FRIENDS OF CRC NEWSLETTER
March 19, 2007
Friends,
Future Events:
Thursday, March 29, 2007. “Remembering the 100th Anniversary of the First Radio Broadcast” by CRC Friend and Radio Scientist Emeritus, Dr Jack Belrose.
“REMEMBERING THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST RADIOBROADCAST”
BY DR JOHN S. BELROSE
CRC Radio Scientist Emeritus
Sponsored by the Friends of the Communications Research Centre
THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2007
COMMENCING AT 1 P.M. IN THE CRC AUDITORIUM
The year 2006 was the 100th anniversary of Reginald Aubrey Fessenden’s greatest wireless communications experiments and successes. After a brief review of Fessenden’s wireless inventions and accomplishments, Dr Belrose will describe in more detail Fessenden’s work in 1906 that led up to his famous Christmas Eve broadcast. Jack, as Dr Belrose is known to so many of us, will then describe the work that he and his associates have done to simulate that broadcast. Jack will conclude by briefly describing Marconi’s work of the ‘same time’ period to justify his claim that Fessenden is the principal pioneer of radio as we know it today.
Wednesday, April 18, 2007. Spring Luncheon at BYC. Guest speaker Mr Gerard Kenney on the topic of his latest book “Dangerous Passage - Issues in the North”. Friends will recall that Gerry was to speak to us at our January meeting which had to be cancelled due to the scheduling of his long awaited operation. See the following “Annual Luncheon” notice for details.
FRIENDS OF CRC ANNUAL LUNCHEON
BRITANNIA YACHT CLUB
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2007 AT 12:00 NOON
Lunch will be served at 12.30 p.m.
MENU
Mixed green garden salad with maple balsamic dressing
Boneless chicken stuffed with goat cheese with red peppers.
Mixed melody of vegetables
Garlic mashed potatoes.
Dessert squares
Tea & Coffee
Price $20.00 per person, tax included
Bar service will be provided prior to lunch
Contact: Don Ross: donross@magma.ca or telephone 613-592-2539
We are fortunate again this year to have our Annual Luncheon at the beautiful Britania Yacht Club, 2777 Cassels Street. Chef Robert has prepared this special menu for us. Graham Booth has arranged a talk and slide show by Mr Gerard Kenney on his latest book “Dangerous Passage - Issues in the North”
Those wishing to attend please send a cheque made out to the Friends of CRC by the 5th of April 2007. Address: Friends of CRC, 3701 Carling Ave. P.O. Box 11490, Stn. H Ottawa, ON K2H 8S2. We look forward to seeing you there.
Thursday, April 26, 2007. AGM and a talk on “The International Polar Year”, all being well. Barring unforeseen developments, the “willing speaker” we found as a potential replacement speaker for our January meeting, will be available to speak to us after a short AGM.
Also still in mind is a visit to view Radarsat 2 in the DFL prior to its departure to the launch site.
Under planning for next season “A Genealogy Workshop” hosted by our President, Ross Fines.
36th ANNUAL CRC CURLING BONSPIEL
Thursday, 5 April 2007 at Huntley Curling Club, Carp, ON. 2 Eight End Games with Lunch and Prizes for Everyone. Enter a Team, or Individually, and we will try to find you a Team
Non-Curlers Welcome - Try it you might like it.
Info: Lloyd Perrier Work: 613-998-2544, Home: 613 256-3166
email work: lloyd.perrier@crc.ca or email home: crc4006-lloyd@yahoo.ca
E-mails Received:
From: Laval Desbiens
Sent: Feb 16, 2007
To: Jim Sawtell
Way up in the snow of the Saguenay, I wish I could attend some of those meetings and presentations.
I am forever hopeful that one day some one will find a way to get some of it on the Friend's web site for the benefit of those other hopeful ones. Thank you
Laval Desbiens
History keeper
www.spectralumni.ca
From: Kasper Pawlikowski
To: donross@magma.ca
Sent: January 24, 2007 11:59
Subject: RE: Del Hansen
Friends,
Del's expiry touches me personally. It so happened that our lives touched one another very briefly, but at a meaningful points in my life. I came to Canada from U.K. in 1953 as a young lad of 24 . Having only a cursory knowledge of the country, open spaces of the Prairies lured me with magnetic attraction. Having crossed the land I finally landed in Regina, where I started working for The Leader Post. My worldly needs at that time were very limited but the apartments of Mrs. Ross, next to the Hospital Annex were tantamount to a luxury. Mrs. Ross was a solid, friendly persons, well honed in the austerity of WWII, of which the memory was still very vivid. Exploring Canada was a many faceted activity. The Annex next door with Nurses' Residence was one of its inexhaustible sources. Work place was my best grind. Yet, friendly chats with Mrs. Ross was another. Blanks in my mind of the social and historic substance of the country kept on filling rapidly.
In one of our talks Mrs. Ross mentioned that she had a nephew who held an important position in the government. Needless to say that this apellation, impressed the immigrant boy to no end. Indeed, one day, as I came back from work I saw a tall, erect, balding man in business suit. It was the very nephew. The 'important person from the government', who dropped in to see his aunt.
Years have passed. University, relocations, marriage concluded and dissolved, I find myself in Ottawa, as an adviser to Irvin Paghis on CTS. The name Ross, all but uncommon, nevertheless jerked my well etched memory. Sure enough it was Del. Needless to say that unlike myself, he hardly remembered the immigrant boy. But he did. At that time he was just transferred from the National Defence Research Board. We had a number of work contacts and became friends. He is part of my past that still lives on.
Kasper Pawlikowski
It appeared that the landlady was a widow. At least she lived alone.
Until next time, your Editor,
Jim Sawtell
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