GREETINGS FROM COPA FLIGHT #68

Season's Greetings from ...
COPA Flight #68
Wiarton/Keppel Airport CYVV
Wiarton Keppel Airport Newsletter
Publication #105

CO-CAPTAIN's MESSAGE:

Flight #68 held their annual election of officers at our regular monthly meeting, and we are pleased to say that our 2007 executive was unanimously voted in for 2008: Captain, Hank Nuis; co-Captain, Harold Fry; Treasurer, Joan Bulmer. Glenn Goodyear, with help from Monty Bennett will continue to spread sunshine to any of our members who are under the weather, and Paul Kastner has agreed to don his "press" hat and keep his pen and paper handy!

Some of you may have heard that the has been a question of rightful ownership of the Wiarton Airport (CYVV). This issue has been in discussion for the past year between the two municipalities, and they are now taking the matter to court to resolve it. Physically 93% of the Airport property is located in Georgian Bluffs, while the other 7% is located in the Town of South Bruce Peninsula. We only hope that this can be resolved in a peaceful manner and we can continue on with the building and promoting of this outstanding facility. Unfortunately the forward momentum of the Wiarton Airport has been grounded to a halt while we wait for a settlement of this dispute.
Recently the Owen Sound Sun Times published an article in their newspaper outlining the details of this issue quite well; click here to read it.

Last month, I mentioned that I would be starting my visits as a COPA director to individual flights, starting with Burlington on November 30 (Friday). As their meetings are held in the evening, I had the car packed and was all set to leave Friday morning ... but Old Man Winter had another agenda for me! At one point, he dumped 9" of snow on us in an hour - I couldn't get out of the driveway to the equally snow covered roads! After blowing the driveway 3 times, contacting the roads department and the OPP (both of which advised me that travel conditions were not desirable) I let the sprite have his fun and returned to the warmth of indoors to call Doug Martin, (Captain of Flight #28, Burlington) while the white stuff swirled around us.

I have rescheduled Burlington for March 8, and hopefully, unless Old Man Winter decides to mess with us again, I will be visiting these flights in the next few months:
Flight #144, Owen Sound - December 3 (meeting canceled due to weather)
Flight #84, Edenvale - January 26
Flight #95, Windsor - February 16
Flight #28, Burlington - March 8
Flight #69, Stratford - May 13
I look forward to meeting everyone!

On behalf of everyone here at COPA Flight #68 and the Wiarton Airport,
Happy Holidays and all the best for a safe and Happy New Year.

Harold Fry
co-Captain
COPA Flight #68
CYVV

UPCOMING EVENTS:

It's never to early to send us your 2008 events!
Send JENN or HAROLD the stats and we will post it here and on our website - free of charge!
PS: Harold visits numerous aviation events with his camera....
tell us about your event and a story about it may be featured in our newsletters' co-Captain's Message!

August 2, 2008 - EILEEN VOLLICK CEREMONY
Host: Wiarton (CYVV)
Join us at CYVV as we celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Wiarton native Eileen Vollick ... the first licensed Canadian woman pilot. A full day's worth of activities are planned to celebrate Eileen's trailblazing determination for woman pilots in Canada, including the official renaming of our terminal building, displays of vintage memorabilia, entertainment, a gourmet lunch, and more! Stay tuned for more details.

*NEW* August 17-23, 2008 - PLATINUM TRIANGLE POKER RUN
Host: Kincardine (NS7)
Watch here for details on the new format of the Poker Run! Kincardine is already deep in planning mode ... cash prizes for the top 5 hands, tons of additional prizes with a value of $25 or more ... a fun day for all!

Visit www.copa70.com/FutureEvents.html to check out all of the Oshawa Flight activities.

Full event details as they are passed along to us are listed on our website; click here to view our events page.
All events listed according to most recent.

ROOFTOP CAFÉ:

Our Rooftop Café always has coffee and snacks available!

-- 2007/2008 accommodation sponsors --

AVIATION SCHOLARSHIP:

Cecily Keeshig was the recipient of the FOTA/COPA Flight #68 Peter Bulmer Memorial Aviation Scholarship Award in 2007.... it could be you in 2008!

Our annual scholarship is awarded to one lucky qualifying student from Grey or Bruce County. Visit our website or email Jenn or Harold to request an application form!

Applicants must meet qualifications to be eligible for Scholarship. If you are, or know of a student who would be interested in applying for our Scholarship, check out our website's Scholarship page for complete details.

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SERVICES ADVERTISING:

If you or your company offers an aviation-related service, simply send Jenn or Harold the details and we will gladly add the information to our publications (12 months on flywiarton website & newsletter), for a small donation!

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EVENT ADVERTISING:

Our newsletter reaches over 1000 flight enthusiasts in Ontario, and we are constantly expanding our mailing list. If your Airport is hosting an event, and you would like us to advertise it in our newsletter and on our website's 'Events' page, simply send Jenn or Harold the details and we will gladly add the information to our publications, free of charge!

LINK EXCHANGE:

While browsing through our website, you may have noticed a page titled Ontario Airports. We initiated this page in 2003 to share information from 'neighbouring' Ontario Airports with our website visitors.

In 2004 we started a "Link Exchange". If you would like your airport included in this space (web address, description, call number, special features, contact information, etc.) simply send Jenn an email with the details. In return, all we are asking for is a link to our website (www.flywiarton.com) on yours!

-- 2007/2008 sponsors --

Wiarton/Keppel Airport - the only Airport around that offers a discount on fuel purchases!!

When you buy 100 low-lead fuel at the Wiarton Airport and pay with cash*, you get a discount of 5¢ per litre! (for example, on 80 litres, you save $4.00!)

Not only do you have the opportunity to save money with your gas purchases at the Wiarton Airport, you meet fantastic people and even can opt to take a tour of the beautiful Bruce Peninsula! What more could you ask for!?!

(*The term "cash" refers to cash or cheque*)
debit card purchases are not eligible for gas discount as of September 17, 2004

-- 2007/2008 accommodation sponsors --

Don't be shy - To find out more about what the Wiarton/Keppel Airport has to offer, visit our user-friendly Website at www.flywiarton.com. You'll be glad you did!

Also, our website offers accommodation information and restaurant locations. If you are planning on visiting us and would like information on places to stay or eat, check it out!
Also, check out our links for area information and things to see and do!

We LOVE hearing from you! Send your comments, questions or suggestions to:

Harold E. Fry (hfry@bmts.com)
co-Captain, COPA Chapter #68
Wiarton/Keppel Airport - CYVV
or
Jenn MacLeod (aubyn@bmts.com)
Publications Designer, COPA Chapter #68
Wiarton/Keppel Airport - CYVV

~ Watch for our next Newsletter: January 7, 2008 ~
If you know anyone who might be interested in receiving this newsletter, please forward it on.

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