September 27 - CIBC spokespersons on Financial Planning and, particularly, coping with the new tax rules. See details below.

October 25 - “A Genealogy Workshop” - hosted by Ross Fines
Previously, Friends of CRC hosted an introductory talk on genealogy. A second talk is being organized as a genealogical workshop. The genealogical workshop will present examples of specific searches of family surnames. So far, four Friends members have agreed to present the results of their family search efforts. Each presentation is expected to take fifteen to twenty minutes. At the end of a search presentation, the speaker will answer questions from the audience. In the course of the talk, the presenter could outline how to start a search, methods of searching a family history, problems encountered in the search, documentation techniques, sources of information, and other topic related to family genealogy. The workshop is scheduled for Thursday, 25 October, starting at 1:00PM and ending at 3:00PM with a ten minute coffee break at 2:00PM.

November 29 - tentatively Stephen Bigras, ex officio International Polar Year (IPY) committee, to speak on the IPY.
Christmas Luncheon speaker and date TBD.

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“PENSION INCOME SPLITTING ARISING FROM THE BUDGET TAX FAIRNESS PLAN”

SPEAKERS:

MS. ELAINE STEVENS
FINANCIAL ADVISOR
CIBC IMPERIAL SERVICE

MR. TODD TACKABERRY
INVESTMENT SPECIALIST
CIBC FINANCIAL PLANNING

MR. ANDREW PHILLIPS
GENERAL MANAGER
CIBC IMPERIAL SERVICE AND BUSINESS BANKING

Sponsored by the Friends of the Communications Research Centre

THURSDAY, SEPEMBER 27, 2007

COMMENCING AT 1 PM IN THE CRC AUDITORIUM

The seminar will outline pension income splitting details arising from the Tax Fairness Plan listed in the last Canadian federal budget. Also, the seminar will discuss estate planning and a brief outline of the speaker’s opinions on recent market activities.

All friends of CRC, their spouses and friends and employees at the Shirleys’ Bay site are cordially invited.

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Friends:

I DON'T have Ted Wigney on our list. Do you know his coordinates?
Also, Ross mentioned, I believe, the death of Gerry Casey (hockey player),also unknown to me. Any info on him? Also, we have lost track of Darlene Lacroix and Joyce Chamberland. Let me know if you have any information.
Don Ross

E-mails Received:

(We got also a reply from Jack Belrose which unfortunately did not get supplied to the printed newsletter. Jack's reply presumably closes the topic:

There is no RPL Plaque on the Prescott highway --- there damn well should be. There is a Canadian Navy Plaque. There should be an RPL Plaque alongside. The Canadian Navy had a receiving staton prior to RPL moving there --- and some of our early work was concerned with receiving HF signals the Navy was previously monitoring.

DRTE came into being in 1953, at our present location.

Jack

John S. (Jack) Belrose)

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Deaths:
Following are the obituaries which were not included in previous newsletters. The Ottawa Citizen will only allow recent obituaries to be copied without a charge so there are some I was unable to get. If a “Friend of CRC” passes away please let us know so we can include the information in the newsletter.

Erik L. (Len) HAGG passed away in Ottawa on September 11, 2007. Len Hagg was born in Sweden in 1919. He was a Ham operator in Sweden. In early 1940 he served as a radio operator with the Swedish Volunteer Corps of the Finnish Army which was fighting the Russians who had invaded Finland. Later in 1940 he came to Canada and served with the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals from 1941 to 1949. He originally had a security problem because he had fought against our allies. From 1946 to 1949 he was in charge of the ionospheric station at Prince Rupert, B. C. In 1949, he joined the Defence Research Telecommunications Establishment on the Prescott Highway in Ottawa. Although he had limited formal education, his abilities as a scientific researcher were recognized. He continued to do ionospheric research with DRTE and CRC until his retirement in the mid 1980s. In the late 1950s and early 1960s he single handedly ran the ionospheric oblique sounding station, first in Slough, England and then in The Hague, Netherlands. He made some outstanding discoveries using the Alouette/ISIS topside sounding data. He discovered exceptionally low electron densities in the high latitude, high altitude ionosphere. He also discovered a resonance at the second harmonic of the electron cyclotron frequency which occurred up to 1000 km from the satellite.

Len is survived by his partner, Daphney Fluck, daughter Sylvia and several grandchildren.
Submitted by
Don Muldrew

CHAPMAN, Marian Christine (Holmes) Died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on July 23, 2007, at 80 years of age. We celebrate her life and remember her generous spirit, her caring for others, and her advocacy for seniors, women and families. She is predeceased by her husband John Chapman, and loved by her many friends and large family, including her children Margaret (Blanchette), Paula (Stewart), John, Sheila, and Ann, their partners, her 15 grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. A service to celebrate her life will be held at St. Mark's Anglican Church at 1606 Fisher Ave., Ottawa on Friday, July 27, 2007 at 2 p.m. Friends and relatives are welcome to visit with the family at the church prior to the service from 12:30 to 2 p.m. If you wish to make a donation in memory of Marian, please consider the Marian Chapman Fund for the expansion of the Debra Dynes Family House Inc., 955 Debra Ave. Unit 85, Ottawa, ON K2C 0J5. The family expresses deep gratitude to Dr. Robert Birnbaum and his caring staff, Dr. Louise Coulombe, and the services of the Community Care Access Centre for helping Mom and all of us experience to the fullest this part of her journey. Condolences, tributes or donations may be made at www.tubmanfuneralhomes.com

STEVENS, Everett Earle a.k.a. Bob (DRB/CRC) 'Old Bob' Died peacefully at home Wednesday afternoon, July 11th 2007. He was 92 years old. Bob was greatly loved and appreciated by his wife Jean, son Robert, daughter Janet, sister Joan, sister-in-law Margot, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, extended family members and friends. In accordance with Bob's wishes, a celebration of his life will be held by his family at a later date.

