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B y: D o n M a ci nt os h

r ef er t o Loo ki n g B ac k, a n a c c o u nt writt e n b y P/ R/ C G e or g e
S o wt er A P i n C P S- E C P's 7 0t h A n ni v ers ar y B o o kl et ( w w w.
c ps- e c p. c a/ m e m b ers/ P u bli c U pl o a ds/ 2 2 4 6 0 4 7 0t h- b o o kl et.
p df ) C o nsi d er t h e m a n y c h a n g es t h at h a v e t a k e n pl a c e fr o m
1 9 3 8 u ntil n o w. T h e n tr y t o i m a gi n e t h e c h a n g es C P S- E C P
will w e at h er i n t h e n e xt 8 0 y e ars!
P er h a ps t h er e h as b e e n n o bi g g er c h a n g e f or o ur or g a ni z ati o n i n t h e p ast ei g ht y y e ars t h a n t h e a d v e nt of s o ci al m e di a. W hi c h is w h y i n t er ms of S q u a dr o ns d oi n g s o m et hi n g
diff er e nt, or d oi n g s o m et hi n g " bi g " a n d "f u n ", S q u a dr o ns
mi g ht w a nt t o c el e br at e wit h t e c h n ol o g y; p er h a ps a S q u a d r o n sli d e s h o w, or b ett er y et, a S q u a dr o n vi d e o, f o c usi n g o n
t h eir v ol u nt e ers a n d g e n er al M e m b ers.
To h el p pl a n y o ur S q u a dr o n's p arti ci p ati o n i n c el e br ati n g
o ur or g a ni z ati o n's 8 0t h a n ni v ers ar y, st a y t u n e d f or u p c o m i n g a n n o u n c e m e nts o n w h er e a n d w h e n t h es e will h a p p e n.
R e m e m b er t h e of ﬁ ci al c el e br ati o n will b e at t h e C P S- E C P
N ati o n al C o nf er e n c e i n Ott a w a t a ki n g pl a c e fr o m O ct o b er
1 6- 2 1, 2 0 1 8. It w o ul d b e gr e at t o h a v e y o ur S q u a dr o n's ef f orts as o n e of t h e f e at ur es at t h e N ati o n al C o nf er e n c e a n d
o ur bi g birt h d a y p art y!
B y r o n B ui e, J o a n Hi c k s, J o h n N a yl o r, L e sl e e S c e vi o u r,
B e r n a r d D ai gl e, G a r y St e e v e s, J e n n D o e k e r s o n a n d D o n
M a ci nt o s h

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S a v e t h e D at e
J oi n U s i n Ott a w a
O ct o b er 1 6 - 21, 2 01 8
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T H E P O RT H OL E

A cr oss C a n a d a, i n 1 8 diff er e nt Distri cts, t h e C a n a di a n
P o w er a n d S ail S q u a dr o ns ( C P S- E C P) is w ell k n o w n f or its
m a n d at e t o t e a c h s af e b o ati n g c o urs es, s o m u c h s o t h at o ur
or g a ni z ati o n is k n o w n as " C a n a d a's pr e mi er b o ati n g or g a ni z ati o n. " C P S- E C P's ot h er pri n ci pl e m a n d at e is f or its M e m b ers t o h a v e f u n - w hi c h is e x a ctl y w h at is b ei n g pl a n n e d!
T h e 8 0t h A n ni v ers ar y C el e br ati o ns C o m mitt e e 1 is pl a nni n g a n d or g a ni zi n g s o m et hi n g f u n t o m ar k t h e o c c asi o n.
S p e ci ﬁ c all y, i n O ct o b er of t his y e ar at t h e 2 0 1 8 C P S- E C P
N ati o n al C o nf er e n c e t o b e h el d i n Ott a w a, o ur or g a ni z a ti o n will h a v e a n of ﬁ ci al e v e nt t o c el e br at e C P S- E C P's
8 0t h birt h d a y.
I n t h e m e a nti m e, t h e 8 0t h A n ni v ers ar y C el e br ati o ns
C o m mitt e e is l o o ki n g t o d e v el o p a list of c el e br at or y p os si biliti es, f or all t h e S q u a dr o ns i n all t h e Distri cts t o p arti ci p at e i n a n d h a v e s o m e f u n. T h e i nt e nt is t o h a v e all
S q u a dr o ns d o s o m et hi n g f u n wit h t h eir M e m b ers. It w o ul d
b e gr e at if t h e S q u a dr o ns w e nt b e y o n d t h eir us u al s o ci al
e v e nts a n d di d s o m et hi n g o ut of t h e or di n ar y. F or e x a m pl e,
i nst e a d of a S q u a dr o n b ar b e q u e, d e v el o p a S q u a dr o n n a vig ati o n c h all e n g e, w hi c h c o ul d b e o n t h e w at er or o n t h e
l a n d, or i n vit e l o c al di g nit ari es t o a s ail p ast or r e n d e z v o us,
a n d h a v e it r e p ort e d i n t h e l o c al pr ess, or d o s o m et hi n g t o
s a y t h a n k y o u t o S q u a dr o n v ol u nt e ers a n d y o ur hi g h M erit
M ar k M e m b ers. T h e i d e a is " g o bi g " a n d h a v e f u n.
W hil e t h er e is a 8 0t h A n ni v ers ar y C el e br ati o ns C o m mitt e e, all C P S- E C P M e m b ers ar e e n c o ur a g e d a n d m ost
w el c o m e t o s u b mit t h eir " bi g " a n d "f u n " i d e as.
C P S- E C P st art e d i n t h e s pri n g of 1 9 3 8 - ei g ht y y e ars a g o.
To r e a d a c o m pr e h e nsi v e hist or y of o ur or g a ni z ati o n, pl e as e

Fi n d C P S- E C P O N S O CI A L M E DI A
w w w.f a c e b o o k. c o m/ C P S b o at
w w w. c ps b o at. w or d pr ess. c o m

w w w.t witt er. c o m/ C P S b o at
w w w. y o ut u b e. c o m/ C P S E C P
w w w. c a n a di a n y a c h ti n g. c a

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