Aviation Memorabilia Newsletter

 

April 26, 1987  - Air Canada returns to Vienna with flights from Toronto.

 

The company originally served the Austrian capital from May 11, 1959 to March 26, 1977.

 

Issue dated July 1983

 

Washington D.C.

 

Lucille Ford, Agent/Secretary, left, and Cheryl Grealis, Sales Manager, straighten out a few details before Cheryl heads out on the road and leaves Lucille in charge of the office.

 

Charlottetown welcome.

During a visit to Charlottetown, President Claude Taylor dropped in to say hello to the staff, some of whom came in on days off to greet him.

Taylor is shown, standing, front row, left, with Jim Crowe, Station Agent l, who received the President's best wishes on the occasion of Jim's pending retirement, and Al Rach, Manager, PEI. Seated are Bev Young and Linda Murphy.

Back row, standing from the left, are: Wayne Handren, David Turnbull, John MacEachern, Jim Tingman, Brian Murray, Garth Rogerson, Jean-Louis Lachapelle and Dave Spence.

 

Missing from the photo are: Gail Skidmore, Secretary; Passenger Agent Traff Allman; Station Agents Len Durden and Gary Turnbull and Station Attendant Hank Howard.

 

Air Canada Jets take off in Jasper/Banff relay.

A group of Montreal-based employees, calling themselves the Air Canada Jets, in 1983 tackled the pros in a gruelling marathon relay along the Jasper/Banff highway. Although the group did not expect to win the race, the team did finish and thoroughly enjoyed the 'Participaction" spirit of the event.

On a cold, snowy eve last December 1981, Daniel Gingras, Schedule Support Analyst, Montreal, settled in to read his latest issue of Canadian Runner when an article about a different sort of race caught his eye.

 

"180 miles along the scenic Jasper-Banff highway, June 11-12" it read. The race was limited to 100 teams, sponsored by CP Air. Daniel was hooked.

 

The fact that CP Air was the sponsor, made the event an opportunity not to be missed. On Saturday morning after Jean Tranquille, C & SS, registered the team, they began to understand what they would be up against.

 

The team baton was no ordinary metal tube. Instead, it was a fluorescent stick designed to glow in the dark and it came equipped with a whistle - to scare off the BEARS.

 

Despite the obstacles and lack of experience they managed to finish the relay, long after the checkpoint officials had gone home. Robert Berube, our champion runner had enough energy to cross the finish line.

 

"Although CP Air was probably not very impressed with our performance, our experience in '83, some long range planning and a little support from Air Canada should guarantee a team to be proud of in '84.

 

In the photo we have -

The triumphant Air Canada Jets, standing from the left: Jean Tranquille, C & SS; Marge Cardinal, Reservations; Peter Flookes, C & SS; Mark Desjardins, Duplicating Services; Virginia Seaborn, Financial Planning/C & SS; Sylvie Raymond, C & SS; Andre Raymond, Esso Petroleum Canada; Michel Godard, Godard & Fils Assurances.

 

Sitting from the left, are: Maurice Nault, Stock Center, Dorval; Louis Robitaille, Promotion, Eastern Region; Robert Berube, Agence de Voyage Club Jeunesse and Andy Gugliandolo, Marketing.

 

Stair trekkers conquer Mount Neverest.

 

By Michael Sas, Passenger Agent, Winnipeg Reservations.

 

They said it couldn't be done. A group of 25 people climb 900 flights of stairs in five days? Impossible!

 

However, 380 Air Canada employees working at the Richardson Building in Winnipeg proved that 900 flights of stairs was an easy goal and a safe, enjoyable way of incorporating exercise in one's daily routine.

 

The Mount 'Neverest' (pronounced never rest) Challenge was just one of the events held during National Physical Activity Week in the spring of 1983. During the week, the Canadian Public Health Association Fitness Secretariat sponsored a number of events to encourage Canadians to become physically active.

In Winnipeg, Air Canada employees working in the Richardson Building, were one of the six groups which participated in the Stairway to Health Campaign.

The goal of the Stairway to Health Campaign was to show people that a small change in lifestyle, such as taking the stairs instead of using the elevator, is actually a form of exercise and can lead to an improved level of fitness.

Each flight of stairs was arbitrarily set to be equivalent to 10 metres. Nine hundred flights of stairs would therefore be equivalent to 9000 metres. The summit of Mount Everest is 8,780 metres, hence the name, Mount Neverest.

Each team was encouraged to reach new heights in stair climbing by its group leader or 'Sherpa'. The Sherpa also kept everyone informed as to the team's progress and position on Mount Neverest.

 

The Sherpas are shown, from the left: Joanne MacKinnon-Hunt, Carol Papetti, Claudette Blais, Kathy Butler, Rob Sawchuk, Michael Sas, Lorraine Lagacé, Alice Muir, Cheryl Greenwood and Mary Hawrylak.

 

 

Air Canada's winning team, were the Pacemakers, shown in this photo.

Seated from the left: Marlene Turzak, Bev Lewis, Claudette Blais, June Morris and Joan Rochon.

 

Standing, from the left, are: Jim Prouten, Ed Kumka, Jim Ursel, Paul O'Sullivan, Russel Evanochoko, Jan Shute-Furst, Ann Hitesman, Lenore Dodson, Colleen Ball, Florence Richard, Rose-Anne Kociolek, Ivy Enns, Lynn Oppenheimer, Al Poitras, Darcy Wershler and David Avery.

 

Missing from the photo (still climbing maybe) are: Betty Shapiro, Gerry Mason, Joe Nosko, Pat Heinke, John Sagriff and Harry Davies.

 

 

Issue dated October 1983

 

Three Brussels employees celebrated anniversaries with the airline on the same date, August 1, 1983.

 

Pictured from the left: Herman Peeters, Senior Agent (15 years), Georgette Mosselmans, Sales Agent (25 years) and Archie Segers, Cargo Sales Manager, Benelux (15 years). The trio have the same service date, August 1, just 10 years apart.