STURROCK, Robert Forbes 1926 - 2007 Bob passed away peacefully at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria, B.C. on May 31. He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Orma (nee Craig), sister Bea Scully, brother Ken, and many nieces and nephews. Uncle Bob will be remembered for his kind, gentle nature; his sense of humour; and his passion for scientific research. He was a man of integrity, believing in the best of everyone. Uncle Bob never forgot his humble beginnings in rural Alberta during the depression and his good fortune in obtaining post-war veterans scholarships, and therefore generously supported those less fortunate. Following service with the RCAF during WWII, he earned a M.Sc. (Physics) from the University of Alberta and then spent his entire career as a research scientist with the federal government based in the Ottawa and Victoria areas. His favourite project was his electronic design work for Canada's first satellites, the Alouette I and II. Bob enjoyed photography and applying his skills to image processing. After retirement, he and Orma enjoyed golf, the company of their poodles, and visits with friends and family. Bob was a member of the Gorge Vale Golf Club and St. Paul's Anglican Church in Esquimalt. Uncle Bob will be sorely missed by friends and family. A memorial service will be held at a later date at Christ Church, Huntley, near Ottawa. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to your favourite charity in Bob's memory.

GRAFE, Waltraud Peacefully Tuesday May 29, 2007 at the age of 70 years. Widow of Gerhard Grafe. Loving mother of Linda (Steve Voita), John (Nichole McGill) and Manon Guerin. Devoted grandmother of Mark, Matthew, Kenneth, Brian, Daniel, Katia and Julien. Dear sister of Helga Preischl and Helmut Ott. Predeceased by her brother Edmund Ott and her sister Theres Fleischmann. Fondly remembered by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends may pay respects at the Kelly Funeral Home, 585 Somerset St. (centretown) Tuesday from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Wednesday to St.Isidore Church, 1135 March Rd., Kanata. for Mass of Christian Funeral at 11 a.m. Interment Parish Cemetery.

BROWN, Keith On Sunday, May 13, 2007 at the Ottawa Civic Hospital, in his 94th year, predeceased by his beloved wife Katherine in 2001. Cherished father of Barbara (Patrick) and Ian (Margaret), and grandfather of Anna (Luc) and Penny (Darren). Will be sorely missed by brothers Mervyn (Blanche) and Cam (Joan). The family wishes to thank friends who visited him at his retirement home and in hospital over the past weeks. Keith was a Physicist by profession and Mission Director for Canada's first satellite, Alouette 1, so named at our kitchen table. He loved music, archaeology, canoeing, camping and his cottage. He loved life and lived it to the fullest. A memorial "at home" will be held on Saturday, May 19th for friends, family and Wavell Avenue neighbours from 2-4 p.m. at 47 Fulton Avenue, Ottawa. Instead of flowers, the family encourages donations to a charity of your choice.

LAYEUX, Gilbert passed away peacefully on Monday, February 5, 2007 in his 85th year.

HANSEN, Delos Ross (Del) Gone to join Jean on Saturday, January 20th, 2007. Del was born to Albert and Bernice Hansen on August 5th, 1920 on a farm near Viscount, Saskatchewan. He began as an announcer at CFQC in Saskatoon before moving to the electronics side of radio, and then to wartime work monitoring enemy radio traffic. His career after that was in telecommunications research and engineering with the Department of National Defence. He was officer-in-charge of the Prince Albert (Saskatchewan) Radar Laboratory from 1958 to 1963, and retired in 1975. He was active in church activities throughout his life, including Young People's, choir, Sunday School teaching, men's associations, and service as an Elder. He worshipped at Viscount, Parkdale, Wesley, and Woodroffe United Churches, and at St. Paul's and Westminster Presbyterian. He taught a well-remembered Pastoral Care course in Ottawa for many years. Jean, his wife of 62 years, passed away last July. He is survived by three sons, Kirk (Mary-Anne), Kent (Eleanor), and Blair; grandson Scott; niece Maureen (Jim) Scott; and cousins in Western Canada. Friends may visit at the West Chapel of Hulse, Playfair & McGarry, 150 Woodroffe Avenue at Richmond Road, on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and after 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 24 until service time in the Chapel at 11:30 a.m. Reception to follow. Interment Pinecrest Cemetery. Contributions to the Starwood Family Support Group, 114 Starwood Road, Nepean, Ontario K2G 3N5 would be appreciated.

Editor’s Comments:
If you know anything about the RPL Plaque please contact John Brebner at 613-998-2898.
If you have e-mail and are not receiving the newsletter by e-mail would you please consider giving it to us so we can reduce the time required to stuff envelopes. We presently have about 125 envelopes to stuff. Also if you know of anyone that should be receiving the newsletter and is not please send us their name so it can be added to the membership list.

Until next time,

Jim Sawtell
iq4u@storm.ca
613-836-5795

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