobacco Fleck Project
 

 
 
 
1964:

Patrick McTaggart-Cowan Unveils Portrait
1965:

Regional Directors of Air Services (DOT) Conference

Meteorologist Supervisory Course, Camp Borden

Three Wartime Heads of MSC Reunite

Former PM John Diefenbaker Visits Frobisher Bay

Ice Observers Gather in Toronto

1966:

DOT Senior Management Seminar I - Mont Gabriel

 

1967:

First CMS Congress Ottawa

DOT Intermediate Management Seminars from 1966 to 1968)

1968:

Second CMS Congress, Calgary

Alberta Hail Studies Project, CMS Visit 

McGill Undergraduate Meteorology Club

Pacific Weather Cenre Retirement Party

1969:

Met Branch (DOT) Council

Inauguration of New Teletype System



1970:
 
Head Table - CMS Congress Winnipeg

Alberta Hail Studies Project

1971:

Opening of Downsview Building

1972:

AES Regional Directors

DND Met Tech Symposium

Downsview Wind Tunnel

1973:

Management by Motivation

1974:

DND First Line Management

Installation of New Computer in Downsview

1975:

Port Met Officers Meeting

RSOS Conference

ADM and Staff, Downsview

Opening Atlantic Regional Weather Office

Lake Ontario Cruise

"Best Beard" Contest, Downsview

AES Management Meeting
 
Alex MacVicar Retirement

Stratoprobe Project,
Yorkton SK
 

Prof. Roland List's Masters and PhD Students 

1976:

DND First Line Management

Opening Quebec Regional Office

Finance and Administration Branch Conference

SSU Meteorologists' Meeting

Ontario Weather Centre Christmas Party

1977:

PSAC Environment Component Convention, Hamilton ON

AES Curling Champions, Downsview

Angus Headley & Ed Galbraith - Retirements

1978:

DND First Line Management

ADRES Demonstration,
Scarborough

Don Ross Retirement

Opening of Canadian Climate Centre, Downsview

Bev Cudbird Retirement

1979:

DND First Line Management

DND CFWS Management Meeting

Launch of Weatheradio in Regina 

1980:

DND First Line Management

MATER Project Team (AES Instrument Branch)

MAPS Seminar

Port Met Officers Meeting

Introductory Descriptive Meteorology Course

DND Met Inspectors' Conference

Signing of READAC Contract, Winnipeg MB

Retirements, Winnipeg Weather Office

Opening of AS/6 Computer, Downsview

Environment Minister Visits Downsview

1981:

DND Met Tech Symposium

AES Planning Meeting, Cornwall

Ice Reconnaissance Visit, Thule, Greenland

Wind Research, Pincher Creek AB

Ken Pettit's Retirement
George Legg's Retirement

10th Anniversary of Opening of 4905 Dufferin St. Toronto

ADRES Implementation, Downsview

Acid Rain Briefing to US Officials

1982:

DND Oceanography Course

"Related Groups" Committee, Downsview

Books on John Henry Lefroy

Climate Normals Published

Ice Experiment, Mould Bay

DND First Line Management (names only)

 George McPherson on How to Write a Speech


1983:

DND Met Tech Workshop Gagetown

DND First Line Management

DND Oceanography Course

Visit of GG Ed Schreyer to Downsview

Don Smith and Gordon Gee (at Gee's retirement)

 Satellite Workshop, Trenton

Bob Easto's Retirement

1984:

DND Met Tech Symposium, Winnipeg

Don Smith's Retirement

Chairmen of McGill University Meteorology Department

Four Senior Retirements





1985:

Superintendents' Conference (WS/SO), Toronto

DND CFWS Workshop Winnipeg

Naval Met Reunion, Dartmouth

AMC Meeting, Winnipeg

DND Meteorologist Familiarization, Winnipeg

Jim Bruce's Retirement - Downsview & Hull

Signing of Acid Rain Agreement

Central Region Supervisors Seminar

Regional Chiefs of Weather Services


1986:

AES Directors' Meeting

Handing-over of DASH7 Ice Aircraft

Arctic Haze Study Group

DND Meteorologist Familiarization, Winnipeg

Installation of NAS 9060 Computer in Downsview

1987:

Alex Beaton Retirement

Environment Minister Visits Downsview 

Downsview Open House, Environment Week

AMC Meeting, Downsview

Regional Superintendents of Inspectional Services Conference

Climatic Perspectives Publishing Group, Canadian Climate Centre

Signing of the Montreal Ozone Protocol

Dave Murdoch Presents Trivia Calendar to NOAA Visitor

AES Native Employment Meeting

DND First Line Management

DND Meteorologist Familiarization, Winnipeg

National Non-Smoking Week

Ray Fichaud's Retirement, Montreal

Food Drive, Downsview 

1988:

Canadian Climate Program Research Committee

Ice Reconnaissance Staff with Electra Ice Aircraft

Calgary Winter Olympics Weather Support Team

Changing Atmosphere Conference, Toronto

DND Meteorologist Familiarization, Winnipeg

Farewell Party
Jan Walker

AMC Meeting, Downsview


Opening of C.A.R.E. at Egbert ON


1989:

Canadian Climate Centre - 10th Anniversary 

DND Meteorologist  Familiarization, Winnipeg

Howard Ferguson's Retirement

LIMEX Ice Exercise

MSC Western Region Managers' Conference, Banff AB

MPDS Demonstration, Downsview 

1990:

CIRAC Atmospheric Chemistry Course

Data Acquisition Management Meeting, Kananaskis AB

Regional Superintendents Conference

  AMC Meeting, Winnipeg


Retiree Lunch Group, Toronto

DND Meteorologist Familiarization Winnipeg

1991:

AES Vision Meeting

Mike Newark's Retirement

EC Communications Retreat

DND Meteorologist  Familiarization, Winnipeg
1992:

André Robert 

Polar Sunrise Project Group - York U.

