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"Meet and Greet at the
Club Italia Banquet Hall!"
Given the number of 416ers attending, our informal version
was probably more populated then the "real" one. OK, I'm exaggerating a little - poetic licence, anyone? - but we were a mighty
host!
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| Ed Goski and Trom enter the Club Italia |
| L to R: Helen and Dave McCheyne, Trom Tremblay, |
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| Mary-Lou and Lloyd Graham, Jake Haycock |
| L-R: Mary & Ed Goski, Mary-Lou, Trom, Bob Gillet, |
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| Helen and Dave McCheyne |
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| L-R: Helen McCheyne, Dan Gagnon, Sharleine Haycock, Trom |
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| Bob Eley, Lloyd Graham |
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| Lloyd and Bob Gillet |
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| Ed Goski and Jake Haycock discussing golf |
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| Bud Taggart, Edna Ledgerwood, Margaret Eley |
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| Helen, Evelyn Taggart (hidden), Mary-Lou, Pat Ledgerwood |
| Aren't the old songs the best anyway? |
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| Dave M, Bob Gillet, Bob Eley, Lloyd G give their all! |
| Who says you can't be happy in the Maritimes? |
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| Mary-Lou and Lloyd |
Interlude
Next day was spent on various Niagara-related activities:
exploring the Caves, riding the Maid of the Mist, touring several Wineries (a popular choice!) and visiting the House of Butterflies,
which - to the writer's disappointment - contained ... butterflies!
Here are a few paparazzi-style pics ...
| At one of the Niagara Wineries |
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| I don't care how much she cost ... bet it can't outfly the Clunk! |
| The pilot gets that great seat up front? |
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| ... while the Nav has to squeeze in here? Typical! |
| This is what we came for! |
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| Dan Gagnon, Bob Eley sample the final product |
The Dinner
Dance
Not as formal as the Calgary event, just a "come as
you like, wear comfortable, have fun!" affair. So we did!
"Still crazy after all these years!"
L-R: Dave (Tex) McCheyne, Trom Tremblay, Bud Taggart,
Ed Goski, Jake Haycock, Dan Gagnon (our last C.O.), Pat Ledgerwood, Bob Eley, Lloyd Graham, Bob Gillet
Let's not forget the Ladies!
L-R: Helen McCheyne, Edna Ledgerwood, Sharleine Haycock,
Mary Goski, Mary-Lou Graham, Evelyn Taggart, Margaret Eley
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| Jake and Sharleine Haycock |
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| Ed Goski, Pat Ledgerwood |
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| Pat and Edna Ledgerwood |
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| Bob and Margaret Eley |
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| Bud and Evelyn Taggart |
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| Helen, Dave, Trom |
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| Bob Gillet, Trom Tremblay |
| Background: Margaret, Jake, Bud, Evelyn |
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| Foreground: Bob, Edna, Pat, Mary-Lou, and the FLAG! |
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| Evelyn, Lloyd, Mary-Lou, Pat |
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And so a
joyful reunion ends.
At the
time this page was created - February 2009 - the survival of the AWFA, and certainly the likelihood of another AWFA reunion
in the foreseeable future, seemed in doubt.
This web
site is intended to keep the memories of our CF-100 days and old (getting older!) comrades alive, but it would seem
that we will have to organise future reunions for ourselves.
Just a
thought to leave you with.
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