Downsview Open House

DND Oceanography Course

Dorothy Neale's Retirement


DND Meteorologist  Familiarization, Winnipeg

DND CFWS Strategic Planning, Cornwall ON

 
1993:

GOES Workshop, Vancouver

Pre-Retirement Seminar - Central Region

Port Met Officers Meeting

Superintendents' Conference, Banff - 1993

DND Meteorologist  Familiarization, Winnipeg

DND Met Tech Occupation Group


1994:

AES Directors' Meeting
CFB Trenton


Canadian Forces Europe Reunion - CFB Trenton
 
Caricatures of  Roland List's Masters and PhD Students in 1975 (created in 1994)

DND CFWS Conference, Winnipeg MB

DND CFWS Technical and Advisory Committees

1995:

Retirement Party, Downsview

Ed Millar's Retirement

Lou Berthelot's Retirement

Met Support Team - Canada Winter Games, Grand Prairie AB

DND CFWS Strategic Planning Workshop, Cornwall ON

1996:

Aviation Meteorology - Bench at National Aviation Museum

Morley Thomas Book Launch


DND Promotes Master Warrant Officer Van Acker



 1997:

Jan Glover's Retirement

DND CFWS Museum, Winnipeg

1998:

CMOS National Executive and Office Volunteers, Ottawa

DND Promotes Chief Warrant Officer Dennis Houde

Fishing Derby, Winnipeg 
 
1999:

Ontario Air Monitoring Meeting

Jack Mann's Retirement

MOPITT Team -  Vandenberg AFB, CA

Finance and Admin Branch Retreat, Burlington ON
 

2000:

Web Site / Catalogue Launch - Downsview Library

Gordon McBean's Retirement

Ron Donahue's Retirement

Christmas Party, Downsview

 2001:

Maritimes' Weather Center Staff at AMS Conference - Albuquerque NM, 2001

ELBOW Project Team
 

 2002:

Retiree Lunch Group, Toronto


Gerry Arsenault's Birthday, Winnipeg MB

JAWS Reunion, Calgary

DND 1CAD Conference
 2003:

DND CFWS Museum, Winnipeg

DND 1CAD Conference
2004:

DND 1CAD Conference  

Ontario Air Monitoring Inspectors Meeting

Port Met Officers Meeting

2005:

Management Services Meeting (Ont Region)

Chinese New Year, Downsview

Information Management Day (Ottawa) 

 2006:

CIOB Picnic

DND CFS Met Winnipeg
Change of Command



2007:

Drought Research Initiative - Course 23 Members Reunite

Reunion of Shearwater Forecasters

Reunion of Gander Forecasters

Morley Thomas, MSC Historian

Doug Whelpdale's Retirement

 

2008:

Ken Wu's Retirement

Reunion of Ice Observers, Ottawa

Finance Workshop (EC-Ontario Region)

Group Visit to King Radar 

2009:

Portrait Unveiling, Downsview

Group Photos - CMOS Congress 2009 - Halifax NS

Pat King's Retirement

Srinivasan Venkatesh Retirement

DND General Walter Natynczyk Visits CFS Met Winnipeg

2010:

Ontario Air Monitoring Meeting

Port Met Officers Meeting

ADMs of Meteorological Service Meet for Order of Canada Presentation 

 2011:

DND Navy Met Mates Reunion, Kingston ON

DND Reunion of Naval Meteorological Technicians and Meteorologists, Dartmouth NS

NOWCasting Vancouver Olympic Workshop, Huntsville ON

2012:

MTC Reunion, Cornwall ON


Cape St. James Met Tech Reunion

Met Tech Lunch, Nanaimo BC


2013:

Randy Mawson's Retirement


Cape St. James Met Tech Reunion

Reunion of Ice Observers,
Massena NY


2014:

George Isaac's Retirement

Reunion of Ice Observers,
Massena NY
2015:

CONCEPTS Meeting, Montreal


Met Tech Reunion / Lunch, Courtenay BC

MSC Retirees Lunch, Vancouver

2016:

MSC Retirees Lunch, Nanaimo BC

Monitoring & Data Technicians Meeting,
Egbert ON

Bruce Heslip Retires 

Dedication of
Morley Thomas  Meteorological Archives, Downsview

MTC Christmas Lunch / Reunion, Cornwall ON

Paul Joe & Mary Knox


2017:

LAC Reunion CMOS Congress 2016, Fredericton NB


Dick Morgan Celebrates his 100th Birthday

MSC Retireees Lunch.
Vancouver BC
2018:

MTC Lunch / Reunion, Cornwall ON 
2019:

MSC Atlantic Retirees Picnic

Dedication of Richard Stengel Boardroom, North Bay ON

PACs Workshop, Toronto




2022:

Christine Best's Retirement


Reunions of Radar Researchers




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